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 12 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 2 4
Rank change year-on-year -10 +2 -1
Permanent jobs citing Azure 269 185 320
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 9.13% 19.58% 17.02%
As % of the Cloud Services category 36.25% 54.41% 48.48%
Number of salaries quoted 180 156 270
10th Percentile £29,675 £31,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,310 £60,000 £56,465
Median % change year-on-year +15.52% +6.26% +2.66%
75th Percentile £88,148 £71,250 £69,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £82,500 £82,625
West Yorkshire median annual salary £62,500 £56,242 £55,000
% change year-on-year +11.13% +2.26% -

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 742 340 660
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 25.19% 35.98% 35.11%
Number of salaries quoted 536 286 537
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,875 £34,270
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,688 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £62,500 £59,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% +5.04% -0.83%
75th Percentile £83,750 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £90,000 £85,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +8.33% +4.35% -3.40%

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 12 August 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 (3.72%) IIS
2 7 (2.60%) SharePoint
3 6 (2.23%) Apache Spark
4 3 (1.12%) Apache
4 3 (1.12%) CMS
4 3 (1.12%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.74%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.74%) Confluence
6 1 (0.37%) SAS
6 1 (0.37%) SharePoint Server
6 1 (0.37%) WordPress
Applications
1 16 (5.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.12%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (1.86%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.12%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (1.12%) Shopify
3 2 (0.74%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 2 (0.74%) Unit4 Business World
4 1 (0.37%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.37%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.37%) SAP MDM
Cloud Services
1 61 (22.68%) AWS
2 41 (15.24%) Microsoft 365
3 39 (14.50%) Power Platform
4 38 (14.13%) GCP
5 23 (8.55%) Azure AI
6 21 (7.81%) Dynamics 365
6 21 (7.81%) Entra ID
7 19 (7.06%) Azure DevOps
8 17 (6.32%) Azure Data Factory
9 13 (4.83%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 9 (3.35%) Microsoft Purview
10 9 (3.35%) Power Automate
11 8 (2.97%) Azure Logic Apps
11 8 (2.97%) GitHub
11 8 (2.97%) Microsoft Copilot
11 8 (2.97%) Serverless
12 7 (2.60%) SaaS
13 6 (2.23%) Azure Machine Learning
13 6 (2.23%) PaaS
13 6 (2.23%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 15 (5.58%) LAN
2 14 (5.20%) WAN
3 13 (4.83%) DHCP
3 13 (4.83%) DNS
4 12 (4.46%) TCP/IP
5 7 (2.60%) Firewall
5 7 (2.60%) VPN
6 6 (2.23%) NAS
6 6 (2.23%) SAN
6 6 (2.23%) Wi-Fi
7 5 (1.86%) VLAN
8 3 (1.12%) HTTP
8 3 (1.12%) Wireless
9 2 (0.74%) BGP
9 2 (0.74%) Internet
9 2 (0.74%) Network Security
9 2 (0.74%) OSPF
9 2 (0.74%) SD-WAN
10 1 (0.37%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (11.52%) Power BI
2 18 (6.69%) Data Warehouse
3 14 (5.20%) SQL Server
3 14 (5.20%) Tableau
4 13 (4.83%) BigQuery
5 12 (4.46%) Metadata
6 11 (4.09%) Amazon Redshift
7 7 (2.60%) Data Lake
7 7 (2.60%) MongoDB
7 7 (2.60%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (1.86%) Amazon RDS
8 5 (1.86%) MySQL
8 5 (1.86%) NoSQL
8 5 (1.86%) Relational Database
8 5 (1.86%) Spark SQL
9 3 (1.12%) Redis
10 2 (0.74%) Amazon QuickSight
10 2 (0.74%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.74%) Delta Lake
10 2 (0.74%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 13 (4.83%) Git
2 8 (2.97%) GitLab
3 7 (2.60%) Jenkins
4 3 (1.12%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.74%) Cypress.io
5 2 (0.74%) ERwin
5 2 (0.74%) JIRA
5 2 (0.74%) MLflow
General
1 87 (32.34%) Social Skills
2 56 (20.82%) Finance
3 21 (7.81%) Analytical Skills
4 18 (6.69%) Public Sector
5 9 (3.35%) Legal
5 9 (3.35%) Manufacturing
6 6 (2.23%) Retail
7 5 (1.86%) Agriculture
7 5 (1.86%) Automotive
7 5 (1.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (0.74%) Financial Institution
8 2 (0.74%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (0.74%) Law
8 2 (0.74%) Multimedia
9 1 (0.37%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 56 (20.82%) Lead
2 43 (15.99%) Senior
3 41 (15.24%) Architect
4 28 (10.41%) Analyst
5 24 (8.92%) Junior
5 24 (8.92%) Junior Analyst
6 23 (8.55%) Solutions Architect
7 22 (8.18%) Azure Engineer
8 21 (7.81%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 20 (7.43%) Data Engineer
10 18 (6.69%) Developer
11 17 (6.32%) Software Engineer
12 15 (5.58%) Lead Architect
12 15 (5.58%) Lead Solutions Architect
13 14 (5.20%) Cloud Engineer
14 13 (4.83%) Data Analyst
14 13 (4.83%) Ethical Hacker
14 13 (4.83%) Platform Engineer
15 12 (4.46%) Junior Data Analyst
15 12 (4.46%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (8.18%) React
2 15 (5.58%) Node.js
3 12 (4.46%) .NET
3 12 (4.46%) AngularJS
4 9 (3.35%) PySpark
4 9 (3.35%) RESTful
4 9 (3.35%) Vue
5 7 (2.60%) REST
5 7 (2.60%) Web Services
6 6 (2.23%) CSS
6 6 (2.23%) HTML
7 5 (1.86%) Middleware
7 5 (1.86%) XBRL
7 5 (1.86%) XML
8 3 (1.12%) ASP.NET
8 3 (1.12%) Entity Framework
8 3 (1.12%) HTML5 Canvas
8 3 (1.12%) JSON
8 3 (1.12%) Spring
8 3 (1.12%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 17 (6.32%) Cloud Native
2 13 (4.83%) Cyberattack
3 8 (2.97%) Analytical Mindset
4 7 (2.60%) AI Agents
4 7 (2.60%) Low-Code
4 7 (2.60%) Product Ownership
5 5 (1.86%) Data Centre
5 5 (1.86%) Greenfield Project
5 5 (1.86%) Legacy Systems
6 4 (1.49%) Distributed Systems
6 4 (1.49%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (1.12%) Cloud Security Posture
7 3 (1.12%) Cyber Threat
7 3 (1.12%) Learning Management System
7 3 (1.12%) Onboarding
7 3 (1.12%) Security Posture
7 3 (1.12%) Taxonomies
8 2 (0.74%) Distributed Architecture
8 2 (0.74%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 1 (0.37%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 25 (9.29%) Windows
2 13 (4.83%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.49%) Windows Server 2019
4 3 (1.12%) Linux
4 3 (1.12%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (27.51%) Mentoring
2 52 (19.33%) Agile
3 51 (18.96%) AI
4 44 (16.36%) Cybersecurity
5 41 (15.24%) CI/CD
5 41 (15.24%) DevOps
6 34 (12.64%) Technical Leadership
7 33 (12.27%) Business Intelligence
8 32 (11.90%) Problem-Solving
9 31 (11.52%) Software Engineering
10 30 (11.15%) Continuous Improvement
10 30 (11.15%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 30 (11.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 26 (9.67%) Roadmaps
12 25 (9.29%) Migration
13 24 (8.92%) Stakeholder Management
14 23 (8.55%) Analytics
15 22 (8.18%) Data Engineering
16 21 (7.81%) Coaching
16 21 (7.81%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 70 (26.02%) SQL
2 57 (21.19%) Python
3 31 (11.52%) JavaScript
4 27 (10.04%) C#
5 21 (7.81%) TypeScript
6 20 (7.43%) Java
7 16 (5.95%) PowerShell
8 7 (2.60%) PHP
8 7 (2.60%) Scala
9 4 (1.49%) Bash
9 4 (1.49%) Bicep
10 3 (1.12%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.74%) Go
11 2 (0.74%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.74%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.74%) R
12 1 (0.37%) C++
12 1 (0.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.37%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 57 (21.19%) Azure Certification
2 15 (5.58%) CompTIA CySA+
2 15 (5.58%) CompTIA Security+
3 13 (4.83%) CEH
4 11 (4.09%) Degree
5 10 (3.72%) Security Cleared
6 8 (2.97%) Cisco Certification
6 8 (2.97%) SC Cleared
7 7 (2.60%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (2.23%) CCNA
8 6 (2.23%) Network+ Certification
9 5 (1.86%) AWS Certification
9 5 (1.86%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (1.86%) SAP Certification
10 2 (0.74%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 2 (0.74%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.37%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 1 (0.37%) PMI Certification
11 1 (0.37%) PMP
11 1 (0.37%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (8.92%) Data Quality
2 9 (3.35%) Cyber Essentials
2 9 (3.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 8 (2.97%) GDPR
4 5 (1.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (1.86%) SLA
5 4 (1.49%) QA
6 3 (1.12%) PMO
7 2 (0.74%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.37%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.37%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.37%) HL7
8 1 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 1 (0.37%) WCAG
System Software
1 16 (5.95%) Active Directory
2 9 (3.35%) Hyper-V
2 9 (3.35%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (2.60%) Docker
4 3 (1.12%) vSphere
5 2 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 23 (8.55%) Terraform
2 15 (5.58%) Microsoft Intune
3 13 (4.83%) Kubernetes
4 5 (1.86%) VxRail
4 5 (1.86%) WSUS
5 3 (1.12%) Ansible
5 3 (1.12%) Argo
5 3 (1.12%) Autotask
6 2 (0.74%) Kibana
7 1 (0.37%) Avamar
7 1 (0.37%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.37%) Puppet
Vendors
1 131 (48.70%) Microsoft
2 31 (11.52%) ForeScout
3 25 (9.29%) Databricks
4 18 (6.69%) VMware
5 17 (6.32%) Cisco
6 6 (2.23%) Dell
6 6 (2.23%) Foundry
6 6 (2.23%) Veeam
6 6 (2.23%) Zerto
7 5 (1.86%) Commvault
7 5 (1.86%) HP
7 5 (1.86%) Meraki
7 5 (1.86%) SAP
7 5 (1.86%) Tenable
8 4 (1.49%) Google
8 4 (1.49%) ServiceNow
9 3 (1.12%) Citrix
9 3 (1.12%) ConnectWise
9 3 (1.12%) Remedy
10 2 (0.74%) Oracle