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 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 3 4
Rank change year-on-year 0 +1 -2
Permanent jobs citing Azure 246 218 275
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 18.81% 19.91% 21.64%
As % of the Cloud Services category 46.68% 46.88% 43.72%
Number of salaries quoted 183 165 225
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,019 £39,150
25th Percentile £35,750 £42,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £53,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.92% -7.83% -2.54%
75th Percentile £75,000 £69,500 £72,433
90th Percentile £84,750 £75,000 £82,529
West Yorkshire median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%

All Cloud 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 527 465 629
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 40.29% 42.47% 49.49%
Number of salaries quoted 379 326 506
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,938 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,563 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £77,500 £69,938 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £87,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% +4.55%

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 December 2025.

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%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (3.66%) Apache Spark
3 7 (2.85%) Confluence
4 4 (1.63%) SharePoint
5 3 (1.22%) OpenStack
6 2 (0.81%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.81%) IIS
7 1 (0.41%) Apache
7 1 (0.41%) CMS
7 1 (0.41%) FileNet
Applications
1 8 (3.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (2.85%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.41%) FrameMaker
3 1 (0.41%) MadCap Flare
3 1 (0.41%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 10 (4.07%) SAP ERP
2 3 (1.22%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.81%) Markit EDM
4 1 (0.41%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.41%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 128 (52.03%) AWS
2 45 (18.29%) GitHub
2 45 (18.29%) Serverless
3 37 (15.04%) GCP
4 28 (11.38%) Azure DevOps
5 23 (9.35%) Microsoft 365
6 20 (8.13%) GitHub Actions
7 16 (6.50%) AWS CloudFormation
7 16 (6.50%) AWS Lambda
8 15 (6.10%) SaaS
9 14 (5.69%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 14 (5.69%) Amazon S3
9 14 (5.69%) Entra ID
10 13 (5.28%) Amazon EventBridge
10 13 (5.28%) Amazon SQS
10 13 (5.28%) AWS Step Functions
10 13 (5.28%) Power Platform
11 8 (3.25%) Azure Data Factory
12 7 (2.85%) Microsoft Purview
13 6 (2.44%) Amazon ECS
Communications & Networking
1 22 (8.94%) Internet
2 21 (8.54%) Firewall
3 12 (4.88%) TCP/IP
3 12 (4.88%) VLAN
4 11 (4.47%) DNS
5 10 (4.07%) VoIP
6 9 (3.66%) SAN
7 8 (3.25%) VPN
8 7 (2.85%) DHCP
9 6 (2.44%) Network Security
10 4 (1.63%) WAN
11 3 (1.22%) LAN
11 3 (1.22%) Wi-Fi
12 1 (0.41%) BGP
12 1 (0.41%) HTTP
12 1 (0.41%) Junos
12 1 (0.41%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (8.94%) PostgreSQL
2 18 (7.32%) SQL Server
3 17 (6.91%) NoSQL
4 16 (6.50%) Metadata
5 14 (5.69%) DynamoDB
6 11 (4.47%) MongoDB
6 11 (4.47%) MySQL
6 11 (4.47%) Power BI
7 7 (2.85%) Tableau
8 6 (2.44%) Data Vault
8 6 (2.44%) Data Warehouse
8 6 (2.44%) Relational Database
9 5 (2.03%) Delta Lake
10 4 (1.63%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (1.63%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (1.22%) RDBMS
11 3 (1.22%) Spark SQL
11 3 (1.22%) TIBCO EBX
12 2 (0.81%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 2 (0.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 49 (19.92%) Git
2 11 (4.47%) GitLab
3 9 (3.66%) JIRA
4 5 (2.03%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.41%) Appium
5 1 (0.41%) Burp Suite
5 1 (0.41%) CircleCI
5 1 (0.41%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.41%) Metasploit
5 1 (0.41%) Postman
5 1 (0.41%) REST Assured
5 1 (0.41%) Selenium
5 1 (0.41%) Snyk
5 1 (0.41%) SonarQube
General
1 104 (42.28%) Social Skills
2 22 (8.94%) Multimedia
3 18 (7.32%) Public Sector
4 16 (6.50%) Finance
5 13 (5.28%) Analytical Skills
6 12 (4.88%) Retail
7 6 (2.44%) Legal
8 4 (1.63%) Documentation Skills
8 4 (1.63%) Marketing
9 2 (0.81%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (0.81%) Law
9 2 (0.81%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.41%) Billing
10 1 (0.41%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 61 (24.80%) Developer
2 45 (18.29%) Architect
3 39 (15.85%) Lead
4 34 (13.82%) Senior
5 22 (8.94%) Trainee
6 21 (8.54%) Data Engineer
7 20 (8.13%) Software Developer
8 17 (6.91%) .NET Developer
8 17 (6.91%) Analyst
9 16 (6.50%) Support Technician
10 15 (6.10%) IT Support
11 13 (5.28%) Applications Architect
11 13 (5.28%) Junior
12 12 (4.88%) DevOps Engineer
12 12 (4.88%) Lead Developer
13 11 (4.47%) IT Support Technician
13 11 (4.47%) IT Technician
13 11 (4.47%) Software Architect
13 11 (4.47%) Trainee Developer
13 11 (4.47%) Trainee Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (15.85%) .NET
2 28 (11.38%) React
3 27 (10.98%) CSS
3 27 (10.98%) HTML
4 20 (8.13%) RESTful
5 16 (6.50%) .NET Core
5 16 (6.50%) Blazor
6 13 (5.28%) AngularJS
6 13 (5.28%) ASP.NET
6 13 (5.28%) ASP.NET Core
6 13 (5.28%) AWS CDK
7 11 (4.47%) PySpark
8 9 (3.66%) Node.js
9 6 (2.44%) Spring
9 6 (2.44%) Spring Boot
10 5 (2.03%) REST
11 3 (1.22%) Apache Camel
11 3 (1.22%) Elastic Stack
11 3 (1.22%) Vue
11 3 (1.22%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 40 (16.26%) Cloud Native
2 24 (9.76%) Enterprise Software
3 10 (4.07%) Distributed Systems
4 9 (3.66%) Clustering
4 9 (3.66%) Data Centre
5 7 (2.85%) Driving Licence
6 6 (2.44%) Product Ownership
7 5 (2.03%) Management Information System
8 4 (1.63%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (1.63%) Greenfield Project
8 4 (1.63%) Marketing Technology
8 4 (1.63%) Public Cloud
9 3 (1.22%) Enterprise Cloud
9 3 (1.22%) Replication
9 3 (1.22%) Security Posture
9 3 (1.22%) Taxonomies
10 2 (0.81%) Cyber Threat
10 2 (0.81%) Hybrid Cloud
10 2 (0.81%) IoT
10 2 (0.81%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 25 (10.16%) Windows
2 15 (6.10%) Linux
3 10 (4.07%) Windows Server
4 9 (3.66%) Windows 10
4 9 (3.66%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (1.63%) Android
6 2 (0.81%) Check Point GAiA
6 2 (0.81%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (42.68%) Mentoring
2 77 (31.30%) DevOps
3 76 (30.89%) CI/CD
4 73 (29.67%) Agile
5 51 (20.73%) Microservices
6 47 (19.11%) Data Modelling
6 47 (19.11%) Problem-Solving
7 39 (15.85%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 35 (14.23%) Application Security
8 35 (14.23%) Cybersecurity
8 35 (14.23%) Infrastructure as Code
9 33 (13.41%) Continuous Improvement
10 32 (13.01%) Migration
11 29 (11.79%) Architectural Patterns
12 28 (11.38%) Stakeholder Management
13 27 (10.98%) Computer Science
13 27 (10.98%) Containerisation
13 27 (10.98%) Roadmaps
14 26 (10.57%) Enterprise Architecture
15 25 (10.16%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 99 (40.24%) Python
2 73 (29.67%) SQL
3 67 (27.24%) JavaScript
4 49 (19.92%) C#
5 36 (14.63%) Java
6 33 (13.41%) TypeScript
7 13 (5.28%) R
8 9 (3.66%) PowerShell
9 6 (2.44%) Bash
10 5 (2.03%) Scala
10 5 (2.03%) T-SQL
11 4 (1.63%) PHP
12 2 (0.81%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.41%) Bicep
13 1 (0.41%) Go
Qualifications
1 60 (24.39%) Azure Certification
2 59 (23.98%) AWS Certification
3 57 (23.17%) Microsoft Certification
4 38 (15.45%) Degree
5 25 (10.16%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
6 24 (9.76%) Computer Science Degree
7 22 (8.94%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 22 (8.94%) TOGAF Certification
8 11 (4.47%) AWS Certified Developer
8 11 (4.47%) Security Cleared
9 10 (4.07%) SC Cleared
10 7 (2.85%) ITIL Certification
11 5 (2.03%) CompTIA CySA+
11 5 (2.03%) CompTIA Security+
12 2 (0.81%) CCSA
12 2 (0.81%) CCSE
13 1 (0.41%) JNCIP
13 1 (0.41%) JNCIS
13 1 (0.41%) MCITP
13 1 (0.41%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (4.88%) QA
2 7 (2.85%) Data Quality
3 2 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.41%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.41%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.41%) GDPR
4 1 (0.41%) GRC
4 1 (0.41%) NIST
4 1 (0.41%) SLA
System Software
1 37 (15.04%) Docker
2 22 (8.94%) Hyper-V
3 14 (5.69%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (4.07%) Active Directory
5 1 (0.41%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.41%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 40 (16.26%) Terraform
2 27 (10.98%) Kubernetes
3 14 (5.69%) Ansible
4 13 (5.28%) Microsoft Intune
5 11 (4.47%) Grafana
5 11 (4.47%) Prometheus
6 3 (1.22%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.41%) Kibana
7 1 (0.41%) Nmap
7 1 (0.41%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 100 (40.65%) Microsoft
2 28 (11.38%) Databricks
3 19 (7.72%) VMware
4 13 (5.28%) SAP
5 10 (4.07%) Dell
6 9 (3.66%) HP
6 9 (3.66%) SonicWALL
6 9 (3.66%) Supermicro
7 6 (2.44%) Google
7 6 (2.44%) Oracle
8 5 (2.03%) Adobe
8 5 (2.03%) ForeScout
8 5 (2.03%) Palantir
9 4 (1.63%) Veeam
10 3 (1.22%) Citrix
10 3 (1.22%) Informatica
10 3 (1.22%) Pega
10 3 (1.22%) Salesforce
10 3 (1.22%) TIBCO
10 3 (1.22%) WSO2