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

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 6 4
Rank change year-on-year 0 -2 -2
Permanent jobs citing Azure 256 141 393
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 14.44% 18.01% 20.32%
As % of the Cloud Services category 40.31% 39.61% 49.06%
Number of salaries quoted 179 113 335
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,000 £38,806
25th Percentile £33,125 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,173
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.38% -8.05%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £83,550 £79,500 £82,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £56,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -7.08% -5.83%

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 635 356 801
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 35.82% 45.47% 41.42%
Number of salaries quoted 448 275 655
10th Percentile £28,750 £31,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £43,438 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £72,433
90th Percentile £97,500 £96,011 £85,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £62,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +12.73% - -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 10 March 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 8 (3.13%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (2.73%) Apache Spark
2 7 (2.73%) Confluence
2 7 (2.73%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.95%) IIS
4 3 (1.17%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (1.17%) OpenStack
5 2 (0.78%) Apache
6 1 (0.39%) CMS
6 1 (0.39%) FileNet
6 1 (0.39%) SAS
Applications
1 17 (6.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (5.08%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.39%) FrameMaker
3 1 (0.39%) MadCap Flare
Business Applications
1 14 (5.47%) SAP ERP
2 4 (1.56%) Unit4 Business World
3 3 (1.17%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.78%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.78%) Markit EDM
Cloud Services
1 125 (48.83%) AWS
2 46 (17.97%) Serverless
3 42 (16.41%) GitHub
4 35 (13.67%) GCP
5 27 (10.55%) Azure DevOps
6 25 (9.77%) Microsoft 365
6 25 (9.77%) Power Platform
7 20 (7.81%) GitHub Actions
8 17 (6.64%) AWS Lambda
9 14 (5.47%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 14 (5.47%) Amazon S3
10 13 (5.08%) Amazon EventBridge
10 13 (5.08%) Amazon SQS
10 13 (5.08%) AWS CloudFormation
10 13 (5.08%) AWS Step Functions
10 13 (5.08%) Azure AI
11 10 (3.91%) Azure Data Factory
11 10 (3.91%) SaaS
12 9 (3.52%) Amazon ECS
12 9 (3.52%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 22 (8.59%) DNS
1 22 (8.59%) Internet
2 20 (7.81%) DHCP
3 19 (7.42%) TCP/IP
4 15 (5.86%) Firewall
5 12 (4.69%) WAN
6 11 (4.30%) LAN
6 11 (4.30%) Wi-Fi
7 8 (3.13%) VPN
8 5 (1.95%) NGFW
8 5 (1.95%) VXLAN
8 5 (1.95%) Wireshark
9 4 (1.56%) Network Security
9 4 (1.56%) VoIP
10 2 (0.78%) NAS
10 2 (0.78%) SAN
10 2 (0.78%) VLAN
11 1 (0.39%) Cisco Firepower
11 1 (0.39%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (8.20%) Power BI
2 18 (7.03%) PostgreSQL
2 18 (7.03%) SQL Server
3 16 (6.25%) Tableau
4 15 (5.86%) Metadata
4 15 (5.86%) NoSQL
5 14 (5.47%) DynamoDB
6 9 (3.52%) MySQL
7 7 (2.73%) Data Warehouse
7 7 (2.73%) Relational Database
8 6 (2.34%) MongoDB
8 6 (2.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 4 (1.56%) Amazon Redshift
9 4 (1.56%) BigQuery
9 4 (1.56%) RDBMS
9 4 (1.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (1.17%) Amazon RDS
10 3 (1.17%) Azure SQL Database
10 3 (1.17%) Data Lake
10 3 (1.17%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 48 (18.75%) Git
2 8 (3.13%) GitLab
3 6 (2.34%) Jenkins
3 6 (2.34%) JIRA
4 2 (0.78%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.39%) Snyk
General
1 131 (51.17%) Social Skills
2 26 (10.16%) Public Sector
3 23 (8.98%) Finance
4 22 (8.59%) Multimedia
5 19 (7.42%) Analytical Skills
6 10 (3.91%) Legal
7 6 (2.34%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (1.95%) Retail
9 2 (0.78%) Law
10 1 (0.39%) Billing
10 1 (0.39%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.39%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 54 (21.09%) Developer
2 36 (14.06%) Analyst
2 36 (14.06%) Architect
3 29 (11.33%) Junior
4 28 (10.94%) Lead
5 27 (10.55%) Senior
6 26 (10.16%) Junior Analyst
7 22 (8.59%) Trainee
8 20 (7.81%) IT Support
9 16 (6.25%) Data Engineer
10 15 (5.86%) .NET Developer
11 14 (5.47%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 13 (5.08%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 13 (5.08%) Data Analyst
12 13 (5.08%) Junior Data Analyst
12 13 (5.08%) Junior Security Analyst
12 13 (5.08%) Security Analyst
12 13 (5.08%) Software Developer
13 11 (4.30%) DevOps Engineer
13 11 (4.30%) Trainee Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (12.50%) React
2 30 (11.72%) .NET
3 25 (9.77%) CSS
3 25 (9.77%) HTML
4 16 (6.25%) RESTful
5 15 (5.86%) .NET Core
5 15 (5.86%) Blazor
6 13 (5.08%) ASP.NET
6 13 (5.08%) ASP.NET Core
6 13 (5.08%) AWS CDK
7 12 (4.69%) Node.js
8 10 (3.91%) AngularJS
8 10 (3.91%) PySpark
9 8 (3.13%) REST
10 7 (2.73%) Web Services
11 6 (2.34%) Spring
11 6 (2.34%) Spring Boot
12 3 (1.17%) Apache Camel
12 3 (1.17%) Elastic Stack
12 3 (1.17%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 35 (13.67%) Cloud Native
2 24 (9.38%) Enterprise Software
3 15 (5.86%) Data Centre
4 10 (3.91%) Distributed Systems
5 7 (2.73%) Cyberattack
5 7 (2.73%) Driving Licence
5 7 (2.73%) Management Information System
6 6 (2.34%) Product Ownership
7 5 (1.95%) Analytical Mindset
7 5 (1.95%) PKI
8 4 (1.56%) Public Cloud
9 3 (1.17%) Enterprise Cloud
9 3 (1.17%) Greenfield Project
9 3 (1.17%) Legacy Systems
9 3 (1.17%) Replication
9 3 (1.17%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (1.17%) Taxonomies
10 2 (0.78%) IoT
10 2 (0.78%) Onboarding
10 2 (0.78%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 22 (8.59%) Windows
1 22 (8.59%) Windows Server
2 5 (1.95%) Windows Server 2016
2 5 (1.95%) Windows Server 2019
3 4 (1.56%) Android
4 3 (1.17%) Mac OS
4 3 (1.17%) Windows 10
4 3 (1.17%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.39%) Linux
5 1 (0.39%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (46.48%) Mentoring
2 69 (26.95%) Agile
3 66 (25.78%) DevOps
4 59 (23.05%) CI/CD
5 57 (22.27%) Problem-Solving
6 50 (19.53%) Microservices
7 49 (19.14%) Cybersecurity
8 40 (15.63%) Data Modelling
9 39 (15.23%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 35 (13.67%) Application Security
10 35 (13.67%) Continuous Improvement
10 35 (13.67%) Migration
11 33 (12.89%) Infrastructure as Code
12 29 (11.33%) Containerisation
12 29 (11.33%) Stakeholder Management
13 27 (10.55%) Architectural Patterns
14 26 (10.16%) AI
15 24 (9.38%) Computer Science
15 24 (9.38%) Enterprise Architecture
15 24 (9.38%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 89 (34.77%) Python
2 69 (26.95%) JavaScript
3 68 (26.56%) SQL
4 41 (16.02%) C#
5 34 (13.28%) TypeScript
6 33 (12.89%) Java
7 13 (5.08%) R
8 9 (3.52%) PowerShell
9 6 (2.34%) PHP
10 5 (1.95%) T-SQL
11 4 (1.56%) Bash
11 4 (1.56%) Scala
12 3 (1.17%) Go
13 2 (0.78%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 82 (32.03%) Azure Certification
2 59 (23.05%) AWS Certification
3 50 (19.53%) Microsoft Certification
4 32 (12.50%) Degree
5 27 (10.55%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
6 22 (8.59%) Computer Science Degree
7 21 (8.20%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 21 (8.20%) TOGAF Certification
8 13 (5.08%) CompTIA CySA+
8 13 (5.08%) CompTIA Security+
9 11 (4.30%) AWS Certified Developer
10 7 (2.73%) CEH
10 7 (2.73%) ITIL Certification
11 6 (2.34%) SC Cleared
11 6 (2.34%) Security Cleared
12 1 (0.39%) CCNP
12 1 (0.39%) MCITP
12 1 (0.39%) MCSE
12 1 (0.39%) OSCP
12 1 (0.39%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (4.30%) Data Quality
1 11 (4.30%) QA
2 3 (1.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.39%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.39%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.39%) GDPR
3 1 (0.39%) GRC
3 1 (0.39%) NIST
3 1 (0.39%) SLA
System Software
1 30 (11.72%) Docker
2 25 (9.77%) Active Directory
3 21 (8.20%) Hyper-V
4 17 (6.64%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.78%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 38 (14.84%) Terraform
2 26 (10.16%) Kubernetes
3 14 (5.47%) Ansible
4 7 (2.73%) Grafana
4 7 (2.73%) Prometheus
5 5 (1.95%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (1.17%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.78%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.78%) VxRail
7 2 (0.78%) WSUS
8 1 (0.39%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.39%) Kibana
Vendors
1 126 (49.22%) Microsoft
2 30 (11.72%) VMware
3 20 (7.81%) ForeScout
4 17 (6.64%) SAP
5 16 (6.25%) Databricks
6 11 (4.30%) Google
7 9 (3.52%) Citrix
8 8 (3.13%) Veeam
9 5 (1.95%) Adobe
9 5 (1.95%) Arista
9 5 (1.95%) Aruba
9 5 (1.95%) NetScout
10 4 (1.56%) Oracle
10 4 (1.56%) Palantir
11 3 (1.17%) Cisco
11 3 (1.17%) Informatica
11 3 (1.17%) Pega
11 3 (1.17%) TIBCO
11 3 (1.17%) WSO2
12 2 (0.78%) Salesforce