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 15 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 2 4
Rank change year-on-year -9 +2 -1
Permanent jobs citing Azure 270 185 316
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 9.10% 19.27% 16.94%
As % of the Cloud Services category 36.59% 54.09% 48.32%
Number of salaries quoted 182 156 265
10th Percentile £29,900 £31,250 £34,300
25th Percentile £50,226 £45,563 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,458 £60,000 £55,430
Median % change year-on-year +15.76% +8.25% +0.78%
75th Percentile £88,148 £72,500 £69,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £82,500 £83,250
West Yorkshire median annual salary £62,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +8.70% +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 738 342 654
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 24.87% 35.63% 35.07%
Number of salaries quoted 533 285 531
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £34,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £48,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £62,500 £59,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% +5.04% -0.83%
75th Percentile £83,750 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £90,000 £85,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +8.33% +4.35% -3.40%

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 15 August 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 (3.33%) IIS
1 9 (3.33%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.85%) Apache Spark
3 3 (1.11%) CMS
3 3 (1.11%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.74%) Apache
4 2 (0.74%) Confluence
5 1 (0.37%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.37%) SharePoint Server
5 1 (0.37%) WordPress
Applications
1 16 (5.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.11%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (1.85%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.11%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (1.11%) Shopify
3 2 (0.74%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 2 (0.74%) Unit4 Business World
4 1 (0.37%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.37%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.37%) SAP MDM
Cloud Services
1 60 (22.22%) AWS
2 43 (15.93%) Microsoft 365
3 38 (14.07%) Power Platform
4 37 (13.70%) GCP
5 23 (8.52%) Azure AI
6 22 (8.15%) Entra ID
7 21 (7.78%) Dynamics 365
8 20 (7.41%) Azure DevOps
9 17 (6.30%) Azure Data Factory
10 11 (4.07%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 11 (4.07%) Microsoft Purview
11 9 (3.33%) Microsoft Copilot
11 9 (3.33%) Power Automate
11 9 (3.33%) SaaS
12 8 (2.96%) Azure Logic Apps
12 8 (2.96%) GitHub
12 8 (2.96%) Serverless
13 7 (2.59%) PaaS
14 6 (2.22%) Azure Machine Learning
14 6 (2.22%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 14 (5.19%) LAN
2 13 (4.81%) WAN
3 12 (4.44%) DHCP
3 12 (4.44%) DNS
4 11 (4.07%) TCP/IP
5 7 (2.59%) Firewall
5 7 (2.59%) VPN
6 6 (2.22%) Wi-Fi
7 5 (1.85%) NAS
7 5 (1.85%) SAN
7 5 (1.85%) VLAN
8 3 (1.11%) HTTP
8 3 (1.11%) Wireless
9 2 (0.74%) BGP
9 2 (0.74%) Internet
9 2 (0.74%) Network Security
9 2 (0.74%) OSPF
9 2 (0.74%) SD-WAN
10 1 (0.37%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (11.11%) Power BI
2 16 (5.93%) Data Warehouse
2 16 (5.93%) SQL Server
3 13 (4.81%) Tableau
4 11 (4.07%) BigQuery
4 11 (4.07%) Metadata
5 9 (3.33%) Amazon Redshift
6 6 (2.22%) MongoDB
6 6 (2.22%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (2.22%) Relational Database
7 5 (1.85%) Data Lake
7 5 (1.85%) Spark SQL
8 4 (1.48%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (1.48%) MySQL
8 4 (1.48%) NoSQL
9 3 (1.11%) Redis
10 2 (0.74%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.74%) Delta Lake
10 2 (0.74%) Semantic Layer
11 1 (0.37%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 14 (5.19%) Git
2 8 (2.96%) GitLab
3 7 (2.59%) Jenkins
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%) MLflow
General
1 85 (31.48%) Social Skills
2 59 (21.85%) Finance
3 20 (7.41%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (6.30%) Public Sector
5 9 (3.33%) Legal
5 9 (3.33%) Manufacturing
6 6 (2.22%) Retail
7 5 (1.85%) Agriculture
7 5 (1.85%) Automotive
7 5 (1.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (0.74%) Financial Institution
8 2 (0.74%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (0.74%) Law
8 2 (0.74%) Multimedia
9 1 (0.37%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 57 (21.11%) Lead
2 43 (15.93%) Architect
3 42 (15.56%) Senior
4 28 (10.37%) Analyst
5 25 (9.26%) Solutions Architect
6 24 (8.89%) Azure Engineer
6 24 (8.89%) Junior
6 24 (8.89%) Junior Analyst
7 20 (7.41%) Data Engineer
7 20 (7.41%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 18 (6.67%) Developer
9 16 (5.93%) Lead Architect
9 16 (5.93%) Lead Solutions Architect
9 16 (5.93%) Software Engineer
10 15 (5.56%) Cloud Engineer
