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 16 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 135 109 91
Rank change year-on-year -26 -18 -3
Permanent jobs citing Azure DevOps 658 1,050 1,022
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.80% 2.20% 3.32%
As % of the Cloud Services category 6.07% 7.78% 8.39%
Number of salaries quoted 402 588 862
10th Percentile £39,288 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £50,000 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £63,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.30% +5.42% -
75th Percentile £70,750 £73,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £83,750 £83,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.70% +3.85% -

All Cloud 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 10,834 13,495 12,186
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 29.66% 28.23% 39.63%
Number of salaries quoted 6,855 7,508 10,152
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £41,705 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +1.85% -1.82%
75th Percentile £68,750 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £83,750 £82,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -11.54% +4.00% -

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 16 November 2025.

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 16 November 2025. 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 +5 239 £60,000 -11.11% 128
Scotland +47 125 £65,000 +13.04% 42
North of England -55 96 £60,000 -4.00% 90
Midlands -27 83 £59,000 -7.45% 69
West Midlands -13 69 £60,000 -7.69% 50
South West -66 51 £55,000 -15.38% 58
North West -22 44 £65,000 +7.44% 48
East of England -16 34 £65,000 +30.00% 32
Yorkshire -29 33 £55,000 -18.35% 27
Wales +8 29 £55,000 -6.78% 17
North East -4 19 £50,000 -9.09% 15
East Midlands +3 14 £55,000 +15.79% 19
Northern Ireland +6 2 £56,250 - 11
Isle of Man - 1 £52,500 -
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 29 (4.41%) Confluence
2 22 (3.34%) IIS
3 12 (1.82%) Apache Airflow
4 11 (1.67%) Appian
4 11 (1.67%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 8 (1.22%) SharePoint
6 7 (1.06%) Apache
7 6 (0.91%) Apache Spark
8 5 (0.76%) nginx
9 4 (0.61%) BizTalk Server
10 2 (0.30%) Tomcat
Applications
1 21 (3.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (2.89%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (1.82%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (0.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.61%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.15%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.15%) Trello
Business Applications
1 69 (10.49%) SAP S/4HANA
2 39 (5.93%) Dynamics CRM
3 25 (3.80%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (0.30%) Markit EDM
4 2 (0.30%) Shopify
5 1 (0.15%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 589 (89.51%) Azure
2 182 (27.66%) GitHub
3 113 (17.17%) Power Platform
4 90 (13.68%) AWS
5 87 (13.22%) GitHub Actions
6 52 (7.90%) Dynamics 365
6 52 (7.90%) Power Automate
7 44 (6.69%) Azure Logic Apps
7 44 (6.69%) SaaS
7 44 (6.69%) Snowflake
8 42 (6.38%) Azure Monitor
9 41 (6.23%) GitHub Copilot
10 39 (5.93%) Entra ID
11 37 (5.62%) Microsoft 365
12 36 (5.47%) Azure Data Factory
13 33 (5.02%) Azure Service Bus
13 33 (5.02%) PaaS
14 30 (4.56%) dbt
14 30 (4.56%) Serverless
15 26 (3.95%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 22 (3.34%) DNS
1 22 (3.34%) Firewall
2 13 (1.98%) VPN
3 7 (1.06%) Network Security
4 5 (0.76%) HTTP
4 5 (0.76%) VLAN
4 5 (0.76%) WAN
5 4 (0.61%) TCP/IP
6 3 (0.46%) BGP
6 3 (0.46%) DHCP
6 3 (0.46%) IPsec
6 3 (0.46%) OSPF
6 3 (0.46%) SD-WAN
6 3 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (0.46%) Wireshark
7 2 (0.30%) SSL
8 1 (0.15%) AMQP
8 1 (0.15%) HTTPS
8 1 (0.15%) NetScaler
8 1 (0.15%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 91 (13.83%) SQL Server
2 62 (9.42%) Power BI
3 42 (6.38%) Data Warehouse
4 32 (4.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 30 (4.56%) Tableau
6 21 (3.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 20 (3.04%) Relational Database
8 18 (2.74%) Azure SQL Database
9 12 (1.82%) Snowflake Schema
10 8 (1.22%) PostgreSQL
11 7 (1.06%) MySQL
11 7 (1.06%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 6 (0.91%) Airbyte
12 6 (0.91%) Elasticsearch
12 6 (0.91%) Metadata
13 5 (0.76%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
13 5 (0.76%) DynamoDB
14 4 (0.61%) Data Lake
14 4 (0.61%) Looker
14 4 (0.61%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 147 (22.34%) JIRA
2 90 (13.68%) Git
3 69 (10.49%) eCATT
4 59 (8.97%) Jenkins
5 38 (5.78%) NeoLoad
5 38 (5.78%) Selenium
6 30 (4.56%) Octopus Deploy
7 25 (3.80%) Oracle Forms
7 25 (3.80%) Robot Framework
7 25 (3.80%) Snyk
8 16 (2.43%) TeamCity
9 12 (1.82%) GitLab
10 10 (1.52%) Visual Studio
11 8 (1.22%) Cypress.io
11 8 (1.22%) NUnit
12 7 (1.06%) Cucumber
12 7 (1.06%) MSBuild
12 7 (1.06%) Postman
12 7 (1.06%) REST Assured
13 6 (0.91%) MSTest
General
1 279 (42.40%) Finance
2 143 (21.73%) Social Skills
3 89 (13.53%) Marketing
4 84 (12.77%) Analytical Skills
5 73 (11.09%) Manufacturing
6 51 (7.75%) Presentation Skills
7 40 (6.08%) Influencing Skills
8 33 (5.02%) Law
9 23 (3.50%) Retail
10 12 (1.82%) Public Sector
11 10 (1.52%) Legal
12 8 (1.22%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (0.91%) Banking
14 5 (0.76%) Documentation Skills
14 5 (0.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 4 (0.61%) Aerospace
15 4 (0.61%) Automotive
15 4 (0.61%) Back Office
15 4 (0.61%) Front Office
15 4 (0.61%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 132 (20.06%) Senior
2 106 (16.11%) Analyst
3 105 (15.96%) Lead
4 104 (15.81%) Developer
5 77 (11.70%) DevOps Engineer
6 56 (8.51%) Azure Engineer
7 48 (7.29%) Cloud Engineer
8 38 (5.78%) Software Engineer
9 33 (5.02%) Test Analyst
9 33 (5.02%) Test Leader
10 32 (4.86%) Azure DevOps Engineer
11 30 (4.56%) Applications Engineer
12 27 (4.10%) Platform Engineer
13 26 (3.95%) Architect
14 25 (3.80%) Business Analyst
15 23 (3.50%) Automation Test Lead
16 20 (3.04%) Dynamics 365 Developer
16 20 (3.04%) Senior Cloud Engineer
17 19 (2.89%) Software Developer
18 18 (2.74%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 198 (30.09%) .NET
2 61 (9.27%) RESTful
3 51 (7.75%) .NET Framework
3 51 (7.75%) React
4 39 (5.93%) REST
5 38 (5.78%) ASP.NET
6 36 (5.47%) JSON
7 32 (4.86%) ARM Templates
8 31 (4.71%) AngularJS
8 31 (4.71%) YAML
9 30 (4.56%) .NET Core
9 30 (4.56%) SOAP
10 29 (4.41%) OAuth
11 27 (4.10%) Entity Framework
12 25 (3.80%) Blazor
13 24 (3.65%) XML
14 20 (3.04%) OAuth2
15 19 (2.89%) CSS
15 19 (2.89%) HTML
16 18 (2.74%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 116 (17.63%) Cloud Native
2 93 (14.13%) Product Ownership
3 39 (5.93%) Enterprise Software
4 29 (4.41%) Onboarding
5 19 (2.89%) Hybrid Cloud
6 18 (2.74%) Analytical Mindset
6 18 (2.74%) Legacy Systems
6 18 (2.74%) Low-Code
7 13 (1.98%) Distributed Systems
8 12 (1.82%) Virtual Team
9 11 (1.67%) Mobile App
9 11 (1.67%) Security Posture
10 10 (1.52%) Data Centre
10 10 (1.52%) Management Information System
11 8 (1.22%) Greenfield Project
12 6 (0.91%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 6 (0.91%) Linux Command Line
12 6 (0.91%) Self-Motivation
13 5 (0.76%) Data Protection Act
13 5 (0.76%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 60 (9.12%) Windows
2 23 (3.50%) Linux
3 12 (1.82%) VMS
4 7 (1.06%) Android
5 6 (0.91%) Apple iOS
6 5 (0.76%) Windows Server
7 4 (0.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.46%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.30%) AIX
9 2 (0.30%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 1 (0.15%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 589 (89.51%) DevOps
2 342 (51.98%) CI/CD
3 331 (50.30%) Agile
4 178 (27.05%) Test Automation
5 164 (24.92%) Continuous Improvement
6 153 (23.25%) Infrastructure as Code
7 134 (20.36%) Coaching
8 132 (20.06%) Mentoring
9 126 (19.15%) Problem-Solving
10 110 (16.72%) AI
11 108 (16.41%) Asset Management
12 97 (14.74%) Roadmaps
13 94 (14.29%) Test Management
14 92 (13.98%) ERP
15 85 (12.92%) Software Engineering
16 81 (12.31%) Microservices
17 72 (10.94%) Containerisation
18 70 (10.64%) Analytics
19 69 (10.49%) Source to Pay
20 65 (9.88%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 221 (33.59%) SQL
2 178 (27.05%) C#
3 144 (21.88%) Python
4 114 (17.33%) PowerShell
5 64 (9.73%) JavaScript
6 63 (9.57%) Bicep
7 53 (8.05%) Bash
8 40 (6.08%) TypeScript
9 35 (5.32%) Java
10 27 (4.10%) Shell Script
11 25 (3.80%) PL/SQL
12 22 (3.34%) T-SQL
13 15 (2.28%) Apex Code
14 9 (1.37%) Go
15 6 (0.91%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 4 (0.61%) C++
16 4 (0.61%) VB.NET
17 3 (0.46%) Groovy
17 3 (0.46%) Korn
17 3 (0.46%) VB
Qualifications
1 55 (8.36%) Degree
2 44 (6.69%) Security Cleared
3 38 (5.78%) Azure Certification
4 31 (4.71%) Computer Science Degree
5 27 (4.10%) ISTQB
6 23 (3.50%) DV Cleared
6 23 (3.50%) SC Cleared
7 14 (2.13%) Microsoft Certification
8 13 (1.98%) ISEB
9 9 (1.37%) Master's Degree
10 8 (1.22%) PMI Certification
10 8 (1.22%) PMP
11 7 (1.06%) AWS Certification
12 6 (0.91%) Cisco Certification
12 6 (0.91%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 4 (0.61%) AWS Certified Developer
14 3 (0.46%) CCNA
14 3 (0.46%) CCNP
14 3 (0.46%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
15 2 (0.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (12.61%) QA
2 23 (3.50%) GDPR
3 22 (3.34%) Accessibility
4 17 (2.58%) PMO
5 10 (1.52%) Software Quality Assurance
6 9 (1.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (1.22%) NCSC
7 8 (1.22%) NIST
8 5 (0.76%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.15%) COBIT
9 1 (0.15%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.15%) P3O
9 1 (0.15%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.15%) WCAG
System Software
1 93 (14.13%) Docker
2 29 (4.41%) Active Directory
3 23 (3.50%) Virtual Machines
4 16 (2.43%) Virtual Desktop
4 16 (2.43%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.46%) Firmware
5 3 (0.46%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.15%) Apache ZooKeeper
6 1 (0.15%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.15%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.15%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.15%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 199 (30.24%) Terraform
2 90 (13.68%) Kubernetes
3 69 (10.49%) HP ALM
4 41 (6.23%) Ansible
5 25 (3.80%) Single Sign-On
6 18 (2.74%) Grafana
6 18 (2.74%) Prometheus
7 13 (1.98%) Microsoft Intune
8 3 (0.46%) Dell DRAC
9 2 (0.30%) Argo
9 2 (0.30%) Nessus
9 2 (0.30%) Red Hat Satellite
9 2 (0.30%) ZABBIX
10 1 (0.15%) Proxmox
10 1 (0.15%) Puppet
10 1 (0.15%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 182 (27.66%) Microsoft
2 72 (10.94%) SAP
3 69 (10.49%) HP
4 30 (4.56%) Oracle
5 24 (3.65%) Salesforce
6 23 (3.50%) Black Duck
7 22 (3.34%) VMware
8 18 (2.74%) Coverity
9 15 (2.28%) Databricks
9 15 (2.28%) Okta
10 14 (2.13%) Xamarin
11 13 (1.98%) Google
12 12 (1.82%) Sage
13 11 (1.67%) BiZZdesign
13 11 (1.67%) UiPath
14 10 (1.52%) Rackspace
15 9 (1.37%) Zoho
16 8 (1.22%) Ab Initio
17 7 (1.06%) Blue Prism
17 7 (1.06%) SolarWinds