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 4 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 2 3
Rank change year-on-year -10 +1 0
Permanent jobs citing Azure 246 187 295
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 7.88% 19.64% 18.39%
As % of the Cloud Services category 36.23% 52.68% 50.34%
Number of salaries quoted 170 156 223
10th Percentile £43,375 £28,250 £35,250
25th Percentile £54,750 £46,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,607 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.09% +13.04% +4.55%
75th Percentile £88,148 £72,750 £69,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £82,500 £84,750
West Yorkshire median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £56,500
% change year-on-year +8.33% +6.19% +2.73%

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 679 355 586
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 21.75% 37.29% 36.53%
Number of salaries quoted 476 289 424
10th Percentile £34,750 £30,000 £33,825
25th Percentile £46,403 £47,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,306 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.89% +4.17% -
75th Percentile £83,750 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £85,000 £85,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £58,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +2.56% +1.74%

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 4 October 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 12 (4.88%) SharePoint
2 8 (3.25%) IIS
3 6 (2.44%) Apache Spark
4 3 (1.22%) CMS
4 3 (1.22%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.81%) Apache
5 2 (0.81%) Confluence
5 2 (0.81%) Palantir Foundry
6 1 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.41%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 9 (3.66%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (1.63%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.22%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (1.22%) Shopify
3 2 (0.81%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 1 (0.41%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.41%) SAP MDM
Cloud Services
1 64 (26.02%) AWS
2 45 (18.29%) Microsoft 365
3 37 (15.04%) GCP
4 29 (11.79%) Power Platform
5 24 (9.76%) Entra ID
6 20 (8.13%) Azure DevOps
7 19 (7.72%) Dynamics 365
8 18 (7.32%) Azure Data Factory
9 17 (6.91%) Azure AI
10 15 (6.10%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 13 (5.28%) Microsoft Purview
12 11 (4.47%) Microsoft Copilot
13 10 (4.07%) SaaS
14 9 (3.66%) Azure Sentinel
14 9 (3.66%) PaaS
14 9 (3.66%) Power Automate
15 7 (2.85%) Azure Databricks
15 7 (2.85%) PowerApps
16 6 (2.44%) Azure Logic Apps
16 6 (2.44%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 15 (6.10%) LAN
2 14 (5.69%) WAN
3 9 (3.66%) DHCP
3 9 (3.66%) DNS
4 8 (3.25%) TCP/IP
5 7 (2.85%) Firewall
5 7 (2.85%) VPN
6 6 (2.44%) Wi-Fi
7 5 (2.03%) NAS
7 5 (2.03%) SAN
7 5 (2.03%) VLAN
8 3 (1.22%) HTTP
8 3 (1.22%) Internet
8 3 (1.22%) Wireless
9 2 (0.81%) BGP
9 2 (0.81%) Network Security
9 2 (0.81%) OSPF
9 2 (0.81%) SD-WAN
10 1 (0.41%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (8.54%) Power BI
2 17 (6.91%) SQL Server
3 15 (6.10%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (4.88%) Metadata
5 10 (4.07%) BigQuery
6 9 (3.66%) Amazon Redshift
7 7 (2.85%) Data Lake
8 6 (2.44%) MongoDB
8 6 (2.44%) PostgreSQL
8 6 (2.44%) Spark SQL
9 5 (2.03%) Relational Database
9 5 (2.03%) Tableau
10 4 (1.63%) Amazon RDS
10 4 (1.63%) MySQL
11 3 (1.22%) NoSQL
11 3 (1.22%) Redis
11 3 (1.22%) Semantic Layer
12 2 (0.81%) Azure SQL Database
12 2 (0.81%) Delta Lake
13 1 (0.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 17 (6.91%) Git
2 11 (4.47%) GitLab
3 5 (2.03%) Jenkins
4 3 (1.22%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.81%) Cypress.io
5 2 (0.81%) ERwin
5 2 (0.81%) JIRA
5 2 (0.81%) MLflow
General
1 59 (23.98%) Finance
2 57 (23.17%) Social Skills
3 26 (10.57%) Analytical Skills
3 26 (10.57%) Public Sector
4 10 (4.07%) Legal
5 8 (3.25%) Manufacturing
6 7 (2.85%) Retail
7 5 (2.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (1.22%) Agriculture
8 3 (1.22%) Automotive
8 3 (1.22%) Law
9 2 (0.81%) Banking
9 2 (0.81%) Financial Institution
9 2 (0.81%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (0.81%) Retail Banking
10 1 (0.41%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 58 (23.58%) Lead
2 47 (19.11%) Architect
2 47 (19.11%) Senior
3 31 (12.60%) Azure Engineer
4 27 (10.98%) Solutions Architect
5 24 (9.76%) Data Engineer
6 19 (7.72%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 16 (6.50%) Lead Architect
7 16 (6.50%) Lead Solutions Architect
8 15 (6.10%) Platform Engineer
9 14 (5.69%) Azure Platform Engineer
9 14 (5.69%) Cloud Engineer
9 14 (5.69%) Cloud Platform Engineer
