Azure DevOps Contract Job Trends in London

Microsoft Azure DevOps
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Azure DevOps skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 78 73 75
Rank change year-on-year -5 +2 +13
Contract jobs citing Azure DevOps 498 505 605
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.58% 3.22% 2.97%
As % of the Cloud Services category 8.08% 7.87% 7.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 351 344 441
10th Percentile £350 £391 £425
25th Percentile £413 £463 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £641 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £703 £725
England median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £50.03 - -
25th Percentile £56.06 - -
Median hourly rate £66.75 - -
75th Percentile £78.06 - -
90th Percentile £84.48 - -
England median hourly rate £74.26 £73.75 £62.00
% change year-on-year +0.69% +18.95% -5.76%

All Cloud Skills
London

Azure DevOps falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 6,165 6,417 7,885
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 44.32% 40.96% 38.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,168 4,355 5,805
10th Percentile £350 £350 £337
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.38%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £763 £788 £775
England median daily rate £500 £535 £525
% change year-on-year -6.54% +1.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 118 36 70
10th Percentile £18.25 £21.50 £18.00
25th Percentile £23.19 £23.80 £21.25
Median hourly rate £25.74 £33.75 £38.38
Median % change year-on-year -23.75% -12.05% +39.55%
75th Percentile £41.25 £56.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £78.75 £71.13 £85.16
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% +27.27% +22.22%

Azure DevOps
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Azure DevOps relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Azure DevOps job vacancy trend in London

Azure DevOps
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Azure DevOps.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Azure DevOps

Azure DevOps
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure DevOps in London over the 6 months to 8 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Azure DevOps in London

Azure DevOps
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Azure DevOps.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Azure DevOps

Azure DevOps
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Azure DevOps in London over the 6 months to 8 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Azure DevOps in London

Azure DevOps
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Azure DevOps within the London region over the 6 months to 8 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London -17 67 £550 - 188
East London 0 4 £553 +25.57% 4
South London -7 4 £500 +31.58% 3
Azure DevOps
England

