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 13 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 109 70 94
Rank change year-on-year -39 +24 +8
Contract jobs citing Azure DevOps 411 722 855
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.93% 3.18% 2.81%
As % of the Cloud Services category 7.52% 9.74% 8.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 306 585 631
10th Percentile £375 £400 £375
25th Percentile £425 £456 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -9.00% +10.00% +2.56%
75th Percentile £582 £619 £600
90th Percentile £638 £675 £675
UK median daily rate £521 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -5.33% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 8 2
10th Percentile £64.50 £60.00 £53.90
25th Percentile £65.25 £67.50 £54.13
Median hourly rate £65.50 £70.00 £56.50
Median % change year-on-year -6.43% +23.89% +17.10%
75th Percentile £65.75 £79.19 £59.88
90th Percentile £68.50 - £60.70
UK median hourly rate £65.50 £70.00 £57.70
% change year-on-year -6.43% +21.33% +28.21%

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 5,466 7,412 9,987
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 25.63% 32.66% 32.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,807 5,454 7,397
10th Percentile £220 £238 £210
25th Percentile £375 £400 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% - +8.11%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £594
90th Percentile £674 £694 £675
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 273 216 273
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.57 £13.41
25th Percentile £15.50 £17.15 £15.25
Median hourly rate £20.00 £27.35 £19.09
Median % change year-on-year -26.87% +43.27% -4.55%
75th Percentile £43.75 £63.19 £29.38
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.63 £64.60
UK median hourly rate £21.50 £36.00 £22.00
% change year-on-year -40.28% +63.64% +2.33%

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 13 June 2024.

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 13 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
South East -17 135 £513 -10.48% 56
North of England -22 85 £500 -4.76% 83
South West -55 58 £525 -12.50% 28
Scotland +18 56 £450 -5.26% 23
North West -16 48 £519 -1.19% 37
Midlands -31 48 £450 - 52
West Midlands -6 41 £475 -2.56% 41
Yorkshire -2 34 £500 -4.76% 34
East of England -1 21 £525 +16.67% 12
Northern Ireland - 13 £588 - 7
East Midlands -22 7 £410 +13.75% 11
North East +9 5 £473 -21.25% 12
Wales -2 4 £363 -38.14% 13
Isle of Man - 2 £388 -
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 23 (5.60%) SharePoint
2 10 (2.43%) IIS
3 9 (2.19%) Confluence
4 7 (1.70%) CMS
5 4 (0.97%) Oracle Workflow
6 3 (0.73%) Apache
6 3 (0.73%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.73%) Drupal
7 2 (0.49%) Headless CMS
7 2 (0.49%) Kentico
7 2 (0.49%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.24%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.24%) Appian
8 1 (0.24%) Jadu
8 1 (0.24%) JBoss
8 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Exchange
8 1 (0.24%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.24%) WildFly
8 1 (0.24%) WordPress
Applications
1 11 (2.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.95%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.22%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.24%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.24%) Trello
Business Applications
1 21 (5.11%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 15 (3.65%) Oracle EBS
3 12 (2.92%) Dynamics CRM
3 12 (2.92%) Oracle EBS R12
4 4 (0.97%) Maximo
5 3 (0.73%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.24%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.24%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 408 (99.27%) Azure
2 44 (10.71%) Power Platform
3 31 (7.54%) Dynamics 365
3 31 (7.54%) GitHub
4 27 (6.57%) AWS
5 25 (6.08%) Serverless
6 23 (5.60%) Power Automate
7 20 (4.87%) Azure Functions
7 20 (4.87%) PaaS
8 19 (4.62%) PowerApps
9 16 (3.89%) Azure AKS
9 16 (3.89%) Azure Logic Apps
10 14 (3.41%) Azure Service Bus
11 13 (3.16%) Azure Monitor
12 11 (2.68%) Azure Key Vault
12 11 (2.68%) IaaS
12 11 (2.68%) Microsoft 365
13 10 (2.43%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 8 (1.95%) Azure App Service
15 7 (1.70%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.95%) DNS
1 8 (1.95%) Firewall
1 8 (1.95%) Network Security
2 6 (1.46%) TCP/IP
3 4 (0.97%) SSL
3 4 (0.97%) Wireshark
4 3 (0.73%) VPN
5 2 (0.49%) OpenLDAP
6 1 (0.24%) Extranet
6 1 (0.24%) Internet
6 1 (0.24%) Intranet
6 1 (0.24%) MQTT
6 1 (0.24%) RS-232
6 1 (0.24%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (13.87%) SQL Server
2 27 (6.57%) Power BI
3 15 (3.65%) Azure SQL Database
4 12 (2.92%) Relational Database
5 8 (1.95%) PostgreSQL
6 7 (1.70%) MySQL
6 7 (1.70%) Redis
6 7 (1.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 6 (1.46%) Data Lake
7 6 (1.46%) Data Warehouse
8 5 (1.22%) BusinessObjects
8 5 (1.22%) GIS
8 5 (1.22%) InterSystems Cache
9 4 (0.97%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
9 4 (0.97%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 4 (0.97%) Oracle Discoverer
9 4 (0.97%) Oracle Reports
9 4 (0.97%) SQLPlus
10 3 (0.73%) Oracle Database
10 3 (0.73%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 57 (13.87%) Git
2 45 (10.95%) JIRA
3 35 (8.52%) Selenium
4 27 (6.57%) Visual Studio
5 18 (4.38%) Jenkins
6 14 (3.41%) Postman
7 11 (2.68%) Maven
7 11 (2.68%) Oracle Forms
8 10 (2.43%) Artifactory
8 10 (2.43%) GitLab
8 10 (2.43%) NUnit
9 9 (2.19%) SonarQube
9 9 (2.19%) WebDriver
10 8 (1.95%) Team Foundation Server
11 6 (1.46%) Robot Framework
11 6 (1.46%) Subversion
11 6 (1.46%) TeamCity
12 5 (1.22%) Cypress.io
12 5 (1.22%) SpecFlow
12 5 (1.22%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 91 (22.14%) Social Skills
2 56 (13.63%) Finance
3 48 (11.68%) Public Sector
4 39 (9.49%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (2.68%) Retail
6 8 (1.95%) Influencing Skills
6 8 (1.95%) Legal
7 7 (1.70%) Manufacturing
7 7 (1.70%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (1.46%) Documentation Skills
8 6 (1.46%) Presentation Skills
9 5 (1.22%) Marketing
9 5 (1.22%) Telecoms
10 3 (0.73%) Banking
10 3 (0.73%) Electronics
11 2 (0.49%) Law
12 1 (0.24%) Back Office
12 1 (0.24%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.24%) Games
12 1 (0.24%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 110 (26.76%) Developer
2 52 (12.65%) Analyst
3 39 (9.49%) DevOps Engineer
4 38 (9.25%) Azure Engineer
4 38 (9.25%) Senior
5 37 (9.00%) Architect
6 29 (7.06%) Test Analyst
7 28 (6.81%) .NET Developer
7 28 (6.81%) Azure DevOps Engineer
7 28 (6.81%) Lead
8 20 (4.87%) Solutions Architect
9 15 (3.65%) Consultant
9 15 (3.65%) Project Manager
10 13 (3.16%) Azure Developer
10 13 (3.16%) Senior Developer
10 13 (3.16%) Software Developer
10 13 (3.16%) Tester
11 12 (2.92%) Business Analyst
11 12 (2.92%) Test Engineer
12 11 (2.68%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 104 (25.30%) .NET
2 30 (7.30%) REST
3 29 (7.06%) .NET Framework
4 18 (4.38%) AngularJS
4 18 (4.38%) React
5 17 (4.14%) CSS
5 17 (4.14%) RESTful
5 17 (4.14%) XML
6 16 (3.89%) .NET Core
6 16 (3.89%) Entity Framework
6 16 (3.89%) HTML
7 15 (3.65%) Web Services
7 15 (3.65%) YAML
8 14 (3.41%) ARM Templates
9 13 (3.16%) SOAP
9 13 (3.16%) Spring Boot
10 11 (2.68%) Node.js
11 10 (2.43%) ASP.NET
11 10 (2.43%) GraphQL
11 10 (2.43%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 27 (6.57%) Product Ownership
2 18 (4.38%) Client/Server
3 12 (2.92%) Mobile App
4 9 (2.19%) Legacy Applications
4 9 (2.19%) Wiki
5 8 (1.95%) Cloud Native
5 8 (1.95%) Greenfield Project
6 6 (1.46%) Enterprise Software
7 5 (1.22%) Data Structures
7 5 (1.22%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (0.97%) Private Cloud
9 3 (0.73%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (0.73%) Linux Command Line
10 2 (0.49%) Data Centre
10 2 (0.49%) IoT
10 2 (0.49%) Management Information System
10 2 (0.49%) Onboarding
10 2 (0.49%) Public Cloud
10 2 (0.49%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (0.49%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 42 (10.22%) Windows
2 35 (8.52%) Linux
3 21 (5.11%) Windows Server
4 19 (4.62%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.49%) Alpine Linux
5 2 (0.49%) Android
5 2 (0.49%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.24%) AIX
6 1 (0.24%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.24%) Solaris
6 1 (0.24%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.24%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 407 (99.03%) DevOps
2 204 (49.64%) Agile
3 87 (21.17%) CI/CD
4 59 (14.36%) Test Automation
5 58 (14.11%) Scrum
6 45 (10.95%) Migration
7 44 (10.71%) Infrastructure as Code
8 37 (9.00%) Project Delivery
9 36 (8.76%) Problem-Solving
10 34 (8.27%) Business Intelligence
10 34 (8.27%) Software Testing
11 29 (7.06%) Software Engineering
12 28 (6.81%) Continuous Integration
12 28 (6.81%) Scaled Agile Framework
12 28 (6.81%) Stakeholder Management
13 25 (6.08%) Kanban
14 24 (5.84%) Architectural Patterns
14 24 (5.84%) Project Management
15 23 (5.60%) Software Delivery
16 22 (5.35%) Test Management
Programming Languages
1 94 (22.87%) C#
2 81 (19.71%) SQL
3 58 (14.11%) PowerShell
4 47 (11.44%) Python
5 35 (8.52%) JavaScript
6 27 (6.57%) Java
7 20 (4.87%) TypeScript
8 18 (4.38%) Bicep
8 18 (4.38%) VBScript
9 17 (4.14%) C
10 14 (3.41%) Bash
11 13 (3.16%) T-SQL
12 9 (2.19%) C++
13 8 (1.95%) Go
14 5 (1.22%) Kusto Query Language
14 5 (1.22%) PL/SQL
15 4 (0.97%) VB
15 4 (0.97%) VB6
15 4 (0.97%) X++
16 2 (0.49%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 75 (18.25%) Security Cleared
2 45 (10.95%) DV Cleared
3 30 (7.30%) Degree
4 27 (6.57%) SC Cleared
5 12 (2.92%) ISTQB
6 5 (1.22%) ISEB
7 4 (0.97%) Azure Certification
7 4 (0.97%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 4 (0.97%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (0.73%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (0.49%) PMP
10 1 (0.24%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.24%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.24%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.24%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (8.52%) QA
2 9 (2.19%) PMO
3 7 (1.70%) Disclosure Scotland
4 5 (1.22%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.73%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.24%) GRC
6 1 (0.24%) NCSC
6 1 (0.24%) WCAG
System Software
1 30 (7.30%) Docker
2 16 (3.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (3.65%) Active Directory
4 10 (2.43%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.73%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.24%) Microsoft App-V
6 1 (0.24%) Terminal Services
6 1 (0.24%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 56 (13.63%) Terraform
2 32 (7.79%) Kubernetes
3 22 (5.35%) Ansible
4 9 (2.19%) SCOM
5 5 (1.22%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.97%) Grafana
6 4 (0.97%) Prometheus
6 4 (0.97%) SCCM
7 3 (0.73%) Argo
7 3 (0.73%) HP Quality Center
7 3 (0.73%) Progress Chef
7 3 (0.73%) Puppet
8 1 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.24%) Failover Clustering
8 1 (0.24%) HAProxy
8 1 (0.24%) Istio
8 1 (0.24%) linkerd
8 1 (0.24%) Nessus
8 1 (0.24%) vRealize
8 1 (0.24%) WSUS
Vendors
1 97 (23.60%) Microsoft
2 42 (10.22%) Oracle
3 24 (5.84%) VMware
4 11 (2.68%) F5
5 9 (2.19%) SAP
6 8 (1.95%) Salesforce
7 5 (1.22%) Informatica
7 5 (1.22%) ServiceNow
7 5 (1.22%) Xamarin
8 4 (0.97%) ArcSight
8 4 (0.97%) Cadence
8 4 (0.97%) Infragistics
9 3 (0.73%) HP
10 2 (0.49%) Adobe
10 2 (0.49%) Atmel
10 2 (0.49%) Google
10 2 (0.49%) Mapbox
10 2 (0.49%) Palo Alto
10 2 (0.49%) Red Hat
10 2 (0.49%) SolarWinds