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 11 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 144 213 117
Rank change year-on-year +69 -96 -20
Permanent jobs citing Azure DevOps 938 486 1,264
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.22% 1.41% 2.11%
As % of the Cloud Services category 5.20% 5.20% 7.36%
Number of salaries quoted 785 361 848
10th Percentile £42,500 £44,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
75th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.70% +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 18,023 9,341 17,169
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 23.37% 27.01% 28.66%
Number of salaries quoted 11,886 6,521 11,878
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £34,500 £39,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -7.41% -1.82%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% - -6.25%

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 11 August 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 11 August 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 +87 280 £60,000 -7.69% 91
South East -7 220 £60,000 -4.00% 133
North West +84 163 £65,000 - 57
Midlands +20 152 £63,500 +5.83% 65
South West -7 101 £55,000 -4.35% 32
Wales -5 83 £53,171 -3.33% 16
East of England +9 81 £55,000 -12.00% 32
West Midlands -16 80 £65,000 +8.33% 35
East Midlands +28 72 £58,750 +6.82% 30
Yorkshire -5 64 £69,308 +6.63% 23
North East -12 53 £51,619 -6.15% 12
Scotland +8 22 £57,500 -10.85% 16
Northern Ireland - 1 £72,500 - 4
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 48 (5.12%) Confluence
2 47 (5.01%) SharePoint
3 28 (2.99%) Microsoft Exchange
4 20 (2.13%) IIS
5 11 (1.17%) nginx
6 7 (0.75%) SharePoint Server
7 6 (0.64%) Anypoint
8 5 (0.53%) Apache
8 5 (0.53%) CICS
8 5 (0.53%) CMS
9 4 (0.43%) Apache Airflow
9 4 (0.43%) Apache Spark
10 3 (0.32%) BizTalk Server
10 3 (0.32%) WordPress
11 2 (0.21%) Luigi
11 2 (0.21%) Umbraco
12 1 (0.11%) Drupal
12 1 (0.11%) Oracle HTTP Server
12 1 (0.11%) PegaRULES
12 1 (0.11%) Tomcat
Applications
1 9 (0.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (0.85%) Chatbot
2 8 (0.85%) MS Visio
2 8 (0.85%) Trello
3 6 (0.64%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (0.53%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (0.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.11%) Adobe XD
5 1 (0.11%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 13 (1.39%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.64%) SAP IBP
2 6 (0.64%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.53%) Visualfiles
4 4 (0.43%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (0.43%) Dynamics NAV
4 4 (0.43%) Shopify
5 2 (0.21%) JDE EnterpriseOne
5 2 (0.21%) Magento
5 2 (0.21%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.11%) Infor M3
6 1 (0.11%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 938 (100.00%) Azure
2 151 (16.10%) GitHub
3 135 (14.39%) Power Platform
4 123 (13.11%) AWS
5 92 (9.81%) GitHub Actions
6 85 (9.06%) Azure AI
7 71 (7.57%) Serverless
8 62 (6.61%) Azure Monitor
9 61 (6.50%) Dynamics 365
10 60 (6.40%) Microsoft 365
11 59 (6.29%) Azure Functions
12 58 (6.18%) Azure Service Bus
13 57 (6.08%) PaaS
14 54 (5.76%) Power Automate
15 51 (5.44%) Azure AKS
15 51 (5.44%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 47 (5.01%) Entra ID
17 43 (4.58%) SaaS
18 41 (4.37%) IaaS
19 40 (4.26%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 23 (2.45%) Firewall
2 19 (2.03%) VPN
3 12 (1.28%) HTTP
3 12 (1.28%) Network Security
4 11 (1.17%) Internet
5 10 (1.07%) DNS
6 8 (0.85%) TCP/IP
7 6 (0.64%) MQTT
7 6 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
7 6 (0.64%) Wireless
7 6 (0.64%) ZigBee
8 5 (0.53%) SAN
9 4 (0.43%) Bluetooth
10 3 (0.32%) HTTPS
11 2 (0.21%) LoRaWAN
11 2 (0.21%) VLAN
12 1 (0.11%) BGP
12 1 (0.11%) LTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 194 (20.68%) Azure SQL Database
2 158 (16.84%) MongoDB
3 111 (11.83%) SQL Server
4 54 (5.76%) Power BI
5 38 (4.05%) Elasticsearch
6 37 (3.94%) PostgreSQL
7 29 (3.09%) Relational Database
8 26 (2.77%) Data Warehouse
9 17 (1.81%) MySQL
9 17 (1.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 14 (1.49%) NoSQL
10 14 (1.49%) Redis
11 12 (1.28%) Metadata
12 11 (1.17%) Amazon RDS
12 11 (1.17%) NonStop SQL
13 9 (0.96%) Spark SQL
13 9 (0.96%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 7 (0.75%) Data Lake
14 7 (0.75%) Geospatial Data
15 6 (0.64%) GIS
Development Applications
1 164 (17.48%) Git
2 130 (13.86%) JIRA
3 87 (9.28%) Jenkins
4 61 (6.50%) GitLab
5 43 (4.58%) Selenium
6 35 (3.73%) Cypress.io
7 33 (3.52%) Postman
8 17 (1.81%) Visual Studio
9 16 (1.71%) REST Assured
10 15 (1.60%) NUnit
11 14 (1.49%) fastlane
11 14 (1.49%) JMeter
12 12 (1.28%) Zephyr
13 10 (1.07%) Octopus Deploy
14 9 (0.96%) MSI
14 9 (0.96%) TestRail
14 9 (0.96%) Xcode
15 8 (0.85%) SonarQube
16 7 (0.75%) GDB
16 7 (0.75%) Gradle
General
1 221 (23.56%) Social Skills
2 133 (14.18%) Finance
3 95 (10.13%) Analytical Skills
4 89 (9.49%) Public Sector
5 85 (9.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 45 (4.80%) Marketing
6 45 (4.80%) Retail
7 29 (3.09%) Advertising
8 27 (2.88%) Law
9 22 (2.35%) Games
10 17 (1.81%) Manufacturing
11 14 (1.49%) Legal
12 11 (1.17%) Banking
12 11 (1.17%) Documentation Skills
13 10 (1.07%) Automotive
13 10 (1.07%) Influencing Skills
14 8 (0.85%) Aviation
15 6 (0.64%) Telecoms
16 5 (0.53%) Organisational Skills
17 4 (0.43%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 370 (39.45%) Developer
2 186 (19.83%) .NET Developer
3 179 (19.08%) Senior
4 143 (15.25%) DevOps Engineer
5 101 (10.77%) Azure Engineer
6 97 (10.34%) Lead
7 66 (7.04%) Senior Developer
8 57 (6.08%) Analyst
9 55 (5.86%) Azure DevOps Engineer
10 43 (4.58%) Platform Engineer
10 43 (4.58%) Senior DevOps
11 42 (4.48%) Senior DevOps Engineer
12 41 (4.37%) Cloud Engineer
13 38 (4.05%) Software Developer
13 38 (4.05%) Software Engineer
14 35 (3.73%) Data Engineer
15 29 (3.09%) Architect
16 23 (2.45%) Full-Stack Developer
16 23 (2.45%) Lead Developer
17 21 (2.24%) Cloud Platform Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 351 (37.42%) .NET
2 213 (22.71%) ASP.NET
3 197 (21.00%) .NET Core
4 189 (20.15%) ASP.NET Core
5 141 (15.03%) React
6 137 (14.61%) HTML
7 135 (14.39%) CSS
7 135 (14.39%) RESTful
8 106 (11.30%) Entity Framework
9 100 (10.66%) Blazor
10 93 (9.91%) REST
11 83 (8.85%) Node.js
12 81 (8.64%) ML.NET
13 49 (5.22%) Playwright
14 46 (4.90%) ARM Templates
15 43 (4.58%) .NET Framework
16 41 (4.37%) YAML
17 35 (3.73%) LINQ
18 30 (3.20%) JSON
18 30 (3.20%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 95 (10.13%) Product Ownership
2 73 (7.78%) Cloud Native
3 50 (5.33%) Mobile App
4 45 (4.80%) Enterprise Software
4 45 (4.80%) Legacy Systems
5 32 (3.41%) Greenfield Project
6 29 (3.09%) Onboarding
7 24 (2.56%) Hybrid Cloud
8 18 (1.92%) Legacy Applications
9 17 (1.81%) BBC
9 17 (1.81%) iPhone
9 17 (1.81%) Social Media
10 15 (1.60%) Analytical Mindset
10 15 (1.60%) Self-Motivation
11 14 (1.49%) Low-Code
11 14 (1.49%) Public Cloud
12 12 (1.28%) Mainframe
12 12 (1.28%) Podcast
12 12 (1.28%) Security Posture
12 12 (1.28%) Social Network
Operating Systems
1 86 (9.17%) Linux
2 78 (8.32%) Windows
3 24 (2.56%) Android
4 18 (1.92%) Unix
5 13 (1.39%) Apple iOS
5 13 (1.39%) VMS
6 12 (1.28%) Ubuntu
7 10 (1.07%) Windows Server
8 4 (0.43%) Kali Linux
9 3 (0.32%) Embedded Linux
9 3 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 3 (0.32%) Solaris
10 2 (0.21%) Debian
