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

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 2 3
Rank change year-on-year -5 +1 0
Permanent jobs citing Azure 274 173 351
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 10.04% 18.58% 17.39%
As % of the Cloud Services category 36.58% 52.74% 48.28%
Number of salaries quoted 178 144 301
10th Percentile £29,525 £31,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,125 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £82,375 £71,563 £69,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £81,825 £80,000
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 749 328 727
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 27.45% 35.23% 36.03%
Number of salaries quoted 550 274 599
10th Percentile £33,750 £32,500 £34,360
25th Percentile £46,250 £51,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,403 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.23% +13.04% -4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £90,000 £84,928
West Yorkshire median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% +9.09% -7.60%

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 24 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 (4.01%) IIS
2 9 (3.28%) SharePoint
3 6 (2.19%) Apache Spark
4 3 (1.09%) Apache
4 3 (1.09%) CMS
4 3 (1.09%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.73%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.73%) Confluence
6 1 (0.36%) SAS
6 1 (0.36%) SharePoint Server
6 1 (0.36%) WordPress
Applications
1 20 (7.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.46%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (1.82%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.46%) Unit4 Business World
3 3 (1.09%) Remedy ITSM
3 3 (1.09%) Shopify
4 2 (0.73%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.36%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.36%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.36%) SAP MDM
Cloud Services
1 69 (25.18%) AWS
2 42 (15.33%) GCP
3 38 (13.87%) Microsoft 365
3 38 (13.87%) Power Platform
4 26 (9.49%) Azure AI
5 22 (8.03%) Azure DevOps
6 21 (7.66%) Entra ID
7 18 (6.57%) Azure Data Factory
8 17 (6.20%) Dynamics 365
9 13 (4.74%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 11 (4.01%) Power Automate
10 11 (4.01%) Serverless
11 10 (3.65%) GitHub
12 8 (2.92%) Azure Logic Apps
12 8 (2.92%) PowerApps
12 8 (2.92%) SaaS
13 7 (2.55%) Amazon ECS
13 7 (2.55%) Microsoft Copilot
14 6 (2.19%) Copilot Studio
14 6 (2.19%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 15 (5.47%) DHCP
1 15 (5.47%) DNS
1 15 (5.47%) LAN
2 14 (5.11%) TCP/IP
2 14 (5.11%) WAN
3 9 (3.28%) Firewall
4 8 (2.92%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (2.55%) NAS
5 7 (2.55%) SAN
5 7 (2.55%) VPN
6 5 (1.82%) VLAN
7 3 (1.09%) HTTP
7 3 (1.09%) Wireless
8 2 (0.73%) BGP
8 2 (0.73%) Internet
8 2 (0.73%) NGFW
8 2 (0.73%) OSPF
8 2 (0.73%) SD-WAN
8 2 (0.73%) VXLAN
8 2 (0.73%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (10.95%) Power BI
2 20 (7.30%) Data Warehouse
3 17 (6.20%) Tableau
4 13 (4.74%) BigQuery
5 12 (4.38%) SQL Server
6 11 (4.01%) Amazon Redshift
6 11 (4.01%) Metadata
7 8 (2.92%) MongoDB
7 8 (2.92%) PostgreSQL
8 7 (2.55%) MySQL
9 6 (2.19%) Amazon RDS
9 6 (2.19%) Data Lake
9 6 (2.19%) NoSQL
9 6 (2.19%) Relational Database
10 5 (1.82%) Spark SQL
11 3 (1.09%) Redis
11 3 (1.09%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 3 (1.09%) Star Schema
12 2 (0.73%) Azure SQL Database
12 2 (0.73%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 14 (5.11%) Git
2 9 (3.28%) Jenkins
3 7 (2.55%) GitLab
4 3 (1.09%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.73%) Cypress.io
5 2 (0.73%) ERwin
5 2 (0.73%) JIRA
5 2 (0.73%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.36%) MLflow
General
1 99 (36.13%) Social Skills
2 47 (17.15%) Finance
3 26 (9.49%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (7.66%) Public Sector
5 9 (3.28%) Legal
6 5 (1.82%) Agriculture
6 5 (1.82%) Automotive
6 5 (1.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 5 (1.82%) Manufacturing
7 2 (0.73%) Financial Institution
7 2 (0.73%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (0.73%) Multimedia
7 2 (0.73%) Retail
8 1 (0.36%) Law
8 1 (0.36%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 51 (18.61%) Lead
2 45 (16.42%) Senior
3 36 (13.14%) Analyst
4 35 (12.77%) Architect
5 30 (10.95%) Junior
5 30 (10.95%) Junior Analyst
6 23 (8.39%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 21 (7.66%) Developer
8 20 (7.30%) Data Engineer
9 19 (6.93%) Software Engineer
9 19 (6.93%) Solutions Architect
10 17 (6.20%) Azure Engineer
11 16 (5.84%) Data Analyst
12 15 (5.47%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 15 (5.47%) Ethical Hacker
12 15 (5.47%) Junior Data Analyst
12 15 (5.47%) Junior Security Analyst
12 15 (5.47%) Security Analyst
13 13 (4.74%) Cloud Engineer
13 13 (4.74%) Lead Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (9.85%) React
2 17 (6.20%) Node.js
3 13 (4.74%) AngularJS
4 11 (4.01%) .NET
5 10 (3.65%) Vue
6 9 (3.28%) PySpark
6 9 (3.28%) REST
6 9 (3.28%) RESTful
6 9 (3.28%) Web Services
7 6 (2.19%) CSS
7 6 (2.19%) HTML
8 5 (1.82%) Middleware
8 5 (1.82%) XBRL
8 5 (1.82%) XML
9 3 (1.09%) ASP.NET
9 3 (1.09%) ASP.NET Core
9 3 (1.09%) Entity Framework
9 3 (1.09%) HTML5 Canvas
9 3 (1.09%) JSON
9 3 (1.09%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 20 (7.30%) Cloud Native
2 15 (5.47%) Cyberattack
3 10 (3.65%) Analytical Mindset
4 8 (2.92%) Data Centre
5 7 (2.55%) AI Agents
5 7 (2.55%) Low-Code
5 7 (2.55%) Product Ownership
6 6 (2.19%) Distributed Systems
7 5 (1.82%) Greenfield Project
7 5 (1.82%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (1.46%) Onboarding
9 3 (1.09%) Cloud Security Posture
9 3 (1.09%) Learning Management System
9 3 (1.09%) Management Information System
9 3 (1.09%) PKI
9 3 (1.09%) Security Posture
9 3 (1.09%) Taxonomies
10 2 (0.73%) Cyber Threat
10 2 (0.73%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 2 (0.73%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 27 (9.85%) Windows
2 16 (5.84%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.46%) Linux
3 4 (1.46%) Unix
4 3 (1.09%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (29.93%) Mentoring
2 54 (19.71%) Agile
3 49 (17.88%) AI
4 45 (16.42%) DevOps
5 44 (16.06%) Cybersecurity
6 43 (15.69%) CI/CD
7 37 (13.50%) Problem-Solving
8 33 (12.04%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 32 (11.68%) Business Intelligence
9 32 (11.68%) Technical Leadership
10 31 (11.31%) Software Engineering
11 30 (10.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 28 (10.22%) Continuous Improvement
13 24 (8.76%) Coaching
13 24 (8.76%) Roadmaps
14 23 (8.39%) ETL
14 23 (8.39%) Migration
15 22 (8.03%) Analytics
15 22 (8.03%) Data Engineering
16 21 (7.66%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 78 (28.47%) SQL
2 64 (23.36%) Python
3 38 (13.87%) JavaScript
4 26 (9.49%) C#
5 24 (8.76%) TypeScript
6 20 (7.30%) Java
7 18 (6.57%) PowerShell
8 8 (2.92%) PHP
9 7 (2.55%) Scala
10 5 (1.82%) Bash
11 4 (1.46%) Bicep
11 4 (1.46%) Go
12 3 (1.09%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.73%) Kusto Query Language
13 2 (0.73%) PL/SQL
13 2 (0.73%) R
14 1 (0.36%) C++
14 1 (0.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 65 (23.72%) Azure Certification
2 17 (6.20%) CompTIA CySA+
2 17 (6.20%) CompTIA Security+
3 15 (5.47%) CEH
4 11 (4.01%) Degree
5 10 (3.65%) Security Cleared
6 8 (2.92%) SC Cleared
7 7 (2.55%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (2.55%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (2.19%) CCNA
8 6 (2.19%) Network+ Certification
9 5 (1.82%) AWS Certification
9 5 (1.82%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (1.82%) SAP Certification
10 2 (0.73%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 2 (0.73%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.36%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (9.12%) Data Quality
2 8 (2.92%) Cyber Essentials
2 8 (2.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 8 (2.92%) GDPR
3 5 (1.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (1.82%) SLA
4 4 (1.46%) QA
5 3 (1.09%) PMO
6 2 (0.73%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.36%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.36%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.36%) HL7
7 1 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 1 (0.36%) WCAG
System Software
1 19 (6.93%) Active Directory
2 10 (3.65%) Hyper-V
2 10 (3.65%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (2.55%) Docker
4 3 (1.09%) vSphere
5 2 (0.73%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 26 (9.49%) Terraform
2 15 (5.47%) Kubernetes
3 14 (5.11%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (2.19%) VxRail
4 6 (2.19%) WSUS
5 5 (1.82%) Ansible
6 3 (1.09%) Argo
6 3 (1.09%) Autotask
7 2 (0.73%) Kibana
8 1 (0.36%) Avamar
8 1 (0.36%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.36%) Puppet
8 1 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 129 (47.08%) Microsoft
2 36 (13.14%) ForeScout
3 22 (8.03%) Databricks
4 20 (7.30%) VMware
5 18 (6.57%) Cisco
6 7 (2.55%) Dell
6 7 (2.55%) Veeam
6 7 (2.55%) Zerto
7 6 (2.19%) Commvault
7 6 (2.19%) Foundry
7 6 (2.19%) HP
7 6 (2.19%) Meraki
7 6 (2.19%) Tenable
8 5 (1.82%) SAP
9 4 (1.46%) Citrix
9 4 (1.46%) Google
9 4 (1.46%) ServiceNow
10 3 (1.09%) ConnectWise
10 3 (1.09%) Remedy
11 2 (0.73%) BiZZdesign