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 16 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 3 4
Rank change year-on-year -4 +1 -1
Permanent jobs citing Azure 271 165 383
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 10.11% 17.80% 17.28%
As % of the Cloud Services category 35.85% 49.11% 47.88%
Number of salaries quoted 176 136 331
10th Percentile £29,375 £30,063 £34,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,563 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.83% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £82,125 £71,563 £69,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £80,125 £82,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +4.55% -

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 756 336 800
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 28.21% 36.25% 36.08%
Number of salaries quoted 555 277 666
10th Percentile £33,450 £34,000 £34,000
25th Percentile £46,177 £51,250 £44,738
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,576 £65,000 £55,430
Median % change year-on-year +0.89% +17.27% -6.88%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £91,250 £84,941
West Yorkshire median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% +9.09% -4.35%

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 16 July 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 11 (4.06%) IIS
2 8 (2.95%) SharePoint
3 6 (2.21%) Apache Spark
4 4 (1.48%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (1.11%) Apache
5 3 (1.11%) CMS
6 2 (0.74%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.74%) Confluence
7 1 (0.37%) SAS
7 1 (0.37%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (0.37%) WordPress
Applications
1 21 (7.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.48%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (1.85%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.48%) Unit4 Business World
3 3 (1.11%) Remedy ITSM
3 3 (1.11%) Shopify
4 2 (0.74%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.37%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.37%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.37%) SAP MDM
Cloud Services
1 69 (25.46%) AWS
2 41 (15.13%) GCP
3 38 (14.02%) Microsoft 365
3 38 (14.02%) Power Platform
4 27 (9.96%) Azure AI
5 22 (8.12%) Azure DevOps
6 21 (7.75%) Entra ID
7 16 (5.90%) Azure Data Factory
7 16 (5.90%) Dynamics 365
8 12 (4.43%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 11 (4.06%) Power Automate
10 10 (3.69%) GitHub
10 10 (3.69%) Serverless
11 8 (2.95%) Azure Logic Apps
11 8 (2.95%) PowerApps
12 7 (2.58%) Amazon ECS
12 7 (2.58%) Microsoft Copilot
12 7 (2.58%) SaaS
13 6 (2.21%) Azure Machine Learning
13 6 (2.21%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 17 (6.27%) LAN
2 16 (5.90%) DHCP
2 16 (5.90%) DNS
2 16 (5.90%) WAN
3 13 (4.80%) TCP/IP
4 11 (4.06%) Firewall
5 10 (3.69%) Wi-Fi
6 8 (2.95%) VPN
7 6 (2.21%) NAS
7 6 (2.21%) SAN
7 6 (2.21%) VLAN
8 3 (1.11%) HTTP
8 3 (1.11%) NGFW
8 3 (1.11%) VXLAN
8 3 (1.11%) Wireshark
9 2 (0.74%) BGP
9 2 (0.74%) Internet
9 2 (0.74%) OSPF
9 2 (0.74%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.74%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (11.07%) Power BI
2 18 (6.64%) Tableau
3 17 (6.27%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (4.43%) BigQuery
5 11 (4.06%) SQL Server
6 10 (3.69%) Amazon Redshift
7 9 (3.32%) Metadata
8 8 (2.95%) MongoDB
8 8 (2.95%) PostgreSQL
9 7 (2.58%) MySQL
10 6 (2.21%) Amazon RDS
10 6 (2.21%) NoSQL
11 5 (1.85%) Data Lake
11 5 (1.85%) Relational Database
11 5 (1.85%) Spark SQL
12 3 (1.11%) Redis
12 3 (1.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 3 (1.11%) Star Schema
13 2 (0.74%) RDBMS
13 2 (0.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 13 (4.80%) Git
2 9 (3.32%) Jenkins
3 6 (2.21%) GitLab
4 3 (1.11%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.74%) Cypress.io
5 2 (0.74%) ERwin
5 2 (0.74%) JIRA
5 2 (0.74%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 101 (37.27%) Social Skills
2 44 (16.24%) Finance
3 26 (9.59%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (8.49%) Public Sector
5 8 (2.95%) Legal
6 5 (1.85%) Agriculture
6 5 (1.85%) Automotive
6 5 (1.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 5 (1.85%) Manufacturing
7 2 (0.74%) Financial Institution
7 2 (0.74%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (0.74%) Law
7 2 (0.74%) Multimedia
8 1 (0.37%) Marketing
8 1 (0.37%) Retail
Job Titles
1 50 (18.45%) Lead
2 42 (15.50%) Senior
3 38 (14.02%) Analyst
4 32 (11.81%) Architect
4 32 (11.81%) Junior
4 32 (11.81%) Junior Analyst
5 23 (8.49%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 21 (7.75%) Developer
7 20 (7.38%) Software Engineer
8 19 (7.01%) Data Engineer
9 18 (6.64%) Solutions Architect
10 17 (6.27%) Data Analyst
11 16 (5.90%) Azure Engineer
11 16 (5.90%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 16 (5.90%) Junior Data Analyst
11 16 (5.90%) Junior Security Analyst
11 16 (5.90%) Security Analyst
12 15 (5.54%) Ethical Hacker
13 13 (4.80%) Lead Architect
13 13 (4.80%) Lead Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (9.96%) React
2 16 (5.90%) Node.js
3 14 (5.17%) AngularJS
4 11 (4.06%) Vue
5 10 (3.69%) .NET
6 9 (3.32%) PySpark
6 9 (3.32%) Web Services
7 8 (2.95%) REST
7 8 (2.95%) RESTful
8 5 (1.85%) CSS
8 5 (1.85%) HTML
8 5 (1.85%) Middleware
8 5 (1.85%) XBRL
8 5 (1.85%) XML
9 3 (1.11%) ARM Templates
9 3 (1.11%) ASP.NET
9 3 (1.11%) ASP.NET Core
9 3 (1.11%) Entity Framework
9 3 (1.11%) HTML5 Canvas
9 3 (1.11%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 18 (6.64%) Cloud Native
2 15 (5.54%) Cyberattack
3 10 (3.69%) Analytical Mindset
3 10 (3.69%) Data Centre
4 7 (2.58%) AI Agents
4 7 (2.58%) Low-Code
4 7 (2.58%) Product Ownership
5 6 (2.21%) Distributed Systems
6 5 (1.85%) Onboarding
7 4 (1.48%) Greenfield Project
7 4 (1.48%) Legacy Systems
7 4 (1.48%) PKI
8 3 (1.11%) Cloud Security Posture
8 3 (1.11%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.11%) Learning Management System
8 3 (1.11%) Linux Command Line
8 3 (1.11%) Management Information System
8 3 (1.11%) Security Posture
8 3 (1.11%) Taxonomies
9 2 (0.74%) Distributed Architecture
Operating Systems
1 27 (9.96%) Windows
2 16 (5.90%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.85%) Windows Server 2019
4 4 (1.48%) Linux
4 4 (1.48%) Unix
5 2 (0.74%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.37%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.37%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.37%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (30.63%) Mentoring
2 51 (18.82%) Agile
3 45 (16.61%) AI
3 45 (16.61%) Cybersecurity
4 42 (15.50%) DevOps
5 37 (13.65%) CI/CD
5 37 (13.65%) Problem-Solving
6 32 (11.81%) Business Intelligence
7 31 (11.44%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 31 (11.44%) Technical Leadership
8 30 (11.07%) Software Engineering
9 28 (10.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 27 (9.96%) Continuous Improvement
11 25 (9.23%) Coaching
12 23 (8.49%) Roadmaps
13 22 (8.12%) Migration
14 21 (7.75%) Data Engineering
14 21 (7.75%) ETL
15 20 (7.38%) Data Pipeline
15 20 (7.38%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 76 (28.04%) SQL
2 62 (22.88%) Python
3 38 (14.02%) JavaScript
4 25 (9.23%) C#
5 24 (8.86%) TypeScript
6 19 (7.01%) Java
7 16 (5.90%) PowerShell
8 8 (2.95%) PHP
9 6 (2.21%) Bash
9 6 (2.21%) Scala
10 4 (1.48%) Bicep
10 4 (1.48%) Go
11 3 (1.11%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.74%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.74%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.37%) C++
13 1 (0.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.37%) R
Qualifications
1 66 (24.35%) Azure Certification
2 17 (6.27%) CompTIA CySA+
2 17 (6.27%) CompTIA Security+
3 15 (5.54%) CEH
4 11 (4.06%) Degree
5 9 (3.32%) Security Cleared
6 8 (2.95%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (2.58%) CCNA
7 7 (2.58%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (2.58%) SC Cleared
8 6 (2.21%) Network+ Certification
9 5 (1.85%) AWS Certification
9 5 (1.85%) SAP Certification
10 4 (1.48%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.74%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 2 (0.74%) Master's Degree
12 1 (0.37%) CCNP
12 1 (0.37%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (8.49%) Data Quality
2 8 (2.95%) Cyber Essentials
2 8 (2.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 8 (2.95%) GDPR
3 5 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (1.85%) SLA
4 3 (1.11%) PMO
5 2 (0.74%) ISO 9001
5 2 (0.74%) QA
6 1 (0.37%) HL7
6 1 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 20 (7.38%) Active Directory
2 10 (3.69%) Hyper-V
3 9 (3.32%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (2.21%) Docker
5 3 (1.11%) vSphere
6 2 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 25 (9.23%) Terraform
2 14 (5.17%) Kubernetes
3 13 (4.80%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (2.21%) VxRail
4 6 (2.21%) WSUS
5 5 (1.85%) Ansible
6 3 (1.11%) Argo
6 3 (1.11%) Autotask
7 2 (0.74%) Kibana
7 2 (0.74%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.37%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 125 (46.13%) Microsoft
2 37 (13.65%) ForeScout
3 20 (7.38%) Databricks
4 18 (6.64%) VMware
5 17 (6.27%) Cisco
6 7 (2.58%) Veeam
7 6 (2.21%) Commvault
7 6 (2.21%) Dell
7 6 (2.21%) HP
7 6 (2.21%) Meraki
7 6 (2.21%) Tenable
7 6 (2.21%) Zerto
8 5 (1.85%) Foundry
8 5 (1.85%) Google
8 5 (1.85%) SAP
9 4 (1.48%) Citrix
9 4 (1.48%) ServiceNow
10 3 (1.11%) CyberArk
10 3 (1.11%) NetScout
10 3 (1.11%) Remedy