Azure Contracts in the North West

Microsoft Azure
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West 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 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 13 4 4
Rank change year-on-year -9 0 +3
Contract jobs citing Azure 279 556 580
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 10.45% 17.81% 14.49%
As % of the Cloud Services category 32.75% 47.89% 41.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 216 422 468
10th Percentile £322 £351 £279
25th Percentile £413 £428 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.10% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £577 £575 £610
90th Percentile £650 £655 £666
England median daily rate £545 £560 £550
% change year-on-year -2.68% +1.82% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 12 8
10th Percentile £16.40 £16.40 £16.25
25th Percentile £16.63 £19.44 £16.81
Median hourly rate £18.00 £67.75 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -73.43% +201.11% -61.21%
75th Percentile £19.13 £70.00 £56.25
90th Percentile £19.20 - £57.00
England median hourly rate £35.00 £58.65 £48.27
% change year-on-year -40.32% +21.50% -3.46%

All Cloud Skills
North West

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 West with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 852 1,161 1,383
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 31.91% 37.20% 34.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 616 862 1,071
10th Percentile £282 £313 £225
25th Percentile £384 £413 £389
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.95% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £570 £581 £600
90th Percentile £638 £673 £663
England median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 31 42
10th Percentile £13.00 £16.19 £14.25
25th Percentile - £18.88 £15.50
Median hourly rate £16.06 £39.60 £18.84
Median % change year-on-year -59.44% +110.16% +8.45%
75th Percentile £23.69 £65.00 £28.75
90th Percentile £43.75 £70.00 £59.88
England median hourly rate £20.97 £32.30 £21.31
% change year-on-year -35.08% +51.55% +0.95%

Azure
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Azure in the North West

Azure
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

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

Daily rate trend for Azure in the North West

Azure
Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure in the North West over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Azure in the North West

Azure
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

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

Hourly rate trend for Azure in the North West

Azure
Contract Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 7 May 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
Manchester -3 193 £500 - 213
Cheshire -11 46 £482 -13.93% 66
Lancashire 0 17 £650 +48.57% 30
Merseyside -14 10 £413 -17.50% 40
Cumbria -32 4 £522 +22.71% 7
Azure
England

