Azure Contracts in the North of England

Microsoft Azure
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Azure skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Azure over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 9 3 5
Rank change year-on-year -6 +2 +1
Contract jobs citing Azure 514 955 1,031
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 10.74% 16.36% 14.36%
As % of the Cloud Services category 36.40% 44.54% 41.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 372 749 781
10th Percentile £313 £363 £300
25th Percentile £413 £456 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £606
90th Percentile £650 £700 £688
England median daily rate £540 £563 £550
% change year-on-year -4.00% +2.27% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 15 10
10th Percentile £16.55 £16.85 £16.25
25th Percentile £17.00 £20.00 £17.16
Median hourly rate £18.50 £49.00 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -62.24% +117.78% -60.87%
75th Percentile £32.72 £70.00 £56.13
90th Percentile £40.79 - £56.50
England median hourly rate £35.00 £55.00 £49.14
% change year-on-year -36.36% +11.94% +3.51%

All Cloud Skills
North of England

Azure is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 1,412 2,144 2,468
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 29.50% 36.72% 34.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 998 1,598 1,868
10th Percentile £263 £300 £192
25th Percentile £375 £419 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £483 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -8.10% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £588
90th Percentile £643 £688 £672
England median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 79 38 62
10th Percentile £13.00 £16.23 £15.00
25th Percentile £15.50 £20.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £16.06 £37.30 £18.72
Median % change year-on-year -56.94% +99.28% -2.77%
75th Percentile £20.77 £65.00 £23.40
90th Percentile £43.75 £70.00 £56.25
England median hourly rate £20.77 £30.38 £21.00
% change year-on-year -31.62% +44.64% -2.33%

Azure
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Azure as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Azure in the North of England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Azure in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Azure in the North of England

Azure
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure in the North of England over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Azure in the North of England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Azure in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Azure in the North of England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Azure in the North of England over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Azure in the North of England

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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 within the North of England region over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. 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
North West -9 289 £500 -4.76% 359
Yorkshire -1 197 £475 -13.64% 191
North East +3 34 £533 -11.25% 74
Azure
England

Azure
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 23 (4.47%) SharePoint
2 21 (4.09%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (2.92%) Confluence
4 8 (1.56%) Apache Spark
5 6 (1.17%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 4 (0.78%) Apache
6 4 (0.78%) CMS
7 2 (0.39%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.39%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.39%) BizTalk Server
8 1 (0.19%) Cloud Foundry
8 1 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2007
8 1 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2010
8 1 (0.19%) GeoServer
8 1 (0.19%) JBoss
8 1 (0.19%) Kentico
8 1 (0.19%) nginx
8 1 (0.19%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.19%) Umbraco
Applications
1 14 (2.72%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (1.75%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.17%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 11 (2.14%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.17%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.97%) Temenos T24
4 2 (0.39%) SAP CRM
4 2 (0.39%) SAP IS-U
4 2 (0.39%) SAP Retail
5 1 (0.19%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.19%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.19%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.19%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 144 (28.02%) AWS
2 91 (17.70%) Azure DevOps
3 78 (15.18%) Microsoft 365
4 64 (12.45%) GCP
5 53 (10.31%) Entra ID
6 39 (7.59%) Power Platform
7 28 (5.45%) GitHub
8 27 (5.25%) SaaS
9 26 (5.06%) Azure Data Factory
10 20 (3.89%) IaaS
11 19 (3.70%) Dynamics 365
12 18 (3.50%) Serverless
13 17 (3.31%) Azure Sentinel
14 16 (3.11%) Akamai
14 16 (3.11%) Cloudflare
15 15 (2.92%) PaaS
16 13 (2.53%) Azure Synapse Analytics
17 11 (2.14%) Azure Logic Apps
18 10 (1.95%) Cloud Computing
18 10 (1.95%) Kong
Communications & Networking
1 34 (6.61%) Firewall
2 28 (5.45%) DNS
3 26 (5.06%) VPN
4 15 (2.92%) TCP/IP
5 13 (2.53%) WAN
6 12 (2.33%) LAN
6 12 (2.33%) OSPF
7 11 (2.14%) Network Security
8 9 (1.75%) VLAN
9 8 (1.56%) Wireless
9 8 (1.56%) Wireshark
10 7 (1.36%) DSL
10 7 (1.36%) Ethernet
10 7 (1.36%) Wireless Security
11 6 (1.17%) HTTP
12 5 (0.97%) BGP
12 5 (0.97%) DHCP
12 5 (0.97%) HTTPS
12 5 (0.97%) Wi-Fi
13 4 (0.78%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (7.39%) Data Warehouse
2 33 (6.42%) SQL Server
3 30 (5.84%) Power BI
4 20 (3.89%) Data Lake
5 18 (3.50%) MongoDB
6 15 (2.92%) MySQL
6 15 (2.92%) PostgreSQL
7 12 (2.33%) Relational Database
8 11 (2.14%) Azure SQL Database
8 11 (2.14%) NoSQL
8 11 (2.14%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 9 (1.75%) GIS
9 9 (1.75%) Snowflake Schema
10 8 (1.56%) Big Data
11 7 (1.36%) Redis
12 6 (1.17%) Elasticsearch
12 6 (1.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 6 (1.17%) Tableau
13 5 (0.97%) Hadoop
13 5 (0.97%) InterSystems Cache
Development Applications
1 46 (8.95%) JIRA
2 34 (6.61%) Git
3 25 (4.86%) GitLab
4 24 (4.67%) Jenkins
5 7 (1.36%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 6 (1.17%) CircleCI
6 6 (1.17%) Hudson
6 6 (1.17%) Selenium
6 6 (1.17%) Travis CI
7 5 (0.97%) Bitbucket
7 5 (0.97%) SonarQube
7 5 (0.97%) Team Foundation Server
8 4 (0.78%) AppScan
8 4 (0.78%) Burp Suite
8 4 (0.78%) Cypress.io
8 4 (0.78%) Maven
9 3 (0.58%) Octopus Deploy
9 3 (0.58%) Postman
9 3 (0.58%) TeamCity
10 2 (0.39%) Visual Studio
General
1 130 (25.29%) Social Skills
2 53 (10.31%) Finance
3 52 (10.12%) Public Sector
4 45 (8.75%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (4.67%) Retail
6 16 (3.11%) Banking
7 12 (2.33%) Law
8 8 (1.56%) Documentation Skills
8 8 (1.56%) Manufacturing
9 6 (1.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (0.78%) Health Technology
10 4 (0.78%) Legal
10 4 (0.78%) Marketing
11 3 (0.58%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (0.58%) Local Government
12 2 (0.39%) Advertising
12 2 (0.39%) German Language
12 2 (0.39%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.39%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.39%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 97 (18.87%) Architect
2 69 (13.42%) Developer
3 51 (9.92%) Azure Engineer
4 46 (8.95%) DevOps Engineer
5 37 (7.20%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 36 (7.00%) Lead
7 35 (6.81%) Solutions Architect
8 34 (6.61%) Analyst
9 31 (6.03%) Senior
10 24 (4.67%) Data Engineer
11 22 (4.28%) Project Manager
12 21 (4.09%) .NET Developer
13 18 (3.50%) Azure Architect
14 17 (3.31%) Azure DevOps Engineer
14 17 (3.31%) Network Engineer
15 16 (3.11%) Data Architect
15 16 (3.11%) Security Architect
15 16 (3.11%) Support Engineer
16 15 (2.92%) Cloud Engineer
17 14 (2.72%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (6.61%) .NET
2 15 (2.92%) JSON
3 14 (2.72%) REST
3 14 (2.72%) XML
4 13 (2.53%) .NET Core
5 12 (2.33%) .NET Framework
5 12 (2.33%) Web Services
6 11 (2.14%) HTML
6 11 (2.14%) Node.js
