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

6 months to
23 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 5 4
Rank change year-on-year -2 -1 -2
Permanent jobs citing Azure 274 151 424
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 10.32% 18.41% 17.78%
As % of the Cloud Services category 35.86% 46.75% 48.85%
Number of salaries quoted 172 124 360
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,588 £34,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £58,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.68% +6.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £79,336 £71,250 £71,229
90th Percentile £95,000 £80,175 £82,625
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -4.86%

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 764 323 868
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 28.79% 39.39% 36.39%
Number of salaries quoted 546 267 718
10th Percentile £32,875 £32,500 £33,925
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +18.18% -8.33%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £93,778 £84,964
West Yorkshire median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% +9.09% -4.86%

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 June 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 9 (3.28%) IIS
2 6 (2.19%) Apache Spark
2 6 (2.19%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.82%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (1.46%) Apache
5 3 (1.09%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.73%) Confluence
7 1 (0.36%) CMS
7 1 (0.36%) SAS
7 1 (0.36%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (0.36%) WordPress
Applications
1 20 (7.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (2.19%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (2.19%) SAP ERP
2 5 (1.82%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (1.46%) Unit4 Business World
4 3 (1.09%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.73%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 1 (0.36%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.36%) SAP MDM
6 1 (0.36%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 77 (28.10%) AWS
2 41 (14.96%) GCP
3 39 (14.23%) Microsoft 365
4 38 (13.87%) Power Platform
5 26 (9.49%) Azure AI
6 18 (6.57%) Azure DevOps
7 15 (5.47%) Azure Data Factory
7 15 (5.47%) Entra ID
8 14 (5.11%) Dynamics 365
8 14 (5.11%) Serverless
9 11 (4.01%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 11 (4.01%) Power Automate
10 10 (3.65%) GitHub
11 8 (2.92%) Azure Logic Apps
11 8 (2.92%) PowerApps
12 7 (2.55%) OCI
13 6 (2.19%) Copilot Studio
13 6 (2.19%) Microsoft Copilot
14 5 (1.82%) Amazon ECS
14 5 (1.82%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 21 (7.66%) DHCP
1 21 (7.66%) DNS
2 17 (6.20%) LAN
3 16 (5.84%) WAN
4 15 (5.47%) TCP/IP
5 14 (5.11%) Wi-Fi
6 12 (4.38%) Firewall
7 9 (3.28%) VPN
8 7 (2.55%) VLAN
9 6 (2.19%) NAS
9 6 (2.19%) SAN
10 5 (1.82%) NGFW
10 5 (1.82%) VXLAN
10 5 (1.82%) Wireshark
11 4 (1.46%) Internet
12 3 (1.09%) HTTP
12 3 (1.09%) VoIP
13 2 (0.73%) BGP
13 2 (0.73%) OSPF
13 2 (0.73%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (10.95%) Power BI
2 19 (6.93%) Tableau
3 16 (5.84%) Data Warehouse
4 11 (4.01%) BigQuery
5 10 (3.65%) Metadata
6 9 (3.28%) Amazon Redshift
6 9 (3.28%) SQL Server
7 7 (2.55%) MongoDB
7 7 (2.55%) PostgreSQL
8 6 (2.19%) Amazon RDS
8 6 (2.19%) Data Lake
8 6 (2.19%) MySQL
8 6 (2.19%) NoSQL
9 5 (1.82%) Spark SQL
10 4 (1.46%) Relational Database
11 3 (1.09%) Amazon QuickSight
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 13 (4.74%) Git
2 8 (2.92%) GitLab
3 7 (2.55%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.73%) Cypress.io
4 2 (0.73%) ERwin
4 2 (0.73%) JIRA
4 2 (0.73%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.36%) Visual Studio
General
1 110 (40.15%) Social Skills
2 39 (14.23%) Finance
3 25 (9.12%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (8.39%) Public Sector
5 9 (3.28%) Legal
6 5 (1.82%) Agriculture
6 5 (1.82%) Automotive
6 5 (1.82%) Manufacturing
7 4 (1.46%) Multimedia
8 3 (1.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (0.73%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (0.73%) Financial Institution
9 2 (0.73%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.36%) Law
10 1 (0.36%) Marketing
10 1 (0.36%) Retail
Job Titles
1 42 (15.33%) Lead
2 41 (14.96%) Senior
3 38 (13.87%) Analyst
4 35 (12.77%) Architect
5 32 (11.68%) Junior
5 32 (11.68%) Junior Analyst
6 24 (8.76%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 20 (7.30%) Developer
8 19 (6.93%) Data Engineer
8 19 (6.93%) Software Engineer
9 18 (6.57%) Solutions Architect
10 17 (6.20%) Data Analyst
11 16 (5.84%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 16 (5.84%) Junior Data Analyst
11 16 (5.84%) Junior Security Analyst
11 16 (5.84%) Security Analyst
12 15 (5.47%) Ethical Hacker
13 13 (4.74%) Azure Engineer
13 13 (4.74%) Lead Architect
13 13 (4.74%) Lead Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (9.12%) React
2 14 (5.11%) AngularJS
3 13 (4.74%) Node.js
4 11 (4.01%) Vue
5 9 (3.28%) Web Services
6 8 (2.92%) .NET
6 8 (2.92%) PySpark
6 8 (2.92%) REST
6 8 (2.92%) RESTful
7 5 (1.82%) CSS
7 5 (1.82%) HTML
7 5 (1.82%) Middleware
7 5 (1.82%) XBRL
7 5 (1.82%) XML
8 3 (1.09%) ARM Templates
8 3 (1.09%) HTML5 Canvas
8 3 (1.09%) JSON
9 2 (0.73%) NestJS
9 2 (0.73%) Playwright
9 2 (0.73%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 18 (6.57%) Cloud Native
2 15 (5.47%) Cyberattack
3 12 (4.38%) Data Centre
4 7 (2.55%) Low-Code
4 7 (2.55%) Product Ownership
5 6 (2.19%) Analytical Mindset
5 6 (2.19%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (1.82%) PKI
7 4 (1.46%) AI Agents
7 4 (1.46%) Distributed Systems
7 4 (1.46%) Legacy Systems
7 4 (1.46%) Onboarding
7 4 (1.46%) Security Posture
8 3 (1.09%) Cloud Security Posture
8 3 (1.09%) Greenfield Project
8 3 (1.09%) Management Information System
8 3 (1.09%) Taxonomies
9 2 (0.73%) Distributed Architecture
9 2 (0.73%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 2 (0.73%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 31 (11.31%) Windows
2 21 (7.66%) Windows Server
3 7 (2.55%) Windows Server 2019
4 5 (1.82%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (1.46%) Linux
5 4 (1.46%) Unix
6 3 (1.09%) Mac OS
6 3 (1.09%) Windows 10
6 3 (1.09%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (32.12%) Mentoring
2 56 (20.44%) Agile
3 46 (16.79%) Cybersecurity
4 44 (16.06%) DevOps
5 42 (15.33%) CI/CD
6 40 (14.60%) AI
7 38 (13.87%) Problem-Solving
8 32 (11.68%) Business Intelligence
8 32 (11.68%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 31 (11.31%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 29 (10.58%) Continuous Improvement
11 26 (9.49%) Software Engineering
11 26 (9.49%) Technical Leadership
12 25 (9.12%) Coaching
13 23 (8.39%) Data Modelling
13 23 (8.39%) Migration
14 21 (7.66%) Data Governance
14 21 (7.66%) Stakeholder Management
15 20 (7.30%) Roadmaps
16 19 (6.93%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 71 (25.91%) SQL
2 65 (23.72%) Python
3 39 (14.23%) JavaScript
4 28 (10.22%) TypeScript
5 27 (9.85%) C#
6 21 (7.66%) Java
7 13 (4.74%) PowerShell
8 8 (2.92%) PHP
9 5 (1.82%) Bash
10 4 (1.46%) Bicep
10 4 (1.46%) Scala
11 3 (1.09%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.73%) Go
12 2 (0.73%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.73%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.73%) R
13 1 (0.36%) C++
13 1 (0.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 72 (26.28%) Azure Certification
2 16 (5.84%) CompTIA CySA+
2 16 (5.84%) CompTIA Security+
3 15 (5.47%) CEH
3 15 (5.47%) Degree
4 13 (4.74%) AWS Certification
5 12 (4.38%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (4.01%) Computer Science Degree
7 10 (3.65%) Security Cleared
8 8 (2.92%) Cisco Certification
8 8 (2.92%) SC Cleared
9 7 (2.55%) CCNA
10 6 (2.19%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 6 (2.19%) Network+ Certification
11 5 (1.82%) SAP Certification
12 4 (1.46%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 4 (1.46%) TOGAF Certification
13 2 (0.73%) Master's Degree
14 1 (0.36%) IIBA
14 1 (0.36%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (8.03%) Data Quality
2 8 (2.92%) GDPR
3 7 (2.55%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (2.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 7 (2.55%) QA
4 6 (2.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (1.82%) SLA
6 3 (1.09%) PMO
7 2 (0.73%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.36%) HL7
8 1 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 1 (0.36%) NIST
System Software
1 23 (8.39%) Active Directory
2 13 (4.74%) Hyper-V
3 10 (3.65%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (2.92%) Docker
5 2 (0.73%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.73%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 26 (9.49%) Terraform
2 14 (5.11%) Kubernetes
3 11 (4.01%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (3.28%) Ansible
5 6 (2.19%) VxRail
5 6 (2.19%) WSUS
6 3 (1.09%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 3 (1.09%) Argo
6 3 (1.09%) Autotask
7 2 (0.73%) Grafana
7 2 (0.73%) Kibana
7 2 (0.73%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.73%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 132 (48.18%) Microsoft
2 37 (13.50%) ForeScout
3 21 (7.66%) VMware
4 19 (6.93%) Databricks
5 15 (5.47%) Cisco
6 11 (4.01%) Google
7 10 (3.65%) SAP
8 8 (2.92%) Veeam
9 6 (2.19%) Citrix
9 6 (2.19%) Commvault
9 6 (2.19%) Dell
9 6 (2.19%) HP
9 6 (2.19%) Meraki
9 6 (2.19%) Tenable
9 6 (2.19%) Zerto
10 5 (1.82%) Arista
10 5 (1.82%) Aruba
10 5 (1.82%) NetScout
11 4 (1.46%) Foundry
11 4 (1.46%) ServiceNow