Microsoft Azure
Manchester > Stockport
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Stockport requiring Azure skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 4 | 2 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Azure | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Stockport | 9.09% | 45.45% | - |
| As % of the Cloud Services category | 33.33% | 83.33% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £350 | £400 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | - |
| Manchester median daily rate | £460 | £500 | £493 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.00% | +1.52% | -6.19% |
All Cloud Computing Skills
Stockport
Azure falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in Stockport.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stockport | 27.27% | 54.55% | 19.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £172 | - | £289 |
| 25th Percentile | £202 | - | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £253 | £400 | £356 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -36.88% | +12.28% | +1.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £302 | - | £453 |
| 90th Percentile | £331 | £450 | £526 |
| Manchester median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -5.00% | -2.44% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Stockport
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Azure relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Stockport.
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Daily Rate Trend in Stockport
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stockport citing Azure.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stockport 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:
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