Hybrid/Remote Azure DevOps Job Trends

Microsoft Azure DevOps
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Azure DevOps skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 79 86
Rank change year-on-year -2 +7 -1
Permanent jobs citing Azure DevOps 513 647 871
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.30% 3.95% 3.57%
As % of the Cloud Services category 9.01% 8.46% 7.68%
Number of salaries quoted 313 477 776
10th Percentile £42,100 £43,750 £43,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £55,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £67,500 £62,254
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +8.43% -4.22%
75th Percentile £80,250 £77,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £87,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £67,500 £64,000
% change year-on-year -3.70% +5.47% -3.76%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring cloud computing skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 5,695 7,652 11,338
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.64% 46.68% 46.51%
Number of salaries quoted 3,994 4,868 9,839
10th Percentile £32,038 £35,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £43,750 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,750 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £82,500 £83,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £64,600 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.12% +7.67% -7.69%

Azure DevOps
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Azure DevOps and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Azure DevOps job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Azure DevOps
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Azure DevOps.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Azure DevOps

Azure DevOps
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Azure DevOps over the 6 months to 23 January 2026.

Azure DevOps salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Azure DevOps
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 (6.24%) Confluence
2 17 (3.31%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 12 (2.34%) IIS
4 11 (2.14%) Microsoft Exchange
5 10 (1.95%) SharePoint
6 4 (0.78%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.19%) Apache
7 1 (0.19%) nginx
Applications
1 21 (4.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.56%) MS Visio
3 6 (1.17%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.78%) Microsoft Office
5 3 (0.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 37 (7.21%) Oracle ERP
2 12 (2.34%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.39%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (0.39%) Markit EDM
4 1 (0.19%) Aladdin
4 1 (0.19%) Primavera
4 1 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.19%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 513 (100.00%) Azure
2 227 (44.25%) GitHub
3 104 (20.27%) Power Platform
4 87 (16.96%) GitHub Actions
5 66 (12.87%) Azure Monitor
5 66 (12.87%) GitHub Copilot
6 64 (12.48%) AWS
6 64 (12.48%) Snowflake
7 62 (12.09%) Entra ID
8 52 (10.14%) Azure Data Factory
9 49 (9.55%) dbt
10 39 (7.60%) Azure Logic Apps
10 39 (7.60%) SaaS
11 38 (7.41%) PaaS
12 37 (7.21%) OCI
13 36 (7.02%) Serverless
14 34 (6.63%) Dynamics 365
15 32 (6.24%) Power Automate
16 31 (6.04%) Microsoft 365
17 29 (5.65%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 28 (5.46%) Firewall
2 13 (2.53%) VPN
3 11 (2.14%) DNS
4 5 (0.97%) DHCP
4 5 (0.97%) Network Security
4 5 (0.97%) VLAN
5 4 (0.78%) SD-WAN
5 4 (0.78%) WAN
6 3 (0.58%) BGP
6 3 (0.58%) IPsec
6 3 (0.58%) OSPF
6 3 (0.58%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (0.58%) Wireshark
7 2 (0.39%) HTTP
8 1 (0.19%) HTTPS
8 1 (0.19%) Internet
8 1 (0.19%) IPv6
8 1 (0.19%) MPLS
8 1 (0.19%) SSL
8 1 (0.19%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (13.65%) SQL Server
2 61 (11.89%) Data Warehouse
3 56 (10.92%) Power BI
4 40 (7.80%) Tableau
5 31 (6.04%) Azure SQL Database
6 22 (4.29%) NoSQL
7 19 (3.70%) Relational Database
8 18 (3.51%) Data Lake
9 14 (2.73%) Snowflake Schema
10 12 (2.34%) MongoDB
11 10 (1.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 9 (1.75%) Delta Lake
12 9 (1.75%) Metadata
12 9 (1.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 8 (1.56%) BigQuery
14 7 (1.36%) PostgreSQL
15 6 (1.17%) MySQL
16 4 (0.78%) Amazon Redshift
16 4 (0.78%) DataStage
16 4 (0.78%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 94 (18.32%) JIRA
2 81 (15.79%) Git
3 61 (11.89%) Jenkins
4 37 (7.21%) Oracle Forms
5 11 (2.14%) Postman
6 9 (1.75%) Selenium
7 7 (1.36%) Cypress.io
7 7 (1.36%) Visual Studio
8 4 (0.78%) ER Studio
8 4 (0.78%) ERwin
8 4 (0.78%) PowerDesigner
8 4 (0.78%) Visual Studio Code
9 3 (0.58%) git-flow
9 3 (0.58%) GitLab
9 3 (0.58%) JMeter
10 2 (0.39%) NUnit
11 1 (0.19%) Artifactory
11 1 (0.19%) Moq
11 1 (0.19%) MSTest
11 1 (0.19%) TeamCity
General
1 240 (46.78%) Finance
2 149 (29.04%) Social Skills
3 91 (17.74%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (6.04%) Marketing
5 18 (3.51%) Law
6 17 (3.31%) Public Sector
7 16 (3.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 12 (2.34%) Retail
9 10 (1.95%) Billing
10 9 (1.75%) Documentation Skills
11 7 (1.36%) Tech for Good
12 5 (0.97%) Advertising
12 5 (0.97%) Banking
12 5 (0.97%) Front Office
13 4 (0.78%) Legal
13 4 (0.78%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (0.78%) Retail Banking
14 3 (0.58%) Influencing Skills
15 2 (0.39%) Back Office
16 1 (0.19%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 135 (26.32%) Senior
2 97 (18.91%) Developer
3 75 (14.62%) Cloud Engineer
4 59 (11.50%) Azure Engineer
5 44 (8.58%) Applications Engineer
6 43 (8.38%) Analyst
7 42 (8.19%) Lead
8 36 (7.02%) .NET Developer
9 34 (6.63%) Senior Cloud Engineer
10 27 (5.26%) Platform Engineer
11 25 (4.87%) Data Engineer
12 23 (4.48%) Software Engineer
13 22 (4.29%) Azure Developer
13 22 (4.29%) Business Analyst
14 20 (3.90%) DevOps Engineer
14 20 (3.90%) Senior Developer
15 18 (3.51%) Applications Developer
16 17 (3.31%) Software Developer
17 15 (2.92%) Infrastructure Engineer
17 15 (2.92%) Lead Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 134 (26.12%) .NET
2 85 (16.57%) RESTful
3 62 (12.09%) React
4 47 (9.16%) OAuth
5 46 (8.97%) SOAP
6 43 (8.38%) JSON
7 42 (8.19%) .NET Framework
8 36 (7.02%) REST
9 34 (6.63%) .NET Core
10 33 (6.43%) CSS
10 33 (6.43%) OAuth2
11 32 (6.24%) HTML
12 31 (6.04%) YAML
13 27 (5.26%) AngularJS
14 25 (4.87%) Entity Framework
15 23 (4.48%) ASP.NET
15 23 (4.48%) ASP.NET Web API
15 23 (4.48%) Lightning Web Components
15 23 (4.48%) XML
16 17 (3.31%) OpenAPI
Miscellaneous
1 100 (19.49%) Cloud Native
2 63 (12.28%) Product Ownership
3 44 (8.58%) Enterprise Software
4 23 (4.48%) Management Information System
5 22 (4.29%) Low-Code
6 18 (3.51%) Analytical Mindset
6 18 (3.51%) Mobile App
7 11 (2.14%) Onboarding
8 10 (1.95%) Self-Motivation
9 8 (1.56%) Legacy Applications
10 6 (1.17%) Security Posture
11 5 (0.97%) AI Agents
11 5 (0.97%) Data Centre
11 5 (0.97%) Distributed Systems
11 5 (0.97%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (0.97%) Virtual Team
12 4 (0.78%) Data Protection Act
12 4 (0.78%) Reinsurance
13 3 (0.58%) Greenfield Project
13 3 (0.58%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 36 (7.02%) Windows
2 24 (4.68%) Linux
3 12 (2.34%) VMS
4 9 (1.75%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.39%) Android
6 1 (0.19%) CentOS
6 1 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.19%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 513 (100.00%) DevOps
2 312 (60.82%) Agile
2 312 (60.82%) CI/CD
3 170 (33.14%) Coaching
4 156 (30.41%) Asset Management
5 147 (28.65%) Infrastructure as Code
6 145 (28.27%) Continuous Improvement
7 144 (28.07%) Test Automation
8 127 (24.76%) AI
9 115 (22.42%) Mentoring
10 104 (20.27%) Problem-Solving
11 97 (18.91%) Analytics
12 95 (18.52%) Data Modelling
13 89 (17.35%) Clean Code
13 89 (17.35%) Observability
14 83 (16.18%) Sprint Planning
15 76 (14.81%) Sprint Retrospective
16 69 (13.45%) Microservices
17 63 (12.28%) ETL
18 61 (11.89%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 221 (43.08%) SQL
2 164 (31.97%) Python
3 105 (20.47%) C#
4 93 (18.13%) PowerShell
5 69 (13.45%) Bicep
6 44 (8.58%) JavaScript
7 41 (7.99%) Java
8 40 (7.80%) Bash
9 37 (7.21%) PL/SQL
9 37 (7.21%) Shell Script
10 28 (5.46%) TypeScript
11 24 (4.68%) Apex Code
12 13 (2.53%) Scala
13 8 (1.56%) T-SQL
14 5 (0.97%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 3 (0.58%) Go
16 2 (0.39%) PHP
16 2 (0.39%) VB
17 1 (0.19%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 48 (9.36%) Degree
2 47 (9.16%) Azure Certification
3 34 (6.63%) Computer Science Degree
4 31 (6.04%) Security Cleared
5 23 (4.48%) SC Cleared
6 20 (3.90%) Master's Degree
7 16 (3.12%) Microsoft Certification
8 14 (2.73%) ISTQB
9 12 (2.34%) AWS Certification
10 8 (1.56%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 6 (1.17%) DBS Check
12 5 (0.97%) PMI Certification
13 4 (0.78%) Cisco Certification
13 4 (0.78%) PMP
14 3 (0.58%) CCNP
15 2 (0.39%) BC Cleared
15 2 (0.39%) BPSS Clearance
15 2 (0.39%) DV Cleared
15 2 (0.39%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 2 (0.39%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (8.19%) QA
2 30 (5.85%) Accessibility
3 23 (4.48%) Data Quality
4 17 (3.31%) GDPR
5 11 (2.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.78%) NCSC
6 4 (0.78%) NIST
6 4 (0.78%) PMO
6 4 (0.78%) WCAG
7 1 (0.19%) HL7
7 1 (0.19%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 1 (0.19%) P3O
7 1 (0.19%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 50 (9.75%) Docker
2 43 (8.38%) Active Directory
3 15 (2.92%) Virtual Desktop
4 12 (2.34%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (1.17%) VMware Infrastructure
6 4 (0.78%) Firmware
7 3 (0.58%) Postfix
8 2 (0.39%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.39%) vCloud
9 1 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.19%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.19%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 184 (35.87%) Terraform
2 70 (13.65%) Kubernetes
3 38 (7.41%) Single Sign-On
4 16 (3.12%) Ansible
5 13 (2.53%) Grafana
6 11 (2.14%) Microsoft Intune
7 7 (1.36%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.78%) logstash
9 3 (0.58%) Dell DRAC
10 1 (0.19%) Argo
10 1 (0.19%) CASB
10 1 (0.19%) Docker Swarm
10 1 (0.19%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.19%) SCOM
10 1 (0.19%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 184 (35.87%) Microsoft
2 40 (7.80%) Oracle
3 32 (6.24%) Salesforce
4 29 (5.65%) Databricks
5 20 (3.90%) Okta
6 15 (2.92%) Google
7 14 (2.73%) Ab Initio
8 12 (2.34%) ServiceNow
9 9 (1.75%) Dynatrace
9 9 (1.75%) Zoho
10 8 (1.56%) New Relic
11 7 (1.36%) SolarWinds
11 7 (1.36%) Syncfusion
11 7 (1.36%) Telerik
11 7 (1.36%) VMware
12 6 (1.17%) Foundry
12 6 (1.17%) OpenAI
13 5 (0.97%) Palo Alto
13 5 (0.97%) Sage
13 5 (0.97%) Xamarin