11 14 (5.19%) Platform Engineer
12 13 (4.81%) Data Analyst
13 12 (4.44%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 12 (4.44%) Junior Data Analyst
13 12 (4.44%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (8.15%) React
2 15 (5.56%) Node.js
3 13 (4.81%) .NET
4 12 (4.44%) AngularJS
5 9 (3.33%) PySpark
5 9 (3.33%) Vue
6 8 (2.96%) RESTful
7 7 (2.59%) REST
7 7 (2.59%) Web Services
8 6 (2.22%) CSS
8 6 (2.22%) HTML
8 6 (2.22%) Middleware
9 5 (1.85%) XBRL
9 5 (1.85%) XML
10 3 (1.11%) ASP.NET
10 3 (1.11%) Entity Framework
10 3 (1.11%) HTML5 Canvas
10 3 (1.11%) JSON
10 3 (1.11%) Spring
10 3 (1.11%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 16 (5.93%) Cloud Native
2 12 (4.44%) Cyberattack
3 8 (2.96%) Analytical Mindset
4 7 (2.59%) AI Agents
4 7 (2.59%) Low-Code
5 6 (2.22%) Product Ownership
6 5 (1.85%) Greenfield Project
6 5 (1.85%) Legacy Systems
7 4 (1.48%) Data Centre
7 4 (1.48%) Distributed Systems
7 4 (1.48%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.11%) Cloud Security Posture
8 3 (1.11%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (1.11%) Learning Management System
8 3 (1.11%) Onboarding
8 3 (1.11%) Security Posture
8 3 (1.11%) Taxonomies
9 2 (0.74%) Distributed Architecture
9 2 (0.74%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 2 (0.74%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 25 (9.26%) Windows
2 13 (4.81%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.48%) Windows Server 2019
4 3 (1.11%) Linux
4 3 (1.11%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (27.04%) Mentoring
2 52 (19.26%) AI
3 51 (18.89%) Agile
4 44 (16.30%) CI/CD
5 43 (15.93%) Cybersecurity
5 43 (15.93%) DevOps
6 37 (13.70%) Technical Leadership
7 31 (11.48%) Business Intelligence
7 31 (11.48%) Problem-Solving
7 31 (11.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 30 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
8 30 (11.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 30 (11.11%) Software Engineering
9 26 (9.63%) Migration
10 25 (9.26%) Roadmaps
11 24 (8.89%) Stakeholder Management
12 22 (8.15%) Decision-Making
13 21 (7.78%) Analytics
13 21 (7.78%) Data Engineering
14 20 (7.41%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 70 (25.93%) SQL
2 58 (21.48%) Python
3 31 (11.48%) JavaScript
4 28 (10.37%) C#
5 21 (7.78%) TypeScript
6 18 (6.67%) Java
7 16 (5.93%) PowerShell
8 7 (2.59%) PHP
8 7 (2.59%) Scala
9 5 (1.85%) Bicep
10 4 (1.48%) Bash
10 4 (1.48%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.74%) Go
11 2 (0.74%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.74%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.74%) R
12 1 (0.37%) C++
12 1 (0.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.37%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 56 (20.74%) Azure Certification
2 15 (5.56%) CompTIA CySA+
2 15 (5.56%) CompTIA Security+
3 12 (4.44%) CEH
4 11 (4.07%) Degree
5 9 (3.33%) Security Cleared
6 8 (2.96%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (2.59%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (2.59%) SC Cleared
8 6 (2.22%) CCNA
8 6 (2.22%) Microsoft Certification
8 6 (2.22%) Network+ Certification
9 5 (1.85%) AWS Certification
9 5 (1.85%) SAP Certification
10 2 (0.74%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 2 (0.74%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.37%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 1 (0.37%) CRISC
11 1 (0.37%) IIBA
11 1 (0.37%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (8.15%) Data Quality
2 9 (3.33%) Cyber Essentials
2 9 (3.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 8 (2.96%) GDPR
4 5 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (1.85%) SLA
5 4 (1.48%) QA
6 3 (1.11%) PMO
7 2 (0.74%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.37%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.37%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.37%) HL7
8 1 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 1 (0.37%) WCAG
System Software
1 16 (5.93%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.96%) Hyper-V
2 8 (2.96%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (2.59%) Docker
4 3 (1.11%) vSphere
5 2 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 25 (9.26%) Terraform
2 16 (5.93%) Microsoft Intune
3 13 (4.81%) Kubernetes
4 4 (1.48%) Ansible
4 4 (1.48%) VxRail
4 4 (1.48%) WSUS
5 3 (1.11%) Argo
5 3 (1.11%) Autotask
6 2 (0.74%) Kibana
6 2 (0.74%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.74%) Puppet
7 1 (0.37%) Avamar
Vendors
1 133 (49.26%) Microsoft
2 30 (11.11%) ForeScout
3 26 (9.63%) Databricks
4 18 (6.67%) VMware
5 17 (6.30%) Cisco
6 6 (2.22%) Foundry
7 5 (1.85%) Dell
7 5 (1.85%) SAP
7 5 (1.85%) Veeam
7 5 (1.85%) Zerto
8 4 (1.48%) Commvault
8 4 (1.48%) Google
8 4 (1.48%) HP
8 4 (1.48%) Meraki
8 4 (1.48%) ServiceNow
8 4 (1.48%) Tenable
9 3 (1.11%) Citrix
9 3 (1.11%) ConnectWise
9 3 (1.11%) Remedy
10 2 (0.74%) Oracle