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 13 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 160 171 119
Rank change year-on-year +11 -52 -16
Permanent jobs citing Azure DevOps 1,157 888 2,307
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.25% 2.00% 2.15%
As % of the Cloud Services category 4.64% 5.96% 6.46%
Number of salaries quoted 923 686 1,745
10th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £41,933
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £49,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% +9.76% -5.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £76,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -

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 24,958 14,897 35,738
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.92% 33.54% 33.30%
Number of salaries quoted 16,098 10,253 27,328
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,000 £30,463
25th Percentile £43,750 £42,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -10.16%
75th Percentile £84,750 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% +3.96% -8.18%

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 13 June 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 13 June 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 +5 1,040 £65,000 -7.14% 366
UK excluding London +37 737 £60,000 -4.00% 286
Work from Home +33 442 £61,500 -8.89% 248
London -12 359 £77,500 +3.33% 130
North of England +53 215 £62,500 -10.71% 57
South East -9 193 £57,500 -11.54% 98
Midlands +18 123 £65,000 +8.33% 51
North West +72 119 £69,310 +2.68% 30
South West -22 78 £55,000 -4.35% 24
West Midlands -24 62 £65,000 +8.33% 30
East Midlands +21 59 £65,000 +13.04% 21
East of England +7 57 £56,000 -2.61% 34
Yorkshire -34 51 £69,305 -0.99% 18
North East 0 45 £47,500 -13.64% 9
Wales -20 40 £53,135 -18.25% 9
Scotland +29 31 £62,500 - 19
Northern Ireland -30 2 £72,500 +45.00% 2

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 48 (4.15%) Confluence
2 47 (4.06%) SharePoint
3 22 (1.90%) Microsoft Exchange
4 18 (1.56%) IIS
5 13 (1.12%) Apache Spark
6 8 (0.69%) SharePoint Server
7 7 (0.61%) Apache
7 7 (0.61%) CMS
8 6 (0.52%) Umbraco
9 5 (0.43%) Anypoint
9 5 (0.43%) Apache Airflow
10 4 (0.35%) nginx
11 3 (0.26%) WordPress
12 2 (0.17%) CICS
12 2 (0.17%) Luigi
12 2 (0.17%) Moodle
13 1 (0.086%) BizTalk Server
13 1 (0.086%) Drupal
13 1 (0.086%) Oracle SOA Suite
13 1 (0.086%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 19 (1.64%) MS Visio
2 12 (1.04%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (0.95%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (0.61%) Chatbot
5 4 (0.35%) Microsoft Office
6 3 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 2 (0.17%) Trello
8 1 (0.086%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.086%) Notion
8 1 (0.086%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 12 (1.04%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.43%) Dynamics AX
2 5 (0.43%) Visualfiles
3 4 (0.35%) Dynamics NAV
4 3 (0.26%) Elite 3E
4 3 (0.26%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.17%) Magento
5 2 (0.17%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.086%) Infor M3
6 1 (0.086%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 1 (0.086%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.086%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.086%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.086%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.086%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 1,156 (99.91%) Azure
2 231 (19.97%) GitHub
3 183 (15.82%) Power Platform
4 157 (13.57%) AWS
5 140 (12.10%) GitHub Actions
6 102 (8.82%) Azure Monitor
7 100 (8.64%) Serverless
8 99 (8.56%) Azure AKS
9 82 (7.09%) PaaS
10 80 (6.91%) Entra ID
11 77 (6.66%) Azure Logic Apps
12 75 (6.48%) Azure Service Bus
13 73 (6.31%) Azure Functions
14 72 (6.22%) Dynamics 365
14 72 (6.22%) Microsoft 365
15 68 (5.88%) SaaS
16 67 (5.79%) Azure Data Factory
17 61 (5.27%) GCP
18 55 (4.75%) Azure AI
19 52 (4.49%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 53 (4.58%) Firewall
2 26 (2.25%) DNS
3 17 (1.47%) HTTP
4 15 (1.30%) TCP/IP
5 14 (1.21%) VPN
6 11 (0.95%) Network Security
7 7 (0.61%) WAN
8 5 (0.43%) Internet
9 4 (0.35%) Bluetooth
9 4 (0.35%) DHCP
9 4 (0.35%) MQTT
9 4 (0.35%) Wi-Fi
9 4 (0.35%) Wireless
9 4 (0.35%) ZigBee
10 3 (0.26%) BGP
10 3 (0.26%) HTTPS
10 3 (0.26%) SAN
11 1 (0.086%) IP Telephony
11 1 (0.086%) MPLS
11 1 (0.086%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 167 (14.43%) Azure SQL Database
2 118 (10.20%) SQL Server
3 107 (9.25%) MongoDB
4 97 (8.38%) Power BI
5 39 (3.37%) PostgreSQL
6 37 (3.20%) Data Warehouse
7 34 (2.94%) Data Lake
8 27 (2.33%) Delta Lake
8 27 (2.33%) NoSQL
8 27 (2.33%) Relational Database
9 21 (1.82%) Elasticsearch
10 19 (1.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 18 (1.56%) Spark SQL
12 14 (1.21%) Redis
12 14 (1.21%) Star Schema
13 13 (1.12%) Metadata
14 12 (1.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 12 (1.04%) Tableau
15 11 (0.95%) MySQL
16 9 (0.78%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 177 (15.30%) Git
2 139 (12.01%) JIRA
3 112 (9.68%) Jenkins
4 72 (6.22%) GitLab
5 53 (4.58%) Selenium
6 45 (3.89%) Cypress.io
7 36 (3.11%) Postman
8 23 (1.99%) Eclipse
9 16 (1.38%) REST Assured
9 16 (1.38%) Visual Studio
10 14 (1.21%) fastlane
11 13 (1.12%) Octopus Deploy
12 12 (1.04%) JMeter
12 12 (1.04%) TestRail
12 12 (1.04%) Zephyr
13 9 (0.78%) TeamCity
13 9 (0.78%) Xcode
14 7 (0.61%) JUnit
15 6 (0.52%) LoadRunner
15 6 (0.52%) NUnit
General
1 276 (23.85%) Finance
2 249 (21.52%) Social Skills
3 116 (10.03%) Analytical Skills
4 84 (7.26%) Public Sector
5 69 (5.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 48 (4.15%) Law
7 42 (3.63%) Retail
8 33 (2.85%) Legal
8 33 (2.85%) Marketing
9 27 (2.33%) Banking
10 24 (2.07%) Billing
11 19 (1.64%) Influencing Skills
12 18 (1.56%) Games
13 17 (1.47%) Advertising
14 16 (1.38%) Telecoms
15 15 (1.30%) Presentation Skills
16 12 (1.04%) Manufacturing
17 10 (0.86%) Automotive
17 10 (0.86%) Aviation
17 10 (0.86%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 317 (27.40%) Developer
2 225 (19.45%) Senior
3 215 (18.58%) DevOps Engineer
4 198 (17.11%) Azure Engineer
5 155 (13.40%) Lead
6 123 (10.63%) .NET Developer
7 110 (9.51%) Azure DevOps Engineer
8 71 (6.14%) Senior Developer
9 70 (6.05%) Platform Engineer
10 67 (5.79%) Data Engineer
11 65 (5.62%) Cloud Engineer
12 56 (4.84%) Analyst
13 53 (4.58%) Architect
14 51 (4.41%) Senior DevOps
15 49 (4.24%) Senior DevOps Engineer
16 42 (3.63%) Cloud Platform Engineer
17 41 (3.54%) Software Engineer
18 37 (3.20%) Azure Platform Engineer
19 32 (2.77%) Software Developer
20 28 (2.42%) Scrum Master
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 343 (29.65%) .NET
2 163 (14.09%) ASP.NET
3 144 (12.45%) .NET Core
4 137 (11.84%) React
5 125 (10.80%) ASP.NET Core
6 120 (10.37%) HTML
7 119 (10.29%) CSS
8 111 (9.59%) REST
9 97 (8.38%) RESTful
10 75 (6.48%) Node.js
11 73 (6.31%) Entity Framework
12 71 (6.14%) Blazor
13 62 (5.36%) YAML
14 61 (5.27%) Playwright
15 47 (4.06%) ML.NET
16 46 (3.98%) ARM Templates
17 44 (3.80%) OAuth
18 42 (3.63%) PySpark
19 40 (3.46%) .NET Framework
19 40 (3.46%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 120 (10.37%) Product Ownership
2 100 (8.64%) Cloud Native
3 49 (4.24%) Mobile App
4 35 (3.03%) Enterprise Software
5 34 (2.94%) Onboarding
6 33 (2.85%) Legacy Systems
7 27 (2.33%) Distributed Systems
7 27 (2.33%) Management Information System
8 22 (1.90%) Hybrid Cloud
9 21 (1.82%) Greenfield Project
10 20 (1.73%) Analytical Mindset
10 20 (1.73%) Low-Code
11 16 (1.38%) Reinsurance
12 14 (1.21%) Data Structures
13 13 (1.12%) Self-Motivation
14 11 (0.95%) BBC
14 11 (0.95%) Enterprise Cloud
14 11 (0.95%) Podcast
14 11 (0.95%) Public Cloud
14 11 (0.95%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 96 (8.30%) Linux
2 66 (5.70%) Windows
3 22 (1.90%) VMS
4 19 (1.64%) Android
5 17 (1.47%) Ubuntu
5 17 (1.47%) Unix
6 16 (1.38%) Apple iOS
7 14 (1.21%) Windows Server
8 4 (0.35%) Kali Linux
9 3 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.086%) SUSE
10 1 (0.086%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 1 (0.086%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,156 (99.91%) DevOps
2 702 (60.67%) CI/CD
3 499 (43.13%) Agile
4 297 (25.67%) Infrastructure as Code
5 240 (20.74%) Test Automation
6 226 (19.53%) Continuous Improvement
7 219 (18.93%) AI
8 184 (15.90%) Problem-Solving
9 175 (15.13%) Full-Stack Development
10 173 (14.95%) Scrum
11 167 (14.43%) Mentoring
12 165 (14.26%) Analytics
13 145 (12.53%) Observability
14 137 (11.84%) Microservices
15 122 (10.54%) Containerisation
16 113 (9.77%) Platform Engineering
17 110 (9.51%) Data Modelling
18 108 (9.33%) Business Intelligence
19 105 (9.08%) SDLC
20 104 (8.99%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 389 (33.62%) SQL
2 325 (28.09%) C#
3 243 (21.00%) Python
4 191 (16.51%) JavaScript
5 137 (11.84%) PowerShell
6 120 (10.37%) Bash
7 89 (7.69%) Bicep
8 75 (6.48%) Java
9 57 (4.93%) TypeScript
10 21 (1.82%) Go
11 18 (1.56%) Scala
12 16 (1.38%) T-SQL
13 15 (1.30%) C++
13 15 (1.30%) Kusto Query Language
14 13 (1.12%) Swift
15 11 (0.95%) Apex Code
16 10 (0.86%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 8 (0.69%) Kotlin
18 6 (0.52%) SOQL
18 6 (0.52%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 86 (7.43%) Degree
2 77 (6.66%) Security Cleared
3 60 (5.19%) SC Cleared
4 56 (4.84%) Azure Certification
5 35 (3.03%) Computer Science Degree
6 27 (2.33%) ISTQB
7 20 (1.73%) Microsoft Certification
8 12 (1.04%) Master's Degree
9 11 (0.95%) DV Cleared
9 11 (0.95%) HND
9 11 (0.95%) PMI Certification
10 8 (0.69%) AWS Certification
11 6 (0.52%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 4 (0.35%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 4 (0.35%) CISSP
12 4 (0.35%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 4 (0.35%) PMP
13 3 (0.26%) ISEB
13 3 (0.26%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 2 (0.17%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 137 (11.84%) QA
2 85 (7.35%) Accessibility
3 47 (4.06%) Data Quality
4 36 (3.11%) GDPR
5 22 (1.90%) WCAG
6 21 (1.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 12 (1.04%) SLA
7 12 (1.04%) TickIT
8 10 (0.86%) GRC
9 8 (0.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 8 (0.69%) SOC 2
10 7 (0.61%) PMO
11 6 (0.52%) Software Quality Assurance
11 6 (0.52%) Solvency II
12 5 (0.43%) IFRS
13 4 (0.35%) JTAG
14 3 (0.26%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 2 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials
15 2 (0.17%) IFRS 17
15 2 (0.17%) NCSC
System Software
1 146 (12.62%) Docker
2 60 (5.19%) Active Directory
3 15 (1.30%) Virtual Machines
4 10 (0.86%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
6 4 (0.35%) vSphere
7 2 (0.17%) Firmware
7 2 (0.17%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 309 (26.71%) Terraform
2 122 (10.54%) Kubernetes
3 71 (6.14%) Ansible
4 67 (5.79%) Grafana
5 56 (4.84%) Prometheus
6 27 (2.33%) Argo
7 10 (0.86%) Kibana
8 5 (0.43%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 5 (0.43%) Microsoft Intune
9 4 (0.35%) HP Fortify
9 4 (0.35%) Puppet
9 4 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
10 3 (0.26%) HP ALM
10 3 (0.26%) Nagios
10 3 (0.26%) Scalr
11 2 (0.17%) Istio
11 2 (0.17%) MIIS
11 2 (0.17%) SCCM
12 1 (0.086%) CASB
12 1 (0.086%) Packer
Vendors
1 458 (39.59%) Microsoft
2 68 (5.88%) Databricks
3 41 (3.54%) Salesforce
4 38 (3.28%) ServiceNow
5 34 (2.94%) Google
6 25 (2.16%) Apple
6 25 (2.16%) Dynatrace
7 24 (2.07%) Red Hat
8 22 (1.90%) Facebook
9 18 (1.56%) VMware
10 15 (1.30%) MuleSoft
11 13 (1.12%) Oracle
12 11 (0.95%) Adobe
12 11 (0.95%) Guidewire
12 11 (0.95%) Sony
12 11 (0.95%) Splunk
12 11 (0.95%) Yahoo!
12 11 (0.95%) YouTube
13 10 (0.86%) Nintex
13 10 (0.86%) Zscaler