Azure Certification Job Trends in the North of England

Microsoft Azure Certification
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Azure Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 196 209
Rank change year-on-year +137 +13 -150
Permanent jobs citing Azure Certification 339 78 80
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 3.19% 0.86% 0.93%
As % of the Qualifications category 8.19% 2.25% 4.18%
Number of salaries quoted 175 34 68
10th Percentile - - £31,125
25th Percentile £28,250 £42,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £48,750 £46,250
Median % change year-on-year -37.44% +5.41% -42.19%
75th Percentile £37,348 £56,875 £69,375
90th Percentile £75,000 £63,932 £96,539
England median annual salary £31,500 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -49.60% -3.85% -10.34%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

Azure Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,141 3,465 1,916
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 38.92% 38.12% 22.37%
Number of salaries quoted 1,213 1,209 1,273
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £28,550
25th Percentile £28,250 £40,000 £38,734
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,500 £50,055 £52,084
Median % change year-on-year -13.09% -3.90% -0.79%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,250 £66,067
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,600 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

Azure Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Azure Certification relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Azure Certification job vacancy trend in the North of England

Azure Certification
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Azure Certification.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Azure Certification

Azure Certification
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Azure Certification in the North of England over the 6 months to 12 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Azure Certification in the North of England

Azure Certification
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Azure Certification within the North of England region over the 6 months to 12 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
Yorkshire +72 178 £30,500 -35.79% 27
North West +101 113 £30,500 -44.55% 37
North East - 48 £30,500 - 15
Azure Certification
England

Azure Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 11 (3.24%) WordPress
2 4 (1.18%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.29%) SharePoint
Applications
1 75 (22.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.18%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.29%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 339 (100.00%) Azure
2 166 (48.97%) AWS
3 136 (40.12%) GitHub
4 75 (22.12%) Azure AI
4 75 (22.12%) Power Platform
5 27 (7.96%) Serverless
6 21 (6.19%) Microsoft 365
7 8 (2.36%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (1.47%) Azure Logic Apps
8 5 (1.47%) Entra ID
8 5 (1.47%) Google Workspace
9 3 (0.88%) Azure Functions
9 3 (0.88%) GitHub Actions
10 2 (0.59%) Azure AKS
10 2 (0.59%) Azure Monitor
10 2 (0.59%) Azure Storage
10 2 (0.59%) IaaS
10 2 (0.59%) PaaS
11 1 (0.29%) GCP
11 1 (0.29%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 128 (37.76%) Internet
2 3 (0.88%) Firewall
2 3 (0.88%) SAN
3 2 (0.59%) Wireless
4 1 (0.29%) DHCP
4 1 (0.29%) DNS
4 1 (0.29%) Network Security
4 1 (0.29%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.29%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.29%) VLAN
4 1 (0.29%) VPN
4 1 (0.29%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 75 (22.12%) Power BI
1 75 (22.12%) Tableau
2 2 (0.59%) Azure SQL Database
2 2 (0.59%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.29%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.29%) Redis
Development Applications
1 130 (38.35%) Git
2 3 (0.88%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 188 (55.46%) Social Skills
2 128 (37.76%) Multimedia
3 9 (2.65%) Finance
4 5 (1.47%) Legal
5 4 (1.18%) Public Sector
6 3 (0.88%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (0.59%) Manufacturing
7 2 (0.59%) Retail
8 1 (0.29%) Law
Job Titles
1 150 (44.25%) Analyst
1 150 (44.25%) Junior
1 150 (44.25%) Junior Analyst
2 128 (37.76%) Trainee
3 75 (22.12%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 75 (22.12%) Data Analyst
3 75 (22.12%) Junior Data Analyst
3 75 (22.12%) Junior Security Analyst
3 75 (22.12%) Security Analyst
4 62 (18.29%) Developer
5 61 (17.99%) Software Developer
5 61 (17.99%) Trainee Developer
5 61 (17.99%) Trainee Software Developer
6 30 (8.85%) Architect
7 13 (3.83%) Applications Architect
8 11 (3.24%) Administrator
8 11 (3.24%) Software Architect
8 11 (3.24%) Trainee Administrator
8 11 (3.24%) Web Administrator
9 8 (2.36%) Azure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 128 (37.76%) CSS
1 128 (37.76%) HTML
2 2 (0.59%) ARM Templates
3 1 (0.29%) OpenAPI
3 1 (0.29%) RESTful
3 1 (0.29%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 24 (7.08%) Enterprise Software
2 5 (1.47%) Management Information System
2 5 (1.47%) Onboarding
3 3 (0.88%) Driving Licence
4 2 (0.59%) Cloud Native
4 2 (0.59%) Hybrid Cloud
4 2 (0.59%) Security Posture
5 1 (0.29%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (0.29%) IoT
5 1 (0.29%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.18%) Windows
2 1 (0.29%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 222 (65.49%) Mentoring
2 200 (59.00%) Cybersecurity
3 75 (22.12%) AI
3 75 (22.12%) Business Intelligence
4 32 (9.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 32 (9.44%) TOGAF
5 31 (9.14%) Migration
6 28 (8.26%) Application Security
6 28 (8.26%) Computer Science
6 28 (8.26%) Enterprise Architecture
7 25 (7.37%) Microservices
8 24 (7.08%) Architectural Patterns
8 24 (7.08%) Data Modelling
8 24 (7.08%) EAI
9 16 (4.72%) ITIL
10 15 (4.42%) Problem-Solving
11 14 (4.13%) Disaster Recovery
12 12 (3.54%) Continuous Improvement
12 12 (3.54%) DevOps
13 11 (3.24%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 233 (68.73%) Python
2 152 (44.84%) JavaScript
3 79 (23.30%) SQL
4 67 (19.76%) R
5 26 (7.67%) C#
6 25 (7.37%) Java
7 24 (7.08%) TypeScript
8 9 (2.65%) PowerShell
9 5 (1.47%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 166 (48.97%) AWS Certification
1 166 (48.97%) Microsoft Certification
2 133 (39.23%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
3 75 (22.12%) CompTIA CySA+
3 75 (22.12%) CompTIA Security+
4 32 (9.44%) Degree
5 29 (8.55%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
5 29 (8.55%) TOGAF Certification
6 28 (8.26%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (2.06%) Master's Degree
8 6 (1.77%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 5 (1.47%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (1.18%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (0.88%) CISSP
11 3 (0.88%) MBA
12 2 (0.59%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 2 (0.59%) CCNA
13 1 (0.29%) CCNP
13 1 (0.29%) CSPO
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (1.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (1.18%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (1.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 3 (0.88%) NIST
4 1 (0.29%) GDPR
4 1 (0.29%) HIPAA
System Software
1 6 (1.77%) Docker
2 5 (1.47%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.47%) Hyper-V
2 5 (1.47%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.88%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.29%) Firmware
4 1 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 6 (1.77%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.18%) Terraform
3 3 (0.88%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.29%) Ansible
4 1 (0.29%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.29%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 328 (96.76%) Microsoft
2 75 (22.12%) ForeScout
3 8 (2.36%) VMware
4 6 (1.77%) Google
5 4 (1.18%) Mitel
6 3 (0.88%) Cisco
7 2 (0.59%) Aruba
7 2 (0.59%) Meraki
7 2 (0.59%) Palo Alto
7 2 (0.59%) Veeam
7 2 (0.59%) Zerto
8 1 (0.29%) Ariba
8 1 (0.29%) Fortinet
8 1 (0.29%) OpenAI
8 1 (0.29%) SAP