Azure DevOps Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Azure DevOps
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Azure DevOps skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 168 195 125
Rank change year-on-year +27 -70 -3
Permanent jobs citing Azure DevOps 688 492 1,543
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.05% 1.71% 2.25%
As % of the Cloud Services category 3.81% 5.63% 6.82%
Number of salaries quoted 530 384 1,144
10th Percentile £42,000 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £47,000 £52,500 £47,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.38% +4.58% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £78,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £83,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £66,000 £67,500 £61,500
% change year-on-year -2.22% +9.76% -5.38%

All Cloud Computing Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 18,041 8,739 22,627
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 27.44% 30.41% 32.98%
Number of salaries quoted 9,338 6,025 17,390
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,925 £27,500
25th Percentile £39,238 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -11.54%

Azure DevOps
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Azure DevOps job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Azure DevOps
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Azure DevOps.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Azure DevOps

Azure DevOps
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Azure DevOps in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 15 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Azure DevOps in the UK excluding London

Azure DevOps
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Azure DevOps within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 15 May 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
South East -26 178 £52,500 -25.00% 111
North of England +33 177 £65,000 -7.14% 91
Midlands -10 109 £65,000 - 48
North West +37 89 £70,000 +3.70% 50
South West -34 74 £52,500 -19.23% 24
Scotland +45 71 £62,500 +8.70% 21
West Midlands -40 57 £61,000 -6.15% 28
Yorkshire -46 50 £69,305 -0.99% 22
East Midlands +14 49 £67,250 +22.27% 20
East of England -2 42 £60,000 +9.09% 30
North East -6 38 £50,000 -23.08% 20
Wales -11 37 £53,050 -9.77% 18
Northern Ireland -34 2 £72,500 +45.00% 3
Azure DevOps
UK

Azure DevOps
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 23 (3.34%) SharePoint
2 21 (3.05%) Confluence
3 19 (2.76%) IIS
4 14 (2.03%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.87%) Apache Airflow
5 6 (0.87%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 6 (0.87%) SharePoint Server
6 5 (0.73%) Apache
7 3 (0.44%) Anypoint
7 3 (0.44%) Apache Spark
7 3 (0.44%) WordPress
8 2 (0.29%) CICS
8 2 (0.29%) CMS
8 2 (0.29%) Luigi
8 2 (0.29%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.15%) Drupal
9 1 (0.15%) nginx
9 1 (0.15%) PegaRULES
Applications
1 15 (2.18%) MS Visio
2 10 (1.45%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.87%) Chatbot
4 5 (0.73%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.44%) Microsoft Office
5 3 (0.44%) Trello
6 2 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.15%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.15%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 12 (1.74%) Oracle ERP
2 10 (1.45%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.73%) Visualfiles
4 4 (0.58%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.29%) Magento
6 1 (0.15%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.15%) Infor M3
6 1 (0.15%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 1 (0.15%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.15%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.15%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 688 (100.00%) Azure
2 160 (23.26%) GitHub
3 120 (17.44%) Power Platform
4 116 (16.86%) AWS
5 91 (13.23%) GitHub Actions
6 66 (9.59%) Microsoft 365
7 48 (6.98%) Azure Logic Apps
7 48 (6.98%) Entra ID
8 42 (6.10%) Serverless
9 41 (5.96%) Azure AKS
10 38 (5.52%) GCP
11 37 (5.38%) Azure Data Factory
11 37 (5.38%) Azure Monitor
12 36 (5.23%) SaaS
13 31 (4.51%) Azure Service Bus
14 30 (4.36%) PaaS
15 28 (4.07%) Azure AI
16 27 (3.92%) Dynamics 365
17 24 (3.49%) Azure Functions
17 24 (3.49%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 35 (5.09%) Firewall
2 20 (2.91%) DNS
3 16 (2.33%) TCP/IP
4 15 (2.18%) HTTP
5 11 (1.60%) Network Security
6 3 (0.44%) BGP
7 2 (0.29%) Bluetooth
7 2 (0.29%) HTTPS
7 2 (0.29%) Internet
7 2 (0.29%) MQTT
7 2 (0.29%) SAN
7 2 (0.29%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.29%) Wireless
7 2 (0.29%) ZigBee
8 1 (0.15%) IP Telephony
8 1 (0.15%) LTE
8 1 (0.15%) SD-WAN
8 1 (0.15%) VLAN
8 1 (0.15%) VPN
8 1 (0.15%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 77 (11.19%) SQL Server
2 75 (10.90%) Azure SQL Database
3 69 (10.03%) Power BI
4 63 (9.16%) MongoDB
5 30 (4.36%) PostgreSQL
6 27 (3.92%) Data Warehouse
7 22 (3.20%) NoSQL
8 14 (2.03%) Relational Database
8 14 (2.03%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 11 (1.60%) Data Lake
9 11 (1.60%) Elasticsearch
10 10 (1.45%) Spark SQL
11 9 (1.31%) Amazon RDS
11 9 (1.31%) DynamoDB
11 9 (1.31%) Metadata
12 7 (1.02%) Power Query
12 7 (1.02%) Tableau
13 5 (0.73%) MySQL
13 5 (0.73%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 4 (0.58%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 107 (15.55%) Git
2 91 (13.23%) JIRA
3 82 (11.92%) Jenkins
4 48 (6.98%) GitLab
5 39 (5.67%) Selenium
6 28 (4.07%) Cypress.io
7 20 (2.91%) Postman
8 12 (1.74%) Oracle Forms
9 11 (1.60%) Visual Studio
10 10 (1.45%) REST Assured
11 9 (1.31%) JMeter
11 9 (1.31%) Zephyr
12 7 (1.02%) fastlane
13 6 (0.87%) Atlassian Bamboo
13 6 (0.87%) Cucumber
13 6 (0.87%) TestRail
14 5 (0.73%) Gatling
14 5 (0.73%) LoadRunner
14 5 (0.73%) NUnit
14 5 (0.73%) Xcode
General
1 156 (22.67%) Finance
2 137 (19.91%) Social Skills
3 97 (14.10%) Analytical Skills
4 60 (8.72%) Public Sector
5 34 (4.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 32 (4.65%) Retail
7 30 (4.36%) Marketing
8 24 (3.49%) Billing
9 20 (2.91%) Law
10 15 (2.18%) Legal
10 15 (2.18%) Telecoms
11 12 (1.74%) Influencing Skills
12 11 (1.60%) Advertising
12 11 (1.60%) Automotive
12 11 (1.60%) Games
13 10 (1.45%) Banking
14 8 (1.16%) Manufacturing
15 6 (0.87%) Documentation Skills
16 3 (0.44%) Aviation
17 2 (0.29%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 202 (29.36%) Developer
2 149 (21.66%) Senior
3 127 (18.46%) DevOps Engineer
4 105 (15.26%) Azure Engineer
5 84 (12.21%) Lead
6 70 (10.17%) .NET Developer
7 51 (7.41%) Azure DevOps Engineer
8 46 (6.69%) Cloud Engineer
9 43 (6.25%) Senior Developer
10 37 (5.38%) Analyst
11 35 (5.09%) Senior DevOps
12 34 (4.94%) Senior DevOps Engineer
13 29 (4.22%) Data Engineer
14 27 (3.92%) Architect
15 26 (3.78%) Software Engineer
16 25 (3.63%) Full-Stack Developer
17 23 (3.34%) Software Developer
18 22 (3.20%) Systems Engineer
19 21 (3.05%) Power Platform Developer
20 20 (2.91%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 191 (27.76%) .NET
2 101 (14.68%) ASP.NET
3 93 (13.52%) React
4 85 (12.35%) .NET Core
5 81 (11.77%) ASP.NET Core
6 80 (11.63%) RESTful
7 77 (11.19%) HTML
8 76 (11.05%) CSS
9 66 (9.59%) REST
10 56 (8.14%) Node.js
11 44 (6.40%) SOAP
12 42 (6.10%) Blazor
13 37 (5.38%) Playwright
14 36 (5.23%) Entity Framework
15 35 (5.09%) OAuth
16 34 (4.94%) JSON
17 32 (4.65%) YAML
18 29 (4.22%) Middleware
19 27 (3.92%) ARM Templates
19 27 (3.92%) ML.NET
Miscellaneous
1 70 (10.17%) Product Ownership
2 61 (8.87%) Cloud Native
3 35 (5.09%) Mobile App
4 34 (4.94%) Enterprise Software
5 24 (3.49%) Low-Code
6 22 (3.20%) Management Information System
7 19 (2.76%) Legacy Systems
8 13 (1.89%) Analytical Mindset
9 9 (1.31%) Enterprise Cloud
9 9 (1.31%) Greenfield Project
10 8 (1.16%) Distributed Systems
10 8 (1.16%) Legacy Applications
11 7 (1.02%) iPhone
11 7 (1.02%) Social Network
12 6 (0.87%) BBC
12 6 (0.87%) Onboarding
12 6 (0.87%) Social Media
13 5 (0.73%) Hybrid Cloud
13 5 (0.73%) PMI
14 3 (0.44%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 70 (10.17%) Linux
2 40 (5.81%) Windows
3 18 (2.62%) Unix
4 15 (2.18%) Ubuntu
5 11 (1.60%) Android
6 10 (1.45%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.58%) Kali Linux
8 3 (0.44%) VMS
8 3 (0.44%) Windows Server
9 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 688 (100.00%) DevOps
2 409 (59.45%) CI/CD
3 337 (48.98%) Agile
4 177 (25.73%) Infrastructure as Code
5 167 (24.27%) Test Automation
6 127 (18.46%) AI
7 119 (17.30%) Continuous Improvement
8 117 (17.01%) Problem-Solving
9 112 (16.28%) Scrum
10 103 (14.97%) Mentoring
11 101 (14.68%) Full-Stack Development
12 100 (14.53%) Coaching
13 84 (12.21%) Data Modelling
14 80 (11.63%) Observability
15 74 (10.76%) Containerisation
16 72 (10.47%) SDLC
17 67 (9.74%) Continuous Integration
17 67 (9.74%) Deployment Automation
17 67 (9.74%) Microservices
18 66 (9.59%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 229 (33.28%) SQL
2 177 (25.73%) C#
3 154 (22.38%) Python
4 113 (16.42%) JavaScript
5 88 (12.79%) Bash
6 77 (11.19%) PowerShell
7 56 (8.14%) Java
8 34 (4.94%) Bicep
9 28 (4.07%) TypeScript
10 18 (2.62%) Go
11 16 (2.33%) PL/SQL
12 15 (2.18%) Apex Code
13 14 (2.03%) Shell Script
14 12 (1.74%) C++
15 10 (1.45%) T-SQL
16 9 (1.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 9 (1.31%) Swift
17 5 (0.73%) Kotlin
18 4 (0.58%) Scala
18 4 (0.58%) VB
Qualifications
1 60 (8.72%) Degree
2 48 (6.98%) Security Cleared
3 30 (4.36%) SC Cleared
4 24 (3.49%) Computer Science Degree
5 15 (2.18%) Azure Certification
6 13 (1.89%) HND
6 13 (1.89%) ISTQB
6 13 (1.89%) Microsoft Certification
7 12 (1.74%) DV Cleared
8 11 (1.60%) AWS Certification
9 8 (1.16%) Master's Degree
10 7 (1.02%) AWS Certified Developer
11 6 (0.87%) PMI Certification
12 4 (0.58%) BC Cleared
12 4 (0.58%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 3 (0.44%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 2 (0.29%) ITIL Certification
14 2 (0.29%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
15 1 (0.15%) CISSP
15 1 (0.15%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (10.17%) QA
2 55 (7.99%) Accessibility
3 24 (3.49%) GDPR
4 13 (1.89%) Data Quality
5 12 (1.74%) SLA
5 12 (1.74%) TickIT
6 11 (1.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 11 (1.60%) WCAG
7 3 (0.44%) GRC
7 3 (0.44%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 3 (0.44%) IFRS
7 3 (0.44%) Software Quality Assurance
8 2 (0.29%) IFRS 17
8 2 (0.29%) JTAG
8 2 (0.29%) PMO
8 2 (0.29%) SOC 2
8 2 (0.29%) Solvency II
9 1 (0.15%) HL7
9 1 (0.15%) NCSC
9 1 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 88 (12.79%) Docker
2 30 (4.36%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (0.44%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.15%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 210 (30.52%) Terraform
2 61 (8.87%) Kubernetes
3 48 (6.98%) Ansible
4 45 (6.54%) Grafana
5 38 (5.52%) Prometheus
6 16 (2.33%) Argo
7 13 (1.89%) Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.58%) HP Fortify
8 4 (0.58%) Puppet
9 3 (0.44%) HP ALM
9 3 (0.44%) Scalr
10 2 (0.29%) MIIS
11 1 (0.15%) CASB
11 1 (0.15%) Consul
11 1 (0.15%) Docker Swarm
11 1 (0.15%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Intune
11 1 (0.15%) Packer
11 1 (0.15%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 267 (38.81%) Microsoft
2 30 (4.36%) Salesforce
3 28 (4.07%) Databricks
4 24 (3.49%) Red Hat
5 20 (2.91%) Oracle
6 17 (2.47%) Dynatrace
6 17 (2.47%) Google
7 14 (2.03%) Apple
8 13 (1.89%) Adobe
9 12 (1.74%) Facebook
9 12 (1.74%) Freshdesk
9 12 (1.74%) Nintex
10 11 (1.60%) CrowdStrike
11 10 (1.45%) MuleSoft
12 6 (0.87%) Ab Initio
12 6 (0.87%) Okta
12 6 (0.87%) Sony
12 6 (0.87%) Yahoo!
12 6 (0.87%) YouTube
13 5 (0.73%) ServiceNow