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

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 5 2
Rank change year-on-year -1 -3 0
Permanent jobs citing Azure 301 137 396
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 11.48% 17.82% 18.27%
As % of the Cloud Services category 39.09% 43.91% 47.43%
Number of salaries quoted 183 107 338
10th Percentile £28,250 £38,534 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,375 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £79,668 £69,500 £71,991
90th Percentile £95,000 £82,150 £82,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%

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 770 312 835
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 29.37% 40.57% 38.51%
Number of salaries quoted 529 245 701
10th Percentile £31,450 £36,750 £34,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +9.09% -7.60%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £93,778 £85,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% +9.09% -7.60%

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 27 May 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 (2.99%) IIS
2 8 (2.66%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (2.33%) SharePoint
4 6 (1.99%) Apache Spark
5 4 (1.33%) Apache
6 3 (1.00%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.33%) SAS
7 1 (0.33%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (0.33%) WordPress
Applications
1 21 (6.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (2.99%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 12 (3.99%) SAP ERP
2 5 (1.66%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (1.33%) Unit4 Business World
4 2 (0.66%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.66%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.33%) SAP MDM
Cloud Services
1 101 (33.55%) AWS
2 47 (15.61%) GCP
3 41 (13.62%) Microsoft 365
4 39 (12.96%) Power Platform
5 28 (9.30%) Serverless
6 25 (8.31%) Azure AI
6 25 (8.31%) GitHub
7 23 (7.64%) Azure DevOps
8 15 (4.98%) Azure Data Factory
9 13 (4.32%) AWS Lambda
9 13 (4.32%) Dynamics 365
9 13 (4.32%) GitHub Actions
10 11 (3.65%) Entra ID
11 10 (3.32%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 10 (3.32%) Power Automate
12 8 (2.66%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 8 (2.66%) Amazon ECS
12 8 (2.66%) Amazon EventBridge
12 8 (2.66%) AWS CloudFormation
12 8 (2.66%) AWS Step Functions
Communications & Networking
1 26 (8.64%) DNS
2 24 (7.97%) DHCP
3 21 (6.98%) TCP/IP
4 19 (6.31%) LAN
5 18 (5.98%) WAN
6 14 (4.65%) Firewall
6 14 (4.65%) Wi-Fi
7 10 (3.32%) Internet
8 6 (1.99%) NAS
8 6 (1.99%) SAN
8 6 (1.99%) VPN
9 5 (1.66%) NGFW
9 5 (1.66%) VXLAN
9 5 (1.66%) Wireshark
10 4 (1.33%) VLAN
10 4 (1.33%) VoIP
11 3 (1.00%) HTTP
12 2 (0.66%) BGP
12 2 (0.66%) OSPF
12 2 (0.66%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (10.30%) Power BI
2 22 (7.31%) Tableau
3 15 (4.98%) PostgreSQL
4 14 (4.65%) Data Warehouse
4 14 (4.65%) NoSQL
5 13 (4.32%) SQL Server
6 12 (3.99%) Metadata
7 10 (3.32%) BigQuery
8 8 (2.66%) Amazon Redshift
8 8 (2.66%) DynamoDB
8 8 (2.66%) MySQL
9 7 (2.33%) MongoDB
10 6 (1.99%) Amazon RDS
10 6 (1.99%) Data Lake
10 6 (1.99%) Relational Database
10 6 (1.99%) Spark SQL
11 4 (1.33%) RDBMS
12 3 (1.00%) Amazon QuickSight
12 3 (1.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 2 (0.66%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 27 (8.97%) Git
2 11 (3.65%) GitLab
3 8 (2.66%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.66%) Cypress.io
4 2 (0.66%) ERwin
4 2 (0.66%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 130 (43.19%) Social Skills
2 34 (11.30%) Finance
3 26 (8.64%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (7.97%) Public Sector
5 10 (3.32%) Multimedia
6 8 (2.66%) Legal
7 6 (1.99%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (1.66%) Agriculture
8 5 (1.66%) Automotive
8 5 (1.66%) Manufacturing
9 3 (1.00%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (0.66%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.33%) Law
11 1 (0.33%) Retail
Job Titles
1 47 (15.61%) Lead
2 45 (14.95%) Analyst
3 42 (13.95%) Senior
4 38 (12.62%) Architect
4 38 (12.62%) Junior
4 38 (12.62%) Junior Analyst
5 32 (10.63%) Developer
6 27 (8.97%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 19 (6.31%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 19 (6.31%) Data Analyst
7 19 (6.31%) Data Engineer
7 19 (6.31%) Junior Data Analyst
7 19 (6.31%) Junior Security Analyst
7 19 (6.31%) Security Analyst
8 17 (5.65%) IT Support
8 17 (5.65%) Software Engineer
9 15 (4.98%) Ethical Hacker
9 15 (4.98%) Solutions Architect
10 13 (4.32%) Lead Architect
11 12 (3.99%) Lead Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (10.96%) React
2 16 (5.32%) RESTful
3 14 (4.65%) AngularJS
4 13 (4.32%) .NET
4 13 (4.32%) Node.js
5 11 (3.65%) Vue
6 10 (3.32%) CSS
6 10 (3.32%) HTML
6 10 (3.32%) PySpark
6 10 (3.32%) REST
7 9 (2.99%) .NET Core
8 8 (2.66%) ASP.NET
8 8 (2.66%) ASP.NET Core
8 8 (2.66%) AWS CDK
8 8 (2.66%) Blazor
9 6 (1.99%) Web Services
10 5 (1.66%) Middleware
10 5 (1.66%) XBRL
10 5 (1.66%) XML
11 4 (1.33%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 29 (9.63%) Cloud Native
2 15 (4.98%) Cyberattack
2 15 (4.98%) Data Centre
3 11 (3.65%) Enterprise Software
4 7 (2.33%) Analytical Mindset
4 7 (2.33%) Product Ownership
5 6 (1.99%) Low-Code
6 5 (1.66%) Distributed Systems
6 5 (1.66%) PKI
7 4 (1.33%) Driving Licence
7 4 (1.33%) Legacy Systems
7 4 (1.33%) Management Information System
7 4 (1.33%) Security Posture
7 4 (1.33%) Taxonomies
8 3 (1.00%) Cloud Security Posture
8 3 (1.00%) Greenfield Project
8 3 (1.00%) Replication
9 2 (0.66%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 2 (0.66%) Linux Command Line
9 2 (0.66%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 35 (11.63%) Windows
2 29 (9.63%) Windows Server
3 6 (1.99%) Windows Server 2019
4 5 (1.66%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (1.33%) Linux
5 4 (1.33%) Unix
6 3 (1.00%) Android
6 3 (1.00%) Mac OS
6 3 (1.00%) Windows 10
6 3 (1.00%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (33.22%) Mentoring
2 70 (23.26%) Agile
3 58 (19.27%) DevOps
4 55 (18.27%) CI/CD
5 53 (17.61%) Cybersecurity
6 45 (14.95%) Problem-Solving
7 39 (12.96%) AI
8 35 (11.63%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 33 (10.96%) Business Intelligence
9 33 (10.96%) Microservices
10 31 (10.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 29 (9.63%) Data Modelling
12 27 (8.97%) Continuous Improvement
12 27 (8.97%) Infrastructure as Code
13 26 (8.64%) Stakeholder Management
14 24 (7.97%) Coaching
14 24 (7.97%) Migration
15 23 (7.64%) Software Engineering
16 22 (7.31%) Data Governance
16 22 (7.31%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 79 (26.25%) SQL
2 76 (25.25%) Python
3 52 (17.28%) JavaScript
4 34 (11.30%) TypeScript
5 26 (8.64%) C#
6 25 (8.31%) Java
7 13 (4.32%) PowerShell
8 8 (2.66%) PHP
9 6 (1.99%) R
10 5 (1.66%) Bash
11 4 (1.33%) Scala
12 3 (1.00%) Bicep
12 3 (1.00%) Go
12 3 (1.00%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.66%) PL/SQL
14 1 (0.33%) C++
Qualifications
1 89 (29.57%) Azure Certification
2 30 (9.97%) AWS Certification
3 22 (7.31%) Microsoft Certification
4 19 (6.31%) CompTIA CySA+
4 19 (6.31%) CompTIA Security+
5 17 (5.65%) Degree
6 15 (4.98%) CEH
7 13 (4.32%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
7 13 (4.32%) Computer Science Degree
8 10 (3.32%) Security Cleared
9 8 (2.66%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 8 (2.66%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (2.66%) SC Cleared
9 8 (2.66%) TOGAF Certification
10 7 (2.33%) CCNA
11 6 (1.99%) AWS Certified Developer
11 6 (1.99%) Network+ Certification
12 5 (1.66%) SAP Certification
13 3 (1.00%) ITIL Certification
14 2 (0.66%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (7.64%) Data Quality
2 9 (2.99%) QA
3 7 (2.33%) GDPR
4 5 (1.66%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (1.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 5 (1.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (1.00%) PMO
6 2 (0.66%) ISO 9001
6 2 (0.66%) SLA
7 1 (0.33%) HL7
7 1 (0.33%) NIST
System Software
1 28 (9.30%) Active Directory
2 18 (5.98%) Hyper-V
3 17 (5.65%) Docker
4 14 (4.65%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.66%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.66%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 37 (12.29%) Terraform
2 16 (5.32%) Kubernetes
3 10 (3.32%) Ansible
3 10 (3.32%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (1.99%) VxRail
4 6 (1.99%) WSUS
5 3 (1.00%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 3 (1.00%) Argo
5 3 (1.00%) Grafana
5 3 (1.00%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.66%) Kibana
6 2 (0.66%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 141 (46.84%) Microsoft
2 40 (13.29%) ForeScout
3 29 (9.63%) VMware
4 17 (5.65%) Databricks
5 16 (5.32%) SAP
6 15 (4.98%) Cisco
7 12 (3.99%) Veeam
8 11 (3.65%) Google
9 9 (2.99%) Citrix
10 6 (1.99%) Commvault
10 6 (1.99%) Dell
10 6 (1.99%) HP
10 6 (1.99%) Meraki
10 6 (1.99%) Tenable
10 6 (1.99%) Zerto
11 5 (1.66%) Arista
11 5 (1.66%) Aruba
11 5 (1.66%) NetScout
12 3 (1.00%) Sparx
13 2 (0.66%) BiZZdesign