7 10 (1.95%) Elastic Stack
7 10 (1.95%) Entity Framework
7 10 (1.95%) Kafka
7 10 (1.95%) React
7 10 (1.95%) SailPoint
7 10 (1.95%) SOAP
8 9 (1.75%) RESTful
8 9 (1.75%) YAML
9 8 (1.56%) PyTorch
9 8 (1.56%) TensorFlow
10 7 (1.36%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 21 (4.09%) Product Ownership
2 19 (3.70%) Public Cloud
3 13 (2.53%) Data Structures
4 11 (2.14%) Data Centre
4 11 (2.14%) NHS
5 9 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (1.56%) Virtual Team
7 7 (1.36%) Greenfield Project
7 7 (1.36%) Management Information System
8 6 (1.17%) Data Protection Act
8 6 (1.17%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 6 (1.17%) Enterprise Software
8 6 (1.17%) PKI
8 6 (1.17%) Reference Data
8 6 (1.17%) Replication
8 6 (1.17%) Security Posture
9 5 (0.97%) Distributed Systems
10 4 (0.78%) Cloud Native
10 4 (0.78%) DataPower
10 4 (0.78%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 80 (15.56%) Windows
2 52 (10.12%) Linux
3 24 (4.67%) Windows 10
4 23 (4.47%) Unix
5 22 (4.28%) Windows Server
6 7 (1.36%) Mac OS
7 5 (0.97%) Apple iOS
7 5 (0.97%) Windows Server 2012
7 5 (0.97%) Windows Server 2019
8 4 (0.78%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 3 (0.58%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.39%) Alpine Linux
10 2 (0.39%) VMS
10 2 (0.39%) Windows 7
10 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.19%) Android
11 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2003
11 1 (0.19%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 182 (35.41%) DevOps
2 136 (26.46%) Agile
3 75 (14.59%) CI/CD
4 74 (14.40%) Migration
5 68 (13.23%) Problem-Solving
6 50 (9.73%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 41 (7.98%) Stakeholder Management
8 38 (7.39%) Analytics
8 38 (7.39%) Cybersecurity
8 38 (7.39%) Data Modelling
9 37 (7.20%) Infrastructure as Code
9 37 (7.20%) Project Delivery
9 37 (7.20%) Scrum
10 35 (6.81%) Business Intelligence
10 35 (6.81%) Data Management
11 32 (6.23%) Identity Access Management
12 31 (6.03%) Microservices
13 30 (5.84%) Continuous Integration
13 30 (5.84%) Roadmaps
14 29 (5.64%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 76 (14.79%) SQL
2 74 (14.40%) Python
3 60 (11.67%) PowerShell
4 34 (6.61%) C#
5 27 (5.25%) Bash
5 27 (5.25%) JavaScript
6 23 (4.47%) Java
7 13 (2.53%) TypeScript
8 9 (1.75%) Go
8 9 (1.75%) Kusto Query Language
9 8 (1.56%) Ruby
10 7 (1.36%) PHP
11 5 (0.97%) C
12 4 (0.78%) Bicep
13 3 (0.58%) Scala
14 2 (0.39%) C++
14 2 (0.39%) Perl
15 1 (0.19%) Fortran
15 1 (0.19%) Shell Script
15 1 (0.19%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 60 (11.67%) Security Cleared
2 53 (10.31%) SC Cleared
3 37 (7.20%) Degree
4 18 (3.50%) Cisco Certification
5 17 (3.31%) Azure Certification
5 17 (3.31%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (2.14%) CCNA
6 11 (2.14%) CISSP
7 10 (1.95%) CISM
8 8 (1.56%) CCNP
8 8 (1.56%) CompTIA Security+
9 6 (1.17%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (0.97%) CCIE
11 4 (0.78%) AWS Certification
11 4 (0.78%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.78%) MCSE
12 3 (0.58%) VCAP
13 2 (0.39%) BC Cleared
13 2 (0.39%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (0.39%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (5.64%) QA
2 13 (2.53%) Data Quality
2 13 (2.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (1.17%) Accessibility
3 6 (1.17%) NIST
4 4 (0.78%) GDPR
4 4 (0.78%) PCI DSS
5 3 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.39%) SLA
7 1 (0.19%) GRC
7 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 1 (0.19%) PMO
7 1 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 85 (16.54%) Active Directory
2 26 (5.06%) Docker
3 24 (4.67%) VMware Infrastructure
4 19 (3.70%) Hyper-V
5 5 (0.97%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (0.97%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.39%) HDFS
7 1 (0.19%) ACF2
7 1 (0.19%) IAG
7 1 (0.19%) RACF
7 1 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 54 (10.51%) Terraform
2 42 (8.17%) Kubernetes
3 38 (7.39%) Microsoft Intune
4 29 (5.64%) Ansible
5 19 (3.70%) Grafana
6 18 (3.50%) Progress Chef
6 18 (3.50%) Prometheus
6 18 (3.50%) Puppet
7 15 (2.92%) Single Sign-On
8 12 (2.33%) SCCM
9 7 (1.36%) CFEngine
9 7 (1.36%) PowerBroker
10 6 (1.17%) Docker Swarm
10 6 (1.17%) Kibana
10 6 (1.17%) logstash
11 5 (0.97%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 5 (0.97%) Nessus
12 4 (0.78%) Graylog
12 4 (0.78%) HP Fortify
12 4 (0.78%) WebInspect
Vendors
1 158 (30.74%) Microsoft
2 38 (7.39%) VMware
3 23 (4.47%) Databricks
3 23 (4.47%) Oracle
4 17 (3.31%) F5
5 16 (3.11%) Google
6 13 (2.53%) Splunk
7 12 (2.33%) CyberArk
8 11 (2.14%) Atlassian
8 11 (2.14%) ServiceNow
8 11 (2.14%) Sophos
9 10 (1.95%) SAP
10 9 (1.75%) Cisco
11 6 (1.17%) SolarWinds
12 5 (0.97%) Brio
12 5 (0.97%) IBM
12 5 (0.97%) Red Hat
13 4 (0.78%) CA
13 4 (0.78%) Cadence
13 4 (0.78%) Citrix