Azure Contract Job Trends in Yorkshire

Microsoft Azure
England > Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Yorkshire requiring Azure skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 6 5
Rank change year-on-year -2 -1 0
Contract jobs citing Azure 292 143 243
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 15.43% 13.54% 13.77%
As % of the Cloud Services category 37.87% 35.75% 43.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 196 94 169
10th Percentile £290 £304 £263
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £479 £486 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.59% -2.75% -9.09%
75th Percentile £559 £566 £600
90th Percentile £683 £659 £688
England median daily rate £522 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.57% -4.55% -3.34%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 0 1
10th Percentile £40.37 - -
25th Percentile £52.00 - -
Median hourly rate £56.50 - £62.00
75th Percentile £57.25 - -
90th Percentile £62.40 - -
England median hourly rate £52.50 £35.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year +50.00% -24.21% -8.55%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 771 400 565
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire 40.75% 37.88% 32.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 548 264 418
10th Percentile £227 £275 £255
25th Percentile £377 £405 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.26% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £538 £567 £600
90th Percentile £623 £700 £675
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 7 2
10th Percentile - £20.67 £24.20
25th Percentile £14.25 £26.25 £30.50
Median hourly rate £49.50 £41.00 £41.00
Median % change year-on-year +20.73% - +64.00%
75th Percentile £57.25 £99.32 £51.50
90th Percentile £69.00 £102.00 £57.80
England median hourly rate £27.50 £28.46 £22.50
% change year-on-year -3.36% +26.47% -0.57%

Azure
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

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

Azure job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

Azure
Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Azure.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Azure

Azure
Daily Rate Histogram in Yorkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 7 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Azure in Yorkshire

Azure
Hourly Rate Trend in Yorkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Azure.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Azure

Azure
Hourly Rate Histogram in Yorkshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Azure in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 7 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Azure in Yorkshire

Azure
Contract Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Azure within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 7 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
West Yorkshire -1 153 £500 +4.17% 95
South Yorkshire +7 96 £487 -7.90% 52
North Yorkshire 0 20 £450 +63.64% 26
East Yorkshire - 9 £325 - 35
Azure
England

Azure
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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 20 (6.85%) SharePoint
2 17 (5.82%) Confluence
3 10 (3.42%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (1.71%) Apache
4 5 (1.71%) Apache Spark
5 4 (1.37%) CMS
6 2 (0.68%) CICS
6 2 (0.68%) Tomcat
6 2 (0.68%) WebSphere
7 1 (0.34%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.34%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.34%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 7 (2.40%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.71%) Acrobat
2 5 (1.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.68%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.34%) Adobe XD
4 1 (0.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.34%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 16 (5.48%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (2.40%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (1.37%) Payment Gateway
4 3 (1.03%) Cloudability
5 2 (0.68%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.68%) Unit4 Business World
6 1 (0.34%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.34%) Magento
6 1 (0.34%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 146 (50.00%) AWS
2 113 (38.70%) GCP
3 45 (15.41%) Entra ID
4 40 (13.70%) Microsoft 365
5 38 (13.01%) Azure DevOps
6 32 (10.96%) GitHub
7 29 (9.93%) SaaS
8 20 (6.85%) Power Platform
9 19 (6.51%) GitHub Actions
10 17 (5.82%) Serverless
11 14 (4.79%) OpenShift
12 12 (4.11%) OneDrive
12 12 (4.11%) PaaS
13 11 (3.77%) Azure AKS
14 10 (3.42%) AWS CloudFormation
15 9 (3.08%) Azure Functions
15 9 (3.08%) Dynamics 365
16 7 (2.40%) Power Automate
17 6 (2.05%) Azure Logic Apps
17 6 (2.05%) Azure Storage
Communications & Networking
1 33 (11.30%) Firewall
2 17 (5.82%) TCP/IP
3 12 (4.11%) DNS
3 12 (4.11%) WAN
4 11 (3.77%) LAN
4 11 (3.77%) Wi-Fi
5 9 (3.08%) Network Security
6 8 (2.74%) VPN
7 5 (1.71%) HTTP
7 5 (1.71%) Kerberos
8 4 (1.37%) DHCP
8 4 (1.37%) VLAN
9 3 (1.03%) HTTPS
9 3 (1.03%) SSL
9 3 (1.03%) VoIP
10 2 (0.68%) BGP
10 2 (0.68%) IPsec
10 2 (0.68%) OSPF
10 2 (0.68%) Reverse Proxy
10 2 (0.68%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (6.85%) NoSQL
1 20 (6.85%) SQL Server
2 19 (6.51%) Power BI
3 17 (5.82%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (2.74%) MongoDB
5 7 (2.40%) MySQL
6 6 (2.05%) BigQuery
6 6 (2.05%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (2.05%) Relational Database
7 5 (1.71%) Redis
7 5 (1.71%) Tableau
8 4 (1.37%) Data Lake
8 4 (1.37%) Metadata
9 3 (1.03%) Azure SQL Database
9 3 (1.03%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.68%) Cloud Spanner
10 2 (0.68%) DataStage
10 2 (0.68%) DB2
10 2 (0.68%) GIS
10 2 (0.68%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 47 (16.10%) Jenkins
2 34 (11.64%) JIRA
3 29 (9.93%) Git
4 21 (7.19%) GitLab
5 16 (5.48%) Selenium
6 11 (3.77%) Postman
7 10 (3.42%) Cucumber
8 9 (3.08%) CircleCI
9 8 (2.74%) REST Assured
9 8 (2.74%) TestRail
10 6 (2.05%) JUnit
11 5 (1.71%) Zephyr
12 4 (1.37%) Maven
12 4 (1.37%) Mocha
12 4 (1.37%) Storybook
13 3 (1.03%) SoapUI
13 3 (1.03%) Sonatype Nexus
13 3 (1.03%) TestNG
14 2 (0.68%) git-flow
14 2 (0.68%) Mockito
General
1 109 (37.33%) Social Skills
2 47 (16.10%) Finance
3 40 (13.70%) Public Sector
4 33 (11.30%) Banking
5 22 (7.53%) Analytical Skills
6 12 (4.11%) Documentation Skills
7 10 (3.42%) Legal
8 7 (2.40%) Presentation Skills
8 7 (2.40%) Publishing
8 7 (2.40%) Retail
9 6 (2.05%) Law
10 5 (1.71%) Health Technology
11 4 (1.37%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (1.03%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (1.03%) Local Government
13 2 (0.68%) Financial Institution
13 2 (0.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 2 (0.68%) Police
14 1 (0.34%) Digital Health
14 1 (0.34%) Digital Healthcare
Job Titles
1 41 (14.04%) Architect
2 31 (10.62%) Developer
2 31 (10.62%) Senior
3 26 (8.90%) Lead
4 21 (7.19%) DevOps Engineer
5 19 (6.51%) Solutions Architect
6 16 (5.48%) Analyst
7 14 (4.79%) 2nd Line Support
7 14 (4.79%) Software Engineer
8 13 (4.45%) IT Support
9 9 (3.08%) AWS Engineer
9 9 (3.08%) Data Engineer
10 8 (2.74%) .NET Software Engineer
10 8 (2.74%) Consultant
10 8 (2.74%) IT Engineer
10 8 (2.74%) Project Manager
10 8 (2.74%) Security Architect
10 8 (2.74%) Senior Developer
10 8 (2.74%) Tester
11 7 (2.40%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (8.90%) React
1 26 (8.90%) RESTful
2 25 (8.56%) .NET
3 24 (8.22%) REST
4 21 (7.19%) Node.js
5 18 (6.16%) LDAP
6 15 (5.14%) CSS
6 15 (5.14%) HTML
6 15 (5.14%) OAuth
7 14 (4.79%) OpenID
8 12 (4.11%) SAML
9 10 (3.42%) AngularJS
9 10 (3.42%) SailPoint
10 9 (3.08%) Express.js
10 9 (3.08%) FHIR
10 9 (3.08%) Kafka
10 9 (3.08%) SAP Basis
11 8 (2.74%) CSS3
11 8 (2.74%) HTML5
11 8 (2.74%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 28 (9.59%) Onboarding
