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 18 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 7 | 10 | 7 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | -3 | -1 |
| Contract jobs citing Azure | 344 | 113 | 188 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire | 14.50% | 11.33% | 11.29% |
| As % of the Cloud Services category | 35.72% | 31.13% | 41.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 223 | 79 | 128 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £263 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £325 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £425 | £456 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -6.85% | -17.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £581 | £518 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £674 | £550 | £625 |
| England median daily rate | £523 | £525 | £545 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.48% | -3.67% | -3.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £49.15 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £55.75 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £62.75 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £57.50 | £57.00 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.88% | +62.86% | -31.03% |
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 | 963 | 363 | 458 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire | 40.58% | 36.41% | 27.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 669 | 264 | 315 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £247 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £358 | £347 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £487 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.53% | - | -9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £625 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 25 | 8 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.25 | £29.90 | £13.43 |
| 25th Percentile | £42.50 | £31.69 | £14.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £56.50 | £65.71 | £15.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.01% | +338.05% | -65.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | £99.42 | £17.31 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.90 | £102.00 | £22.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £45.00 | £26.75 | £20.77 |
| % change year-on-year | +68.22% | +28.79% | -24.47% |
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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.
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Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Azure.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Yorkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 18 April 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Yorkshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Azure.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Yorkshire
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Azure in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 18 April 2026.
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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 18 April 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 |
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| West Yorkshire | +3 | 176 | £484 | +13.82% | 114 |
| South Yorkshire | +12 | 120 | £510 | +13.33% | 40 |
| North Yorkshire | +2 | 22 | £450 | +24.14% | 22 |
| East Yorkshire | -2 | 15 | £344 | - | 21 |
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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:
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