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

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 5 4
Rank change year-on-year -2 -1 -2
Permanent jobs citing Azure 276 148 424
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 10.41% 18.34% 17.85%
As % of the Cloud Services category 36.08% 46.98% 48.68%
Number of salaries quoted 172 121 360
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £44,688 £45,000 £44,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,250 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.42% +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £79,159 £71,250 £71,991
90th Percentile £95,000 £80,250 £82,625
West Yorkshire median annual salary £52,500 £58,619 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.44% +6.58% -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 765 315 871
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 28.86% 39.03% 36.66%
Number of salaries quoted 540 259 721
10th Percentile £32,750 £34,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £64,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.56% +16.36% -7.60%
75th Percentile £80,000 £79,375 £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 18 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 (3.26%) IIS
2 6 (2.17%) Apache Spark
2 6 (2.17%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.81%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (1.45%) Apache
5 3 (1.09%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.72%) Confluence
7 1 (0.36%) SAS
7 1 (0.36%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (0.36%) WordPress
Applications
1 19 (6.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (2.54%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 8 (2.90%) SAP ERP
2 5 (1.81%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (1.45%) Unit4 Business World
4 3 (1.09%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.72%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 1 (0.36%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.36%) SAP MDM
Cloud Services
1 78 (28.26%) AWS
2 42 (15.22%) GCP
3 40 (14.49%) Microsoft 365
4 37 (13.41%) Power Platform
5 24 (8.70%) Azure AI
6 18 (6.52%) Azure DevOps
7 15 (5.43%) Azure Data Factory
7 15 (5.43%) Entra ID
8 14 (5.07%) Serverless
9 13 (4.71%) Dynamics 365
10 12 (4.35%) GitHub
11 11 (3.99%) Power Automate
12 10 (3.62%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 8 (2.90%) Azure Logic Apps
13 8 (2.90%) PowerApps
14 7 (2.54%) OCI
15 6 (2.17%) Amazon ECS
15 6 (2.17%) Copilot Studio
15 6 (2.17%) Microsoft Copilot
16 5 (1.81%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 22 (7.97%) DHCP
1 22 (7.97%) DNS
2 17 (6.16%) LAN
3 16 (5.80%) TCP/IP
3 16 (5.80%) WAN
4 14 (5.07%) Wi-Fi
5 13 (4.71%) Firewall
6 9 (3.26%) VPN
7 7 (2.54%) VLAN
8 6 (2.17%) NAS
8 6 (2.17%) SAN
9 5 (1.81%) Internet
9 5 (1.81%) NGFW
9 5 (1.81%) VXLAN
9 5 (1.81%) Wireshark
10 3 (1.09%) HTTP
10 3 (1.09%) VoIP
11 2 (0.72%) BGP
11 2 (0.72%) OSPF
11 2 (0.72%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (10.51%) Power BI
2 19 (6.88%) Tableau
3 14 (5.07%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (3.62%) BigQuery
4 10 (3.62%) Metadata
5 8 (2.90%) Amazon Redshift
5 8 (2.90%) SQL Server
6 7 (2.54%) MongoDB
6 7 (2.54%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (2.17%) Amazon RDS
7 6 (2.17%) Data Lake
7 6 (2.17%) MySQL
7 6 (2.17%) NoSQL
8 5 (1.81%) Spark SQL
9 4 (1.45%) Relational Database
10 3 (1.09%) Amazon QuickSight
10 3 (1.09%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.72%) RDBMS
11 2 (0.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 2 (0.72%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 12 (4.35%) Git
2 8 (2.90%) GitLab
2 8 (2.90%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.72%) Cypress.io
3 2 (0.72%) ERwin
3 2 (0.72%) JIRA
3 2 (0.72%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 110 (39.86%) Social Skills
2 39 (14.13%) Finance
3 26 (9.42%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (8.33%) Public Sector
5 9 (3.26%) Legal
6 5 (1.81%) Agriculture
6 5 (1.81%) Automotive
6 5 (1.81%) Manufacturing
6 5 (1.81%) Multimedia
7 3 (1.09%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (0.72%) Financial Institution
8 2 (0.72%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.36%) Law
9 1 (0.36%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 42 (15.22%) Lead
1 42 (15.22%) Senior
2 38 (13.77%) Analyst
3 34 (12.32%) Architect
4 32 (11.59%) Junior
4 32 (11.59%) Junior Analyst
5 24 (8.70%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 21 (7.61%) Developer
7 19 (6.88%) Software Engineer
8 18 (6.52%) Data Engineer
9 17 (6.16%) Solutions Architect
10 16 (5.80%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 16 (5.80%) Data Analyst
10 16 (5.80%) Junior Data Analyst
10 16 (5.80%) Junior Security Analyst
10 16 (5.80%) Security Analyst
11 15 (5.43%) Ethical Hacker
12 13 (4.71%) Azure Engineer
12 13 (4.71%) Lead Architect
12 13 (4.71%) Lead Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (9.06%) React
2 14 (5.07%) AngularJS
3 13 (4.71%) Node.js
4 11 (3.99%) Vue
5 9 (3.26%) Web Services
6 8 (2.90%) PySpark
6 8 (2.90%) REST
6 8 (2.90%) RESTful
7 6 (2.17%) .NET
8 5 (1.81%) CSS
8 5 (1.81%) HTML
8 5 (1.81%) Middleware
8 5 (1.81%) XBRL
8 5 (1.81%) XML
9 3 (1.09%) ARM Templates
9 3 (1.09%) HTML5 Canvas
9 3 (1.09%) JSON
9 3 (1.09%) MACH
10 2 (0.72%) NestJS
10 2 (0.72%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 19 (6.88%) Cloud Native
2 15 (5.43%) Cyberattack
3 12 (4.35%) Data Centre
4 7 (2.54%) Analytical Mindset
4 7 (2.54%) Enterprise Software
4 7 (2.54%) Product Ownership
5 6 (2.17%) Low-Code
6 5 (1.81%) Distributed Systems
6 5 (1.81%) PKI
7 4 (1.45%) Legacy Systems
7 4 (1.45%) Onboarding
7 4 (1.45%) Security Posture
8 3 (1.09%) AI Agents
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 (0.72%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 2 (0.72%) Linux Command Line
9 2 (0.72%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 33 (11.96%) Windows
2 23 (8.33%) Windows Server
3 7 (2.54%) Windows Server 2019
4 5 (1.81%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (1.45%) Linux
5 4 (1.45%) Unix
6 3 (1.09%) Mac OS
6 3 (1.09%) Windows 10
6 3 (1.09%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (32.61%) Mentoring
2 57 (20.65%) Agile
3 47 (17.03%) Cybersecurity
3 47 (17.03%) DevOps
4 44 (15.94%) CI/CD
5 38 (13.77%) AI
5 38 (13.77%) Problem-Solving
6 31 (11.23%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 31 (11.23%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 30 (10.87%) Business Intelligence
8 29 (10.51%) Continuous Improvement
9 25 (9.06%) Coaching
9 25 (9.06%) Software Engineering
10 24 (8.70%) Technical Leadership
11 22 (7.97%) Data Modelling
11 22 (7.97%) Migration
11 22 (7.97%) Stakeholder Management
12 20 (7.25%) Data Governance
12 20 (7.25%) Roadmaps
13 19 (6.88%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 68 (24.64%) SQL
2 65 (23.55%) Python
3 41 (14.86%) JavaScript
4 28 (10.14%) TypeScript
5 25 (9.06%) C#
6 21 (7.61%) Java
7 14 (5.07%) PowerShell
8 8 (2.90%) PHP
9 5 (1.81%) Bash
10 4 (1.45%) Bicep
10 4 (1.45%) Scala
11 3 (1.09%) Go
11 3 (1.09%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.72%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.72%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.72%) R
13 1 (0.36%) C++
Qualifications
1 73 (26.45%) Azure Certification
2 16 (5.80%) CompTIA CySA+
2 16 (5.80%) CompTIA Security+
3 15 (5.43%) CEH
3 15 (5.43%) Degree
4 14 (5.07%) AWS Certification
5 13 (4.71%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (3.99%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (3.99%) Security Cleared
7 9 (3.26%) SC Cleared
8 8 (2.90%) Cisco Certification
9 7 (2.54%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
9 7 (2.54%) CCNA
10 6 (2.17%) Network+ Certification
11 5 (1.81%) SAP Certification
12 4 (1.45%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 4 (1.45%) TOGAF Certification
13 2 (0.72%) Master's Degree
14 1 (0.36%) IIBA
14 1 (0.36%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (7.61%) Data Quality
2 8 (2.90%) GDPR
3 7 (2.54%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (2.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 7 (2.54%) QA
4 6 (2.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (1.81%) SLA
6 3 (1.09%) PMO
7 2 (0.72%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.36%) HL7
8 1 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 1 (0.36%) NIST
System Software
1 24 (8.70%) Active Directory
2 13 (4.71%) Hyper-V
3 10 (3.62%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (2.90%) Docker
5 2 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.72%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 27 (9.78%) Terraform
2 15 (5.43%) Kubernetes
3 11 (3.99%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (3.26%) Ansible
5 6 (2.17%) VxRail
5 6 (2.17%) WSUS
6 3 (1.09%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 3 (1.09%) Argo
6 3 (1.09%) Autotask
7 2 (0.72%) Grafana
7 2 (0.72%) Kibana
7 2 (0.72%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.72%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 132 (47.83%) Microsoft
2 37 (13.41%) ForeScout
3 23 (8.33%) VMware
4 17 (6.16%) Databricks
5 15 (5.43%) Cisco
6 12 (4.35%) SAP
7 10 (3.62%) Google
8 8 (2.90%) Veeam
9 7 (2.54%) Citrix
10 6 (2.17%) Commvault
10 6 (2.17%) Dell
10 6 (2.17%) HP
10 6 (2.17%) Meraki
10 6 (2.17%) Tenable
10 6 (2.17%) Zerto
11 5 (1.81%) Arista
11 5 (1.81%) Aruba
11 5 (1.81%) NetScout
12 4 (1.45%) ServiceNow
13 3 (1.09%) ConnectWise