Azure Platform Engineer Job Trends in Birmingham

Platform Engineer - Microsoft Azure
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Platform Engineer - Microsoft Azure salary in Birmingham is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 102 124 -
Rank change year-on-year +22 - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Azure Platform Engineer 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 0.061% 0.052% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.065% 0.055% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - -
75th Percentile £53,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £75,000 £60,000 -
% change year-on-year +25.00% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Birmingham with a recognized job title 1,532 1,807 1,076
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.59% 94.81% 95.64%
Number of salaries quoted 1,095 918 918
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,713 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.55% -2.65%
75th Percentile £70,125 £72,500 £68,563
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,875 £81,250
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -3.91%

Azure Platform Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Azure Platform Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Azure Platform Engineer job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Azure Platform Engineer
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for Azure Platform Engineer job vacancies in Birmingham.

Salary distribution trend for Azure Platform Engineer job vacancies in Birmingham

Azure Platform Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 16 December 2025, Azure Platform Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Birmingham region featuring Azure Platform Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Management
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
1 1 (100.00%) Platform Engineering

Azure Platform Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Management
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
1 1 (100.00%) Platform Engineering
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS