Azure Infrastructure Lead Job Trends in the North of England

Infrastructure Leader - Microsoft Azure
England > North of England

The median Infrastructure Leader - Microsoft Azure salary in the North of England is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 September 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 354 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Azure Infrastructure Lead 8 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.033% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.036% - -
Number of salaries quoted 8 0 0
10th Percentile £67,750 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £80,000 £82,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.03% +26.92% -31.58%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the North of England with a recognized job title 22,304 8,160 13,343
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.34% 87.08% 94.98%
Number of salaries quoted 16,200 4,372 7,875
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -7.41%
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £78,192
England median annual salary £59,773 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +8.68% - -8.33%

Azure Infrastructure Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Azure Infrastructure Lead' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Azure Infrastructure Lead job vacancy trend in the North of England

Azure Infrastructure Lead
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for Azure Infrastructure Lead job vacancies in the North of England.

Salary distribution trend for Azure Infrastructure Lead job vacancies in the North of England

Azure Infrastructure Lead
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 Infrastructure Lead within the North of England region over the 6 months to 21 September 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
North West - 7 £70,000 -
Yorkshire - 1 £65,000 - 1
Azure Infrastructure Lead
England

Azure Infrastructure Lead Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 21 September 2026, Azure Infrastructure Lead job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the North of England region featuring Azure Infrastructure Lead in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Azure
2 1 (12.50%) Azure Certification
2 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (12.50%) Infrastructure as Code
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
2 1 (12.50%) PowerShell
2 1 (12.50%) Project Management
2 1 (12.50%) Terraform
2 1 (12.50%) VPN
2 1 (12.50%) Windows
2 1 (12.50%) Windows Server

Azure Infrastructure Lead Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 8 (100.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) VPN
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (12.50%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 8 (100.00%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 1 (12.50%) Windows
1 1 (12.50%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (12.50%) Infrastructure as Code
1 1 (12.50%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (12.50%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) Azure Certification
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft