Azure Contracts in the Midlands

Microsoft Azure
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 10 3 5
Rank change year-on-year -7 +2 -1
Contract jobs citing Azure 294 571 746
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 10.53% 17.57% 14.83%
As % of the Cloud Services category 43.05% 51.72% 43.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 214 410 581
10th Percentile £306 £313 £350
25th Percentile £375 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £480 £500
Median % change year-on-year +9.38% -4.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £638 £636 £600
90th Percentile £688 £700 £700
England median daily rate £550 £560 £550
% change year-on-year -1.79% +1.82% +7.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 5 1
10th Percentile - £17.34 -
25th Percentile - - £32.50
Median hourly rate £19.95 £26.48 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -24.66% -24.34% +61.22%
75th Percentile - £30.00 £37.50
90th Percentile - £54.00 -
England median hourly rate £35.00 £63.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year -44.44% +32.63% -13.64%

All Cloud Skills
Midlands

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 Midlands with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 683 1,104 1,704
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 24.47% 33.98% 33.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 506 787 1,219
10th Percentile £200 £223 £200
25th Percentile £325 £363 £364
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - +11.76%
75th Percentile £595 £582 £575
90th Percentile £688 £688 £670
England median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 15 31
10th Percentile - £13.70 £13.25
25th Percentile £14.00 £15.12 £16.15
Median hourly rate £21.23 £20.00 £19.25
Median % change year-on-year +6.13% +3.90% +28.33%
75th Percentile £26.50 £26.18 £23.00
90th Percentile £32.00 £28.59 £25.25
England median hourly rate £21.37 £35.00 £21.50
% change year-on-year -38.94% +62.79% +2.14%

Azure
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Azure in the Midlands

Azure
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Azure in the Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Azure in the Midlands

Azure
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure in the Midlands over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Azure in the Midlands

Azure
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Azure in the Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Azure in the Midlands

Azure
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Azure within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 June 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
West Midlands -7 210 £550 +6.28% 243
East Midlands -5 85 £455 +2.25% 148
Azure
England

Azure
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 33 (11.22%) SharePoint
2 19 (6.46%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.02%) CMS
3 3 (1.02%) Drupal
4 2 (0.68%) Confluence
4 2 (0.68%) IIS
4 2 (0.68%) WordPress
5 1 (0.34%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.34%) SAS
Applications
1 9 (3.06%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.02%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.68%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 11 (3.74%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.36%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.34%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.34%) PeopleSoft HCM
3 1 (0.34%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.34%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 78 (26.53%) Microsoft 365
2 60 (20.41%) AWS
3 52 (17.69%) Power Platform
4 45 (15.31%) Azure DevOps
5 30 (10.20%) Entra ID
6 19 (6.46%) Power Automate
7 18 (6.12%) Azure Monitor
7 18 (6.12%) PowerApps
7 18 (6.12%) SaaS
8 17 (5.78%) Azure Data Factory
8 17 (5.78%) Dynamics 365
8 17 (5.78%) Serverless
9 15 (5.10%) OneDrive
10 14 (4.76%) Azure Functions
11 13 (4.42%) GCP
11 13 (4.42%) PaaS
12 11 (3.74%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 10 (3.40%) dbt
14 9 (3.06%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 9 (3.06%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 24 (8.16%) DNS
2 23 (7.82%) Firewall
3 15 (5.10%) VPN
4 13 (4.42%) Network Security
5 11 (3.74%) SAN
6 9 (3.06%) WAN
7 8 (2.72%) LAN
7 8 (2.72%) NetScaler
8 6 (2.04%) Unified Communications
9 5 (1.70%) SSL
10 4 (1.36%) VLAN
11 3 (1.02%) Cisco Nexus
11 3 (1.02%) NAS
11 3 (1.02%) VoIP
11 3 (1.02%) Wi-Fi
11 3 (1.02%) Wireless
12 2 (0.68%) DHCP
12 2 (0.68%) Fibre Channel
12 2 (0.68%) iSCSI
13 1 (0.34%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (14.29%) Power BI
1 42 (14.29%) SQL Server
2 17 (5.78%) Data Warehouse
3 11 (3.74%) Data Lake
4 10 (3.40%) Azure SQL Database
5 9 (3.06%) BusinessObjects
6 7 (2.38%) Relational Database
6 7 (2.38%) Tableau
7 6 (2.04%) NoSQL
8 5 (1.70%) Amazon Redshift
8 5 (1.70%) DB2
8 5 (1.70%) MySQL
8 5 (1.70%) OLAP
8 5 (1.70%) Snowflake Schema
8 5 (1.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (1.36%) Metadata
9 4 (1.36%) Star Schema
10 3 (1.02%) Big Data
10 3 (1.02%) OLTP
10 3 (1.02%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 13 (4.42%) Git
2 8 (2.72%) Visual Studio
3 7 (2.38%) Jenkins
4 6 (2.04%) JIRA
4 6 (2.04%) Selenium
5 4 (1.36%) Artifactory
6 3 (1.02%) Hudson
6 3 (1.02%) NUnit
6 3 (1.02%) Sonatype Nexus
6 3 (1.02%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 3 (1.02%) Subversion
7 2 (0.68%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.68%) kappa
7 2 (0.68%) Moq
7 2 (0.68%) Octopus Deploy
7 2 (0.68%) Team Foundation Server
7 2 (0.68%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.34%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.34%) SoapUI
8 1 (0.34%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 71 (24.15%) Social Skills
2 54 (18.37%) Finance
3 24 (8.16%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (6.46%) Public Sector
5 13 (4.42%) Banking
6 10 (3.40%) Legal
7 9 (3.06%) Retail
8 6 (2.04%) Documentation Skills
8 6 (2.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (1.70%) Law
10 4 (1.36%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (1.36%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (1.02%) German Language
11 3 (1.02%) Telecoms
12 2 (0.68%) Manufacturing
12 2 (0.68%) Marketing
13 1 (0.34%) Automotive
13 1 (0.34%) Back Office
13 1 (0.34%) Financial Institution
13 1 (0.34%) Games
Job Titles
1 60 (20.41%) Architect
2 48 (16.33%) Developer
3 33 (11.22%) Analyst
4 25 (8.50%) Solutions Architect
5 23 (7.82%) Data Engineer
5 23 (7.82%) Senior
6 17 (5.78%) Azure Architect
7 16 (5.44%) Azure Engineer
8 13 (4.42%) Consultant
9 12 (4.08%) IT Manager
10 11 (3.74%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 10 (3.40%) Administrator
11 10 (3.40%) Test Analyst
12 9 (3.06%) Data Architect
12 9 (3.06%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
12 9 (3.06%) Project Manager
12 9 (3.06%) Service Manager
13 8 (2.72%) Azure Developer
13 8 (2.72%) Lead
13 8 (2.72%) Service Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (11.56%) .NET
2 11 (3.74%) OAuth
2 11 (3.74%) React
3 10 (3.40%) SAML
4 9 (3.06%) .NET Framework
4 9 (3.06%) RESTful
5 8 (2.72%) Web Services
6 7 (2.38%) XML
7 6 (2.04%) AngularJS
7 6 (2.04%) Entity Framework
7 6 (2.04%) HTML
8 5 (1.70%) CSS
8 5 (1.70%) JSON
8 5 (1.70%) OAuth2
9 4 (1.36%) .NET Core
9 4 (1.36%) LDAP
9 4 (1.36%) Redux
9 4 (1.36%) SailPoint
9 4 (1.36%) SOAP
9 4 (1.36%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 15 (5.10%) Public Cloud
2 14 (4.76%) Data Centre
3 10 (3.40%) Cloud Native
3 10 (3.40%) Enterprise Software
4 7 (2.38%) Mobile App
4 7 (2.38%) Product Ownership
5 6 (2.04%) Digital Signage
5 6 (2.04%) Legacy Systems
5 6 (2.04%) PKI
6 5 (1.70%) Cyber Threat
6 5 (1.70%) Data Structures
6 5 (1.70%) Mainframe
6 5 (1.70%) Management Information System
6 5 (1.70%) Onboarding
7 4 (1.36%) Clustering
7 4 (1.36%) Cyber Defence
7 4 (1.36%) Driving Licence
7 4 (1.36%) Replication
8 3 (1.02%) NHS
8 3 (1.02%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 61 (20.75%) Windows
2 32 (10.88%) Windows Server
3 18 (6.12%) Windows 10
4 14 (4.76%) Apple iOS
5 13 (4.42%) Linux
6 12 (4.08%) Windows Server 2019
7 9 (3.06%) Windows Server 2016
8 8 (2.72%) Mac OS
9 7 (2.38%) Android
10 6 (2.04%) Windows Server 2012
11 4 (1.36%) VMS
12 2 (0.68%) Ubuntu
12 2 (0.68%) Unix
13 1 (0.34%) AIX
13 1 (0.34%) Mac OS X
13 1 (0.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.34%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (25.51%) DevOps
2 65 (22.11%) Agile
3 48 (16.33%) Problem-Solving
4 39 (13.27%) Migration
5 37 (12.59%) Business Intelligence
6 25 (8.50%) CI/CD
6 25 (8.50%) ITIL
7 24 (8.16%) Analytics
8 21 (7.14%) Data Modelling
9 20 (6.80%) Change Management
9 20 (6.80%) Roadmaps
10 19 (6.46%) Computer Science
10 19 (6.46%) Stakeholder Management
11 18 (6.12%) Decision-Making
11 18 (6.12%) ETL
11 18 (6.12%) Machine Learning
12 17 (5.78%) Customer Service
12 17 (5.78%) Infrastructure as Code
12 17 (5.78%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 17 (5.78%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 60 (20.41%) SQL
2 43 (14.63%) PowerShell
3 31 (10.54%) C#
4 20 (6.80%) Python
5 11 (3.74%) JavaScript
6 8 (2.72%) Bicep
6 8 (2.72%) Swift
6 8 (2.72%) TypeScript
7 7 (2.38%) Java
8 6 (2.04%) Bash
9 5 (1.70%) C
9 5 (1.70%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.68%) Kusto Query Language
10 2 (0.68%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.34%) C++
11 1 (0.34%) HiveQL
11 1 (0.34%) Rust
11 1 (0.34%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.34%) X++
Qualifications
1 29 (9.86%) Degree
2 26 (8.84%) Security Cleared
3 21 (7.14%) SC Cleared
4 14 (4.76%) Computer Science Degree
5 13 (4.42%) Azure Certification
6 7 (2.38%) CISSP
7 6 (2.04%) DV Cleared
8 5 (1.70%) AWS Certification
8 5 (1.70%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (1.70%) ISTQB
9 4 (1.36%) ISEB
9 4 (1.36%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (1.36%) PMI Certification
9 4 (1.36%) PMP
10 3 (1.02%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (1.02%) CCNA
10 3 (1.02%) ITIL Certification
10 3 (1.02%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.68%) CEH
11 2 (0.68%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (6.80%) QA
2 5 (1.70%) SLA
3 4 (1.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.02%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (1.02%) Data Quality
4 3 (1.02%) NIST
5 2 (0.68%) GDPR
6 1 (0.34%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.34%) GRC
6 1 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 56 (19.05%) Active Directory
2 19 (6.46%) Virtual Desktop
3 15 (5.10%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (4.08%) Docker
4 12 (4.08%) Hyper-V
5 9 (3.06%) Virtual Machines
6 8 (2.72%) Citrix Hypervisor
6 8 (2.72%) XenApp
6 8 (2.72%) XenDesktop
7 4 (1.36%) Virtual Servers
7 4 (1.36%) vSphere
8 1 (0.34%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 26 (8.84%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (6.80%) Single Sign-On
3 19 (6.46%) Terraform
4 12 (4.08%) SCCM
5 11 (3.74%) Ansible
6 9 (3.06%) Kubernetes
7 5 (1.70%) SysTrack
8 3 (1.02%) Autotask
8 3 (1.02%) Failover Clustering
8 3 (1.02%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (1.02%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.68%) Kibana
9 2 (0.68%) logstash
9 2 (0.68%) SCOM
10 1 (0.34%) Argo
10 1 (0.34%) Istio
10 1 (0.34%) linkerd
10 1 (0.34%) PowerBroker
10 1 (0.34%) Proxmox
10 1 (0.34%) Rancher
Vendors
1 115 (39.12%) Microsoft
2 23 (7.82%) VMware
3 16 (5.44%) Citrix
4 15 (5.10%) Oracle
5 14 (4.76%) Databricks
6 11 (3.74%) Okta
7 10 (3.40%) NetApp
8 9 (3.06%) Salesforce
9 7 (2.38%) ServiceNow
10 6 (2.04%) Cisco
11 5 (1.70%) New Relic
11 5 (1.70%) OpenAI
12 4 (1.36%) Apple
12 4 (1.36%) CheckPoint
12 4 (1.36%) F5
12 4 (1.36%) Google
12 4 (1.36%) Palo Alto
13 3 (1.02%) SAP
13 3 (1.02%) Veeam
13 3 (1.02%) Workday