Microsoft Azure DevOps
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Azure DevOps skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 178 130 110
Rank change year-on-year -48 -20 -5
Permanent jobs citing Azure DevOps 1,013 947 2,321
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.22% 2.31% 2.52%
As % of the Cloud Services category 3.83% 6.30% 6.88%
Number of salaries quoted 726 798 1,863
10th Percentile £42,500 £43,846 £42,279
25th Percentile £50,000 £53,750 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,750 £67,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.11% +8.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £83,750 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -15.38% +8.33% +0.80%

All Cloud Computing Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 26,447 15,026 33,725
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 31.74% 36.72% 36.59%
Number of salaries quoted 13,974 11,072 26,654
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -11.54%
75th Percentile £82,500 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -9.09%

Azure DevOps
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Azure DevOps relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Azure DevOps job vacancy trend in the UK

Azure DevOps
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Azure DevOps.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Azure DevOps

Azure DevOps
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Azure DevOps over the 6 months to 10 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Azure DevOps in the UK

Azure DevOps
Top 17 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 10 April 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 -50 848 £67,000 -3.25% 403
UK excluding London -37 617 £55,000 -15.38% 340
Work from Home -10 421 £63,250 -6.30% 254
London -14 330 £77,500 +3.33% 131
South East -35 168 £50,000 -28.57% 101
North of England -35 135 £60,000 -12.73% 74
Scotland +54 103 £62,500 +8.70% 22
Midlands -56 91 £63,750 -1.92% 60
South West -30 80 £51,250 -21.15% 34
North West -16 61 £70,000 +7.69% 41
West Midlands -50 53 £57,500 -14.81% 37
Yorkshire -53 43 £60,000 -14.29% 22
East Midlands -27 35 £66,500 +2.31% 23
North East -9 31 £50,000 -23.08% 11
East of England -51 25 £70,000 +32.08% 33
Wales -38 14 £53,171 -9.57% 21
Northern Ireland -38 3 £56,250 +12.50% 1

Azure DevOps
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 37 (3.65%) Confluence
2 36 (3.55%) SharePoint
3 25 (2.47%) IIS
4 24 (2.37%) Microsoft Exchange
5 11 (1.09%) Apache Spark
6 8 (0.79%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 7 (0.69%) Anypoint
8 5 (0.49%) Apache Airflow
9 4 (0.39%) Apache
9 4 (0.39%) Moodle
10 2 (0.20%) BizTalk Server
10 2 (0.20%) CICS
10 2 (0.20%) CMS
11 1 (0.099%) Appian
11 1 (0.099%) Drupal
11 1 (0.099%) nginx
11 1 (0.099%) Palantir Foundry
11 1 (0.099%) PegaRULES
11 1 (0.099%) Umbraco
11 1 (0.099%) WordPress
Applications
1 26 (2.57%) MS Visio
2 23 (2.27%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (1.18%) Microsoft Project
4 9 (0.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 8 (0.79%) Microsoft Office
6 5 (0.49%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.30%) Adobe XD
8 2 (0.20%) Trello
9 1 (0.099%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 20 (1.97%) Dynamics CRM
2 16 (1.58%) Oracle ERP
3 6 (0.59%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (0.39%) Elite 3E
5 3 (0.30%) Visualfiles
6 2 (0.20%) Magento
6 2 (0.20%) SAP CX
6 2 (0.20%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.099%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.099%) Endur
7 1 (0.099%) Infor M3
7 1 (0.099%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.099%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.099%) Primavera
7 1 (0.099%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.099%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 1,012 (99.90%) Azure
2 294 (29.02%) GitHub
3 189 (18.66%) Power Platform
4 159 (15.70%) AWS
5 155 (15.30%) GitHub Actions
6 95 (9.38%) Serverless
7 89 (8.79%) Azure Data Factory
8 88 (8.69%) Entra ID
9 80 (7.90%) Azure Monitor
10 79 (7.80%) Microsoft 365
11 75 (7.40%) PaaS
12 64 (6.32%) Dynamics 365
13 63 (6.22%) Azure Logic Apps
14 59 (5.82%) Azure AKS
14 59 (5.82%) SaaS
15 57 (5.63%) GCP
16 54 (5.33%) Azure Functions
17 49 (4.84%) Azure Key Vault
18 45 (4.44%) GitHub Copilot
18 45 (4.44%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 63 (6.22%) Firewall
2 36 (3.55%) DNS
3 19 (1.88%) HTTP
3 19 (1.88%) TCP/IP
4 15 (1.48%) VPN
4 15 (1.48%) WAN
5 11 (1.09%) Network Security
6 3 (0.30%) BGP
6 3 (0.30%) DHCP
6 3 (0.30%) SD-WAN
7 2 (0.20%) SSL
7 2 (0.20%) VLAN
8 1 (0.099%) HTTPS
8 1 (0.099%) Internet
8 1 (0.099%) IP Telephony
8 1 (0.099%) LTE
8 1 (0.099%) MPLS
8 1 (0.099%) NetScaler
8 1 (0.099%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 131 (12.93%) SQL Server
2 104 (10.27%) Power BI
3 70 (6.91%) Azure SQL Database
4 44 (4.34%) Data Warehouse
5 37 (3.65%) NoSQL
6 34 (3.36%) Data Lake
7 30 (2.96%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 25 (2.47%) PostgreSQL
9 23 (2.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 21 (2.07%) MongoDB
11 20 (1.97%) Delta Lake
12 19 (1.88%) Relational Database
13 16 (1.58%) DynamoDB
13 16 (1.58%) Tableau
14 11 (1.09%) Amazon RDS
14 11 (1.09%) Snowflake Schema
15 10 (0.99%) Spark SQL
16 9 (0.89%) MySQL
17 7 (0.69%) SQL Server Analysis Services
17 7 (0.69%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 169 (16.68%) Git
2 142 (14.02%) JIRA
3 109 (10.76%) Jenkins
4 60 (5.92%) Selenium
5 43 (4.24%) GitLab
6 38 (3.75%) Cypress.io
7 29 (2.86%) Postman
8 25 (2.47%) Visual Studio
9 19 (1.88%) Eclipse
9 19 (1.88%) Octopus Deploy
10 16 (1.58%) Oracle Forms
11 14 (1.38%) TeamCity
12 13 (1.28%) Robot Framework
13 11 (1.09%) NUnit
13 11 (1.09%) REST Assured
13 11 (1.09%) Snyk
13 11 (1.09%) TestRail
14 10 (0.99%) JMeter
15 9 (0.89%) SpecFlow
15 9 (0.89%) Zephyr
General
1 312 (30.80%) Finance
2 253 (24.98%) Social Skills
3 150 (14.81%) Analytical Skills
4 58 (5.73%) Law
5 39 (3.85%) Public Sector
6 36 (3.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 34 (3.36%) Legal
8 32 (3.16%) Retail
9 29 (2.86%) Marketing
10 27 (2.67%) Billing
11 22 (2.17%) Telecoms
12 19 (1.88%) Banking
13 18 (1.78%) Influencing Skills
14 12 (1.18%) Presentation Skills
15 9 (0.89%) Manufacturing
16 8 (0.79%) Advertising
16 8 (0.79%) Documentation Skills
17 7 (0.69%) Automotive
17 7 (0.69%) Games
17 7 (0.69%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 215 (21.22%) Developer
2 200 (19.74%) Senior
3 148 (14.61%) Lead
4 147 (14.51%) Azure Engineer
5 145 (14.31%) DevOps Engineer
6 70 (6.91%) Cloud Engineer
7 67 (6.61%) Azure DevOps Engineer
8 60 (5.92%) Analyst
9 56 (5.53%) Data Engineer
10 52 (5.13%) Architect
11 48 (4.74%) Senior Developer
12 46 (4.54%) .NET Developer
13 35 (3.46%) Platform Engineer
14 31 (3.06%) Software Engineer
15 30 (2.96%) Applications Engineer
16 28 (2.76%) Software Developer
16 28 (2.76%) Test Leader
17 27 (2.67%) Power Platform Developer
17 27 (2.67%) Solutions Architect
18 25 (2.47%) Applications Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 247 (24.38%) .NET
2 108 (10.66%) React
3 94 (9.28%) RESTful
4 91 (8.98%) REST
5 74 (7.31%) CSS
6 73 (7.21%) HTML
7 71 (7.01%) ASP.NET
7 71 (7.01%) OAuth
8 67 (6.61%) .NET Core
9 54 (5.33%) SOAP
9 54 (5.33%) YAML
10 49 (4.84%) .NET Framework
11 47 (4.64%) Playwright
12 44 (4.34%) JSON
12 44 (4.34%) Node.js
13 40 (3.95%) ASP.NET Core
14 38 (3.75%) PySpark
15 37 (3.65%) SAML
16 34 (3.36%) OAuth2
17 31 (3.06%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 119 (11.75%) Product Ownership
2 115 (11.35%) Cloud Native
3 38 (3.75%) Enterprise Software
4 34 (3.36%) Management Information System
5 32 (3.16%) Low-Code
6 31 (3.06%) Mobile App
7 28 (2.76%) Legacy Systems
8 21 (2.07%) Analytical Mindset
9 19 (1.88%) Distributed Systems
9 19 (1.88%) Reinsurance
10 16 (1.58%) Data Structures
11 14 (1.38%) Hybrid Cloud
11 14 (1.38%) Virtual Team
12 12 (1.18%) Onboarding
12 12 (1.18%) Self-Motivation
13 10 (0.99%) Legacy Applications
14 9 (0.89%) Security Posture
15 8 (0.79%) Public Cloud
16 7 (0.69%) Culture of Ownership
16 7 (0.69%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 74 (7.31%) Windows
2 68 (6.71%) Linux
3 17 (1.68%) VMS
4 16 (1.58%) Windows Server
5 12 (1.18%) Ubuntu
6 10 (0.99%) Apple iOS
7 6 (0.59%) Unix
8 5 (0.49%) Android
9 2 (0.20%) Kali Linux
9 2 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.099%) CentOS
10 1 (0.099%) SUSE
10 1 (0.099%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 1 (0.099%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.099%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,012 (99.90%) DevOps
2 625 (61.70%) CI/CD
3 475 (46.89%) Agile
4 293 (28.92%) Infrastructure as Code
5 258 (25.47%) Test Automation
6 219 (21.62%) Continuous Improvement
7 207 (20.43%) Problem-Solving
8 164 (16.19%) AI
9 155 (15.30%) Mentoring
10 153 (15.10%) Analytics
11 147 (14.51%) Observability
12 142 (14.02%) Coaching
13 136 (13.43%) Scrum
14 134 (13.23%) Data Modelling
15 126 (12.44%) Containerisation
16 108 (10.66%) Software Engineering
17 106 (10.46%) Microservices
18 104 (10.27%) Business Intelligence
18 104 (10.27%) SDLC
19 99 (9.77%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 349 (34.45%) SQL
2 243 (23.99%) Python
3 212 (20.93%) C#
4 135 (13.33%) JavaScript
5 130 (12.83%) PowerShell
6 86 (8.49%) Bash
6 86 (8.49%) Bicep
7 62 (6.12%) TypeScript
8 48 (4.74%) Java
9 24 (2.37%) Apex Code
10 23 (2.27%) Go
11 21 (2.07%) T-SQL
12 20 (1.97%) PL/SQL
13 19 (1.88%) Scala
14 17 (1.68%) Shell Script
15 12 (1.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 12 (1.18%) Kusto Query Language
16 8 (0.79%) Swift
17 7 (0.69%) DataWeave
18 5 (0.49%) C++
Qualifications
1 102 (10.07%) Degree
2 69 (6.81%) Security Cleared
3 52 (5.13%) Azure Certification
4 49 (4.84%) Computer Science Degree
5 37 (3.65%) SC Cleared
6 33 (3.26%) ISTQB
7 26 (2.57%) DV Cleared
8 24 (2.37%) Microsoft Certification
9 22 (2.17%) Master's Degree
10 15 (1.48%) AWS Certification
11 13 (1.28%) HND
12 11 (1.09%) AWS Certified Developer
12 11 (1.09%) PMI Certification
13 10 (0.99%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
14 6 (0.59%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 4 (0.39%) BC Cleared
15 4 (0.39%) PMP
16 3 (0.30%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
16 3 (0.30%) CBAP
16 3 (0.30%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 114 (11.25%) QA
2 72 (7.11%) Accessibility
3 46 (4.54%) GDPR
4 44 (4.34%) Data Quality
5 36 (3.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 14 (1.38%) SOC 2
7 12 (1.18%) SLA
8 10 (0.99%) GRC
9 9 (0.89%) NCSC
10 8 (0.79%) NIST
11 7 (0.69%) TickIT
11 7 (0.69%) WCAG
12 6 (0.59%) Software Quality Assurance
13 5 (0.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 4 (0.39%) Solvency II
15 3 (0.30%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 3 (0.30%) IFRS
15 3 (0.30%) PERC
16 2 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials
16 2 (0.20%) PMO
System Software
1 141 (13.92%) Docker
2 62 (6.12%) Active Directory
3 20 (1.97%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.49%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.39%) Postfix
5 4 (0.39%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.20%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.20%) vCloud
7 1 (0.099%) Apache ZooKeeper
7 1 (0.099%) Firmware
7 1 (0.099%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.099%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.099%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 303 (29.91%) Terraform
2 110 (10.86%) Kubernetes
3 88 (8.69%) Ansible
4 58 (5.73%) Grafana
5 48 (4.74%) Prometheus
6 18 (1.78%) Single Sign-On
7 9 (0.89%) Kibana
7 9 (0.89%) Microsoft Intune
8 6 (0.59%) HP ALM
9 4 (0.39%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (0.39%) Argo
9 4 (0.39%) logstash
10 3 (0.30%) Scalr
11 2 (0.20%) Docker Swarm
11 2 (0.20%) HP Fortify
11 2 (0.20%) MIIS
11 2 (0.20%) Nagios
11 2 (0.20%) Nessus
11 2 (0.20%) Puppet
11 2 (0.20%) SCCM
Vendors
1 369 (36.43%) Microsoft
2 60 (5.92%) Databricks
3 43 (4.24%) Salesforce
4 36 (3.55%) ServiceNow
5 28 (2.76%) Oracle
6 20 (1.97%) Red Hat
7 18 (1.78%) Palo Alto
8 15 (1.48%) Adobe
8 15 (1.48%) Dynatrace
8 15 (1.48%) Zscaler
9 13 (1.28%) MuleSoft
9 13 (1.28%) VMware
10 12 (1.18%) Freshdesk
10 12 (1.18%) Nintex
11 11 (1.09%) Black Duck
11 11 (1.09%) Coverity
12 10 (0.99%) Ab Initio
12 10 (0.99%) CrowdStrike
12 10 (0.99%) Okta
13 9 (0.89%) Apple