Azure Contract Job Trends in Swansea

Microsoft Azure
West Wales > Swansea

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Swansea requiring Azure skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
13 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 1 8
Rank change year-on-year -6 +7 -6
Contract jobs citing Azure 3 16 1
As % of all contract jobs in Swansea 10.34% 53.33% 5.26%
As % of the Cloud Services category 50.00% 88.89% 16.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 15 0
10th Percentile - £475 -
25th Percentile £563 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £500 -
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% - -
75th Percentile £688 £543 -
90th Percentile - £550 -
West Wales median daily rate £625 £500 -
% change year-on-year +25.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £17.83 - -
25th Percentile £17.94 £21.25 -
Median hourly rate £18.75 £22.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% - -
75th Percentile £19.44 £23.75 -
90th Percentile £19.48 - -
West Wales median hourly rate £18.75 £22.50 -
% change year-on-year -16.67% - -

All Cloud Computing Skills
Swansea

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 Swansea.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 6 18 6
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Swansea 20.69% 60.00% 31.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 16 5
10th Percentile £493 £475 £314
25th Percentile £538 £500 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £513 £338
Median % change year-on-year +21.95% +51.85% -28.95%
75th Percentile £650 £550 £394
90th Percentile £673 - £420
West Wales median daily rate £625 £500 £338
% change year-on-year +25.00% +48.15% -28.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £17.83 - -
25th Percentile £17.94 £21.25 -
Median hourly rate £18.75 £22.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% - -
75th Percentile £19.44 £23.75 -
90th Percentile £19.48 - -
West Wales median hourly rate £18.75 £22.50 -
% change year-on-year -16.67% - -

Azure
Job Vacancy Trend in Swansea

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Azure relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Swansea.

Azure job vacancy trend in Swansea

Azure
Daily Rate Trend in Swansea

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Swansea citing Azure.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Swansea citing Azure

Azure
Hourly Rate Trend in Swansea

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Swansea citing Azure.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Swansea citing Azure

Azure
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swansea 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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) Service Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) Service Desk Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Architect
2 1 (33.33%) IT Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Solutions Architect
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
1 2 (66.67%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) BPR
1 1 (33.33%) Change Advisory Board
1 1 (33.33%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
1 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
1 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) TOGAF
1 1 (33.33%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Azure Certification
1 1 (33.33%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (33.33%) ITGC
1 1 (33.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (66.67%) SCCM
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
Azure jobs