Azure Infrastructure Engineer Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands
Infrastructure Engineer - Microsoft Azure
England > West Midlands
The median Infrastructure Engineer - Microsoft Azure daily rate in the West Midlands is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 169 | 129 | 102 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -40 | -27 | +9 |
| Contract Azure Infrastructure Engineer jobs | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands | 0.20% | 0.38% | 0.42% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.22% | 0.43% | 0.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £429 | £553 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £678 | £469 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £700 | £613 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -32.14% | +14.29% | +34.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | - | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -18.18% | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
West Midlands
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in the West Midlands matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in the West Midlands matching a recognised job title | 3,244 | 1,867 | 1,759 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 90.44% | 89.07% | 92.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,981 | 1,220 | 1,112 |
| 10th Percentile | £346 | £255 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £395 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.50% | - | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £594 | £588 | £612 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £700 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £510 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -2.86% | -1.87% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 227 | 107 | 62 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.79 | £12.62 | £12.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.34 | £15.71 | £14.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £25.15 | £23.82 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.52% | +5.58% | +7.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £38.75 | £36.75 | £32.27 |
| 90th Percentile | £55.00 | £50.00 | £42.88 |
| England median hourly rate | £41.71 | £25.15 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +65.84% | -37.13% | -11.11% |
Azure Infrastructure Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Azure Infrastructure Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
Azure Infrastructure Engineer Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Azure Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in the West Midlands.
Azure Infrastructure Engineer Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Azure Infrastructure Engineer jobs within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 13 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staffordshire | - | 6 | £475 | - | 2 |
| Birmingham | -7 | 1 | £413 | -2.94% | 5 |
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Azure Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands
For the 6 months to 13 November 2026, Azure Infrastructure Engineer contract job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract Azure Infrastructure Engineer job ads across the West Midlands region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azure | 100.0% | 7 |
| 1 | Infrastructure Engineering | 100.0% | 7 |
| 1 | Windows | 100.0% | 7 |
| 4 | Microsoft 365 | 71.4% | 5 |
| 4 | Windows Server | 71.4% | 5 |
| 6 | Microsoft | 57.1% | 4 |
| 6 | VMware | 57.1% | 4 |
| 8 | Azure Certification | 42.9% | 3 |
| 8 | Entra ID | 42.9% | 3 |
| 8 | Microsoft Intune | 42.9% | 3 |
| 11 | Active Directory | 28.6% | 2 |
| 11 | AWS | 28.6% | 2 |
| 11 | DNS | 28.6% | 2 |
| 11 | Hyper-V | 28.6% | 2 |
| 11 | Linux | 28.6% | 2 |
| 11 | NetApp | 28.6% | 2 |
| 11 | Network Security | 28.6% | 2 |
| 11 | SCCM | 28.6% | 2 |
| 11 | SSL | 28.6% | 2 |
| 11 | Virtual Infrastructure | 28.6% | 2 |
| 11 | VMware Infrastructure | 28.6% | 2 |
| 22 | Azure DevOps | 14.3% | 1 |
| 22 | Bicep | 14.3% | 1 |
| 22 | Confluence | 14.3% | 1 |
| 22 | DevOps | 14.3% | 1 |
| 22 | Firewall | 14.3% | 1 |
| 22 | IIS | 14.3% | 1 |
| 22 | Infrastructure as Code | 14.3% | 1 |
| 22 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 14.3% | 1 |
| 22 | JIRA | 14.3% | 1 |
Azure Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windows Infrastructure Engineer | 85.7% | 6 |
| 2 | Senior Infrastructure Engineer | 57.1% | 4 |
| 2 | Senior Windows Engineer | 57.1% | 4 |
| 4 | AWS Infrastructure Engineer | 28.6% | 2 |
| 4 | Linux Infrastructure Engineer | 28.6% | 2 |
| 4 | VMware Infrastructure Engineer | 28.6% | 2 |