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 29 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 145 203 130
Rank change year-on-year +58 -73 -12
Permanent jobs citing Azure DevOps 846 489 1,541
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.22% 1.56% 2.01%
As % of the Cloud Services category 5.01% 5.57% 6.59%
Number of salaries quoted 719 367 1,106
10th Percentile £42,500 £45,300 £40,000
25th Percentile £47,000 £51,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £83,750 £83,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -3.70% +8.00% -3.85%

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 16,880 8,772 23,385
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 24.40% 28.01% 30.47%
Number of salaries quoted 10,928 6,087 17,692
10th Percentile £29,750 £27,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,685
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +3.58% -7.85%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £84,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -8.73%

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 29 June 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 29 June 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 of England +56 243 £62,500 -7.41% 69
South East +6 226 £60,000 -7.69% 110
Midlands +18 132 £64,050 +6.75% 41
North West +77 130 £67,500 +3.85% 39
South West -16 96 £55,000 -10.20% 29
East of England +16 71 £56,000 -10.40% 34
East Midlands +33 67 £63,750 +13.33% 18
West Midlands -17 64 £65,000 +8.33% 23
Yorkshire -14 61 £69,308 -0.99% 22
Wales -4 53 £53,171 -14.93% 12
North East -5 52 £50,000 -9.09% 9
Scotland +21 25 £60,000 -6.98% 13
Northern Ireland -31 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 41 (4.85%) Confluence
2 40 (4.73%) SharePoint
3 26 (3.07%) Microsoft Exchange
4 20 (2.36%) IIS
5 7 (0.83%) SharePoint Server
6 6 (0.71%) nginx
7 4 (0.47%) Apache
7 4 (0.47%) Apache Airflow
8 3 (0.35%) Anypoint
8 3 (0.35%) Apache Spark
8 3 (0.35%) CMS
8 3 (0.35%) WordPress
9 2 (0.24%) CICS
9 2 (0.24%) Luigi
9 2 (0.24%) Umbraco
10 1 (0.12%) Drupal
10 1 (0.12%) PegaRULES
Applications
1 14 (1.65%) MS Visio
2 12 (1.42%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.83%) Chatbot
3 7 (0.83%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.47%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (0.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.47%) Trello
5 1 (0.12%) Adobe XD
5 1 (0.12%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 12 (1.42%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.59%) Visualfiles
3 4 (0.47%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.35%) Dynamics NAV
4 3 (0.35%) SAP IBP
4 3 (0.35%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.24%) Magento
5 2 (0.24%) Shopify
6 1 (0.12%) Infor M3
6 1 (0.12%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 1 (0.12%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.12%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 846 (100.00%) Azure
2 147 (17.38%) GitHub
3 132 (15.60%) Power Platform
4 121 (14.30%) AWS
5 91 (10.76%) GitHub Actions
6 78 (9.22%) Azure AI
7 61 (7.21%) Serverless
8 58 (6.86%) Azure Monitor
9 57 (6.74%) Microsoft 365
9 57 (6.74%) PaaS
10 55 (6.50%) Azure AKS
11 50 (5.91%) Azure Functions
12 46 (5.44%) Dynamics 365
12 46 (5.44%) Entra ID
13 45 (5.32%) Azure Logic Apps
14 44 (5.20%) Azure Service Bus
15 42 (4.96%) Power Automate
16 41 (4.85%) IaaS
16 41 (4.85%) SaaS
17 40 (4.73%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 34 (4.02%) Firewall
2 18 (2.13%) DNS
3 16 (1.89%) HTTP
3 16 (1.89%) VPN
4 14 (1.65%) TCP/IP
5 10 (1.18%) Network Security
6 8 (0.95%) Internet
7 4 (0.47%) Bluetooth
7 4 (0.47%) MQTT
7 4 (0.47%) SAN
7 4 (0.47%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (0.47%) Wireless
7 4 (0.47%) ZigBee
8 3 (0.35%) BGP
8 3 (0.35%) HTTPS
9 2 (0.24%) VLAN
10 1 (0.12%) IP Telephony
10 1 (0.12%) LTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 177 (20.92%) Azure SQL Database
2 146 (17.26%) MongoDB
3 96 (11.35%) SQL Server
4 61 (7.21%) Power BI
5 30 (3.55%) Elasticsearch
5 30 (3.55%) PostgreSQL
6 18 (2.13%) Data Warehouse
7 17 (2.01%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 15 (1.77%) Relational Database
9 14 (1.65%) NoSQL
10 12 (1.42%) MySQL
11 10 (1.18%) Metadata
11 10 (1.18%) Redis
11 10 (1.18%) Spark SQL
12 9 (1.06%) NonStop SQL
13 8 (0.95%) Amazon RDS
13 8 (0.95%) Data Lake
14 7 (0.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 6 (0.71%) Delta Lake
16 5 (0.59%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 125 (14.78%) Git
2 104 (12.29%) JIRA
3 79 (9.34%) Jenkins
4 54 (6.38%) GitLab
5 39 (4.61%) Selenium
6 33 (3.90%) Cypress.io
7 23 (2.72%) Postman
8 14 (1.65%) fastlane
8 14 (1.65%) REST Assured
8 14 (1.65%) Visual Studio
9 12 (1.42%) JMeter
9 12 (1.42%) Zephyr
10 9 (1.06%) Xcode
11 8 (0.95%) Octopus Deploy
11 8 (0.95%) TestRail
12 7 (0.83%) NUnit
13 6 (0.71%) Android Studio
13 6 (0.71%) Gatling
13 6 (0.71%) Gradle
13 6 (0.71%) LoadRunner
General
1 169 (19.98%) Social Skills
2 126 (14.89%) Finance
3 86 (10.17%) Analytical Skills
4 79 (9.34%) Public Sector
5 74 (8.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 40 (4.73%) Retail
7 39 (4.61%) Marketing
8 31 (3.66%) Law
9 23 (2.72%) Advertising
10 21 (2.48%) Games
11 16 (1.89%) Billing
12 14 (1.65%) Manufacturing
12 14 (1.65%) Telecoms
13 12 (1.42%) Legal
14 10 (1.18%) Automotive
14 10 (1.18%) Banking
15 9 (1.06%) Influencing Skills
16 8 (0.95%) Documentation Skills
17 6 (0.71%) Aviation
18 5 (0.59%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 328 (38.77%) Developer
2 163 (19.27%) .NET Developer
3 149 (17.61%) Senior
4 147 (17.38%) DevOps Engineer
5 105 (12.41%) Azure Engineer
6 91 (10.76%) Lead
7 57 (6.74%) Azure DevOps Engineer
8 55 (6.50%) Senior Developer
9 52 (6.15%) Analyst
10 39 (4.61%) Cloud Engineer
11 38 (4.49%) Senior DevOps
11 38 (4.49%) Software Engineer
12 37 (4.37%) Senior DevOps Engineer
13 36 (4.26%) Platform Engineer
14 31 (3.66%) Data Engineer
15 30 (3.55%) Architect
16 29 (3.43%) Software Developer
17 24 (2.84%) Systems Engineer
18 22 (2.60%) Power Platform Developer
19 20 (2.36%) Cloud Platform Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 307 (36.29%) .NET
2 195 (23.05%) ASP.NET
3 172 (20.33%) ASP.NET Core
4 170 (20.09%) .NET Core
5 130 (15.37%) React
6 126 (14.89%) HTML
7 124 (14.66%) CSS
8 111 (13.12%) RESTful
9 91 (10.76%) Entity Framework
10 88 (10.40%) Blazor
11 75 (8.87%) ML.NET
12 73 (8.63%) Node.js
13 72 (8.51%) REST
14 42 (4.96%) ARM Templates
14 42 (4.96%) Playwright
15 39 (4.61%) YAML
16 32 (3.78%) Middleware
17 31 (3.66%) .NET Framework
17 31 (3.66%) LINQ
18 27 (3.19%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 74 (8.75%) Product Ownership
2 56 (6.62%) Cloud Native
3 54 (6.38%) Mobile App
4 31 (3.66%) Enterprise Software
4 31 (3.66%) Legacy Systems
5 28 (3.31%) Greenfield Project
6 19 (2.25%) Low-Code
7 18 (2.13%) Onboarding
8 17 (2.01%) Hybrid Cloud
8 17 (2.01%) iPhone
9 16 (1.89%) BBC
9 16 (1.89%) Social Media
10 15 (1.77%) Analytical Mindset
10 15 (1.77%) Management Information System
11 14 (1.65%) Social Network
12 13 (1.54%) Security Posture
13 12 (1.42%) Distributed Systems
13 12 (1.42%) Podcast
13 12 (1.42%) Public Cloud
14 11 (1.30%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 82 (9.69%) Linux
2 56 (6.62%) Windows
3 24 (2.84%) Android
4 19 (2.25%) Unix
5 16 (1.89%) Ubuntu
6 13 (1.54%) Apple iOS
6 13 (1.54%) VMS
7 4 (0.47%) Kali Linux
7 4 (0.47%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 846 (100.00%) DevOps
2 477 (56.38%) CI/CD
3 438 (51.77%) Agile
4 202 (23.88%) Full-Stack Development
5 194 (22.93%) AI
5 194 (22.93%) Infrastructure as Code
6 162 (19.15%) Scrum
7 152 (17.97%) Continuous Improvement
8 148 (17.49%) Test Automation
9 128 (15.13%) Problem-Solving
10 113 (13.36%) Mentoring
11 106 (12.53%) Machine Learning
12 91 (10.76%) SDLC
13 89 (10.52%) Analytics
14 86 (10.17%) Observability
15 83 (9.81%) Kanban
16 79 (9.34%) Multithreading
17 77 (9.10%) Microservices
18 76 (8.98%) Platform Engineering
18 76 (8.98%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 313 (37.00%) SQL
2 311 (36.76%) C#
3 182 (21.51%) JavaScript
4 155 (18.32%) Python
5 114 (13.48%) Bash
6 100 (11.82%) PowerShell
7 69 (8.16%) Bicep
8 52 (6.15%) Java
9 38 (4.49%) TypeScript
10 22 (2.60%) T-SQL
11 20 (2.36%) Go
12 14 (1.65%) C++
13 13 (1.54%) Kusto Query Language
14 12 (1.42%) Swift
15 8 (0.95%) Kotlin
16 6 (0.71%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 6 (0.71%) VB.NET
17 4 (0.47%) C
17 4 (0.47%) PHP
17 4 (0.47%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 64 (7.57%) Degree
2 61 (7.21%) Security Cleared
3 46 (5.44%) SC Cleared
4 35 (4.14%) Azure Certification
5 26 (3.07%) Computer Science Degree
6 21 (2.48%) Microsoft Certification
7 16 (1.89%) ISTQB
8 9 (1.06%) HND
8 9 (1.06%) PMI Certification
9 8 (0.95%) DV Cleared
10 7 (0.83%) Master's Degree
11 6 (0.71%) AWS Certification
12 3 (0.35%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 3 (0.35%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
12 3 (0.35%) PMP
12 3 (0.35%) SAFe Agilist
13 2 (0.24%) BC Cleared
13 2 (0.24%) CISSP
13 2 (0.24%) ITIL Certification
13 2 (0.24%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 94 (11.11%) QA
2 59 (6.97%) Accessibility
3 26 (3.07%) WCAG
4 17 (2.01%) GDPR
5 13 (1.54%) Data Quality
6 12 (1.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 12 (1.42%) TickIT
7 10 (1.18%) SLA
8 6 (0.71%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 4 (0.47%) JTAG
9 4 (0.47%) NCSC
9 4 (0.47%) PMO
10 3 (0.35%) GRC
10 3 (0.35%) IFRS
10 3 (0.35%) Software Quality Assurance
11 2 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.24%) IFRS 17
11 2 (0.24%) Solvency II
12 1 (0.12%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.12%) SOC 2
System Software
1 95 (11.23%) Docker
2 42 (4.96%) Active Directory
3 18 (2.13%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (1.54%) Virtual Desktop
5 12 (1.42%) vSphere
6 7 (0.83%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.24%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 214 (25.30%) Terraform
2 81 (9.57%) Kubernetes
3 55 (6.50%) Grafana
4 49 (5.79%) Ansible
5 47 (5.56%) Prometheus
6 19 (2.25%) Argo
7 6 (0.71%) Puppet
8 4 (0.47%) HP Fortify
9 3 (0.35%) HP ALM
9 3 (0.35%) Microsoft Intune
9 3 (0.35%) Scalr
10 2 (0.24%) MIIS
11 1 (0.12%) Consul
11 1 (0.12%) Istio
11 1 (0.12%) linkerd
11 1 (0.12%) Packer
11 1 (0.12%) Progress Chef
11 1 (0.12%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 397 (46.93%) Microsoft
2 42 (4.96%) Google
3 35 (4.14%) Facebook
4 28 (3.31%) Databricks
5 27 (3.19%) Apple
6 23 (2.72%) Dynatrace
6 23 (2.72%) Red Hat
7 21 (2.48%) Salesforce
8 20 (2.36%) VMware
9 19 (2.25%) YouTube
10 16 (1.89%) Sony
10 16 (1.89%) Yahoo!
11 12 (1.42%) ScienceLogic
12 10 (1.18%) MuleSoft
13 9 (1.06%) Adobe
14 8 (0.95%) Foundry
14 8 (0.95%) Freshdesk
14 8 (0.95%) Nintex
14 8 (0.95%) Oracle
14 8 (0.95%) ServiceNow