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

6 months to
11 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 5 3
Rank change year-on-year -2 -2 -1
Permanent jobs citing Azure 285 146 418
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 10.68% 18.48% 18.10%
As % of the Cloud Services category 37.50% 47.10% 49.12%
Number of salaries quoted 173 118 356
10th Percentile £28,250 £38,623 £34,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £47,000 £44,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.83% +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £79,336 £71,250 £71,991
90th Percentile £95,000 £81,675 £82,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -7.60%

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 760 310 851
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 28.48% 39.24% 36.86%
Number of salaries quoted 531 253 708
10th Percentile £32,750 £37,500 £34,000
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% -7.97%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £93,778 £83,750
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 11 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 (3.16%) IIS
2 6 (2.11%) Apache Spark
2 6 (2.11%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.75%) SharePoint
4 4 (1.40%) Apache
5 3 (1.05%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.70%) Confluence
7 1 (0.35%) SAS
7 1 (0.35%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (0.35%) WordPress
Applications
1 19 (6.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (2.81%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 12 (4.21%) SAP ERP
2 5 (1.75%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (1.40%) Unit4 Business World
4 2 (0.70%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.35%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.35%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.35%) SAP MDM
Cloud Services
1 86 (30.18%) AWS
2 44 (15.44%) GCP
3 37 (12.98%) Microsoft 365
4 36 (12.63%) Power Platform
5 23 (8.07%) Azure AI
6 19 (6.67%) Azure DevOps
7 18 (6.32%) Serverless
8 16 (5.61%) GitHub
9 15 (5.26%) Azure Data Factory
10 13 (4.56%) Dynamics 365
11 11 (3.86%) Entra ID
12 10 (3.51%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 10 (3.51%) Power Automate
13 8 (2.81%) Azure Logic Apps
14 7 (2.46%) OCI
14 7 (2.46%) PowerApps
15 6 (2.11%) Amazon ECS
15 6 (2.11%) GitHub Actions
15 6 (2.11%) Google Workspace
16 5 (1.75%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 24 (8.42%) DNS
2 23 (8.07%) DHCP
3 18 (6.32%) TCP/IP
4 17 (5.96%) LAN
5 16 (5.61%) WAN
6 13 (4.56%) Firewall
6 13 (4.56%) Wi-Fi
7 7 (2.46%) Internet
7 7 (2.46%) VPN
8 6 (2.11%) NAS
8 6 (2.11%) SAN
9 5 (1.75%) NGFW
9 5 (1.75%) VLAN
9 5 (1.75%) VXLAN
9 5 (1.75%) Wireshark
10 3 (1.05%) HTTP
10 3 (1.05%) VoIP
11 2 (0.70%) BGP
11 2 (0.70%) OSPF
11 2 (0.70%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (10.18%) Power BI
2 20 (7.02%) Tableau
3 14 (4.91%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (3.51%) BigQuery
4 10 (3.51%) Metadata
5 9 (3.16%) PostgreSQL
5 9 (3.16%) SQL Server
6 8 (2.81%) Amazon Redshift
6 8 (2.81%) NoSQL
7 7 (2.46%) MongoDB
8 6 (2.11%) Amazon RDS
8 6 (2.11%) Data Lake
8 6 (2.11%) MySQL
8 6 (2.11%) Spark SQL
9 4 (1.40%) Relational Database
10 3 (1.05%) Amazon QuickSight
10 3 (1.05%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.70%) RDBMS
11 2 (0.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 2 (0.70%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 17 (5.96%) Git
2 10 (3.51%) GitLab
3 8 (2.81%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.70%) Cypress.io
4 2 (0.70%) ERwin
4 2 (0.70%) JIRA
4 2 (0.70%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 117 (41.05%) Social Skills
2 36 (12.63%) Finance
3 26 (9.12%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (8.07%) Public Sector
5 8 (2.81%) Legal
6 7 (2.46%) Multimedia
7 5 (1.75%) Agriculture
7 5 (1.75%) Automotive
7 5 (1.75%) Manufacturing
8 4 (1.40%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (0.70%) Financial Institution
9 2 (0.70%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.35%) Law
10 1 (0.35%) Retail
Job Titles
1 45 (15.79%) Lead
2 42 (14.74%) Senior
3 41 (14.39%) Analyst
4 36 (12.63%) Architect
5 34 (11.93%) Junior
5 34 (11.93%) Junior Analyst
6 26 (9.12%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 23 (8.07%) Developer
8 19 (6.67%) Data Engineer
9 17 (5.96%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 17 (5.96%) Data Analyst
9 17 (5.96%) Junior Data Analyst
9 17 (5.96%) Junior Security Analyst
9 17 (5.96%) Security Analyst
9 17 (5.96%) Software Engineer
9 17 (5.96%) Solutions Architect
10 15 (5.26%) Ethical Hacker
11 13 (4.56%) IT Support
11 13 (4.56%) Lead Architect
11 13 (4.56%) Lead Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (9.12%) React
2 14 (4.91%) AngularJS
3 13 (4.56%) Node.js
4 11 (3.86%) Vue
5 10 (3.51%) RESTful
6 9 (3.16%) PySpark
7 8 (2.81%) .NET
7 8 (2.81%) REST
8 7 (2.46%) CSS
8 7 (2.46%) HTML
8 7 (2.46%) Web Services
9 5 (1.75%) Middleware
9 5 (1.75%) XBRL
9 5 (1.75%) XML
10 3 (1.05%) .NET Core
10 3 (1.05%) ARM Templates
10 3 (1.05%) HTML5 Canvas
10 3 (1.05%) JSON
10 3 (1.05%) MACH
11 2 (0.70%) NestJS
Miscellaneous
1 22 (7.72%) Cloud Native
2 15 (5.26%) Cyberattack
3 13 (4.56%) Data Centre
4 9 (3.16%) Enterprise Software
5 7 (2.46%) Analytical Mindset
5 7 (2.46%) Product Ownership
6 6 (2.11%) Low-Code
7 5 (1.75%) Distributed Systems
7 5 (1.75%) PKI
8 4 (1.40%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (1.40%) Onboarding
8 4 (1.40%) Security Posture
9 3 (1.05%) Cloud Security Posture
9 3 (1.05%) Greenfield Project
9 3 (1.05%) Management Information System
9 3 (1.05%) Taxonomies
10 2 (0.70%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 2 (0.70%) Linux Command Line
10 2 (0.70%) Public Cloud
10 2 (0.70%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 33 (11.58%) Windows
2 25 (8.77%) Windows Server
3 6 (2.11%) Windows Server 2019
4 5 (1.75%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (1.40%) Linux
5 4 (1.40%) Unix
6 3 (1.05%) Mac OS
6 3 (1.05%) Windows 10
6 3 (1.05%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.35%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (34.04%) Mentoring
2 64 (22.46%) Agile
3 53 (18.60%) DevOps
4 49 (17.19%) CI/CD
5 47 (16.49%) Cybersecurity
6 41 (14.39%) Problem-Solving
7 37 (12.98%) AI
8 34 (11.93%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 32 (11.23%) Continuous Improvement
9 32 (11.23%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 30 (10.53%) Business Intelligence
11 26 (9.12%) Coaching
12 25 (8.77%) Stakeholder Management
13 24 (8.42%) Data Modelling
13 24 (8.42%) Technical Leadership
14 23 (8.07%) Microservices
14 23 (8.07%) Migration
14 23 (8.07%) Software Engineering
15 22 (7.72%) Infrastructure as Code
16 20 (7.02%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 69 (24.21%) Python
1 69 (24.21%) SQL
2 45 (15.79%) JavaScript
3 30 (10.53%) TypeScript
4 25 (8.77%) C#
5 23 (8.07%) Java
6 13 (4.56%) PowerShell
7 6 (2.11%) PHP
8 5 (1.75%) Bash
9 4 (1.40%) Bicep
9 4 (1.40%) R
9 4 (1.40%) Scala
10 3 (1.05%) Go
10 3 (1.05%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.70%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.70%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.35%) C++
Qualifications
1 80 (28.07%) Azure Certification
2 20 (7.02%) AWS Certification
3 17 (5.96%) CompTIA CySA+
3 17 (5.96%) CompTIA Security+
3 17 (5.96%) Degree
3 17 (5.96%) Microsoft Certification
4 15 (5.26%) CEH
5 13 (4.56%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (3.86%) Security Cleared
7 10 (3.51%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
8 9 (3.16%) SC Cleared
9 8 (2.81%) Cisco Certification
10 7 (2.46%) CCNA
11 6 (2.11%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 6 (2.11%) Network+ Certification
11 6 (2.11%) TOGAF Certification
12 5 (1.75%) SAP Certification
13 2 (0.70%) Master's Degree
14 1 (0.35%) IIBA
14 1 (0.35%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (7.37%) Data Quality
2 9 (3.16%) QA
3 7 (2.46%) GDPR
4 5 (1.75%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (1.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 5 (1.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (1.05%) PMO
5 3 (1.05%) SLA
6 2 (0.70%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.35%) HL7
7 1 (0.35%) NIST
System Software
1 25 (8.77%) Active Directory
2 15 (5.26%) Hyper-V
3 12 (4.21%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (3.86%) Docker
5 2 (0.70%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.70%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 31 (10.88%) Terraform
2 16 (5.61%) Kubernetes
3 10 (3.51%) Ansible
4 9 (3.16%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (2.11%) VxRail
5 6 (2.11%) WSUS
6 3 (1.05%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 3 (1.05%) Argo
6 3 (1.05%) Grafana
6 3 (1.05%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.70%) Kibana
7 2 (0.70%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.35%) Autotask
Vendors
1 135 (47.37%) Microsoft
2 38 (13.33%) ForeScout
3 26 (9.12%) VMware
4 17 (5.96%) Databricks
5 16 (5.61%) SAP
6 15 (5.26%) Cisco
7 11 (3.86%) Google
8 9 (3.16%) Veeam
9 8 (2.81%) Citrix
10 6 (2.11%) Commvault
10 6 (2.11%) Dell
10 6 (2.11%) HP
10 6 (2.11%) Meraki
10 6 (2.11%) Tenable
10 6 (2.11%) Zerto
11 5 (1.75%) Arista
11 5 (1.75%) Aruba
11 5 (1.75%) NetScout
12 2 (0.70%) Fortinet
12 2 (0.70%) WatchGuard