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 25 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 2 3
Rank change year-on-year -10 +1 0
Permanent jobs citing Azure 248 187 305
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 7.96% 20.04% 18.14%
As % of the Cloud Services category 35.84% 53.13% 49.51%
Number of salaries quoted 172 155 234
10th Percentile £40,375 £31,250 £34,825
25th Percentile £53,438 £48,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,803 £65,000 £55,215
Median % change year-on-year +7.39% +17.72% +0.39%
75th Percentile £88,299 £72,500 £69,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £82,500 £84,625
West Yorkshire median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% +9.09% -

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 692 352 616
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 22.20% 37.73% 36.64%
Number of salaries quoted 490 285 456
10th Percentile £36,700 £31,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,607 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.09% +8.33% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £85,000 £85,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £64,500 £60,000 £58,500
% change year-on-year +7.50% +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 25 September 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 11 (4.44%) SharePoint
2 8 (3.23%) IIS
3 5 (2.02%) Apache Spark
4 3 (1.21%) CMS
4 3 (1.21%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.81%) Apache
5 2 (0.81%) Confluence
6 1 (0.40%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.40%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 10 (4.03%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 5 (2.02%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.21%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (1.21%) Shopify
3 2 (0.81%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 1 (0.40%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.40%) SAP MDM
Cloud Services
1 65 (26.21%) AWS
2 44 (17.74%) Microsoft 365
3 40 (16.13%) GCP
4 30 (12.10%) Power Platform
5 23 (9.27%) Entra ID
6 20 (8.06%) Azure DevOps
6 20 (8.06%) Dynamics 365
7 17 (6.85%) Azure Data Factory
8 16 (6.45%) Azure AI
9 14 (5.65%) Microsoft Purview
10 12 (4.84%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 11 (4.44%) Microsoft Copilot
12 10 (4.03%) SaaS
13 9 (3.63%) Azure Sentinel
13 9 (3.63%) PaaS
13 9 (3.63%) Power Automate
14 7 (2.82%) Azure Databricks
14 7 (2.82%) GitHub
14 7 (2.82%) PowerApps
15 6 (2.42%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 15 (6.05%) LAN
2 14 (5.65%) WAN
3 9 (3.63%) DHCP
3 9 (3.63%) DNS
4 8 (3.23%) TCP/IP
5 7 (2.82%) Firewall
5 7 (2.82%) VPN
6 6 (2.42%) Wi-Fi
7 5 (2.02%) NAS
7 5 (2.02%) SAN
7 5 (2.02%) VLAN
8 3 (1.21%) HTTP
8 3 (1.21%) Internet
8 3 (1.21%) Wireless
9 2 (0.81%) BGP
9 2 (0.81%) Network Security
9 2 (0.81%) OSPF
9 2 (0.81%) SD-WAN
10 1 (0.40%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (8.87%) Power BI
2 17 (6.85%) SQL Server
3 15 (6.05%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (4.84%) Metadata
5 10 (4.03%) BigQuery
6 9 (3.63%) Amazon Redshift
7 6 (2.42%) Data Lake
7 6 (2.42%) MongoDB
7 6 (2.42%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (2.42%) Relational Database
7 6 (2.42%) Tableau
8 5 (2.02%) NoSQL
9 4 (1.61%) Amazon RDS
9 4 (1.61%) MySQL
9 4 (1.61%) Spark SQL
10 3 (1.21%) Redis
11 2 (0.81%) Azure SQL Database
11 2 (0.81%) Delta Lake
11 2 (0.81%) Semantic Layer
12 1 (0.40%) Metadata Repository
Development Applications
1 16 (6.45%) Git
2 10 (4.03%) GitLab
3 7 (2.82%) Jenkins
4 3 (1.21%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.81%) Cypress.io
5 2 (0.81%) ERwin
5 2 (0.81%) JIRA
5 2 (0.81%) MLflow
General
1 62 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 60 (24.19%) Finance
3 27 (10.89%) Public Sector
4 24 (9.68%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (4.03%) Legal
6 9 (3.63%) Manufacturing
7 7 (2.82%) Retail
8 5 (2.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (1.61%) Agriculture
9 4 (1.61%) Automotive
10 3 (1.21%) Law
11 2 (0.81%) Financial Institution
11 2 (0.81%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.40%) Banking
12 1 (0.40%) Marketing
12 1 (0.40%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 57 (22.98%) Lead
2 51 (20.56%) Architect
3 44 (17.74%) Senior
4 29 (11.69%) Solutions Architect
5 27 (10.89%) Azure Engineer
6 19 (7.66%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 18 (7.26%) Lead Architect
7 18 (7.26%) Lead Solutions Architect
8 17 (6.85%) Data Engineer
9 15 (6.05%) Developer
9 15 (6.05%) Platform Engineer
10 14 (5.65%) Azure Platform Engineer
10 14 (5.65%) Cloud Engineer
10 14 (5.65%) Cloud Platform Engineer
10 14 (5.65%) Software Engineer
11 12 (4.84%) Analyst
12 11 (4.44%) DevOps Engineer
13 10 (4.03%) Account Manager
13 10 (4.03%) Junior
13 10 (4.03%) Junior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (9.68%) Terraform
2 16 (6.45%) React
3 14 (5.65%) .NET
4 12 (4.84%) Node.js
5 10 (4.03%) AngularJS
6 8 (3.23%) Middleware
6 8 (3.23%) RESTful
7 7 (2.82%) REST
7 7 (2.82%) Vue
8 6 (2.42%) PySpark
8 6 (2.42%) XML
9 5 (2.02%) Web Services
9 5 (2.02%) XBRL
10 4 (1.61%) CSS
10 4 (1.61%) HTML
10 4 (1.61%) JSON
10 4 (1.61%) Spring
10 4 (1.61%) Spring Boot
11 3 (1.21%) ASP.NET
11 3 (1.21%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 17 (6.85%) Cloud Native
2 8 (3.23%) Analytical Mindset
3 7 (2.82%) Product Ownership
4 6 (2.42%) AI Agents
5 5 (2.02%) Cyber Threat
5 5 (2.02%) Cyberattack
5 5 (2.02%) Legacy Systems
5 5 (2.02%) Low-Code
6 4 (1.61%) Data Centre
6 4 (1.61%) Distributed Systems
6 4 (1.61%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (1.61%) Greenfield Project
6 4 (1.61%) Linux Command Line
7 3 (1.21%) Cloud Security Posture
7 3 (1.21%) Learning Management System
7 3 (1.21%) Onboarding
7 3 (1.21%) Security Posture
7 3 (1.21%) Taxonomies
8 2 (0.81%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (0.81%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
Operating Systems
1 25 (10.08%) Windows
2 10 (4.03%) Windows Server
3 8 (3.23%) Linux
4 5 (2.02%) Unix
4 5 (2.02%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (25.40%) Mentoring
2 54 (21.77%) Agile
3 48 (19.35%) CI/CD
4 47 (18.95%) AI
4 47 (18.95%) DevOps
5 40 (16.13%) Technical Leadership
6 33 (13.31%) Problem-Solving
7 32 (12.90%) Cybersecurity
8 31 (12.50%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 28 (11.29%) Continuous Improvement
9 28 (11.29%) Software Engineering
9 28 (11.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 27 (10.89%) Stakeholder Management
11 25 (10.08%) Coaching
11 25 (10.08%) Migration
12 23 (9.27%) Business Intelligence
12 23 (9.27%) Roadmaps
13 22 (8.87%) Analytics
13 22 (8.87%) Decision-Making
13 22 (8.87%) Platform Engineering
Programming Languages
1 56 (22.58%) SQL
2 44 (17.74%) Python
3 25 (10.08%) C#
4 23 (9.27%) JavaScript
5 19 (7.66%) Java
6 16 (6.45%) TypeScript
7 14 (5.65%) PowerShell
8 7 (2.82%) Scala
9 5 (2.02%) Bicep
9 5 (2.02%) PHP
10 3 (1.21%) Kusto Query Language
10 3 (1.21%) Shell Script
10 3 (1.21%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.81%) Bash
11 2 (0.81%) Go
11 2 (0.81%) Kotlin
11 2 (0.81%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.40%) C++
12 1 (0.40%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.40%) R
Qualifications
1 32 (12.90%) Azure Certification
2 13 (5.24%) Security Cleared
3 11 (4.44%) CompTIA CySA+
3 11 (4.44%) CompTIA Security+
4 10 (4.03%) Degree
4 10 (4.03%) SC Cleared
5 8 (3.23%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (2.42%) CCNA
6 6 (2.42%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (2.42%) Network+ Certification
7 5 (2.02%) CEH
7 5 (2.02%) SAP Certification
8 4 (1.61%) AWS Certification
8 4 (1.61%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.81%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.81%) SSCP
10 1 (0.40%) CISA
10 1 (0.40%) CISM
10 1 (0.40%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.40%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (9.27%) Data Quality
2 11 (4.44%) Cyber Essentials
2 11 (4.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 8 (3.23%) GDPR
4 6 (2.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (2.02%) QA
6 4 (1.61%) SLA
7 2 (0.81%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.81%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.81%) PMO
8 1 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.40%) GRC
8 1 (0.40%) HL7
8 1 (0.40%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 1 (0.40%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.40%) WCAG
System Software
1 13 (5.24%) Active Directory
2 8 (3.23%) Docker
2 8 (3.23%) Hyper-V
2 8 (3.23%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.21%) vSphere
4 2 (0.81%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 17 (6.85%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (3.63%) Kubernetes
3 4 (1.61%) Ansible
3 4 (1.61%) VxRail
3 4 (1.61%) WSUS
4 3 (1.21%) Argo
4 3 (1.21%) Autotask
5 2 (0.81%) Kibana
5 2 (0.81%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.81%) Puppet
6 1 (0.40%) Avamar
Vendors
1 116 (46.77%) Microsoft
2 25 (10.08%) Databricks
3 17 (6.85%) Cisco
4 16 (6.45%) ForeScout
5 12 (4.84%) VMware
6 9 (3.63%) Google
7 6 (2.42%) Foundry
8 5 (2.02%) Dell
8 5 (2.02%) SAP
8 5 (2.02%) Veeam
8 5 (2.02%) Zerto
9 4 (1.61%) Commvault
9 4 (1.61%) HP
9 4 (1.61%) Meraki
9 4 (1.61%) Oracle
9 4 (1.61%) ServiceNow
9 4 (1.61%) Tenable
10 3 (1.21%) Adobe
10 3 (1.21%) ConnectWise
10 3 (1.21%) Remedy