Azure DevOps Engineer Job Trends
DevOps Engineer - Microsoft Azure
UK
The median DevOps Engineer - Microsoft Azure salary in the UK is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 666 | 598 | 639 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -68 | +41 | -121 |
| Permanent Azure DevOps Engineer jobs | 174 | 72 | 108 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.14% | 0.15% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.16% | 0.16% | 0.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 100 | 35 | 75 |
| 10th Percentile | £57,250 | £53,350 | £56,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £65,000 | £55,250 | £61,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £67,500 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -3.57% | -3.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £77,500 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £82,500 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | -7.14% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in the UK matching a recognised job title | 111,899 | 44,574 | 64,814 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.11% | 90.14% | 95.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 75,070 | 26,702 | 36,798 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,625 | £28,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £35,000 | £42,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,623 | £52,500 | £57,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.57% | -7.89% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,750 | £93,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £45,390 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.17% | -9.22% | -4.76% |
Azure DevOps Engineer Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Azure DevOps Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Azure DevOps Engineer Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Azure DevOps Engineer job vacancies in the UK.
Azure DevOps Engineer Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for Azure DevOps Engineer jobs over the 6 months to 28 October 2026.
Azure DevOps Engineer Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Azure DevOps Engineer jobs within the UK over the 6 months to 28 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -42 | 159 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 23 |
| UK excluding London | -76 | 118 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 19 |
| London | -35 | 51 | £90,000 | +12.50% | 7 |
| Midlands | -30 | 43 | £75,000 | +23.46% | 4 |
| East Midlands | -5 | 35 | £55,000 | +1.85% | 3 |
| Work from Home | -47 | 35 | £70,000 | - | 16 |
| South East | -59 | 29 | £67,500 | -3.57% | 7 |
| North of England | -63 | 21 | £70,000 | +15.70% | 5 |
| North West | -36 | 17 | £70,000 | +11.55% | 4 |
| West Midlands | -40 | 8 | £90,000 | +33.33% | 1 |
| South West | -66 | 8 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 1 |
| Scotland | +6 | 6 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 2 |
| East of England | -46 | 6 | - | - | |
| Wales | -62 | 5 | £45,000 | -25.00% | |
| North East | -64 | 4 | - | - | 1 |
Azure DevOps Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 October 2026, Azure DevOps Engineer job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent Azure DevOps Engineer job ads.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azure | 100.0% | 174 |
| 1 | DevOps | 100.0% | 174 |
| 3 | Azure DevOps | 59.2% | 103 |
| 4 | CI/CD | 35.1% | 61 |
| 5 | Infrastructure as Code | 34.5% | 60 |
| 6 | Terraform | 33.9% | 59 |
| 7 | Cybersecurity | 18.4% | 32 |
| 8 | SQL | 16.7% | 29 |
| 9 | PowerShell | 16.1% | 28 |
| 10 | Microsoft | 14.4% | 25 |
| 11 | Azure SQL Database | 13.8% | 24 |
| 12 | Kubernetes | 12.6% | 22 |
| 13 | Azure Certification | 12.1% | 21 |
| 14 | Infrastructure Automation | 11.5% | 20 |
| 15 | Azure Key Vault | 10.9% | 19 |
| 16 | Azure Monitor | 10.3% | 18 |
| 16 | Azure Service Bus | 10.3% | 18 |
| 16 | Deployment Automation | 10.3% | 18 |
| 16 | Docker | 10.3% | 18 |
| 20 | Analytics | 9.2% | 16 |
| 20 | Cloud Security | 9.2% | 16 |
| 20 | Platform Engineering | 9.2% | 16 |
| 20 | SC Cleared | 9.2% | 16 |
| 20 | Security Cleared | 9.2% | 16 |
| 25 | Azure AKS | 8.6% | 15 |
| 25 | YAML | 8.6% | 15 |
| 27 | Ansible | 7.5% | 13 |
| 27 | SDLC | 7.5% | 13 |
| 29 | ARM Templates | 6.9% | 12 |
| 29 | Bicep | 6.9% | 12 |
Azure DevOps Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior DevOps Engineer | 17.2% | 30 |
| 2 | Azure Security Engineer | 6.9% | 12 |
| 3 | Cloud Platform Engineer | 5.2% | 9 |
| 4 | Azure Platform Engineer | 4.6% | 8 |
| 4 | DevOps Platform Engineer | 4.6% | 8 |
| 4 | Kubernetes Engineer | 4.6% | 8 |
| 7 | Lead DevOps Engineer | 3.4% | 6 |
| 8 | Principal DevOps Engineer | 2.9% | 5 |
| 9 | AWS DevOps Engineer | 2.3% | 4 |
| 10 | Cloud Engineer | 1.7% | 3 |
| 10 | Integration Engineer | 1.7% | 3 |
| 10 | Junior DevOps Engineer | 1.7% | 3 |
| 13 | DevOps Engineer - Fintech | 1.1% | 2 |
| 13 | DevSecOps Engineer | 1.1% | 2 |
| 13 | Microsoft Engineer | 1.1% | 2 |
| 13 | VMware Engineer | 1.1% | 2 |
| 17 | Azure Infrastructure Engineer | 0.6% | 1 |
| 17 | Cloud Automation Engineer | 0.6% | 1 |
| 17 | Cloud Infrastructure Engineer | 0.6% | 1 |
| 17 | DevOps Automation Engineer | 0.6% | 1 |