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 15 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 133 206 112
Rank change year-on-year +73 -94 -53
Permanent jobs citing Azure DevOps 274 93 242
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.14% 0.99% 1.86%
As % of the Cloud Services category 5.75% 3.75% 6.49%
Number of salaries quoted 232 76 141
10th Percentile £42,500 £42,250 £42,500
25th Percentile £47,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.00%
75th Percentile £72,500 £70,625 £77,500
90th Percentile £77,275 £78,750 £90,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £66,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year -2.26% -1.48% +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 4,769 2,482 3,728
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 19.87% 26.32% 28.69%
Number of salaries quoted 3,600 1,712 2,144
10th Percentile £30,500 £27,050 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £32,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £53,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.98% -2.27% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £70,000 £69,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £82,500 £84,000
England median annual salary £62,740 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.57% -7.69% +4.00%

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 15 October 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 15 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North West +63 156 £60,000 -7.69% 73
Yorkshire +2 69 £65,000 +18.18% 74
North East -26 49 £52,000 +4.00% 27
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 (5.47%) SharePoint
2 9 (3.28%) Confluence
2 9 (3.28%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (2.55%) IIS
4 6 (2.19%) SharePoint Server
5 5 (1.82%) CMS
6 3 (1.09%) Anypoint
6 3 (1.09%) BizTalk Server
7 2 (0.73%) nginx
7 2 (0.73%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.73%) WordPress
8 1 (0.36%) CICS
Applications
1 7 (2.55%) Trello
2 2 (0.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.73%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.73%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.36%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.36%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 8 (2.92%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.09%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (1.09%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 274 (100.00%) Azure
2 54 (19.71%) Power Platform
3 48 (17.52%) GitHub
4 45 (16.42%) AWS
5 42 (15.33%) Dynamics 365
6 34 (12.41%) GitHub Actions
7 29 (10.58%) Power Automate
8 24 (8.76%) Microsoft 365
9 18 (6.57%) Azure AI
9 18 (6.57%) Azure Service Bus
10 17 (6.20%) PowerApps
10 17 (6.20%) Serverless
11 16 (5.84%) Azure AKS
11 16 (5.84%) Azure Monitor
11 16 (5.84%) Entra ID
12 14 (5.11%) Azure Functions
13 13 (4.74%) Azure Logic Apps
14 12 (4.38%) Azure Data Factory
14 12 (4.38%) Microsoft Copilot
15 11 (4.01%) Firebase
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.92%) TCP/IP
2 7 (2.55%) Firewall
3 5 (1.82%) SAN
4 4 (1.46%) Internet
5 3 (1.09%) DNS
5 3 (1.09%) HTTPS
6 2 (0.73%) HTTP
7 1 (0.36%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (17.15%) MongoDB
2 40 (14.60%) Azure SQL Database
3 25 (9.12%) SQL Server
4 18 (6.57%) Power BI
5 17 (6.20%) PostgreSQL
6 9 (3.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 8 (2.92%) Data Warehouse
7 8 (2.92%) Relational Database
8 6 (2.19%) Elasticsearch
8 6 (2.19%) NonStop SQL
8 6 (2.19%) Redis
9 5 (1.82%) MySQL
10 4 (1.46%) Amazon RDS
10 4 (1.46%) GIS
10 4 (1.46%) NoSQL
10 4 (1.46%) Spark SQL
11 3 (1.09%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 3 (1.09%) Star Schema
12 2 (0.73%) Data Lake
12 2 (0.73%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 41 (14.96%) JIRA
2 38 (13.87%) Git
3 24 (8.76%) GitLab
3 24 (8.76%) Jenkins
4 11 (4.01%) fastlane
5 6 (2.19%) Android Studio
5 6 (2.19%) Visual Studio
5 6 (2.19%) Xcode
6 5 (1.82%) Crashlytics
6 5 (1.82%) Cypress.io
6 5 (1.82%) Gradle
7 3 (1.09%) Postman
8 2 (0.73%) Selenium
8 2 (0.73%) Terragrunt
9 1 (0.36%) Artifactory
9 1 (0.36%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.36%) MLflow
9 1 (0.36%) NUnit
9 1 (0.36%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 69 (25.18%) Social Skills
2 34 (12.41%) Finance
3 33 (12.04%) Public Sector
4 24 (8.76%) Analytical Skills
5 18 (6.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (3.65%) Retail
7 7 (2.55%) Games
7 7 (2.55%) Marketing
8 6 (2.19%) Legal
9 4 (1.46%) Banking
9 4 (1.46%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (1.09%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (0.73%) Advertising
11 2 (0.73%) Manufacturing
11 2 (0.73%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (0.73%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.36%) Billing
12 1 (0.36%) Law
12 1 (0.36%) Local Government
12 1 (0.36%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 107 (39.05%) Developer
2 66 (24.09%) Senior
3 46 (16.79%) DevOps Engineer
4 36 (13.14%) .NET Developer
5 31 (11.31%) Azure Engineer
6 25 (9.12%) Senior Developer
7 21 (7.66%) Analyst
8 18 (6.57%) Platform Engineer
9 17 (6.20%) Data Engineer
10 16 (5.84%) Azure DevOps Engineer
10 16 (5.84%) Lead
11 14 (5.11%) Automation Engineer
12 13 (4.74%) Senior DevOps
12 13 (4.74%) Senior DevOps Engineer
12 13 (4.74%) Software Engineer
13 11 (4.01%) Senior Data Engineer
13 11 (4.01%) Senior Platform Engineer
14 10 (3.65%) Cloud Engineer
14 10 (3.65%) Full-Stack Developer
14 10 (3.65%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 92 (33.58%) .NET
2 59 (21.53%) Terraform
3 45 (16.42%) ASP.NET
4 41 (14.96%) ASP.NET Core
5 40 (14.60%) .NET Core
6 37 (13.50%) CSS
6 37 (13.50%) HTML
7 36 (13.14%) RESTful
8 33 (12.04%) React
8 33 (12.04%) REST
9 31 (11.31%) Entity Framework
10 27 (9.85%) Node.js
11 22 (8.03%) Blazor
12 18 (6.57%) ARM Templates
12 18 (6.57%) ML.NET
13 13 (4.74%) Middleware
14 12 (4.38%) Playwright
15 11 (4.01%) .NET Framework
16 10 (3.65%) YAML
17 9 (3.28%) LINQ
Miscellaneous
1 30 (10.95%) Product Ownership
2 19 (6.93%) Cloud Native
2 19 (6.93%) Mobile App
3 11 (4.01%) Legacy Systems
4 10 (3.65%) Greenfield Project
4 10 (3.65%) Onboarding
5 8 (2.92%) Legacy Applications
5 8 (2.92%) Low-Code
6 5 (1.82%) BBC
6 5 (1.82%) Distributed Systems
6 5 (1.82%) Enterprise Cloud
6 5 (1.82%) Social Media
7 4 (1.46%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (1.46%) iPhone
7 4 (1.46%) Renewable Energy
7 4 (1.46%) Social Network
8 3 (1.09%) Algorithms
8 3 (1.09%) Distributed Architecture
8 3 (1.09%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 3 (1.09%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 17 (6.20%) Linux
2 11 (4.01%) Unix
2 11 (4.01%) Windows
3 10 (3.65%) Android
4 6 (2.19%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.73%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.36%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.36%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 274 (100.00%) DevOps
2 159 (58.03%) Agile
3 153 (55.84%) CI/CD
4 66 (24.09%) AI
5 60 (21.90%) Full-Stack Development
6 56 (20.44%) Scrum
7 53 (19.34%) Continuous Improvement
8 51 (18.61%) Infrastructure as Code
9 47 (17.15%) Test Automation
10 45 (16.42%) Mentoring
11 39 (14.23%) Analytics
11 39 (14.23%) SDLC
12 34 (12.41%) Coaching
12 34 (12.41%) Platform Engineering
12 34 (12.41%) Software Engineering
13 32 (11.68%) Observability
13 32 (11.68%) Problem-Solving
14 31 (11.31%) Kanban
15 30 (10.95%) Stakeholder Management
16 29 (10.58%) Deployment Automation
Programming Languages
1 103 (37.59%) SQL
2 99 (36.13%) C#
3 63 (22.99%) JavaScript
4 54 (19.71%) Python
5 31 (11.31%) PowerShell
6 30 (10.95%) Bicep
7 28 (10.22%) Bash
8 24 (8.76%) Java
9 14 (5.11%) TypeScript
10 7 (2.55%) T-SQL
11 6 (2.19%) C++
11 6 (2.19%) Swift
12 5 (1.82%) Kotlin
13 4 (1.46%) Apex Code
14 3 (1.09%) DataWeave
14 3 (1.09%) SOQL
14 3 (1.09%) SOSL
15 2 (0.73%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 2 (0.73%) Go
15 2 (0.73%) PHP
Qualifications
1 18 (6.57%) Degree
2 7 (2.55%) Computer Science Degree
2 7 (2.55%) Microsoft Certification
2 7 (2.55%) PMI Certification
2 7 (2.55%) SC Cleared
2 7 (2.55%) Security Cleared
3 5 (1.82%) Azure Certification
3 5 (1.82%) PMP
4 4 (1.46%) AWS Certification
5 2 (0.73%) ISTQB
5 2 (0.73%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 1 (0.36%) CSPO
6 1 (0.36%) DBS Check
6 1 (0.36%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
6 1 (0.36%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (10.22%) QA
2 13 (4.74%) Accessibility
2 13 (4.74%) Data Quality
3 11 (4.01%) WCAG
4 7 (2.55%) PMO
5 5 (1.82%) TickIT
6 4 (1.46%) GDPR
System Software
1 24 (8.76%) Docker
2 12 (4.38%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.82%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (1.09%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 25 (9.12%) Kubernetes
2 12 (4.38%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (4.01%) Argo
4 5 (1.82%) Grafana
4 5 (1.82%) Prometheus
5 3 (1.09%) Ansible
6 1 (0.36%) Istio
6 1 (0.36%) linkerd
Vendors
1 113 (41.24%) Microsoft
2 14 (5.11%) Google
3 11 (4.01%) Apple
3 11 (4.01%) Dynatrace
4 8 (2.92%) Cisco
4 8 (2.92%) Databricks
4 8 (2.92%) Salesforce
5 7 (2.55%) VMware
6 6 (2.19%) Splunk
7 5 (1.82%) Facebook
7 5 (1.82%) Sony
7 5 (1.82%) Yahoo!
8 3 (1.09%) MuleSoft
8 3 (1.09%) webMethods
9 2 (0.73%) HP
10 1 (0.36%) IBM
10 1 (0.36%) Informatica
10 1 (0.36%) Oracle
10 1 (0.36%) Progress
10 1 (0.36%) ServiceNow