Azure Engineer Jobs in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Azure Engineer
UK > UK excluding London

The median Microsoft Azure Engineer salary in the UK excluding London is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 424 364 367
Rank change year-on-year -60 +3 +29
Permanent jobs requiring an Azure Engineer 148 493 490
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.38% 0.67% 0.84%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.42% 0.71% 0.94%
Number of salaries quoted 105 305 400
10th Percentile £41,000 £40,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £48,750 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £59,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.04% -8.46% +8.33%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £77,715
90th Percentile £77,950 £80,000 £87,750
UK median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% -7.14% +7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 35,130 69,905 52,029
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.34% 94.92% 89.13%
Number of salaries quoted 17,680 49,398 29,909
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £37,438 £35,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,399 £50,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% -6.54% +6.63%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Azure Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Azure Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Azure Engineer in the UK excluding London

Azure Engineer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Azure Engineer in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Azure Engineer in the UK excluding London

Azure Engineer
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Azure Engineer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Azure Engineer in the UK excluding London

Azure Engineer
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 Engineer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 28 May 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 +44 47 £70,000 +16.67% 199
North of England -72 38 £62,500 +4.60% 163
North West -85 29 £60,500 +12.56% 87
East of England +49 26 £64,000 +4.49% 84
Midlands -58 22 £46,000 -16.36% 121
West Midlands +26 14 £60,000 +4.35% 59
Yorkshire +42 12 £55,000 -21.43% 59
South West +101 10 £65,000 +8.33% 74
East Midlands -42 8 £40,000 -27.27% 56
Scotland +90 2 £55,000 -15.38% 26
Northern Ireland +42 1 £47,500 - 7
North East +37 1 £75,500 +0.67% 17
Wales +36 1 £60,000 +18.38% 13
Isle of Man - 1 - -
Azure Engineer
UK

Azure Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, Azure Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Azure Engineer in the job title.

1 148 (100.00%) Azure
2 81 (54.73%) DevOps
3 79 (53.38%) Microsoft
4 63 (42.57%) Azure DevOps
5 48 (32.43%) Terraform
6 43 (29.05%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 43 (29.05%) CI/CD
6 43 (29.05%) Windows
7 40 (27.03%) Python
7 40 (27.03%) PowerShell
8 39 (26.35%) Hybrid Cloud
9 35 (23.65%) Infrastructure as Code
10 33 (22.30%) Azure Certification
11 32 (21.62%) Windows Server
12 30 (20.27%) Containerisation
13 29 (19.59%) Agile
13 29 (19.59%) SQL Server
14 28 (18.92%) Kubernetes
15 27 (18.24%) Cloud Security
15 27 (18.24%) Social Skills
16 26 (17.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 26 (17.57%) Mentoring
16 26 (17.57%) Firewall
17 25 (16.89%) IBM
18 24 (16.22%) Active Directory
18 24 (16.22%) SQL
18 24 (16.22%) Microsoft 365
18 24 (16.22%) IaaS
19 23 (15.54%) PaaS
19 23 (15.54%) Artificial Intelligence

Azure Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 16 (10.81%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (3.38%) SharePoint
3 4 (2.70%) IIS
4 1 (0.68%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.68%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.68%) BizTalk Server
4 1 (0.68%) Tomcat
Applications
1 2 (1.35%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.68%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 148 (100.00%) Azure
2 63 (42.57%) Azure DevOps
3 24 (16.22%) IaaS
3 24 (16.22%) Microsoft 365
4 23 (15.54%) PaaS
5 20 (13.51%) SaaS
6 17 (11.49%) Entra ID
7 16 (10.81%) AWS
8 14 (9.46%) GitHub
8 14 (9.46%) Power Platform
9 12 (8.11%) Azure Logic Apps
10 9 (6.08%) Azure AKS
10 9 (6.08%) Azure Data Factory
10 9 (6.08%) Azure Sentinel
10 9 (6.08%) PowerApps
11 7 (4.73%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 7 (4.73%) Azure Functions
11 7 (4.73%) Serverless
12 6 (4.05%) GitHub Actions
13 5 (3.38%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 26 (17.57%) Firewall
2 11 (7.43%) VPN
3 9 (6.08%) SD-WAN
4 8 (5.41%) WAN
5 5 (3.38%) DNS
5 5 (3.38%) VLAN
6 4 (2.70%) HTTPS
6 4 (2.70%) Network Security
7 3 (2.03%) LAN
7 3 (2.03%) TCP/IP
8 2 (1.35%) DHCP
8 2 (1.35%) SAN
9 1 (0.68%) BGP
9 1 (0.68%) Cisco ASA
9 1 (0.68%) Internet
9 1 (0.68%) MPLS
9 1 (0.68%) NAS
9 1 (0.68%) OSPF
9 1 (0.68%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (19.59%) SQL Server
2 7 (4.73%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (3.38%) Data Lake
4 4 (2.70%) Azure SQL Database
4 4 (2.70%) MySQL
4 4 (2.70%) Power BI
4 4 (2.70%) Relational Database
5 2 (1.35%) HDInsight
6 1 (0.68%) Apache Cassandra
6 1 (0.68%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.68%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.68%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.68%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 14 (9.46%) Git
2 11 (7.43%) Jenkins
3 3 (2.03%) JIRA
3 3 (2.03%) Selenium
3 3 (2.03%) Team Foundation Server
3 3 (2.03%) TeamCity
4 2 (1.35%) Octopus Deploy
4 2 (1.35%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.68%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.68%) CircleCI
5 1 (0.68%) IBM UrbanCode
5 1 (0.68%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.68%) Travis CI
General
1 27 (18.24%) Social Skills
2 26 (17.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 17 (11.49%) Finance
4 5 (3.38%) Law
5 4 (2.70%) Advertising
6 3 (2.03%) Legal
6 3 (2.03%) Manufacturing
7 2 (1.35%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (1.35%) Health Technology
7 2 (1.35%) Marketing
7 2 (1.35%) Retail
8 1 (0.68%) Automotive
8 1 (0.68%) Electronics
8 1 (0.68%) Military
8 1 (0.68%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (0.68%) Public Sector
8 1 (0.68%) Tech for Good
8 1 (0.68%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (8.11%) .NET
2 11 (7.43%) ARM Templates
3 9 (6.08%) React
4 4 (2.70%) REST
4 4 (2.70%) YAML
5 2 (1.35%) .NET Core
5 2 (1.35%) .NET Framework
5 2 (1.35%) GraphQL
5 2 (1.35%) Middleware
5 2 (1.35%) Node.js
6 1 (0.68%) AngularJS
6 1 (0.68%) Azure Blueprints
6 1 (0.68%) Bootstrap
6 1 (0.68%) Kafka
6 1 (0.68%) ModSecurity
6 1 (0.68%) Next.js
6 1 (0.68%) PySpark
6 1 (0.68%) Redux
6 1 (0.68%) RESTful
6 1 (0.68%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 39 (26.35%) Hybrid Cloud
2 19 (12.84%) e-Learning
3 8 (5.41%) Enterprise Cloud
4 4 (2.70%) Driving Licence
5 3 (2.03%) Data Centre
5 3 (2.03%) IoT
6 2 (1.35%) Distributed Systems
6 2 (1.35%) Greenfield Project
6 2 (1.35%) Life Science
6 2 (1.35%) Virtual Team
7 1 (0.68%) Cloud Native
7 1 (0.68%) Enterprise Storage
7 1 (0.68%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.68%) Private Cloud
7 1 (0.68%) PropTech
7 1 (0.68%) Renewable Energy
7 1 (0.68%) Security Posture
7 1 (0.68%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 43 (29.05%) Windows
2 32 (21.62%) Windows Server
3 10 (6.76%) Linux
4 4 (2.70%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (2.03%) Unix
5 3 (2.03%) VMS
6 1 (0.68%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.68%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.68%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (54.73%) DevOps
2 43 (29.05%) CI/CD
2 43 (29.05%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 35 (23.65%) Infrastructure as Code
4 30 (20.27%) Containerisation
5 29 (19.59%) Agile
6 27 (18.24%) Cloud Security
7 26 (17.57%) Mentoring
8 23 (15.54%) Artificial Intelligence
9 22 (14.86%) Test Automation
10 21 (14.19%) Coaching
10 21 (14.19%) Problem-Solving
11 18 (12.16%) Cost Management
12 16 (10.81%) Analytics
13 15 (10.14%) Software Engineering
14 13 (8.78%) Migration
15 12 (8.11%) Infrastructure Automation
15 12 (8.11%) Performance Optimisation
16 11 (7.43%) Configuration Management
16 11 (7.43%) Data Engineering
Programming Languages
1 40 (27.03%) PowerShell
1 40 (27.03%) Python
2 24 (16.22%) SQL
3 13 (8.78%) Bicep
4 12 (8.11%) C#
5 11 (7.43%) Bash
5 11 (7.43%) Java
6 9 (6.08%) TypeScript
7 8 (5.41%) Scala
8 2 (1.35%) JavaScript
8 2 (1.35%) Ruby
9 1 (0.68%) Perl
9 1 (0.68%) PHP
9 1 (0.68%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 33 (22.30%) Azure Certification
2 19 (12.84%) Degree
3 13 (8.78%) Microsoft Certification
4 9 (6.08%) Security Cleared
5 8 (5.41%) SC Cleared
6 5 (3.38%) AWS Certification
6 5 (3.38%) CISSP
6 5 (3.38%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (2.70%) CompTIA Security+
8 3 (2.03%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (1.35%) CCNA
9 2 (1.35%) CCNP
9 2 (1.35%) CEH
10 1 (0.68%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 1 (0.68%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 1 (0.68%) CCSP
10 1 (0.68%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.68%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.68%) SANS
10 1 (0.68%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (3.38%) GDPR
2 3 (2.03%) HIPAA
3 2 (1.35%) Data Quality
3 2 (1.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (1.35%) NIST
3 2 (1.35%) PMO
3 2 (1.35%) SLA
4 1 (0.68%) QA
System Software
1 24 (16.22%) Active Directory
2 15 (10.14%) Docker
3 12 (8.11%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (4.73%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (2.70%) Hyper-V
5 4 (2.70%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (1.35%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 48 (32.43%) Terraform
2 28 (18.92%) Kubernetes
3 22 (14.86%) Ansible
4 17 (11.49%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (4.05%) SCCM
6 4 (2.70%) Backup Exec
7 3 (2.03%) Progress Chef
7 3 (2.03%) Puppet
8 2 (1.35%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.68%) Automic
9 1 (0.68%) Consul
9 1 (0.68%) Grafana
9 1 (0.68%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.68%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.68%) Rancher
9 1 (0.68%) SCOM
9 1 (0.68%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.68%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.68%) WSUS
Vendors
1 79 (53.38%) Microsoft
2 25 (16.89%) IBM
3 20 (13.51%) Red Hat
4 19 (12.84%) VMware
5 9 (6.08%) Databricks
6 8 (5.41%) Cisco
7 6 (4.05%) Veeam
8 5 (3.38%) Fortinet
9 4 (2.70%) Citrix
9 4 (2.70%) HP
9 4 (2.70%) Meraki
10 3 (2.03%) Palo Alto
10 3 (2.03%) Sophos
11 2 (1.35%) Google
11 2 (1.35%) Hitachi
12 1 (0.68%) Aruba
12 1 (0.68%) CheckPoint
12 1 (0.68%) F5
12 1 (0.68%) SolarWinds
12 1 (0.68%) Splunk