Azure Job Trends in the East Midlands

Microsoft Azure
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East Midlands requiring Azure skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 11 3
Rank change year-on-year +9 -8 +2
Permanent jobs citing Azure 802 277 737
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 15.28% 12.46% 14.62%
As % of the Cloud Services category 60.62% 44.68% 49.76%
Number of salaries quoted 341 217 551
10th Percentile £28,250 £27,750 £27,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £67,500 £61,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £70,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% - -6.53%

All Cloud Computing Skills
East Midlands

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 East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 1,323 620 1,481
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 25.21% 27.89% 29.37%
Number of salaries quoted 742 501 1,108
10th Percentile £27,775 £26,250 £25,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £43,500 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.94% -5.43% -8.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £61,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,375 £72,500 £71,250
England median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -11.54%

Azure
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Azure job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Azure
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Azure.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Azure

Azure
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Azure in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 16 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Azure in the East Midlands

Azure
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Azure within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 16 July 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
Leicestershire +3 287 £55,000 +13.40% 28
Nottinghamshire +14 196 £58,589 +11.60% 33
Derbyshire +10 116 £39,250 -10.29% 10
Lincolnshire +23 93 £40,000 -5.88% 10
Northamptonshire +12 93 £48,750 -4.88% 15
Azure
England

Azure
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 29 (3.62%) Microsoft Exchange
1 29 (3.62%) SharePoint
2 14 (1.75%) IIS
3 2 (0.25%) WordPress
4 1 (0.12%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.12%) Confluence
4 1 (0.12%) Mendix
Applications
1 96 (11.97%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.25%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (0.87%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.50%) Exchequer
2 4 (0.50%) Primavera
3 1 (0.12%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.12%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.12%) Sage 200
3 1 (0.12%) SAP EHS
3 1 (0.12%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.12%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 145 (18.08%) Power Platform
2 137 (17.08%) Azure AI
3 86 (10.72%) AWS
4 77 (9.60%) Microsoft 365
5 71 (8.85%) Azure DevOps
6 70 (8.73%) Entra ID
7 29 (3.62%) GCP
8 20 (2.49%) IaaS
9 19 (2.37%) PaaS
10 17 (2.12%) Power Automate
11 16 (2.00%) SaaS
12 15 (1.87%) Azure AKS
12 15 (1.87%) Dynamics 365
12 15 (1.87%) Microsoft Copilot
12 15 (1.87%) PowerApps
13 14 (1.75%) GitHub
14 10 (1.25%) Azure Cosmos DB
15 9 (1.12%) Azure Sentinel
15 9 (1.12%) Azure Storage
15 9 (1.12%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 43 (5.36%) DNS
2 30 (3.74%) DHCP
3 29 (3.62%) Firewall
4 26 (3.24%) VPN
5 22 (2.74%) TCP/IP
6 18 (2.24%) VLAN
7 13 (1.62%) Wi-Fi
8 12 (1.50%) VoIP
9 10 (1.25%) MQTT
10 9 (1.12%) Internet
10 9 (1.12%) LAN
10 9 (1.12%) WAN
11 8 (1.00%) Wireless
12 6 (0.75%) ZigBee
13 4 (0.50%) Bluetooth
14 3 (0.37%) Hyperconnected
14 3 (0.37%) Remote Desktop
15 2 (0.25%) Cisco ASA
15 2 (0.25%) LoRaWAN
15 2 (0.25%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 126 (15.71%) Power BI
2 99 (12.34%) Tableau
3 37 (4.61%) SQL Server
4 35 (4.36%) Azure SQL Database
5 28 (3.49%) MongoDB
6 11 (1.37%) Elasticsearch
7 9 (1.12%) NoSQL
8 8 (1.00%) Data Warehouse
9 5 (0.62%) NonStop SQL
9 5 (0.62%) Relational Database
9 5 (0.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 4 (0.50%) MySQL
10 4 (0.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (0.37%) PostgreSQL
11 3 (0.37%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 2 (0.25%) BusinessObjects
12 2 (0.25%) Crystal Reports
12 2 (0.25%) KNIME
12 2 (0.25%) Metadata
12 2 (0.25%) Redis
Development Applications
1 20 (2.49%) Git
2 13 (1.62%) JIRA
3 8 (1.00%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.75%) GDB
4 6 (0.75%) GitLab
5 4 (0.50%) Burp Suite
5 4 (0.50%) Metasploit
5 4 (0.50%) Robot Framework
5 4 (0.50%) Visual Studio
5 4 (0.50%) XCUITest
6 3 (0.37%) Storybook
7 1 (0.12%) NUnit
7 1 (0.12%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 440 (54.86%) Social Skills
2 50 (6.23%) Finance
3 42 (5.24%) Analytical Skills
4 33 (4.11%) Retail
5 26 (3.24%) Law
6 11 (1.37%) Legal
7 9 (1.12%) Advertising
7 9 (1.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 9 (1.12%) Manufacturing
8 8 (1.00%) Influencing Skills
9 7 (0.87%) Pharmaceutical
10 6 (0.75%) Marketing
11 4 (0.50%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (0.37%) Social Housing
12 3 (0.37%) Telecoms
13 2 (0.25%) Digital Health
13 2 (0.25%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (0.25%) Electronics
13 2 (0.25%) Multimedia
13 2 (0.25%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 211 (26.31%) Analyst
2 195 (24.31%) Junior
3 192 (23.94%) Junior Analyst
4 101 (12.59%) Developer
5 100 (12.47%) Data Analyst
6 96 (11.97%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 96 (11.97%) Junior Data Analyst
6 96 (11.97%) Junior Security Analyst
6 96 (11.97%) Security Analyst
7 90 (11.22%) Ethical Hacker
8 85 (10.60%) Azure Engineer
9 67 (8.35%) Senior
10 64 (7.98%) DevOps Engineer
11 42 (5.24%) IT Support
12 38 (4.74%) Azure DevOps Engineer
12 38 (4.74%) Network Engineer
13 36 (4.49%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
13 36 (4.49%) Software Developer
14 33 (4.11%) .NET Developer
15 29 (3.62%) Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 94 (11.72%) .NET
2 40 (4.99%) ASP.NET
3 37 (4.61%) ASP.NET Core
4 34 (4.24%) .NET Core
5 27 (3.37%) CSS
6 26 (3.24%) HTML
6 26 (3.24%) React
7 23 (2.87%) AngularJS
7 23 (2.87%) Node.js
8 21 (2.62%) Entity Framework
9 15 (1.87%) LINQ
10 14 (1.75%) ASP.NET Web API
11 12 (1.50%) Blazor
11 12 (1.50%) RESTful
12 10 (1.25%) REST
13 9 (1.12%) .NET Framework
13 9 (1.12%) scikit-learn
14 8 (1.00%) PyTorch
15 7 (0.87%) Pandas
15 7 (0.87%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 91 (11.35%) Cyberattack
2 26 (3.24%) Greenfield Project
3 21 (2.62%) Onboarding
4 16 (2.00%) Driving Licence
5 12 (1.50%) Product Ownership
6 11 (1.37%) Cloud Native
6 11 (1.37%) Private Cloud
7 10 (1.25%) IoT
8 9 (1.12%) Legacy Systems
9 8 (1.00%) Self-Motivation
10 7 (0.87%) Mobile App
11 6 (0.75%) ARM Cortex
11 6 (0.75%) Device Driver
11 6 (0.75%) Embedded Systems
11 6 (0.75%) Low-Code
11 6 (0.75%) Security Posture
12 5 (0.62%) Distributed Systems
12 5 (0.62%) Management Information System
12 5 (0.62%) PKI
13 4 (0.50%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 89 (11.10%) Windows
2 36 (4.49%) Windows Server
3 31 (3.87%) Linux
4 17 (2.12%) Windows 10
5 12 (1.50%) Mac OS
6 5 (0.62%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.50%) VMS
8 2 (0.25%) Android
8 2 (0.25%) Embedded Linux
9 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 253 (31.55%) Cybersecurity
2 163 (20.32%) AI
3 129 (16.08%) DevOps
4 128 (15.96%) Mentoring
5 125 (15.59%) Business Intelligence
6 90 (11.22%) Ethical Hacking
7 83 (10.35%) Agile
8 73 (9.10%) Problem-Solving
9 72 (8.98%) CI/CD
10 57 (7.11%) Full-Stack Development
11 47 (5.86%) Continuous Improvement
12 43 (5.36%) Roadmaps
13 40 (4.99%) Analytics
14 39 (4.86%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 37 (4.61%) Computer Science
15 37 (4.61%) Software Engineering
16 36 (4.49%) Artificial Intelligence Engineering
17 28 (3.49%) Infrastructure as Code
18 27 (3.37%) ITIL
18 27 (3.37%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 206 (25.69%) SQL
2 184 (22.94%) Python
3 107 (13.34%) C#
4 53 (6.61%) PowerShell
5 28 (3.49%) JavaScript
6 18 (2.24%) Bash
7 17 (2.12%) TypeScript
8 12 (1.50%) PHP
9 10 (1.25%) C++
9 10 (1.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 7 (0.87%) Bicep
10 7 (0.87%) Java
11 6 (0.75%) C
11 6 (0.75%) R
12 4 (0.50%) Swift
12 4 (0.50%) T-SQL
13 1 (0.12%) Rust
13 1 (0.12%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 372 (46.38%) Azure Certification
2 98 (12.22%) CompTIA Security+
3 96 (11.97%) CompTIA CySA+
4 90 (11.22%) CEH
5 49 (6.11%) Degree
6 44 (5.49%) Cisco Certification
7 40 (4.99%) CCNA
8 36 (4.49%) Network+ Certification
9 22 (2.74%) Microsoft Certification
10 20 (2.49%) Computer Science Degree
10 20 (2.49%) Security Cleared
11 19 (2.37%) SC Cleared
12 10 (1.25%) DBS Check
13 7 (0.87%) Master's Degree
14 6 (0.75%) CISSP
15 4 (0.50%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 4 (0.50%) AWS Certification
15 4 (0.50%) CCSP
15 4 (0.50%) CISM
15 4 (0.50%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (2.37%) Cyber Essentials
2 13 (1.62%) GDPR
3 10 (1.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (1.12%) QA
5 8 (1.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 8 (1.00%) GRC
6 7 (0.87%) Accessibility
6 7 (0.87%) Data Quality
7 6 (0.75%) JTAG
8 5 (0.62%) SLA
9 4 (0.50%) NIST
10 1 (0.12%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.12%) NCSC
System Software
1 78 (9.73%) Active Directory
2 29 (3.62%) Docker
3 18 (2.24%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (2.00%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.50%) vSphere
6 2 (0.25%) Firmware
6 2 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.12%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.12%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 50 (6.23%) Microsoft Intune
2 34 (4.24%) Kubernetes
3 25 (3.12%) Terraform
4 11 (1.37%) Jamf Pro
5 8 (1.00%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (0.75%) Grafana
7 4 (0.50%) Nmap
8 3 (0.37%) Ansible
8 3 (0.37%) Istio
8 3 (0.37%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.12%) Argo
9 1 (0.12%) SCCM
Vendors
1 483 (60.22%) Microsoft
2 222 (27.68%) ForeScout
3 52 (6.48%) Cisco
4 27 (3.37%) Databricks
5 23 (2.87%) VMware
6 18 (2.24%) Apple
7 11 (1.37%) Google
7 11 (1.37%) Sage
8 9 (1.12%) Meraki
9 8 (1.00%) CrowdStrike
9 8 (1.00%) Foundry
9 8 (1.00%) Logitech
9 8 (1.00%) Yealink
10 6 (0.75%) OpenText
10 6 (0.75%) ServiceNow
11 5 (0.62%) Veeam
12 4 (0.50%) SAP
13 3 (0.37%) Fortinet
13 3 (0.37%) Freshdesk
13 3 (0.37%) Zoho