Azure Engineer Contract Job Trends in Southampton
Microsoft Azure Engineer
Hampshire > Southampton
The median Microsoft Azure Engineer daily rate in Southampton is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 3 | 20 | 20 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +17 | 0 | +6 |
| Contract Azure Engineer jobs | 29 | 2 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Southampton | 18.71% | 1.25% | 1.32% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 20.57% | 1.47% | 1.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £372 |
| 25th Percentile | £549 | - | £405 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | - | £471 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -14.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | - | £548 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £587 |
| Hampshire median daily rate | £550 | £525 | £531 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.67% | -1.18% | -3.41% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.24 | - | - |
| Hampshire median hourly rate | £37.24 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Southampton
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Southampton matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 2 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Southampton matching a recognised job title | 141 | 136 | 147 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 90.97% | 85.00% | 96.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 52 | 81 | 98 |
| 10th Percentile | £210 | £131 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £375 | £240 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £535 | £500 | £416 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.00% | +20.12% | -20.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £569 | £597 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £688 | £653 |
| Hampshire median daily rate | £563 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 36 | 13 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.39 | £23.00 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £21.25 | £25.00 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £37.24 | £30.00 | £21.89 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +24.13% | +37.05% | +25.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £46.25 | £71.50 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £62.50 | £74.60 | - |
| Hampshire median hourly rate | £38.25 | £25.15 | £65.85 |
| % change year-on-year | +52.09% | -61.81% | +31.70% |
Azure Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Azure Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
Azure Engineer Daily Rate Trend in Southampton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Azure Engineer job vacancies in Southampton.
Azure Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Azure Engineer job vacancies in Southampton.
Azure Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton
For the 6 months to 2 November 2026, Azure Engineer contract job ads cited 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 Azure Engineer job ads across the Southampton region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azure | 100.0% | 29 |
| 2 | Entra ID | 72.4% | 21 |
| 2 | PowerShell | 72.4% | 21 |
| 4 | Microsoft | 65.5% | 19 |
| 5 | IaaS | 55.2% | 16 |
| 5 | Infrastructure Engineering | 55.2% | 16 |
| 5 | Virtual Machines | 55.2% | 16 |
| 8 | Microsoft 365 | 37.9% | 11 |
| 9 | Data Pipeline | 31.0% | 9 |
| 9 | Databricks | 31.0% | 9 |
| 11 | Agile | 13.8% | 4 |
| 11 | Azure Databricks | 13.8% | 4 |
| 11 | Azure DevOps | 13.8% | 4 |
| 11 | DevOps | 13.8% | 4 |
| 11 | Infrastructure as Code | 13.8% | 4 |
| 11 | Python | 13.8% | 4 |
| 17 | Azure Batch | 10.3% | 3 |
| 17 | Bicep | 10.3% | 3 |
| 17 | Collaborative Working | 10.3% | 3 |
| 17 | DevSecOps | 10.3% | 3 |
| 17 | Scala | 10.3% | 3 |
| 17 | Security Management | 10.3% | 3 |
| 23 | Microsoft Exchange | 6.9% | 2 |
| 23 | Platform Engineering | 6.9% | 2 |
| 23 | Runbook | 6.9% | 2 |
| 26 | Analytics | 3.4% | 1 |
| 26 | Azure AKS | 3.4% | 1 |
| 26 | Big Data | 3.4% | 1 |
| 26 | CI/CD | 3.4% | 1 |
| 26 | Cloud Operations | 3.4% | 1 |
Azure Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloud Engineer | 62.1% | 18 |
| 2 | Azure Infrastructure Engineer | 55.2% | 16 |
| 2 | Cloud Infrastructure Engineer | 55.2% | 16 |
| 4 | Databricks Engineer | 27.6% | 8 |
| 5 | Azure Platform Engineer | 6.9% | 2 |
| 5 | Cloud Platform Engineer | 6.9% | 2 |
| 5 | Senior Platform Engineer | 6.9% | 2 |
| 8 | Azure Data Engineer | 3.4% | 1 |
| 8 | Senior Data Engineer | 3.4% | 1 |