Microsoft Purview Contract Job Trends

Microsoft Purview (formerly Azure Purview)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Microsoft Purview skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 350 390 489
Rank change year-on-year +40 +99 +72
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Purview 336 147 103
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.64% 0.45% 0.24%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.81% 1.21% 0.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 241 87 70
10th Percentile £381 £404 £425
25th Percentile £450 £463 £466
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £520 £565
Median % change year-on-year +0.96% -7.96% +2.73%
75th Percentile £581 £625 £721
90th Percentile £650 £718 £814
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £481 £575
% change year-on-year +3.90% -16.30% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £21.25 £57.50 £62.00
Median hourly rate £21.50 £65.00 £64.00
Median % change year-on-year -66.92% +1.56% -
75th Percentile £21.75 £72.50 £66.00
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.50 £65.00 -
% change year-on-year -66.92% - -

All Cloud Computing Skills
UK

Microsoft Purview 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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 18,581 12,147 14,167
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 35.31% 37.39% 33.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,328 8,132 9,923
10th Percentile £328 £313 £310
25th Percentile £417 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £518 £501 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.40% -4.67% -4.11%
75th Percentile £615 £619 £638
90th Percentile £713 £726 £740
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £490
% change year-on-year +5.26% -3.06% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 615 315 350
10th Percentile £16.62 £15.12 £14.16
25th Percentile £20.82 £18.50 £16.06
Median hourly rate £37.12 £27.50 £22.15
Median % change year-on-year +34.98% +24.15% -36.71%
75th Percentile £70.00 £47.31 £48.11
90th Percentile £83.55 £67.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £18.87 £21.00
% change year-on-year +98.73% -10.14% -21.50%

Microsoft Purview
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft Purview relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Microsoft Purview job vacancy trend in the UK

Microsoft Purview
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Microsoft Purview.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Microsoft Purview

Microsoft Purview
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Purview over the 6 months to 16 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Purview in the UK

Microsoft Purview
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Microsoft Purview.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Microsoft Purview

Microsoft Purview
Top 17 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Purview within the UK over the 6 months to 16 July 2026. 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
England +43 299 £525 - 81
London +12 165 £550 +4.76% 25
UK excluding London -26 131 £500 +3.90% 69
Work from Home -21 106 £500 -3.85% 48
North of England -48 50 £540 +20.81% 16
Yorkshire -19 34 £540 +23.43% 5
Midlands -42 34 £450 -18.18% 13
West Midlands -38 33 £450 -21.74% 8
South East -38 26 £500 -2.44% 21
North West -50 14 £540 +19.07% 11
South West -21 10 £469 -16.67% 8
East of England -24 4 £550 -10.20% 6
North East -36 4 £450 -
Wales - 4 £413 - 3
Scotland -16 3 £475 +13.43% 4
Northern Ireland - 1 - -
East Midlands - 1 £525 - 5

Microsoft Purview
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 85 (25.30%) SharePoint
2 44 (13.10%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.49%) Apache Spark
4 4 (1.19%) Apache
4 4 (1.19%) Confluence
5 1 (0.30%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.30%) Mendix
5 1 (0.30%) SAS
Applications
1 6 (1.79%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.60%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.30%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.30%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.30%) MIS ActiveH
Cloud Services
1 167 (49.70%) Microsoft 365
2 147 (43.75%) Azure
3 74 (22.02%) Entra ID
4 73 (21.73%) Power Platform
5 46 (13.69%) OneDrive
6 43 (12.80%) Microsoft Copilot
7 32 (9.52%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 29 (8.63%) Azure Data Factory
9 19 (5.65%) Azure DevOps
9 19 (5.65%) Azure Logic Apps
9 19 (5.65%) Azure Sentinel
10 16 (4.76%) Power Automate
11 14 (4.17%) AWS
12 12 (3.57%) Azure AI
12 12 (3.57%) Collibra
13 11 (3.27%) GitHub
13 11 (3.27%) Mimecast
13 11 (3.27%) ShareGate
14 10 (2.98%) PowerApps
14 10 (2.98%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 17 (5.06%) Firewall
2 13 (3.87%) Network Security
3 4 (1.19%) DNS
3 4 (1.19%) Intranet
3 4 (1.19%) VPN
4 3 (0.89%) DKIM
4 3 (0.89%) SMTP
5 2 (0.60%) DMARC
5 2 (0.60%) Internet
5 2 (0.60%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.30%) HTTP
6 1 (0.30%) IPFIX
6 1 (0.30%) SNMP
6 1 (0.30%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (15.18%) Power BI
2 50 (14.88%) Metadata
3 22 (6.55%) Data Lake
4 15 (4.46%) Data Warehouse
5 9 (2.68%) Delta Lake
6 6 (1.79%) Azure SQL Database
6 6 (1.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (1.49%) Data Vault
7 5 (1.49%) Oracle Database
8 4 (1.19%) EDRMS
8 4 (1.19%) NoSQL
9 3 (0.89%) Metadata Repository
9 3 (0.89%) Power Query
9 3 (0.89%) Snowflake Schema
9 3 (0.89%) Spark SQL
9 3 (0.89%) SQL Server
9 3 (0.89%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.60%) Ataccama
10 2 (0.60%) Parquet
10 2 (0.60%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 7 (2.08%) JIRA
2 6 (1.79%) Git
3 4 (1.19%) ERwin
4 2 (0.60%) MLflow
5 1 (0.30%) MSI
General
1 75 (22.32%) Social Skills
2 69 (20.54%) Finance
3 33 (9.82%) Public Sector
4 30 (8.93%) Analytical Skills
5 28 (8.33%) Legal
6 14 (4.17%) Documentation Skills
7 6 (1.79%) Banking
7 6 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
8 4 (1.19%) Military
9 3 (0.89%) Local Government
10 2 (0.60%) Advertising
10 2 (0.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (0.60%) Pharmaceutical
10 2 (0.60%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.30%) Aviation
11 1 (0.30%) Billing
11 1 (0.30%) Polish Language
11 1 (0.30%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.30%) Retail
Job Titles
1 49 (14.58%) Security Engineer
2 45 (13.39%) Architect
3 37 (11.01%) Analyst
4 31 (9.23%) Consultant
5 28 (8.33%) Lead
6 24 (7.14%) Data Architect
7 22 (6.55%) Cybersecurity Engineer
7 22 (6.55%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
8 19 (5.65%) Data Engineer
9 18 (5.36%) Senior
10 17 (5.06%) Data Analyst
11 14 (4.17%) Microsoft 365 Architect
11 14 (4.17%) Microsoft Engineer
12 13 (3.87%) Microsoft Specialist
13 12 (3.57%) Business Analyst
14 10 (2.98%) Solutions Architect
15 9 (2.68%) Project Manager
16 8 (2.38%) Data Business Analyst
17 7 (2.08%) Cloud Engineer
17 7 (2.08%) Governance Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (6.85%) Microsoft Graph
2 14 (4.17%) PySpark
3 8 (2.38%) JSON
4 6 (1.79%) .NET
4 6 (1.79%) Kafka
5 5 (1.49%) Middleware
5 5 (1.49%) SPFx
6 4 (1.19%) ASP.NET
6 4 (1.19%) ASP.NET Core
6 4 (1.19%) CSS
6 4 (1.19%) LangChain
6 4 (1.19%) LangGraph
6 4 (1.19%) React
7 3 (0.89%) A2A Protocol
7 3 (0.89%) Model Context Protocol
7 3 (0.89%) XML
8 2 (0.60%) OAuth
8 2 (0.60%) OpenID
8 2 (0.60%) REST
8 2 (0.60%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 28 (8.33%) Security Posture
2 12 (3.57%) Legacy Systems
3 11 (3.27%) Cloud Security Posture
3 11 (3.27%) Product Ownership
3 11 (3.27%) Taxonomies
4 10 (2.98%) Data Structures
5 8 (2.38%) Cloud Native
6 7 (2.08%) AI Agents
6 7 (2.08%) Management Information System
7 6 (1.79%) Cyber Defence
7 6 (1.79%) Reference Data
7 6 (1.79%) Security Operations Centre
8 5 (1.49%) Cyber Threat
8 5 (1.49%) Data Protection Act
9 4 (1.19%) Greenfield Project
9 4 (1.19%) IoT
9 4 (1.19%) Onboarding
9 4 (1.19%) SCADA
10 3 (0.89%) Low-Code
10 3 (0.89%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 16 (4.76%) Windows
2 1 (0.30%) Linux
2 1 (0.30%) Windows 10
2 1 (0.30%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (39.29%) Data Governance
2 127 (37.80%) Data Loss Prevention
3 70 (20.83%) Cybersecurity
4 57 (16.96%) Data Protection
5 56 (16.67%) Migration
6 53 (15.77%) Business Intelligence
7 49 (14.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 47 (13.99%) AI
8 47 (13.99%) Analytics
9 41 (12.20%) Data Modelling
9 41 (12.20%) Stakeholder Management
10 37 (11.01%) Roadmaps
11 36 (10.71%) E-Discovery
11 36 (10.71%) SIEM
12 35 (10.42%) Records Management
13 33 (9.82%) CI/CD
13 33 (9.82%) Zero Trust
14 32 (9.52%) Data Architecture
15 31 (9.23%) Problem-Solving
16 30 (8.93%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 55 (16.37%) PowerShell
2 47 (13.99%) SQL
3 25 (7.44%) Python
4 14 (4.17%) Bicep
5 10 (2.98%) Kusto Query Language
6 6 (1.79%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 5 (1.49%) JavaScript
7 5 (1.49%) T-SQL
7 5 (1.49%) TypeScript
8 4 (1.19%) C#
9 1 (0.30%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 63 (18.75%) Security Cleared
2 53 (15.77%) SC Cleared
3 33 (9.82%) Microsoft Certification
4 16 (4.76%) Degree
5 11 (3.27%) CISSP
6 10 (2.98%) Azure Certification
7 6 (1.79%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (1.79%) CISM
8 4 (1.19%) DV Cleared
9 3 (0.89%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.89%) CompTIA Security+
9 3 (0.89%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 2 (0.60%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.30%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 1 (0.30%) ECSA
11 1 (0.30%) ITIL Certification
11 1 (0.30%) OSCP
11 1 (0.30%) PMI Certification
11 1 (0.30%) PMP
11 1 (0.30%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (14.58%) GDPR
2 47 (13.99%) Data Quality
3 33 (9.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 23 (6.85%) Cyber Essentials
5 17 (5.06%) NIST
6 13 (3.87%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 6 (1.79%) GRC
7 6 (1.79%) PCI DSS
7 6 (1.79%) QA
8 5 (1.49%) FINRA
8 5 (1.49%) MiFID
9 3 (0.89%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.89%) PMO
10 2 (0.60%) Accessibility
10 2 (0.60%) Government Security Classifications
10 2 (0.60%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 2 (0.60%) NCSC
10 2 (0.60%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.60%) Solvency II
System Software
1 33 (9.82%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.89%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (0.60%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.30%) BitLocker
4 1 (0.30%) Microsoft App-V
4 1 (0.30%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 31 (9.23%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (4.17%) Terraform
3 4 (1.19%) AirWatch
3 4 (1.19%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.89%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 3 (0.89%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.60%) SCCM
6 1 (0.30%) IBM Guardium
6 1 (0.30%) PingFederate
Vendors
1 306 (91.07%) Microsoft
2 26 (7.74%) Databricks
3 17 (5.06%) CyberArk
4 14 (4.17%) CrowdStrike
5 12 (3.57%) OpenAI
5 12 (3.57%) Oracle
6 11 (3.27%) Informatica
6 11 (3.27%) Netskope
7 8 (2.38%) Cisco
8 6 (1.79%) Foundry
9 5 (1.49%) Forcepoint
9 5 (1.49%) Salesforce
9 5 (1.49%) Zscaler
10 4 (1.19%) SAP
11 3 (0.89%) Google
11 3 (0.89%) OneTrust
11 3 (0.89%) Proofpoint
11 3 (0.89%) Splunk
11 3 (0.89%) Tenable
12 2 (0.60%) Qualys