Azure DevOps Job Trends in the North of England

Microsoft Azure DevOps
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Azure DevOps skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 129 221 85
Rank change year-on-year +92 -136 +3
Permanent jobs citing Azure DevOps 265 95 401
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.26% 1.00% 2.49%
As % of the Cloud Services category 5.03% 3.73% 7.73%
Number of salaries quoted 232 71 303
10th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £38,750
25th Percentile £47,375 £50,875 £46,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -1.93%
75th Percentile £74,987 £75,000 £76,875
90th Percentile £83,750 £81,250 £90,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -

All Cloud Computing Skills
North of England

Azure DevOps falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 5,272 2,547 5,189
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 24.98% 26.90% 32.19%
Number of salaries quoted 3,644 1,763 3,964
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -
75th Percentile £79,055 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £84,650 £84,919
England median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% - -7.69%

Azure DevOps
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Azure DevOps relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Azure DevOps job vacancy trend in the North of England

Azure DevOps
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Azure DevOps.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Azure DevOps

Azure DevOps
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Azure DevOps in the North of England over the 6 months to 25 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Azure DevOps in the North of England

Azure DevOps
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Azure DevOps within the North of England region over the 6 months to 25 July 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North West +76 146 £65,500 +0.77% 47
Yorkshire -11 66 £69,308 +2.68% 22
North East -5 53 £51,619 -6.15% 11
Azure DevOps
England

Azure DevOps
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 18 (6.79%) Confluence
2 14 (5.28%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (3.40%) SharePoint
4 6 (2.26%) IIS
4 6 (2.26%) SharePoint Server
5 5 (1.89%) CMS
6 3 (1.13%) Anypoint
6 3 (1.13%) BizTalk Server
7 2 (0.75%) CICS
7 2 (0.75%) nginx
7 2 (0.75%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.75%) WordPress
8 1 (0.38%) PegaRULES
Applications
1 7 (2.64%) Trello
2 2 (0.75%) Chatbot
2 2 (0.75%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (1.51%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (1.51%) Shopify
2 3 (1.13%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.38%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 265 (100.00%) Azure
2 63 (23.77%) GitHub
3 60 (22.64%) AWS
4 50 (18.87%) Power Platform
5 44 (16.60%) GitHub Actions
6 37 (13.96%) Dynamics 365
7 22 (8.30%) Power Automate
7 22 (8.30%) Serverless
8 21 (7.92%) Azure Service Bus
9 20 (7.55%) Azure Functions
9 20 (7.55%) Azure Monitor
10 19 (7.17%) Azure AI
10 19 (7.17%) Azure AKS
10 19 (7.17%) GCP
11 18 (6.79%) Azure Logic Apps
12 14 (5.28%) Azure Data Factory
12 14 (5.28%) Microsoft 365
13 12 (4.53%) Boomi
14 11 (4.15%) Firebase
15 10 (3.77%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 17 (6.42%) Firewall
2 12 (4.53%) DNS
2 12 (4.53%) HTTP
3 10 (3.77%) TCP/IP
4 5 (1.89%) SAN
5 4 (1.51%) Internet
6 3 (1.13%) HTTPS
7 1 (0.38%) LTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (19.25%) MongoDB
2 40 (15.09%) Azure SQL Database
3 25 (9.43%) Power BI
3 25 (9.43%) SQL Server
4 17 (6.42%) PostgreSQL
5 15 (5.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 13 (4.91%) Data Warehouse
7 9 (3.40%) Spark SQL
8 8 (3.02%) Relational Database
9 6 (2.26%) Elasticsearch
9 6 (2.26%) NonStop SQL
9 6 (2.26%) Redis
10 5 (1.89%) MySQL
11 4 (1.51%) NoSQL
11 4 (1.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 3 (1.13%) Power Query
13 2 (0.75%) Amazon RDS
13 2 (0.75%) Db2
13 2 (0.75%) Hazelcast
13 2 (0.75%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 52 (19.62%) JIRA
2 41 (15.47%) Git
3 39 (14.72%) Jenkins
4 21 (7.92%) GitLab
5 12 (4.53%) Postman
6 11 (4.15%) fastlane
7 7 (2.64%) Visual Studio
8 6 (2.26%) Xcode
9 5 (1.89%) Android Studio
9 5 (1.89%) Crashlytics
9 5 (1.89%) Gradle
10 3 (1.13%) Eclipse
10 3 (1.13%) IntelliJ
10 3 (1.13%) REST Assured
11 2 (0.75%) Bitbucket
11 2 (0.75%) Cypress.io
11 2 (0.75%) NUnit
11 2 (0.75%) Terragrunt
11 2 (0.75%) TestRail
12 1 (0.38%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 58 (21.89%) Social Skills
2 35 (13.21%) Finance
3 34 (12.83%) Public Sector
4 25 (9.43%) Analytical Skills
5 21 (7.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 17 (6.42%) Retail
7 13 (4.91%) Marketing
8 11 (4.15%) Games
9 10 (3.77%) Law
9 10 (3.77%) Telecoms
10 9 (3.40%) Banking
11 6 (2.26%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (1.51%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (1.51%) Legal
13 2 (0.75%) Manufacturing
13 2 (0.75%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (0.75%) Presentation Skills
14 1 (0.38%) Advertising
14 1 (0.38%) Local Government
14 1 (0.38%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 109 (41.13%) Developer
2 68 (25.66%) Senior
3 40 (15.09%) DevOps Engineer
4 38 (14.34%) .NET Developer
5 30 (11.32%) Senior Developer
6 23 (8.68%) Lead
7 20 (7.55%) Azure Engineer
8 17 (6.42%) Data Engineer
8 17 (6.42%) Platform Engineer
8 17 (6.42%) Senior DevOps
8 17 (6.42%) Senior DevOps Engineer
9 14 (5.28%) Cloud Engineer
10 13 (4.91%) Software Engineer
11 11 (4.15%) Software Developer
12 10 (3.77%) Azure Platform Engineer
12 10 (3.77%) Cloud Platform Engineer
13 9 (3.40%) Delivery Manager
13 9 (3.40%) Lead Data Engineer
13 9 (3.40%) Scrum Master
13 9 (3.40%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 93 (35.09%) .NET
2 50 (18.87%) ASP.NET
3 44 (16.60%) ASP.NET Core
4 43 (16.23%) REST
5 41 (15.47%) .NET Core
6 39 (14.72%) RESTful
7 38 (14.34%) CSS
7 38 (14.34%) HTML
8 35 (13.21%) React
9 33 (12.45%) Entity Framework
10 27 (10.19%) ARM Templates
10 27 (10.19%) Node.js
11 24 (9.06%) Blazor
12 20 (7.55%) Middleware
12 20 (7.55%) SOAP
13 19 (7.17%) ML.NET
14 17 (6.42%) JSON
15 15 (5.66%) EDI
16 13 (4.91%) .NET Framework
17 12 (4.53%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 30 (11.32%) Product Ownership
2 19 (7.17%) Cloud Native
3 18 (6.79%) Mobile App
4 11 (4.15%) Greenfield Project
5 10 (3.77%) Distributed Systems
5 10 (3.77%) Enterprise Cloud
5 10 (3.77%) Legacy Systems
6 7 (2.64%) Legacy Applications
6 7 (2.64%) Onboarding
7 6 (2.26%) BBC
7 6 (2.26%) Social Media
8 5 (1.89%) PMI
8 5 (1.89%) Social Network
9 4 (1.51%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (1.51%) iPhone
10 3 (1.13%) Distributed Architecture
10 3 (1.13%) Enterprise Software
10 3 (1.13%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 3 (1.13%) Hybrid Cloud
10 3 (1.13%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 21 (7.92%) Linux
2 14 (5.28%) Windows
3 13 (4.91%) Unix
4 9 (3.40%) Android
5 6 (2.26%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.38%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 265 (100.00%) DevOps
2 179 (67.55%) CI/CD
3 160 (60.38%) Agile
4 74 (27.92%) Scrum
5 64 (24.15%) AI
6 62 (23.40%) Full-Stack Development
7 61 (23.02%) Infrastructure as Code
8 56 (21.13%) Test Automation
9 49 (18.49%) Mentoring
10 47 (17.74%) Kanban
11 43 (16.23%) Continuous Improvement
12 37 (13.96%) Problem-Solving
13 35 (13.21%) Coaching
14 34 (12.83%) Analytics
14 34 (12.83%) Continuous Integration
14 34 (12.83%) Roadmaps
15 33 (12.45%) Observability
16 32 (12.08%) SDLC
17 31 (11.70%) Deployment Automation
17 31 (11.70%) Platform Engineering
Programming Languages
1 103 (38.87%) SQL
2 94 (35.47%) C#
3 65 (24.53%) JavaScript
4 62 (23.40%) Python
5 33 (12.45%) Java
6 32 (12.08%) Bash
7 28 (10.57%) PowerShell
8 24 (9.06%) Bicep
9 14 (5.28%) Go
10 13 (4.91%) TypeScript
11 8 (3.02%) T-SQL
12 7 (2.64%) C++
13 6 (2.26%) Swift
14 5 (1.89%) Kotlin
15 3 (1.13%) Apex Code
15 3 (1.13%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 3 (1.13%) DataWeave
15 3 (1.13%) PL/SQL
15 3 (1.13%) SOQL
15 3 (1.13%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 18 (6.79%) Degree
2 12 (4.53%) Computer Science Degree
3 9 (3.40%) PMI Certification
4 7 (2.64%) Azure Certification
5 6 (2.26%) SC Cleared
5 6 (2.26%) Security Cleared
6 4 (1.51%) PMP
7 3 (1.13%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.75%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.38%) CSPO
9 1 (0.38%) ISTQB
9 1 (0.38%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
9 1 (0.38%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 1 (0.38%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (7.17%) QA
2 12 (4.53%) TickIT
3 11 (4.15%) Accessibility
3 11 (4.15%) WCAG
4 10 (3.77%) GDPR
5 9 (3.40%) Data Quality
6 3 (1.13%) PMO
7 1 (0.38%) GRC
System Software
1 20 (7.55%) Docker
2 5 (1.89%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.51%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 73 (27.55%) Terraform
2 25 (9.43%) Kubernetes
3 14 (5.28%) Argo
3 14 (5.28%) Grafana
3 14 (5.28%) Prometheus
4 12 (4.53%) Ansible
5 3 (1.13%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.38%) Istio
6 1 (0.38%) linkerd
Vendors
1 113 (42.64%) Microsoft
2 15 (5.66%) Google
3 13 (4.91%) Databricks
4 12 (4.53%) Apple
4 12 (4.53%) Salesforce
5 11 (4.15%) Dynatrace
6 7 (2.64%) VMware
7 6 (2.26%) Facebook
7 6 (2.26%) Sony
7 6 (2.26%) Yahoo!
8 3 (1.13%) MuleSoft
8 3 (1.13%) Oracle
8 3 (1.13%) Pega
8 3 (1.13%) Splunk
8 3 (1.13%) webMethods
9 2 (0.75%) DevExpress
10 1 (0.38%) Progress
10 1 (0.38%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.38%) WooCommerce