Azure Job Trends in the City of London

Microsoft Azure
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Azure skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 3 2
Rank change year-on-year +1 -1 0
Permanent jobs citing Azure 565 622 756
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 19.15% 26.43% 24.43%
As % of the Cloud Services category 53.81% 51.58% 47.85%
Number of salaries quoted 446 482 704
10th Percentile £46,875 £41,250 £44,125
25th Percentile £62,500 £56,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £75,000 £73,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% +2.04% -2.00%
75th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £91,250
90th Percentile £106,250 £112,375 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +3.33% - +3.45%

All Cloud Computing Skills
City of London

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 the City of London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 1,050 1,206 1,580
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 35.58% 51.25% 51.05%
Number of salaries quoted 814 875 1,427
10th Percentile £42,075 £41,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% - -
75th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £97,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £117,500 £112,500
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £75,000

Azure
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Azure relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Azure job vacancy trend in the City of London

Azure
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Azure.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Azure

Azure
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Azure in the City of London over the 6 months to 4 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Azure in the City of London

Azure
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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 47 (8.32%) SharePoint
2 25 (4.42%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.06%) Apache Spark
4 4 (0.71%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.53%) IIS
6 2 (0.35%) Confluence
7 1 (0.18%) Apache
7 1 (0.18%) Camunda
7 1 (0.18%) CMS
7 1 (0.18%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.18%) Jupyter
7 1 (0.18%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.18%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.18%) Strapi
Applications
1 11 (1.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.71%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (0.71%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 16 (2.83%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.35%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.18%) Alphatax
3 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.18%) Oracle BPM
3 1 (0.18%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 118 (20.88%) Azure DevOps
2 111 (19.65%) Microsoft 365
3 110 (19.47%) Power Platform
4 107 (18.94%) AWS
5 72 (12.74%) GCP
6 49 (8.67%) Entra ID
7 42 (7.43%) Azure Data Factory
8 38 (6.73%) Power Automate
9 33 (5.84%) PowerApps
10 27 (4.78%) Dynamics 365
11 26 (4.60%) PaaS
11 26 (4.60%) SaaS
12 25 (4.42%) Azure Logic Apps
13 21 (3.72%) Serverless
14 20 (3.54%) GitHub
15 19 (3.36%) Azure Sentinel
16 18 (3.19%) dbt
17 17 (3.01%) Microsoft Purview
17 17 (3.01%) Mimecast
18 15 (2.65%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 47 (8.32%) Firewall
2 28 (4.96%) VPN
3 23 (4.07%) DNS
4 22 (3.89%) DHCP
5 17 (3.01%) Wi-Fi
6 13 (2.30%) WAN
7 12 (2.12%) LAN
7 12 (2.12%) TCP/IP
8 9 (1.59%) Network Security
8 9 (1.59%) SD-WAN
9 5 (0.88%) NetScaler
9 5 (0.88%) VoIP
9 5 (0.88%) WebEx
9 5 (0.88%) Wireless
10 4 (0.71%) Cisco ISE
10 4 (0.71%) Cisco Nexus
10 4 (0.71%) WLAN
11 3 (0.53%) Kerberos
11 3 (0.53%) VSAN
12 2 (0.35%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 81 (14.34%) Power BI
2 62 (10.97%) SQL Server
3 45 (7.96%) Data Warehouse
4 26 (4.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 24 (4.25%) Data Lake
6 23 (4.07%) Azure SQL Database
7 22 (3.89%) Elasticsearch
8 21 (3.72%) BigQuery
9 11 (1.95%) Metabase
10 9 (1.59%) PostgreSQL
11 8 (1.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 7 (1.24%) DB2
12 7 (1.24%) NoSQL
13 5 (0.88%) Metadata
13 5 (0.88%) MongoDB
13 5 (0.88%) Power Query
13 5 (0.88%) Star Schema
14 4 (0.71%) Big Data
14 4 (0.71%) Delta Lake
14 4 (0.71%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 35 (6.19%) Git
2 23 (4.07%) Visual Studio
3 16 (2.83%) Eclipse
4 14 (2.48%) JIRA
5 13 (2.30%) Octopus Deploy
6 12 (2.12%) TeamCity
7 4 (0.71%) Balsamiq
8 3 (0.53%) MLflow
9 2 (0.35%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.35%) ER Studio
9 2 (0.35%) ERwin
9 2 (0.35%) GitLab
9 2 (0.35%) Jenkins
9 2 (0.35%) Postman
9 2 (0.35%) PowerDesigner
9 2 (0.35%) SpecFlow
9 2 (0.35%) Visual Studio Code
10 1 (0.18%) NUnit
10 1 (0.18%) Selenium
10 1 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 179 (31.68%) Finance
2 123 (21.77%) Social Skills
3 44 (7.79%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (5.49%) Legal
5 30 (5.31%) Law
6 23 (4.07%) Documentation Skills
7 18 (3.19%) Banking
8 14 (2.48%) Retail
9 12 (2.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 11 (1.95%) Influencing Skills
10 11 (1.95%) Public Sector
11 7 (1.24%) Financial Institution
12 6 (1.06%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (0.88%) Advertising
14 4 (0.71%) Front Office
14 4 (0.71%) Investment Banking
15 3 (0.53%) Organisational Skills
16 2 (0.35%) Retail Banking
17 1 (0.18%) International Banking
17 1 (0.18%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 96 (16.99%) Senior
2 80 (14.16%) Lead
3 57 (10.09%) Architect
4 56 (9.91%) Developer
5 52 (9.20%) Data Engineer
6 44 (7.79%) Analyst
7 41 (7.26%) DevOps Engineer
8 37 (6.55%) Support Engineer
9 30 (5.31%) Azure Engineer
10 26 (4.60%) Software Engineer
11 25 (4.42%) IT Analyst
11 25 (4.42%) IT Support
12 21 (3.72%) Cloud Engineer
13 20 (3.54%) Senior Data Engineer
14 18 (3.19%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 18 (3.19%) Network Engineer
14 18 (3.19%) Solutions Architect
15 17 (3.01%) IT Engineer
16 16 (2.83%) Azure Architect
16 16 (2.83%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 66 (11.68%) .NET
2 23 (4.07%) Django
3 22 (3.89%) REST
4 21 (3.72%) React
5 14 (2.48%) RESTful
6 12 (2.12%) YAML
7 11 (1.95%) Kafka
7 11 (1.95%) SOAP
7 11 (1.95%) Web Services
8 10 (1.77%) Node.js
8 10 (1.77%) OAuth
9 9 (1.59%) .NET Core
9 9 (1.59%) CSS
9 9 (1.59%) HTML
9 9 (1.59%) PySpark
10 8 (1.42%) LangChain
10 8 (1.42%) PyTorch
10 8 (1.42%) WPF
11 7 (1.24%) HTML5 Canvas
12 6 (1.06%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 30 (5.31%) Cloud Native
1 30 (5.31%) Data Structures
2 27 (4.78%) Hybrid Cloud
3 22 (3.89%) Distributed Systems
3 22 (3.89%) Product Ownership
4 20 (3.54%) Algorithms
4 20 (3.54%) Greenfield Project
5 18 (3.19%) Legacy Systems
5 18 (3.19%) Reinsurance
5 18 (3.19%) Virtual Team
6 16 (2.83%) Security Posture
7 15 (2.65%) Analytical Mindset
8 12 (2.12%) AI Agents
9 10 (1.77%) Legacy Applications
9 10 (1.77%) Onboarding
10 9 (1.59%) Public Cloud
11 7 (1.24%) Low-Code
12 5 (0.88%) Data Centre
12 5 (0.88%) PKI
12 5 (0.88%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 87 (15.40%) Windows
2 30 (5.31%) Windows 10
3 23 (4.07%) Windows Server
4 14 (2.48%) Linux
5 8 (1.42%) Windows Server 2016
5 8 (1.42%) Windows Server 2019
6 7 (1.24%) Mac OS
7 6 (1.06%) Unix
8 5 (0.88%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.88%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (0.53%) Android
9 3 (0.53%) VMS
10 1 (0.18%) CentOS
10 1 (0.18%) CoreOS
10 1 (0.18%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.18%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 181 (32.04%) DevOps
2 122 (21.59%) AI
3 121 (21.42%) Agile
4 119 (21.06%) CI/CD
5 99 (17.52%) Problem-Solving
6 81 (14.34%) Continuous Improvement
7 76 (13.45%) Analytics
8 75 (13.27%) Mentoring
9 67 (11.86%) Business Intelligence
10 62 (10.97%) ITIL
11 59 (10.44%) Data Pipeline
12 54 (9.56%) Microservices
13 52 (9.20%) Software Engineering
14 51 (9.03%) Infrastructure as Code
15 50 (8.85%) Computer Science
16 47 (8.32%) Data Modelling
16 47 (8.32%) ETL
17 44 (7.79%) Migration
18 41 (7.26%) Coaching
19 40 (7.08%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 153 (27.08%) SQL
2 150 (26.55%) Python
3 71 (12.57%) PowerShell
4 59 (10.44%) C#
5 29 (5.13%) JavaScript
6 14 (2.48%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 14 (2.48%) Java
7 12 (2.12%) Bicep
7 12 (2.12%) TypeScript
8 10 (1.77%) Bash
9 9 (1.59%) T-SQL
10 7 (1.24%) PL/SQL
10 7 (1.24%) VB.NET
11 4 (0.71%) Go
11 4 (0.71%) Rust
12 3 (0.53%) Kusto Query Language
12 3 (0.53%) R
12 3 (0.53%) Scala
13 2 (0.35%) C++
13 2 (0.35%) VBA
Qualifications
1 66 (11.68%) Degree
2 42 (7.43%) Computer Science Degree
3 26 (4.60%) CISSP
4 22 (3.89%) Azure Certification
5 21 (3.72%) Microsoft Certification
6 15 (2.65%) CISM
6 15 (2.65%) Security Cleared
7 14 (2.48%) SC Cleared
8 9 (1.59%) CEH
9 8 (1.42%) Master's Degree
10 7 (1.24%) AWS Certification
10 7 (1.24%) Cisco Certification
10 7 (1.24%) TOGAF Certification
11 6 (1.06%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 5 (0.88%) GIAC
13 4 (0.71%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 4 (0.71%) A+ Certification
13 4 (0.71%) CISA
13 4 (0.71%) Network+ Certification
14 3 (0.53%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (7.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (5.31%) NIST
3 28 (4.96%) GDPR
4 15 (2.65%) Data Quality
5 10 (1.77%) QA
6 6 (1.06%) SOC 2
7 5 (0.88%) NCSC
8 4 (0.71%) COBIT
8 4 (0.71%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 3 (0.53%) SLA
10 2 (0.35%) Accessibility
10 2 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.35%) SOC 1
11 1 (0.18%) GRC
11 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 1 (0.18%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.18%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 67 (11.86%) Active Directory
2 33 (5.84%) Docker
3 16 (2.83%) Virtual Desktop
4 14 (2.48%) Hyper-V
5 10 (1.77%) VMware Infrastructure
6 4 (0.71%) XenDesktop
7 3 (0.53%) vSphere
8 2 (0.35%) BitLocker
8 2 (0.35%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 2 (0.35%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.35%) XenApp
9 1 (0.18%) NLBS
9 1 (0.18%) vCloud
9 1 (0.18%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 55 (9.73%) Terraform
2 44 (7.79%) Microsoft Intune
3 43 (7.61%) Kubernetes
4 21 (3.72%) SCCM
5 15 (2.65%) Ansible
6 14 (2.48%) Single Sign-On
7 12 (2.12%) Grafana
8 7 (1.24%) Kibana
9 4 (0.71%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (0.71%) FortiGate
10 2 (0.35%) Prometheus
11 1 (0.18%) Ambari
11 1 (0.18%) Argo
11 1 (0.18%) CSIRT
11 1 (0.18%) HP ALM
11 1 (0.18%) Jamf Pro
11 1 (0.18%) McAfee ePO
11 1 (0.18%) Progress Chef
11 1 (0.18%) Puppet
11 1 (0.18%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 222 (39.29%) Microsoft
2 55 (9.73%) Databricks
3 41 (7.26%) ServiceNow
4 29 (5.13%) Google
5 23 (4.07%) VMware
6 15 (2.65%) Cisco
7 13 (2.30%) CyberArk
8 12 (2.12%) Palo Alto
9 9 (1.59%) Citrix
9 9 (1.59%) iManage
10 8 (1.42%) OpenAI
10 8 (1.42%) Oracle
10 8 (1.42%) Sophos
11 7 (1.24%) CrowdStrike
11 7 (1.24%) Meraki
11 7 (1.24%) SAP
12 6 (1.06%) Commvault
13 5 (0.88%) Guidewire
14 4 (0.71%) Rapid7
14 4 (0.71%) Workday