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

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 2 3
Rank change year-on-year -10 +1 +1
Permanent jobs citing Azure 237 189 281
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 7.71% 19.59% 18.35%
As % of the Cloud Services category 36.18% 52.21% 49.73%
Number of salaries quoted 167 156 211
10th Percentile £45,950 £28,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £55,430
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +17.27% +0.78%
75th Percentile £88,148 £73,750 £69,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £82,500 £85,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £55,430
% change year-on-year +8.33% +8.25% +0.78%

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 655 362 565
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 21.30% 37.51% 36.90%
Number of salaries quoted 451 296 406
10th Percentile £36,250 £29,125 £31,375
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,375 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,306 £62,617 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.68% +4.36% -
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 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -0.86%

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 12 October 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 13 (5.49%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.95%) Apache Spark
3 6 (2.53%) IIS
4 3 (1.27%) CMS
4 3 (1.27%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (1.27%) Palantir Foundry
5 2 (0.84%) Apache
5 2 (0.84%) Confluence
6 1 (0.42%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.42%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 9 (3.80%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (1.27%) Remedy ITSM
1 3 (1.27%) SAP S/4HANA
1 3 (1.27%) Shopify
2 2 (0.84%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.42%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.42%) SAP MDM
Cloud Services
1 64 (27.00%) AWS
2 41 (17.30%) Microsoft 365
3 39 (16.46%) GCP
4 29 (12.24%) Power Platform
5 22 (9.28%) Entra ID
6 21 (8.86%) Azure DevOps
7 18 (7.59%) Azure Data Factory
7 18 (7.59%) Dynamics 365
8 16 (6.75%) Azure AI
8 16 (6.75%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 13 (5.49%) Microsoft Purview
10 11 (4.64%) Microsoft Copilot
11 10 (4.22%) Power Automate
11 10 (4.22%) SaaS
12 9 (3.80%) Azure Sentinel
12 9 (3.80%) PaaS
13 7 (2.95%) Azure Databricks
13 7 (2.95%) Azure Logic Apps
13 7 (2.95%) PowerApps
14 6 (2.53%) Azure Machine Learning
Communications & Networking
1 13 (5.49%) LAN
2 12 (5.06%) WAN
3 7 (2.95%) DHCP
3 7 (2.95%) DNS
3 7 (2.95%) TCP/IP
4 6 (2.53%) Firewall
4 6 (2.53%) VPN
4 6 (2.53%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (1.69%) NAS
5 4 (1.69%) SAN
5 4 (1.69%) VLAN
6 3 (1.27%) HTTP
6 3 (1.27%) Internet
6 3 (1.27%) Wireless
7 2 (0.84%) BGP
7 2 (0.84%) Network Security
7 2 (0.84%) OSPF
7 2 (0.84%) SD-WAN
8 1 (0.42%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (9.28%) Power BI
2 17 (7.17%) Data Warehouse
3 15 (6.33%) SQL Server
4 13 (5.49%) Metadata
5 10 (4.22%) BigQuery
6 9 (3.80%) Amazon Redshift
7 7 (2.95%) Data Lake
7 7 (2.95%) Spark SQL
8 5 (2.11%) MongoDB
8 5 (2.11%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (2.11%) Relational Database
9 4 (1.69%) MySQL
10 3 (1.27%) Amazon RDS
10 3 (1.27%) NoSQL
10 3 (1.27%) Redis
10 3 (1.27%) Semantic Layer
10 3 (1.27%) Tableau
11 2 (0.84%) Azure SQL Database
11 2 (0.84%) Delta Lake
11 2 (0.84%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 18 (7.59%) Git
2 10 (4.22%) GitLab
3 5 (2.11%) Jenkins
4 3 (1.27%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.84%) Cypress.io
5 2 (0.84%) ERwin
5 2 (0.84%) JIRA
5 2 (0.84%) MLflow
General
1 57 (24.05%) Finance
2 48 (20.25%) Social Skills
3 29 (12.24%) Analytical Skills
4 28 (11.81%) Public Sector
5 10 (4.22%) Legal
6 7 (2.95%) Manufacturing
6 7 (2.95%) Retail
7 4 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (1.27%) Banking
8 3 (1.27%) Law
9 2 (0.84%) Agriculture
9 2 (0.84%) Automotive
9 2 (0.84%) Financial Institution
9 2 (0.84%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (0.84%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (0.84%) Retail Banking
10 1 (0.42%) Marketing
10 1 (0.42%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 59 (24.89%) Lead
2 47 (19.83%) Senior
3 45 (18.99%) Architect
4 34 (14.35%) Azure Engineer
5 27 (11.39%) Data Engineer
5 27 (11.39%) Solutions Architect
6 16 (6.75%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 16 (6.75%) Lead Architect
6 16 (6.75%) Lead Solutions Architect
7 15 (6.33%) Microsoft Engineer
7 15 (6.33%) Platform Engineer
8 14 (5.91%) Azure Platform Engineer
8 14 (5.91%) Cloud Engineer
8 14 (5.91%) Cloud Platform Engineer
8 14 (5.91%) Developer
9 13 (5.49%) DevOps Engineer
10 11 (4.64%) Software Engineer
11 10 (4.22%) Lead Data Engineer
11 10 (4.22%) Senior Data Engineer
12 9 (3.80%) Lead Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (9.28%) Terraform
2 19 (8.02%) .NET
3 12 (5.06%) Node.js
4 9 (3.80%) PySpark
4 9 (3.80%) React
5 7 (2.95%) RESTful
6 6 (2.53%) Entity Framework
6 6 (2.53%) Middleware
7 5 (2.11%) REST
8 4 (1.69%) .NET Core
8 4 (1.69%) AngularJS
8 4 (1.69%) CSS
8 4 (1.69%) HTML
8 4 (1.69%) Kafka
8 4 (1.69%) XML
9 3 (1.27%) ARM Templates
9 3 (1.27%) ASP.NET Core
9 3 (1.27%) Playwright
9 3 (1.27%) Vue
9 3 (1.27%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 15 (6.33%) Cloud Native
2 8 (3.38%) AI Agents
2 8 (3.38%) Analytical Mindset
3 6 (2.53%) Cyber Threat
4 5 (2.11%) Enterprise Software
4 5 (2.11%) Legacy Systems
4 5 (2.11%) Low-Code
5 4 (1.69%) Greenfield Project
5 4 (1.69%) Linux Command Line
5 4 (1.69%) Product Ownership
6 3 (1.27%) Cloud Security Posture
6 3 (1.27%) Data Centre
6 3 (1.27%) Hybrid Cloud
6 3 (1.27%) Learning Management System
6 3 (1.27%) Onboarding
6 3 (1.27%) Security Posture
6 3 (1.27%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (0.84%) Cyberattack
7 2 (0.84%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (0.84%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 23 (9.70%) Windows
2 9 (3.80%) Windows Server
3 7 (2.95%) Linux
4 4 (1.69%) Unix
4 4 (1.69%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (23.21%) Mentoring
2 54 (22.78%) CI/CD
3 48 (20.25%) Agile
3 48 (20.25%) DevOps
4 44 (18.57%) AI
5 38 (16.03%) Problem-Solving
5 38 (16.03%) Technical Leadership
6 31 (13.08%) Stakeholder Management
7 30 (12.66%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 29 (12.24%) Continuous Improvement
8 29 (12.24%) Decision-Making
8 29 (12.24%) Software Engineering
9 28 (11.81%) Analytics
9 28 (11.81%) Cybersecurity
10 27 (11.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 26 (10.97%) Platform Engineering
12 25 (10.55%) Coaching
13 23 (9.70%) Business Intelligence
13 23 (9.70%) Infrastructure as Code
14 22 (9.28%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 48 (20.25%) SQL
2 43 (18.14%) Python
3 24 (10.13%) C#
4 21 (8.86%) JavaScript
5 17 (7.17%) Java
6 13 (5.49%) PowerShell
7 12 (5.06%) TypeScript
8 7 (2.95%) Scala
9 5 (2.11%) Bicep
10 4 (1.69%) T-SQL
11 3 (1.27%) Go
11 3 (1.27%) Kotlin
11 3 (1.27%) Kusto Query Language
11 3 (1.27%) PHP
11 3 (1.27%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.84%) Bash
13 1 (0.42%) C++
13 1 (0.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.42%) R
13 1 (0.42%) Rust
Qualifications
1 16 (6.75%) Azure Certification
2 13 (5.49%) Security Cleared
3 12 (5.06%) Degree
4 11 (4.64%) SC Cleared
5 10 (4.22%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (3.38%) CompTIA CySA+
6 8 (3.38%) CompTIA Security+
6 8 (3.38%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (1.69%) AWS Certification
7 4 (1.69%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (1.69%) Master's Degree
8 3 (1.27%) CISSP
8 3 (1.27%) SAP Certification
9 2 (0.84%) CCNA
9 2 (0.84%) CEH
9 2 (0.84%) CISA
9 2 (0.84%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 2 (0.84%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 2 (0.84%) Network+ Certification
9 2 (0.84%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (9.70%) Data Quality
2 11 (4.64%) Cyber Essentials
2 11 (4.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 7 (2.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (2.95%) QA
4 6 (2.53%) GDPR
5 3 (1.27%) GRC
5 3 (1.27%) SLA
6 2 (0.84%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.84%) ISO 22301
6 2 (0.84%) ISO 9001
6 2 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 42001
6 2 (0.84%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.84%) PMO
7 1 (0.42%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.42%) EU AI Act
7 1 (0.42%) NIST
7 1 (0.42%) WCAG
System Software
1 12 (5.06%) Active Directory
2 7 (2.95%) Docker
2 7 (2.95%) Hyper-V
2 7 (2.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.27%) vSphere
4 1 (0.42%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 16 (6.75%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (3.38%) Kubernetes
3 3 (1.27%) Ansible
3 3 (1.27%) Autotask
3 3 (1.27%) Progress Chef
3 3 (1.27%) Puppet
3 3 (1.27%) VxRail
3 3 (1.27%) WSUS
4 2 (0.84%) Argo
5 1 (0.42%) Avamar
Vendors
1 123 (51.90%) Microsoft
2 24 (10.13%) Databricks
3 16 (6.75%) Foundry
4 13 (5.49%) Cisco
5 11 (4.64%) Google
5 11 (4.64%) VMware
6 6 (2.53%) ForeScout
7 4 (1.69%) Dell
7 4 (1.69%) ServiceNow
7 4 (1.69%) Veeam
7 4 (1.69%) Zerto
8 3 (1.27%) Adobe
8 3 (1.27%) Commvault
8 3 (1.27%) ConnectWise
8 3 (1.27%) HP
8 3 (1.27%) Meraki
8 3 (1.27%) Palantir
8 3 (1.27%) Remedy
8 3 (1.27%) SAP
8 3 (1.27%) Tenable