Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Azure AKS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 121 | 141 | 151 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +20 | +10 | +72 |
| Permanent jobs citing Azure AKS | 10 | 16 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester | 0.34% | 0.60% | 0.078% |
| As % of the Cloud Services category | 0.86% | 1.58% | 0.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 10 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £52,000 | £45,375 | £60,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,250 | £60,375 | £60,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £66,250 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.89% | +1.92% | -13.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £73,227 | £69,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £69,500 | £89,200 | £69,750 |
| North West median annual salary | £65,000 | £66,250 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.89% | -1.85% | -15.63% |
All Cloud Computing Skills
Manchester
Azure AKS 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 Manchester.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills | 1,157 | 1,013 | 1,059 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 39.87% | 38.18% | 41.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 613 | 573 | 921 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,550 | £36,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £44,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +0.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £73,886 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,500 | £85,000 | £86,250 |
| North West median annual salary | £57,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | - | - |
Azure AKS
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Azure AKS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Salary Trend in Manchester
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Azure AKS.
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Salary Histogram in Manchester
Salary distribution for jobs citing Azure AKS in Manchester over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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: