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

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 2 3
Rank change year-on-year -10 +1 +1
Permanent jobs citing Azure 244 186 296
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 7.84% 19.56% 18.36%
As % of the Cloud Services category 36.20% 52.69% 50.25%
Number of salaries quoted 168 155 222
10th Percentile £44,625 £28,250 £35,125
25th Percentile £54,750 £46,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,803 £65,000 £56,465
Median % change year-on-year +7.39% +15.12% +2.66%
75th Percentile £88,148 £72,750 £69,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £82,500 £83,375
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 674 353 589
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 21.64% 37.12% 36.54%
Number of salaries quoted 472 288 423
10th Percentile £36,250 £30,000 £33,800
25th Percentile £47,236 £47,375 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,308 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.89% +4.17% -
75th Percentile £84,063 £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 5 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 (4.92%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.87%) IIS
3 6 (2.46%) Apache Spark
4 3 (1.23%) CMS
4 3 (1.23%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.82%) Apache
5 2 (0.82%) Confluence
5 2 (0.82%) Palantir Foundry
6 1 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.41%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 9 (3.69%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (1.64%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.23%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (1.23%) Shopify
3 2 (0.82%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 1 (0.41%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.41%) SAP MDM
Cloud Services
1 64 (26.23%) AWS
2 44 (18.03%) Microsoft 365
3 37 (15.16%) GCP
4 29 (11.89%) Power Platform
5 24 (9.84%) Entra ID
6 20 (8.20%) Azure DevOps
7 18 (7.38%) Azure AI
7 18 (7.38%) Azure Data Factory
7 18 (7.38%) Dynamics 365
8 15 (6.15%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 13 (5.33%) Microsoft Purview
10 11 (4.51%) Microsoft Copilot
11 10 (4.10%) SaaS
12 9 (3.69%) Azure Sentinel
12 9 (3.69%) PaaS
12 9 (3.69%) Power Automate
13 7 (2.87%) Azure Databricks
13 7 (2.87%) PowerApps
14 6 (2.46%) Azure Logic Apps
14 6 (2.46%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 14 (5.74%) LAN
2 13 (5.33%) WAN
3 8 (3.28%) DHCP
3 8 (3.28%) DNS
4 7 (2.87%) Firewall
4 7 (2.87%) TCP/IP
4 7 (2.87%) VPN
5 6 (2.46%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (2.05%) VLAN
7 4 (1.64%) NAS
7 4 (1.64%) SAN
8 3 (1.23%) HTTP
8 3 (1.23%) Internet
8 3 (1.23%) Wireless
9 2 (0.82%) BGP
9 2 (0.82%) Network Security
9 2 (0.82%) OSPF
9 2 (0.82%) SD-WAN
10 1 (0.41%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (8.61%) Power BI
2 17 (6.97%) SQL Server
3 15 (6.15%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (4.92%) Metadata
5 10 (4.10%) BigQuery
6 9 (3.69%) Amazon Redshift
7 7 (2.87%) Data Lake
8 6 (2.46%) MongoDB
8 6 (2.46%) PostgreSQL
8 6 (2.46%) Spark SQL
9 5 (2.05%) Relational Database
9 5 (2.05%) Tableau
10 4 (1.64%) MySQL
11 3 (1.23%) Amazon RDS
11 3 (1.23%) NoSQL
11 3 (1.23%) Redis
11 3 (1.23%) Semantic Layer
12 2 (0.82%) Azure SQL Database
12 2 (0.82%) Delta Lake
13 1 (0.41%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 17 (6.97%) Git
2 11 (4.51%) GitLab
3 5 (2.05%) Jenkins
4 3 (1.23%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.82%) Cypress.io
5 2 (0.82%) ERwin
5 2 (0.82%) JIRA
5 2 (0.82%) MLflow
General
1 59 (24.18%) Finance
2 57 (23.36%) Social Skills
3 26 (10.66%) Analytical Skills
3 26 (10.66%) Public Sector
4 10 (4.10%) Legal
5 8 (3.28%) Manufacturing
6 7 (2.87%) Retail
7 5 (2.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (1.23%) Agriculture
8 3 (1.23%) Automotive
8 3 (1.23%) Law
9 2 (0.82%) Banking
9 2 (0.82%) Financial Institution
9 2 (0.82%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (0.82%) Retail Banking
10 1 (0.41%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 58 (23.77%) Lead
2 47 (19.26%) Architect
3 46 (18.85%) Senior
4 32 (13.11%) Azure Engineer
5 27 (11.07%) Solutions Architect
6 24 (9.84%) Data Engineer
7 18 (7.38%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 16 (6.56%) Lead Architect
8 16 (6.56%) Lead Solutions Architect
9 15 (6.15%) Platform Engineer
10 14 (5.74%) Azure Platform Engineer
10 14 (5.74%) Cloud Engineer
10 14 (5.74%) Cloud Platform Engineer
10 14 (5.74%) Developer
11 13 (5.33%) Software Engineer
12 12 (4.92%) DevOps Engineer
12 12 (4.92%) Microsoft Engineer
13 10 (4.10%) Analyst
14 9 (3.69%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
14 9 (3.69%) Senior Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (9.02%) Terraform
2 17 (6.97%) .NET
3 12 (4.92%) Node.js
4 10 (4.10%) React
5 8 (3.28%) PySpark
6 7 (2.87%) Middleware
6 7 (2.87%) RESTful
7 6 (2.46%) AngularJS
7 6 (2.46%) Entity Framework
7 6 (2.46%) REST
8 5 (2.05%) Vue
9 4 (1.64%) .NET Core
9 4 (1.64%) CSS
9 4 (1.64%) HTML
9 4 (1.64%) Kafka
9 4 (1.64%) XML
10 3 (1.23%) ASP.NET
10 3 (1.23%) JSON
10 3 (1.23%) Web Services
10 3 (1.23%) XBRL
Miscellaneous
1 15 (6.15%) Cloud Native
2 8 (3.28%) Analytical Mindset
3 6 (2.46%) AI Agents
4 5 (2.05%) Cyber Threat
4 5 (2.05%) Legacy Systems
4 5 (2.05%) Low-Code
4 5 (2.05%) Product Ownership
5 4 (1.64%) Cyberattack
5 4 (1.64%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (1.64%) Greenfield Project
5 4 (1.64%) Linux Command Line
6 3 (1.23%) Cloud Security Posture
6 3 (1.23%) Data Centre
6 3 (1.23%) Hybrid Cloud
6 3 (1.23%) Learning Management System
6 3 (1.23%) Onboarding
6 3 (1.23%) Security Posture
6 3 (1.23%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (0.82%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 2 (0.82%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 25 (10.25%) Windows
2 10 (4.10%) Windows Server
3 8 (3.28%) Linux
4 5 (2.05%) Unix
4 5 (2.05%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (24.59%) Mentoring
2 53 (21.72%) Agile
3 49 (20.08%) CI/CD
4 45 (18.44%) AI
5 44 (18.03%) DevOps
6 39 (15.98%) Technical Leadership
7 35 (14.34%) Problem-Solving
8 31 (12.70%) Cybersecurity
8 31 (12.70%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 30 (12.30%) Stakeholder Management
10 28 (11.48%) Software Engineering
11 27 (11.07%) Continuous Improvement
11 27 (11.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 26 (10.66%) Coaching
13 24 (9.84%) Analytics
13 24 (9.84%) Decision-Making
14 23 (9.43%) Migration
14 23 (9.43%) Platform Engineering
15 22 (9.02%) Business Intelligence
16 21 (8.61%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 53 (21.72%) SQL
2 42 (17.21%) Python
3 26 (10.66%) C#
4 21 (8.61%) JavaScript
5 18 (7.38%) Java
6 13 (5.33%) PowerShell
6 13 (5.33%) TypeScript
7 7 (2.87%) Scala
8 5 (2.05%) Bicep
8 5 (2.05%) PHP
9 3 (1.23%) Go
9 3 (1.23%) Kotlin
9 3 (1.23%) Kusto Query Language
9 3 (1.23%) Shell Script
9 3 (1.23%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.82%) Bash
11 1 (0.41%) C++
11 1 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.41%) R
11 1 (0.41%) Rust
Qualifications
1 26 (10.66%) Azure Certification
2 12 (4.92%) Security Cleared
3 11 (4.51%) Degree
4 10 (4.10%) CompTIA CySA+
4 10 (4.10%) CompTIA Security+
5 9 (3.69%) SC Cleared
6 8 (3.28%) Microsoft Certification
7 7 (2.87%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (2.46%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (1.64%) AWS Certification
9 4 (1.64%) CCNA
9 4 (1.64%) CEH
9 4 (1.64%) Network+ Certification
9 4 (1.64%) SAP Certification
10 3 (1.23%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.82%) CISA
11 2 (0.82%) CISSP
11 2 (0.82%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 2 (0.82%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 2 (0.82%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (9.43%) Data Quality
2 12 (4.92%) Cyber Essentials
2 12 (4.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 7 (2.87%) GDPR
3 7 (2.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (2.05%) QA
5 4 (1.64%) SLA
6 2 (0.82%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.82%) GRC
6 2 (0.82%) ISO 22301
6 2 (0.82%) ISO 9001
6 2 (0.82%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.82%) 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 13 (5.33%) Active Directory
2 7 (2.87%) Hyper-V
2 7 (2.87%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (2.46%) Docker
4 3 (1.23%) vSphere
5 2 (0.82%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 18 (7.38%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (2.87%) Kubernetes
3 3 (1.23%) Ansible
3 3 (1.23%) Argo
3 3 (1.23%) Autotask
3 3 (1.23%) Progress Chef
3 3 (1.23%) Puppet
3 3 (1.23%) VxRail
3 3 (1.23%) WSUS
4 1 (0.41%) Avamar
Vendors
1 124 (50.82%) Microsoft
2 25 (10.25%) Databricks
3 15 (6.15%) Cisco
4 13 (5.33%) Foundry
5 12 (4.92%) ForeScout
6 11 (4.51%) VMware
7 10 (4.10%) Google
8 4 (1.64%) Dell
8 4 (1.64%) SAP
8 4 (1.64%) ServiceNow
8 4 (1.64%) Veeam
8 4 (1.64%) Zerto
9 3 (1.23%) Adobe
9 3 (1.23%) Commvault
9 3 (1.23%) ConnectWise
9 3 (1.23%) HP
9 3 (1.23%) Meraki
9 3 (1.23%) Remedy
9 3 (1.23%) Tenable
10 2 (0.82%) BiZZdesign