Azure DevOps Contracts in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Azure DevOps
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Azure DevOps skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Azure DevOps over the 6 months leading up to 22 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 115 114 72
Rank change year-on-year -1 -42 +22
Contract jobs citing Azure DevOps 298 400 716
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.20% 1.86% 3.14%
As % of the Cloud Services category 6.89% 7.26% 9.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 215 296 578
10th Percentile £330 £375 £400
25th Percentile £413 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £501 £550
Median % change year-on-year -5.19% -8.91% +10.00%
75th Percentile £538 £582 £619
90th Percentile £615 £638 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £523 £550
% change year-on-year -4.43% -4.88% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 6 8
10th Percentile £29.35 £64.50 £60.00
25th Percentile £29.50 £65.25 £67.50
Median hourly rate £30.38 £65.50 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year -53.63% -6.43% +23.89%
75th Percentile £31.88 £65.75 £79.19
90th Percentile £32.40 £68.50 -
UK median hourly rate £85.00 £65.50 £70.00
% change year-on-year +29.77% -6.43% +21.33%

All Cloud Skills
UK excluding London

Azure DevOps falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 4,327 5,511 7,396
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 32.01% 25.67% 32.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,963 3,808 5,433
10th Percentile £250 £224 £243
25th Percentile £381 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £490 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -
75th Percentile £575 £594 £600
90th Percentile £650 £675 £694
UK median daily rate £501 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.67% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 172 276 222
10th Percentile £14.99 £14.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £16.30 £15.50 £16.94
Median hourly rate £18.94 £20.77 £26.75
Median % change year-on-year -8.83% -22.36% +40.79%
75th Percentile £34.23 £43.75 £62.19
90th Percentile £60.31 £70.00 £75.45
UK median hourly rate £28.55 £22.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year +29.77% -37.14% +59.09%

Azure DevOps
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Azure DevOps as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Azure DevOps in the UK excluding London

Azure DevOps
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Azure DevOps in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Azure DevOps in the UK excluding London

Azure DevOps
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure DevOps in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 22 June 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Azure DevOps in the UK excluding London

Azure DevOps
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Azure DevOps in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Azure DevOps in the UK excluding London

Azure DevOps
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Azure DevOps within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 22 June 2025. 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
South East +15 86 £458 -10.73% 751
Midlands +23 61 £513 +7.89% 305
Scotland +10 58 £475 +5.56% 176
North of England -25 49 £488 -4.88% 510
West Midlands +2 34 £525 +7.69% 180
South West +12 28 £550 +4.76% 218
East Midlands +26 27 £500 +25.00% 122
Yorkshire -6 25 £450 -10.00% 194
North West -15 23 £525 - 262
Wales +13 13 £405 +4.52% 72
East of England +7 6 £450 -10.00% 219
North East -2 1 £550 +16.40% 54
Northern Ireland -18 1 £550 -4.35% 25
Azure DevOps
UK

Azure DevOps
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 14 (4.70%) Confluence
2 6 (2.01%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.01%) Apache Airflow
3 3 (1.01%) Apache Spark
3 3 (1.01%) Oracle Service Bus
3 3 (1.01%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 3 (1.01%) WebLogic
3 3 (1.01%) WordPress
4 2 (0.67%) BizTalk Server
5 1 (0.34%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.34%) Apache
5 1 (0.34%) Camunda
5 1 (0.34%) JBoss
5 1 (0.34%) Mule
5 1 (0.34%) nginx
5 1 (0.34%) OpenROAD
Applications
1 5 (1.68%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.34%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.67%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.67%) Trello
4 1 (0.34%) Acrobat
4 1 (0.34%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 8 (2.68%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.01%) Oracle BPM
2 3 (1.01%) SAP PM
3 2 (0.67%) Maximo
3 2 (0.67%) Unit4 Business World
4 1 (0.34%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.34%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.34%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.34%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 1 (0.34%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 298 (100.00%) Azure
2 45 (15.10%) GitHub
3 38 (12.75%) Power Platform
4 37 (12.42%) AWS
5 24 (8.05%) Dynamics 365
6 22 (7.38%) Azure AKS
6 22 (7.38%) Azure Data Factory
7 21 (7.05%) Azure Service Bus
8 20 (6.71%) Serverless
9 19 (6.38%) Azure Monitor
9 19 (6.38%) GitHub Actions
10 18 (6.04%) SaaS
11 16 (5.37%) PaaS
12 15 (5.03%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 15 (5.03%) IaaS
12 15 (5.03%) PowerApps
13 14 (4.70%) Azure API Management
14 12 (4.03%) Azure Storage
15 11 (3.69%) Azure Logic Apps
15 11 (3.69%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.68%) Firewall
2 3 (1.01%) DNS
3 2 (0.67%) Radio Access Network
4 1 (0.34%) 2G
4 1 (0.34%) 3G
4 1 (0.34%) 4G
4 1 (0.34%) 5G
4 1 (0.34%) Intranet
4 1 (0.34%) LAN
4 1 (0.34%) Network Security
4 1 (0.34%) RS-232
4 1 (0.34%) SMS
4 1 (0.34%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.34%) VPN
4 1 (0.34%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (9.40%) Azure SQL Database
2 26 (8.72%) SQL Server
3 20 (6.71%) Power BI
4 8 (2.68%) Relational Database
4 8 (2.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 7 (2.35%) Data Lake
5 7 (2.35%) MongoDB
6 6 (2.01%) Big Data
6 6 (2.01%) Delta Lake
6 6 (2.01%) NoSQL
7 5 (1.68%) Data Warehouse
7 5 (1.68%) Metadata
7 5 (1.68%) MySQL
7 5 (1.68%) Power Query
8 4 (1.34%) GIS
8 4 (1.34%) PostgreSQL
9 3 (1.01%) DB2
9 3 (1.01%) MariaDB
9 3 (1.01%) Oracle Database
9 3 (1.01%) Redis
Development Applications
1 48 (16.11%) Git
2 43 (14.43%) JIRA
3 30 (10.07%) Jenkins
4 20 (6.71%) Selenium
5 15 (5.03%) Visual Studio
6 14 (4.70%) GitLab
7 12 (4.03%) Postman
8 11 (3.69%) Visual Studio Code
9 7 (2.35%) Cypress.io
9 7 (2.35%) JUnit
10 6 (2.01%) SpecFlow
11 5 (1.68%) Bitbucket
11 5 (1.68%) Cucumber
11 5 (1.68%) IntelliJ
11 5 (1.68%) PyCharm
11 5 (1.68%) SonarQube
11 5 (1.68%) Subversion
12 4 (1.34%) Team Foundation Server
12 4 (1.34%) TeamCity
12 4 (1.34%) TestRail
General
1 78 (26.17%) Social Skills
2 54 (18.12%) Finance
3 43 (14.43%) Public Sector
4 25 (8.39%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (5.03%) Retail
6 11 (3.69%) Manufacturing
6 11 (3.69%) Telecoms
7 9 (3.02%) Banking
8 7 (2.35%) Electronics
8 7 (2.35%) Marketing
9 5 (1.68%) Military
9 5 (1.68%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (1.68%) Presentation Skills
10 4 (1.34%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (1.01%) Billing
11 3 (1.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (1.01%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (1.01%) Law
11 3 (1.01%) Legal
12 2 (0.67%) Games
Job Titles
1 67 (22.48%) Developer
2 54 (18.12%) DevOps Engineer
3 39 (13.09%) Analyst
4 36 (12.08%) Azure Engineer
5 29 (9.73%) Azure DevOps Engineer
6 22 (7.38%) Lead
7 21 (7.05%) Architect
7 21 (7.05%) Senior
8 20 (6.71%) Business Analyst
9 18 (6.04%) .NET Developer
9 18 (6.04%) Azure Developer
10 13 (4.36%) Test Analyst
11 11 (3.69%) Full-Stack Developer
11 11 (3.69%) Senior Developer
11 11 (3.69%) Site Engineer
11 11 (3.69%) Site Reliability Engineer
12 10 (3.36%) Consultant
12 10 (3.36%) Data Architect
12 10 (3.36%) Platform Engineer
12 10 (3.36%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (21.14%) .NET
2 28 (9.40%) ADO
3 23 (7.72%) RESTful
4 15 (5.03%) ARM Templates
4 15 (5.03%) YAML
5 14 (4.70%) HTML
6 12 (4.03%) .NET Core
6 12 (4.03%) JSON
6 12 (4.03%) React
6 12 (4.03%) Web Services
7 11 (3.69%) AngularJS
7 11 (3.69%) CSS
8 10 (3.36%) XML
9 9 (3.02%) HTML5 Canvas
10 8 (2.68%) .NET Framework
10 8 (2.68%) ASP.NET Web API
10 8 (2.68%) Playwright
10 8 (2.68%) REST
11 7 (2.35%) Android Jetpack
11 7 (2.35%) Jetpack Compose
Miscellaneous
1 31 (10.40%) Product Ownership
2 12 (4.03%) Cloud Native
3 10 (3.36%) Mobile App
4 8 (2.68%) Public Cloud
5 6 (2.01%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 6 (2.01%) Virtual Team
6 5 (1.68%) Data Centre
6 5 (1.68%) Legacy Applications
6 5 (1.68%) Linux Command Line
6 5 (1.68%) PKI
6 5 (1.68%) Wiki
7 4 (1.34%) Client/Server
7 4 (1.34%) Data Protection Act
7 4 (1.34%) Distributed Systems
7 4 (1.34%) IoT
7 4 (1.34%) Legacy Systems
7 4 (1.34%) NHS
7 4 (1.34%) SCADA
7 4 (1.34%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.01%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 25 (8.39%) Windows
2 17 (5.70%) Linux
3 8 (2.68%) Android
4 7 (2.35%) Windows Server
5 5 (1.68%) Ubuntu
6 4 (1.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (1.34%) Unix
7 1 (0.34%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.34%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 296 (99.33%) DevOps
2 131 (43.96%) Agile
3 120 (40.27%) CI/CD
4 68 (22.82%) Test Automation
5 54 (18.12%) Problem-Solving
6 47 (15.77%) Scrum
7 40 (13.42%) Infrastructure as Code
8 31 (10.40%) Migration
9 25 (8.39%) Business Intelligence
9 25 (8.39%) Continuous Improvement
9 25 (8.39%) Stakeholder Management
10 23 (7.72%) SDLC
11 22 (7.38%) Analytics
11 22 (7.38%) Mentoring
11 22 (7.38%) User Acceptance Testing
12 21 (7.05%) ETL
12 21 (7.05%) Project Management
13 20 (6.71%) Containerisation
13 20 (6.71%) Site Reliability Engineering
13 20 (6.71%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 71 (23.83%) C#
2 69 (23.15%) Python
3 66 (22.15%) SQL
4 46 (15.44%) PowerShell
5 29 (9.73%) JavaScript
6 25 (8.39%) Java
7 23 (7.72%) Bicep
8 20 (6.71%) Bash
9 14 (4.70%) TypeScript
10 7 (2.35%) Kotlin
11 5 (1.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 5 (1.68%) Shell Script
11 5 (1.68%) VB
12 4 (1.34%) VBScript
13 3 (1.01%) Apex Code
13 3 (1.01%) Kusto Query Language
13 3 (1.01%) SOQL
13 3 (1.01%) WebLogic Scripting Tool
14 2 (0.67%) ANSI SQL
14 2 (0.67%) Scala
Qualifications
1 35 (11.74%) Security Cleared
2 29 (9.73%) SC Cleared
3 10 (3.36%) Azure Certification
3 10 (3.36%) Microsoft Certification
4 9 (3.02%) Degree
5 6 (2.01%) DV Cleared
5 6 (2.01%) ISTQB
5 6 (2.01%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 4 (1.34%) ISEB
7 2 (0.67%) AWS Certification
7 2 (0.67%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
7 2 (0.67%) CISA
7 2 (0.67%) CISM
7 2 (0.67%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (0.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 2 (0.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 1 (0.34%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.34%) CITP
8 1 (0.34%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (8.39%) QA
2 7 (2.35%) GDPR
2 7 (2.35%) PMO
3 6 (2.01%) Data Quality
4 5 (1.68%) Accessibility
4 5 (1.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (1.01%) Disclosure Scotland
5 3 (1.01%) PERC
5 3 (1.01%) WCAG
6 2 (0.67%) HL7
6 2 (0.67%) NCSC
6 2 (0.67%) NIST
7 1 (0.34%) EMIR
7 1 (0.34%) MiFID
7 1 (0.34%) SLA
System Software
1 23 (7.72%) Docker
2 7 (2.35%) Virtual Machines
3 5 (1.68%) Active Directory
4 3 (1.01%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.67%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 73 (24.50%) Terraform
2 41 (13.76%) Kubernetes
3 39 (13.09%) Ansible
4 12 (4.03%) Prometheus
5 10 (3.36%) Grafana
6 6 (2.01%) Puppet
7 4 (1.34%) Progress Chef
8 2 (0.67%) Control-M
8 2 (0.67%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.34%) Amdocs OSS
9 1 (0.34%) Consul
9 1 (0.34%) Docker Swarm
9 1 (0.34%) HAProxy
9 1 (0.34%) HP ALM
9 1 (0.34%) linkerd
Vendors
1 92 (30.87%) Microsoft
2 18 (6.04%) Oracle
3 17 (5.70%) Databricks
4 11 (3.69%) SAP
5 10 (3.36%) ServiceNow
6 7 (2.35%) VMware
7 5 (1.68%) Salesforce
8 4 (1.34%) Dynatrace
8 4 (1.34%) Google
8 4 (1.34%) Informatica
8 4 (1.34%) MuleSoft
8 4 (1.34%) OpenAI
9 3 (1.01%) Citrix
9 3 (1.01%) Fujitsu
10 2 (0.67%) Atlassian
10 2 (0.67%) ForgeRock
10 2 (0.67%) IBM
10 2 (0.67%) Perforce
10 2 (0.67%) Splunk
10 2 (0.67%) Tenable
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