2 27 (9.25%) Cloud Native
3 18 (6.16%) Hybrid Cloud
3 18 (6.16%) NHS
3 18 (6.16%) Product Ownership
4 10 (3.42%) Enterprise Software
4 10 (3.42%) Security Posture
4 10 (3.42%) Taxonomies
5 7 (2.40%) CMDB
5 7 (2.40%) Public Cloud
6 6 (2.05%) Data Centre
7 5 (1.71%) Algorithms
7 5 (1.71%) IoT
7 5 (1.71%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (1.37%) Cloud Security Posture
8 4 (1.37%) Replication
9 3 (1.03%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (1.03%) Data Structures
9 3 (1.03%) iPhone
9 3 (1.03%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 40 (13.70%) Windows
2 29 (9.93%) Linux
3 9 (3.08%) Unix
4 5 (1.71%) Windows 10
4 5 (1.71%) Windows Server
5 3 (1.03%) Android
6 2 (0.68%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.68%) Solaris
6 2 (0.68%) VMS
6 2 (0.68%) zOS
7 1 (0.34%) CentOS
7 1 (0.34%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.34%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.34%) MVS
7 1 (0.34%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (34.59%) DevOps
2 96 (32.88%) CI/CD
3 62 (21.23%) Agile
4 51 (17.47%) Containerisation
5 47 (16.10%) Roadmaps
6 44 (15.07%) Problem-Solving
7 42 (14.38%) Infrastructure as Code
8 39 (13.36%) Microservices
9 37 (12.67%) Continuous Improvement
10 35 (11.99%) Migration
11 33 (11.30%) Cybersecurity
12 32 (10.96%) ITIL
12 32 (10.96%) Stakeholder Management
13 30 (10.27%) Test Automation
14 29 (9.93%) Mentoring
15 27 (9.25%) DevSecOps
16 25 (8.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 22 (7.53%) Clean Code
17 22 (7.53%) Data Governance
17 22 (7.53%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 72 (24.66%) Python
2 55 (18.84%) SQL
3 41 (14.04%) Java
4 29 (9.93%) JavaScript
4 29 (9.93%) PowerShell
5 25 (8.56%) Bash
6 21 (7.19%) C#
7 18 (6.16%) TypeScript
8 10 (3.42%) PHP
9 8 (2.74%) Bicep
10 4 (1.37%) Go
10 4 (1.37%) Groovy
11 3 (1.03%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (1.03%) Rust
11 3 (1.03%) Search Processing Language
11 3 (1.03%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.68%) Solidity
12 2 (0.68%) XPath
13 1 (0.34%) C++
13 1 (0.34%) VB
Qualifications
1 19 (6.51%) Security Cleared
2 12 (4.11%) Degree
3 11 (3.77%) SC Cleared
4 8 (2.74%) CISSP
5 7 (2.40%) Azure Certification
5 7 (2.40%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (2.05%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (1.71%) AWS Certification
7 5 (1.71%) CEH
7 5 (1.71%) CISM
8 4 (1.37%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 4 (1.37%) ISTQB
9 3 (1.03%) CCSK
9 3 (1.03%) CCSP
9 3 (1.03%) GIAC
9 3 (1.03%) GWAPT
9 3 (1.03%) SAP Certification
10 2 (0.68%) CCNP
10 2 (0.68%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.68%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (6.51%) QA
2 15 (5.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (3.77%) GDPR
4 9 (3.08%) PCI DSS
5 8 (2.74%) NIST
6 7 (2.40%) Accessibility
7 6 (2.05%) Data Quality
7 6 (2.05%) HL7
7 6 (2.05%) SOC 2
8 5 (1.71%) SLA
9 4 (1.37%) WCAG
10 3 (1.03%) HIPAA
10 3 (1.03%) PSD2
11 2 (0.68%) COBIT
11 2 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.68%) GRC
11 2 (0.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.34%) NCSC
12 1 (0.34%) PMO
System Software
1 57 (19.52%) Docker
2 36 (12.33%) Active Directory
3 14 (4.79%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.71%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.37%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (1.03%) KVM
6 3 (1.03%) vSphere
7 2 (0.68%) NFS
7 2 (0.68%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.34%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
8 1 (0.34%) Ceph
8 1 (0.34%) QEMU
8 1 (0.34%) RACF
8 1 (0.34%) Snort
8 1 (0.34%) SRDF
8 1 (0.34%) Veritas Cluster Server
8 1 (0.34%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.34%) XenApp
8 1 (0.34%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 66 (22.60%) Kubernetes
2 63 (21.58%) Terraform
3 32 (10.96%) Ansible
4 22 (7.53%) Microsoft Intune
5 17 (5.82%) Grafana
5 17 (5.82%) Single Sign-On
6 12 (4.11%) Prometheus
7 6 (2.05%) NetBackup
7 6 (2.05%) Oracle RMAN
8 4 (1.37%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.68%) Argo
9 2 (0.68%) CSIRT
9 2 (0.68%) Puppet
9 2 (0.68%) SCCM
10 1 (0.34%) Docker Swarm
10 1 (0.34%) logstash
10 1 (0.34%) Oracle Identity Manager
10 1 (0.34%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.34%) SCOM
10 1 (0.34%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 74 (25.34%) Microsoft
2 28 (9.59%) Google
3 25 (8.56%) SAP
4 21 (7.19%) Oracle
5 17 (5.82%) Splunk
6 16 (5.48%) F5
6 16 (5.48%) ServiceNow
7 15 (5.14%) Cisco
7 15 (5.14%) VMware
8 10 (3.42%) Okta
9 9 (3.08%) Databricks
10 8 (2.74%) CyberArk
11 7 (2.40%) HP
12 6 (2.05%) Adobe
12 6 (2.05%) Meraki
12 6 (2.05%) Salesforce
12 6 (2.05%) Veeam
12 6 (2.05%) Veritas
13 5 (1.71%) Apple
13 5 (1.71%) MobileIron