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

6 months to
17 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 146 113 110
Rank change year-on-year -33 -3 -4
Permanent jobs citing Azure DevOps 1,084 1,174 2,193
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.45% 2.73% 2.58%
As % of the Cloud Services category 4.47% 7.35% 6.86%
Number of salaries quoted 709 850 1,846
10th Percentile £42,400 £43,989 £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 24,247 15,977 31,952
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 32.43% 37.16% 37.65%
Number of salaries quoted 12,956 11,044 25,770
10th Percentile £29,303 £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 17 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 17 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 -53 890 £65,000 -3.70% 398
UK excluding London -39 679 £55,000 -15.38% 335
Work from Home -4 454 £60,250 -10.74% 268
London +1 331 £75,000 -0.29% 139
South East +3 252 £50,000 -25.93% 98
Scotland +60 133 £62,500 +13.64% 35
North of England -35 107 £52,500 -22.22% 80
Midlands -53 83 £61,250 -5.77% 61
South West -85 71 £47,500 -26.92% 28
West Midlands -41 55 £60,000 -11.11% 37
Yorkshire -45 40 £52,500 -25.00% 24
North West -28 37 £63,000 -3.08% 48
North East -1 30 £50,000 -23.08% 9
East Midlands -18 25 £64,525 -0.73% 24
East of England -50 20 £70,000 +32.08% 25
Wales -31 10 £55,000 -15.38% 13
Northern Ireland -33 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 (2.58%) SharePoint
4 18 (1.66%) Microsoft Exchange
5 11 (1.01%) 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 (1.01%) 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 2 (0.18%) Markit EDM
5 2 (0.18%) SAP CX
5 2 (0.18%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.092%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.092%) Endur
6 1 (0.092%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 1 (0.092%) Magento
6 1 (0.092%) Primavera
6 1 (0.092%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.092%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 1,014 (93.54%) Azure
2 316 (29.15%) GitHub
3 203 (18.73%) Power Platform
4 158 (14.58%) AWS
4 158 (14.58%) GitHub Actions
5 90 (8.30%) Azure Data Factory
6 89 (8.21%) Entra ID
7 87 (8.03%) Azure Monitor
8 85 (7.84%) Serverless
9 82 (7.56%) Microsoft 365
10 78 (7.20%) PaaS
11 63 (5.81%) SaaS
12 61 (5.63%) Snowflake
13 58 (5.35%) Azure Logic Apps
13 58 (5.35%) GCP
14 56 (5.17%) Dynamics 365
15 54 (4.98%) Azure AKS
15 54 (4.98%) GitHub Copilot
16 48 (4.43%) dbt
17 46 (4.24%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 63 (5.81%) Firewall
2 42 (3.87%) DNS
3 22 (2.03%) HTTP
4 21 (1.94%) TCP/IP
5 20 (1.85%) VPN
6 16 (1.48%) WAN
7 9 (0.83%) Network Security
8 5 (0.46%) 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%) IP Telephony
12 1 (0.092%) IPsec
12 1 (0.092%) NetScaler
12 1 (0.092%) VSAN
12 1 (0.092%) Wi-Fi
12 1 (0.092%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 144 (13.28%) SQL Server
2 117 (10.79%) Power BI
3 75 (6.92%) Azure SQL Database
4 59 (5.44%) Data Warehouse
5 38 (3.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 37 (3.41%) NoSQL
7 34 (3.14%) Data Lake
8 24 (2.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 22 (2.03%) Tableau
10 20 (1.85%) Relational Database
11 19 (1.75%) PostgreSQL
12 15 (1.38%) DynamoDB
12 15 (1.38%) MongoDB
12 15 (1.38%) Snowflake Schema
13 14 (1.29%) Delta Lake
14 11 (1.01%) Metadata
15 10 (0.92%) SQL Server Analysis Services
16 9 (0.83%) Star Schema
17 8 (0.74%) GIS
17 8 (0.74%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 200 (18.45%) JIRA
2 175 (16.14%) Git
3 117 (10.79%) Jenkins
4 69 (6.37%) eCATT
5 59 (5.44%) 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 20 (1.85%) 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
1 413 (38.10%) Finance
2 256 (23.62%) Social Skills
3 153 (14.11%) Analytical Skills
4 91 (8.39%) Marketing
5 78 (7.20%) Manufacturing
6 60 (5.54%) Presentation Skills
7 55 (5.07%) Influencing Skills
7 55 (5.07%) Law
8 34 (3.14%) Public Sector
9 27 (2.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 26 (2.40%) Legal
