Azure Engineer Contracts in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Azure Engineer
UK > UK excluding London

The median Microsoft Azure Engineer daily rate in the UK excluding London is £500 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 June 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 254 193 215
Rank change year-on-year -61 +22 -31
Contract jobs requiring an Azure Engineer 143 288 385
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.69% 1.26% 1.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.75% 1.33% 1.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 124 241 295
10th Percentile £383 £425 £400
25th Percentile £425 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £538 £525
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% +2.38% +10.53%
75th Percentile £591 £619 £613
90th Percentile £625 £690 £688
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +5.77%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 19,181 21,601 29,418
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.43% 94.27% 95.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,558 15,029 20,712
10th Percentile £213 £225 £206
25th Percentile £363 £390 £370
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% +5.26% +9.20%
75th Percentile £594 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £688 £651
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +7.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,427 1,082 1,404
10th Percentile £12.50 £13.41 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.76 £18.01 £14.78
Median hourly rate £40.00 £42.50 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +112.50% +6.20%
75th Percentile £62.50 £65.00 £45.20
90th Percentile £74.00 £75.50 £61.15
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £24.46
% change year-on-year -16.67% +83.97% +12.51%

Azure Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Azure Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Azure Engineer in the UK excluding London

Azure Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Daily rate trend for Azure Engineer in the UK excluding London

Azure Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure Engineer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 3 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Azure Engineer in the UK excluding London

Azure Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Hourly rate trend for Azure Engineer in the UK excluding London

Azure Engineer
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 Engineer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 3 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
North of England -9 50 £500 -9.09% 17
South East -5 44 £563 +7.14% 24
North West -24 30 £500 -4.76% 13
South West -25 22 £525 -10.64% 9
Yorkshire +10 19 £500 -16.67% 3
Midlands -4 16 £438 -16.67% 17
West Midlands -6 13 £438 -20.45% 11
Scotland +34 6 £440 -2.22% 5
East of England -4 5 £450 -10.00% 1
East Midlands +8 3 £431 -4.17% 6
Wales +21 2 £425 -29.17% 3
North East +9 1 £500 -16.67% 1
Azure Engineer
UK

Azure Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 3 June 2024, Azure Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Azure Engineer in the job title.

1 143 (100.00%) Azure
2 60 (41.96%) DevOps
3 49 (34.27%) Microsoft
4 46 (32.17%) CI/CD
5 42 (29.37%) Terraform
6 37 (25.87%) SQL
7 36 (25.17%) Azure DevOps
7 36 (25.17%) Infrastructure as Code
8 33 (23.08%) Kubernetes
9 31 (21.68%) Python
9 31 (21.68%) Active Directory
10 30 (20.98%) PowerShell
11 29 (20.28%) Windows
12 28 (19.58%) Analytics
12 28 (19.58%) Azure Data Factory
13 24 (16.78%) Security Cleared
14 22 (15.38%) Docker
15 21 (14.69%) Entra ID
16 20 (13.99%) Databricks
17 19 (13.29%) Microsoft 365
17 19 (13.29%) SC Cleared
17 19 (13.29%) Linux
17 19 (13.29%) Agile
18 18 (12.59%) ETL
18 18 (12.59%) DV Cleared
18 18 (12.59%) Infrastructure Engineering
18 18 (12.59%) Bicep
18 18 (12.59%) Social Skills
19 17 (11.89%) DNS
19 17 (11.89%) Business Intelligence

Azure Engineer Skill Set
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 12 (8.39%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (4.20%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.40%) Apache
3 2 (1.40%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (1.40%) Apache Spark
3 2 (1.40%) Confluence
3 2 (1.40%) IIS
4 1 (0.70%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 4 (2.80%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.70%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 143 (100.00%) Azure
2 36 (25.17%) Azure DevOps
3 28 (19.58%) Azure Data Factory
4 21 (14.69%) Entra ID
5 19 (13.29%) Microsoft 365
6 16 (11.19%) Power Platform
7 15 (10.49%) IaaS
8 13 (9.09%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 12 (8.39%) Azure Monitor
10 11 (7.69%) PaaS
11 9 (6.29%) AWS
11 9 (6.29%) Azure AKS
12 8 (5.59%) Azure Storage
13 7 (4.90%) Azure Sentinel
14 6 (4.20%) Azure Logic Apps
14 6 (4.20%) Serverless
15 5 (3.50%) Azure Functions
15 5 (3.50%) GitHub
16 4 (2.80%) GitHub Actions
17 3 (2.10%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 17 (11.89%) DNS
2 16 (11.19%) Firewall
3 7 (4.90%) DHCP
4 5 (3.50%) Network Security
4 5 (3.50%) VPN
5 3 (2.10%) BGP
5 3 (2.10%) OSPF
6 2 (1.40%) TCP/IP
6 2 (1.40%) WAN
7 1 (0.70%) Fibre Channel
7 1 (0.70%) Internet
7 1 (0.70%) IPv4
7 1 (0.70%) MPLS
7 1 (0.70%) MQTT
7 1 (0.70%) RS-232
7 1 (0.70%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (11.19%) Azure SQL Database
2 15 (10.49%) Power BI
3 13 (9.09%) Data Lake
4 10 (6.99%) SQL Server
5 6 (4.20%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (3.50%) PostgreSQL
7 4 (2.80%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (2.80%) Relational Database
7 4 (2.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 3 (2.10%) Redis
9 2 (1.40%) DTS
9 2 (1.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (1.40%) Tableau
10 1 (0.70%) Delta Lake
10 1 (0.70%) Elasticsearch
10 1 (0.70%) MySQL
10 1 (0.70%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.70%) OLAP
10 1 (0.70%) OLAP Cube
10 1 (0.70%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 11 (7.69%) Jenkins
2 6 (4.20%) Git
3 5 (3.50%) GitLab
4 3 (2.10%) JIRA
4 3 (2.10%) SonarQube
5 2 (1.40%) Octopus Deploy
5 2 (1.40%) Selenium
5 2 (1.40%) Snyk
5 2 (1.40%) TeamCity
5 2 (1.40%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.70%) AppScan
6 1 (0.70%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.70%) Burp Suite
6 1 (0.70%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.70%) Hudson
6 1 (0.70%) NUnit
6 1 (0.70%) Postman
6 1 (0.70%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 18 (12.59%) Social Skills
2 10 (6.99%) Public Sector
3 8 (5.59%) Finance
4 6 (4.20%) Telecoms
5 5 (3.50%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (1.40%) Banking
6 2 (1.40%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (1.40%) Electronics
6 2 (1.40%) Legal
6 2 (1.40%) Manufacturing
6 2 (1.40%) Marketing
7 1 (0.70%) Automotive
7 1 (0.70%) Financial Institution
7 1 (0.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (0.70%) Law
7 1 (0.70%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (11.19%) ARM Templates
2 7 (4.90%) YAML
3 6 (4.20%) .NET
4 4 (2.80%) JSON
4 4 (2.80%) XML
5 3 (2.10%) PySpark
5 3 (2.10%) pytest
6 2 (1.40%) Elastic Stack
6 2 (1.40%) RabbitMQ
6 2 (1.40%) React
7 1 (0.70%) ADO
7 1 (0.70%) AngularJS
7 1 (0.70%) CSS
7 1 (0.70%) GraphQL
7 1 (0.70%) HTML
7 1 (0.70%) J2EE
7 1 (0.70%) MFC
7 1 (0.70%) TensorFlow
7 1 (0.70%) WinForms
7 1 (0.70%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 10 (6.99%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (4.20%) PKI
2 6 (4.20%) Product Ownership
3 4 (2.80%) Smart Meter
4 3 (2.10%) Distributed Systems
4 3 (2.10%) NHS
5 2 (1.40%) Cloud Native
5 2 (1.40%) Data Centre
