Microsoft Azure Cognitive Search (formerly Azure Search)
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Azure Cognitive Search skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 168 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Azure Cognitive Search | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester | - | - | 0.030% |
| As % of the Cloud Services category | - | - | 0.076% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £71,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £72,500 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median annual salary | - | - | £75,000 |
All Cloud Computing Skills
Manchester
Azure Cognitive Search 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 | 1,198 | 1,011 | 1,323 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 38.00% | 39.06% | 40.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 639 | 582 | 1,177 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £36,250 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £75,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £87,500 | £85,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.76% | -4.55% |
Azure Cognitive Search
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Azure Cognitive Search relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Azure Cognitive Search
Salary Trend in Manchester
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Azure Cognitive Search.
