Azure DevOps Engineer Job Trends in the Midlands
DevOps Engineer - Microsoft Azure
England > Midlands
The median DevOps Engineer - Microsoft Azure salary in the Midlands is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 239 | 223 | 259 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -16 | +36 | -53 |
| Permanent Azure DevOps Engineer jobs | 43 | 3 | 8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands | 0.27% | 0.054% | 0.089% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.29% | 0.058% | 0.095% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16 | 2 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £54,775 | £57,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £56,688 | £64,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £60,750 | £68,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.69% | -11.64% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £65,188 | £71,563 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £67,325 | £72,875 |
| England median annual salary | £75,000 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.38% | -7.14% | -3.45% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Midlands
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in the Midlands matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in the Midlands matching a recognised job title | 14,580 | 5,154 | 8,456 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.61% | 93.05% | 94.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10,189 | 3,167 | 4,336 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,000 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,500 | £32,063 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -10.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £77,500 |
| England median annual salary | £59,999 | £53,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.15% | -6.96% | -4.17% |
Azure DevOps Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Azure DevOps Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.
Azure DevOps Engineer Salary Trend in the Midlands
Salary distribution trend for Azure DevOps Engineer job vacancies in the Midlands.
Azure DevOps Engineer Salary Histogram in the Midlands
Salary distribution for Azure DevOps Engineer jobs in the Midlands over the 6 months to 25 October 2026.
Azure DevOps Engineer Job Locations in the Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Azure DevOps Engineer jobs within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 25 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Midlands | -12 | 34 | £55,000 | +1.85% | 5 |
| West Midlands | -38 | 9 | £90,000 | +33.33% | 6 |
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Azure DevOps Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands
For the 6 months to 25 October 2026, Azure DevOps Engineer job ads cited 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 Azure DevOps Engineer job ads across the Midlands region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azure | 100.0% | 43 |
| 1 | DevOps | 100.0% | 43 |
| 3 | Cybersecurity | 53.5% | 23 |
| 4 | Azure DevOps | 27.9% | 12 |
| 5 | Terraform | 23.3% | 10 |
| 6 | Infrastructure as Code | 20.9% | 9 |
| 6 | Platform Engineering | 20.9% | 9 |
| 6 | SQL | 20.9% | 9 |
| 9 | API Management | 18.6% | 8 |
| 9 | Azure App Service | 18.6% | 8 |
| 9 | Azure SQL Database | 18.6% | 8 |
| 9 | PaaS | 18.6% | 8 |
| 13 | CI/CD | 9.3% | 4 |
| 14 | DevSecOps | 7.0% | 3 |
| 14 | E-Commerce | 7.0% | 3 |
| 14 | Kubernetes | 7.0% | 3 |
| 14 | Mentoring | 7.0% | 3 |
| 14 | Oracle | 7.0% | 3 |
| 14 | Red Hat | 7.0% | 3 |
| 14 | SC Cleared | 7.0% | 3 |
| 14 | Security Cleared | 7.0% | 3 |
| 22 | Containerisation | 4.7% | 2 |
| 22 | Db2 | 4.7% | 2 |
| 22 | Deployment Automation | 4.7% | 2 |
| 22 | Docker | 4.7% | 2 |
| 22 | Infrastructure Monitoring | 4.7% | 2 |
| 22 | Maximo | 4.7% | 2 |
| 22 | Microsoft | 4.7% | 2 |
| 22 | Migration | 4.7% | 2 |
| 22 | OpenShift | 4.7% | 2 |
Azure DevOps Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azure Security Engineer | 25.6% | 11 |
| 2 | Senior DevOps Engineer | 23.3% | 10 |
| 3 | Azure Platform Engineer | 14.0% | 6 |
| 3 | Cloud Platform Engineer | 14.0% | 6 |
| 3 | DevOps Platform Engineer | 14.0% | 6 |
| 6 | Lead DevOps Engineer | 7.0% | 3 |
| 7 | DevSecOps Engineer | 4.7% | 2 |