Microsoft Azure Engineer
UK
The median Microsoft Azure Engineer daily rate in the UK is £498, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 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 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 208 | 205 | 151 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | -54 | +5 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Azure Engineer | 383 | 509 | 1,053 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.31% | 1.17% | 1.76% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.42% | 1.26% | 1.86% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 292 | 393 | 808 |
| 10th Percentile | £388 | £375 | £449 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £450 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £498 | £525 | £563 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.24% | -6.67% | +2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £578 | £600 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £725 | £721 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -9.09% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £52.95 |
| 25th Percentile | £67.50 | - | £55.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | - | £61.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | - | £66.38 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £69.45 |
| 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 | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
Azure Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Azure Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Azure Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Azure Engineer.
Azure Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure Engineer over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Azure Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Azure Engineer.
Azure Engineer
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Azure Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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 | +1 | 335 | £500 | -4.76% | 116 |
| London | -10 | 208 | £500 | -9.09% | 48 |
| Work from Home | +11 | 150 | £475 | -9.52% | 81 |
| UK excluding London | +33 | 124 | £500 | - | 77 |
| South East | +53 | 45 | £550 | +11.11% | 31 |
| North of England | +10 | 33 | £475 | -5.00% | 17 |
| Midlands | +25 | 18 | £468 | +6.86% | 6 |
| South West | +38 | 17 | £463 | -11.90% | 12 |
| North West | -3 | 16 | £450 | -12.20% | 12 |
| West Midlands | +16 | 13 | £460 | +8.24% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +4 | 9 | £425 | -10.53% | 4 |
| Scotland | +10 | 8 | £400 | -9.09% | 7 |
| North East | +6 | 7 | £550 | +10.00% | 1 |
| East Midlands | +11 | 5 | £475 | +2.70% | 4 |
| Wales | +4 | 4 | £425 | -29.17% |
Azure Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, Azure Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Azure Engineer 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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