10 2 (0.21%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 938 (100.00%) DevOps
2 520 (55.44%) CI/CD
3 502 (53.52%) Agile
4 230 (24.52%) AI
5 223 (23.77%) Full-Stack Development
6 204 (21.75%) Infrastructure as Code
7 197 (21.00%) Continuous Improvement
8 181 (19.30%) Scrum
9 169 (18.02%) Test Automation
10 158 (16.84%) Problem-Solving
11 127 (13.54%) Mentoring
12 118 (12.58%) Machine Learning
13 105 (11.19%) SDLC
14 100 (10.66%) Software Engineering
15 97 (10.34%) Microservices
16 96 (10.23%) Observability
17 95 (10.13%) Analytics
18 88 (9.38%) Platform Engineering
19 87 (9.28%) Multithreading
20 85 (9.06%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 352 (37.53%) SQL
2 350 (37.31%) C#
3 192 (20.47%) JavaScript
4 162 (17.27%) Python
5 109 (11.62%) PowerShell
6 105 (11.19%) Bash
7 78 (8.32%) Bicep
8 65 (6.93%) Java
9 40 (4.26%) TypeScript
10 32 (3.41%) T-SQL
11 15 (1.60%) C++
12 13 (1.39%) Go
12 13 (1.39%) Kusto Query Language
13 12 (1.28%) Swift
14 8 (0.85%) Kotlin
15 7 (0.75%) C
15 7 (0.75%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 7 (0.75%) JCL
15 7 (0.75%) Ruby
16 6 (0.64%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 76 (8.10%) Security Cleared
2 73 (7.78%) Degree
3 65 (6.93%) SC Cleared
4 41 (4.37%) Azure Certification
5 30 (3.20%) Computer Science Degree
6 22 (2.35%) ISTQB
7 21 (2.24%) Microsoft Certification
8 15 (1.60%) PMI Certification
9 11 (1.17%) AWS Certification
10 9 (0.96%) Master's Degree
11 8 (0.85%) DV Cleared
12 7 (0.75%) PMP
13 5 (0.53%) CBAP
13 5 (0.53%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
14 4 (0.43%) BPSS Clearance
15 3 (0.32%) CSPO
15 3 (0.32%) IIBA
15 3 (0.32%) ISEB
15 3 (0.32%) OCP
15 3 (0.32%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 123 (13.11%) QA
2 52 (5.54%) Accessibility
3 31 (3.30%) WCAG
4 20 (2.13%) Data Quality
5 17 (1.81%) GDPR
5 17 (1.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 12 (1.28%) TickIT
7 9 (0.96%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 8 (0.85%) NCSC
8 8 (0.85%) PMO
9 6 (0.64%) JTAG
9 6 (0.64%) SLA
10 4 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials
11 3 (0.32%) IFRS
11 3 (0.32%) NIST
11 3 (0.32%) Software Quality Assurance
12 2 (0.21%) GRC
12 2 (0.21%) IFRS 17
12 2 (0.21%) Solvency II
13 1 (0.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 122 (13.01%) Docker
2 48 (5.12%) Active Directory
3 20 (2.13%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (1.39%) Virtual Desktop
5 12 (1.28%) vSphere
6 9 (0.96%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.32%) Firmware
8 2 (0.21%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.21%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 2 (0.21%) Xen
9 1 (0.11%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.11%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 230 (24.52%) Terraform
2 101 (10.77%) Kubernetes
3 51 (5.44%) Grafana
4 47 (5.01%) Ansible
5 44 (4.69%) Prometheus
6 19 (2.03%) Argo
7 10 (1.07%) Microsoft Intune
8 9 (0.96%) Puppet
9 4 (0.43%) HP Fortify
10 3 (0.32%) HP ALM
10 3 (0.32%) Progress Chef
10 3 (0.32%) Scalr
10 3 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
11 2 (0.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 2 (0.21%) FlexNet
11 2 (0.21%) MIIS
11 2 (0.21%) Nessus
11 2 (0.21%) Rancher
11 2 (0.21%) ZABBIX
12 1 (0.11%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 426 (45.42%) Microsoft
2 51 (5.44%) Google
3 38 (4.05%) Facebook
4 30 (3.20%) Databricks
5 28 (2.99%) Apple
6 24 (2.56%) Red Hat
7 22 (2.35%) Salesforce
7 22 (2.35%) VMware
8 21 (2.24%) Dynatrace
8 21 (2.24%) YouTube
9 17 (1.81%) Sony
9 17 (1.81%) Yahoo!
10 14 (1.49%) Oracle
11 12 (1.28%) ScienceLogic
12 10 (1.07%) MuleSoft
12 10 (1.07%) ServiceNow
13 8 (0.85%) Foundry
14 7 (0.75%) CrowdStrike
14 7 (0.75%) SAP
15 6 (0.64%) Veracode