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 16 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 630 | 595 | 642 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -35 | +47 | -127 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Azure DevOps Engineer | 186 | 74 | 113 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.16% | 0.15% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.17% | 0.17% | 0.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 115 | 36 | 79 |
| 10th Percentile | £58,500 | £53,375 | £56,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £65,000 | £55,375 | £61,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.38% | -7.14% | -3.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £72,500 | £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 vacancies. 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.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 110,105 | 43,964 | 67,208 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 92.43% | 89.90% | 95.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 74,779 | 25,831 | 38,509 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £35,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,396 | £53,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.15% | -2.73% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,750 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £46,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.57% | -8.00% | -4.76% |
Azure DevOps Engineer Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Azure DevOps Engineer' in the job title 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 jobs citing Azure DevOps Engineer over the 6 months to 16 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 IT jobs citing Azure DevOps Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 16 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 |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -36 | 167 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 75 |
| UK excluding London | -64 | 122 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 52 |
| London | -36 | 55 | £90,000 | +12.50% | 28 |
| Midlands | -5 | 44 | £90,000 | +48.15% | 6 |
| Work from Home | -29 | 35 | £70,000 | +1.82% | 34 |
| East Midlands | -5 | 33 | £55,000 | +1.85% | 2 |
| South East | -53 | 28 | £72,500 | +3.57% | 14 |
| North of England | -58 | 18 | £70,000 | +15.70% | 23 |
| North West | -22 | 14 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 13 |
| South West | -58 | 12 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 1 |
| West Midlands | -35 | 11 | £90,000 | +33.33% | 4 |
| Wales | -69 | 8 | £45,000 | -25.00% | 4 |
| Scotland | +6 | 6 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 4 |
| East of England | -51 | 6 | - | - | |
| North East | - | 4 | - | - | 3 |
Azure DevOps Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 October 2026, Azure DevOps Engineer job roles required 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 job ads featuring Azure DevOps Engineer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azure | 100.0% | 186 |
| 1 | DevOps | 100.0% | 186 |
| 3 | Azure DevOps | 57.5% | 107 |
| 4 | Terraform | 40.9% | 76 |
| 5 | CI/CD | 34.4% | 64 |
| 6 | Infrastructure as Code | 33.9% | 63 |
| 7 | SQL | 17.2% | 32 |
| 8 | Cybersecurity | 16.1% | 30 |
| 9 | PowerShell | 15.1% | 28 |
| 10 | Azure SQL Database | 14.5% | 27 |
| 11 | Kubernetes | 14.0% | 26 |
| 12 | Microsoft | 13.4% | 25 |
| 13 | Azure Certification | 11.8% | 22 |
| 14 | Azure Service Bus | 11.3% | 21 |
| 14 | Infrastructure Automation | 11.3% | 21 |
| 14 | Platform Engineering | 11.3% | 21 |
| 17 | Azure Key Vault | 10.8% | 20 |
| 18 | Azure Monitor | 10.2% | 19 |
| 19 | Azure AKS | 9.7% | 18 |
| 19 | Docker | 9.7% | 18 |
| 21 | Analytics | 8.6% | 16 |
| 21 | Cloud Security | 8.6% | 16 |
| 23 | Deployment Automation | 8.1% | 15 |
| 23 | PaaS | 8.1% | 15 |
| 23 | SC Cleared | 8.1% | 15 |
| 23 | Security Cleared | 8.1% | 15 |
| 23 | YAML | 8.1% | 15 |
| 28 | Agile | 7.5% | 14 |
| 28 | Ansible | 7.5% | 14 |
| 30 | API Management | 7.0% | 13 |
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 | 17.7% | 33 |
| 2 | Cloud Platform Engineer | 5.9% | 11 |
| 3 | Azure Platform Engineer | 5.4% | 10 |
| 3 | Azure Security Engineer | 5.4% | 10 |
| 3 | DevOps Platform Engineer | 5.4% | 10 |
| 6 | Kubernetes Engineer | 4.3% | 8 |
| 7 | Lead DevOps Engineer | 3.8% | 7 |
| 8 | Junior DevOps Engineer | 3.2% | 6 |
| 9 | Principal DevOps Engineer | 2.7% | 5 |
| 10 | AWS DevOps Engineer | 2.2% | 4 |
| 11 | Cloud Engineer | 1.6% | 3 |
| 11 | Integration Engineer | 1.6% | 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 | 0.5% | 1 |
| 17 | Cloud Automation Engineer | 0.5% | 1 |
| 17 | Cloud Infrastructure Engineer | 0.5% | 1 |
| 17 | DevOps Automation Engineer | 0.5% | 1 |