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 27 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 5 3
Rank change year-on-year -1 -2 -1
Permanent jobs citing Azure 272 156 416
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 10.31% 18.80% 18.04%
As % of the Cloud Services category 35.79% 48.15% 48.77%
Number of salaries quoted 173 129 357
10th Percentile £28,400 £28,600 £34,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £79,336 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £81,200 £83,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -4.35%

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 760 324 853
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 28.80% 39.04% 36.99%
Number of salaries quoted 550 267 711
10th Percentile £32,975 £35,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £50,625 £43,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £55,173
Median % change year-on-year - +17.81% -7.31%
75th Percentile £80,000 £79,375 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £93,778 £84,964
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 27 June 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 9 (3.31%) IIS
2 7 (2.57%) SharePoint
3 6 (2.21%) Apache Spark
3 6 (2.21%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (1.47%) Apache
5 3 (1.10%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.74%) Confluence
7 1 (0.37%) CMS
7 1 (0.37%) SAS
7 1 (0.37%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (0.37%) WordPress
Applications
1 20 (7.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (2.21%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (1.84%) SAP ERP
1 5 (1.84%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.47%) Unit4 Business World
3 3 (1.10%) Remedy ITSM
4 2 (0.74%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.37%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.37%) SAP MDM
5 1 (0.37%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 75 (27.57%) AWS
2 43 (15.81%) GCP
3 39 (14.34%) Microsoft 365
4 38 (13.97%) Power Platform
5 26 (9.56%) Azure AI
6 20 (7.35%) Azure DevOps
7 16 (5.88%) Azure Data Factory
7 16 (5.88%) Entra ID
8 14 (5.15%) Dynamics 365
9 12 (4.41%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 12 (4.41%) Serverless
10 11 (4.04%) GitHub
10 11 (4.04%) Power Automate
11 8 (2.94%) Azure Logic Apps
11 8 (2.94%) PowerApps
12 7 (2.57%) Amazon ECS
12 7 (2.57%) OCI
13 6 (2.21%) Copilot Studio
13 6 (2.21%) Microsoft Copilot
14 5 (1.84%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 21 (7.72%) DHCP
1 21 (7.72%) DNS
2 18 (6.62%) LAN
3 17 (6.25%) WAN
4 15 (5.51%) TCP/IP
5 14 (5.15%) Wi-Fi
6 13 (4.78%) Firewall
7 9 (3.31%) VPN
8 7 (2.57%) VLAN
9 6 (2.21%) NAS
9 6 (2.21%) SAN
10 5 (1.84%) NGFW
10 5 (1.84%) VXLAN
10 5 (1.84%) Wireshark
11 3 (1.10%) HTTP
11 3 (1.10%) Internet
11 3 (1.10%) VoIP
12 2 (0.74%) BGP
12 2 (0.74%) OSPF
12 2 (0.74%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (11.03%) Power BI
2 19 (6.99%) Tableau
3 17 (6.25%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (4.41%) BigQuery
5 10 (3.68%) Amazon Redshift
5 10 (3.68%) Metadata
6 9 (3.31%) SQL Server
7 7 (2.57%) MongoDB
7 7 (2.57%) PostgreSQL
8 6 (2.21%) Amazon RDS
8 6 (2.21%) Data Lake
8 6 (2.21%) MySQL
8 6 (2.21%) NoSQL
9 5 (1.84%) Spark SQL
10 4 (1.47%) Relational Database
11 3 (1.10%) Amazon QuickSight
11 3 (1.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 3 (1.10%) Star Schema
12 2 (0.74%) RDBMS
12 2 (0.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 12 (4.41%) Git
2 9 (3.31%) Jenkins
3 7 (2.57%) GitLab
4 2 (0.74%) Cypress.io
4 2 (0.74%) ERwin
4 2 (0.74%) JIRA
4 2 (0.74%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.37%) Visual Studio
General
1 107 (39.34%) Social Skills
2 39 (14.34%) Finance
3 28 (10.29%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (8.46%) Public Sector
5 8 (2.94%) Legal
6 5 (1.84%) Agriculture
6 5 (1.84%) Automotive
6 5 (1.84%) Manufacturing
7 3 (1.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (1.10%) Multimedia
8 2 (0.74%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (0.74%) Financial Institution
8 2 (0.74%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.37%) Law
9 1 (0.37%) Marketing
9 1 (0.37%) Retail
Job Titles
1 43 (15.81%) Lead
2 42 (15.44%) Senior
3 38 (13.97%) Analyst
4 34 (12.50%) Architect
5 32 (11.76%) Junior
5 32 (11.76%) Junior Analyst
6 23 (8.46%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 19 (6.99%) Data Engineer
7 19 (6.99%) Developer
7 19 (6.99%) Software Engineer
8 18 (6.62%) Solutions Architect
9 17 (6.25%) Data Analyst
10 16 (5.88%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 16 (5.88%) Junior Data Analyst
10 16 (5.88%) Junior Security Analyst
10 16 (5.88%) Security Analyst
11 15 (5.51%) Ethical Hacker
12 13 (4.78%) Lead Architect
12 13 (4.78%) Lead Solutions Architect
13 12 (4.41%) Azure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (9.19%) React
2 14 (5.15%) AngularJS
3 13 (4.78%) Node.js
4 11 (4.04%) Vue
5 9 (3.31%) Web Services
6 8 (2.94%) .NET
6 8 (2.94%) PySpark
6 8 (2.94%) REST
6 8 (2.94%) RESTful
7 5 (1.84%) Middleware
7 5 (1.84%) XBRL
7 5 (1.84%) XML
8 4 (1.47%) CSS
8 4 (1.47%) HTML
9 3 (1.10%) ARM Templates
9 3 (1.10%) HTML5 Canvas
9 3 (1.10%) JSON
10 2 (0.74%) MACH
10 2 (0.74%) NestJS
10 2 (0.74%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 19 (6.99%) Cloud Native
2 15 (5.51%) Cyberattack
3 12 (4.41%) Data Centre
4 9 (3.31%) Analytical Mindset
5 7 (2.57%) Low-Code
5 7 (2.57%) Product Ownership
6 6 (2.21%) AI Agents
6 6 (2.21%) Distributed Systems
7 5 (1.84%) PKI
8 4 (1.47%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (1.47%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (1.47%) Onboarding
8 4 (1.47%) Security Posture
9 3 (1.10%) Cloud Security Posture
9 3 (1.10%) Greenfield Project
9 3 (1.10%) Management Information System
9 3 (1.10%) Taxonomies
10 2 (0.74%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 2 (0.74%) Linux Command Line
10 2 (0.74%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 31 (11.40%) Windows
2 21 (7.72%) Windows Server
3 7 (2.57%) Windows Server 2019
4 5 (1.84%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (1.47%) Linux
5 4 (1.47%) Unix
6 3 (1.10%) Mac OS
6 3 (1.10%) Windows 10
6 3 (1.10%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (31.99%) Mentoring
2 55 (20.22%) Agile
3 45 (16.54%) Cybersecurity
4 44 (16.18%) DevOps
5 42 (15.44%) AI
5 42 (15.44%) CI/CD
6 40 (14.71%) Problem-Solving
7 32 (11.76%) Business Intelligence
8 30 (11.03%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 30 (11.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 28 (10.29%) Continuous Improvement
10 27 (9.93%) Software Engineering
10 27 (9.93%) Technical Leadership
11 25 (9.19%) Coaching
12 22 (8.09%) Migration
13 21 (7.72%) Data Governance
13 21 (7.72%) Data Modelling
13 21 (7.72%) Roadmaps
13 21 (7.72%) Stakeholder Management
14 20 (7.35%) Data Engineering
Programming Languages
1 72 (26.47%) SQL
2 65 (23.90%) Python
3 38 (13.97%) JavaScript
4 26 (9.56%) TypeScript
5 25 (9.19%) C#
6 20 (7.35%) Java
7 14 (5.15%) PowerShell
8 8 (2.94%) PHP
9 5 (1.84%) Bash
9 5 (1.84%) Scala
10 4 (1.47%) Bicep
10 4 (1.47%) Go
11 3 (1.10%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.74%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.74%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.74%) R
13 1 (0.37%) C++
13 1 (0.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 69 (25.37%) Azure Certification
2 16 (5.88%) CompTIA CySA+
2 16 (5.88%) CompTIA Security+
3 15 (5.51%) CEH
4 13 (4.78%) Degree
5 10 (3.68%) Security Cleared
6 9 (3.31%) AWS Certification
6 9 (3.31%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (2.94%) Cisco Certification
7 8 (2.94%) Microsoft Certification
7 8 (2.94%) SC Cleared
8 7 (2.57%) CCNA
9 6 (2.21%) Network+ Certification
10 5 (1.84%) SAP Certification
11 4 (1.47%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
12 2 (0.74%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 2 (0.74%) Master's Degree
12 2 (0.74%) TOGAF Certification
13 1 (0.37%) IIBA
13 1 (0.37%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (8.46%) Data Quality
2 8 (2.94%) GDPR
3 7 (2.57%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (2.57%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 6 (2.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (2.21%) QA
5 5 (1.84%) SLA
6 3 (1.10%) PMO
7 2 (0.74%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.37%) HL7
8 1 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 1 (0.37%) NIST
System Software
1 23 (8.46%) Active Directory
2 13 (4.78%) Hyper-V
3 10 (3.68%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (2.57%) Docker
5 3 (1.10%) vSphere
6 2 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 27 (9.93%) Terraform
2 15 (5.51%) Kubernetes
3 12 (4.41%) Microsoft Intune
4 8 (2.94%) Ansible
5 6 (2.21%) VxRail
5 6 (2.21%) WSUS
6 3 (1.10%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 3 (1.10%) Argo
6 3 (1.10%) Autotask
7 2 (0.74%) Kibana
7 2 (0.74%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.37%) Grafana
8 1 (0.37%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 129 (47.43%) Microsoft
2 37 (13.60%) ForeScout
3 21 (7.72%) VMware
4 19 (6.99%) Databricks
5 16 (5.88%) Cisco
6 10 (3.68%) Google
7 9 (3.31%) SAP
8 8 (2.94%) Veeam
9 6 (2.21%) Citrix
9 6 (2.21%) Commvault
9 6 (2.21%) Dell
9 6 (2.21%) HP
9 6 (2.21%) Meraki
9 6 (2.21%) Tenable
9 6 (2.21%) Zerto
10 5 (1.84%) Arista
10 5 (1.84%) Aruba
10 5 (1.84%) NetScout
11 4 (1.47%) Foundry
11 4 (1.47%) ServiceNow