Azure DevOps Contracts in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Azure DevOps
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Azure DevOps skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Azure DevOps over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 103 74 91
Rank change year-on-year -29 +17 +10
Contract jobs citing Azure DevOps 413 758 882
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.01% 3.22% 2.88%
As % of the Cloud Services category 7.82% 9.69% 8.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 300 609 648
10th Percentile £374 £406 £363
25th Percentile £425 £456 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £540 £500
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +8.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £619 £600
90th Percentile £630 £675 £652
UK median daily rate £513 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -6.82% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 9 7
10th Percentile £64.50 £57.70 £54.50
25th Percentile £65.25 £60.00 £55.00
Median hourly rate £65.50 £70.00 £55.50
Median % change year-on-year -6.43% +26.13% +23.33%
75th Percentile £65.75 £79.19 £61.70
90th Percentile £68.50 - £62.15
UK median hourly rate £65.50 £70.00 £57.70
% change year-on-year -6.43% +21.33% +28.21%

All Cloud Skills
UK excluding London

Azure DevOps is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 5,280 7,819 9,906
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 25.73% 33.27% 32.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,735 5,787 7,266
10th Percentile £213 £250 £207
25th Percentile £368 £406 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.00% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £588
90th Percentile £675 £688 £673
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 258 227 282
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.00 £13.25
25th Percentile £15.00 £16.50 £15.25
Median hourly rate £17.69 £25.00 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -29.24% +31.58% -3.80%
75th Percentile £26.50 £65.00 £25.19
90th Percentile £62.00 £75.00 £55.00
UK median hourly rate £21.00 £35.00 £22.00
% change year-on-year -40.00% +59.09% -2.22%

Azure DevOps
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Azure DevOps as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Azure DevOps in the UK excluding London

Azure DevOps
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Azure DevOps in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Azure DevOps in the UK excluding London

Azure DevOps
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure DevOps in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Azure DevOps in the UK excluding London

Azure DevOps
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Azure DevOps in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Azure DevOps in the UK excluding London

Azure DevOps
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Azure DevOps within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 8 May 2024. 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
South East -16 137 £525 -4.55% 47
North of England -12 86 £500 - 81
South West -44 60 £525 -9.44% 39
Midlands -19 54 £450 - 71
Scotland +3 51 £450 -5.26% 19
North West -7 50 £513 +2.50% 45
West Midlands -7 44 £475 - 49
Yorkshire +9 33 £475 -9.52% 29
East of England +11 23 £500 -9.09% 18
East Midlands -7 10 £419 +1.58% 21
Wales -1 7 £363 -38.14% 20
North East +14 5 £473 -5.50% 7
Northern Ireland - 4 £550 - 14
Isle of Man - 2 £388 -
Azure DevOps
UK

