Azure AI Platform
North West > Merseyside
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Merseyside requiring Azure AI skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 16 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 42 | 25 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -17 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Azure AI | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Merseyside | 1.18% | 2.25% | - |
| As % of the Cloud Services category | 4.21% | 8.00% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £570 | £331 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £581 | £359 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £413 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +45.45% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £439 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £452 | - |
| North West median daily rate | £575 | £465 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +23.66% | - | - |
All Cloud Computing Skills
Merseyside
Azure AI 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 Merseyside.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills | 95 | 50 | 62 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Merseyside | 28.11% | 28.09% | 31.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 62 | 44 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £135 | £197 | £154 |
| 25th Percentile | £181 | £398 | £213 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £361 | £431 | £383 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.26% | +12.55% | -15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £534 | £500 | £453 |
| 90th Percentile | £599 | £550 | £575 |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.89 | - | £19.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.89 | - | £22.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.38 | - | £27.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +42.11% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £31.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £34.20 |
| North West median hourly rate | £45.50 | £40.83 | £16.06 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.45% | +154.20% | -41.28% |
Azure AI
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Azure AI relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Merseyside.
Azure AI
Daily Rate Trend in Merseyside
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Merseyside citing Azure AI.
Azure AI
Contract Job Locations in Merseyside
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Azure AI within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 16 August 2026. 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 |
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| Liverpool | -18 | 4 | £600 | +45.45% | 3 |
| Azure AI North West |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside 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: