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

6 months to
26 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 159 115 108
Rank change year-on-year -44 -7 +1
Permanent jobs citing Azure DevOps 1,053 1,093 2,275
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.36% 2.67% 2.59%
As % of the Cloud Services category 4.21% 7.18% 6.94%
Number of salaries quoted 694 827 1,868
10th Percentile £42,500 £43,887 £42,175
25th Percentile £47,813 £53,750 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% +8.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £82,500 £83,750 £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% +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 24,984 15,220 32,800
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 32.30% 37.15% 37.29%
Number of salaries quoted 13,202 10,983 26,112
10th Percentile £29,750 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,500 £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 £81,250 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -8.18% +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 26 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 26 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 -54 881 £65,000 -3.70% 403
UK excluding London -45 658 £55,000 -15.38% 340
Work from Home -12 427 £61,496 -8.89% 254
London -8 325 £75,000 -1.92% 131
South East +6 244 £50,000 -25.93% 101
Scotland +53 113 £62,500 +8.70% 22
North of England -48 111 £52,500 -22.06% 74
Midlands -62 83 £62,500 -3.85% 60
South West -87 73 £50,000 -23.08% 34
West Midlands -46 52 £58,750 -14.55% 37
Yorkshire -50 40 £55,000 -21.43% 22
North West -35 39 £63,000 -3.08% 41
North East -2 32 £50,000 -23.08% 11
East Midlands -24 28 £64,525 -0.73% 23
East of England -47 21 £70,000 +32.08% 33
Wales -35 10 £53,171 -18.20% 21
Northern Ireland -34 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 (3.04%) Confluence
2 30 (2.85%) SharePoint
3 26 (2.47%) IIS
4 18 (1.71%) Microsoft Exchange
5 11 (1.04%) Apache Spark
6 9 (0.85%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 7 (0.66%) Anypoint
8 5 (0.47%) Apache Airflow
9 4 (0.38%) Apache
9 4 (0.38%) Moodle
10 2 (0.19%) BizTalk Server
10 2 (0.19%) CICS
11 1 (0.095%) Appian
11 1 (0.095%) CMS
11 1 (0.095%) Drupal
11 1 (0.095%) nginx
11 1 (0.095%) Palantir Foundry
11 1 (0.095%) PegaRULES
11 1 (0.095%) Tomcat
11 1 (0.095%) WordPress
Applications
1 26 (2.47%) MS Visio
2 25 (2.37%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (1.04%) Microsoft Project
4 10 (0.95%) Microsoft Office
5 9 (0.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.28%) Adobe XD
7 2 (0.19%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.19%) Trello
8 1 (0.095%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 69 (6.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 19 (1.80%) Dynamics CRM
2 19 (1.80%) Oracle ERP
3 6 (0.57%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.19%) Elite 3E
4 2 (0.19%) Magento
4 2 (0.19%) Markit EDM
4 2 (0.19%) SAP CX
4 2 (0.19%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.095%) Endur
5 1 (0.095%) Infor M3
5 1 (0.095%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 1 (0.095%) Primavera
5 1 (0.095%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.095%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 983 (93.35%) Azure
2 299 (28.40%) GitHub
3 195 (18.52%) Power Platform
4 157 (14.91%) AWS
5 154 (14.62%) GitHub Actions
6 89 (8.45%) Azure Data Factory
6 89 (8.45%) Serverless
7 84 (7.98%) Entra ID
8 83 (7.88%) Azure Monitor
9 78 (7.41%) Microsoft 365
10 76 (7.22%) PaaS
11 59 (5.60%) Azure Logic Apps
11 59 (5.60%) GCP
12 56 (5.32%) Azure AKS
12 56 (5.32%) SaaS
13 53 (5.03%) Dynamics 365
13 53 (5.03%) Snowflake
14 50 (4.75%) Azure Functions
15 48 (4.56%) GitHub Copilot
16 47 (4.46%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 62 (5.89%) Firewall
2 40 (3.80%) DNS
3 21 (1.99%) HTTP
3 21 (1.99%) TCP/IP
4 19 (1.80%) VPN
5 15 (1.42%) WAN
6 9 (0.85%) Network Security
7 3 (0.28%) BGP
7 3 (0.28%) DHCP
7 3 (0.28%) SD-WAN
7 3 (0.28%) SSL
8 2 (0.19%) AMQP
8 2 (0.19%) VLAN
9 1 (0.095%) HTTPS
9 1 (0.095%) Internet
9 1 (0.095%) IP Telephony
9 1 (0.095%) LTE
9 1 (0.095%) MPLS
9 1 (0.095%) NetScaler
9 1 (0.095%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 133 (12.63%) SQL Server
2 112 (10.64%) Power BI
3 75 (7.12%) Azure SQL Database
4 52 (4.94%) Data Warehouse
5 37 (3.51%) Data Lake
5 37 (3.51%) NoSQL
6 34 (3.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 21 (1.99%) Tableau
8 20 (1.90%) PostgreSQL
9 19 (1.80%) Delta Lake
9 19 (1.80%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 17 (1.61%) Relational Database
11 16 (1.52%) MongoDB
12 15 (1.42%) DynamoDB
13 13 (1.23%) Snowflake Schema
14 10 (0.95%) Metadata
14 10 (0.95%) SQL Server Analysis Services
15 9 (0.85%) Amazon RDS
15 9 (0.85%) Star Schema
16 8 (0.76%) GIS
Development Applications
1 198 (18.80%) JIRA
2 172 (16.33%) Git
3 109 (10.35%) Jenkins
4 69 (6.55%) eCATT
5 58 (5.51%) Selenium
6 39 (3.70%) Cypress.io
7 38 (3.61%) GitLab
7 38 (3.61%) NeoLoad
8 26 (2.47%) Visual Studio
9 23 (2.18%) Postman
10 19 (1.80%) Eclipse
10 19 (1.80%) Oracle Forms
11 18 (1.71%) Octopus Deploy
11 18 (1.71%) Robot Framework
11 18 (1.71%) Snyk
12 14 (1.33%) TeamCity
13 10 (0.95%) NUnit
13 10 (0.95%) Visual Studio Code
14 9 (0.85%) REST Assured
15 8 (0.76%) SpecFlow
General
1 384 (36.47%) Finance
2 245 (23.27%) Social Skills
3 150 (14.25%) Analytical Skills
4 91 (8.64%) Marketing
5 78 (7.41%) Manufacturing
6 61 (5.79%) Presentation Skills
7 57 (5.41%) Influencing Skills
8 56 (5.32%) Law
9 35 (3.32%) Public Sector
10 30 (2.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 29 (2.75%) Legal
12 25 (2.37%) Billing
12 25 (2.37%) Retail
13 22 (2.09%) Telecoms
14 21 (1.99%) Banking
15 9 (0.85%) Tech for Good
16 8 (0.76%) Documentation Skills
17 7 (0.66%) Advertising
18 5 (0.47%) Automotive
19 4 (0.38%) Games
Job Titles
1 212 (20.13%) Senior
2 198 (18.80%) Developer
3 159 (15.10%) Lead
4 138 (13.11%) DevOps Engineer
5 135 (12.82%) Azure Engineer
6 105 (9.97%) Analyst
7 73 (6.93%) Cloud Engineer
8 58 (5.51%) Azure DevOps Engineer
9 57 (5.41%) Data Engineer
10 50 (4.75%) Test Leader
11 48 (4.56%) Architect
12 44 (4.18%) .NET Developer
13 37 (3.51%) Senior Developer
14 35 (3.32%) Software Engineer
15 33 (3.13%) Applications Engineer
15 33 (3.13%) Platform Engineer
16 27 (2.56%) Solutions Architect
16 27 (2.56%) Test Analyst
17 26 (2.47%) Power Platform Developer
18 24 (2.28%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 232 (22.03%) .NET
2 97 (9.21%) RESTful
3 95 (9.02%) React
4 78 (7.41%) REST
5 72 (6.84%) OAuth
6 69 (6.55%) CSS
7 68 (6.46%) HTML
8 67 (6.36%) ASP.NET
9 66 (6.27%) .NET Core
10 61 (5.79%) YAML
11 50 (4.75%) SOAP
12 48 (4.56%) .NET Framework
13 41 (3.89%) JSON
14 40 (3.80%) Playwright
15 38 (3.61%) SAML
16 36 (3.42%) ASP.NET Core
16 36 (3.42%) OAuth2
17 35 (3.32%) Node.js
18 34 (3.23%) PySpark
19 28 (2.66%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 122 (11.59%) Product Ownership
2 116 (11.02%) Cloud Native
3 40 (3.80%) Enterprise Software
4 38 (3.61%) Management Information System
5 32 (3.04%) Low-Code
6 30 (2.85%) Mobile App
7 28 (2.66%) Legacy Systems
8 22 (2.09%) Reinsurance
9 20 (1.90%) Analytical Mindset
10 15 (1.42%) Data Structures
10 15 (1.42%) Hybrid Cloud
10 15 (1.42%) Security Posture
10 15 (1.42%) Virtual Team
11 13 (1.23%) Distributed Systems
11 13 (1.23%) Self-Motivation
12 11 (1.04%) Onboarding
13 10 (0.95%) Legacy Applications
14 7 (0.66%) AI Agents
14 7 (0.66%) Greenfield Project
14 7 (0.66%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 78 (7.41%) Windows
2 66 (6.27%) Linux
3 18 (1.71%) VMS
4 16 (1.52%) Windows Server
5 11 (1.04%) Ubuntu
6 8 (0.76%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.38%) Android
8 3 (0.28%) Unix
9 2 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.19%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.095%) CentOS
10 1 (0.095%) Kali Linux
10 1 (0.095%) SUSE
10 1 (0.095%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 1 (0.095%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 983 (93.35%) DevOps
2 615 (58.40%) CI/CD
3 472 (44.82%) Agile
4 289 (27.45%) Infrastructure as Code
5 271 (25.74%) Test Automation
6 245 (23.27%) Continuous Improvement
7 203 (19.28%) Problem-Solving
8 168 (15.95%) AI
9 162 (15.38%) Analytics
10 159 (15.10%) Mentoring
11 150 (14.25%) Coaching
12 141 (13.39%) Observability
13 137 (13.01%) Data Modelling
13 137 (13.01%) Roadmaps
14 126 (11.97%) Scrum
15 119 (11.30%) Containerisation
16 113 (10.73%) Business Intelligence
17 105 (9.97%) Test Management
18 102 (9.69%) Software Engineering
19 100 (9.50%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 351 (33.33%) SQL
2 245 (23.27%) Python
3 200 (18.99%) C#
4 137 (13.01%) PowerShell
5 125 (11.87%) JavaScript
6 87 (8.26%) Bicep
7 85 (8.07%) Bash
8 57 (5.41%) TypeScript
9 47 (4.46%) Java
10 25 (2.37%) Apex Code
11 24 (2.28%) Go
11 24 (2.28%) T-SQL
12 23 (2.18%) PL/SQL
13 21 (1.99%) Shell Script
14 19 (1.80%) Scala
15 12 (1.14%) Kusto Query Language
16 11 (1.04%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 7 (0.66%) DataWeave
17 7 (0.66%) Swift
18 5 (0.47%) C++
Qualifications
1 102 (9.69%) Degree
2 68 (6.46%) Security Cleared
3 57 (5.41%) Azure Certification
4 54 (5.13%) Computer Science Degree
5 33 (3.13%) ISTQB
6 32 (3.04%) SC Cleared
7 29 (2.75%) DV Cleared
8 28 (2.66%) Master's Degree
9 25 (2.37%) Microsoft Certification
10 17 (1.61%) AWS Certification
11 13 (1.23%) HND
12 11 (1.04%) AWS Certified Developer
13 10 (0.95%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
14 9 (0.85%) PMI Certification
15 6 (0.57%) DBS Check
16 5 (0.47%) Microsoft Certified Professional
17 4 (0.38%) BC Cleared
17 4 (0.38%) PMP
18 3 (0.28%) CBAP
18 3 (0.28%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 136 (12.92%) QA
2 71 (6.74%) Accessibility
3 46 (4.37%) Data Quality
4 45 (4.27%) GDPR
5 39 (3.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 14 (1.33%) SOC 2
7 13 (1.23%) NCSC
8 12 (1.14%) NIST
8 12 (1.14%) SLA
9 8 (0.76%) GRC
9 8 (0.76%) PMO
10 5 (0.47%) PERC
10 5 (0.47%) WCAG
11 4 (0.38%) Software Quality Assurance
11 4 (0.38%) Solvency II
12 2 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials
12 2 (0.19%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 2 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.095%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 1 (0.095%) P3O
System Software
1 130 (12.35%) Docker
2 62 (5.89%) Active Directory
3 20 (1.90%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (0.57%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (0.47%) Virtual Desktop
6 4 (0.38%) Postfix
7 2 (0.19%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.19%) vCloud
8 1 (0.095%) Apache ZooKeeper
8 1 (0.095%) Firmware
8 1 (0.095%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.095%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.095%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 302 (28.68%) Terraform
2 111 (10.54%) Kubernetes
3 94 (8.93%) Ansible
4 73 (6.93%) HP ALM
5 59 (5.60%) Grafana
6 49 (4.65%) Prometheus
7 21 (1.99%) Single Sign-On
8 11 (1.04%) Microsoft Intune
9 9 (0.85%) Kibana
10 4 (0.38%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 4 (0.38%) logstash
11 2 (0.19%) Docker Swarm
11 2 (0.19%) MIIS
11 2 (0.19%) Nagios
11 2 (0.19%) Nessus
11 2 (0.19%) Puppet
11 2 (0.19%) Scalr
11 2 (0.19%) SCCM
12 1 (0.095%) FortiGate
12 1 (0.095%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 352 (33.43%) Microsoft
2 76 (7.22%) SAP
3 73 (6.93%) HP
4 59 (5.60%) Databricks
5 40 (3.80%) Salesforce
6 37 (3.51%) ServiceNow
7 28 (2.66%) Oracle
8 18 (1.71%) Palo Alto
8 18 (1.71%) Red Hat
9 16 (1.52%) Black Duck
9 16 (1.52%) Coverity
9 16 (1.52%) Dynatrace
10 15 (1.42%) Adobe
10 15 (1.42%) Zscaler
11 14 (1.33%) VMware
12 12 (1.14%) Freshdesk
12 12 (1.14%) Google
12 12 (1.14%) MuleSoft
12 12 (1.14%) Nintex
12 12 (1.14%) Okta