Azure DevOps
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 23 (5.57%) SharePoint
2 17 (4.12%) Confluence
3 11 (2.66%) IIS
4 5 (1.21%) CMS
5 3 (0.73%) ArcGIS
5 3 (0.73%) Drupal
6 2 (0.48%) Apache
6 2 (0.48%) Headless CMS
6 2 (0.48%) Kentico
6 2 (0.48%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.24%) Appian
7 1 (0.24%) Jadu
7 1 (0.24%) JBoss
7 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.24%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.24%) WebSphere
7 1 (0.24%) WildFly
7 1 (0.24%) WordPress
Applications
1 11 (2.66%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (2.18%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.45%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.24%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.24%) Trello
Business Applications
1 17 (4.12%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 13 (3.15%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (2.66%) Oracle EBS
4 8 (1.94%) Oracle EBS R12
5 3 (0.73%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.48%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.48%) Maximo
7 1 (0.24%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 410 (99.27%) Azure
2 43 (10.41%) Power Platform
3 33 (7.99%) Dynamics 365
4 30 (7.26%) Serverless
5 29 (7.02%) AWS
6 25 (6.05%) Azure Functions
7 23 (5.57%) Power Automate
8 21 (5.08%) GitHub
8 21 (5.08%) PaaS
8 21 (5.08%) PowerApps
9 17 (4.12%) Azure Data Factory
9 17 (4.12%) Azure Logic Apps
10 16 (3.87%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 16 (3.87%) Azure Service Bus
11 15 (3.63%) Azure AKS
12 12 (2.91%) Azure Monitor
13 10 (2.42%) Azure API Management
13 10 (2.42%) Microsoft 365
14 9 (2.18%) IaaS
14 9 (2.18%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.94%) DNS
1 8 (1.94%) Firewall
2 7 (1.69%) Network Security
3 5 (1.21%) TCP/IP
4 4 (0.97%) SSL
5 3 (0.73%) VPN
5 3 (0.73%) Wireshark
6 2 (0.48%) OpenLDAP
7 1 (0.24%) Extranet
7 1 (0.24%) FTP
7 1 (0.24%) Intranet
7 1 (0.24%) MQTT
7 1 (0.24%) RS-232
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (15.01%) SQL Server
2 30 (7.26%) Power BI
3 17 (4.12%) Azure SQL Database
4 13 (3.15%) Relational Database
5 11 (2.66%) PostgreSQL
5 11 (2.66%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 8 (1.94%) Data Lake
6 8 (1.94%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (1.94%) Redis
7 6 (1.45%) MySQL
8 5 (1.21%) Big Data
8 5 (1.21%) GIS
8 5 (1.21%) InterSystems Cache
8 5 (1.21%) Oracle Database
9 4 (0.97%) Amazon Aurora
9 4 (0.97%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
10 3 (0.73%) BusinessObjects
10 3 (0.73%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.73%) NoSQL
10 3 (0.73%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 63 (15.25%) Git
2 53 (12.83%) JIRA
3 36 (8.72%) Selenium
4 29 (7.02%) Visual Studio
5 20 (4.84%) Jenkins
6 14 (3.39%) Postman
7 10 (2.42%) NUnit
8 9 (2.18%) Artifactory
8 9 (2.18%) GitLab
8 9 (2.18%) SonarQube
8 9 (2.18%) WebDriver
9 8 (1.94%) Team Foundation Server
10 7 (1.69%) Oracle Forms
11 6 (1.45%) Robot Framework
11 6 (1.45%) SpecFlow
11 6 (1.45%) Subversion
11 6 (1.45%) TeamCity
12 5 (1.21%) Cypress.io
12 5 (1.21%) Maven
12 5 (1.21%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 89 (21.55%) Social Skills
2 57 (13.80%) Finance
3 48 (11.62%) Public Sector
4 37 (8.96%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (2.66%) Retail
6 9 (2.18%) Marketing
7 8 (1.94%) Legal
7 8 (1.94%) Manufacturing
7 8 (1.94%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (1.45%) Documentation Skills
8 6 (1.45%) Influencing Skills
8 6 (1.45%) Telecoms
9 5 (1.21%) Presentation Skills
10 4 (0.97%) Electronics
10 4 (0.97%) German Language
11 3 (0.73%) Games
12 2 (0.48%) General Ledger
12 2 (0.48%) Law
13 1 (0.24%) Aerospace
13 1 (0.24%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 107 (25.91%) Developer
2 48 (11.62%) Analyst
3 43 (10.41%) DevOps Engineer
3 43 (10.41%) Senior
4 41 (9.93%) Azure Engineer
5 36 (8.72%) Architect
6 33 (7.99%) Lead
7 31 (7.51%) Azure DevOps Engineer
8 28 (6.78%) .NET Developer
9 24 (5.81%) Test Analyst
10 20 (4.84%) Solutions Architect
11 16 (3.87%) Azure Developer
11 16 (3.87%) Consultant
12 15 (3.63%) C# Developer
13 14 (3.39%) Senior Developer
14 13 (3.15%) Project Manager
14 13 (3.15%) Test Engineer
15 12 (2.91%) Business Analyst
15 12 (2.91%) Senior .NET Developer
15 12 (2.91%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 106 (25.67%) .NET
2 25 (6.05%) React
3 24 (5.81%) .NET Framework
4 20 (4.84%) AngularJS
5 19 (4.60%) REST
6 18 (4.36%) CSS
6 18 (4.36%) HTML
7 16 (3.87%) .NET Core