Azure
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 18 (6.45%) SharePoint
2 12 (4.30%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (3.23%) Confluence
4 5 (1.79%) Apache Spark
5 4 (1.43%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 2 (0.72%) Apache
6 2 (0.72%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.72%) BizTalk Server
6 2 (0.72%) CMS
7 1 (0.36%) GeoServer
7 1 (0.36%) JBoss
7 1 (0.36%) nginx
7 1 (0.36%) Tomcat
Applications
1 9 (3.23%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (2.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (2.15%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.36%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (2.87%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.79%) Temenos T24
3 2 (0.72%) SAP Retail
3 2 (0.72%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.36%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.36%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 73 (26.16%) AWS
2 50 (17.92%) Azure DevOps
3 43 (15.41%) Microsoft 365
4 29 (10.39%) Entra ID
5 28 (10.04%) Power Platform
6 27 (9.68%) GCP
7 20 (7.17%) SaaS
8 16 (5.73%) Azure Data Factory
8 16 (5.73%) Azure Sentinel
9 13 (4.66%) Dynamics 365
10 10 (3.58%) IaaS
11 9 (3.23%) Azure Logic Apps
11 9 (3.23%) PaaS
11 9 (3.23%) Serverless
12 8 (2.87%) Azure Stack
12 8 (2.87%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 8 (2.87%) Mimecast
13 6 (2.15%) Microsoft Purview
13 6 (2.15%) Snowflake
14 4 (1.43%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 18 (6.45%) VPN
2 15 (5.38%) DNS
2 15 (5.38%) Firewall
3 13 (4.66%) OSPF
4 11 (3.94%) LAN
4 11 (3.94%) TCP/IP
4 11 (3.94%) WAN
5 10 (3.58%) VLAN
6 8 (2.87%) Wireless
7 7 (2.51%) Ethernet
7 7 (2.51%) Wireless Security
8 6 (2.15%) BGP
9 5 (1.79%) Wi-Fi
10 4 (1.43%) DHCP
10 4 (1.43%) MPLS
10 4 (1.43%) Network Security
10 4 (1.43%) Value-Added Service
10 4 (1.43%) Wireshark
11 3 (1.08%) SAN
11 3 (1.08%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (9.68%) Data Warehouse
2 21 (7.53%) Power BI
2 21 (7.53%) SQL Server
3 13 (4.66%) Data Lake
4 9 (3.23%) Azure SQL Database
4 9 (3.23%) MySQL
4 9 (3.23%) Snowflake Schema
5 5 (1.79%) MongoDB
6 4 (1.43%) Big Data
6 4 (1.43%) GIS
6 4 (1.43%) NoSQL
6 4 (1.43%) OLAP
6 4 (1.43%) OLTP
6 4 (1.43%) Oracle OLAP
6 4 (1.43%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (1.08%) DB2
7 3 (1.08%) Hadoop
7 3 (1.08%) Relational Database
7 3 (1.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (1.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 19 (6.81%) JIRA
2 11 (3.94%) Git
3 7 (2.51%) GitLab
4 6 (2.15%) Hudson
5 5 (1.79%) Selenium
6 4 (1.43%) Bitbucket
7 3 (1.08%) Octopus Deploy
7 3 (1.08%) TeamCity
8 2 (0.72%) ER Studio
8 2 (0.72%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.72%) Maven
9 1 (0.36%) Gradle
9 1 (0.36%) JUnit
9 1 (0.36%) Postman
9 1 (0.36%) SoapUI
9 1 (0.36%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.36%) SpecFlow
9 1 (0.36%) Visual Studio
9 1 (0.36%) Visual Studio Code
9 1 (0.36%) Zephyr
General
1 63 (22.58%) Social Skills
2 35 (12.54%) Finance
3 32 (11.47%) Public Sector
4 19 (6.81%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (5.38%) Banking
6 8 (2.87%) Retail
7 6 (2.15%) Documentation Skills
7 6 (2.15%) Law
7 6 (2.15%) Manufacturing
8 5 (1.79%) Legal
9 2 (0.72%) German Language
9 2 (0.72%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.36%) Advertising
10 1 (0.36%) Automotive
10 1 (0.36%) Investment Banking
10 1 (0.36%) Local Government
10 1 (0.36%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.36%) Retail Finance
Job Titles
1 61 (21.86%) Architect
2 37 (13.26%) Developer
3 29 (10.39%) Azure Engineer
3 29 (10.39%) DevOps Engineer
4 25 (8.96%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 23 (8.24%) Senior
5 23 (8.24%) Solutions Architect
6 22 (7.89%) Analyst
7 20 (7.17%) Lead
8 17 (6.09%) Network Engineer
9 14 (5.02%) Azure Architect
10 12 (4.30%) Data Engineer
11 11 (3.94%) .NET Developer
11 11 (3.94%) Data Architect
12 10 (3.58%) Azure DevOps Engineer
12 10 (3.58%) Consultant
13 9 (3.23%) Support Engineer
14 8 (2.87%) 3rd Line Engineer
14 8 (2.87%) Security Architect
15 7 (2.51%) Azure Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (9.32%) .NET
2 12 (4.30%) REST
3 9 (3.23%) .NET Framework
3 9 (3.23%) Entity Framework
3 9 (3.23%) HTML
4 8 (2.87%) .NET Core
4 8 (2.87%) JSON
4 8 (2.87%) React
4 8 (2.87%) SOAP
5 7 (2.51%) CSS
5 7 (2.51%) Kafka
5 7 (2.51%) Web Services
5 7 (2.51%) XML
6 6 (2.15%) Spring
6 6 (2.15%) Spring Boot
7 5 (1.79%) IBM Integration Bus
7 5 (1.79%) RESTful
8 4 (1.43%) Node.js
