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

6 months to
13 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 148 112 110
Rank change year-on-year -36 -2 -3
Permanent jobs citing Azure DevOps 1,083 1,193 2,174
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.47% 2.73% 2.59%
As % of the Cloud Services category 4.53% 7.33% 6.85%
Number of salaries quoted 710 848 1,835
10th Percentile £42,500 £43,846 £42,279
25th Percentile £47,500 £53,750 £50,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% +8.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £81,625 £82,500 £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 23,896 16,277 31,720
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 32.41% 37.28% 37.79%
Number of salaries quoted 12,850 10,991 25,685
10th Percentile £29,203 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,960 £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 13 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 13 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 -46 888 £65,000 -3.70% 416
UK excluding London -42 677 £55,000 -15.38% 352
Work from Home -6 456 £60,000 -11.11% 266
London -3 331 £75,000 - 147
South East +3 250 £50,000 -25.93% 109
Scotland +52 134 £62,500 +19.05% 35
North of England -44 108 £52,500 -22.22% 84
Midlands -56 82 £60,000 -7.69% 62
South West -85 70 £48,750 -25.00% 30
West Midlands -51 55 £60,000 -11.11% 39
Yorkshire -60 40 £52,500 -25.00% 26
North West -34 37 £63,000 -3.08% 49
North East -1 31 £50,000 -23.08% 10
East Midlands -19 24 £65,000 - 23
East of England -42 20 £70,000 +32.08% 23
Wales -27 10 £55,000 -15.38% 14
Northern Ireland -28 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 Office
2 12 (1.11%) Microsoft Project
3 9 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.18%) Adobe XD
4 2 (0.18%) Trello
5 1 (0.092%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 70 (6.46%) SAP S/4HANA
2 25 (2.31%) Oracle ERP
3 23 (2.12%) 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
2 318 (29.36%) GitHub
3 207 (19.11%) Power Platform
4 160 (14.77%) GitHub Actions
5 157 (14.50%) AWS
6 90 (8.31%) Azure Data Factory
6 90 (8.31%) Entra ID
7 87 (8.03%) Azure Monitor
8 85 (7.85%) Serverless
9 83 (7.66%) Microsoft 365
10 79 (7.29%) PaaS
11 64 (5.91%) SaaS
12 62 (5.72%) Snowflake
13 58 (5.36%) Dynamics 365
14 57 (5.26%) Azure Logic Apps
15 56 (5.17%) GCP
16 54 (4.99%) Azure AKS
16 54 (4.99%) GitHub Copilot
17 50 (4.62%) dbt
18 45 (4.16%) Power Automate
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 8 (0.74%) 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%) HTTPS
12 1 (0.092%) Internet
12 1 (0.092%) IP Telephony
12 1 (0.092%) IPv6
12 1 (0.092%) MPLS
12 1 (0.092%) OSPF
12 1 (0.092%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 146 (13.48%) SQL Server
2 119 (10.99%) Power BI
3 75 (6.93%) Azure SQL Database
4 59 (5.45%) Data Warehouse
5 38 (3.51%) NoSQL
5 38 (3.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 34 (3.14%) Data Lake
7 25 (2.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 22 (2.03%) Tableau
9 21 (1.94%) Relational Database
10 19 (1.75%) PostgreSQL
11 17 (1.57%) MongoDB
12 15 (1.39%) DynamoDB
12 15 (1.39%) Snowflake Schema
13 14 (1.29%) Delta Lake
14 11 (1.02%) Metadata
14 11 (1.02%) SQL Server Analysis Services
15 9 (0.83%) MySQL
15 9 (0.83%) Star Schema
16 8 (0.74%) GIS
Development Applications
1 199 (18.37%) JIRA
2 175 (16.16%) Git
3 119 (10.99%) Jenkins
4 69 (6.37%) eCATT
5 60 (5.54%) Selenium
6 39 (3.60%) 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 21 (1.94%) Octopus Deploy
11 21 (1.94%) Postman
12 19 (1.75%) Robot Framework
12 19 (1.75%) Snyk
13 18 (1.66%) Eclipse
14 17 (1.57%) TeamCity
15 10 (0.92%) NUnit
16 9 (0.83%) REST Assured
17 8 (0.74%) SpecFlow
17 8 (0.74%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 415 (38.32%) Finance
2 260 (24.01%) Social Skills
3 150 (13.85%) 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 36 (3.32%) Public Sector
10 26 (2.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 25 (2.31%) Billing
11 25 (2.31%) Legal
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
2 201 (18.56%) Developer
3 160 (14.77%) Lead
4 141 (13.02%) DevOps Engineer
5 128 (11.82%) Azure Engineer
6 112 (10.34%) Analyst
7 83 (7.66%) Cloud Engineer
8 60 (5.54%) 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 43 (3.97%) Software Engineer
13 39 (3.60%) Applications Engineer
14 36 (3.32%) Platform Engineer
15 34 (3.14%) Senior Developer
16 27 (2.49%) Senior Cloud Engineer
16 27 (2.49%) Support Engineer
17 26 (2.40%) Business Analyst
17 26 (2.40%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 248 (22.90%) .NET
2 107 (9.88%) RESTful
3 94 (8.68%) React
4 78 (7.20%) REST
5 71 (6.56%) OAuth
6 68 (6.28%) .NET Core
7 67 (6.19%) ASP.NET
7 67 (6.19%) CSS
8 66 (6.09%) HTML
9 61 (5.63%) YAML
10 55 (5.08%) SOAP
11 54 (4.99%) .NET Framework
12 47 (4.34%) JSON
13 41 (3.79%) Playwright
14 39 (3.60%) SAML
15 36 (3.32%) OAuth2
16 33 (3.05%) ASP.NET Core
16 33 (3.05%) Entity Framework
17 32 (2.95%) Node.js
18 27 (2.49%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 125 (11.54%) Cloud Native
2 121 (11.17%) Product Ownership
3 49 (4.52%) Enterprise Software
4 36 (3.32%) Low-Code
4 36 (3.32%) Management Information System
5 31 (2.86%) Legacy Systems
6 30 (2.77%) Mobile App
7 21 (1.94%) Reinsurance
8 20 (1.85%) Analytical Mindset
8 20 (1.85%) Hybrid Cloud
8 20 (1.85%) Virtual Team
9 15 (1.39%) Data Structures
9 15 (1.39%) Security Posture
10 13 (1.20%) Self-Motivation
11 12 (1.11%) Distributed Systems
12 10 (0.92%) Legacy Applications
12 10 (0.92%) Onboarding
13 9 (0.83%) Greenfield Project
14 7 (0.65%) AI Agents
15 6 (0.55%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 81 (7.48%) Windows
2 58 (5.36%) Linux
3 19 (1.75%) 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%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.092%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,013 (93.54%) DevOps
2 630 (58.17%) CI/CD
3 488 (45.06%) Agile
4 291 (26.87%) Infrastructure as Code
5 274 (25.30%) Test Automation
6 251 (23.18%) Continuous Improvement
7 211 (19.48%) 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
13 138 (12.74%) Data Modelling
14 135 (12.47%) Roadmaps
15 126 (11.63%) Scrum
16 122 (11.27%) Containerisation
17 120 (11.08%) Asset Management
17 120 (11.08%) Business Intelligence
18 110 (10.16%) Software Engineering
19 104 (9.60%) Test Management
Programming Languages
1 371 (34.26%) SQL
2 252 (23.27%) Python
3 212 (19.58%) C#
4 149 (13.76%) PowerShell
5 118 (10.90%) JavaScript
6 90 (8.31%) Bicep
7 84 (7.76%) Bash
8 63 (5.82%) TypeScript
9 53 (4.89%) Java
10 30 (2.77%) T-SQL
11 29 (2.68%) Apex Code
11 29 (2.68%) PL/SQL
12 27 (2.49%) Shell Script
13 23 (2.12%) Go
14 16 (1.48%) Scala
15 12 (1.11%) Kusto Query Language
16 10 (0.92%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 6 (0.55%) Swift
18 5 (0.46%) DataWeave
19 4 (0.37%) PHP
Qualifications
1 110 (10.16%) Degree
2 71 (6.56%) Security Cleared
3 59 (5.45%) Azure Certification
4 58 (5.36%) Computer Science Degree
5 36 (3.32%) SC Cleared
6 31 (2.86%) ISTQB
6 31 (2.86%) Master's Degree
7 29 (2.68%) DV Cleared
8 27 (2.49%) Microsoft Certification
9 17 (1.57%) AWS Certification
10 13 (1.20%) HND
11 11 (1.02%) AWS Certified Developer
12 10 (0.92%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 10 (0.92%) PMI Certification
13 6 (0.55%) DBS Check
14 5 (0.46%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 5 (0.46%) PMP
15 4 (0.37%) BC Cleared
15 4 (0.37%) CBAP
16 3 (0.28%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 143 (13.20%) QA
2 70 (6.46%) 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 5 (0.46%) GRC
8 5 (0.46%) PERC
8 5 (0.46%) WCAG
9 4 (0.37%) Software Quality Assurance
10 2 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.18%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 2 (0.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.18%) Solvency II
11 1 (0.092%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.092%) P3O
System Software
1 127 (11.73%) 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
1 318 (29.36%) 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%) FortiGate
13 1 (0.092%) HP Fortify
13 1 (0.092%) MIIS
13 1 (0.092%) Scalr
13 1 (0.092%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 354 (32.69%) Microsoft
2 76 (7.02%) SAP
3 73 (6.74%) HP
4 54 (4.99%) Databricks
5 43 (3.97%) Salesforce
6 35 (3.23%) 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 14 (1.29%) Adobe
12 14 (1.29%) Dynatrace
13 13 (1.20%) Ab Initio
14 12 (1.11%) Freshdesk
14 12 (1.11%) Google
14 12 (1.11%) Sage