Azure Contracts in the North of England

Microsoft Azure
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Azure skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Azure over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 9 4 4
Rank change year-on-year -5 0 +2
Contract jobs citing Azure 514 953 1,038
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 10.73% 16.35% 14.43%
As % of the Cloud Services category 36.40% 44.51% 41.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 373 745 791
10th Percentile £313 £363 £300
25th Percentile £413 £456 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £650 £700 £688
England median daily rate £545 £563 £550
% change year-on-year -3.11% +2.27% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 15 10
10th Percentile £16.55 £16.85 £16.25
25th Percentile £17.00 £20.00 £17.16
Median hourly rate £18.50 £49.00 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -62.24% +117.78% -60.87%
75th Percentile £32.72 £70.00 £56.13
90th Percentile £40.79 - £56.50
England median hourly rate £35.00 £55.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -36.36% +10.00% -1.48%

All Cloud Skills
North of England

Azure is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 1,412 2,141 2,483
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 29.48% 36.72% 34.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,001 1,595 1,887
10th Percentile £263 £300 £190
25th Percentile £375 £425 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -8.57% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £588
90th Percentile £643 £688 £663
England median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 79 37 61
10th Percentile £13.00 £16.22 £15.00
25th Percentile £15.50 £20.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £16.06 £39.60 £18.69
Median % change year-on-year -59.44% +111.93% -1.66%
75th Percentile £20.77 £65.00 £23.53
90th Percentile £43.75 £70.00 £56.25
England median hourly rate £20.77 £32.30 £21.00
% change year-on-year -35.70% +53.81% -2.33%

Azure
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Azure as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Azure in the North of England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Azure in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Azure in the North of England

Azure
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure in the North of England over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Azure in the North of England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Azure in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Azure in the North of England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Azure in the North of England over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Azure in the North of England

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Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Azure within the North of England region over the 6 months to 29 April 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North West -9 290 £500 -4.76% 372
Yorkshire -1 196 £475 -13.64% 215
North East +2 34 £533 -11.25% 85
Azure
England