11 25 (2.31%) Retail
12 24 (2.21%) Billing
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 (20.11%) Senior
2 200 (18.45%) Developer
3 159 (14.67%) Lead
4 141 (13.01%) DevOps Engineer
5 130 (11.99%) Azure Engineer
6 112 (10.33%) Analyst
7 82 (7.56%) Cloud Engineer
8 60 (5.54%) Data Engineer
9 55 (5.07%) Azure DevOps Engineer
10 50 (4.61%) Test Leader
11 47 (4.34%) Architect
12 46 (4.24%) .NET Developer
13 42 (3.87%) Software Engineer
14 39 (3.60%) Applications Engineer
15 36 (3.32%) Platform Engineer
16 33 (3.04%) Senior Developer
17 28 (2.58%) Support Engineer
18 27 (2.49%) Senior Cloud Engineer
19 26 (2.40%) Power Platform Developer
19 26 (2.40%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 246 (22.69%) .NET
2 106 (9.78%) RESTful
3 94 (8.67%) React
4 78 (7.20%) REST
5 72 (6.64%) OAuth
6 69 (6.37%) CSS
7 68 (6.27%) HTML
8 67 (6.18%) .NET Core
8 67 (6.18%) ASP.NET
9 62 (5.72%) YAML
10 55 (5.07%) SOAP
11 53 (4.89%) .NET Framework
12 48 (4.43%) JSON
13 41 (3.78%) Playwright
14 40 (3.69%) SAML
15 36 (3.32%) OAuth2
16 34 (3.14%) ASP.NET Core
17 33 (3.04%) Node.js
18 32 (2.95%) Entity Framework
19 28 (2.58%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 127 (11.72%) Cloud Native
2 123 (11.35%) Product Ownership
3 48 (4.43%) Enterprise Software
4 37 (3.41%) 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%) Analytical Mindset
8 21 (1.94%) Reinsurance
9 20 (1.85%) Hybrid Cloud
9 20 (1.85%) Virtual Team
10 15 (1.38%) Data Structures
10 15 (1.38%) Security Posture
11 13 (1.20%) Self-Motivation
12 12 (1.11%) Distributed Systems
13 10 (0.92%) Legacy Applications
13 10 (0.92%) Onboarding
14 7 (0.65%) AI Agents
14 7 (0.65%) Greenfield Project
15 6 (0.55%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 81 (7.47%) Windows
2 60 (5.54%) Linux
3 18 (1.66%) VMS
4 14 (1.29%) Windows Server
5 11 (1.01%) 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 1,014 (93.54%) DevOps
2 631 (58.21%) CI/CD
3 492 (45.39%) Agile
4 294 (27.12%) Infrastructure as Code
5 277 (25.55%) Test Automation
6 255 (23.52%) Continuous Improvement
7 213 (19.65%) Problem-Solving
8 180 (16.61%) AI
9 170 (15.68%) Analytics
10 169 (15.59%) Coaching
11 168 (15.50%) Mentoring
12 144 (13.28%) Observability
13 138 (12.73%) Data Modelling
14 136 (12.55%) Roadmaps
15 127 (11.72%) Scrum
16 124 (11.44%) Containerisation
17 120 (11.07%) Asset Management
18 118 (10.89%) Business Intelligence
19 108 (9.96%) Software Engineering
20 103 (9.50%) Test Management
Programming Languages
1 367 (33.86%) SQL
2 252 (23.25%) Python
3 208 (19.19%) C#
4 149 (13.75%) PowerShell
5 118 (10.89%) JavaScript
6 89 (8.21%) Bicep
7 85 (7.84%) Bash
8 61 (5.63%) 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%) VB
Qualifications
1 109 (10.06%) Degree
2 68 (6.27%) Security Cleared
3 59 (5.44%) Azure Certification
4 58 (5.35%) Computer Science Degree
5 33 (3.04%) SC Cleared
6 32 (2.95%) ISTQB
7 30 (2.77%) Master's Degree
8 29 (2.68%) DV Cleared
9 25 (2.31%) Microsoft Certification
10 17 (1.57%) AWS Certification
11 13 (1.20%) HND
12 11 (1.01%) 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
1 142 (13.10%) QA
2 72 (6.64%) Accessibility
3 48 (4.43%) Data Quality
3 48 (4.43%) GDPR
4 38 (3.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 14 (1.29%) SOC 2
6 12 (1.11%) NCSC
6 12 (1.11%) NIST
6 12 (1.11%) SLA
7 10 (0.92%) PMO
8 6 (0.55%) 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%) HL7
12 1 (0.092%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 130 (11.99%) Docker
2 66 (6.09%) 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
1 319 (29.43%) Terraform
2 118 (10.89%) Kubernetes
3 95 (8.76%) Ansible
4 73 (6.73%) HP ALM
5 60 (5.54%) Grafana
6 49 (4.52%) 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
13 1 (0.092%) Argo
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
1 355 (32.75%) Microsoft
2 76 (7.01%) SAP
3 73 (6.73%) HP
4 55 (5.07%) 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%) Dynatrace
11 16 (1.48%) VMware
12 15 (1.38%) Adobe
13 13 (1.20%) Ab Initio
14 12 (1.11%) Google
14 12 (1.11%) Nintex
14 12 (1.11%) Sage