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

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 2 4
Rank change year-on-year -5 +2 -1
Permanent jobs citing Azure 273 169 373
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 10.16% 18.29% 17.26%
As % of the Cloud Services category 35.92% 50.30% 47.58%
Number of salaries quoted 178 139 322
10th Percentile £29,525 £30,775 £34,075
25th Percentile £45,651 £45,375 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.83% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £81,813 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £83,000 £82,500
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 760 336 784
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 28.29% 36.36% 36.28%
Number of salaries quoted 560 276 651
10th Percentile £33,700 £32,500 £34,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £51,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,153 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.31% +13.04% -4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £90,000 £84,919
West Yorkshire median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% +9.09% -5.17%

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 17 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 8 (2.93%) SharePoint
3 6 (2.20%) Apache Spark
4 4 (1.47%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (1.10%) Apache
5 3 (1.10%) CMS
6 2 (0.73%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.73%) Confluence
7 1 (0.37%) SAS
7 1 (0.37%) SharePoint Server
7 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 71 (26.01%) AWS
2 41 (15.02%) GCP
3 38 (13.92%) Microsoft 365
3 38 (13.92%) Power Platform
4 26 (9.52%) Azure AI
5 22 (8.06%) Azure DevOps
6 21 (7.69%) Entra ID
7 17 (6.23%) Azure Data Factory
8 16 (5.86%) Dynamics 365
9 12 (4.40%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 11 (4.03%) Power Automate
10 11 (4.03%) Serverless
11 10 (3.66%) GitHub
12 8 (2.93%) Azure Logic Apps
12 8 (2.93%) PowerApps
13 7 (2.56%) Amazon ECS
13 7 (2.56%) Microsoft Copilot
13 7 (2.56%) SaaS
14 6 (2.20%) Azure Machine Learning
14 6 (2.20%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 17 (6.23%) LAN
2 16 (5.86%) WAN
3 15 (5.49%) DHCP
3 15 (5.49%) DNS
4 13 (4.76%) TCP/IP
5 11 (4.03%) Firewall
6 10 (3.66%) Wi-Fi
7 7 (2.56%) VPN
8 6 (2.20%) NAS
8 6 (2.20%) SAN
9 5 (1.83%) VLAN
10 3 (1.10%) HTTP
10 3 (1.10%) NGFW
10 3 (1.10%) VXLAN
10 3 (1.10%) Wireless
10 3 (1.10%) Wireshark
11 2 (0.73%) BGP
11 2 (0.73%) Internet
11 2 (0.73%) OSPF
11 2 (0.73%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (10.99%) Power BI
2 18 (6.59%) 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
10 5 (1.83%) 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 45 (16.48%) Finance
3 26 (9.52%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (8.79%) 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
8 1 (0.37%) Marketing
8 1 (0.37%) Retail
Job Titles
1 50 (18.32%) Lead
2 43 (15.75%) 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 20 (7.33%) Software Engineer
9 19 (6.96%) Data Engineer
9 19 (6.96%) Solutions Architect
10 16 (5.86%) 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%) Lead Architect
12 13 (4.76%) Lead Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (10.26%) React
2 17 (6.23%) Node.js
3 14 (5.13%) AngularJS
4 11 (4.03%) .NET
4 11 (4.03%) 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 18 (6.59%) Cloud Native
2 15 (5.49%) Cyberattack
3 10 (3.66%) Analytical Mindset
3 10 (3.66%) Data Centre
4 7 (2.56%) AI Agents
4 7 (2.56%) Low-Code
4 7 (2.56%) Product Ownership
5 6 (2.20%) Distributed Systems
6 5 (1.83%) Onboarding
7 4 (1.47%) Greenfield Project
7 4 (1.47%) Legacy Systems
7 4 (1.47%) PKI
8 3 (1.10%) Cloud Security Posture
8 3 (1.10%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.10%) Learning Management System
8 3 (1.10%) Linux Command Line
8 3 (1.10%) Management Information System
8 3 (1.10%) Security Posture
8 3 (1.10%) Taxonomies
9 2 (0.73%) Distributed Architecture
Operating Systems
1 26 (9.52%) Windows
2 15 (5.49%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.47%) Linux
3 4 (1.47%) Unix
3 4 (1.47%) Windows Server 2019
4 1 (0.37%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.37%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.37%) Windows Server 2012
4 1 (0.37%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (30.77%) Mentoring
2 53 (19.41%) Agile
3 46 (16.85%) AI
4 43 (15.75%) Cybersecurity
4 43 (15.75%) DevOps
5 39 (14.29%) CI/CD
6 38 (13.92%) Problem-Solving
7 32 (11.72%) Business Intelligence
7 32 (11.72%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 32 (11.72%) Technical Leadership
8 31 (11.36%) Software Engineering
9 29 (10.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 28 (10.26%) Continuous Improvement
11 26 (9.52%) Coaching
12 25 (9.16%) Roadmaps
13 23 (8.42%) Migration
14 22 (8.06%) ETL
15 21 (7.69%) Analytics
15 21 (7.69%) Data Engineering
15 21 (7.69%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 76 (27.84%) SQL
2 62 (22.71%) Python
3 39 (14.29%) JavaScript
4 26 (9.52%) C#
5 25 (9.16%) TypeScript
6 19 (6.96%) Java
7 17 (6.23%) PowerShell
8 8 (2.93%) PHP
9 6 (2.20%) Bash
9 6 (2.20%) Scala
10 4 (1.47%) Bicep
10 4 (1.47%) Go
11 3 (1.10%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.73%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.73%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.73%) R
13 1 (0.37%) C++
13 1 (0.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 65 (23.81%) Azure Certification
2 16 (5.86%) CompTIA CySA+
2 16 (5.86%) CompTIA Security+
3 15 (5.49%) CEH
4 11 (4.03%) Degree
5 10 (3.66%) Security Cleared
6 8 (2.93%) Cisco Certification
6 8 (2.93%) SC Cleared
7 7 (2.56%) CCNA
7 7 (2.56%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (2.20%) Network+ Certification
9 5 (1.83%) AWS Certification
9 5 (1.83%) SAP Certification
10 4 (1.47%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.73%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 2 (0.73%) Master's Degree
12 1 (0.37%) CCNP
12 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%) 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
3 9 (3.30%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (2.56%) Docker
5 3 (1.10%) vSphere
6 2 (0.73%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 25 (9.16%) Terraform
2 15 (5.49%) Kubernetes
3 13 (4.76%) 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
7 2 (0.73%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.37%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 126 (46.15%) Microsoft
2 36 (13.19%) ForeScout
3 22 (8.06%) Databricks
4 18 (6.59%) Cisco
4 18 (6.59%) VMware
5 6 (2.20%) Commvault
5 6 (2.20%) Dell
5 6 (2.20%) Foundry
5 6 (2.20%) HP
5 6 (2.20%) Meraki
5 6 (2.20%) Tenable
5 6 (2.20%) Veeam
5 6 (2.20%) Zerto
6 5 (1.83%) Google
6 5 (1.83%) SAP
7 4 (1.47%) Citrix
7 4 (1.47%) ServiceNow
8 3 (1.10%) Arista
8 3 (1.10%) Aruba
8 3 (1.10%) CyberArk