8 15 (3.63%) RESTful
8 15 (3.63%) YAML
9 14 (3.39%) ARM Templates
9 14 (3.39%) JSON
9 14 (3.39%) XML
10 13 (3.15%) SOAP
11 11 (2.66%) Entity Framework
11 11 (2.66%) Node.js
12 9 (2.18%) ASP.NET
12 9 (2.18%) GraphQL
12 9 (2.18%) Playwright
13 8 (1.94%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 29 (7.02%) Product Ownership
2 17 (4.12%) Client/Server
3 14 (3.39%) Cloud Native
4 12 (2.91%) Mobile App
5 11 (2.66%) Legacy Applications
5 11 (2.66%) Wiki
6 8 (1.94%) Greenfield Project
7 6 (1.45%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (1.21%) Data Protection Act
8 5 (1.21%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (0.97%) Data Structures
9 4 (0.97%) Private Cloud
10 3 (0.73%) Data Centre
10 3 (0.73%) Linux Command Line
11 2 (0.48%) IoT
11 2 (0.48%) NHS
11 2 (0.48%) Public Cloud
11 2 (0.48%) Self-Motivation
11 2 (0.48%) Virtual Reality
12 1 (0.24%) W3C
Operating Systems
1 40 (9.69%) Windows
2 33 (7.99%) Linux
3 22 (5.33%) Windows Server
4 18 (4.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (0.97%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.48%) Alpine Linux
6 2 (0.48%) Android
6 2 (0.48%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.24%) AIX
7 1 (0.24%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.24%) Unix
7 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 409 (99.03%) DevOps
2 201 (48.67%) Agile
3 92 (22.28%) CI/CD
4 65 (15.74%) Test Automation
5 52 (12.59%) Infrastructure as Code
6 50 (12.11%) Scrum
7 48 (11.62%) Migration
8 35 (8.47%) Project Delivery
9 34 (8.23%) Business Intelligence
10 33 (7.99%) Problem-Solving
11 30 (7.26%) Scaled Agile Framework
11 30 (7.26%) Software Engineering
11 30 (7.26%) Software Testing
12 28 (6.78%) Continuous Integration
13 25 (6.05%) Stakeholder Management
14 24 (5.81%) Project Management
14 24 (5.81%) User Experience
15 22 (5.33%) Kanban
15 22 (5.33%) TDD
15 22 (5.33%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 101 (24.46%) C#
2 91 (22.03%) SQL
3 56 (13.56%) PowerShell
4 53 (12.83%) Python
5 38 (9.20%) JavaScript
6 23 (5.57%) TypeScript
7 19 (4.60%) Java
8 17 (4.12%) VBScript
9 16 (3.87%) Bash
10 15 (3.63%) Bicep
11 14 (3.39%) C
12 13 (3.15%) T-SQL
13 9 (2.18%) C++
14 8 (1.94%) Go
15 5 (1.21%) Scala
16 4 (0.97%) VB
16 4 (0.97%) VB6
16 4 (0.97%) X++
17 2 (0.48%) VB.NET
17 2 (0.48%) VBA
Qualifications
1 65 (15.74%) Security Cleared
2 34 (8.23%) Degree
3 33 (7.99%) DV Cleared
4 29 (7.02%) SC Cleared
5 13 (3.15%) ISTQB
6 5 (1.21%) ISEB
7 4 (0.97%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 3 (0.73%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (0.73%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (0.73%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.48%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.48%) CBAP
9 2 (0.48%) PMP
10 1 (0.24%) CSPO
10 1 (0.24%) IIBA
10 1 (0.24%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
10 1 (0.24%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.24%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 1 (0.24%) MCSE
10 1 (0.24%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (8.72%) QA
2 10 (2.42%) PMO
3 8 (1.94%) Accessibility
4 7 (1.69%) Disclosure Scotland
5 3 (0.73%) Data Quality
5 3 (0.73%) WCAG
6 1 (0.24%) GxP
6 1 (0.24%) HL7
6 1 (0.24%) NCSC
System Software
1 29 (7.02%) Docker
2 15 (3.63%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (2.42%) Active Directory
4 8 (1.94%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.73%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.24%) Microsoft App-V
6 1 (0.24%) Terminal Services
6 1 (0.24%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 58 (14.04%) Terraform
2 27 (6.54%) Ansible
2 27 (6.54%) Kubernetes
3 10 (2.42%) SCOM
4 6 (1.45%) SCCM
5 5 (1.21%) Grafana
5 5 (1.21%) Prometheus
6 4 (0.97%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.73%) Argo
7 3 (0.73%) HP Quality Center
7 3 (0.73%) Progress Chef
7 3 (0.73%) Puppet
8 2 (0.48%) Packer
9 1 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.24%) HP ALM
9 1 (0.24%) Istio
9 1 (0.24%) linkerd
9 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Intune
9 1 (0.24%) Nessus
9 1 (0.24%) WSUS
Vendors
1 94 (22.76%) Microsoft
2 39 (9.44%) Oracle
3 22 (5.33%) VMware
4 11 (2.66%) Databricks
4 11 (2.66%) F5
4 11 (2.66%) SAP
5 8 (1.94%) Salesforce
6 6 (1.45%) ServiceNow
7 5 (1.21%) Informatica
7 5 (1.21%) Xamarin
8 4 (0.97%) Cadence
8 4 (0.97%) HP
8 4 (0.97%) Infragistics
9 3 (0.73%) Adobe
9 3 (0.73%) ArcSight
9 3 (0.73%) Palo Alto
10 2 (0.48%) Cisco
10 2 (0.48%) Citrix
10 2 (0.48%) Mapbox
10 2 (0.48%) Red Hat