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 22 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 182 136 109
Rank change year-on-year -46 -27 -1
Permanent jobs citing Azure DevOps 1,024 929 2,336
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.17% 2.22% 2.47%
As % of the Cloud Services category 3.71% 6.12% 6.84%
Number of salaries quoted 742 778 1,820
10th Percentile £42,500 £44,987 £41,889
25th Percentile £50,000 £53,750 £49,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £67,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - +8.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £83,750 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £56,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.85% +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 27,603 15,173 34,134
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 31.44% 36.18% 36.10%
Number of salaries quoted 14,250 11,138 26,661
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £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 £82,500 £83,188 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +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 22 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 22 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 -48 859 £67,500 - 397
UK excluding London -19 627 £56,000 -13.85% 327
Work from Home -10 411 £65,000 -3.70% 223
London -14 333 £79,500 +6.00% 142
South East -46 159 £50,000 -28.57% 88
North of England -10 152 £60,000 -12.73% 79
Scotland +44 96 £62,500 +8.70% 26
Midlands -49 91 £64,000 -1.54% 51
South West -33 80 £52,500 -19.23% 34
North West -4 71 £70,000 +7.69% 45
West Midlands -50 53 £60,000 -7.69% 20
Yorkshire -55 49 £60,000 -14.29% 19
East Midlands -23 35 £67,000 +3.08% 31
North East -19 32 £50,000 -16.67% 15
East of England -36 25 £70,000 +32.08% 38
Wales -19 24 £53,000 -9.86% 15
Northern Ireland -40 2 £50,000 - 4

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 38 (3.71%) Confluence
2 36 (3.52%) SharePoint
3 24 (2.34%) Microsoft Exchange
4 21 (2.05%) IIS
5 11 (1.07%) Apache Spark
6 8 (0.78%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 7 (0.68%) Anypoint
8 4 (0.39%) Apache
8 4 (0.39%) Apache Airflow
8 4 (0.39%) Moodle
9 2 (0.20%) BizTalk Server
9 2 (0.20%) CICS
9 2 (0.20%) CMS
10 1 (0.098%) Drupal
10 1 (0.098%) nginx
10 1 (0.098%) Palantir Foundry
10 1 (0.098%) PegaRULES
10 1 (0.098%) Tomcat
10 1 (0.098%) Umbraco
10 1 (0.098%) WordPress
Applications
1 23 (2.25%) MS Visio
2 22 (2.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (0.88%) Microsoft Project
4 8 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.68%) Microsoft Office
6 5 (0.49%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.29%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.098%) Sketch
8 1 (0.098%) Trello
Business Applications
1 18 (1.76%) Dynamics CRM
2 16 (1.56%) Oracle ERP
3 6 (0.59%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (0.39%) Visualfiles
5 3 (0.29%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.20%) Magento
6 2 (0.20%) SAP CX
6 2 (0.20%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.098%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.098%) Endur
7 1 (0.098%) Infor M3
7 1 (0.098%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.098%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.098%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.098%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 1,023 (99.90%) Azure
2 293 (28.61%) GitHub
3 178 (17.38%) Power Platform
4 160 (15.63%) GitHub Actions
5 153 (14.94%) AWS
6 98 (9.57%) Serverless
7 92 (8.98%) Entra ID
8 89 (8.69%) Azure Data Factory
9 82 (8.01%) Azure Monitor
10 81 (7.91%) Microsoft 365
11 75 (7.32%) PaaS
12 69 (6.74%) Azure AKS
13 65 (6.35%) Azure Logic Apps
14 61 (5.96%) Dynamics 365
14 61 (5.96%) SaaS
15 57 (5.57%) Azure Functions
16 55 (5.37%) GCP
17 49 (4.79%) Azure Key Vault
17 49 (4.79%) Azure Service Bus
18 43 (4.20%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 61 (5.96%) Firewall
2 32 (3.13%) DNS
3 19 (1.86%) HTTP
3 19 (1.86%) TCP/IP
4 14 (1.37%) VPN
4 14 (1.37%) WAN
5 13 (1.27%) Network Security
6 3 (0.29%) BGP
6 3 (0.29%) DHCP
7 2 (0.20%) SD-WAN
7 2 (0.20%) SSL
8 1 (0.098%) HTTPS
8 1 (0.098%) Internet
8 1 (0.098%) IP Telephony
8 1 (0.098%) LTE
8 1 (0.098%) MPLS
8 1 (0.098%) NetScaler
8 1 (0.098%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 125 (12.21%) SQL Server
2 97 (9.47%) Power BI
3 69 (6.74%) Azure SQL Database
4 48 (4.69%) Data Warehouse
5 37 (3.61%) NoSQL
6 35 (3.42%) Data Lake
7 31 (3.03%) PostgreSQL
8 29 (2.83%) MongoDB
9 26 (2.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 22 (2.15%) Delta Lake
11 21 (2.05%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 18 (1.76%) Relational Database
13 16 (1.56%) DynamoDB
14 15 (1.46%) Tableau
15 13 (1.27%) Spark SQL
16 11 (1.07%) Amazon RDS
17 10 (0.98%) Star Schema
18 9 (0.88%) Snowflake Schema
19 8 (0.78%) Metadata
19 8 (0.78%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 169 (16.50%) Git
2 148 (14.45%) JIRA
3 108 (10.55%) Jenkins
4 52 (5.08%) Selenium
5 51 (4.98%) GitLab
6 40 (3.91%) Cypress.io
7 31 (3.03%) Postman
8 23 (2.25%) Visual Studio
9 20 (1.95%) Eclipse
10 17 (1.66%) Octopus Deploy
11 16 (1.56%) Oracle Forms
12 12 (1.17%) REST Assured
12 12 (1.17%) TeamCity
13 11 (1.07%) JMeter
14 10 (0.98%) TestRail
15 9 (0.88%) Zephyr
16 8 (0.78%) NUnit
16 8 (0.78%) Visual Studio Code
17 7 (0.68%) Cucumber
17 7 (0.68%) LoadRunner
General
1 307 (29.98%) Finance
2 246 (24.02%) Social Skills
3 144 (14.06%) Analytical Skills
4 54 (5.27%) Law
5 45 (4.39%) Public Sector
6 38 (3.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 38 (3.71%) Retail
7 32 (3.13%) Legal
8 30 (2.93%) Marketing
9 28 (2.73%) Billing
10 21 (2.05%) Telecoms
11 19 (1.86%) Influencing Skills
12 18 (1.76%) Banking
13 11 (1.07%) Presentation Skills
14 9 (0.88%) Automotive
15 8 (0.78%) Advertising
15 8 (0.78%) Documentation Skills
15 8 (0.78%) Games
15 8 (0.78%) Manufacturing
16 6 (0.59%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 215 (21.00%) Developer
2 208 (20.31%) Senior
3 164 (16.02%) DevOps Engineer
4 162 (15.82%) Azure Engineer
5 156 (15.23%) Lead
6 80 (7.81%) Azure DevOps Engineer
7 71 (6.93%) Cloud Engineer
8 60 (5.86%) Data Engineer
9 57 (5.57%) Analyst
10 51 (4.98%) Architect
10 51 (4.98%) Senior Developer
11 47 (4.59%) .NET Developer
12 42 (4.10%) Platform Engineer
13 35 (3.42%) Senior DevOps
14 34 (3.32%) Senior DevOps Engineer
15 28 (2.73%) Applications Engineer
16 27 (2.64%) Applications Support
17 26 (2.54%) Software Engineer
17 26 (2.54%) Solutions Architect
17 26 (2.54%) Test Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 243 (23.73%) .NET
2 110 (10.74%) React
3 95 (9.28%) REST
4 94 (9.18%) RESTful
5 74 (7.23%) CSS
6 73 (7.13%) HTML
7 70 (6.84%) OAuth
8 69 (6.74%) .NET Core
8 69 (6.74%) ASP.NET
9 56 (5.47%) SOAP
10 53 (5.18%) YAML
11 52 (5.08%) Node.js
12 49 (4.79%) Playwright
13 47 (4.59%) .NET Framework
14 46 (4.49%) JSON
15 40 (3.91%) ASP.NET Core
16 39 (3.81%) PySpark
17 37 (3.61%) SAML
18 34 (3.32%) ARM Templates
18 34 (3.32%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 115 (11.23%) Product Ownership
2 113 (11.04%) Cloud Native
3 40 (3.91%) Enterprise Software
4 34 (3.32%) Management Information System
5 31 (3.03%) Mobile App
6 28 (2.73%) Low-Code
7 23 (2.25%) Distributed Systems
7 23 (2.25%) Legacy Systems
8 22 (2.15%) Analytical Mindset
9 19 (1.86%) Reinsurance
10 15 (1.46%) Data Structures
11 13 (1.27%) Onboarding
12 11 (1.07%) Hybrid Cloud
12 11 (1.07%) Virtual Team
13 9 (0.88%) Enterprise Cloud
13 9 (0.88%) Self-Motivation
14 8 (0.78%) Legacy Applications
14 8 (0.78%) PMI
14 8 (0.78%) Public Cloud
15 7 (0.68%) Distributed Computing
Operating Systems
1 72 (7.03%) Linux
2 69 (6.74%) Windows
3 17 (1.66%) VMS
4 15 (1.46%) Windows Server
5 12 (1.17%) Unix
6 11 (1.07%) Ubuntu
7 10 (0.98%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.49%) Android
9 3 (0.29%) Kali Linux
10 2 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
11 1 (0.098%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.098%) SUSE
11 1 (0.098%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
11 1 (0.098%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.098%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,023 (99.90%) DevOps
2 632 (61.72%) CI/CD
3 462 (45.12%) Agile
4 296 (28.91%) Infrastructure as Code
5 260 (25.39%) Test Automation
6 218 (21.29%) Continuous Improvement
7 197 (19.24%) Problem-Solving
8 168 (16.41%) AI
9 163 (15.92%) Mentoring
10 156 (15.23%) Analytics
11 149 (14.55%) Observability
12 143 (13.96%) Coaching
13 141 (13.77%) Scrum
14 137 (13.38%) Data Modelling
15 132 (12.89%) Containerisation
16 109 (10.64%) Microservices
17 101 (9.86%) Software Engineering
18 100 (9.77%) Roadmaps
19 98 (9.57%) Business Intelligence
19 98 (9.57%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 344 (33.59%) SQL
2 249 (24.32%) Python
3 205 (20.02%) C#
4 134 (13.09%) JavaScript
5 131 (12.79%) PowerShell
6 92 (8.98%) Bash
7 87 (8.50%) Bicep
8 64 (6.25%) TypeScript
9 56 (5.47%) Java
10 23 (2.25%) Apex Code
10 23 (2.25%) Go
11 20 (1.95%) PL/SQL
12 19 (1.86%) Scala
13 18 (1.76%) Shell Script
14 17 (1.66%) T-SQL
15 12 (1.17%) Kusto Query Language
16 11 (1.07%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 8 (0.78%) Swift
18 7 (0.68%) DataWeave
19 5 (0.49%) C++
Qualifications
1 98 (9.57%) Degree
2 64 (6.25%) Security Cleared
3 49 (4.79%) Azure Certification
4 46 (4.49%) Computer Science Degree
5 38 (3.71%) SC Cleared
6 30 (2.93%) ISTQB
7 20 (1.95%) Master's Degree
7 20 (1.95%) Microsoft Certification
8 18 (1.76%) DV Cleared
9 13 (1.27%) AWS Certification
9 13 (1.27%) HND
10 11 (1.07%) AWS Certified Developer
10 11 (1.07%) PMI Certification
11 9 (0.88%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 6 (0.59%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 4 (0.39%) BC Cleared
14 3 (0.29%) CBAP
14 3 (0.29%) PMP
15 2 (0.20%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
15 2 (0.20%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 115 (11.23%) QA
2 72 (7.03%) Accessibility
3 48 (4.69%) GDPR
4 44 (4.30%) Data Quality
5 35 (3.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 14 (1.37%) SOC 2
7 13 (1.27%) SLA
8 11 (1.07%) TickIT
9 10 (0.98%) GRC
10 7 (0.68%) NCSC
10 7 (0.68%) WCAG
11 6 (0.59%) NIST
11 6 (0.59%) Software Quality Assurance
12 5 (0.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 5 (0.49%) Solvency II
13 4 (0.39%) IFRS
14 3 (0.29%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 3 (0.29%) PERC
15 2 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials
15 2 (0.20%) PMO
System Software
1 145 (14.16%) Docker
2 65 (6.35%) Active Directory
3 21 (2.05%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (0.39%) Postfix
4 4 (0.39%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.20%) Firmware
6 2 (0.20%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.098%) Apache ZooKeeper
7 1 (0.098%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 308 (30.08%) Terraform
2 115 (11.23%) Kubernetes
3 81 (7.91%) Ansible
4 60 (5.86%) Grafana
5 50 (4.88%) Prometheus
6 18 (1.76%) Single Sign-On
7 12 (1.17%) Argo
8 9 (0.88%) Kibana
9 7 (0.68%) Microsoft Intune
10 4 (0.39%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 4 (0.39%) HP ALM
10 4 (0.39%) logstash
11 3 (0.29%) HP Fortify
11 3 (0.29%) Puppet
11 3 (0.29%) Scalr
12 2 (0.20%) MIIS
12 2 (0.20%) Nagios
12 2 (0.20%) SCCM
13 1 (0.098%) FortiGate
13 1 (0.098%) Nessus
Vendors
1 377 (36.82%) Microsoft
2 65 (6.35%) Databricks
3 43 (4.20%) Salesforce
4 34 (3.32%) ServiceNow
5 28 (2.73%) Oracle
6 20 (1.95%) Red Hat
7 16 (1.56%) Palo Alto
8 15 (1.46%) Adobe
8 15 (1.46%) MuleSoft
8 15 (1.46%) Zscaler
9 14 (1.37%) Dynatrace
10 12 (1.17%) Freshdesk
10 12 (1.17%) Nintex
11 10 (0.98%) Apple
11 10 (0.98%) CrowdStrike
11 10 (0.98%) Okta
11 10 (0.98%) VMware
12 9 (0.88%) Ab Initio
13 8 (0.78%) Guidewire
14 7 (0.68%) Splunk