Azure DevOps
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 28 (5.62%) Confluence
2 25 (5.02%) SharePoint
3 12 (2.41%) Apache
4 9 (1.81%) Apache Airflow
5 8 (1.61%) Apache Spark
6 5 (1.00%) Microsoft Exchange
7 4 (0.80%) CMS
8 2 (0.40%) Sitecore CMS
9 1 (0.20%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 1 (0.20%) Anypoint
9 1 (0.20%) Appian
9 1 (0.20%) HCL Notes
9 1 (0.20%) Headless CMS
9 1 (0.20%) Jupyter
9 1 (0.20%) Kentico
9 1 (0.20%) Mule
Applications
1 11 (2.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.41%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.41%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (1.20%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.60%) Trello
5 2 (0.40%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 26 (5.22%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (2.01%) Endur
3 9 (1.81%) Aladdin
4 4 (0.80%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.40%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.20%) Orchestrade
6 1 (0.20%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.20%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.20%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 1 (0.20%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 498 (100.00%) Azure
2 113 (22.69%) Power Platform
3 102 (20.48%) GitHub
4 71 (14.26%) AWS
5 69 (13.86%) GitHub Actions
6 62 (12.45%) Serverless
7 56 (11.24%) Azure AKS
7 56 (11.24%) Azure Data Factory
8 55 (11.04%) Azure Monitor
9 53 (10.64%) Dynamics 365
10 49 (9.84%) Entra ID
11 47 (9.44%) PowerApps
12 46 (9.24%) Power Automate
13 44 (8.84%) Azure Logic Apps
14 41 (8.23%) Azure Functions
15 40 (8.03%) Azure Service Bus
16 39 (7.83%) Azure Synapse Analytics
17 32 (6.43%) PaaS
18 30 (6.02%) Azure Cosmos DB
18 30 (6.02%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 28 (5.62%) Firewall
2 15 (3.01%) Network Security
3 13 (2.61%) DNS
3 13 (2.61%) VPN
4 7 (1.41%) WAN
5 6 (1.20%) HTTPS
6 5 (1.00%) SD-WAN
6 5 (1.00%) SSL
7 2 (0.40%) DHCP
7 2 (0.40%) LAN
7 2 (0.40%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.20%) AMQP
8 1 (0.20%) BGP
8 1 (0.20%) DSL
8 1 (0.20%) HTTP
8 1 (0.20%) IPsec
8 1 (0.20%) MPLS
8 1 (0.20%) VLAN
8 1 (0.20%) VRRP
8 1 (0.20%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (13.25%) Power BI
2 37 (7.43%) SQL Server
3 22 (4.42%) Azure SQL Database
4 20 (4.02%) Data Lake
5 19 (3.82%) Data Warehouse
5 19 (3.82%) PostgreSQL
6 16 (3.21%) Delta Lake
7 15 (3.01%) Redis
8 13 (2.61%) MongoDB
8 13 (2.61%) NoSQL
9 9 (1.81%) Relational Database
9 9 (1.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 7 (1.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 6 (1.20%) DynamoDB
11 6 (1.20%) Elasticsearch
11 6 (1.20%) Metadata
12 4 (0.80%) Data Mart
12 4 (0.80%) MySQL
12 4 (0.80%) Star Schema
13 3 (0.60%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 97 (19.48%) JIRA
2 66 (13.25%) Git
3 45 (9.04%) Jenkins
4 33 (6.63%) GitLab
5 23 (4.62%) Selenium
6 17 (3.41%) Postman
7 16 (3.21%) SonarQube
8 12 (2.41%) JUnit
9 11 (2.21%) Cucumber
10 10 (2.01%) TeamCity
11 9 (1.81%) JMeter
12 8 (1.61%) Appium
13 7 (1.41%) Bitbucket
13 7 (1.41%) Mockito
13 7 (1.41%) NUnit
13 7 (1.41%) SpecFlow
13 7 (1.41%) Team Foundation Server
13 7 (1.41%) WebDriver
14 6 (1.20%) Cypress.io
14 6 (1.20%) TestNG
General
1 166 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 114 (22.89%) Finance
3 50 (10.04%) Analytical Skills
4 46 (9.24%) Public Sector
5 41 (8.23%) Banking
6 26 (5.22%) Investment Banking
7 22 (4.42%) Documentation Skills
8 20 (4.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 16 (3.21%) Retail
10 14 (2.81%) Influencing Skills
11 13 (2.61%) Law
12 12 (2.41%) Marketing
13 8 (1.61%) Back Office
14 6 (1.20%) Presentation Skills
15 5 (1.00%) Front Office
15 5 (1.00%) Military
16 4 (0.80%) Financial Institution
16 4 (0.80%) Telecoms
17 3 (0.60%) Billing
17 3 (0.60%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 134 (26.91%) Developer
2 67 (13.45%) Azure Engineer
3 63 (12.65%) DevOps Engineer
4 45 (9.04%) Senior
5 43 (8.63%) Analyst
6 42 (8.43%) Lead
7 39 (7.83%) Architect
7 39 (7.83%) Azure DevOps Engineer
8 32 (6.43%) Business Analyst
9 30 (6.02%) Data Engineer
10 24 (4.82%) Azure Developer
11 22 (4.42%) Azure Architect
12 18 (3.61%) C# Developer
12 18 (3.61%) Senior Developer
12 18 (3.61%) Test Engineer
13 17 (3.41%) .NET Developer
13 17 (3.41%) Platform Engineer
14 16 (3.21%) ServiceNow Developer
15 14 (2.81%) Project Manager
15 14 (2.81%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 114 (22.89%) .NET
2 56 (11.24%) REST
3 40 (8.03%) SOAP
4 31 (6.22%) RESTful
5 30 (6.02%) React
6 29 (5.82%) ARM Templates
7 26 (5.22%) .NET Core
7 26 (5.22%) Node.js
7 26 (5.22%) YAML
8 24 (4.82%) HTML
9 23 (4.62%) ADO
9 23 (4.62%) Kafka
10 22 (4.42%) PySpark
11 21 (4.22%) .NET Framework