9 14 (5.69%) Developer
10 13 (5.28%) Software Engineer
11 12 (4.88%) DevOps Engineer
12 11 (4.47%) Microsoft Engineer
13 10 (4.07%) Analyst
14 9 (3.66%) Account Manager
14 9 (3.66%) Senior Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (8.94%) Terraform
2 17 (6.91%) .NET
3 12 (4.88%) Node.js
4 10 (4.07%) React
5 8 (3.25%) PySpark
6 7 (2.85%) Middleware
6 7 (2.85%) RESTful
7 6 (2.44%) AngularJS
7 6 (2.44%) Entity Framework
7 6 (2.44%) REST
8 5 (2.03%) Vue
9 4 (1.63%) .NET Core
9 4 (1.63%) CSS
9 4 (1.63%) HTML
9 4 (1.63%) Kafka
9 4 (1.63%) XML
10 3 (1.22%) ASP.NET
10 3 (1.22%) ASP.NET Core
10 3 (1.22%) Web Services
10 3 (1.22%) XBRL
Miscellaneous
1 15 (6.10%) Cloud Native
2 8 (3.25%) Analytical Mindset
3 6 (2.44%) AI Agents
4 5 (2.03%) Cyber Threat
4 5 (2.03%) Legacy Systems
4 5 (2.03%) Low-Code
4 5 (2.03%) Product Ownership
5 4 (1.63%) Cyberattack
5 4 (1.63%) Data Centre
5 4 (1.63%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (1.63%) Greenfield Project
5 4 (1.63%) Linux Command Line
6 3 (1.22%) Cloud Security Posture
6 3 (1.22%) Hybrid Cloud
6 3 (1.22%) Learning Management System
6 3 (1.22%) Onboarding
6 3 (1.22%) Security Posture
6 3 (1.22%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (0.81%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 2 (0.81%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 26 (10.57%) Windows
2 11 (4.47%) Windows Server
3 8 (3.25%) Linux
4 5 (2.03%) Unix
4 5 (2.03%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (24.39%) Mentoring
2 53 (21.54%) Agile
3 49 (19.92%) CI/CD
4 45 (18.29%) AI
5 44 (17.89%) DevOps
6 39 (15.85%) Technical Leadership
7 35 (14.23%) Problem-Solving
8 32 (13.01%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 31 (12.60%) Cybersecurity
10 30 (12.20%) Stakeholder Management
11 28 (11.38%) Software Engineering
12 27 (10.98%) Continuous Improvement
12 27 (10.98%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 26 (10.57%) Coaching
14 24 (9.76%) Analytics
14 24 (9.76%) Decision-Making
15 23 (9.35%) Migration
15 23 (9.35%) Platform Engineering
16 22 (8.94%) Business Intelligence
17 21 (8.54%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 53 (21.54%) SQL
2 42 (17.07%) Python
3 26 (10.57%) C#
4 21 (8.54%) JavaScript
5 18 (7.32%) Java
6 14 (5.69%) PowerShell
7 13 (5.28%) TypeScript
8 7 (2.85%) Scala
9 5 (2.03%) Bicep
9 5 (2.03%) PHP
10 3 (1.22%) Go
10 3 (1.22%) Kotlin
10 3 (1.22%) Kusto Query Language
10 3 (1.22%) Shell Script
10 3 (1.22%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.81%) Bash
12 1 (0.41%) C++
12 1 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.41%) R
12 1 (0.41%) Rust
Qualifications
1 26 (10.57%) Azure Certification
2 12 (4.88%) Security Cleared
3 11 (4.47%) Degree
4 10 (4.07%) CompTIA CySA+
4 10 (4.07%) CompTIA Security+
5 9 (3.66%) SC Cleared
6 8 (3.25%) Microsoft Certification
7 7 (2.85%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (2.44%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (1.63%) AWS Certification
9 4 (1.63%) CCNA
9 4 (1.63%) CEH
9 4 (1.63%) Network+ Certification
9 4 (1.63%) SAP Certification
10 3 (1.22%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.81%) CISA
11 2 (0.81%) CISSP
11 2 (0.81%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 2 (0.81%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 2 (0.81%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (9.35%) Data Quality
2 12 (4.88%) Cyber Essentials
2 12 (4.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 7 (2.85%) GDPR
3 7 (2.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (2.03%) QA
5 4 (1.63%) SLA
6 2 (0.81%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.81%) GRC
6 2 (0.81%) ISO 22301
6 2 (0.81%) ISO 9001
6 2 (0.81%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.81%) PMO
7 1 (0.41%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.41%) HL7
7 1 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 1 (0.41%) WCAG
System Software
1 14 (5.69%) Active Directory
2 8 (3.25%) Hyper-V
2 8 (3.25%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (2.44%) Docker
4 3 (1.22%) vSphere
5 2 (0.81%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 18 (7.32%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (2.85%) Kubernetes
3 4 (1.63%) VxRail
3 4 (1.63%) WSUS
4 3 (1.22%) Ansible
4 3 (1.22%) Argo
4 3 (1.22%) Autotask
4 3 (1.22%) Progress Chef
4 3 (1.22%) Puppet
5 1 (0.41%) Avamar
Vendors
1 125 (50.81%) Microsoft
2 25 (10.16%) Databricks
3 16 (6.50%) Cisco
4 12 (4.88%) ForeScout
4 12 (4.88%) Foundry
4 12 (4.88%) VMware
5 10 (4.07%) Google
6 5 (2.03%) Dell
6 5 (2.03%) Veeam
6 5 (2.03%) Zerto
7 4 (1.63%) Commvault
7 4 (1.63%) HP
7 4 (1.63%) Meraki
7 4 (1.63%) SAP
7 4 (1.63%) ServiceNow
7 4 (1.63%) Tenable
8 3 (1.22%) Adobe
8 3 (1.22%) ConnectWise
8 3 (1.22%) Remedy
9 2 (0.81%) Oracle