Microsoft Azure Blueprints
England > North of England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Azure Blueprints skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 13 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 246 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Azure Blueprints | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the North of England | 0.066% | - | - |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 0.31% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £435 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £613 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £630 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £667 | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £585 | - | £675 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +17.39% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
North of England
Azure Blueprints falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in the North of England.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 1,598 | 968 | 866 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England | 21.00% | 24.44% | 20.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,022 | 689 | 584 |
| 10th Percentile | £368 | £339 | £357 |
| 25th Percentile | £423 | £388 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £465 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.53% | -7.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £545 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £628 | £720 |
| England median daily rate | £530 | £520 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.92% | -5.45% | -1.79% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 72 | 6 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £50.63 | £28.00 | £14.28 |
| 25th Percentile | £62.50 | £31.50 | £28.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £53.00 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +32.08% | +14.77% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73.00 | £84.06 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.00 | £93.65 | £69.18 |
| England median hourly rate | £67.47 | £54.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +24.94% | -13.60% | -3.85% |
Azure Blueprints
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Azure Blueprints relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England.
Azure Blueprints
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Azure Blueprints.
Azure Blueprints
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure Blueprints in the North of England over the 6 months to 13 September 2026.
Azure Blueprints
Contract Job Locations in the North of England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Azure Blueprints within the North of England region over the 6 months to 13 September 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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| North West | - | 5 | £630 | - | 1 |
| Azure Blueprints England |
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Azure Blueprints
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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: