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

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 5 3
Rank change year-on-year -2 -2 -1
Permanent jobs citing Azure 289 145 416
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 10.74% 18.40% 18.21%
As % of the Cloud Services category 37.68% 46.62% 49.06%
Number of salaries quoted 175 117 354
10th Percentile £28,250 £37,000 £34,300
25th Percentile £43,750 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £79,336 £71,250 £71,991
90th Percentile £95,000 £82,150 £82,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary £53,750 £59,869 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.22% +8.85% -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 767 311 848
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 28.50% 39.47% 37.11%
Number of salaries quoted 534 253 705
10th Percentile £32,575 £35,000 £34,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +13.64% -7.60%
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 9 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 (3.11%) IIS
2 7 (2.42%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (2.08%) Apache Spark
3 6 (2.08%) SharePoint
4 4 (1.38%) Apache
5 3 (1.04%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.69%) Confluence
7 1 (0.35%) SAS
7 1 (0.35%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (0.35%) WordPress
Applications
1 19 (6.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (2.77%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 12 (4.15%) SAP ERP
2 5 (1.73%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (1.38%) Unit4 Business World
4 2 (0.69%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.35%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.35%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.35%) SAP MDM
Cloud Services
1 90 (31.14%) AWS
2 45 (15.57%) GCP
3 38 (13.15%) Microsoft 365
4 36 (12.46%) Power Platform
5 23 (7.96%) Azure AI
6 22 (7.61%) Azure DevOps
6 22 (7.61%) Serverless
7 19 (6.57%) GitHub
8 15 (5.19%) Azure Data Factory
9 13 (4.50%) Dynamics 365
10 11 (3.81%) Entra ID
11 10 (3.46%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 10 (3.46%) Power Automate
12 9 (3.11%) AWS Lambda
12 9 (3.11%) GitHub Actions
13 8 (2.77%) Azure Logic Apps
14 7 (2.42%) Amazon ECS
14 7 (2.42%) OCI
14 7 (2.42%) PowerApps
15 6 (2.08%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 24 (8.30%) DNS
2 23 (7.96%) DHCP
3 19 (6.57%) TCP/IP
4 18 (6.23%) LAN
5 17 (5.88%) WAN
6 14 (4.84%) Wi-Fi
7 13 (4.50%) Firewall
8 7 (2.42%) Internet
8 7 (2.42%) VPN
9 6 (2.08%) NAS
9 6 (2.08%) SAN
10 5 (1.73%) NGFW
10 5 (1.73%) VLAN
10 5 (1.73%) VXLAN
10 5 (1.73%) Wireshark
11 3 (1.04%) HTTP
11 3 (1.04%) VoIP
12 2 (0.69%) BGP
12 2 (0.69%) OSPF
12 2 (0.69%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (10.03%) Power BI
2 20 (6.92%) Tableau
3 14 (4.84%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (4.15%) PostgreSQL
5 11 (3.81%) NoSQL
5 11 (3.81%) SQL Server
6 10 (3.46%) BigQuery
6 10 (3.46%) Metadata
7 8 (2.77%) Amazon Redshift
8 7 (2.42%) MongoDB
8 7 (2.42%) MySQL
9 6 (2.08%) Amazon RDS
9 6 (2.08%) Data Lake
9 6 (2.08%) Spark SQL
10 5 (1.73%) DynamoDB
10 5 (1.73%) Relational Database
11 3 (1.04%) Amazon QuickSight
11 3 (1.04%) RDBMS
11 3 (1.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 2 (0.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 20 (6.92%) Git
2 10 (3.46%) GitLab
3 8 (2.77%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.69%) Cypress.io
4 2 (0.69%) ERwin
4 2 (0.69%) JIRA
4 2 (0.69%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 119 (41.18%) Social Skills
2 36 (12.46%) Finance
3 26 (9.00%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (7.96%) Public Sector
5 8 (2.77%) Legal
6 7 (2.42%) Multimedia
7 5 (1.73%) Agriculture
7 5 (1.73%) Automotive
7 5 (1.73%) Manufacturing
8 4 (1.38%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (0.69%) Financial Institution
9 2 (0.69%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.35%) Law
10 1 (0.35%) Retail
Job Titles
1 45 (15.57%) Lead
2 43 (14.88%) Senior
3 41 (14.19%) Analyst
4 36 (12.46%) Architect
5 34 (11.76%) Junior
5 34 (11.76%) Junior Analyst
6 27 (9.34%) Developer
7 26 (9.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 19 (6.57%) Data Engineer
9 17 (5.88%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 17 (5.88%) Data Analyst
9 17 (5.88%) Junior Data Analyst
9 17 (5.88%) Junior Security Analyst
9 17 (5.88%) Security Analyst
9 17 (5.88%) Software Engineer
9 17 (5.88%) Solutions Architect
10 15 (5.19%) Ethical Hacker
11 14 (4.84%) IT Support
12 13 (4.50%) Lead Architect
12 13 (4.50%) Lead Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (10.03%) React
2 14 (4.84%) AngularJS
3 13 (4.50%) Node.js
3 13 (4.50%) RESTful
4 11 (3.81%) .NET
4 11 (3.81%) Vue
5 9 (3.11%) PySpark
5 9 (3.11%) REST
6 7 (2.42%) CSS
6 7 (2.42%) HTML
6 7 (2.42%) Web Services
7 6 (2.08%) .NET Core
8 5 (1.73%) ASP.NET
8 5 (1.73%) ASP.NET Core
8 5 (1.73%) AWS CDK
8 5 (1.73%) Blazor
8 5 (1.73%) Middleware
8 5 (1.73%) XBRL
8 5 (1.73%) XML
9 3 (1.04%) MACH
Miscellaneous
1 25 (8.65%) Cloud Native
2 15 (5.19%) Cyberattack
3 14 (4.84%) Data Centre
4 9 (3.11%) Enterprise Software
5 7 (2.42%) Analytical Mindset
5 7 (2.42%) Product Ownership
6 6 (2.08%) Low-Code
7 5 (1.73%) Distributed Systems
7 5 (1.73%) PKI
8 4 (1.38%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (1.38%) Onboarding
8 4 (1.38%) Security Posture
9 3 (1.04%) Cloud Security Posture
9 3 (1.04%) Driving Licence
9 3 (1.04%) Greenfield Project
9 3 (1.04%) Management Information System
9 3 (1.04%) Taxonomies
10 2 (0.69%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 2 (0.69%) Linux Command Line
10 2 (0.69%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 33 (11.42%) Windows
2 26 (9.00%) Windows Server
3 6 (2.08%) Windows Server 2019
4 5 (1.73%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (1.38%) Linux
5 4 (1.38%) Unix
6 3 (1.04%) Mac OS
6 3 (1.04%) Windows 10
6 3 (1.04%) Windows Server 2012
7 2 (0.69%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (33.56%) Mentoring
2 67 (23.18%) Agile
3 56 (19.38%) DevOps
4 52 (17.99%) CI/CD
5 47 (16.26%) Cybersecurity
6 44 (15.22%) Problem-Solving
7 37 (12.80%) AI
8 34 (11.76%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 32 (11.07%) Continuous Improvement
9 32 (11.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 30 (10.38%) Business Intelligence
11 27 (9.34%) Microservices
12 26 (9.00%) Coaching
13 25 (8.65%) Infrastructure as Code
13 25 (8.65%) Stakeholder Management
14 24 (8.30%) Data Modelling
14 24 (8.30%) Technical Leadership
15 23 (7.96%) Migration
15 23 (7.96%) Software Engineering
16 20 (6.92%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 72 (24.91%) SQL
2 69 (23.88%) Python
3 46 (15.92%) JavaScript
4 31 (10.73%) TypeScript
5 25 (8.65%) C#
6 23 (7.96%) Java
7 13 (4.50%) PowerShell
8 7 (2.42%) PHP
9 5 (1.73%) Bash
10 4 (1.38%) Bicep
10 4 (1.38%) R
10 4 (1.38%) Scala
11 3 (1.04%) Go
11 3 (1.04%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.69%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.69%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.35%) C++
Qualifications
1 80 (27.68%) Azure Certification
2 22 (7.61%) AWS Certification
3 17 (5.88%) CompTIA CySA+
3 17 (5.88%) CompTIA Security+
3 17 (5.88%) Degree
3 17 (5.88%) Microsoft Certification
4 15 (5.19%) CEH
5 13 (4.50%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (3.81%) Security Cleared
7 10 (3.46%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
8 9 (3.11%) SC Cleared
9 8 (2.77%) Cisco Certification
10 7 (2.42%) CCNA
11 6 (2.08%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 6 (2.08%) Network+ Certification
11 6 (2.08%) TOGAF Certification
12 5 (1.73%) SAP Certification
13 3 (1.04%) AWS Certified Developer
14 2 (0.69%) ITIL Certification
14 2 (0.69%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (7.27%) Data Quality
2 9 (3.11%) QA
3 7 (2.42%) GDPR
4 5 (1.73%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (1.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 5 (1.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (1.04%) PMO
5 3 (1.04%) SLA
6 2 (0.69%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.35%) HL7
7 1 (0.35%) NIST
System Software
1 26 (9.00%) Active Directory
2 16 (5.54%) Hyper-V
3 14 (4.84%) Docker
4 13 (4.50%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.69%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.69%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 34 (11.76%) Terraform
2 16 (5.54%) Kubernetes
3 10 (3.46%) Ansible
4 9 (3.11%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (2.08%) VxRail
5 6 (2.08%) WSUS
6 3 (1.04%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 3 (1.04%) Argo
6 3 (1.04%) Grafana
6 3 (1.04%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.69%) Kibana
7 2 (0.69%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.35%) Autotask
Vendors
1 135 (46.71%) Microsoft
2 38 (13.15%) ForeScout
3 27 (9.34%) VMware
4 17 (5.88%) Databricks
5 16 (5.54%) SAP
6 15 (5.19%) Cisco
7 11 (3.81%) Google
8 10 (3.46%) Veeam
9 8 (2.77%) Citrix
10 6 (2.08%) Commvault
10 6 (2.08%) Dell
10 6 (2.08%) HP
10 6 (2.08%) Meraki
10 6 (2.08%) Tenable
10 6 (2.08%) Zerto
11 5 (1.73%) Arista
11 5 (1.73%) Aruba
11 5 (1.73%) NetScout
12 2 (0.69%) Fortinet
12 2 (0.69%) WatchGuard