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

6 months to
28 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 2 3
Rank change year-on-year -10 +1 0
Permanent jobs citing Azure 241 184 304
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 7.76% 19.74% 18.34%
As % of the Cloud Services category 35.92% 53.18% 49.92%
Number of salaries quoted 167 155 233
10th Percentile £39,000 £31,250 £35,250
25th Percentile £53,125 £48,500 £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 £84,750
West Yorkshire median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £55,465
% change year-on-year +8.33% +8.18% +0.85%

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 671 346 609
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 21.60% 37.12% 36.73%
Number of salaries quoted 477 283 448
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £33,525
25th Percentile £47,500 £50,625 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,310 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.63% +8.33% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £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 28 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 (4.56%) SharePoint
2 8 (3.32%) IIS
3 5 (2.07%) Apache Spark
4 3 (1.24%) CMS
4 3 (1.24%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.83%) Apache
5 2 (0.83%) Confluence
6 1 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.41%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 10 (4.15%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 5 (2.07%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.24%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (1.24%) Shopify
3 2 (0.83%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 1 (0.41%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.41%) SAP MDM
Cloud Services
1 64 (26.56%) AWS
2 44 (18.26%) Microsoft 365
3 37 (15.35%) GCP
4 30 (12.45%) Power Platform
5 23 (9.54%) Entra ID
6 20 (8.30%) Azure DevOps
6 20 (8.30%) Dynamics 365
7 17 (7.05%) Azure Data Factory
8 15 (6.22%) Azure AI
9 14 (5.81%) Microsoft Purview
10 12 (4.98%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 11 (4.56%) Microsoft Copilot
12 10 (4.15%) SaaS
13 9 (3.73%) Azure Sentinel
13 9 (3.73%) PaaS
13 9 (3.73%) Power Automate
14 7 (2.90%) Azure Databricks
14 7 (2.90%) PowerApps
15 6 (2.49%) Azure Logic Apps
15 6 (2.49%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 15 (6.22%) LAN
2 14 (5.81%) WAN
3 9 (3.73%) DHCP
3 9 (3.73%) DNS
4 8 (3.32%) TCP/IP
5 7 (2.90%) Firewall
5 7 (2.90%) VPN
6 6 (2.49%) Wi-Fi
7 5 (2.07%) NAS
7 5 (2.07%) SAN
7 5 (2.07%) VLAN
8 3 (1.24%) HTTP
8 3 (1.24%) Internet
8 3 (1.24%) Wireless
9 2 (0.83%) BGP
9 2 (0.83%) Network Security
9 2 (0.83%) OSPF
9 2 (0.83%) SD-WAN
10 1 (0.41%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (9.13%) Power BI
2 17 (7.05%) SQL Server
3 15 (6.22%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (4.98%) Metadata
5 10 (4.15%) BigQuery
6 9 (3.73%) Amazon Redshift
7 6 (2.49%) Data Lake
7 6 (2.49%) MongoDB
7 6 (2.49%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (2.49%) Relational Database
7 6 (2.49%) Tableau
8 4 (1.66%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (1.66%) MySQL
8 4 (1.66%) NoSQL
8 4 (1.66%) Spark SQL
9 3 (1.24%) Redis
10 2 (0.83%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.83%) Delta Lake
10 2 (0.83%) Semantic Layer
11 1 (0.41%) Metadata Repository
Development Applications
1 16 (6.64%) Git
2 10 (4.15%) GitLab
3 7 (2.90%) Jenkins
4 3 (1.24%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.83%) Cypress.io
5 2 (0.83%) ERwin
5 2 (0.83%) JIRA
5 2 (0.83%) MLflow
General
1 60 (24.90%) Finance
1 60 (24.90%) Social Skills
2 27 (11.20%) Public Sector
3 24 (9.96%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (4.15%) Legal
5 9 (3.73%) Manufacturing
6 7 (2.90%) Retail
7 5 (2.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (1.24%) Agriculture
8 3 (1.24%) Automotive
8 3 (1.24%) Law
9 2 (0.83%) Financial Institution
9 2 (0.83%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.41%) Banking
10 1 (0.41%) Marketing
10 1 (0.41%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 56 (23.24%) Lead
2 50 (20.75%) Architect
3 42 (17.43%) Senior
4 29 (12.03%) Solutions Architect
5 27 (11.20%) Azure Engineer
6 19 (7.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 18 (7.47%) Data Engineer
7 18 (7.47%) Lead Architect
7 18 (7.47%) Lead Solutions Architect
8 15 (6.22%) Platform Engineer
9 14 (5.81%) Azure Platform Engineer
9 14 (5.81%) Cloud Engineer
9 14 (5.81%) Cloud Platform Engineer
9 14 (5.81%) Developer
10 12 (4.98%) Analyst
10 12 (4.98%) Software Engineer
11 11 (4.56%) DevOps Engineer
12 10 (4.15%) Account Manager
12 10 (4.15%) Junior
12 10 (4.15%) Junior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (9.13%) Terraform
2 14 (5.81%) .NET
3 13 (5.39%) React
4 12 (4.98%) Node.js
5 8 (3.32%) AngularJS
5 8 (3.32%) Middleware
5 8 (3.32%) RESTful
6 7 (2.90%) REST
7 6 (2.49%) PySpark
7 6 (2.49%) XML
8 5 (2.07%) Vue
8 5 (2.07%) Web Services
8 5 (2.07%) XBRL
9 4 (1.66%) CSS
9 4 (1.66%) HTML
9 4 (1.66%) JSON
9 4 (1.66%) Spring
9 4 (1.66%) Spring Boot
10 3 (1.24%) ASP.NET
10 3 (1.24%) ASP.NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 16 (6.64%) Cloud Native
2 8 (3.32%) Analytical Mindset
3 6 (2.49%) AI Agents
4 5 (2.07%) Cyber Threat
4 5 (2.07%) Cyberattack
4 5 (2.07%) Legacy Systems
4 5 (2.07%) Low-Code
4 5 (2.07%) Product Ownership
5 4 (1.66%) Data Centre
5 4 (1.66%) Distributed Systems
5 4 (1.66%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (1.66%) Greenfield Project
5 4 (1.66%) Linux Command Line
6 3 (1.24%) Cloud Security Posture
6 3 (1.24%) Learning Management System
6 3 (1.24%) Onboarding
6 3 (1.24%) Security Posture
6 3 (1.24%) Taxonomies
7 2 (0.83%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (0.83%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
Operating Systems
1 25 (10.37%) Windows
2 10 (4.15%) Windows Server
3 8 (3.32%) Linux
4 5 (2.07%) Unix
4 5 (2.07%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (25.31%) Mentoring
2 52 (21.58%) Agile
3 47 (19.50%) CI/CD
4 46 (19.09%) AI
5 45 (18.67%) DevOps
6 39 (16.18%) Technical Leadership
7 33 (13.69%) Problem-Solving
8 32 (13.28%) Cybersecurity
9 31 (12.86%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 27 (11.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 27 (11.20%) Stakeholder Management
11 26 (10.79%) Continuous Improvement
11 26 (10.79%) Software Engineering
12 25 (10.37%) Coaching
13 24 (9.96%) Migration
14 23 (9.54%) Business Intelligence
15 22 (9.13%) Analytics
15 22 (9.13%) Decision-Making
15 22 (9.13%) Platform Engineering
15 22 (9.13%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 54 (22.41%) SQL
2 41 (17.01%) Python
3 23 (9.54%) C#
4 21 (8.71%) JavaScript
5 19 (7.88%) Java
6 13 (5.39%) PowerShell
6 13 (5.39%) TypeScript
7 7 (2.90%) Scala
8 5 (2.07%) Bicep
8 5 (2.07%) PHP
9 3 (1.24%) Kusto Query Language
9 3 (1.24%) Shell Script
9 3 (1.24%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.83%) Bash
10 2 (0.83%) Go
10 2 (0.83%) Kotlin
10 2 (0.83%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.41%) C++
11 1 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.41%) R
Qualifications
1 30 (12.45%) Azure Certification
2 13 (5.39%) Security Cleared
3 11 (4.56%) CompTIA CySA+
3 11 (4.56%) CompTIA Security+
4 10 (4.15%) Degree
4 10 (4.15%) SC Cleared
5 7 (2.90%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (2.49%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (2.07%) CCNA
7 5 (2.07%) CEH
7 5 (2.07%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (2.07%) Network+ Certification
7 5 (2.07%) SAP Certification
8 4 (1.66%) AWS Certification
9 2 (0.83%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.83%) SSCP
10 1 (0.41%) CCSP
10 1 (0.41%) CISA
10 1 (0.41%) CISM
10 1 (0.41%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (9.54%) Data Quality
2 11 (4.56%) Cyber Essentials
2 11 (4.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 8 (3.32%) GDPR
4 6 (2.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (2.07%) QA
6 4 (1.66%) SLA
7 2 (0.83%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.83%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.83%) PMO
8 1 (0.41%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.41%) GRC
8 1 (0.41%) HL7
8 1 (0.41%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 1 (0.41%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.41%) WCAG
System Software
1 13 (5.39%) Active Directory
2 8 (3.32%) Docker
2 8 (3.32%) Hyper-V
2 8 (3.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.24%) vSphere
4 2 (0.83%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 17 (7.05%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (3.73%) Kubernetes
3 4 (1.66%) Ansible
3 4 (1.66%) VxRail
3 4 (1.66%) WSUS
4 3 (1.24%) Argo
4 3 (1.24%) Autotask
5 2 (0.83%) Kibana
5 2 (0.83%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.83%) Puppet
6 1 (0.41%) Avamar
Vendors
1 116 (48.13%) Microsoft
2 25 (10.37%) Databricks
3 16 (6.64%) Cisco
4 15 (6.22%) ForeScout
5 12 (4.98%) VMware
6 9 (3.73%) Google
7 6 (2.49%) Foundry
8 5 (2.07%) Dell
8 5 (2.07%) SAP
8 5 (2.07%) Veeam
8 5 (2.07%) Zerto
9 4 (1.66%) Commvault
9 4 (1.66%) HP
9 4 (1.66%) Meraki
9 4 (1.66%) Oracle
9 4 (1.66%) ServiceNow
9 4 (1.66%) Tenable
10 3 (1.24%) Adobe
10 3 (1.24%) ConnectWise
10 3 (1.24%) Remedy