Azure DevOps Job Trends

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 9 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 147 114 112
Rank change year-on-year -33 -2 -4
Permanent jobs citing Azure DevOps 1,068 1,219 2,150
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.48% 2.77% 2.57%
As % of the Cloud Services category 4.58% 7.39% 6.81%
Number of salaries quoted 691 863 1,840
10th Percentile £42,000 £44,191 £42,478
25th Percentile £47,500 £53,750 £50,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% +8.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £82,313 £82,500 £78,750
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% -

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 23,335 16,488 31,581
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 32.33% 37.41% 37.82%
Number of salaries quoted 12,526 11,106 25,648
10th Percentile £29,250 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £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 £80,000 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +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 9 March 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 9 March 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 -45 866 £65,000 -3.70% 443
UK excluding London -36 667 £55,000 -15.38% 393
Work from Home -8 456 £60,500 -10.37% 298
London +6 330 £75,000 - 136
South East -4 245 £50,000 -25.93% 121
Scotland +63 142 £58,500 +11.43% 33
North of England -36 106 £52,500 -22.22% 98
Midlands -59 74 £64,000 -1.54% 59
South West -82 72 £47,500 -26.92% 43
West Midlands -51 50 £60,000 -11.11% 39
Yorkshire -48 40 £52,500 -25.00% 33
North West -30 36 £64,000 -1.54% 56
North East +4 30 £50,000 -23.08% 10
East Midlands -15 21 £65,250 +0.38% 19
East of England -48 14 £65,000 +23.81% 31
Wales -22 11 £55,000 -15.38% 12
Northern Ireland -30 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 32 (3.00%) Confluence
2 31 (2.90%) IIS
3 26 (2.43%) SharePoint
4 19 (1.78%) Microsoft Exchange
5 13 (1.22%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 8 (0.75%) Apache Airflow
6 8 (0.75%) Apache Spark
7 5 (0.47%) Apache
8 4 (0.37%) Anypoint
8 4 (0.37%) Moodle
9 3 (0.28%) Appian
10 2 (0.19%) BizTalk Server
10 2 (0.19%) CICS
11 1 (0.094%) nginx
11 1 (0.094%) Palantir Foundry
11 1 (0.094%) PegaRULES
11 1 (0.094%) Tomcat
Applications
1 28 (2.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (2.53%) MS Visio
3 12 (1.12%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (1.12%) Microsoft Project
4 9 (0.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.19%) Adobe XD
5 2 (0.19%) Trello
6 1 (0.094%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 70 (6.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 29 (2.72%) Oracle ERP
3 25 (2.34%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.56%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.28%) SAP CX
6 2 (0.19%) Markit EDM
6 2 (0.19%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.094%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.094%) Endur
7 1 (0.094%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.094%) Magento
7 1 (0.094%) Primavera
7 1 (0.094%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.094%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 998 (93.45%) Azure
2 325 (30.43%) GitHub
3 210 (19.66%) Power Platform
4 158 (14.79%) GitHub Actions
5 156 (14.61%) AWS
6 90 (8.43%) Azure Monitor
7 89 (8.33%) Entra ID
8 86 (8.05%) Azure Data Factory
9 84 (7.87%) Microsoft 365
10 81 (7.58%) Serverless
11 78 (7.30%) PaaS
12 66 (6.18%) SaaS
13 65 (6.09%) Snowflake
14 60 (5.62%) Dynamics 365
15 58 (5.43%) GitHub Copilot
16 57 (5.34%) Azure Logic Apps
17 54 (5.06%) GCP
18 52 (4.87%) Azure AKS
18 52 (4.87%) dbt
19 45 (4.21%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 63 (5.90%) Firewall
2 43 (4.03%) DNS
3 23 (2.15%) HTTP
4 21 (1.97%) TCP/IP
5 20 (1.87%) VPN
6 16 (1.50%) WAN
7 8 (0.75%) Network Security
8 6 (0.56%) DHCP
9 4 (0.37%) SD-WAN
9 4 (0.37%) SSL
10 3 (0.28%) BGP
10 3 (0.28%) VLAN
11 2 (0.19%) AMQP
12 1 (0.094%) IP Telephony
12 1 (0.094%) IPsec
12 1 (0.094%) IPv6
12 1 (0.094%) NetScaler
12 1 (0.094%) VSAN
12 1 (0.094%) Wi-Fi
12 1 (0.094%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 144 (13.48%) SQL Server
2 121 (11.33%) Power BI
3 68 (6.37%) Azure SQL Database
4 62 (5.81%) Data Warehouse
5 39 (3.65%) NoSQL
5 39 (3.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 32 (3.00%) Data Lake
7 26 (2.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 26 (2.43%) Tableau
8 22 (2.06%) Relational Database
9 17 (1.59%) PostgreSQL
10 16 (1.50%) Snowflake Schema
11 15 (1.40%) DynamoDB
12 12 (1.12%) Delta Lake
12 12 (1.12%) Metadata
12 12 (1.12%) MongoDB
13 11 (1.03%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 9 (0.84%) Star Schema
15 8 (0.75%) GIS
15 8 (0.75%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 196 (18.35%) JIRA
2 173 (16.20%) Git
3 118 (11.05%) Jenkins
4 69 (6.46%) eCATT
5 57 (5.34%) Selenium
6 38 (3.56%) NeoLoad
7 37 (3.46%) Cypress.io
8 29 (2.72%) GitLab
8 29 (2.72%) Oracle Forms
9 22 (2.06%) Visual Studio
10 21 (1.97%) Octopus Deploy
11 20 (1.87%) Robot Framework
11 20 (1.87%) Snyk
12 17 (1.59%) Eclipse
12 17 (1.59%) TeamCity
13 16 (1.50%) Postman
14 8 (0.75%) NUnit
14 8 (0.75%) SpecFlow
15 7 (0.66%) Atlassian Bamboo
15 7 (0.66%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 423 (39.61%) Finance
2 258 (24.16%) Social Skills
3 147 (13.76%) Analytical Skills
4 88 (8.24%) Marketing
5 78 (7.30%) Manufacturing
6 60 (5.62%) Presentation Skills
7 52 (4.87%) Influencing Skills
7 52 (4.87%) Law
8 31 (2.90%) Public Sector
9 25 (2.34%) Billing
10 24 (2.25%) Retail
11 23 (2.15%) Legal
12 21 (1.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 21 (1.97%) Telecoms
13 19 (1.78%) Banking
14 11 (1.03%) Documentation Skills
15 9 (0.84%) Tech for Good
16 8 (0.75%) Advertising
17 5 (0.47%) Front Office
17 5 (0.47%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 216 (20.22%) Senior
2 193 (18.07%) Developer
3 149 (13.95%) Lead
4 140 (13.11%) DevOps Engineer
5 125 (11.70%) Azure Engineer
6 114 (10.67%) Analyst
7 88 (8.24%) Cloud Engineer
8 59 (5.52%) Data Engineer
9 52 (4.87%) Azure DevOps Engineer
10 51 (4.78%) Test Leader
11 47 (4.40%) Architect
12 43 (4.03%) .NET Developer
12 43 (4.03%) Applications Engineer
12 43 (4.03%) Software Engineer
13 38 (3.56%) Platform Engineer
14 30 (2.81%) Business Analyst
14 30 (2.81%) Senior Cloud Engineer
15 29 (2.72%) Senior Developer
16 28 (2.62%) Support Engineer
17 26 (2.43%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 247 (23.13%) .NET
2 101 (9.46%) RESTful
3 90 (8.43%) React
4 73 (6.84%) REST
5 71 (6.65%) OAuth
6 62 (5.81%) YAML
7 61 (5.71%) .NET Core
8 60 (5.62%) CSS
9 59 (5.52%) ASP.NET
9 59 (5.52%) HTML
10 57 (5.34%) .NET Framework
11 56 (5.24%) SOAP
12 48 (4.49%) JSON
13 39 (3.65%) SAML
14 38 (3.56%) OAuth2
14 38 (3.56%) Playwright
15 29 (2.72%) Entity Framework
15 29 (2.72%) Node.js
16 28 (2.62%) Lightning Web Components
17 26 (2.43%) ASP.NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 129 (12.08%) Cloud Native
2 109 (10.21%) Product Ownership
3 50 (4.68%) Enterprise Software
4 37 (3.46%) Low-Code
5 35 (3.28%) Management Information System
6 32 (3.00%) Legacy Systems
7 25 (2.34%) Mobile App
8 21 (1.97%) Hybrid Cloud
8 21 (1.97%) Virtual Team
9 19 (1.78%) Analytical Mindset
9 19 (1.78%) Reinsurance
10 16 (1.50%) Security Posture
11 14 (1.31%) Data Structures
12 13 (1.22%) Self-Motivation
13 11 (1.03%) Distributed Systems
14 10 (0.94%) Legacy Applications
15 8 (0.75%) Greenfield Project
15 8 (0.75%) Onboarding
16 7 (0.66%) AI Agents
16 7 (0.66%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 85 (7.96%) Windows
2 59 (5.52%) Linux
3 19 (1.78%) VMS
4 14 (1.31%) Windows Server
5 11 (1.03%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.37%) Android
6 4 (0.37%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.28%) Unix
8 2 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.094%) CentOS
9 1 (0.094%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.094%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 998 (93.45%) DevOps
2 617 (57.77%) CI/CD
3 480 (44.94%) Agile
4 284 (26.59%) Infrastructure as Code
5 271 (25.37%) Test Automation
6 247 (23.13%) Continuous Improvement
7 210 (19.66%) Problem-Solving
8 180 (16.85%) AI
9 177 (16.57%) Coaching
10 169 (15.82%) Mentoring
11 167 (15.64%) Analytics
12 137 (12.83%) Data Modelling
13 133 (12.45%) Observability
14 131 (12.27%) Asset Management
14 131 (12.27%) Roadmaps
15 122 (11.42%) Business Intelligence
16 119 (11.14%) Containerisation
17 112 (10.49%) Scrum
18 105 (9.83%) Software Engineering
19 103 (9.64%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 369 (34.55%) SQL
2 256 (23.97%) Python
3 209 (19.57%) C#
4 151 (14.14%) PowerShell
5 108 (10.11%) JavaScript
6 88 (8.24%) Bicep
7 85 (7.96%) Bash
8 63 (5.90%) TypeScript
9 52 (4.87%) Java
10 32 (3.00%) PL/SQL
10 32 (3.00%) Shell Script
11 30 (2.81%) Apex Code
11 30 (2.81%) T-SQL
12 24 (2.25%) Go
13 16 (1.50%) Scala
14 12 (1.12%) Kusto Query Language
15 10 (0.94%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 5 (0.47%) C++
17 4 (0.37%) DataWeave
17 4 (0.37%) VB
Qualifications
1 111 (10.39%) Degree
2 71 (6.65%) Security Cleared
3 61 (5.71%) Azure Certification
4 60 (5.62%) Computer Science Degree
5 37 (3.46%) SC Cleared
6 32 (3.00%) ISTQB
7 30 (2.81%) Master's Degree
8 28 (2.62%) DV Cleared
9 27 (2.53%) Microsoft Certification
10 18 (1.69%) AWS Certification
11 13 (1.22%) HND
12 11 (1.03%) AWS Certified Developer
12 11 (1.03%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 10 (0.94%) PMI Certification
14 6 (0.56%) DBS Check
15 5 (0.47%) CBAP
15 5 (0.47%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 5 (0.47%) PMP
16 4 (0.37%) BC Cleared
17 3 (0.28%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 137 (12.83%) QA
2 63 (5.90%) Accessibility
3 47 (4.40%) Data Quality
4 46 (4.31%) GDPR
5 37 (3.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 14 (1.31%) SOC 2
7 12 (1.12%) NCSC
7 12 (1.12%) NIST
7 12 (1.12%) SLA
8 10 (0.94%) PMO
9 5 (0.47%) PERC
10 3 (0.28%) GRC
10 3 (0.28%) Software Quality Assurance
11 2 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.19%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 2 (0.19%) WCAG
12 1 (0.094%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.094%) HL7
12 1 (0.094%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 1 (0.094%) P3O
System Software
1 125 (11.70%) Docker
2 69 (6.46%) Active Directory
3 24 (2.25%) Virtual Machines
4 9 (0.84%) Virtual Desktop
5 7 (0.66%) VMware Infrastructure
6 4 (0.37%) Postfix
7 2 (0.19%) Firmware
7 2 (0.19%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.19%) vCloud
8 1 (0.094%) Apache ZooKeeper
8 1 (0.094%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.094%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.094%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 320 (29.96%) Terraform
2 121 (11.33%) Kubernetes
3 99 (9.27%) Ansible
4 72 (6.74%) HP ALM
5 57 (5.34%) Grafana
6 47 (4.40%) Prometheus
7 31 (2.90%) Single Sign-On
8 15 (1.40%) Microsoft Intune
9 8 (0.75%) Kibana
10 4 (0.37%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 4 (0.37%) logstash
11 3 (0.28%) Argo
11 3 (0.28%) SCCM
12 2 (0.19%) Docker Swarm
12 2 (0.19%) Nessus
12 2 (0.19%) Puppet
13 1 (0.094%) Dell DRAC
13 1 (0.094%) FortiGate
13 1 (0.094%) Nagios
13 1 (0.094%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 344 (32.21%) Microsoft
2 76 (7.12%) SAP
3 72 (6.74%) HP
4 52 (4.87%) Databricks
5 43 (4.03%) Salesforce
6 36 (3.37%) Oracle
7 32 (3.00%) ServiceNow
8 20 (1.87%) Okta
9 18 (1.69%) Black Duck
9 18 (1.69%) Coverity
9 18 (1.69%) Palo Alto
10 17 (1.59%) VMware
10 17 (1.59%) Zscaler
11 16 (1.50%) Red Hat
12 14 (1.31%) Ab Initio
12 14 (1.31%) Adobe
13 12 (1.12%) Freshdesk
13 12 (1.12%) Nintex
13 12 (1.12%) Sage
13 12 (1.12%) Xamarin