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

6 months to
2 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 2 3
Rank change year-on-year -9 +1 0
Permanent jobs citing Azure 245 185 295
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 7.86% 19.64% 18.23%
As % of the Cloud Services category 36.08% 53.31% 50.08%
Number of salaries quoted 171 155 224
10th Percentile £40,000 £31,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £54,250 £47,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,607 £65,000 £55,430
Median % change year-on-year +7.09% +17.27% +0.78%
75th Percentile £88,148 £72,625 £69,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £82,500 £84,625
West Yorkshire median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £55,430
% change year-on-year +8.33% +8.25% +0.78%

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 679 347 589
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 21.78% 36.84% 36.40%
Number of salaries quoted 478 282 427
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £32,800
25th Percentile £47,500 £48,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,308 £63,867 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.52% +6.44% -
75th Percentile £84,688 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £85,000 £85,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £58,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +2.56% +1.74%

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 2 October 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 12 (4.90%) SharePoint
2 8 (3.27%) IIS
3 6 (2.45%) Apache Spark
4 3 (1.22%) CMS
4 3 (1.22%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.82%) Apache
5 2 (0.82%) Confluence
5 2 (0.82%) Palantir Foundry
6 1 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.41%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 9 (3.67%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 5 (2.04%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.22%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (1.22%) Shopify
3 2 (0.82%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 1 (0.41%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.41%) SAP MDM
Cloud Services
1 66 (26.94%) AWS
2 46 (18.78%) Microsoft 365
3 39 (15.92%) GCP
4 29 (11.84%) Power Platform
5 24 (9.80%) Entra ID
6 20 (8.16%) Azure DevOps
6 20 (8.16%) Dynamics 365
7 18 (7.35%) Azure Data Factory
8 15 (6.12%) Azure AI
9 14 (5.71%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 13 (5.31%) Microsoft Purview
11 11 (4.49%) Microsoft Copilot
12 10 (4.08%) SaaS
13 9 (3.67%) Azure Sentinel
13 9 (3.67%) PaaS
13 9 (3.67%) Power Automate
14 7 (2.86%) Azure Databricks
14 7 (2.86%) PowerApps
15 6 (2.45%) Azure Logic Apps
15 6 (2.45%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 15 (6.12%) LAN
2 14 (5.71%) WAN
3 9 (3.67%) DHCP
3 9 (3.67%) DNS
4 8 (3.27%) TCP/IP
5 7 (2.86%) Firewall
5 7 (2.86%) VPN
6 6 (2.45%) Wi-Fi
7 5 (2.04%) NAS
7 5 (2.04%) SAN
7 5 (2.04%) VLAN
8 3 (1.22%) HTTP
8 3 (1.22%) Internet
8 3 (1.22%) Wireless
9 2 (0.82%) BGP
9 2 (0.82%) Network Security
9 2 (0.82%) OSPF
9 2 (0.82%) SD-WAN
10 1 (0.41%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (8.57%) Power BI
2 17 (6.94%) SQL Server
3 15 (6.12%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (4.90%) Metadata
5 10 (4.08%) BigQuery
6 9 (3.67%) Amazon Redshift
7 7 (2.86%) Data Lake
8 6 (2.45%) MongoDB
8 6 (2.45%) PostgreSQL
8 6 (2.45%) Spark SQL
9 5 (2.04%) Relational Database
9 5 (2.04%) Tableau
10 4 (1.63%) Amazon RDS
10 4 (1.63%) MySQL
10 4 (1.63%) NoSQL
11 3 (1.22%) Redis
11 3 (1.22%) Semantic Layer
12 2 (0.82%) Azure SQL Database
12 2 (0.82%) Delta Lake
13 1 (0.41%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 17 (6.94%) Git
2 11 (4.49%) GitLab
3 5 (2.04%) Jenkins
4 3 (1.22%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.82%) Cypress.io
5 2 (0.82%) ERwin
5 2 (0.82%) JIRA
5 2 (0.82%) MLflow
General
1 60 (24.49%) Finance
2 57 (23.27%) Social Skills
3 27 (11.02%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (10.61%) Public Sector
5 10 (4.08%) Legal
6 9 (3.67%) Manufacturing
7 7 (2.86%) Retail
8 5 (2.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (1.22%) Agriculture
9 3 (1.22%) Automotive
9 3 (1.22%) Law
10 2 (0.82%) Banking
10 2 (0.82%) Financial Institution
10 2 (0.82%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (0.82%) Retail Banking
11 1 (0.41%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 57 (23.27%) Lead
2 48 (19.59%) Architect
3 45 (18.37%) Senior
4 29 (11.84%) Azure Engineer
5 27 (11.02%) Solutions Architect
6 22 (8.98%) Data Engineer
7 19 (7.76%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 16 (6.53%) Lead Architect
8 16 (6.53%) Lead Solutions Architect
9 15 (6.12%) Developer
9 15 (6.12%) Platform Engineer
10 14 (5.71%) Azure Platform Engineer
10 14 (5.71%) Cloud Engineer
10 14 (5.71%) Cloud Platform Engineer
11 13 (5.31%) Software Engineer
12 12 (4.90%) DevOps Engineer
13 10 (4.08%) Account Manager
13 10 (4.08%) Analyst
14 9 (3.67%) Data Architect
14 9 (3.67%) Lead Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (8.98%) Terraform
2 17 (6.94%) .NET
3 12 (4.90%) Node.js
4 11 (4.49%) React
5 8 (3.27%) Middleware
5 8 (3.27%) PySpark
6 7 (2.86%) RESTful
7 6 (2.45%) AngularJS
7 6 (2.45%) Entity Framework
7 6 (2.45%) REST
8 5 (2.04%) Vue
9 4 (1.63%) .NET Core
9 4 (1.63%) CSS
9 4 (1.63%) HTML
9 4 (1.63%) Kafka
9 4 (1.63%) XML
10 3 (1.22%) ASP.NET
10 3 (1.22%) JSON
10 3 (1.22%) Web Services
10 3 (1.22%) XBRL
Miscellaneous
1 15 (6.12%) Cloud Native
2 8 (3.27%) Analytical Mindset
3 6 (2.45%) AI Agents
4 5 (2.04%) Cyber Threat
4 5 (2.04%) Legacy Systems
4 5 (2.04%) Low-Code
4 5 (2.04%) Product Ownership
5 4 (1.63%) Cyberattack
5 4 (1.63%) Data Centre
5 4 (1.63%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (1.63%) Greenfield Project
5 4 (1.63%) Linux Command Line
6 3 (1.22%) Cloud Security Posture
6 3 (1.22%) Hybrid Cloud
6 3 (1.22%) Learning Management System
6 3 (1.22%) Onboarding
6 3 (1.22%) Security Posture
6 3 (1.22%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (0.82%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 2 (0.82%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 26 (10.61%) Windows
2 11 (4.49%) Windows Server
3 8 (3.27%) Linux
4 5 (2.04%) Unix
4 5 (2.04%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (24.49%) Mentoring
2 53 (21.63%) Agile
3 49 (20.00%) CI/CD
4 45 (18.37%) AI
4 45 (18.37%) DevOps
5 39 (15.92%) Technical Leadership
6 36 (14.69%) Problem-Solving
7 32 (13.06%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 31 (12.65%) Cybersecurity
9 30 (12.24%) Stakeholder Management
10 28 (11.43%) Software Engineering
11 27 (11.02%) Continuous Improvement
11 27 (11.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 26 (10.61%) Coaching
13 24 (9.80%) Analytics
13 24 (9.80%) Decision-Making
13 24 (9.80%) Migration
14 23 (9.39%) Platform Engineering
15 22 (8.98%) Business Intelligence
16 21 (8.57%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 53 (21.63%) SQL
2 43 (17.55%) Python
3 26 (10.61%) C#
4 21 (8.57%) JavaScript
5 18 (7.35%) Java
6 14 (5.71%) PowerShell
6 14 (5.71%) TypeScript
7 7 (2.86%) Scala
8 5 (2.04%) Bicep
8 5 (2.04%) PHP
9 3 (1.22%) Go
9 3 (1.22%) Kotlin
9 3 (1.22%) Kusto Query Language
9 3 (1.22%) Shell Script
9 3 (1.22%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.82%) Bash
11 1 (0.41%) C++
11 1 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.41%) R
11 1 (0.41%) Rust
Qualifications
1 26 (10.61%) Azure Certification
2 12 (4.90%) Security Cleared
3 11 (4.49%) Degree
4 10 (4.08%) CompTIA CySA+
4 10 (4.08%) CompTIA Security+
5 9 (3.67%) SC Cleared
6 7 (2.86%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (2.86%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (2.45%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (2.04%) SAP Certification
9 4 (1.63%) AWS Certification
9 4 (1.63%) CCNA
9 4 (1.63%) CEH
9 4 (1.63%) Network+ Certification
10 3 (1.22%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.82%) CISA
11 2 (0.82%) CISSP
11 2 (0.82%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 2 (0.82%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 2 (0.82%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (9.80%) Data Quality
2 12 (4.90%) Cyber Essentials
2 12 (4.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 8 (3.27%) GDPR
4 7 (2.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (2.04%) QA
6 4 (1.63%) SLA
7 2 (0.82%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.82%) GRC
7 2 (0.82%) ISO 22301
7 2 (0.82%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.82%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.82%) PMO
8 1 (0.41%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.41%) HL7
8 1 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 1 (0.41%) WCAG
System Software
1 14 (5.71%) Active Directory
2 8 (3.27%) Hyper-V
2 8 (3.27%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (2.45%) Docker
4 3 (1.22%) vSphere
5 2 (0.82%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 18 (7.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (2.86%) Kubernetes
3 4 (1.63%) VxRail
3 4 (1.63%) WSUS
4 3 (1.22%) Ansible
4 3 (1.22%) Argo
4 3 (1.22%) Autotask
4 3 (1.22%) Progress Chef
4 3 (1.22%) Puppet
5 1 (0.41%) Avamar
Vendors
1 122 (49.80%) Microsoft
2 25 (10.20%) Databricks
3 16 (6.53%) Cisco
4 12 (4.90%) ForeScout
4 12 (4.90%) VMware
5 10 (4.08%) Foundry
5 10 (4.08%) Google
6 5 (2.04%) Dell
6 5 (2.04%) SAP
6 5 (2.04%) Veeam
6 5 (2.04%) Zerto
7 4 (1.63%) Commvault
7 4 (1.63%) HP
7 4 (1.63%) Meraki
7 4 (1.63%) ServiceNow
7 4 (1.63%) Tenable
8 3 (1.22%) Adobe
8 3 (1.22%) ConnectWise
8 3 (1.22%) Remedy
9 2 (0.82%) Oracle