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 27 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 126 217 83
Rank change year-on-year +91 -134 -16
Permanent jobs citing Azure DevOps 286 91 372
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.25% 0.95% 2.43%
As % of the Cloud Services category 5.47% 3.55% 8.11%
Number of salaries quoted 246 68 261
10th Percentile £45,000 £42,125 £38,750
25th Percentile £47,125 £51,250 £45,390
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,250 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.31% +8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £74,987 £74,063 £73,886
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,150 £90,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.70% +3.85% -

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 5,229 2,564 4,588
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 22.89% 26.87% 29.97%
Number of salaries quoted 3,721 1,785 3,234
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £34,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -
75th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £69,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £82,500 £84,964
England median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% - -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 27 August 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 27 August 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 +89 169 £65,000 - 76
Yorkshire -2 68 £68,653 +14.42% 51
North East -18 49 £52,000 +4.00% 20
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 15 (5.24%) Confluence
2 14 (4.90%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (3.50%) SharePoint
4 6 (2.10%) IIS
4 6 (2.10%) SharePoint Server
5 5 (1.75%) CMS
6 3 (1.05%) Anypoint
6 3 (1.05%) BizTalk Server
7 2 (0.70%) CICS
7 2 (0.70%) nginx
7 2 (0.70%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.70%) WordPress
8 1 (0.35%) PegaRULES
Applications
1 7 (2.45%) Trello
2 2 (0.70%) Chatbot
2 2 (0.70%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (2.10%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.40%) Shopify
3 3 (1.05%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.35%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 286 (100.00%) Azure
2 59 (20.63%) GitHub
3 55 (19.23%) Power Platform
4 53 (18.53%) AWS
5 44 (15.38%) Dynamics 365
6 40 (13.99%) GitHub Actions
7 27 (9.44%) Power Automate
8 21 (7.34%) Azure Monitor
8 21 (7.34%) Azure Service Bus
9 20 (6.99%) Azure AI
9 20 (6.99%) Serverless
10 19 (6.64%) Azure AKS
11 18 (6.29%) Azure Functions
11 18 (6.29%) Microsoft 365
12 16 (5.59%) Azure Logic Apps
13 15 (5.24%) Azure Data Factory
14 13 (4.55%) PowerApps
15 12 (4.20%) Boomi
16 11 (3.85%) Firebase
17 10 (3.50%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 9 (3.15%) Firewall
2 5 (1.75%) SAN
2 5 (1.75%) TCP/IP
3 4 (1.40%) DNS
3 4 (1.40%) HTTP
3 4 (1.40%) Internet
4 3 (1.05%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.35%) LTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (18.18%) MongoDB
2 41 (14.34%) Azure SQL Database
3 27 (9.44%) SQL Server
4 23 (8.04%) Power BI
5 19 (6.64%) PostgreSQL
6 15 (5.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 13 (4.55%) Data Warehouse
8 9 (3.15%) Relational Database
8 9 (3.15%) Spark SQL
9 6 (2.10%) Elasticsearch
9 6 (2.10%) NonStop SQL
9 6 (2.10%) Redis
10 5 (1.75%) MySQL
11 4 (1.40%) Amazon RDS
11 4 (1.40%) GIS
11 4 (1.40%) NoSQL
11 4 (1.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 3 (1.05%) Power Query
13 2 (0.70%) Hazelcast
13 2 (0.70%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 57 (19.93%) JIRA
2 44 (15.38%) Git
3 29 (10.14%) Jenkins
4 22 (7.69%) GitLab
5 11 (3.85%) fastlane
5 11 (3.85%) Postman
6 7 (2.45%) Visual Studio
7 6 (2.10%) Xcode
8 5 (1.75%) Android Studio
8 5 (1.75%) Crashlytics
8 5 (1.75%) Gradle
9 4 (1.40%) Cypress.io
10 3 (1.05%) Bitbucket
10 3 (1.05%) Eclipse
10 3 (1.05%) IntelliJ
10 3 (1.05%) NUnit
10 3 (1.05%) REST Assured
11 2 (0.70%) Terragrunt
11 2 (0.70%) TestRail
12 1 (0.35%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 69 (24.13%) Social Skills
2 40 (13.99%) Finance
3 36 (12.59%) Public Sector
4 27 (9.44%) Analytical Skills
5 21 (7.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 17 (5.94%) Retail
7 14 (4.90%) Marketing
8 10 (3.50%) Games
9 7 (2.45%) Banking
10 6 (2.10%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (2.10%) Legal
11 3 (1.05%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (1.05%) Law
12 2 (0.70%) Advertising
12 2 (0.70%) Manufacturing
12 2 (0.70%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.70%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.70%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.35%) Local Government
13 1 (0.35%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 116 (40.56%) Developer
2 74 (25.87%) Senior
3 39 (13.64%) .NET Developer
4 35 (12.24%) DevOps Engineer
5 30 (10.49%) Senior Developer
6 24 (8.39%) Lead
7 23 (8.04%) Azure Engineer
8 22 (7.69%) Data Engineer
9 21 (7.34%) Platform Engineer
10 17 (5.94%) Senior DevOps
10 17 (5.94%) Senior DevOps Engineer
11 14 (4.90%) Analyst
12 13 (4.55%) Automation Engineer
13 12 (4.20%) Cloud Engineer
13 12 (4.20%) Software Engineer
14 11 (3.85%) Senior Data Engineer
14 11 (3.85%) Senior Platform Engineer
14 11 (3.85%) Software Developer
15 10 (3.50%) Cloud Platform Engineer
15 10 (3.50%) Full-Stack Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 99 (34.62%) .NET
2 69 (24.13%) Terraform
3 51 (17.83%) ASP.NET
4 48 (16.78%) REST
5 45 (15.73%) .NET Core
5 45 (15.73%) ASP.NET Core
6 43 (15.03%) CSS
6 43 (15.03%) HTML
7 42 (14.69%) RESTful
8 37 (12.94%) React
9 34 (11.89%) Entity Framework
10 27 (9.44%) ARM Templates
10 27 (9.44%) Node.js
11 24 (8.39%) Blazor
12 21 (7.34%) Middleware
12 21 (7.34%) SOAP
13 20 (6.99%) ML.NET
14 17 (5.94%) JSON
15 15 (5.24%) .NET Framework
15 15 (5.24%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 32 (11.19%) Product Ownership
2 20 (6.99%) Cloud Native
3 19 (6.64%) Mobile App
4 11 (3.85%) Greenfield Project
4 11 (3.85%) Legacy Systems
4 11 (3.85%) Onboarding
5 10 (3.50%) Enterprise Cloud
6 8 (2.80%) Distributed Systems
6 8 (2.80%) Legacy Applications
7 6 (2.10%) BBC
7 6 (2.10%) Social Media
8 5 (1.75%) Low-Code
8 5 (1.75%) Social Network
9 4 (1.40%) iPhone
9 4 (1.40%) PMI
9 4 (1.40%) Renewable Energy
10 3 (1.05%) Enterprise Software
10 3 (1.05%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 3 (1.05%) Hybrid Cloud
10 3 (1.05%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 20 (6.99%) Linux
2 14 (4.90%) Windows
3 13 (4.55%) Unix
4 9 (3.15%) Android
5 6 (2.10%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.35%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 286 (100.00%) DevOps
2 182 (63.64%) CI/CD
3 177 (61.89%) Agile
4 74 (25.87%) Scrum
5 68 (23.78%) AI
6 65 (22.73%) Full-Stack Development
7 62 (21.68%) Test Automation
8 58 (20.28%) Infrastructure as Code
9 51 (17.83%) Continuous Improvement
10 48 (16.78%) Mentoring
11 44 (15.38%) Kanban
12 39 (13.64%) Analytics
12 39 (13.64%) Observability
13 37 (12.94%) Problem-Solving
13 37 (12.94%) SDLC
13 37 (12.94%) Software Engineering
14 36 (12.59%) Coaching
15 35 (12.24%) Platform Engineering
15 35 (12.24%) Stakeholder Management
16 33 (11.54%) Deployment Automation
Programming Languages
1 116 (40.56%) SQL
2 101 (35.31%) C#
3 70 (24.48%) JavaScript
4 60 (20.98%) Python
5 33 (11.54%) Java
6 29 (10.14%) Bash
6 29 (10.14%) PowerShell
7 26 (9.09%) Bicep
8 13 (4.55%) TypeScript
9 9 (3.15%) T-SQL
10 7 (2.45%) C++
11 6 (2.10%) Swift
12 5 (1.75%) Kotlin
13 4 (1.40%) Apex Code
13 4 (1.40%) Go
14 3 (1.05%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 3 (1.05%) DataWeave
14 3 (1.05%) PL/SQL
14 3 (1.05%) SOQL
14 3 (1.05%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 23 (8.04%) Degree
2 12 (4.20%) Computer Science Degree
3 9 (3.15%) PMI Certification
3 9 (3.15%) SC Cleared
3 9 (3.15%) Security Cleared
4 6 (2.10%) Azure Certification
5 5 (1.75%) PMP
6 4 (1.40%) AWS Certification
6 4 (1.40%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.35%) CSPO
7 1 (0.35%) ISTQB
7 1 (0.35%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
7 1 (0.35%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 1 (0.35%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (9.44%) QA
2 12 (4.20%) Accessibility
2 12 (4.20%) Data Quality
2 12 (4.20%) TickIT
3 11 (3.85%) WCAG
4 10 (3.50%) GDPR
5 6 (2.10%) PMO
6 1 (0.35%) GRC
System Software
1 23 (8.04%) Docker
2 8 (2.80%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.75%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.40%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 26 (9.09%) Kubernetes
2 14 (4.90%) Argo
3 7 (2.45%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (2.10%) Grafana
4 6 (2.10%) Prometheus
5 4 (1.40%) Ansible
6 1 (0.35%) Istio
6 1 (0.35%) linkerd
Vendors
1 124 (43.36%) Microsoft
2 15 (5.24%) Google
3 13 (4.55%) Salesforce
4 12 (4.20%) Apple
4 12 (4.20%) Databricks
5 11 (3.85%) Dynatrace
6 7 (2.45%) VMware
7 6 (2.10%) Facebook
7 6 (2.10%) Sony
7 6 (2.10%) Yahoo!
8 3 (1.05%) Cisco
8 3 (1.05%) MuleSoft
8 3 (1.05%) Oracle
8 3 (1.05%) Pega
8 3 (1.05%) Splunk
8 3 (1.05%) webMethods
9 2 (0.70%) DevExpress
10 1 (0.35%) Progress
10 1 (0.35%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.35%) WooCommerce