Microsoft Azure Architect
UK
The median Microsoft Azure Architect daily rate in the UK is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 352 | 402 | 398 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +50 | -4 | -87 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Azure Architect | 156 | 177 | 348 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.53% | 0.41% | 0.59% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.58% | 0.44% | 0.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 99 | 126 | 271 |
| 10th Percentile | £480 | £488 | £500 |
| 25th Percentile | £538 | £563 | £563 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £625 | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | -3.85% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £747 | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £788 | £825 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £625 | £650 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.00% | -3.85% | +6.12% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £66.75 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £68.50 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £70.25 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 27,103 | 40,251 | 55,892 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.50% | 92.75% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,220 | 39,044 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,052 | 2,676 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.13 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.55% | -18.89% | +88.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £40.00 | £42.16 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.00% | -5.11% | +115.96% |
Azure Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Azure Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Azure Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Azure Architect.
Azure Architect
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure Architect over the 6 months to 7 May 2025.
Azure Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Azure Architect.
Azure Architect
Top 14 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 7 May 2025. 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 |
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| England | +56 | 130 | £605 | -6.92% | 39 |
| London | +60 | 94 | £625 | -10.07% | 18 |
| Work from Home | +29 | 64 | £600 | -7.69% | 27 |
| UK excluding London | +28 | 31 | £600 | -4.00% | 23 |
| South East | +32 | 9 | £625 | - | 7 |
| North of England | +6 | 8 | £525 | -14.29% | 5 |
| North West | +9 | 7 | £538 | -12.24% | 4 |
| Midlands | +8 | 7 | £600 | -11.11% | 8 |
| South West | +33 | 5 | £450 | -12.20% | 2 |
| Scotland | +19 | 4 | £700 | - | |
| East Midlands | +9 | 4 | £669 | -0.93% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +5 | 2 | £600 | -9.09% | 7 |
| East of England | - | 2 | £751 | - | |
| Yorkshire | +11 | 1 | £525 | -8.70% | 1 |
Azure Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 May 2025, Azure Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Azure Architect in the job title.
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Azure Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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