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

6 months to
22 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 3 2
Rank change year-on-year +1 -1 0
Permanent jobs citing Azure 546 659 748
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 19.40% 26.60% 23.87%
As % of the Cloud Services category 54.01% 51.20% 47.40%
Number of salaries quoted 433 498 702
10th Percentile £47,750 £41,250 £42,500
25th Percentile £62,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% +3.45% -3.33%
75th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £112,500 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £77,500 £75,000 £73,000
% change year-on-year +3.33% +2.74% -2.67%

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 1,011 1,287 1,578
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 35.91% 51.96% 50.37%
Number of salaries quoted 790 901 1,438
10th Percentile £42,250 £41,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
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 22 February 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 46 (8.42%) SharePoint
2 24 (4.40%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.92%) Apache Spark
4 4 (0.73%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.55%) IIS
6 2 (0.37%) Confluence
7 1 (0.18%) CMS
7 1 (0.18%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.18%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.18%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.18%) Strapi
Applications
1 10 (1.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.73%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.55%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 17 (3.11%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.18%) Alphatax
2 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
2 1 (0.18%) Oracle BPM
2 1 (0.18%) SAP ERP
2 1 (0.18%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 117 (21.43%) Azure DevOps
2 107 (19.60%) AWS
2 107 (19.60%) Microsoft 365
2 107 (19.60%) Power Platform
3 71 (13.00%) GCP
4 48 (8.79%) Entra ID
5 41 (7.51%) Azure Data Factory
6 38 (6.96%) Power Automate
7 33 (6.04%) PowerApps
8 29 (5.31%) Dynamics 365
9 26 (4.76%) Azure Logic Apps
9 26 (4.76%) SaaS
10 25 (4.58%) PaaS
11 20 (3.66%) Azure Sentinel
12 19 (3.48%) GitHub
12 19 (3.48%) Microsoft Purview
12 19 (3.48%) Serverless
13 17 (3.11%) dbt
13 17 (3.11%) Mimecast
14 14 (2.56%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 45 (8.24%) Firewall
2 30 (5.49%) VPN
3 26 (4.76%) DNS
4 24 (4.40%) DHCP
5 18 (3.30%) Wi-Fi
6 13 (2.38%) WAN
7 12 (2.20%) LAN
7 12 (2.20%) TCP/IP
8 8 (1.47%) SD-WAN
9 7 (1.28%) Network Security
10 5 (0.92%) NetScaler
10 5 (0.92%) VoIP
10 5 (0.92%) WebEx
11 4 (0.73%) Wireless
12 3 (0.55%) Cisco ISE
12 3 (0.55%) Cisco Nexus
12 3 (0.55%) VSAN
12 3 (0.55%) WLAN
13 2 (0.37%) Broadband
13 2 (0.37%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 80 (14.65%) Power BI
2 59 (10.81%) SQL Server
3 43 (7.88%) Data Warehouse
4 25 (4.58%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 24 (4.40%) Data Lake
6 22 (4.03%) Azure SQL Database
7 19 (3.48%) BigQuery
7 19 (3.48%) Elasticsearch
8 10 (1.83%) Metabase
9 8 (1.47%) PostgreSQL
10 7 (1.28%) NoSQL
10 7 (1.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 6 (1.10%) DB2
12 5 (0.92%) Metadata
13 4 (0.73%) Big Data
13 4 (0.73%) Hadoop
13 4 (0.73%) MongoDB
13 4 (0.73%) Power Query
13 4 (0.73%) Star Schema
13 4 (0.73%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 34 (6.23%) Git
2 23 (4.21%) Visual Studio
3 15 (2.75%) Eclipse
4 13 (2.38%) JIRA
4 13 (2.38%) Octopus Deploy
5 12 (2.20%) TeamCity
6 4 (0.73%) Balsamiq
7 3 (0.55%) GitLab
7 3 (0.55%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.55%) MLflow
8 2 (0.37%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.37%) ER Studio
8 2 (0.37%) ERwin
8 2 (0.37%) Postman
8 2 (0.37%) PowerDesigner
8 2 (0.37%) SpecFlow
8 2 (0.37%) Visual Studio Code
9 1 (0.18%) NUnit
9 1 (0.18%) Selenium
9 1 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 176 (32.23%) Finance
2 124 (22.71%) Social Skills
3 44 (8.06%) Analytical Skills
4 33 (6.04%) Legal
5 30 (5.49%) Law
6 21 (3.85%) Documentation Skills
7 17 (3.11%) Banking
8 14 (2.56%) Retail
9 13 (2.38%) Public Sector
10 12 (2.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 12 (2.20%) Influencing Skills
11 6 (1.10%) Advertising
11 6 (1.10%) Financial Institution
11 6 (1.10%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (0.73%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (0.55%) Front Office
13 3 (0.55%) Investment Banking
14 2 (0.37%) Retail Banking
15 1 (0.18%) International Banking
15 1 (0.18%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 95 (17.40%) Senior
2 79 (14.47%) Lead
3 56 (10.26%) Developer
4 52 (9.52%) Data Engineer
5 50 (9.16%) Architect
6 42 (7.69%) DevOps Engineer
7 41 (7.51%) Analyst
8 35 (6.41%) Support Engineer
9 27 (4.95%) Azure Engineer
10 26 (4.76%) Software Engineer
11 24 (4.40%) IT Analyst
12 22 (4.03%) IT Support
13 21 (3.85%) Cloud Engineer
13 21 (3.85%) Senior Data Engineer
14 18 (3.30%) Network Engineer
15 17 (3.11%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 17 (3.11%) Solutions Architect
16 15 (2.75%) IT Engineer
16 15 (2.75%) Platform Engineer
16 15 (2.75%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 64 (11.72%) .NET
2 20 (3.66%) Django
2 20 (3.66%) React
3 19 (3.48%) REST
4 13 (2.38%) Web Services
5 12 (2.20%) RESTful
5 12 (2.20%) SOAP
6 11 (2.01%) YAML
7 9 (1.65%) .NET Core
7 9 (1.65%) CSS
7 9 (1.65%) HTML
7 9 (1.65%) Kafka
7 9 (1.65%) Node.js
8 8 (1.47%) HTML5 Canvas
8 8 (1.47%) OAuth
8 8 (1.47%) WPF
9 7 (1.28%) LangChain
9 7 (1.28%) PySpark
9 7 (1.28%) PyTorch
10 6 (1.10%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 30 (5.49%) Cloud Native
2 28 (5.13%) Data Structures
3 25 (4.58%) Hybrid Cloud
4 20 (3.66%) Distributed Systems
5 18 (3.30%) Algorithms
5 18 (3.30%) Greenfield Project
5 18 (3.30%) Legacy Systems
5 18 (3.30%) Reinsurance
5 18 (3.30%) Virtual Team
6 17 (3.11%) Product Ownership
6 17 (3.11%) Security Posture
7 14 (2.56%) Analytical Mindset
8 12 (2.20%) AI Agents
9 10 (1.83%) Public Cloud
10 9 (1.65%) Legacy Applications
11 8 (1.47%) Onboarding
12 7 (1.28%) Low-Code
13 6 (1.10%) Data Centre
13 6 (1.10%) Private Cloud
14 5 (0.92%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 84 (15.38%) Windows
2 30 (5.49%) Windows 10
3 21 (3.85%) Windows Server
4 14 (2.56%) Linux
5 8 (1.47%) Mac OS
6 7 (1.28%) Windows Server 2016
6 7 (1.28%) Windows Server 2019
7 6 (1.10%) Unix
8 5 (0.92%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.92%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (0.55%) Android
9 3 (0.55%) VMS
10 1 (0.18%) CentOS
10 1 (0.18%) CoreOS
10 1 (0.18%) Kali Linux
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
1 178 (32.60%) DevOps
2 123 (22.53%) Agile
3 119 (21.79%) AI
4 118 (21.61%) CI/CD
5 100 (18.32%) Problem-Solving
6 78 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
7 74 (13.55%) Mentoring
8 73 (13.37%) Analytics
9 66 (12.09%) Business Intelligence
10 60 (10.99%) ITIL
11 58 (10.62%) Data Pipeline
12 50 (9.16%) Infrastructure as Code
12 50 (9.16%) Microservices
12 50 (9.16%) Software Engineering
13 47 (8.61%) Computer Science
13 47 (8.61%) ETL
14 46 (8.42%) Migration
15 44 (8.06%) Data Modelling
16 42 (7.69%) Coaching
17 39 (7.14%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 148 (27.11%) SQL
2 147 (26.92%) Python
3 69 (12.64%) PowerShell
4 58 (10.62%) C#
5 28 (5.13%) JavaScript
6 14 (2.56%) Java
7 13 (2.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 12 (2.20%) Bicep
9 11 (2.01%) TypeScript
10 10 (1.83%) Bash
11 9 (1.65%) T-SQL
12 6 (1.10%) PL/SQL
12 6 (1.10%) VB.NET
13 4 (0.73%) Go
13 4 (0.73%) Rust
14 3 (0.55%) Kusto Query Language
14 3 (0.55%) R
15 2 (0.37%) C++
15 2 (0.37%) Scala
15 2 (0.37%) VBA
Qualifications
1 64 (11.72%) Degree
2 39 (7.14%) Computer Science Degree
3 23 (4.21%) CISSP
4 22 (4.03%) Microsoft Certification
5 20 (3.66%) Azure Certification
6 17 (3.11%) Security Cleared
7 16 (2.93%) CISM
7 16 (2.93%) SC Cleared
8 8 (1.47%) AWS Certification
8 8 (1.47%) CEH
8 8 (1.47%) Master's Degree
9 7 (1.28%) TOGAF Certification
10 6 (1.10%) Cisco Certification
10 6 (1.10%) Microsoft Certified Professional
11 5 (0.92%) GIAC
12 4 (0.73%) A+ Certification
12 4 (0.73%) CISA
12 4 (0.73%) Network+ Certification
13 3 (0.55%) DV Cleared
13 3 (0.55%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (7.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 29 (5.31%) GDPR
2 29 (5.31%) NIST
3 13 (2.38%) Data Quality
4 9 (1.65%) QA
5 6 (1.10%) SOC 2
6 5 (0.92%) NCSC
7 4 (0.73%) COBIT
7 4 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 3 (0.55%) SLA
9 2 (0.37%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.37%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.37%) SOC 1
10 1 (0.18%) GRC
10 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 1 (0.18%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.18%) WCAG
System Software
1 67 (12.27%) Active Directory
2 33 (6.04%) Docker
3 16 (2.93%) Virtual Desktop
4 13 (2.38%) Hyper-V
5 9 (1.65%) VMware Infrastructure
6 4 (0.73%) XenDesktop
7 3 (0.55%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.55%) vSphere
8 2 (0.37%) BitLocker
8 2 (0.37%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 2 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.37%) XenApp
9 1 (0.18%) KVM
9 1 (0.18%) NLBS
9 1 (0.18%) vCloud
9 1 (0.18%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 56 (10.26%) Terraform
2 45 (8.24%) Kubernetes
3 44 (8.06%) Microsoft Intune
4 21 (3.85%) SCCM
5 16 (2.93%) Ansible
6 13 (2.38%) Grafana
6 13 (2.38%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (1.28%) Kibana
8 4 (0.73%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (0.55%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.55%) Prometheus
10 2 (0.37%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (0.37%) Progress Chef
10 2 (0.37%) Puppet
11 1 (0.18%) Ambari
11 1 (0.18%) CSIRT
11 1 (0.18%) HP ALM
11 1 (0.18%) McAfee ePO
11 1 (0.18%) SCVMM
11 1 (0.18%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 217 (39.74%) Microsoft
2 56 (10.26%) Databricks
3 40 (7.33%) ServiceNow
4 28 (5.13%) Google
5 21 (3.85%) VMware
6 16 (2.93%) Cisco
7 12 (2.20%) CyberArk
7 12 (2.20%) Palo Alto
8 10 (1.83%) Citrix
9 8 (1.47%) iManage
9 8 (1.47%) Meraki
9 8 (1.47%) OpenAI
9 8 (1.47%) Oracle
9 8 (1.47%) Sophos
10 6 (1.10%) CrowdStrike
10 6 (1.10%) SAP
11 5 (0.92%) Commvault
12 4 (0.73%) Apple
12 4 (0.73%) CheckPoint
12 4 (0.73%) EMC