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 18 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 126 | 203 | 118 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +77 | -85 | -57 |
| Permanent jobs citing Azure DevOps | 284 | 89 | 234 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England | 1.18% | 0.98% | 1.83% |
| As % of the Cloud Services category | 5.92% | 3.61% | 6.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 236 | 72 | 133 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £42,050 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £60,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -0.83% | -3.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,563 | £70,000 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £78,625 | £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.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills | 4,794 | 2,465 | 3,657 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England | 19.93% | 27.02% | 28.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,605 | 1,697 | 2,095 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,750 | £27,300 | £31,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £32,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,000 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £70,000 | £69,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £82,241 | £83,750 |
| England median annual salary | £63,000 | £58,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | -10.00% | +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 Salary Trend in the North of England
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 18 October 2026.
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 18 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 | +54 | 158 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 78 |
| Yorkshire | +10 | 73 | £62,750 | +14.09% | 77 |
| North East | -29 | 53 | £52,000 | +4.00% | 27 |
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Azure DevOps Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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.
Cloud Services
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azure | 100.0% | 284 |
| 2 | Power Platform | 19.4% | 55 |
| 3 | GitHub | 16.5% | 47 |
| 4 | AWS | 15.8% | 45 |
| 5 | Dynamics 365 | 15.1% | 43 |
| 6 | GitHub Actions | 12.3% | 35 |
| 7 | Power Automate | 11.3% | 32 |
| 8 | Microsoft 365 | 8.5% | 24 |
| 9 | Azure AI | 7.7% | 22 |
| 10 | PowerApps | 7.0% | 20 |
| 11 | Azure Service Bus | 6.3% | 18 |
| 11 | Serverless | 6.3% | 18 |
| 13 | Azure Monitor | 5.6% | 16 |
| 13 | Entra ID | 5.6% | 16 |
| 15 | Azure AKS | 5.3% | 15 |
| 15 | Azure Functions | 5.3% | 15 |
| 15 | Azure Logic Apps | 5.3% | 15 |
| 18 | Microsoft Copilot | 4.6% | 13 |
| 19 | Azure Cosmos DB | 4.2% | 12 |
| 19 | Azure Data Factory | 4.2% | 12 |