Azure Architect Contract Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Microsoft Azure Architect
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The median Microsoft Azure Architect daily rate in South Yorkshire 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 104 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Azure Architect 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in South Yorkshire 0.085% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.094% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £506 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 - -
75th Percentile £519 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Yorkshire median daily rate £525 £525 £575
% change year-on-year - -8.70% -23.33%

All Contract IT Job Roles
South Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Yorkshire. 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 South Yorkshire with a recognized job title 1,060 382 424
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.91% 90.31% 87.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 684 256 260
10th Percentile £358 £236 £249
25th Percentile £414 £375 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.37% -0.11% -13.64%
75th Percentile £556 £553 £567
90th Percentile £669 £625 £615
Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £475 £478
% change year-on-year +5.26% -0.52% -9.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 4 16
10th Percentile £23.27 - £10.90
25th Percentile - £18.10 £12.26
Median hourly rate £25.77 £18.35 £13.23
Median % change year-on-year +40.42% +38.72% -33.85%
75th Percentile £34.77 £18.50 £22.00
90th Percentile £36.61 £18.51 £23.75
Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.77 £21.24 £17.50
% change year-on-year +21.33% +21.37% -16.67%

Azure Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Azure Architect' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South Yorkshire.

Azure Architect job vacancy trend in South Yorkshire

Azure Architect
Daily Rate Trend in South Yorkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Azure Architect job vacancies in South Yorkshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Azure Architect job vacancies in South Yorkshire

Azure Architect
Contract Job Locations in South Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Azure Architect within the South Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 9 June 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
Sheffield - 1 £513 -
Azure Architect
Yorkshire

Azure Architect Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, Azure 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 South Yorkshire region featuring Azure 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 Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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