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 14 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 126 208 94
Rank change year-on-year +82 -114 -31
Permanent jobs citing Azure DevOps 284 93 309
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.21% 0.99% 2.19%
As % of the Cloud Services category 5.54% 3.81% 7.50%
Number of salaries quoted 245 71 188
10th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £41,206
25th Percentile £47,500 £52,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.92% +8.33% -5.88%
75th Percentile £74,987 £71,875 £76,250
90th Percentile £83,750 £81,250 £90,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £67,500 £66,000
% change year-on-year -3.70% +2.27% +1.54%

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 5,122 2,442 4,118
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 21.82% 26.01% 29.22%
Number of salaries quoted 3,666 1,689 2,647
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £34,000 £42,119
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.27% - -
75th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £82,500 £84,964
England median annual salary £64,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +6.67% -4.00% -3.85%

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 14 September 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 14 September 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 +81 169 £65,000 - 120
Yorkshire +7 69 £68,000 +13.33% 65
North East -24 46 £52,250 +7.18% 26
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 14 (4.93%) Microsoft Exchange
2 13 (4.58%) Confluence
3 11 (3.87%) SharePoint
4 6 (2.11%) IIS
4 6 (2.11%) SharePoint Server
5 5 (1.76%) CMS
6 3 (1.06%) Anypoint
6 3 (1.06%) BizTalk Server
7 2 (0.70%) nginx
7 2 (0.70%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.70%) WordPress
8 1 (0.35%) CICS
Applications
1 7 (2.46%) Trello
2 3 (1.06%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.70%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (2.11%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.06%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (1.06%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 284 (100.00%) Azure
2 57 (20.07%) GitHub
3 55 (19.37%) Power Platform
4 48 (16.90%) AWS
5 44 (15.49%) Dynamics 365
6 38 (13.38%) GitHub Actions
7 26 (9.15%) Power Automate
8 22 (7.75%) Azure Monitor
9 20 (7.04%) Azure AKS
9 20 (7.04%) Azure Service Bus
9 20 (7.04%) Microsoft 365
9 20 (7.04%) Serverless
10 19 (6.69%) Azure AI
11 18 (6.34%) Azure Functions
12 16 (5.63%) Azure Logic Apps
13 15 (5.28%) Azure Data Factory
14 13 (4.58%) Entra ID
14 13 (4.58%) PowerApps
15 12 (4.23%) Boomi
16 11 (3.87%) Firebase
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.46%) Firewall
2 5 (1.76%) SAN
2 5 (1.76%) TCP/IP
3 4 (1.41%) Internet
4 3 (1.06%) HTTPS
5 2 (0.70%) DNS
5 2 (0.70%) HTTP
6 1 (0.35%) LTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (17.96%) MongoDB
2 40 (14.08%) Azure SQL Database
3 25 (8.80%) SQL Server
4 23 (8.10%) Power BI
5 19 (6.69%) PostgreSQL
6 15 (5.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 13 (4.58%) Data Warehouse
8 9 (3.17%) Spark SQL
9 7 (2.46%) Relational Database
10 6 (2.11%) Elasticsearch
10 6 (2.11%) NonStop SQL
10 6 (2.11%) Redis
11 5 (1.76%) MySQL
12 4 (1.41%) Amazon RDS
12 4 (1.41%) GIS
12 4 (1.41%) NoSQL
13 3 (1.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 2 (0.70%) Metadata
14 2 (0.70%) Power Query
14 2 (0.70%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 55 (19.37%) JIRA
2 40 (14.08%) Git
3 24 (8.45%) Jenkins
4 23 (8.10%) GitLab
5 11 (3.87%) fastlane
6 10 (3.52%) Postman
7 7 (2.46%) Visual Studio
8 6 (2.11%) Xcode
9 5 (1.76%) Android Studio
9 5 (1.76%) Crashlytics
9 5 (1.76%) Gradle
10 4 (1.41%) Cypress.io
11 2 (0.70%) Bitbucket
11 2 (0.70%) NUnit
11 2 (0.70%) REST Assured
11 2 (0.70%) Terragrunt
11 2 (0.70%) TestRail
12 1 (0.35%) MLflow
12 1 (0.35%) Selenium
12 1 (0.35%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 70 (24.65%) Social Skills
2 40 (14.08%) Finance
3 36 (12.68%) Public Sector
4 30 (10.56%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (7.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 17 (5.99%) Retail
7 14 (4.93%) Marketing
8 10 (3.52%) Games
9 6 (2.11%) Legal
10 5 (1.76%) Banking
11 4 (1.41%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (1.06%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (0.70%) Advertising
13 2 (0.70%) Manufacturing
13 2 (0.70%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (0.70%) Presentation Skills
14 1 (0.35%) Law
14 1 (0.35%) Local Government
14 1 (0.35%) Social Housing
14 1 (0.35%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 111 (39.08%) Developer
2 74 (26.06%) Senior
3 38 (13.38%) .NET Developer
4 36 (12.68%) DevOps Engineer
5 30 (10.56%) Senior Developer
6 25 (8.80%) Azure Engineer
6 25 (8.80%) Lead
7 22 (7.75%) Data Engineer
7 22 (7.75%) Platform Engineer
8 17 (5.99%) Analyst
8 17 (5.99%) Senior DevOps
8 17 (5.99%) Senior DevOps Engineer
9 13 (4.58%) Automation Engineer
9 13 (4.58%) Cloud Engineer
10 12 (4.23%) Software Engineer
11 11 (3.87%) Azure Platform Engineer
11 11 (3.87%) Cloud Platform Engineer
11 11 (3.87%) Senior Data Engineer
11 11 (3.87%) Senior Platform Engineer
12 10 (3.52%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 95 (33.45%) .NET
2 68 (23.94%) Terraform
3 49 (17.25%) ASP.NET
4 44 (15.49%) REST
5 43 (15.14%) .NET Core
5 43 (15.14%) ASP.NET Core
6 40 (14.08%) CSS
6 40 (14.08%) HTML
7 37 (13.03%) RESTful
8 33 (11.62%) Entity Framework
8 33 (11.62%) React
9 27 (9.51%) ARM Templates
9 27 (9.51%) Node.js
10 23 (8.10%) Blazor
11 19 (6.69%) Middleware
11 19 (6.69%) ML.NET
12 17 (5.99%) JSON
13 16 (5.63%) SOAP
14 15 (5.28%) EDI
15 13 (4.58%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 31 (10.92%) Product Ownership
2 20 (7.04%) Cloud Native
3 19 (6.69%) Mobile App
4 11 (3.87%) Greenfield Project
4 11 (3.87%) Legacy Systems
5 10 (3.52%) Enterprise Cloud
5 10 (3.52%) Onboarding
6 8 (2.82%) Distributed Systems
6 8 (2.82%) Legacy Applications
7 6 (2.11%) BBC
7 6 (2.11%) Social Media
8 5 (1.76%) Low-Code
9 4 (1.41%) Hybrid Cloud
9 4 (1.41%) iPhone
9 4 (1.41%) PMI
9 4 (1.41%) Renewable Energy
9 4 (1.41%) Social Network
10 3 (1.06%) Distributed Architecture
10 3 (1.06%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 3 (1.06%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 19 (6.69%) Linux
2 14 (4.93%) Windows
3 13 (4.58%) Unix
4 9 (3.17%) Android
5 6 (2.11%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.35%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.35%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 284 (100.00%) DevOps
2 173 (60.92%) CI/CD
3 172 (60.56%) Agile
4 69 (24.30%) Scrum
5 67 (23.59%) AI
6 62 (21.83%) Test Automation
7 60 (21.13%) Full-Stack Development
8 57 (20.07%) Infrastructure as Code
9 53 (18.66%) Continuous Improvement
10 50 (17.61%) Mentoring
11 41 (14.44%) Analytics
11 41 (14.44%) Kanban
12 40 (14.08%) Observability
12 40 (14.08%) Problem-Solving
13 38 (13.38%) Coaching
14 37 (13.03%) SDLC
15 36 (12.68%) Platform Engineering
15 36 (12.68%) Software Engineering
15 36 (12.68%) Stakeholder Management
16 33 (11.62%) Deployment Automation
Programming Languages
1 112 (39.44%) SQL
2 99 (34.86%) C#
3 65 (22.89%) JavaScript
4 59 (20.77%) Python
5 31 (10.92%) PowerShell
6 29 (10.21%) Java
7 28 (9.86%) Bash
8 27 (9.51%) Bicep
9 12 (4.23%) TypeScript
10 7 (2.46%) C++
10 7 (2.46%) T-SQL
11 6 (2.11%) Swift
12 5 (1.76%) Kotlin
13 4 (1.41%) Apex Code
14 3 (1.06%) DataWeave
14 3 (1.06%) SOQL
14 3 (1.06%) SOSL
15 2 (0.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 2 (0.70%) Go
15 2 (0.70%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 24 (8.45%) Degree
2 12 (4.23%) Computer Science Degree
3 9 (3.17%) PMI Certification
3 9 (3.17%) SC Cleared
3 9 (3.17%) Security Cleared
4 6 (2.11%) Azure Certification
5 5 (1.76%) PMP
6 4 (1.41%) AWS Certification
7 3 (1.06%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.35%) CSPO
8 1 (0.35%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.35%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
8 1 (0.35%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 1 (0.35%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (9.86%) QA
2 12 (4.23%) Accessibility
2 12 (4.23%) TickIT
3 11 (3.87%) Data Quality
3 11 (3.87%) WCAG
4 9 (3.17%) GDPR
5 6 (2.11%) PMO
6 1 (0.35%) GRC
System Software
1 24 (8.45%) Docker
2 10 (3.52%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.76%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.41%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 27 (9.51%) Kubernetes
2 14 (4.93%) Argo
3 9 (3.17%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (1.41%) Grafana
4 4 (1.41%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.70%) Ansible
6 1 (0.35%) Istio
6 1 (0.35%) linkerd
Vendors
1 125 (44.01%) Microsoft
2 15 (5.28%) Google
3 13 (4.58%) Salesforce
4 12 (4.23%) Apple
4 12 (4.23%) Databricks
5 11 (3.87%) Dynatrace
6 7 (2.46%) VMware
7 6 (2.11%) Facebook
7 6 (2.11%) Sony
7 6 (2.11%) Yahoo!
8 5 (1.76%) Cisco
9 3 (1.06%) MuleSoft
9 3 (1.06%) Splunk
9 3 (1.06%) webMethods
10 1 (0.35%) DevExpress
10 1 (0.35%) HP
10 1 (0.35%) IBM
10 1 (0.35%) Oracle
10 1 (0.35%) Progress
10 1 (0.35%) ServiceNow