Azure
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 24 (4.67%) SharePoint
2 21 (4.09%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (2.92%) Confluence
4 8 (1.56%) Apache Spark
5 6 (1.17%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 4 (0.78%) Apache
6 4 (0.78%) CMS
7 2 (0.39%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.39%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.39%) BizTalk Server
8 1 (0.19%) Cloud Foundry
8 1 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2007
8 1 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2010
8 1 (0.19%) GeoServer
8 1 (0.19%) JBoss
8 1 (0.19%) Kentico
8 1 (0.19%) nginx
8 1 (0.19%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.19%) Umbraco
Applications
1 14 (2.72%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (1.75%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.17%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 11 (2.14%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.17%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.97%) Temenos T24
4 2 (0.39%) SAP CRM
4 2 (0.39%) SAP IS-U
4 2 (0.39%) SAP Retail
5 1 (0.19%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.19%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.19%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.19%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 144 (28.02%) AWS
2 91 (17.70%) Azure DevOps
3 78 (15.18%) Microsoft 365
4 64 (12.45%) GCP
5 54 (10.51%) Entra ID
6 40 (7.78%) Power Platform
7 28 (5.45%) GitHub
8 27 (5.25%) SaaS
9 26 (5.06%) Azure Data Factory
10 20 (3.89%) Dynamics 365
10 20 (3.89%) IaaS
11 19 (3.70%) Serverless
12 17 (3.31%) Azure Sentinel
13 16 (3.11%) Akamai
13 16 (3.11%) Cloudflare
14 15 (2.92%) PaaS
15 13 (2.53%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 11 (2.14%) Azure Logic Apps
17 10 (1.95%) Cloud Computing
17 10 (1.95%) Kong
Communications & Networking
1 34 (6.61%) Firewall
2 28 (5.45%) DNS
3 26 (5.06%) VPN
4 15 (2.92%) TCP/IP
5 13 (2.53%) WAN
6 12 (2.33%) LAN
6 12 (2.33%) OSPF
7 11 (2.14%) Network Security
8 9 (1.75%) VLAN
9 8 (1.56%) Wireless
9 8 (1.56%) Wireshark
10 7 (1.36%) DSL
10 7 (1.36%) Ethernet
10 7 (1.36%) Wireless Security
11 6 (1.17%) HTTP
12 5 (0.97%) BGP
12 5 (0.97%) DHCP
12 5 (0.97%) HTTPS
12 5 (0.97%) Wi-Fi
13 4 (0.78%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (7.39%) Data Warehouse
2 33 (6.42%) SQL Server
3 31 (6.03%) Power BI
4 20 (3.89%) Data Lake
5 18 (3.50%) MongoDB
6 15 (2.92%) MySQL
6 15 (2.92%) PostgreSQL
7 12 (2.33%) Relational Database
8 11 (2.14%) NoSQL
8 11 (2.14%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 10 (1.95%) Azure SQL Database
10 9 (1.75%) GIS
10 9 (1.75%) Snowflake Schema
11 8 (1.56%) Big Data
12 7 (1.36%) Redis
13 6 (1.17%) Elasticsearch
13 6 (1.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 6 (1.17%) Tableau
14 5 (0.97%) Hadoop
14 5 (0.97%) InterSystems Cache
Development Applications
1 46 (8.95%) JIRA
2 35 (6.81%) Git
3 25 (4.86%) GitLab
4 24 (4.67%) Jenkins
5 7 (1.36%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 6 (1.17%) CircleCI
6 6 (1.17%) Hudson
6 6 (1.17%) Selenium
6 6 (1.17%) Travis CI
7 5 (0.97%) Bitbucket
7 5 (0.97%) SonarQube
7 5 (0.97%) Team Foundation Server
8 4 (0.78%) AppScan
8 4 (0.78%) Burp Suite
8 4 (0.78%) Cypress.io
8 4 (0.78%) Maven
9 3 (0.58%) Octopus Deploy
9 3 (0.58%) Postman
9 3 (0.58%) TeamCity
10 2 (0.39%) SoapUI
General
1 131 (25.49%) Social Skills
2 53 (10.31%) Finance
2 53 (10.31%) Public Sector
3 45 (8.75%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (4.67%) Retail
5 16 (3.11%) Banking
6 12 (2.33%) Law
7 8 (1.56%) Documentation Skills
7 8 (1.56%) Manufacturing
8 6 (1.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (0.78%) Health Technology
9 4 (0.78%) Legal
9 4 (0.78%) Marketing
10 3 (0.58%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (0.58%) Local Government
11 2 (0.39%) Advertising
11 2 (0.39%) German Language
11 2 (0.39%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (0.39%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (0.39%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 97 (18.87%) Architect
2 70 (13.62%) Developer
3 51 (9.92%) Azure Engineer
4 46 (8.95%) DevOps Engineer
5 36 (7.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 36 (7.00%) Lead
6 35 (6.81%) Solutions Architect
7 34 (6.61%) Analyst
8 31 (6.03%) Senior
9 24 (4.67%) Data Engineer
10 22 (4.28%) Project Manager
11 21 (4.09%) .NET Developer
12 18 (3.50%) Azure Architect
13 17 (3.31%) Azure DevOps Engineer
13 17 (3.31%) Network Engineer
14 16 (3.11%) Data Architect
14 16 (3.11%) Security Architect
14 16 (3.11%) Support Engineer
15 14 (2.72%) Cloud Engineer
15 14 (2.72%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (6.61%) .NET
2 15 (2.92%) JSON
3 14 (2.72%) REST
3 14 (2.72%) XML
4 13 (2.53%) .NET Core
5 12 (2.33%) .NET Framework
5 12 (2.33%) HTML
5 12 (2.33%) Web Services
6 11 (2.14%) Node.js
7 10 (1.95%) Elastic Stack
7 10 (1.95%) Entity Framework
7 10 (1.95%) Kafka
7 10 (1.95%) React
7 10 (1.95%) SailPoint
7 10 (1.95%) SOAP
8 9 (1.75%) RESTful
8 9 (1.75%) YAML
9 8 (1.56%) CSS
9 8 (1.56%) PyTorch
9 8 (1.56%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 21 (4.09%) Product Ownership
2 19 (3.70%) Public Cloud
3 13 (2.53%) Data Structures
4 11 (2.14%) Data Centre
4 11 (2.14%) NHS
5 9 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (1.56%) Virtual Team
7 7 (1.36%) Greenfield Project
7 7 (1.36%) Management Information System
8 6 (1.17%) Data Protection Act
8 6 (1.17%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 6 (1.17%) Enterprise Software
8 6 (1.17%) PKI
8 6 (1.17%) Reference Data
8 6 (1.17%) Replication
8 6 (1.17%) Security Posture
9 5 (0.97%) Distributed Systems
10 4 (0.78%) Algorithms
10 4 (0.78%) DataPower
10 4 (0.78%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 79 (15.37%) Windows
2 52 (10.12%) Linux
3 24 (4.67%) Windows 10
4 23 (4.47%) Unix
5 22 (4.28%) Windows Server
6 7 (1.36%) Mac OS
7 5 (0.97%) Apple iOS
7 5 (0.97%) Windows Server 2012
7 5 (0.97%) Windows Server 2019
8 4 (0.78%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 3 (0.58%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.39%) Alpine Linux
10 2 (0.39%) VMS
10 2 (0.39%) Windows 7
10 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.19%) Android
11 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2003
11 1 (0.19%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 183 (35.60%) DevOps
2 137 (26.65%) Agile
3 76 (14.79%) CI/CD
4 73 (14.20%) Migration
5 69 (13.42%) Problem-Solving
6 49 (9.53%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 41 (7.98%) Stakeholder Management
8 39 (7.59%) Data Modelling
9 38 (7.39%) Analytics
9 38 (7.39%) Cybersecurity
10 37 (7.20%) Infrastructure as Code
10 37 (7.20%) Project Delivery
10 37 (7.20%) Scrum
11 36 (7.00%) Business Intelligence
12 35 (6.81%) Data Management
13 31 (6.03%) Continuous Integration
13 31 (6.03%) Identity Access Management
14 30 (5.84%) Microservices
14 30 (5.84%) Roadmaps
15 29 (5.64%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 75 (14.59%) SQL
2 74 (14.40%) Python
3 60 (11.67%) PowerShell
4 34 (6.61%) C#
5 28 (5.45%) JavaScript
6 27 (5.25%) Bash
7 23 (4.47%) Java
8 13 (2.53%) TypeScript
9 9 (1.75%) Go
9 9 (1.75%) Kusto Query Language
10 8 (1.56%) Ruby
11 7 (1.36%) PHP
12 5 (0.97%) C
13 4 (0.78%) Bicep
14 3 (0.58%) Scala
15 2 (0.39%) C++
15 2 (0.39%) Perl
16 1 (0.19%) Fortran
16 1 (0.19%) Shell Script
16 1 (0.19%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 61 (11.87%) Security Cleared
2 53 (10.31%) SC Cleared
3 38 (7.39%) Degree
4 18 (3.50%) Cisco Certification
5 17 (3.31%) Azure Certification
5 17 (3.31%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (2.14%) CCNA
6 11 (2.14%) CISSP
7 10 (1.95%) CISM
8 8 (1.56%) CCNP
8 8 (1.56%) CompTIA Security+
9 7 (1.36%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (0.97%) CCIE
11 4 (0.78%) AWS Certification
11 4 (0.78%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.78%) MCSE
12 3 (0.58%) VCAP
13 2 (0.39%) BC Cleared
13 2 (0.39%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (0.39%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (5.64%) QA
2 13 (2.53%) Data Quality
2 13 (2.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (1.17%) Accessibility
3 6 (1.17%) NIST
4 4 (0.78%) GDPR
4 4 (0.78%) PCI DSS
5 3 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.39%) SLA
7 1 (0.19%) GRC
7 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 1 (0.19%) PMO
7 1 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 86 (16.73%) Active Directory
2 26 (5.06%) Docker
3 24 (4.67%) VMware Infrastructure
4 19 (3.70%) Hyper-V
5 5 (0.97%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (0.97%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.39%) HDFS
7 1 (0.19%) ACF2
7 1 (0.19%) IAG
7 1 (0.19%) RACF
7 1 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 54 (10.51%) Terraform
2 41 (7.98%) Kubernetes
3 38 (7.39%) Microsoft Intune
4 29 (5.64%) Ansible
5 19 (3.70%) Grafana
6 18 (3.50%) Progress Chef
6 18 (3.50%) Prometheus
6 18 (3.50%) Puppet
7 15 (2.92%) Single Sign-On
8 12 (2.33%) SCCM
9 7 (1.36%) CFEngine
9 7 (1.36%) PowerBroker
10 6 (1.17%) Docker Swarm
10 6 (1.17%) Kibana
10 6 (1.17%) logstash
11 5 (0.97%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 5 (0.97%) Nessus
12 4 (0.78%) Graylog
12 4 (0.78%) HP Fortify
12 4 (0.78%) WebInspect
Vendors
1 159 (30.93%) Microsoft
2 38 (7.39%) VMware
3 23 (4.47%) Databricks
3 23 (4.47%) Oracle
4 17 (3.31%) F5
5 16 (3.11%) Google
6 13 (2.53%) Splunk
7 12 (2.33%) CyberArk
8 11 (2.14%) Atlassian
8 11 (2.14%) ServiceNow
8 11 (2.14%) Sophos
9 10 (1.95%) SAP
10 9 (1.75%) Cisco
11 6 (1.17%) SolarWinds
12 5 (0.97%) Brio
12 5 (0.97%) IBM
12 5 (0.97%) Red Hat
13 4 (0.78%) CA
13 4 (0.78%) Cadence
13 4 (0.78%) Citrix