8 4 (1.43%) SailPoint
8 4 (1.43%) Spring Integration
Miscellaneous
1 17 (6.09%) Product Ownership
2 10 (3.58%) Public Cloud
3 9 (3.23%) Enterprise Software
4 7 (2.51%) Data Structures
5 6 (2.15%) Data Centre
5 6 (2.15%) Reference Data
5 6 (2.15%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (1.79%) PKI
6 5 (1.79%) Security Posture
7 4 (1.43%) Cloud Native
7 4 (1.43%) Clustering
7 4 (1.43%) DataPower
7 4 (1.43%) Distributed Systems
7 4 (1.43%) Driving Licence
7 4 (1.43%) Greenfield Project
8 3 (1.08%) Algorithms
8 3 (1.08%) Management Information System
8 3 (1.08%) Mobile App
8 3 (1.08%) NHS
8 3 (1.08%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 39 (13.98%) Windows
2 28 (10.04%) Linux
3 12 (4.30%) Windows 10
4 8 (2.87%) Apple iOS
4 8 (2.87%) Mac OS
5 7 (2.51%) Windows Server
6 5 (1.79%) Unix
7 4 (1.43%) Android
7 4 (1.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 4 (1.43%) Windows Server 2012
7 4 (1.43%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.72%) Alpine Linux
8 2 (0.72%) Windows 7
8 2 (0.72%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.36%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.36%) VMS
9 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.36%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (34.05%) DevOps
2 73 (26.16%) Agile
3 43 (15.41%) Problem-Solving
4 38 (13.62%) Migration
5 37 (13.26%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 34 (12.19%) CI/CD
7 27 (9.68%) Data Management
8 25 (8.96%) Analytics
9 23 (8.24%) Microservices
10 20 (7.17%) Data Modelling
10 20 (7.17%) ETL
11 19 (6.81%) Architectural Patterns
11 19 (6.81%) Project Delivery
12 18 (6.45%) Business Intelligence
12 18 (6.45%) Computer Science
12 18 (6.45%) Cybersecurity
13 17 (6.09%) Identity Access Management
14 16 (5.73%) Infrastructure as Code
14 16 (5.73%) Stakeholder Management
15 15 (5.38%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 39 (13.98%) SQL
2 35 (12.54%) PowerShell
3 29 (10.39%) Python
4 26 (9.32%) C#
5 16 (5.73%) Java
6 14 (5.02%) JavaScript
7 8 (2.87%) Kusto Query Language
8 7 (2.51%) C
9 6 (2.15%) TypeScript
10 5 (1.79%) Go
10 5 (1.79%) PHP
11 4 (1.43%) Bash
12 3 (1.08%) Bicep
12 3 (1.08%) Ruby
13 2 (0.72%) Shell Script
14 1 (0.36%) C++
14 1 (0.36%) Fortran
14 1 (0.36%) Perl
14 1 (0.36%) T-SQL
14 1 (0.36%) VBA
Qualifications
1 38 (13.62%) Security Cleared
2 32 (11.47%) SC Cleared
3 29 (10.39%) Degree
4 17 (6.09%) Microsoft Certification
5 14 (5.02%) Cisco Certification
6 9 (3.23%) CCNA
6 9 (3.23%) CISSP
7 8 (2.87%) Azure Certification
7 8 (2.87%) CISM
7 8 (2.87%) CompTIA Security+
8 7 (2.51%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (2.15%) CCNP
10 5 (1.79%) CCIE
11 4 (1.43%) MCSE
11 4 (1.43%) VCAP
12 2 (0.72%) AWS Certification
12 2 (0.72%) DV Cleared
12 2 (0.72%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.72%) MCP
12 2 (0.72%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (5.38%) QA
2 12 (4.30%) Data Quality
2 12 (4.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (2.15%) NIST
4 4 (1.43%) GDPR
4 4 (1.43%) PCI DSS
5 2 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.36%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.36%) GRC
6 1 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 1 (0.36%) SLA
System Software
1 49 (17.56%) Active Directory
2 15 (5.38%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (5.02%) Hyper-V
4 5 (1.79%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (1.43%) Docker
5 4 (1.43%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.36%) NFS
6 1 (0.36%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 28 (10.04%) Terraform
2 24 (8.60%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (3.94%) Single Sign-On
4 9 (3.23%) Ansible
4 9 (3.23%) Kubernetes
4 9 (3.23%) SCCM
5 4 (1.43%) Jamf Pro
5 4 (1.43%) Prometheus
6 3 (1.08%) Autotask
6 3 (1.08%) Failover Clustering
6 3 (1.08%) Grafana
7 2 (0.72%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.72%) CA Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.72%) CFEngine
7 2 (0.72%) PowerBroker
7 2 (0.72%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.72%) Puppet
8 1 (0.36%) Avamar
8 1 (0.36%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 92 (32.97%) Microsoft
2 24 (8.60%) VMware
3 16 (5.73%) Databricks
3 16 (5.73%) Oracle
4 11 (3.94%) Sophos
5 10 (3.58%) Google
6 7 (2.51%) Cisco
6 7 (2.51%) SolarWinds
7 6 (2.15%) Atlassian
7 6 (2.15%) CyberArk
7 6 (2.15%) ServiceNow
8 5 (1.79%) IBM
8 5 (1.79%) Red Hat
9 4 (1.43%) CA
9 4 (1.43%) Cadence
9 4 (1.43%) LogicMonitor
9 4 (1.43%) TSYS
10 3 (1.08%) Apple
10 3 (1.08%) Datto
10 3 (1.08%) Rapid7