Azure Job Trends in Leeds

Microsoft Azure
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Leeds requiring Azure skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 6 3
Rank change year-on-year 0 -3 -1
Permanent jobs citing Azure 305 138 388
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 11.97% 17.49% 18.38%
As % of the Cloud Services category 39.66% 42.07% 47.20%
Number of salaries quoted 189 111 330
10th Percentile £28,250 £37,500 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £44,375 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -5.98%
75th Percentile £79,336 £69,125 £71,991
90th Percentile £90,500 £86,250 £82,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £57,375 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.14% +4.32% -8.33%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Leeds

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 769 328 822
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 30.19% 41.57% 38.94%
Number of salaries quoted 526 262 690
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £33,900
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,875 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +9.09% -5.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £79,688 £71,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £93,778 £83,867
West Yorkshire median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% +9.09% -6.38%

Azure
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Azure relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Leeds.

Azure job vacancy trend in Leeds

Azure
Salary Trend in Leeds

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing Azure.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing Azure

Azure
Salary Histogram in Leeds

Salary distribution for jobs citing Azure in Leeds over the 6 months to 18 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Azure in Leeds

Azure
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 10 (3.28%) IIS
2 9 (2.95%) Apache Spark
3 8 (2.62%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (2.30%) SharePoint
5 4 (1.31%) Apache
5 4 (1.31%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.33%) CMS
6 1 (0.33%) Confluence
6 1 (0.33%) SAS
6 1 (0.33%) SharePoint Server
6 1 (0.33%) WordPress
Applications
1 22 (7.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (2.95%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.33%) FrameMaker
3 1 (0.33%) MadCap Flare
Business Applications
1 14 (4.59%) SAP ERP
2 6 (1.97%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (1.31%) Unit4 Business World
4 2 (0.66%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.33%) SAP MDM
Cloud Services
1 107 (35.08%) AWS
2 50 (16.39%) GCP
3 40 (13.11%) Microsoft 365
4 38 (12.46%) Power Platform
5 29 (9.51%) Serverless
6 27 (8.85%) GitHub
7 26 (8.52%) Azure AI
8 22 (7.21%) Azure DevOps
9 14 (4.59%) AWS Lambda
9 14 (4.59%) GitHub Actions
10 12 (3.93%) Azure Data Factory
11 11 (3.61%) Dynamics 365
12 10 (3.28%) Entra ID
13 9 (2.95%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 9 (2.95%) Amazon EventBridge
13 9 (2.95%) Amazon S3
13 9 (2.95%) Amazon SQS
13 9 (2.95%) AWS CloudFormation
13 9 (2.95%) AWS Step Functions
13 9 (2.95%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 26 (8.52%) DNS
2 24 (7.87%) DHCP
3 20 (6.56%) TCP/IP
4 19 (6.23%) LAN
5 18 (5.90%) WAN
6 14 (4.59%) Firewall
7 13 (4.26%) Wi-Fi
8 11 (3.61%) Internet
9 6 (1.97%) NAS
9 6 (1.97%) SAN
9 6 (1.97%) VPN
10 5 (1.64%) NGFW
10 5 (1.64%) VXLAN
10 5 (1.64%) Wireshark
11 4 (1.31%) VLAN
11 4 (1.31%) VoIP
12 2 (0.66%) BGP
12 2 (0.66%) OSPF
12 2 (0.66%) SD-WAN
13 1 (0.33%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (10.49%) Power BI
2 24 (7.87%) Tableau
3 15 (4.92%) PostgreSQL
4 14 (4.59%) NoSQL
5 13 (4.26%) Data Warehouse
5 13 (4.26%) SQL Server
6 12 (3.93%) Metadata
7 10 (3.28%) BigQuery
8 9 (2.95%) DynamoDB
8 9 (2.95%) MySQL
9 8 (2.62%) Amazon Redshift
9 8 (2.62%) MongoDB
10 6 (1.97%) Amazon RDS
10 6 (1.97%) Data Lake
10 6 (1.97%) Relational Database
10 6 (1.97%) Spark SQL
11 4 (1.31%) RDBMS
12 3 (0.98%) Amazon QuickSight
13 2 (0.66%) Azure SQL Database
13 2 (0.66%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 29 (9.51%) Git
2 10 (3.28%) GitLab
3 6 (1.97%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.66%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 138 (45.25%) Social Skills
2 31 (10.16%) Finance
3 26 (8.52%) Public Sector
4 25 (8.20%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (3.61%) Multimedia
6 8 (2.62%) Legal
7 6 (1.97%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (1.64%) Agriculture
8 5 (1.64%) Automotive
8 5 (1.64%) Manufacturing
9 2 (0.66%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (0.66%) Law
9 2 (0.66%) Retail
10 1 (0.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 47 (15.41%) Analyst
2 45 (14.75%) Lead
3 44 (14.43%) Senior
4 41 (13.44%) Junior
5 40 (13.11%) Junior Analyst
6 36 (11.80%) Architect
7 34 (11.15%) Developer
8 27 (8.85%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 20 (6.56%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 20 (6.56%) Data Analyst
9 20 (6.56%) Junior Data Analyst
9 20 (6.56%) Junior Security Analyst
9 20 (6.56%) Security Analyst
10 19 (6.23%) Data Engineer
11 16 (5.25%) IT Support
11 16 (5.25%) Software Engineer
12 15 (4.92%) Ethical Hacker
13 13 (4.26%) DevOps Engineer
14 12 (3.93%) Solutions Architect
15 11 (3.61%) Trainee
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (11.15%) React
2 15 (4.92%) RESTful
3 14 (4.59%) AngularJS
4 13 (4.26%) .NET
5 12 (3.93%) Node.js
6 11 (3.61%) CSS
6 11 (3.61%) HTML
6 11 (3.61%) Vue
7 10 (3.28%) .NET Core
8 9 (2.95%) ASP.NET
8 9 (2.95%) ASP.NET Core
8 9 (2.95%) AWS CDK
8 9 (2.95%) Blazor
8 9 (2.95%) PySpark
8 9 (2.95%) REST
9 6 (1.97%) Web Services
9 6 (1.97%) XML
10 5 (1.64%) Middleware
10 5 (1.64%) XBRL
11 4 (1.31%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 30 (9.84%) Cloud Native
2 15 (4.92%) Cyberattack
2 15 (4.92%) Data Centre
3 13 (4.26%) Enterprise Software
4 6 (1.97%) Analytical Mindset
4 6 (1.97%) Product Ownership
5 5 (1.64%) Distributed Systems
5 5 (1.64%) PKI
6 4 (1.31%) Legacy Systems
6 4 (1.31%) Low-Code
6 4 (1.31%) Management Information System
6 4 (1.31%) Taxonomies
7 3 (0.98%) Driving Licence
7 3 (0.98%) Greenfield Project
7 3 (0.98%) Public Cloud
7 3 (0.98%) Replication
7 3 (0.98%) Security Posture
8 2 (0.66%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 2 (0.66%) Linux Command Line
8 2 (0.66%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 34 (11.15%) Windows
2 28 (9.18%) Windows Server
3 6 (1.97%) Windows Server 2019
4 5 (1.64%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (1.31%) Linux
5 4 (1.31%) Unix
6 3 (0.98%) Android
6 3 (0.98%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.98%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.98%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (34.43%) Mentoring
2 72 (23.61%) Agile
3 61 (20.00%) DevOps
4 57 (18.69%) CI/CD
5 54 (17.70%) Cybersecurity
6 47 (15.41%) Problem-Solving
7 40 (13.11%) AI
8 36 (11.80%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 35 (11.48%) Microservices
10 34 (11.15%) Business Intelligence
11 32 (10.49%) Data Modelling
12 30 (9.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 28 (9.18%) Infrastructure as Code
13 28 (9.18%) Stakeholder Management
14 27 (8.85%) Continuous Improvement
15 25 (8.20%) Migration
16 23 (7.54%) Coaching
17 21 (6.89%) Data Governance
17 21 (6.89%) Software Engineering
18 20 (6.56%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 83 (27.21%) SQL
2 81 (26.56%) Python
3 51 (16.72%) JavaScript
4 32 (10.49%) TypeScript
5 28 (9.18%) C#
6 26 (8.52%) Java
7 14 (4.59%) PowerShell
8 9 (2.95%) PHP
9 7 (2.30%) R
10 5 (1.64%) Bash
10 5 (1.64%) Scala
11 3 (0.98%) Go
11 3 (0.98%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.66%) Bicep
12 2 (0.66%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.33%) C++
Qualifications
1 93 (30.49%) Azure Certification
2 33 (10.82%) AWS Certification
3 26 (8.52%) Microsoft Certification
4 20 (6.56%) CompTIA CySA+
4 20 (6.56%) CompTIA Security+
5 18 (5.90%) Degree
6 15 (4.92%) CEH
7 14 (4.59%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
7 14 (4.59%) Computer Science Degree
8 10 (3.28%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 10 (3.28%) Security Cleared
8 10 (3.28%) TOGAF Certification
9 8 (2.62%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (2.62%) SC Cleared
10 7 (2.30%) AWS Certified Developer
10 7 (2.30%) CCNA
11 6 (1.97%) Network+ Certification
12 5 (1.64%) SAP Certification
13 3 (0.98%) ITIL Certification
14 2 (0.66%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (7.21%) Data Quality
2 9 (2.95%) QA
3 8 (2.62%) GDPR
4 5 (1.64%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (1.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 4 (1.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.66%) SLA
7 1 (0.33%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.33%) HL7
7 1 (0.33%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.33%) NIST
7 1 (0.33%) PMO
System Software
1 27 (8.85%) Active Directory
2 20 (6.56%) Docker
3 18 (5.90%) Hyper-V
4 14 (4.59%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.66%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.66%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 37 (12.13%) Terraform
2 17 (5.57%) Kubernetes
3 11 (3.61%) Ansible
4 9 (2.95%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (1.97%) VxRail
5 6 (1.97%) WSUS
6 4 (1.31%) Grafana
6 4 (1.31%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.98%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 3 (0.98%) Argo
8 2 (0.66%) Kibana
8 2 (0.66%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 141 (46.23%) Microsoft
2 41 (13.44%) ForeScout
3 29 (9.51%) VMware
4 19 (6.23%) SAP
5 17 (5.57%) Databricks
6 15 (4.92%) Cisco
7 12 (3.93%) Veeam
8 11 (3.61%) Google
9 9 (2.95%) Citrix
10 6 (1.97%) Commvault
10 6 (1.97%) Dell
10 6 (1.97%) HP
10 6 (1.97%) Meraki
10 6 (1.97%) Tenable
10 6 (1.97%) Zerto
11 5 (1.64%) Arista
11 5 (1.64%) Aruba
11 5 (1.64%) NetScout
12 4 (1.31%) Oracle
13 2 (0.66%) IBM