12 19 (3.82%) ASP.NET
12 19 (3.82%) CSS
13 16 (3.21%) XML
14 14 (2.81%) Web Services
15 13 (2.61%) Next.js
15 13 (2.61%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 38 (7.63%) Cloud Native
2 21 (4.22%) Product Ownership
3 19 (3.82%) Distributed Systems
4 18 (3.61%) CMDB
5 14 (2.81%) Legacy Systems
6 11 (2.21%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 10 (2.01%) Enterprise Software
7 10 (2.01%) Fixed Income
8 9 (1.81%) Data Structures
8 9 (1.81%) Mobile App
8 9 (1.81%) Reinsurance
9 8 (1.61%) AI Agents
10 7 (1.41%) Greenfield Project
10 7 (1.41%) Hybrid Cloud
10 7 (1.41%) Public Cloud
11 6 (1.20%) Linux Command Line
11 6 (1.20%) Low-Code
11 6 (1.20%) Self-Motivation
12 5 (1.00%) Onboarding
12 5 (1.00%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 21 (4.22%) Linux
2 18 (3.61%) Windows
3 11 (2.21%) Android
3 11 (2.21%) Apple iOS
4 8 (1.61%) Unix
5 5 (1.00%) VMS
6 3 (0.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.60%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.20%) Solaris
7 1 (0.20%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.20%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 497 (99.80%) DevOps
2 259 (52.01%) Agile
3 254 (51.00%) CI/CD
4 133 (26.71%) Infrastructure as Code
5 99 (19.88%) Scrum
6 98 (19.68%) Problem-Solving
7 94 (18.88%) Analytics
8 84 (16.87%) Test Automation
9 70 (14.06%) Business Intelligence
10 60 (12.05%) Migration
11 58 (11.65%) Microservices
12 55 (11.04%) AI
12 55 (11.04%) Containerisation
13 52 (10.44%) Continuous Improvement
14 49 (9.84%) Data Modelling
15 48 (9.64%) Data Engineering
15 48 (9.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 47 (9.44%) Stakeholder Management
16 47 (9.44%) TDD
17 44 (8.84%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 149 (29.92%) SQL
2 138 (27.71%) Python
3 126 (25.30%) C#
4 85 (17.07%) JavaScript
5 70 (14.06%) PowerShell
6 53 (10.64%) Bicep
7 50 (10.04%) Java
8 33 (6.63%) Bash
9 29 (5.82%) TypeScript
10 8 (1.61%) Kusto Query Language
11 7 (1.41%) T-SQL
12 6 (1.20%) VB.NET
13 5 (1.00%) PL/SQL
14 4 (0.80%) Korn
14 4 (0.80%) Shell Script
15 3 (0.60%) X++
16 2 (0.40%) Go
16 2 (0.40%) Groovy
16 2 (0.40%) Ruby
16 2 (0.40%) VB
Qualifications
1 97 (19.48%) Security Cleared
2 82 (16.47%) SC Cleared
3 45 (9.04%) Degree
4 41 (8.23%) Azure Certification
5 21 (4.22%) Computer Science Degree
6 18 (3.61%) Microsoft Certification
7 13 (2.61%) ISTQB
8 9 (1.81%) PMI Certification
9 8 (1.61%) Master's Degree
9 8 (1.61%) Numerate Degree
10 5 (1.00%) PMP
11 4 (0.80%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (0.80%) CBAP
11 4 (0.80%) CISSP
11 4 (0.80%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.80%) ISEB
11 4 (0.80%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 4 (0.80%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.40%) CISM
13 1 (0.20%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (6.22%) QA
2 24 (4.82%) Data Quality
3 20 (4.02%) GDPR
4 17 (3.41%) Accessibility
5 10 (2.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 9 (1.81%) NIST
7 5 (1.00%) NCSC
8 4 (0.80%) WCAG
9 3 (0.60%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (0.60%) Solvency II
10 2 (0.40%) EU AI Act
10 2 (0.40%) Government Security Classifications
10 2 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 2 (0.40%) PMO
10 2 (0.40%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.20%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (0.20%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 1 (0.20%) ISO 20022
11 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 1 (0.20%) SEPA
System Software
1 73 (14.66%) Docker
2 33 (6.63%) Active Directory
3 12 (2.41%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (0.80%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.60%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.20%) KVM
6 1 (0.20%) OpenAM
6 1 (0.20%) OpenDJ
6 1 (0.20%) OpenIDM
6 1 (0.20%) Squid
Systems Management
1 138 (27.71%) Terraform
2 75 (15.06%) Kubernetes
3 37 (7.43%) Ansible
4 14 (2.81%) Grafana
5 13 (2.61%) Prometheus
6 7 (1.41%) Kibana
6 7 (1.41%) Progress Chef
7 5 (1.00%) ITRS Geneos
7 5 (1.00%) Puppet
8 4 (0.80%) HP ALM
8 4 (0.80%) Istio
8 4 (0.80%) Microsoft Intune
9 3 (0.60%) Argo
9 3 (0.60%) Packer
10 2 (0.40%) Fluentd
10 2 (0.40%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (0.40%) Single Sign-On
11 1 (0.20%) linkerd
11 1 (0.20%) SCCM
Vendors
1 169 (33.94%) Microsoft
2 60 (12.05%) Databricks
3 30 (6.02%) ServiceNow
4 17 (3.41%) Salesforce
5 16 (3.21%) OpenAI
6 13 (2.61%) Oracle
7 12 (2.41%) SAP
8 8 (1.61%) Murex
9 7 (1.41%) DocuSign
9 7 (1.41%) Guidewire
10 6 (1.20%) Duck Creek
10 6 (1.20%) UiPath
11 5 (1.00%) Aruba
11 5 (1.00%) Cisco
11 5 (1.00%) Google
11 5 (1.00%) Sitecore
12 4 (0.80%) HP
13 3 (0.60%) Brio
13 3 (0.60%) OpenLink
13 3 (0.60%) VMware