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

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 2 3
Rank change year-on-year -6 +1 0
Permanent jobs citing Azure 277 179 336
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 9.86% 18.98% 17.34%
As % of the Cloud Services category 36.50% 53.92% 48.35%
Number of salaries quoted 182 151 286
10th Percentile £29,900 £31,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,906 £45,375 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,153 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.92% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £88,148 £71,875 £69,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £82,500 £79,375
West Yorkshire median annual salary £57,500 £57,250 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.44% +4.09% -

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 759 332 695
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 27.02% 35.21% 35.86%
Number of salaries quoted 557 279 569
10th Percentile £33,750 £32,250 £34,950
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,310 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.90% +8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £90,000 £84,971
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 31 July 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 10 (3.61%) IIS
2 7 (2.53%) SharePoint
3 6 (2.17%) Apache Spark
4 3 (1.08%) Apache
4 3 (1.08%) CMS
4 3 (1.08%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.72%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.72%) Confluence
6 1 (0.36%) SAS
6 1 (0.36%) SharePoint Server
6 1 (0.36%) WordPress
Applications
1 17 (6.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.44%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (1.81%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.44%) Unit4 Business World
3 3 (1.08%) Remedy ITSM
3 3 (1.08%) Shopify
4 2 (0.72%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.36%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.36%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.36%) SAP MDM
Cloud Services
1 68 (24.55%) AWS
2 44 (15.88%) GCP
3 40 (14.44%) Microsoft 365
4 38 (13.72%) Power Platform
5 25 (9.03%) Azure AI
6 22 (7.94%) Azure DevOps
7 20 (7.22%) Entra ID
8 19 (6.86%) Dynamics 365
9 17 (6.14%) Azure Data Factory
10 13 (4.69%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 11 (3.97%) Serverless
12 10 (3.61%) GitHub
13 9 (3.25%) Power Automate
14 8 (2.89%) Azure Logic Apps
14 8 (2.89%) SaaS
15 7 (2.53%) Amazon ECS
15 7 (2.53%) Microsoft Copilot
15 7 (2.53%) Microsoft Purview
16 6 (2.17%) Copilot Studio
16 6 (2.17%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 14 (5.05%) DHCP
1 14 (5.05%) DNS
1 14 (5.05%) LAN
2 13 (4.69%) TCP/IP
2 13 (4.69%) WAN
3 7 (2.53%) Firewall
3 7 (2.53%) VPN
4 6 (2.17%) NAS
4 6 (2.17%) SAN
4 6 (2.17%) Wi-Fi
5 5 (1.81%) VLAN
6 3 (1.08%) HTTP
6 3 (1.08%) Wireless
7 2 (0.72%) BGP
7 2 (0.72%) Internet
7 2 (0.72%) Network Security
7 2 (0.72%) OSPF
7 2 (0.72%) SD-WAN
8 1 (0.36%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (10.83%) Power BI
2 18 (6.50%) Data Warehouse
3 16 (5.78%) Tableau
4 13 (4.69%) BigQuery
4 13 (4.69%) SQL Server
5 12 (4.33%) Metadata
6 11 (3.97%) Amazon Redshift
7 8 (2.89%) MongoDB
7 8 (2.89%) PostgreSQL
8 7 (2.53%) Data Lake
8 7 (2.53%) MySQL
9 6 (2.17%) NoSQL
9 6 (2.17%) Relational Database
10 5 (1.81%) Amazon RDS
10 5 (1.81%) Spark SQL
11 3 (1.08%) Redis
12 2 (0.72%) Amazon QuickSight
12 2 (0.72%) Azure SQL Database
12 2 (0.72%) Delta Lake
12 2 (0.72%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 14 (5.05%) Git
2 9 (3.25%) Jenkins
3 8 (2.89%) GitLab
4 3 (1.08%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.72%) Cypress.io
5 2 (0.72%) ERwin
5 2 (0.72%) JIRA
5 2 (0.72%) MLflow
General
1 96 (34.66%) Social Skills
2 51 (18.41%) Finance
3 24 (8.66%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (6.86%) Public Sector
5 8 (2.89%) Legal
6 7 (2.53%) Manufacturing
7 5 (1.81%) Agriculture
7 5 (1.81%) Automotive
7 5 (1.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (1.44%) Retail
9 2 (0.72%) Financial Institution
9 2 (0.72%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (0.72%) Multimedia
10 1 (0.36%) Law
10 1 (0.36%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 54 (19.49%) Lead
2 46 (16.61%) Senior
3 38 (13.72%) Architect
4 34 (12.27%) Analyst
5 28 (10.11%) Junior
5 28 (10.11%) Junior Analyst
6 21 (7.58%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 20 (7.22%) Azure Engineer
7 20 (7.22%) Data Engineer
7 20 (7.22%) Developer
7 20 (7.22%) Solutions Architect
8 19 (6.86%) Software Engineer
9 15 (5.42%) Data Analyst
9 15 (5.42%) Ethical Hacker
10 14 (5.05%) Cloud Engineer
10 14 (5.05%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 14 (5.05%) Junior Data Analyst
10 14 (5.05%) Junior Security Analyst
10 14 (5.05%) Security Analyst
11 13 (4.69%) Lead Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (9.75%) React
2 18 (6.50%) Node.js
3 13 (4.69%) AngularJS
4 12 (4.33%) .NET
5 10 (3.61%) RESTful
5 10 (3.61%) Vue
6 9 (3.25%) PySpark
6 9 (3.25%) REST
6 9 (3.25%) Web Services
7 6 (2.17%) CSS
7 6 (2.17%) HTML
8 5 (1.81%) Middleware
8 5 (1.81%) XBRL
8 5 (1.81%) XML
9 3 (1.08%) ASP.NET
9 3 (1.08%) Entity Framework
9 3 (1.08%) Express.js
9 3 (1.08%) HTML5 Canvas
9 3 (1.08%) JSON
9 3 (1.08%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 21 (7.58%) Cloud Native
2 15 (5.42%) Cyberattack
3 10 (3.61%) Analytical Mindset
4 7 (2.53%) AI Agents
4 7 (2.53%) Low-Code
4 7 (2.53%) Product Ownership
5 6 (2.17%) Distributed Systems
6 5 (1.81%) Data Centre
6 5 (1.81%) Greenfield Project
7 4 (1.44%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (1.08%) Cloud Security Posture
8 3 (1.08%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (1.08%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.08%) Learning Management System
8 3 (1.08%) Onboarding
8 3 (1.08%) Security Posture
8 3 (1.08%) Taxonomies
9 2 (0.72%) Distributed Architecture
9 2 (0.72%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 1 (0.36%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 26 (9.39%) Windows
2 15 (5.42%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.44%) Linux
3 4 (1.44%) Unix
4 3 (1.08%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (28.88%) Mentoring
2 55 (19.86%) Agile
3 51 (18.41%) AI
4 45 (16.25%) CI/CD
4 45 (16.25%) Cybersecurity
4 45 (16.25%) DevOps
5 34 (12.27%) Problem-Solving
5 34 (12.27%) Technical Leadership
6 32 (11.55%) Business Intelligence
6 32 (11.55%) Software Engineering
6 32 (11.55%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 31 (11.19%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 29 (10.47%) Continuous Improvement
9 26 (9.39%) Roadmaps
10 25 (9.03%) Migration
11 23 (8.30%) Analytics
11 23 (8.30%) Stakeholder Management
12 22 (7.94%) Data Engineering
13 21 (7.58%) Coaching
13 21 (7.58%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 75 (27.08%) SQL
2 61 (22.02%) Python
3 38 (13.72%) JavaScript
4 27 (9.75%) C#
5 25 (9.03%) TypeScript
6 21 (7.58%) Java
7 16 (5.78%) PowerShell
8 8 (2.89%) PHP
9 7 (2.53%) Scala
10 4 (1.44%) Bash
10 4 (1.44%) Bicep
10 4 (1.44%) Go
11 3 (1.08%) 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++
13 1 (0.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.36%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 63 (22.74%) Azure Certification
2 17 (6.14%) CompTIA CySA+
2 17 (6.14%) CompTIA Security+
3 15 (5.42%) CEH
4 11 (3.97%) Degree
5 10 (3.61%) Security Cleared
6 8 (2.89%) Cisco Certification
6 8 (2.89%) SC Cleared
7 7 (2.53%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (2.17%) CCNA
8 6 (2.17%) Network+ Certification
9 5 (1.81%) AWS Certification
9 5 (1.81%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (1.81%) SAP Certification
10 2 (0.72%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 2 (0.72%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.36%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 1 (0.36%) CCSP
11 1 (0.36%) CRISC
11 1 (0.36%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (8.66%) Data Quality
2 8 (2.89%) Cyber Essentials
2 8 (2.89%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 8 (2.89%) GDPR
3 5 (1.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (1.81%) SLA
4 4 (1.44%) QA
5 3 (1.08%) PMO
6 2 (0.72%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.36%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.36%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.36%) HL7
7 1 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 1 (0.36%) WCAG
System Software
1 17 (6.14%) Active Directory
2 9 (3.25%) Hyper-V
2 9 (3.25%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (2.89%) Docker
4 3 (1.08%) vSphere
5 2 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 25 (9.03%) Terraform
2 16 (5.78%) Kubernetes
3 14 (5.05%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (1.81%) VxRail
4 5 (1.81%) WSUS
5 3 (1.08%) Ansible
5 3 (1.08%) Argo
5 3 (1.08%) Autotask
6 2 (0.72%) Kibana
7 1 (0.36%) Avamar
7 1 (0.36%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.36%) Puppet
Vendors
1 133 (48.01%) Microsoft
2 35 (12.64%) ForeScout
3 23 (8.30%) Databricks
4 19 (6.86%) VMware
5 17 (6.14%) Cisco
6 6 (2.17%) Dell
6 6 (2.17%) Foundry
6 6 (2.17%) Veeam
6 6 (2.17%) Zerto
7 5 (1.81%) Commvault
7 5 (1.81%) HP
7 5 (1.81%) Meraki
7 5 (1.81%) SAP
7 5 (1.81%) Tenable
8 4 (1.44%) Citrix
8 4 (1.44%) Google
8 4 (1.44%) ServiceNow
9 3 (1.08%) ConnectWise
9 3 (1.08%) Remedy
10 2 (0.72%) BiZZdesign