Azure Data Architect Contract Job Trends in Sheffield

Data Architect - Azure
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The median Data Architect - Azure daily rate in Sheffield is £513, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 106 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Azure Data Architect 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield 0.093% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £506 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 - -
75th Percentile £519 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Yorkshire median daily rate £513 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Sheffield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Sheffield. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Sheffield with a recognized job title 973 333 357
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.43% 90.49% 87.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 642 222 215
10th Percentile £363 £224 £375
25th Percentile £425 £376 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £469 £490
Median % change year-on-year +6.61% -4.29% -14.78%
75th Percentile £560 £550 £576
90th Percentile £675 £636 £624
South Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £475 £475
% change year-on-year +5.37% -0.11% -13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 4 8
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £18.10 £10.90
Median hourly rate £25.77 £18.35 £17.38
Median % change year-on-year +40.42% +5.63% -13.13%
75th Percentile £34.77 £18.50 £22.44
90th Percentile £36.61 £18.51 £23.75
South Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.77 £18.35 £13.23
% change year-on-year +40.42% +38.72% -33.85%

Azure Data Architect Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, Azure Data Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Sheffield region featuring Azure Data Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Synapse Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) VPN

Azure Data Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Synapse Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft