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 12 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 168 190 122
Rank change year-on-year +22 -68 +3
Permanent jobs citing Azure DevOps 694 503 1,552
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.06% 1.75% 2.26%
As % of the Cloud Services category 3.85% 5.63% 6.84%
Number of salaries quoted 529 396 1,154
10th Percentile £41,985 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,500 £62,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.18% +4.58% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £78,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £83,750 £84,450
UK median annual salary £65,000 £67,500 £61,500
% change year-on-year -3.70% +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 8,937 22,692
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 27.57% 31.09% 33.00%
Number of salaries quoted 9,339 6,212 17,437
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £39,000 £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 £71,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,925 £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 12 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 12 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
North of England +27 174 £62,500 -10.71% 78
South East -16 174 £50,000 -28.57% 101
Midlands -9 109 £65,000 - 43
North West +31 86 £70,000 +3.70% 39
Scotland +56 81 £62,500 +8.70% 17
South West -29 76 £52,373 -19.43% 18
West Midlands -34 58 £60,000 -7.69% 21
Yorkshire -49 49 £60,000 -14.29% 19
East Midlands +3 48 £67,250 +34.50% 22
East of England -4 43 £60,000 +9.09% 30
North East -5 39 £50,000 -23.08% 20
Wales -13 37 £53,050 +0.87% 17
Northern Ireland -35 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 (3.31%) SharePoint
2 22 (3.17%) Confluence
3 19 (2.74%) IIS
4 14 (2.02%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (1.01%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 6 (0.86%) Apache Airflow
7 5 (0.72%) Apache
8 3 (0.43%) Anypoint
8 3 (0.43%) Apache Spark
8 3 (0.43%) WordPress
9 2 (0.29%) CICS
9 2 (0.29%) CMS
9 2 (0.29%) Luigi
9 2 (0.29%) Umbraco
10 1 (0.14%) Drupal
10 1 (0.14%) nginx
10 1 (0.14%) PegaRULES
Applications
1 15 (2.16%) MS Visio
2 10 (1.44%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.86%) Chatbot
4 5 (0.72%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.43%) Microsoft Office
5 3 (0.43%) Trello
6 2 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.14%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.14%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 14 (2.02%) Oracle ERP
2 10 (1.44%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.72%) Visualfiles
4 4 (0.58%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.29%) Magento
6 1 (0.14%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.14%) Infor M3
6 1 (0.14%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 1 (0.14%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.14%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.14%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 694 (100.00%) Azure
2 170 (24.50%) GitHub
3 121 (17.44%) Power Platform
4 120 (17.29%) AWS
5 93 (13.40%) GitHub Actions
6 66 (9.51%) Microsoft 365
7 48 (6.92%) Azure Logic Apps
7 48 (6.92%) Entra ID
8 42 (6.05%) Serverless
9 41 (5.91%) GCP
10 39 (5.62%) Azure AKS
10 39 (5.62%) Azure Data Factory
11 35 (5.04%) Azure Monitor
12 33 (4.76%) SaaS
13 32 (4.61%) Azure Service Bus
14 30 (4.32%) GitHub Copilot
15 28 (4.03%) Azure AI
15 28 (4.03%) Dynamics 365
15 28 (4.03%) PaaS
16 25 (3.60%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 38 (5.48%) Firewall
2 22 (3.17%) DNS
3 19 (2.74%) TCP/IP
4 18 (2.59%) HTTP
5 11 (1.59%) Network Security
6 3 (0.43%) 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 (0.14%) DHCP
8 1 (0.14%) MPLS
8 1 (0.14%) SD-WAN
8 1 (0.14%) SSL
8 1 (0.14%) VPN
8 1 (0.14%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 78 (11.24%) SQL Server
2 70 (10.09%) Power BI
3 69 (9.94%) Azure SQL Database
4 63 (9.08%) MongoDB
5 30 (4.32%) PostgreSQL
6 29 (4.18%) Data Warehouse
7 23 (3.31%) NoSQL
8 14 (2.02%) Relational Database
8 14 (2.02%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 12 (1.73%) Data Lake
10 11 (1.59%) Elasticsearch
11 10 (1.44%) DynamoDB
11 10 (1.44%) Metadata
12 9 (1.30%) Amazon RDS
12 9 (1.30%) Spark SQL
13 8 (1.15%) Tableau
14 7 (1.01%) Power Query
15 6 (0.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 5 (0.72%) MySQL
17 4 (0.58%) NonStop SQL
Development Applications
1 103 (14.84%) Git
2 95 (13.69%) JIRA
3 87 (12.54%) Jenkins
4 48 (6.92%) GitLab
5 39 (5.62%) Selenium
6 28 (4.03%) Cypress.io
7 20 (2.88%) Postman
8 14 (2.02%) Oracle Forms
9 10 (1.44%) REST Assured
9 10 (1.44%) Visual Studio
10 9 (1.30%) JMeter
10 9 (1.30%) Zephyr
11 7 (1.01%) fastlane
12 6 (0.86%) Atlassian Bamboo
12 6 (0.86%) Cucumber
12 6 (0.86%) TestRail
13 5 (0.72%) LoadRunner
13 5 (0.72%) NUnit
13 5 (0.72%) Robot Framework
13 5 (0.72%) Xcode
General
1 165 (23.78%) Finance
2 140 (20.17%) Social Skills
3 104 (14.99%) Analytical Skills
4 54 (7.78%) Public Sector
5 34 (4.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 32 (4.61%) Retail
7 31 (4.47%) Marketing
8 24 (3.46%) Billing
8 24 (3.46%) Law
9 18 (2.59%) Telecoms
10 15 (2.16%) Legal
11 12 (1.73%) Influencing Skills
12 11 (1.59%) Advertising
12 11 (1.59%) Automotive
12 11 (1.59%) Games
13 10 (1.44%) Banking
14 8 (1.15%) Manufacturing
15 6 (0.86%) Documentation Skills
16 2 (0.29%) Aerospace
16 2 (0.29%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 206 (29.68%) Developer
2 146 (21.04%) Senior
3 127 (18.30%) DevOps Engineer
4 106 (15.27%) Azure Engineer
5 82 (11.82%) Lead
6 71 (10.23%) .NET Developer
7 51 (7.35%) Azure DevOps Engineer
8 48 (6.92%) Cloud Engineer
9 43 (6.20%) Senior Developer
10 39 (5.62%) Analyst
11 34 (4.90%) Senior DevOps
12 33 (4.76%) Senior DevOps Engineer
13 27 (3.89%) Architect
14 26 (3.75%) Data Engineer
14 26 (3.75%) Full-Stack Developer
15 24 (3.46%) Software Developer
16 21 (3.03%) Power Platform Developer
16 21 (3.03%) Systems Engineer
17 20 (2.88%) Applications Support
17 20 (2.88%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 190 (27.38%) .NET
2 101 (14.55%) ASP.NET
3 95 (13.69%) React
4 86 (12.39%) .NET Core
5 84 (12.10%) RESTful
6 82 (11.82%) ASP.NET Core
7 77 (11.10%) CSS
7 77 (11.10%) HTML
8 67 (9.65%) REST
9 55 (7.93%) Node.js
10 47 (6.77%) SOAP
11 43 (6.20%) Blazor
12 38 (5.48%) OAuth
13 37 (5.33%) Playwright
14 36 (5.19%) Entity Framework
14 36 (5.19%) JSON
15 30 (4.32%) YAML
16 29 (4.18%) Middleware
17 27 (3.89%) ML.NET
18 26 (3.75%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 71 (10.23%) Product Ownership
2 65 (9.37%) Cloud Native
3 36 (5.19%) Enterprise Software
3 36 (5.19%) Mobile App
4 25 (3.60%) Low-Code
5 22 (3.17%) Management Information System
6 13 (1.87%) Analytical Mindset
6 13 (1.87%) Legacy Systems
7 9 (1.30%) Enterprise Cloud
7 9 (1.30%) Greenfield Project
8 8 (1.15%) Distributed Systems
9 7 (1.01%) iPhone
9 7 (1.01%) Social Network
10 6 (0.86%) BBC
10 6 (0.86%) Social Media
11 5 (0.72%) Hybrid Cloud
11 5 (0.72%) PMI
12 4 (0.58%) Onboarding
13 3 (0.43%) Linux Command Line
13 3 (0.43%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 68 (9.80%) Linux
2 41 (5.91%) Windows
3 18 (2.59%) Unix
4 14 (2.02%) Ubuntu
5 11 (1.59%) Android
6 10 (1.44%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.58%) Kali Linux
8 3 (0.43%) VMS
8 3 (0.43%) Windows Server
9 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 694 (100.00%) DevOps
2 414 (59.65%) CI/CD
3 350 (50.43%) Agile
4 179 (25.79%) Infrastructure as Code
5 174 (25.07%) Test Automation
6 131 (18.88%) AI
7 123 (17.72%) Continuous Improvement
8 121 (17.44%) Problem-Solving
9 111 (15.99%) Scrum
10 104 (14.99%) Coaching
11 102 (14.70%) Mentoring
12 96 (13.83%) Full-Stack Development
13 89 (12.82%) Data Modelling
14 80 (11.53%) Observability
15 78 (11.24%) Containerisation
16 74 (10.66%) SDLC
17 70 (10.09%) Continuous Integration
18 69 (9.94%) Deployment Automation
19 68 (9.80%) Microservices
20 66 (9.51%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 227 (32.71%) SQL
2 174 (25.07%) C#
3 157 (22.62%) Python
4 110 (15.85%) JavaScript
5 86 (12.39%) Bash
6 77 (11.10%) PowerShell
7 52 (7.49%) Java
8 36 (5.19%) Bicep
9 28 (4.03%) TypeScript
10 21 (3.03%) Go
11 18 (2.59%) PL/SQL
12 17 (2.45%) Apex Code
13 16 (2.31%) Shell Script
14 11 (1.59%) T-SQL
15 9 (1.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 9 (1.30%) Swift
16 6 (0.86%) C++
17 5 (0.72%) Kotlin
17 5 (0.72%) Scala
18 4 (0.58%) VB
Qualifications
1 59 (8.50%) Degree
2 45 (6.48%) Security Cleared
3 28 (4.03%) SC Cleared
4 25 (3.60%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (2.02%) Azure Certification
5 14 (2.02%) ISTQB
6 13 (1.87%) HND
6 13 (1.87%) Microsoft Certification
7 12 (1.73%) AWS Certification
7 12 (1.73%) DV Cleared
8 8 (1.15%) AWS Certified Developer
8 8 (1.15%) Master's Degree
9 6 (0.86%) PMI Certification
10 4 (0.58%) BC Cleared
10 4 (0.58%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 3 (0.43%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 2 (0.29%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.29%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 1 (0.14%) MCITP
13 1 (0.14%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (10.23%) QA
2 56 (8.07%) Accessibility
3 25 (3.60%) GDPR
4 13 (1.87%) Data Quality
5 12 (1.73%) SLA
5 12 (1.73%) TickIT
6 11 (1.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 10 (1.44%) WCAG
8 3 (0.43%) GRC
8 3 (0.43%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 3 (0.43%) IFRS
8 3 (0.43%) Software Quality Assurance
9 2 (0.29%) IFRS 17
9 2 (0.29%) JTAG
9 2 (0.29%) PMO
9 2 (0.29%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.29%) Solvency II
10 1 (0.14%) HL7
10 1 (0.14%) NCSC
10 1 (0.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 89 (12.82%) Docker
2 31 (4.47%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (0.43%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.14%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 213 (30.69%) Terraform
2 59 (8.50%) Kubernetes
3 50 (7.20%) Ansible
4 47 (6.77%) Grafana
5 40 (5.76%) Prometheus
6 15 (2.16%) Argo
6 15 (2.16%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.58%) HP Fortify
7 4 (0.58%) Puppet
8 3 (0.43%) HP ALM
8 3 (0.43%) Scalr
9 2 (0.29%) MIIS
10 1 (0.14%) CASB
10 1 (0.14%) Consul
10 1 (0.14%) Docker Swarm
10 1 (0.14%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Intune
10 1 (0.14%) Packer
10 1 (0.14%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 266 (38.33%) Microsoft
2 32 (4.61%) Salesforce
3 27 (3.89%) Databricks
4 23 (3.31%) Red Hat
5 22 (3.17%) Oracle
6 17 (2.45%) Dynatrace
6 17 (2.45%) Google
7 14 (2.02%) Apple
8 13 (1.87%) Adobe
9 12 (1.73%) Facebook
9 12 (1.73%) Freshdesk
9 12 (1.73%) Nintex
10 11 (1.59%) CrowdStrike
11 10 (1.44%) MuleSoft
12 7 (1.01%) Ab Initio
12 7 (1.01%) Okta
13 6 (0.86%) Sony
13 6 (0.86%) Yahoo!
13 6 (0.86%) YouTube
14 5 (0.72%) ServiceNow