5 2 (1.40%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (1.40%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (1.40%) Linux Command Line
5 2 (1.40%) Public Cloud
6 1 (0.70%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.70%) Greenfield Project
6 1 (0.70%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (0.70%) Legacy Applications
6 1 (0.70%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.70%) Private Cloud
6 1 (0.70%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 29 (20.28%) Windows
2 19 (13.29%) Linux
3 12 (8.39%) Windows Server
4 8 (5.59%) Windows Server 2016
4 8 (5.59%) Windows Server 2019
5 6 (4.20%) Windows 10
6 4 (2.80%) Unix
6 4 (2.80%) Windows 7
7 2 (1.40%) Alpine Linux
7 2 (1.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (1.40%) VMS
7 2 (1.40%) Windows Server 2008
7 2 (1.40%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (41.96%) DevOps
2 46 (32.17%) CI/CD
3 36 (25.17%) Infrastructure as Code
4 28 (19.58%) Analytics
5 19 (13.29%) Agile
6 18 (12.59%) ETL
6 18 (12.59%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 17 (11.89%) Business Intelligence
8 15 (10.49%) Data Modelling
9 14 (9.79%) Data Pipeline
10 13 (9.09%) Migration
10 13 (9.09%) Platform Engineering
11 12 (8.39%) Cloud Security
12 11 (7.69%) Network Virtualisation
12 11 (7.69%) Problem-Solving
13 10 (6.99%) Containerisation
13 10 (6.99%) Log Analytics
14 9 (6.29%) Continuous Integration
14 9 (6.29%) RBAC
14 9 (6.29%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 37 (25.87%) SQL
2 31 (21.68%) Python
3 30 (20.98%) PowerShell
4 18 (12.59%) Bicep
5 9 (6.29%) C#
6 8 (5.59%) Bash
7 6 (4.20%) Java
7 6 (4.20%) VB
7 6 (4.20%) VBScript
8 4 (2.80%) Go
9 2 (1.40%) C
9 2 (1.40%) C++
9 2 (1.40%) JavaScript
9 2 (1.40%) Scala
10 1 (0.70%) C++/CLI
10 1 (0.70%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.70%) Perl
10 1 (0.70%) Rust
10 1 (0.70%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.70%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 24 (16.78%) Security Cleared
2 19 (13.29%) SC Cleared
3 18 (12.59%) DV Cleared
4 15 (10.49%) Azure Certification
5 13 (9.09%) Degree
6 6 (4.20%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 4 (2.80%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (1.40%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.70%) CCIE
9 1 (0.70%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.80%) GDPR
2 2 (1.40%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (1.40%) QA
3 1 (0.70%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.70%) Government Security Classifications
3 1 (0.70%) GRC
3 1 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.70%) SLA
System Software
1 31 (21.68%) Active Directory
2 22 (15.38%) Docker
3 15 (10.49%) Virtual Machines
4 9 (6.29%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (1.40%) Hyper-V
5 2 (1.40%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 42 (29.37%) Terraform
2 33 (23.08%) Kubernetes
3 12 (8.39%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 11 (7.69%) SCCM
5 10 (6.99%) Ansible
5 10 (6.99%) Microsoft Intune
6 9 (6.29%) SCOM
7 7 (4.90%) WSUS
8 5 (3.50%) Grafana
8 5 (3.50%) Prometheus
9 4 (2.80%) Single Sign-On
10 3 (2.10%) Argo
10 3 (2.10%) Puppet
11 1 (0.70%) Graylog
11 1 (0.70%) Istio
11 1 (0.70%) linkerd
11 1 (0.70%) Nessus
11 1 (0.70%) Progress Chef
11 1 (0.70%) SELinux
11 1 (0.70%) WebInspect
Vendors
1 49 (34.27%) Microsoft
2 20 (13.99%) Databricks
3 6 (4.20%) VMware
4 5 (3.50%) Ab Initio
5 3 (2.10%) CA
6 2 (1.40%) Cisco
6 2 (1.40%) F5
6 2 (1.40%) SAP
6 2 (1.40%) SolarWinds
6 2 (1.40%) Virgin Media
6 2 (1.40%) WSO2
7 1 (0.70%) Atlassian
7 1 (0.70%) Checkmarx
7 1 (0.70%) Citrix
7 1 (0.70%) Cognos
7 1 (0.70%) LogicMonitor
7 1 (0.70%) ServiceNow
7 1 (0.70%) Splunk
7 1 (0.70%) Veracode
7 1 (0.70%) Zscaler