Azure Engineer Job Trends in the South East
Microsoft Azure Engineer
England > South East
The median Microsoft Azure Engineer salary in the South East is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 195 | 244 | 228 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +49 | -16 | -18 |
| Permanent Azure Engineer jobs | 170 | 48 | 96 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the South East | 0.84% | 0.54% | 0.85% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.90% | 0.59% | 0.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 145 | 30 | 73 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,250 | £42,250 | £48,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £45,000 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £53,250 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.07% | -21.11% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £72,500 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,000 | £81,500 | £78,500 |
| England median annual salary | £70,000 | £67,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.70% | +3.85% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
South East
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in the South East matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 27 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in the South East matching a recognised job title | 18,839 | 8,120 | 10,956 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.85% | 90.57% | 96.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13,010 | 4,626 | 6,119 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,500 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £33,750 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £47,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -13.64% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £80,000 | £82,500 |
| England median annual salary | £59,999 | £53,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.21% | -7.83% | -4.17% |
Azure Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Azure Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.
Azure Engineer Salary Trend in the South East
Salary distribution trend for Azure Engineer job vacancies in the South East.
Azure Engineer Salary Histogram in the South East
Salary distribution for Azure Engineer jobs in the South East over the 6 months to 27 October 2026.
Azure Engineer Job Locations in the South East
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Azure Engineer jobs within the South East region over the 6 months to 27 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thames Valley | +51 | 82 | £62,500 | +38.89% | 6 |
| Oxfordshire | - | 36 | £62,500 | - | 2 |
| Hampshire | -43 | 31 | £70,000 | +43.59% | 6 |
| Surrey | -19 | 29 | £75,000 | +7.14% | |
| Buckinghamshire | +21 | 26 | £60,000 | +26.32% | 1 |
| Berkshire | +6 | 20 | £65,000 | +44.44% | 3 |
| Kent | - | 8 | £25,000 | - | |
| West Sussex | -22 | 6 | £70,000 | -3.45% | |
| Sussex | - | 1 | £70,000 | - | |
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Azure Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East
For the 6 months to 27 October 2026, Azure Engineer job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent Azure Engineer job ads across the South East region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azure | 100.0% | 170 |
| 2 | Microsoft | 35.9% | 61 |
| 3 | DevOps | 32.4% | 55 |
| 4 | Platform Engineering | 25.9% | 44 |
| 5 | Infrastructure as Code | 24.7% | 42 |
| 6 | Azure DevOps | 24.1% | 41 |
| 7 | CI/CD | 23.5% | 40 |
| 8 | C# | 21.8% | 37 |
| 9 | Kubernetes | 21.2% | 36 |
| 10 | Security Cleared | 20.6% | 35 |
| 11 | PowerShell | 19.4% | 33 |
| 12 | SC Cleared | 15.9% | 27 |
| 12 | SQL | 15.9% | 27 |
| 14 | Terraform | 15.3% | 26 |
| 15 | Agile | 14.7% | 25 |
| 15 | SQL Server | 14.7% | 25 |
| 17 | .NET | 13.5% | 23 |
| 18 | Continuous Improvement | 12.9% | 22 |
| 18 | Infrastructure Engineering | 12.9% | 22 |
| 20 | Azure AKS | 12.4% | 21 |
| 21 | Analytics | 11.8% | 20 |
| 21 | Computer Science | 11.8% | 20 |
| 21 | Software Engineering | 11.8% | 20 |
| 24 | Azure SQL Database | 11.2% | 19 |
| 24 | Business Intelligence | 11.2% | 19 |
| 24 | Degree | 11.2% | 19 |
| 24 | IaaS | 11.2% | 19 |
| 24 | Python | 11.2% | 19 |
| 24 | Windows | 11.2% | 19 |
| 30 | RBAC | 10.6% | 18 |
Azure Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azure Platform Engineer | 24.1% | 41 |
| 1 | Cloud Platform Engineer | 24.1% | 41 |
| 3 | Cloud Engineer | 20.0% | 34 |
| 4 | Azure DevOps Engineer | 17.1% | 29 |
| 5 | Senior Platform Engineer | 15.3% | 26 |
| 6 | Azure Data Engineer | 12.9% | 22 |
| 7 | Azure Infrastructure Engineer | 11.8% | 20 |
| 8 | Azure Software Engineer | 11.2% | 19 |
| 8 | C# Software Engineer | 11.2% | 19 |
| 10 | .NET Software Engineer | 8.2% | 14 |
| 11 | Cloud Infrastructure Engineer | 7.1% | 12 |
| 12 | Microsoft Engineer | 5.9% | 10 |
| 13 | Systems Engineer | 4.7% | 8 |
| 14 | 3rd Line Engineer | 4.1% | 7 |
| 15 | Azure Architect | 3.5% | 6 |
| 15 | Senior Data Engineer | 3.5% | 6 |
| 17 | CloudOps Engineer | 2.9% | 5 |
| 17 | Graduate Software Engineer | 2.9% | 5 |
| 17 | Lead Cloud Engineer | 2.9% | 5 |
| 17 | PHP Software Engineer | 2.9% | 5 |