Azure DevOps Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Microsoft Azure DevOps
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Azure DevOps skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 111 126 109
Rank change year-on-year +15 -17 -31
Permanent jobs citing Azure DevOps 71 69 150
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 1.16% 1.93% 2.25%
As % of the Cloud Services category 4.79% 7.29% 8.05%
Number of salaries quoted 52 59 113
10th Percentile £36,250 £46,750 £43,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £49,375 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £70,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% +27.27% -21.43%
75th Percentile £66,250 £83,750 £64,750
90th Percentile £72,500 - £76,250
South East median annual salary £60,000 £64,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.98% +7.50% -7.69%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 1,481 946 1,863
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 24.26% 26.44% 27.96%
Number of salaries quoted 1,025 477 1,374
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% +5.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £77,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -13.04%

Azure DevOps
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Azure DevOps relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Azure DevOps job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Azure DevOps
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Azure DevOps.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Azure DevOps

Azure DevOps
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Azure DevOps in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 10 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Azure DevOps in the Thames Valley

Azure DevOps
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Azure DevOps within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 10 July 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
Berkshire -2 38 £45,000 -45.45% 19
Buckinghamshire -12 18 £57,500 +11.65% 6
Oxfordshire +1 15 £57,500 +19.48% 6
Azure DevOps
South East

Azure DevOps
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 1 (1.41%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (9.86%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (5.63%) SAP IBP
1 4 (5.63%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 71 (100.00%) Azure
2 13 (18.31%) AWS
2 13 (18.31%) SaaS
3 8 (11.27%) Azure Cosmos DB
3 8 (11.27%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (9.86%) Azure Logic Apps
4 7 (9.86%) Power Platform
5 5 (7.04%) Azure AI
5 5 (7.04%) PaaS
6 4 (5.63%) Azure Key Vault
7 3 (4.23%) Azure API Management
7 3 (4.23%) GitHub
8 1 (1.41%) Anthropic Claude
8 1 (1.41%) Azure Cognitive Services
8 1 (1.41%) Azure Machine Learning
8 1 (1.41%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.41%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (23.94%) SQL Server
2 13 (18.31%) Azure SQL Database
3 4 (5.63%) MongoDB
4 1 (1.41%) Elasticsearch
4 1 (1.41%) GIS
4 1 (1.41%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (1.41%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 10 (14.08%) JIRA
2 6 (8.45%) Zephyr
3 2 (2.82%) Selenium
4 1 (1.41%) Eclipse
4 1 (1.41%) Eclipse RCP
4 1 (1.41%) Git
4 1 (1.41%) GitLab
General
1 25 (35.21%) Finance
2 19 (26.76%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (11.27%) Retail
4 7 (9.86%) Advertising
4 7 (9.86%) Social Skills
5 4 (5.63%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 25 (35.21%) Developer
2 16 (22.54%) DevOps Engineer
2 16 (22.54%) Systems Engineer
3 14 (19.72%) .NET Developer
4 13 (18.31%) DevOps Systems Engineer
4 13 (18.31%) Linux DevOps Engineer
4 13 (18.31%) Linux Engineer
4 13 (18.31%) Linux Systems Engineer
4 13 (18.31%) Linux/Unix DevOps
5 11 (15.49%) Software Engineer
6 9 (12.68%) Analyst
6 9 (12.68%) Azure Engineer
7 8 (11.27%) C# Software Engineer
8 7 (9.86%) Applications Support
8 7 (9.86%) Applications Support Analyst
8 7 (9.86%) Power Platform Developer
8 7 (9.86%) Senior
8 7 (9.86%) Support Analyst
9 5 (7.04%) Azure Software Engineer
9 5 (7.04%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (40.85%) .NET
2 17 (23.94%) ASP.NET
3 12 (16.90%) .NET Core
3 12 (16.90%) ASP.NET Core
4 8 (11.27%) CSS
4 8 (11.27%) Entity Framework
4 8 (11.27%) HTML
5 7 (9.86%) LINQ
5 7 (9.86%) Middleware
6 5 (7.04%) React
7 4 (5.63%) Blazor
7 4 (5.63%) ML.NET
7 4 (5.63%) RESTful
7 4 (5.63%) YAML
8 3 (4.23%) WinForms
9 2 (2.82%) ASP.NET MVC
9 2 (2.82%) Node.js
10 1 (1.41%) OAuth2
10 1 (1.41%) REST
10 1 (1.41%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 7 (9.86%) Enterprise Software
1 7 (9.86%) Low-Code
1 7 (9.86%) Product Ownership
2 4 (5.63%) Social Network
3 1 (1.41%) AI Agents
3 1 (1.41%) Life Science
3 1 (1.41%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 13 (18.31%) Linux
1 13 (18.31%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (100.00%) DevOps
2 23 (32.39%) CI/CD
3 22 (30.99%) Agile
4 18 (25.35%) Full-Stack Development
5 16 (22.54%) Continuous Improvement
6 14 (19.72%) Cybersecurity
6 14 (19.72%) Deployment Automation
7 13 (18.31%) ITSM
8 12 (16.90%) Software Engineering
9 11 (15.49%) Problem-Solving
10 10 (14.08%) SDLC
11 9 (12.68%) OO
12 8 (11.27%) ITIL
12 8 (11.27%) Test Automation
13 7 (9.86%) Business Process Analysis
13 7 (9.86%) Data Analysis
13 7 (9.86%) Data Governance
13 7 (9.86%) Don't repeat yourself (DRY)
13 7 (9.86%) Scrum
13 7 (9.86%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 33 (46.48%) C#
2 22 (30.99%) SQL
3 13 (18.31%) Bash
4 11 (15.49%) JavaScript
5 8 (11.27%) Python
6 3 (4.23%) T-SQL
6 3 (4.23%) VB.NET
7 2 (2.82%) TypeScript
8 1 (1.41%) Bicep
8 1 (1.41%) Java
8 1 (1.41%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 6 (8.45%) ISTQB
2 5 (7.04%) Security Cleared
3 3 (4.23%) Degree
4 2 (2.82%) Azure Certification
4 2 (2.82%) SC Cleared
5 1 (1.41%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (9.86%) QA
System Software
1 1 (1.41%) Docker
Systems Management
1 16 (22.54%) Ansible
1 16 (22.54%) Terraform
2 1 (1.41%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.41%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 32 (45.07%) Microsoft
2 13 (18.31%) Red Hat
3 8 (11.27%) Salesforce
4 7 (9.86%) Facebook
4 7 (9.86%) MuleSoft
4 7 (9.86%) YouTube
5 6 (8.45%) ServiceNow
6 4 (5.63%) SAP
7 1 (1.41%) OpenAI