Microsoft Azure
Hertfordshire > Watford
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Watford requiring Azure skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 8 | 10 | 20 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +10 | -16 |
| Contract jobs citing Azure | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Watford | 10.45% | 2.22% | 2.96% |
| As % of the Cloud Services category | 50.00% | 33.33% | 12.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £410 |
| 25th Percentile | £563 | - | £426 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | - | £453 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -39.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | - | £621 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £721 |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate | £625 | £638 | £476 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.96% | +33.86% | -17.17% |
All Cloud Computing Skills
Watford
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 Watford.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills | 14 | 3 | 33 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford | 20.90% | 6.67% | 24.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £249 | - | £327 |
| 25th Percentile | £366 | £306 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £313 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +84.00% | -47.92% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £319 | £681 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £778 |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate | £575 | £550 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | +10.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.31 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £19.93 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £20.97 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £22.00 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £22.62 | - | - |
| Hertfordshire median hourly rate | £21.72 | £46.08 | £20.25 |
| % change year-on-year | -52.88% | +127.56% | -69.08% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Watford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Azure relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford.
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Daily Rate Trend in Watford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing Azure.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Watford
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing Azure.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford 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: