Azure DevOps Contracts with Work from Home Options

Microsoft Azure DevOps
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Azure DevOps skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Azure DevOps over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 56 62 62
Rank change year-on-year +6 0 +2
Contract jobs citing Azure DevOps 518 944 1,799
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 3.40% 3.70% 4.04%
As % of the Cloud Services category 9.41% 9.35% 9.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 334 714 1,336
10th Percentile £388 £413 £400
25th Percentile £450 £464 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £548 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.11% -0.45% +10.00%
75th Percentile £620 £634 £636
90th Percentile £688 £700 £725
UK median daily rate £519 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -5.68% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 8 6
10th Percentile - £36.35 £54.50
25th Percentile - £57.13 £56.98
Median hourly rate - £63.00 £62.15
Median % change year-on-year - +1.37% +38.11%
75th Percentile - £70.00 £65.79
90th Percentile - £70.45 £76.00
UK median hourly rate £65.50 £70.00 £57.70
% change year-on-year -6.43% +21.33% +28.21%

All Cloud Skills
Work from Home

Azure DevOps is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 5,503 10,093 18,458
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 36.14% 39.53% 41.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,963 7,414 13,803
10th Percentile £350 £370 £375
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £738 £743 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 88 129 172
10th Percentile £15.50 £16.25 £14.33
25th Percentile £16.60 £21.00 £19.00
Median hourly rate £26.00 £54.00 £28.75
Median % change year-on-year -51.85% +87.83% -28.13%
75th Percentile £45.31 £70.00 £62.24
90th Percentile £65.31 £75.20 £66.00
UK median hourly rate £21.00 £35.00 £21.50
% change year-on-year -40.00% +62.79% -4.44%

Azure DevOps
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Azure DevOps as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Azure DevOps trend for jobs with a WFH option

Azure DevOps
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Azure DevOps.

Azure DevOps daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Azure DevOps
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Azure DevOps over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Azure DevOps daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Azure DevOps
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Azure DevOps.

Azure DevOps hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Azure DevOps
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Application Platforms
1 29 (5.60%) Confluence
2 19 (3.67%) SharePoint
3 17 (3.28%) CMS
4 5 (0.97%) Headless CMS
4 5 (0.97%) IIS
4 5 (0.97%) Kentico
5 3 (0.58%) Apache
5 3 (0.58%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.58%) Umbraco
6 2 (0.39%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.39%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.39%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.19%) EPiServer
7 1 (0.19%) SharePoint 2013
7 1 (0.19%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.19%) WordPress
Applications
1 5 (0.97%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.77%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.39%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.19%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.19%) InVision
4 1 (0.19%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 22 (4.25%) Dynamics AX
2 14 (2.70%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (1.74%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 7 (1.35%) Oracle EBS R12
5 3 (0.58%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.58%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.39%) BusinessWorks
6 2 (0.39%) Maximo
6 2 (0.39%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.19%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.19%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 518 (100.00%) Azure
2 83 (16.02%) Power Platform
3 71 (13.71%) Dynamics 365
4 56 (10.81%) PowerApps
5 55 (10.62%) Azure Service Bus
6 53 (10.23%) Serverless
7 51 (9.85%) Azure Logic Apps
8 50 (9.65%) Power Automate
9 45 (8.69%) GitHub
10 44 (8.49%) Azure API Management
11 42 (8.11%) AWS
11 42 (8.11%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 42 (8.11%) Azure Functions
11 42 (8.11%) PaaS
12 34 (6.56%) Entra ID
13 33 (6.37%) Azure Data Factory
14 32 (6.18%) Azure Monitor
15 22 (4.25%) IaaS
15 22 (4.25%) SaaS
16 19 (3.67%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 20 (3.86%) Firewall
2 10 (1.93%) DNS
3 9 (1.74%) Network Security
4 5 (0.97%) SSL
5 4 (0.77%) FTP
5 4 (0.77%) HTTP
6 3 (0.58%) OpenLDAP
6 3 (0.58%) VPN
7 2 (0.39%) IPv4
8 1 (0.19%) 4G
8 1 (0.19%) Extranet
8 1 (0.19%) Internet
8 1 (0.19%) Intranet
8 1 (0.19%) MQTT
8 1 (0.19%) PPP
8 1 (0.19%) RS-232
Database & Business Intelligence
1 118 (22.78%) SQL Server
2 63 (12.16%) Power BI
3 41 (7.92%) Data Lake
4 39 (7.53%) Azure SQL Database
5 15 (2.90%) PostgreSQL
6 14 (2.70%) Data Warehouse
7 13 (2.51%) Relational Database
8 12 (2.32%) Redis
9 10 (1.93%) MongoDB
9 10 (1.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 9 (1.74%) MySQL
11 7 (1.35%) NoSQL
12 6 (1.16%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
13 5 (0.97%) Big Data
13 5 (0.97%) InterSystems Cache
13 5 (0.97%) Power Query
14 4 (0.77%) Amazon Redshift
14 4 (0.77%) Geospatial Data
14 4 (0.77%) OLTP
14 4 (0.77%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 86 (16.60%) Git
2 52 (10.04%) JIRA
3 30 (5.79%) Visual Studio
4 28 (5.41%) SpecFlow
5 24 (4.63%) Selenium
6 23 (4.44%) Jenkins
7 15 (2.90%) SonarQube
8 14 (2.70%) GitLab
9 13 (2.51%) Postman
10 12 (2.32%) WebDriver
11 11 (2.12%) Team Foundation Server
12 8 (1.54%) Cypress.io
12 8 (1.54%) Visual Studio Code
13 7 (1.35%) NUnit
13 7 (1.35%) TeamCity
14 6 (1.16%) Moq
14 6 (1.16%) Oracle Forms
15 5 (0.97%) Cucumber
15 5 (0.97%) Visual Studio Team System
16 4 (0.77%) JMeter
General
1 121 (23.36%) Social Skills
2 117 (22.59%) Finance
3 95 (18.34%) Public Sector
4 44 (8.49%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (5.21%) Retail
6 23 (4.44%) Marketing
7 22 (4.25%) General Ledger
8 18 (3.47%) Manufacturing
9 17 (3.28%) Telecoms
10 15 (2.90%) Electronics
11 13 (2.51%) Banking
11 13 (2.51%) Documentation Skills
12 12 (2.32%) Back Office
13 11 (2.12%) Presentation Skills
14 6 (1.16%) Law
15 5 (0.97%) Influencing Skills
16 4 (0.77%) Legal
17 3 (0.58%) Front Office
17 3 (0.58%) Investment Banking
17 3 (0.58%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 166 (32.05%) Developer
2 82 (15.83%) Senior
3 66 (12.74%) Azure Engineer
4 56 (10.81%) Lead
5 53 (10.23%) Azure Developer
6 50 (9.65%) DevOps Engineer
7 48 (9.27%) Consultant
8 45 (8.69%) Senior Developer
9 39 (7.53%) .NET Developer
10 37 (7.14%) Azure DevOps Engineer
11 33 (6.37%) C# Developer
12 32 (6.18%) Architect
13 28 (5.41%) Analyst
14 27 (5.21%) Software Developer
15 21 (4.05%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
16 20 (3.86%) Functional Consultant
17 18 (3.47%) Cloud Engineer
17 18 (3.47%) Senior Software Developer
18 17 (3.28%) Data Engineer
19 16 (3.09%) Integration Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 135 (26.06%) .NET
2 70 (13.51%) XML
3 53 (10.23%) ARM Templates
4 45 (8.69%) .NET Core
4 45 (8.69%) .NET Framework
5 35 (6.76%) React
6 31 (5.98%) CSS
7 28 (5.41%) HTML
8 26 (5.02%) AngularJS
8 26 (5.02%) YAML
9 25 (4.83%) JSON
10 24 (4.63%) ASP.NET
11 22 (4.25%) Entity Framework
11 22 (4.25%) REST
12 18 (3.47%) GraphQL
13 17 (3.28%) RESTful
14 13 (2.51%) SOAP
15 12 (2.32%) ASP.NET MVC
15 12 (2.32%) jQuery
16 11 (2.12%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 43 (8.30%) Product Ownership
2 23 (4.44%) Data Structures
3 17 (3.28%) Onboarding
4 11 (2.12%) Greenfield Project
5 10 (1.93%) Contactless
5 10 (1.93%) Data Centre
5 10 (1.93%) Management Information System
6 9 (1.74%) Mobile App
6 9 (1.74%) Wiki
7 8 (1.54%) Cloud Native
8 7 (1.35%) Linux Command Line
9 6 (1.16%) Derivative
10 5 (0.97%) Distributed Systems
10 5 (0.97%) Legacy Applications
10 5 (0.97%) Public Cloud
11 4 (0.77%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 4 (0.77%) Interest Rate Derivative
11 4 (0.77%) Private Cloud
11 4 (0.77%) Self-Motivation
12 3 (0.58%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 29 (5.60%) Windows
2 19 (3.67%) Linux
3 12 (2.32%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.35%) VMS
5 6 (1.16%) Unix
6 3 (0.58%) Solaris
7 2 (0.39%) Alpine Linux
7 2 (0.39%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.39%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.19%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 517 (99.81%) DevOps
2 214 (41.31%) Agile
3 151 (29.15%) CI/CD
4 84 (16.22%) Business Intelligence
5 83 (16.02%) Scrum
6 73 (14.09%) Test Automation
7 60 (11.58%) Infrastructure as Code
8 51 (9.85%) Problem-Solving
9 46 (8.88%) TDD
10 45 (8.69%) Migration
11 42 (8.11%) Software Engineering
12 35 (6.76%) Mentoring
13 33 (6.37%) API Management
14 32 (6.18%) Microservices
14 32 (6.18%) OO
15 31 (5.98%) Analytics
15 31 (5.98%) Project Delivery
16 30 (5.79%) Full Stack Development
17 29 (5.60%) Computer Science
17 29 (5.60%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 165 (31.85%) C#
2 141 (27.22%) SQL
3 109 (21.04%) PowerShell
4 69 (13.32%) Python
5 50 (9.65%) Bicep
5 50 (9.65%) JavaScript
6 27 (5.21%) TypeScript
7 20 (3.86%) Java
8 14 (2.70%) Bash
9 10 (1.93%) T-SQL
10 7 (1.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 7 (1.35%) Kusto Query Language
11 6 (1.16%) Scala
12 5 (0.97%) X++
13 4 (0.77%) Apex Code
13 4 (0.77%) Go
13 4 (0.77%) Shell Script
14 3 (0.58%) C++
15 2 (0.39%) R
15 2 (0.39%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 58 (11.20%) Security Cleared
2 52 (10.04%) Degree
2 52 (10.04%) SC Cleared
3 16 (3.09%) Computer Science Degree
4 15 (2.90%) BPSS Clearance
5 14 (2.70%) Azure Certification
6 6 (1.16%) DV Cleared
6 6 (1.16%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (0.58%) ISTQB
7 3 (0.58%) Master's Degree
8 2 (0.39%) CEH
8 2 (0.39%) CISM
8 2 (0.39%) CISSP
8 2 (0.39%) CREST Certified
8 2 (0.39%) CSSLP
8 2 (0.39%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.19%) CBAP
9 1 (0.19%) IIBA
9 1 (0.19%) ISEB
9 1 (0.19%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (5.02%) QA
2 19 (3.67%) Accessibility
3 12 (2.32%) WCAG
4 11 (2.12%) NCSC
5 7 (1.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.35%) PCI DSS
6 6 (1.16%) PMO
7 5 (0.97%) GDPR
8 4 (0.77%) PSD2
9 3 (0.58%) Data Quality
10 2 (0.39%) COBIT
10 2 (0.39%) Disclosure Scotland
10 2 (0.39%) GxP
10 2 (0.39%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 2 (0.39%) ISO 22301
10 2 (0.39%) NIST
11 1 (0.19%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.19%) HL7
System Software
1 43 (8.30%) Active Directory
2 41 (7.92%) Docker
3 13 (2.51%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.39%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.19%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 93 (17.95%) Terraform
2 47 (9.07%) Kubernetes
3 22 (4.25%) Ansible
4 9 (1.74%) Prometheus
5 7 (1.35%) Grafana
6 5 (0.97%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.77%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (0.77%) SCCM
8 3 (0.58%) Progress Chef
8 3 (0.58%) Puppet
8 3 (0.58%) SCOM
9 2 (0.39%) Argo
9 2 (0.39%) HP Quality Center
9 2 (0.39%) Kibana
9 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.39%) Nagios
9 2 (0.39%) Nessus
9 2 (0.39%) TIBCO Hawk
10 1 (0.19%) Docker Swarm
10 1 (0.19%) SCOrch
Vendors
1 171 (33.01%) Microsoft
2 25 (4.83%) Oracle
3 24 (4.63%) SAP
4 19 (3.67%) Databricks
5 10 (1.93%) Salesforce
6 9 (1.74%) VMware
7 8 (1.54%) ServiceNow
8 5 (0.97%) Informatica
8 5 (0.97%) Xamarin
9 4 (0.77%) Splunk
10 3 (0.58%) Adobe
10 3 (0.58%) HP
10 3 (0.58%) IBM
10 3 (0.58%) Palo Alto
10 3 (0.58%) Red Hat
10 3 (0.58%) UiPath
11 2 (0.39%) Dynatrace
11 2 (0.39%) Optimizely
11 2 (0.39%) PayPal
11 2 (0.39%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud