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

6 months to
16 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 154 114 110
Rank change year-on-year -40 -4 -3
Permanent jobs citing Azure DevOps 1,083 1,180 2,193
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.45% 2.74% 2.59%
As % of the Cloud Services category 4.47% 7.36% 6.87%
Number of salaries quoted 709 854 1,846
10th Percentile £42,400 £43,921 £42,106
25th Percentile £47,500 £53,750 £50,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% +8.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £81,250 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £93,750 £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 24,220 16,043 31,910
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 32.46% 37.20% 37.66%
Number of salaries quoted 12,948 11,123 25,758
10th Percentile £29,186 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £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 £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 16 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 16 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 -56 889 £65,000 -3.70% 368
UK excluding London -46 677 £55,000 -15.38% 321
Work from Home +2 455 £60,250 -10.74% 253
London +1 331 £75,000 - 130
South East +8 251 £50,000 -24.53% 102
Scotland +62 133 £62,500 +19.05% 33
North of England -43 106 £52,500 -22.22% 74
Midlands -52 82 £60,000 -7.69% 54
South West -89 72 £47,500 -26.92% 26
West Midlands -53 55 £60,000 -11.11% 34
Yorkshire -51 39 £51,250 -26.79% 21
North West -32 37 £63,000 -3.08% 45
North East -2 30 £50,000 -23.08% 9
East Midlands -24 24 £65,000 - 20
East of England -44 20 £70,000 +32.08% 22
Wales -34 10 £55,000 -15.38% 13
Northern Ireland -32 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 34 (3.14%) Confluence
2 30 (2.77%) IIS
3 28 (2.59%) SharePoint
4 19 (1.75%) Microsoft Exchange
5 11 (1.02%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 8 (0.74%) Apache Spark
7 7 (0.65%) Apache Airflow
8 5 (0.46%) Anypoint
9 4 (0.37%) Apache
9 4 (0.37%) Moodle
10 2 (0.18%) Appian
10 2 (0.18%) BizTalk Server
10 2 (0.18%) CICS
11 1 (0.092%) CMS
11 1 (0.092%) Palantir Foundry
11 1 (0.092%) PegaRULES
11 1 (0.092%) Tomcat
Applications
1 27 (2.49%) Microsoft Excel
1 27 (2.49%) MS Visio
2 12 (1.11%) Microsoft Project
3 11 (1.02%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.28%) Adobe XD
6 2 (0.18%) Trello
7 1 (0.092%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.092%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 70 (6.46%) SAP S/4HANA
2 25 (2.31%) Oracle ERP
3 22 (2.03%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.55%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.28%) SAP CX
6 2 (0.18%) Markit EDM
6 2 (0.18%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.092%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.092%) Endur
7 1 (0.092%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.092%) Magento
7 1 (0.092%) Primavera
7 1 (0.092%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.092%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 1,013 (93.54%) Azure
2 316 (29.18%) GitHub
3 204 (18.84%) Power Platform
4 158 (14.59%) AWS
4 158 (14.59%) GitHub Actions
5 89 (8.22%) Azure Data Factory
5 89 (8.22%) Entra ID
6 86 (7.94%) Azure Monitor
7 85 (7.85%) Serverless
8 83 (7.66%) Microsoft 365
9 79 (7.29%) PaaS
10 64 (5.91%) SaaS
11 61 (5.63%) Snowflake
12 57 (5.26%) Azure Logic Apps
12 57 (5.26%) Dynamics 365
12 57 (5.26%) GCP
13 54 (4.99%) GitHub Copilot
14 53 (4.89%) Azure AKS
15 48 (4.43%) dbt
16 45 (4.16%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 63 (5.82%) Firewall
2 43 (3.97%) DNS
3 23 (2.12%) HTTP
4 21 (1.94%) TCP/IP
5 20 (1.85%) VPN
6 16 (1.48%) WAN
7 9 (0.83%) Network Security
8 6 (0.55%) DHCP
9 4 (0.37%) BGP
9 4 (0.37%) SD-WAN
10 3 (0.28%) SSL
10 3 (0.28%) VLAN
11 2 (0.18%) AMQP
12 1 (0.092%) Internet
12 1 (0.092%) IPv6
12 1 (0.092%) MPLS
12 1 (0.092%) NetScaler
12 1 (0.092%) OSPF
12 1 (0.092%) VSAN
12 1 (0.092%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 145 (13.39%) SQL Server
2 117 (10.80%) Power BI
3 75 (6.93%) Azure SQL Database
4 58 (5.36%) Data Warehouse
5 38 (3.51%) NoSQL
6 37 (3.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 34 (3.14%) Data Lake
8 24 (2.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 22 (2.03%) Tableau
10 21 (1.94%) Relational Database
11 19 (1.75%) PostgreSQL
12 17 (1.57%) MongoDB
13 15 (1.39%) DynamoDB
13 15 (1.39%) Snowflake Schema
14 14 (1.29%) Delta Lake
15 11 (1.02%) Metadata
16 10 (0.92%) SQL Server Analysis Services
17 9 (0.83%) MySQL
17 9 (0.83%) Star Schema
18 8 (0.74%) GIS
Development Applications
1 201 (18.56%) JIRA
2 175 (16.16%) Git
3 119 (10.99%) Jenkins
4 69 (6.37%) eCATT
5 60 (5.54%) Selenium
6 40 (3.69%) Cypress.io
7 38 (3.51%) NeoLoad
8 36 (3.32%) GitLab
9 25 (2.31%) Oracle Forms
10 23 (2.12%) Visual Studio
11 22 (2.03%) Octopus Deploy
12 21 (1.94%) Postman
13 19 (1.75%) Robot Framework
13 19 (1.75%) Snyk
14 18 (1.66%) Eclipse
15 17 (1.57%) TeamCity
16 10 (0.92%) NUnit
17 9 (0.83%) REST Assured
18 8 (0.74%) SpecFlow
18 8 (0.74%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 414 (38.23%) Finance
2 257 (23.73%) Social Skills
3 151 (13.94%) Analytical Skills
4 91 (8.40%) Marketing
5 78 (7.20%) Manufacturing
6 60 (5.54%) Presentation Skills
7 55 (5.08%) Influencing Skills
8 54 (4.99%) Law
9 34 (3.14%) Public Sector
10 26 (2.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 25 (2.31%) Legal
12 24 (2.22%) Billing
12 24 (2.22%) Retail
13 22 (2.03%) Banking
14 21 (1.94%) Telecoms
15 10 (0.92%) Documentation Skills
16 9 (0.83%) Tech for Good
17 8 (0.74%) Advertising
18 5 (0.46%) Games
18 5 (0.46%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 218 (20.13%) Senior
2 202 (18.65%) Developer
3 160 (14.77%) Lead
4 141 (13.02%) DevOps Engineer
5 128 (11.82%) Azure Engineer
6 112 (10.34%) Analyst
7 82 (7.57%) Cloud Engineer
8 59 (5.45%) Data Engineer
9 54 (4.99%) Azure DevOps Engineer
10 51 (4.71%) Test Leader
11 47 (4.34%) .NET Developer
11 47 (4.34%) Architect
12 42 (3.88%) Software Engineer
13 39 (3.60%) Applications Engineer
14 35 (3.23%) Platform Engineer
15 34 (3.14%) Senior Developer
16 28 (2.59%) Support Engineer
17 27 (2.49%) Senior Cloud Engineer
18 26 (2.40%) Power Platform Developer
18 26 (2.40%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 247 (22.81%) .NET
2 108 (9.97%) RESTful
3 93 (8.59%) React
4 78 (7.20%) REST
5 71 (6.56%) OAuth
6 68 (6.28%) .NET Core
6 68 (6.28%) CSS
7 67 (6.19%) ASP.NET
7 67 (6.19%) HTML
8 61 (5.63%) YAML
9 55 (5.08%) SOAP
10 54 (4.99%) .NET Framework
11 48 (4.43%) JSON
12 41 (3.79%) Playwright
13 39 (3.60%) SAML
14 36 (3.32%) OAuth2
15 33 (3.05%) ASP.NET Core
15 33 (3.05%) Entity Framework
16 32 (2.95%) Node.js
17 27 (2.49%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 125 (11.54%) Cloud Native
2 122 (11.27%) Product Ownership
3 48 (4.43%) Enterprise Software
4 36 (3.32%) Management Information System
5 35 (3.23%) Low-Code
6 31 (2.86%) Legacy Systems
7 30 (2.77%) Mobile App
8 21 (1.94%) Reinsurance
9 20 (1.85%) Analytical Mindset
9 20 (1.85%) Hybrid Cloud
9 20 (1.85%) Virtual Team
10 15 (1.39%) Data Structures
10 15 (1.39%) Security Posture
11 13 (1.20%) Self-Motivation
12 12 (1.11%) Distributed Systems
13 10 (0.92%) Legacy Applications
14 9 (0.83%) Onboarding
15 8 (0.74%) Greenfield Project
16 7 (0.65%) AI Agents
17 6 (0.55%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 81 (7.48%) Windows
2 60 (5.54%) Linux
3 18 (1.66%) VMS
4 14 (1.29%) Windows Server
5 11 (1.02%) Ubuntu
6 8 (0.74%) Apple iOS
7 6 (0.55%) Android
8 3 (0.28%) Unix
9 2 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.18%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.092%) CentOS
10 1 (0.092%) Kali Linux
10 1 (0.092%) SUSE
10 1 (0.092%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 1 (0.092%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.092%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,013 (93.54%) DevOps
2 630 (58.17%) CI/CD
3 490 (45.24%) Agile
4 292 (26.96%) Infrastructure as Code
5 276 (25.48%) Test Automation
6 252 (23.27%) Continuous Improvement
7 212 (19.58%) Problem-Solving
8 179 (16.53%) AI
9 171 (15.79%) Analytics
10 169 (15.60%) Mentoring
11 168 (15.51%) Coaching
12 141 (13.02%) Observability
13 137 (12.65%) Data Modelling
14 134 (12.37%) Roadmaps
15 127 (11.73%) Scrum
16 122 (11.27%) Containerisation
17 120 (11.08%) Asset Management
18 118 (10.90%) Business Intelligence
19 109 (10.06%) Software Engineering
20 104 (9.60%) Test Management
Programming Languages
1 369 (34.07%) SQL
2 252 (23.27%) Python
3 209 (19.30%) C#
4 149 (13.76%) PowerShell
5 117 (10.80%) JavaScript
6 89 (8.22%) Bicep
7 84 (7.76%) Bash
8 62 (5.72%) TypeScript
9 53 (4.89%) Java
10 29 (2.68%) Apex Code
10 29 (2.68%) PL/SQL
10 29 (2.68%) T-SQL
11 27 (2.49%) Shell Script
12 23 (2.12%) Go
13 16 (1.48%) Scala
14 12 (1.11%) Kusto Query Language
15 10 (0.92%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 6 (0.55%) Swift
17 5 (0.46%) DataWeave
18 4 (0.37%) PHP
Qualifications
1 110 (10.16%) Degree
2 70 (6.46%) Security Cleared
3 59 (5.45%) Azure Certification
4 58 (5.36%) Computer Science Degree
5 35 (3.23%) SC Cleared
6 32 (2.95%) ISTQB
7 31 (2.86%) Master's Degree
8 29 (2.68%) DV Cleared
9 26 (2.40%) Microsoft Certification
10 17 (1.57%) AWS Certification
11 13 (1.20%) HND
12 11 (1.02%) AWS Certified Developer
13 10 (0.92%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 10 (0.92%) PMI Certification
14 6 (0.55%) DBS Check
15 5 (0.46%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 5 (0.46%) PMP
16 4 (0.37%) BC Cleared
16 4 (0.37%) CBAP
17 3 (0.28%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 144 (13.30%) QA
2 71 (6.56%) Accessibility
3 48 (4.43%) Data Quality
4 47 (4.34%) GDPR
5 38 (3.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 14 (1.29%) SOC 2
7 12 (1.11%) NCSC
7 12 (1.11%) NIST
7 12 (1.11%) SLA
8 10 (0.92%) PMO
9 5 (0.46%) GRC
9 5 (0.46%) PERC
9 5 (0.46%) WCAG
10 4 (0.37%) Software Quality Assurance
11 2 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.18%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 2 (0.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.18%) Solvency II
12 1 (0.092%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.092%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 128 (11.82%) Docker
2 67 (6.19%) Active Directory
3 23 (2.12%) Virtual Machines
4 8 (0.74%) Virtual Desktop
5 7 (0.65%) VMware Infrastructure
6 4 (0.37%) Postfix
7 2 (0.18%) Firmware
7 2 (0.18%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.18%) vCloud
8 1 (0.092%) Apache ZooKeeper
8 1 (0.092%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.092%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.092%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 317 (29.27%) Terraform
2 118 (10.90%) Kubernetes
3 96 (8.86%) Ansible
4 73 (6.74%) HP ALM
5 58 (5.36%) Grafana
6 48 (4.43%) Prometheus
7 27 (2.49%) Single Sign-On
8 14 (1.29%) Microsoft Intune
9 8 (0.74%) Kibana
10 4 (0.37%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 4 (0.37%) logstash
11 3 (0.28%) SCCM
12 2 (0.18%) Docker Swarm
12 2 (0.18%) Nessus
12 2 (0.18%) Puppet
13 1 (0.092%) CASB
13 1 (0.092%) Dell DRAC
13 1 (0.092%) HP Fortify
13 1 (0.092%) Proxmox
13 1 (0.092%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 354 (32.69%) Microsoft
2 77 (7.11%) SAP
3 73 (6.74%) HP
4 54 (4.99%) Databricks
5 43 (3.97%) Salesforce
6 36 (3.32%) ServiceNow
7 34 (3.14%) Oracle
8 19 (1.75%) Palo Alto
9 18 (1.66%) Okta
9 18 (1.66%) Red Hat
10 17 (1.57%) Black Duck
10 17 (1.57%) Coverity
10 17 (1.57%) Zscaler
11 16 (1.48%) VMware
12 15 (1.39%) Adobe
13 14 (1.29%) Dynatrace
14 13 (1.20%) Ab Initio
15 12 (1.11%) Google
15 12 (1.11%) Nintex
15 12 (1.11%) Sage