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

6 months to
23 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 2 4
Rank change year-on-year -5 +2 -1
Permanent jobs citing Azure 273 173 355
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 10.01% 18.50% 17.33%
As % of the Cloud Services category 36.35% 51.95% 47.91%
Number of salaries quoted 178 144 305
10th Percentile £29,525 £31,250 £34,850
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,125 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,750 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.92% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £82,375 £71,563 £69,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £81,825 £81,500
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 751 333 741
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 27.54% 35.61% 36.18%
Number of salaries quoted 552 278 613
10th Percentile £33,750 £32,500 £34,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £51,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.85% +13.04% -4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £90,000 £84,685
West Yorkshire median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% +9.09% -6.78%

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 23 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 (4.03%) IIS
2 9 (3.30%) SharePoint
3 6 (2.20%) Apache Spark
4 3 (1.10%) Apache
4 3 (1.10%) CMS
4 3 (1.10%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.73%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.73%) Confluence
6 1 (0.37%) SAS
6 1 (0.37%) SharePoint Server
6 1 (0.37%) WordPress
Applications
1 20 (7.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.47%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (1.83%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.47%) Unit4 Business World
3 3 (1.10%) Remedy ITSM
3 3 (1.10%) Shopify
4 2 (0.73%) 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 (25.27%) AWS
2 42 (15.38%) GCP
3 38 (13.92%) Microsoft 365
3 38 (13.92%) Power Platform
4 26 (9.52%) Azure AI
5 21 (7.69%) Azure DevOps
5 21 (7.69%) Entra ID
6 17 (6.23%) Azure Data Factory
7 16 (5.86%) Dynamics 365
8 12 (4.40%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 11 (4.03%) Power Automate
9 11 (4.03%) Serverless
10 10 (3.66%) GitHub
11 8 (2.93%) Azure Logic Apps
11 8 (2.93%) PowerApps
11 8 (2.93%) SaaS
12 7 (2.56%) Amazon ECS
12 7 (2.56%) Microsoft Copilot
13 6 (2.20%) Copilot Studio
13 6 (2.20%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 15 (5.49%) DHCP
1 15 (5.49%) DNS
1 15 (5.49%) LAN
2 14 (5.13%) TCP/IP
2 14 (5.13%) WAN
3 9 (3.30%) Firewall
4 8 (2.93%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (2.56%) NAS
5 7 (2.56%) SAN
5 7 (2.56%) VPN
6 5 (1.83%) VLAN
7 3 (1.10%) HTTP
7 3 (1.10%) 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 (10.99%) Power BI
2 19 (6.96%) Data Warehouse
3 17 (6.23%) Tableau
4 12 (4.40%) BigQuery
4 12 (4.40%) SQL Server
5 11 (4.03%) Metadata
6 10 (3.66%) Amazon Redshift
7 8 (2.93%) MongoDB
7 8 (2.93%) PostgreSQL
8 7 (2.56%) MySQL
9 6 (2.20%) Amazon RDS
9 6 (2.20%) Data Lake
9 6 (2.20%) NoSQL
9 6 (2.20%) Relational Database
10 5 (1.83%) Spark SQL
11 3 (1.10%) Redis
11 3 (1.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 3 (1.10%) Star Schema
12 2 (0.73%) RDBMS
12 2 (0.73%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 14 (5.13%) Git
2 9 (3.30%) Jenkins
3 7 (2.56%) GitLab
4 3 (1.10%) 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 (0.37%) MLflow
General
1 98 (35.90%) Social Skills
2 46 (16.85%) Finance
3 26 (9.52%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (7.69%) Public Sector
5 9 (3.30%) Legal
6 5 (1.83%) Agriculture
6 5 (1.83%) Automotive
6 5 (1.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 5 (1.83%) Manufacturing
7 2 (0.73%) Financial Institution
7 2 (0.73%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (0.73%) Law
7 2 (0.73%) Multimedia
7 2 (0.73%) Retail
8 1 (0.37%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 51 (18.68%) Lead
2 44 (16.12%) Senior
3 36 (13.19%) Analyst
4 35 (12.82%) Architect
5 30 (10.99%) Junior
5 30 (10.99%) Junior Analyst
6 23 (8.42%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 22 (8.06%) Developer
8 19 (6.96%) Data Engineer
8 19 (6.96%) Software Engineer
8 19 (6.96%) Solutions Architect
9 17 (6.23%) Azure Engineer
10 16 (5.86%) Data Analyst
11 15 (5.49%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 15 (5.49%) Ethical Hacker
11 15 (5.49%) Junior Data Analyst
11 15 (5.49%) Junior Security Analyst
11 15 (5.49%) Security Analyst
12 13 (4.76%) Cloud Engineer
12 13 (4.76%) Lead Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (9.89%) React
2 17 (6.23%) Node.js
3 13 (4.76%) AngularJS
4 10 (3.66%) .NET
4 10 (3.66%) Vue
5 9 (3.30%) PySpark
5 9 (3.30%) REST
5 9 (3.30%) RESTful
5 9 (3.30%) Web Services
6 6 (2.20%) CSS
6 6 (2.20%) HTML
7 5 (1.83%) Middleware
7 5 (1.83%) XBRL
7 5 (1.83%) XML
8 3 (1.10%) ARM Templates
8 3 (1.10%) ASP.NET
8 3 (1.10%) ASP.NET Core
8 3 (1.10%) Entity Framework
8 3 (1.10%) HTML5 Canvas
8 3 (1.10%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 19 (6.96%) Cloud Native
2 15 (5.49%) Cyberattack
3 10 (3.66%) Analytical Mindset
4 8 (2.93%) Data Centre
5 7 (2.56%) AI Agents
5 7 (2.56%) Low-Code
5 7 (2.56%) Product Ownership
6 6 (2.20%) Distributed Systems
7 5 (1.83%) Greenfield Project
7 5 (1.83%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (1.47%) Onboarding
9 3 (1.10%) Cloud Security Posture
9 3 (1.10%) Learning Management System
9 3 (1.10%) Management Information System
9 3 (1.10%) PKI
9 3 (1.10%) Security Posture
9 3 (1.10%) 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 (9.89%) Windows
2 16 (5.86%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.47%) Linux
3 4 (1.47%) Unix
4 3 (1.10%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (30.40%) Mentoring
2 53 (19.41%) Agile
3 47 (17.22%) AI
4 44 (16.12%) Cybersecurity
5 43 (15.75%) DevOps
6 41 (15.02%) CI/CD
7 36 (13.19%) Problem-Solving
8 33 (12.09%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 33 (12.09%) Technical Leadership
9 32 (11.72%) Business Intelligence
10 30 (10.99%) Software Engineering
11 29 (10.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 28 (10.26%) Continuous Improvement
13 25 (9.16%) Roadmaps
14 24 (8.79%) Coaching
15 23 (8.42%) Migration
16 22 (8.06%) ETL
17 21 (7.69%) Analytics
17 21 (7.69%) Data Engineering
17 21 (7.69%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 77 (28.21%) SQL
2 63 (23.08%) Python
3 38 (13.92%) JavaScript
4 25 (9.16%) C#
5 24 (8.79%) TypeScript
6 19 (6.96%) Java
7 18 (6.59%) PowerShell
8 8 (2.93%) PHP
9 6 (2.20%) Scala
10 5 (1.83%) Bash
11 4 (1.47%) Bicep
11 4 (1.47%) Go
12 3 (1.10%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.73%) Kusto Query Language
13 2 (0.73%) PL/SQL
13 2 (0.73%) R
14 1 (0.37%) C++
14 1 (0.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 65 (23.81%) Azure Certification
2 17 (6.23%) CompTIA CySA+
2 17 (6.23%) CompTIA Security+
3 15 (5.49%) CEH
4 11 (4.03%) Degree
5 10 (3.66%) Security Cleared
6 8 (2.93%) SC Cleared
7 7 (2.56%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (2.56%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (2.20%) CCNA
8 6 (2.20%) Network+ Certification
9 5 (1.83%) AWS Certification
9 5 (1.83%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (1.83%) SAP Certification
10 2 (0.73%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 2 (0.73%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.37%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (9.16%) Data Quality
2 8 (2.93%) Cyber Essentials
2 8 (2.93%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 8 (2.93%) GDPR
3 5 (1.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (1.83%) SLA
4 3 (1.10%) PMO
4 3 (1.10%) QA
5 2 (0.73%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.37%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.37%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.37%) HL7
6 1 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 42001
6 1 (0.37%) WCAG
System Software
1 19 (6.96%) Active Directory
2 10 (3.66%) Hyper-V
2 10 (3.66%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (2.56%) Docker
4 3 (1.10%) vSphere
5 2 (0.73%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 26 (9.52%) Terraform
2 15 (5.49%) Kubernetes
3 14 (5.13%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (2.20%) VxRail
4 6 (2.20%) WSUS
5 5 (1.83%) Ansible
6 3 (1.10%) Argo
6 3 (1.10%) Autotask
7 2 (0.73%) Kibana
8 1 (0.37%) Avamar
8 1 (0.37%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.37%) Puppet
8 1 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 128 (46.89%) Microsoft
2 36 (13.19%) ForeScout
3 22 (8.06%) Databricks
4 20 (7.33%) VMware
5 18 (6.59%) Cisco
6 7 (2.56%) Dell
6 7 (2.56%) Veeam
6 7 (2.56%) Zerto
7 6 (2.20%) Commvault
7 6 (2.20%) Foundry
7 6 (2.20%) HP
7 6 (2.20%) Meraki
7 6 (2.20%) Tenable
8 5 (1.83%) SAP
9 4 (1.47%) Citrix
9 4 (1.47%) Google
9 4 (1.47%) ServiceNow
10 3 (1.10%) ConnectWise
10 3 (1.10%) Remedy
11 2 (0.73%) BiZZdesign