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

6 months to
10 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 3 2
Rank change year-on-year 0 -1 +1
Permanent jobs citing Azure 453 726 687
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 20.14% 27.30% 24.16%
As % of the Cloud Services category 52.80% 52.04% 47.25%
Number of salaries quoted 360 547 635
10th Percentile £51,250 £41,700 £47,250
25th Percentile £62,500 £57,500 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% +3.45% -6.45%
75th Percentile £92,625 £94,250 £90,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £112,500 £113,250
Central London median annual salary £80,000 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +6.67% +3.45% -3.33%

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 858 1,395 1,454
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 38.15% 52.46% 51.14%
Number of salaries quoted 677 963 1,344
10th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £60,000 £55,762 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% - -
75th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £97,500
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £112,500
Central London median annual salary £76,500 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +2.00% - -

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 10 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Azure in the City of London

Azure
Job Locations in the City of London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Azure within the City of London region over the 6 months to 10 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London Bridge -1 1 £87,500 +14.75%
Azure
Central 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 34 (7.51%) SharePoint
2 14 (3.09%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.10%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.66%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.44%) Confluence
5 2 (0.44%) IIS
6 1 (0.22%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 11 (2.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.66%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.22%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 21 (4.64%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.44%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.22%) Oracle BPM
3 1 (0.22%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 101 (22.30%) Power Platform
2 97 (21.41%) AWS
2 97 (21.41%) Azure DevOps
3 79 (17.44%) Microsoft 365
4 63 (13.91%) GCP
5 40 (8.83%) Power Automate
6 36 (7.95%) Dynamics 365
7 35 (7.73%) Azure Data Factory
8 34 (7.51%) PowerApps
9 31 (6.84%) Entra ID
10 26 (5.74%) Azure Logic Apps
11 20 (4.42%) PaaS
12 18 (3.97%) GitHub
13 16 (3.53%) Azure Sentinel
13 16 (3.53%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 16 (3.53%) SaaS
13 16 (3.53%) Serverless
13 16 (3.53%) Snowflake
14 13 (2.87%) Microsoft Purview
15 11 (2.43%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 40 (8.83%) Firewall
2 21 (4.64%) VPN
3 15 (3.31%) DNS
4 13 (2.87%) WAN
5 12 (2.65%) DHCP
6 11 (2.43%) LAN
6 11 (2.43%) Wi-Fi
7 9 (1.99%) VoIP
8 8 (1.77%) Network Security
9 7 (1.55%) SD-WAN
10 5 (1.10%) NetScaler
10 5 (1.10%) TCP/IP
11 3 (0.66%) Wireless
12 2 (0.44%) BGP
12 2 (0.44%) Cisco ISE
12 2 (0.44%) Cisco Nexus
12 2 (0.44%) MPLS
12 2 (0.44%) OSPF
12 2 (0.44%) SAN
12 2 (0.44%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 77 (17.00%) Power BI
2 43 (9.49%) SQL Server
3 42 (9.27%) Data Warehouse
4 27 (5.96%) Data Lake
5 19 (4.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 14 (3.09%) Azure SQL Database
7 13 (2.87%) BigQuery
8 12 (2.65%) Elasticsearch
9 8 (1.77%) PostgreSQL
9 8 (1.77%) Relational Database
10 7 (1.55%) NoSQL
11 6 (1.32%) Metadata
11 6 (1.32%) Power Query
12 5 (1.10%) Metabase
13 4 (0.88%) Hadoop
13 4 (0.88%) Tableau
14 3 (0.66%) MongoDB
14 3 (0.66%) Snowflake Schema
14 3 (0.66%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 3 (0.66%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 37 (8.17%) Git
2 22 (4.86%) Visual Studio
3 13 (2.87%) Octopus Deploy
4 12 (2.65%) TeamCity
5 10 (2.21%) JIRA
6 9 (1.99%) Eclipse
7 5 (1.10%) Jenkins
8 3 (0.66%) GitLab
8 3 (0.66%) Visual Studio Code
9 2 (0.44%) Balsamiq
9 2 (0.44%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.44%) ER Studio
9 2 (0.44%) ERwin
9 2 (0.44%) MLflow
9 2 (0.44%) PowerDesigner
10 1 (0.22%) Katalon Studio
10 1 (0.22%) NUnit
10 1 (0.22%) Selenium
10 1 (0.22%) SpecFlow
10 1 (0.22%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 147 (32.45%) Finance
2 112 (24.72%) Social Skills
3 42 (9.27%) Analytical Skills
4 34 (7.51%) Legal
5 29 (6.40%) Law
6 18 (3.97%) Retail
7 17 (3.75%) Documentation Skills
8 15 (3.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 15 (3.31%) Public Sector
9 14 (3.09%) Banking
9 14 (3.09%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (1.32%) Advertising
11 5 (1.10%) Health Technology
12 4 (0.88%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (0.66%) Organisational Skills
14 2 (0.44%) Financial Institution
14 2 (0.44%) Investment Banking
14 2 (0.44%) Manufacturing
14 2 (0.44%) Marketing
14 2 (0.44%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 84 (18.54%) Senior
2 77 (17.00%) Lead
3 55 (12.14%) Developer
4 46 (10.15%) Data Engineer
5 35 (7.73%) Architect
6 30 (6.62%) DevOps Engineer
7 25 (5.52%) Software Engineer
7 25 (5.52%) Support Engineer
8 24 (5.30%) Analyst
9 20 (4.42%) Azure Engineer
9 20 (4.42%) Senior Data Engineer
10 16 (3.53%) Network Engineer
11 14 (3.09%) IT Support
11 14 (3.09%) Senior Developer
12 13 (2.87%) Azure Architect
12 13 (2.87%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 13 (2.87%) Platform Engineer
12 13 (2.87%) Senior Software Engineer
13 12 (2.65%) Security Engineer
13 12 (2.65%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (10.15%) .NET
2 21 (4.64%) Web Services
3 20 (4.42%) React
4 19 (4.19%) REST
5 15 (3.31%) SOAP
6 14 (3.09%) Django
7 10 (2.21%) HTML
7 10 (2.21%) RESTful
8 9 (1.99%) .NET Core
8 9 (1.99%) CSS
8 9 (1.99%) HTML5 Canvas
8 9 (1.99%) Node.js
8 9 (1.99%) PyTorch
9 8 (1.77%) AngularJS
9 8 (1.77%) LangChain
10 7 (1.55%) Kafka
10 7 (1.55%) PySpark
10 7 (1.55%) Vue
10 7 (1.55%) WPF
11 6 (1.32%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 32 (7.06%) Cloud Native
2 22 (4.86%) Hybrid Cloud
3 19 (4.19%) Virtual Team
4 18 (3.97%) Data Structures
4 18 (3.97%) Legacy Systems
5 16 (3.53%) Security Posture
6 14 (3.09%) Reinsurance
7 13 (2.87%) Distributed Systems
7 13 (2.87%) Greenfield Project
8 12 (2.65%) Algorithms
8 12 (2.65%) Product Ownership
9 10 (2.21%) AI Agents
10 9 (1.99%) Analytical Mindset
10 9 (1.99%) Public Cloud
11 8 (1.77%) Low-Code
12 7 (1.55%) Private Cloud
13 6 (1.32%) Data Centre
13 6 (1.32%) Onboarding
14 5 (1.10%) PKI
14 5 (1.10%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 57 (12.58%) Windows
2 17 (3.75%) Windows Server
3 15 (3.31%) Windows 10
4 12 (2.65%) Linux
5 7 (1.55%) Mac OS
5 7 (1.55%) Unix
6 5 (1.10%) Windows Server 2019
7 4 (0.88%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.66%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.44%) VMS
10 1 (0.22%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.22%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (31.13%) DevOps
2 114 (25.17%) Agile
3 108 (23.84%) AI
4 106 (23.40%) CI/CD
5 99 (21.85%) Problem-Solving
6 68 (15.01%) Analytics
7 61 (13.47%) Mentoring
8 59 (13.02%) Business Intelligence
9 58 (12.80%) Continuous Improvement
10 51 (11.26%) Data Pipeline
10 51 (11.26%) ITIL
11 50 (11.04%) ETL
12 48 (10.60%) Computer Science
12 48 (10.60%) Data Modelling
13 44 (9.71%) Migration
13 44 (9.71%) Software Engineering
14 38 (8.39%) Decision-Making
14 38 (8.39%) Infrastructure as Code
14 38 (8.39%) Machine Learning
14 38 (8.39%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 133 (29.36%) Python
2 124 (27.37%) SQL
3 61 (13.47%) PowerShell
4 51 (11.26%) C#
5 26 (5.74%) JavaScript
6 16 (3.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 16 (3.53%) Java
7 12 (2.65%) Bicep
7 12 (2.65%) T-SQL
7 12 (2.65%) TypeScript
8 8 (1.77%) Bash
9 4 (0.88%) Rust
9 4 (0.88%) Scala
10 3 (0.66%) Go
11 2 (0.44%) C++
11 2 (0.44%) R
11 2 (0.44%) VBA
11 2 (0.44%) X++
12 1 (0.22%) Groovy
12 1 (0.22%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 60 (13.25%) Degree
2 35 (7.73%) Computer Science Degree
3 24 (5.30%) Microsoft Certification
4 22 (4.86%) Azure Certification
5 18 (3.97%) Security Cleared
6 17 (3.75%) CISSP
7 16 (3.53%) SC Cleared
8 13 (2.87%) CISM
9 11 (2.43%) Master's Degree
10 7 (1.55%) CEH
10 7 (1.55%) TOGAF Certification
11 6 (1.32%) AWS Certification
12 4 (0.88%) A+ Certification
12 4 (0.88%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.88%) DV Cleared
13 3 (0.66%) CCNP
13 3 (0.66%) MCP
13 3 (0.66%) Network+ Certification
13 3 (0.66%) PMI Certification
13 3 (0.66%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (7.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 26 (5.74%) GDPR
3 20 (4.42%) NIST
4 9 (1.99%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.77%) QA
6 5 (1.10%) NCSC
7 3 (0.66%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 3 (0.66%) SOC 2
8 2 (0.44%) SLA
9 1 (0.22%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.22%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.22%) PMO
9 1 (0.22%) WCAG
System Software
1 45 (9.93%) Active Directory
2 29 (6.40%) Docker
3 13 (2.87%) Virtual Desktop
4 10 (2.21%) Hyper-V
5 8 (1.77%) VMware Infrastructure
6 7 (1.55%) XenDesktop
7 4 (0.88%) XenApp
8 3 (0.66%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (0.66%) vSphere
9 2 (0.44%) Citrix Hypervisor
9 2 (0.44%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.22%) BitLocker
10 1 (0.22%) KVM
10 1 (0.22%) vCloud
10 1 (0.22%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 48 (10.60%) Terraform
2 31 (6.84%) Kubernetes
3 26 (5.74%) Microsoft Intune
4 18 (3.97%) SCCM
5 13 (2.87%) Ansible
6 11 (2.43%) Grafana
6 11 (2.43%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (1.10%) Kibana
8 3 (0.66%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.66%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.44%) Autotask
9 2 (0.44%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.44%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.44%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.44%) Puppet
9 2 (0.44%) SCOM
10 1 (0.22%) Ambari
10 1 (0.22%) Argo
10 1 (0.22%) HP ALM
10 1 (0.22%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 184 (40.62%) Microsoft
2 55 (12.14%) Databricks
3 27 (5.96%) ServiceNow
4 20 (4.42%) Google
5 18 (3.97%) VMware
6 14 (3.09%) Cisco
7 13 (2.87%) Citrix
8 12 (2.65%) Palo Alto
9 10 (2.21%) CyberArk
10 9 (1.99%) OpenAI
11 8 (1.77%) Meraki
12 6 (1.32%) iManage
12 6 (1.32%) Oracle
13 5 (1.10%) CrowdStrike
13 5 (1.10%) Salesforce
13 5 (1.10%) Sophos
14 4 (0.88%) AppDynamics
14 4 (0.88%) Apple
14 4 (0.88%) F5
14 4 (0.88%) Intapp