Microsoft Azure Certification
North West > Merseyside
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Merseyside with a requirement for Azure Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
12 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
44 |
34 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-10 |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Azure Certification |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Merseyside |
0.34% |
0.49% |
- |
| As % of the Qualifications category |
1.72% |
1.96% |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£425 |
£500 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-15.00% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£438 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| North West median daily rate |
£581 |
£525 |
£575 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.67% |
-8.70% |
+8.49% |
Azure Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Merseyside.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications |
58 |
51 |
71 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Merseyside |
19.80% |
24.76% |
31.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
30 |
23 |
25 |
| 10th Percentile |
£156 |
£142 |
£161 |
| 25th Percentile |
£183 |
£169 |
£213 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£413 |
£375 |
£400 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+10.00% |
-6.25% |
-18.37% |
| 75th Percentile |
£637 |
£536 |
£575 |
| 90th Percentile |
£675 |
£640 |
£675 |
| North West median daily rate |
£473 |
£475 |
£540 |
| % change year-on-year |
-0.42% |
-12.04% |
+8.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
1 |
1 |
15 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£11.60 |
| 25th Percentile |
£19.29 |
- |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£20.04 |
£11.59 |
£14.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+72.91% |
-20.07% |
-21.62% |
| 75th Percentile |
£20.79 |
- |
£26.73 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£34.28 |
| North West median hourly rate |
£45.46 |
£32.50 |
£35.95 |
| % change year-on-year |
+39.88% |
-9.60% |
+23.33% |
Azure Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Azure Certification relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Merseyside.
Azure Certification
Daily Rate Trend in Merseyside
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Merseyside citing Azure Certification.
Azure Certification
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:
