Azure Contract Job Trends in West Wales

Microsoft Azure
Wales > West Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in West Wales requiring Azure skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 1 8
Rank change year-on-year -8 +7 -7
Contract jobs citing Azure 3 16 1
As % of all contract jobs in West Wales 7.89% 51.61% 5.26%
As % of the Cloud Services category 50.00% 84.21% 16.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 15 0
10th Percentile - £475 -
25th Percentile £563 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £500 -
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% - -
75th Percentile £688 £543 -
90th Percentile - £550 -
Wales median daily rate £425 £500 £413
% change year-on-year -15.00% +21.21% -28.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £17.83 - -
25th Percentile £17.94 £21.25 -
Median hourly rate £18.75 £22.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% - -
75th Percentile £19.44 £23.75 -
90th Percentile £19.48 - -
Wales median hourly rate £18.75 £37.50 -
% change year-on-year -50.00% - -

All Cloud Computing Skills
West Wales

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 West Wales.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 6 19 6
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Wales 15.79% 61.29% 31.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 17 5
10th Percentile £493 £365 £314
25th Percentile £538 - £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £500 £338
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +48.15% -28.95%
75th Percentile £650 £550 £394
90th Percentile £673 - £420
Wales median daily rate £417 £438 £381
% change year-on-year -4.63% +14.75% -23.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £17.83 - -
25th Percentile £17.94 £21.25 -
Median hourly rate £18.75 £22.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% - -
75th Percentile £19.44 £23.75 -
90th Percentile £19.48 - -
Wales median hourly rate £21.00 £33.64 £13.33
% change year-on-year -37.57% +152.36% -11.13%

Azure
Job Vacancy Trend in West Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Azure relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West Wales.

Azure job vacancy trend in West Wales

Azure
Daily Rate Trend in West Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Wales citing Azure.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Wales citing Azure

Azure
Hourly Rate Trend in West Wales

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West Wales citing Azure.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West Wales citing Azure

Azure
Contract Job Locations in West Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Azure within the West Wales region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
Swansea -6 3 £625 +25.00% 4
Azure
Wales

Azure
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Wales 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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) Service Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) Service Desk Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Architect
2 1 (33.33%) IT Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Solutions Architect
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
1 2 (66.67%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) BPR
1 1 (33.33%) Change Advisory Board
1 1 (33.33%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
1 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
1 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) TOGAF
1 1 (33.33%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Azure Certification
1 1 (33.33%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (33.33%) ITGC
1 1 (33.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (66.67%) SCCM
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft