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

6 months to
28 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 186 141 112
Rank change year-on-year -45 -29 -2
Permanent jobs citing Azure DevOps 1,032 920 2,330
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.15% 2.17% 2.44%
As % of the Cloud Services category 3.72% 6.11% 6.80%
Number of salaries quoted 750 763 1,815
10th Percentile £42,500 £45,150 £41,350
25th Percentile £50,100 £53,750 £48,750
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 £94,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £58,250 £63,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.27% +5.83% -

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 27,729 15,047 34,259
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 30.96% 35.56% 35.91%
Number of salaries quoted 14,373 11,044 26,682
10th Percentile £30,500 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £62,373 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.40% +8.47% -11.54%
75th Percentile £83,750 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £95,000
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 28 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 28 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 -44 865 £67,500 - 386
UK excluding London -16 632 £58,250 -8.27% 315
Work from Home -8 410 £65,000 -3.70% 241
London -11 335 £77,500 +3.33% 151
South East -46 157 £50,000 -28.57% 97
North of England -8 153 £60,000 -14.29% 75
Scotland +41 96 £62,500 +8.70% 14
Midlands -30 92 £65,000 - 51
South West -32 81 £53,750 -17.31% 28
North West -2 73 £70,000 +5.66% 45
West Midlands -40 55 £60,000 -7.69% 25
Yorkshire -56 49 £60,000 -14.29% 15
East Midlands -20 34 £67,250 +3.46% 26
North East -19 31 £50,000 -16.67% 15
Wales -25 26 £53,100 +0.97% 20
East of England -29 26 £70,000 +32.08% 28
Northern Ireland -38 3 £61,250 +22.50% 5

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 (3.68%) Confluence
2 37 (3.59%) SharePoint
3 23 (2.23%) Microsoft Exchange
4 21 (2.03%) IIS
5 11 (1.07%) Apache Spark
6 8 (0.78%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 7 (0.68%) Anypoint
8 6 (0.58%) Apache
9 5 (0.48%) Apache Airflow
10 4 (0.39%) Moodle
11 2 (0.19%) BizTalk Server
11 2 (0.19%) CICS
11 2 (0.19%) CMS
12 1 (0.097%) Drupal
12 1 (0.097%) nginx
12 1 (0.097%) Palantir Foundry
12 1 (0.097%) PegaRULES
12 1 (0.097%) Tomcat
12 1 (0.097%) Umbraco
12 1 (0.097%) WordPress
Applications
1 22 (2.13%) Microsoft Excel
1 22 (2.13%) MS Visio
2 8 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 8 (0.78%) Microsoft Project
3 5 (0.48%) Chatbot
3 5 (0.48%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.29%) Adobe XD
5 1 (0.097%) Sketch
5 1 (0.097%) Trello
Business Applications
1 16 (1.55%) Oracle ERP
2 14 (1.36%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.58%) Dynamics AX
4 5 (0.48%) Visualfiles
5 3 (0.29%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.19%) Magento
6 2 (0.19%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.097%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.097%) Endur
7 1 (0.097%) Infor M3
7 1 (0.097%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.097%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.097%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.097%) SAP CX
7 1 (0.097%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 1,031 (99.90%) Azure
2 288 (27.91%) GitHub
3 180 (17.44%) Power Platform
4 158 (15.31%) GitHub Actions
5 155 (15.02%) AWS
6 97 (9.40%) Serverless
7 92 (8.91%) Azure Data Factory
8 91 (8.82%) Entra ID
9 83 (8.04%) Azure Monitor
10 81 (7.85%) Microsoft 365
11 75 (7.27%) Azure AKS
12 72 (6.98%) PaaS
13 67 (6.49%) Azure Logic Apps
14 62 (6.01%) Dynamics 365
15 60 (5.81%) SaaS
16 59 (5.72%) Azure Functions
17 57 (5.52%) GCP
18 56 (5.43%) Azure Service Bus
19 49 (4.75%) Azure Key Vault
20 42 (4.07%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 60 (5.81%) Firewall
2 31 (3.00%) DNS
3 19 (1.84%) HTTP
3 19 (1.84%) TCP/IP
4 14 (1.36%) Network Security
4 14 (1.36%) VPN
5 13 (1.26%) WAN
6 3 (0.29%) BGP
6 3 (0.29%) DHCP
7 2 (0.19%) SSL
8 1 (0.097%) HTTPS
8 1 (0.097%) IP Telephony
8 1 (0.097%) LTE
8 1 (0.097%) MPLS
8 1 (0.097%) NetScaler
8 1 (0.097%) SD-WAN
8 1 (0.097%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 119 (11.53%) SQL Server
2 99 (9.59%) Power BI
3 73 (7.07%) Azure SQL Database
4 50 (4.84%) Data Warehouse
5 37 (3.59%) Data Lake
6 36 (3.49%) MongoDB
6 36 (3.49%) PostgreSQL
7 35 (3.39%) NoSQL
8 24 (2.33%) Delta Lake
8 24 (2.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 20 (1.94%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 18 (1.74%) Relational Database
11 15 (1.45%) Tableau
12 14 (1.36%) DynamoDB
13 13 (1.26%) Spark SQL
14 11 (1.07%) Amazon RDS
14 11 (1.07%) Star Schema
15 9 (0.87%) Metadata
15 9 (0.87%) MySQL
15 9 (0.87%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 165 (15.99%) Git
2 150 (14.53%) JIRA
3 109 (10.56%) Jenkins
4 56 (5.43%) GitLab
5 51 (4.94%) Selenium
6 40 (3.88%) Cypress.io
7 32 (3.10%) Postman
8 20 (1.94%) Eclipse
9 18 (1.74%) Visual Studio
10 17 (1.65%) Octopus Deploy
11 16 (1.55%) Oracle Forms
12 12 (1.16%) REST Assured
12 12 (1.16%) TeamCity
12 12 (1.16%) TestRail
13 11 (1.07%) JMeter
14 9 (0.87%) Zephyr
15 7 (0.68%) Cucumber
15 7 (0.68%) LoadRunner
15 7 (0.68%) MLflow
15 7 (0.68%) NUnit
General
1 311 (30.14%) Finance
2 248 (24.03%) Social Skills
3 146 (14.15%) Analytical Skills
4 54 (5.23%) Law
5 51 (4.94%) Public Sector
6 40 (3.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 38 (3.68%) Retail
8 32 (3.10%) Legal
9 31 (3.00%) Marketing
10 28 (2.71%) Billing
11 21 (2.03%) Telecoms
12 20 (1.94%) Influencing Skills
13 19 (1.84%) Banking
14 11 (1.07%) Presentation Skills
15 10 (0.97%) Automotive
15 10 (0.97%) Documentation Skills
16 9 (0.87%) Advertising
17 8 (0.78%) Games
17 8 (0.78%) Manufacturing
18 6 (0.58%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 214 (20.74%) Senior
2 211 (20.45%) Developer
3 176 (17.05%) DevOps Engineer
4 168 (16.28%) Azure Engineer
5 156 (15.12%) Lead
6 86 (8.33%) Azure DevOps Engineer
7 70 (6.78%) Cloud Engineer
8 60 (5.81%) Data Engineer
9 57 (5.52%) Analyst
10 52 (5.04%) Architect
10 52 (5.04%) Senior Developer
11 46 (4.46%) .NET Developer
12 43 (4.17%) Platform Engineer
13 41 (3.97%) Senior DevOps
14 40 (3.88%) Senior DevOps Engineer
15 28 (2.71%) Applications Engineer
16 27 (2.62%) Applications Support
16 27 (2.62%) Software Engineer
17 25 (2.42%) Software Developer
17 25 (2.42%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 242 (23.45%) .NET
2 106 (10.27%) React
3 96 (9.30%) REST
4 90 (8.72%) RESTful
5 73 (7.07%) CSS
6 72 (6.98%) HTML
7 69 (6.69%) .NET Core
7 69 (6.69%) OAuth
8 67 (6.49%) ASP.NET
9 58 (5.62%) Node.js
10 57 (5.52%) SOAP
11 52 (5.04%) Playwright
12 51 (4.94%) YAML
13 46 (4.46%) JSON
14 45 (4.36%) .NET Framework
15 40 (3.88%) PySpark
16 39 (3.78%) ASP.NET Core
17 37 (3.59%) SAML
18 34 (3.29%) ARM Templates
18 34 (3.29%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 114 (11.05%) Product Ownership
2 110 (10.66%) Cloud Native
3 40 (3.88%) Enterprise Software
4 33 (3.20%) Management Information System
5 31 (3.00%) Mobile App
6 28 (2.71%) Low-Code
7 24 (2.33%) Analytical Mindset
8 23 (2.23%) Distributed Systems
8 23 (2.23%) Legacy Systems
9 19 (1.84%) Reinsurance
10 15 (1.45%) Data Structures
11 14 (1.36%) Onboarding
12 11 (1.07%) Hybrid Cloud
12 11 (1.07%) Virtual Team
13 10 (0.97%) Enterprise Cloud
14 9 (0.87%) Self-Motivation
15 8 (0.78%) Data Protection Act
15 8 (0.78%) Distributed Computing
15 8 (0.78%) PMI
16 7 (0.68%) Culture of Ownership
Operating Systems
1 78 (7.56%) Linux
2 70 (6.78%) Windows
3 17 (1.65%) VMS
4 16 (1.55%) Unix
5 15 (1.45%) Windows Server
6 12 (1.16%) Ubuntu
7 11 (1.07%) Apple iOS
8 6 (0.58%) Android
9 4 (0.39%) Kali Linux
10 2 (0.19%) Windows Server 2016
11 1 (0.097%) SUSE
11 1 (0.097%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
11 1 (0.097%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.097%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,031 (99.90%) DevOps
2 638 (61.82%) CI/CD
3 468 (45.35%) Agile
4 295 (28.59%) Infrastructure as Code
5 265 (25.68%) Test Automation
6 222 (21.51%) Continuous Improvement
7 194 (18.80%) Problem-Solving
8 175 (16.96%) AI
9 162 (15.70%) Mentoring
10 159 (15.41%) Analytics
11 153 (14.83%) Observability
12 146 (14.15%) Coaching
12 146 (14.15%) Scrum
13 142 (13.76%) Data Modelling
14 132 (12.79%) Containerisation
15 118 (11.43%) Microservices
16 100 (9.69%) Business Intelligence
16 100 (9.69%) Software Engineering
17 99 (9.59%) Roadmaps
17 99 (9.59%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 344 (33.33%) SQL
2 252 (24.42%) Python
3 200 (19.38%) C#
4 131 (12.69%) JavaScript
5 125 (12.11%) PowerShell
6 94 (9.11%) Bash
7 83 (8.04%) Bicep
8 64 (6.20%) Java
9 61 (5.91%) TypeScript
10 23 (2.23%) Apex Code
10 23 (2.23%) Go
11 20 (1.94%) PL/SQL
12 19 (1.84%) Scala
13 18 (1.74%) Shell Script
14 16 (1.55%) T-SQL
15 14 (1.36%) Kusto Query Language
16 12 (1.16%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 8 (0.78%) Swift
18 7 (0.68%) DataWeave
19 5 (0.48%) PHP
Qualifications
1 91 (8.82%) Degree
2 66 (6.40%) Security Cleared
3 50 (4.84%) Azure Certification
4 43 (4.17%) Computer Science Degree
5 42 (4.07%) SC Cleared
6 30 (2.91%) ISTQB
7 18 (1.74%) Master's Degree
7 18 (1.74%) Microsoft Certification
8 16 (1.55%) DV Cleared
9 13 (1.26%) HND
10 12 (1.16%) AWS Certification
11 11 (1.07%) PMI Certification
12 9 (0.87%) AWS Certified Developer
12 9 (0.87%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 6 (0.58%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 4 (0.39%) BC Cleared
15 3 (0.29%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 3 (0.29%) CBAP
15 3 (0.29%) PMP
16 2 (0.19%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 116 (11.24%) QA
2 72 (6.98%) Accessibility
3 48 (4.65%) GDPR
4 46 (4.46%) Data Quality
5 34 (3.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 14 (1.36%) SOC 2
7 13 (1.26%) SLA
8 12 (1.16%) TickIT
9 10 (0.97%) GRC
10 6 (0.58%) NCSC
10 6 (0.58%) Software Quality Assurance
10 6 (0.58%) Solvency II
10 6 (0.58%) WCAG
11 5 (0.48%) IFRS
11 5 (0.48%) NIST
11 5 (0.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (0.29%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 2 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials
13 2 (0.19%) IFRS 17
13 2 (0.19%) PMO
System Software
1 145 (14.05%) Docker
2 65 (6.30%) Active Directory
3 21 (2.03%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (0.39%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.19%) Firmware
6 2 (0.19%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.19%) Postfix
7 1 (0.097%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 315 (30.52%) Terraform
2 119 (11.53%) Kubernetes
3 78 (7.56%) Ansible
4 63 (6.10%) Grafana
5 51 (4.94%) Prometheus
6 19 (1.84%) Argo
7 18 (1.74%) Single Sign-On
8 9 (0.87%) Kibana
9 6 (0.58%) Microsoft Intune
10 4 (0.39%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 4 (0.39%) HP Fortify
10 4 (0.39%) logstash
11 3 (0.29%) HP ALM
11 3 (0.29%) Puppet
11 3 (0.29%) Scalr
12 2 (0.19%) MIIS
12 2 (0.19%) Nagios
12 2 (0.19%) SCCM
13 1 (0.097%) FortiGate
13 1 (0.097%) Nessus
Vendors
1 378 (36.63%) Microsoft
2 68 (6.59%) Databricks
3 43 (4.17%) Salesforce
4 34 (3.29%) ServiceNow
5 28 (2.71%) Oracle
6 21 (2.03%) Red Hat
7 15 (1.45%) Adobe
7 15 (1.45%) MuleSoft
7 15 (1.45%) Palo Alto
7 15 (1.45%) Zscaler
8 14 (1.36%) Dynatrace
9 12 (1.16%) Freshdesk
9 12 (1.16%) Nintex
10 11 (1.07%) CrowdStrike
10 11 (1.07%) Okta
11 10 (0.97%) Apple
12 9 (0.87%) Ab Initio
12 9 (0.87%) VMware
13 8 (0.78%) Guidewire
14 7 (0.68%) Splunk