Azure Jobs in the North West

Microsoft Azure
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for Azure skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Azure over the 6 months to 1 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 3 2 4
Rank change year-on-year -1 +2 +1
Permanent jobs citing Azure 941 2,267 1,789
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 22.78% 25.20% 20.78%
As % of the Cloud Services category 54.30% 56.32% 45.71%
Number of salaries quoted 666 1,249 1,455
10th Percentile £36,250 £33,650 £33,750
25th Percentile £43,000 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £73,750 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £86,875 £85,000 £83,750
England median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year -3.85% +5.69% +6.96%

All Cloud Skills
North West

Azure is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 1,733 4,025 3,914
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 41.95% 44.75% 45.47%
Number of salaries quoted 1,313 2,555 3,099
10th Percentile £29,503 £30,850 £30,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £72,500 £71,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £82,600
England median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -

Azure
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Azure as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Azure in the North West

Azure
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Azure in the North West.

Salary trend for Azure in the North West

Azure
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Azure in the North West over the 6 months to 1 December 2023.

Salary histogram for Azure in the North West

Azure
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Azure within the North West region over the 6 months to 1 December 2023. 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
Manchester -1 596 £60,000 +4.35% 239
Merseyside -1 176 £57,500 +2.22% 44
Cheshire -2 90 £50,000 +5.26% 65
Lancashire +5 60 £47,000 -6.00% 22
Cumbria -5 7 £49,250 +40.71% 8
Azure
England

Azure
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 39 (4.14%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.17%) IIS
3 9 (0.96%) MS Exchange
4 8 (0.85%) Confluence
5 6 (0.64%) SAS
6 5 (0.53%) CMS
7 4 (0.43%) Apache
7 4 (0.43%) Captiva
7 4 (0.43%) FileNet
7 4 (0.43%) Sitecore CMS
7 4 (0.43%) WebSphere
8 3 (0.32%) NServiceBus
9 2 (0.21%) Mendix
10 1 (0.11%) Apache Synapse
10 1 (0.11%) IBM Domino
10 1 (0.11%) nginx
Applications
1 36 (3.83%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (0.74%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
3 4 (0.43%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.32%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.11%) SPSS
6 1 (0.11%) Trello
Business Applications
1 60 (6.38%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.32%) Unit4 Business World
2 3 (0.32%) Visualfiles
3 1 (0.11%) Aareon QL
3 1 (0.11%) MIS ActiveH
3 1 (0.11%) OPENHousing
3 1 (0.11%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.11%) ReMetrica
Cloud Services
1 312 (33.16%) AWS
2 190 (20.19%) Azure DevOps
3 166 (17.64%) Microsoft 365
4 161 (17.11%) IaaS
4 161 (17.11%) PaaS
5 160 (17.00%) GCP
6 157 (16.68%) Power Platform
7 153 (16.26%) SaaS
8 114 (12.11%) Dynamics 365
9 73 (7.76%) Serverless
10 52 (5.53%) Entra ID
11 45 (4.78%) Azure Data Factory
11 45 (4.78%) Azure Functions
12 37 (3.93%) GitHub
13 33 (3.51%) OpenShift
14 30 (3.19%) Azure Service Bus
14 30 (3.19%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 24 (2.55%) Azure Monitor
16 22 (2.34%) Azure Cosmos DB
17 21 (2.23%) Azure Storage
Communications & Networking
1 57 (6.06%) DNS
2 52 (5.53%) Firewall
3 43 (4.57%) LAN
4 41 (4.36%) DHCP
5 38 (4.04%) WAN
6 35 (3.72%) TCP/IP
7 23 (2.44%) VPN
8 20 (2.13%) Network Security
9 19 (2.02%) SAN
10 17 (1.81%) SD-WAN
11 16 (1.70%) VoIP
12 15 (1.59%) Structured Cabling
13 14 (1.49%) HTTP
14 12 (1.28%) Wi-Fi
15 7 (0.74%) Cisco Firepower
15 7 (0.74%) Cisco ISE
15 7 (0.74%) NAS
15 7 (0.74%) WLAN
16 6 (0.64%) Cisco IOS
16 6 (0.64%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 105 (11.16%) SQL Server
2 83 (8.82%) Data Warehouse
3 60 (6.38%) Power BI
4 55 (5.84%) Data Lake
5 39 (4.14%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 38 (4.04%) Azure SQL Database
6 38 (4.04%) MongoDB
7 34 (3.61%) Elasticsearch
8 31 (3.29%) NoSQL
9 30 (3.19%) MySQL
10 19 (2.02%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 17 (1.81%) Relational Database
11 17 (1.81%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 15 (1.59%) PostgreSQL
13 12 (1.28%) InterSystems Cache
14 9 (0.96%) Big Data
15 7 (0.74%) Metadata
16 5 (0.53%) DTS
17 4 (0.43%) Oracle Database
17 4 (0.43%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 67 (7.12%) Jenkins
2 64 (6.80%) Git
3 25 (2.66%) Cucumber
3 25 (2.66%) Selenium
4 24 (2.55%) Cypress.io
4 24 (2.55%) JIRA
5 12 (1.28%) Visual Studio
6 8 (0.85%) GitLab
7 6 (0.64%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 5 (0.53%) Bitbucket
8 5 (0.53%) git-flow
8 5 (0.53%) NUnit
8 5 (0.53%) Octopus Deploy
8 5 (0.53%) Postman
8 5 (0.53%) SoapUI
9 4 (0.43%) Oracle Forms
9 4 (0.43%) Spinnaker
10 3 (0.32%) TeamCity
11 2 (0.21%) SonarQube
11 2 (0.21%) SpecFlow
General
1 236 (25.08%) Finance
2 211 (22.42%) Social Skills
3 73 (7.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 63 (6.70%) Banking
5 61 (6.48%) Analytical Skills
6 46 (4.89%) Retail
7 31 (3.29%) Law
8 29 (3.08%) Public Sector
9 28 (2.98%) Aerospace
10 25 (2.66%) Marketing
11 23 (2.44%) Presentation Skills
12 18 (1.91%) Telecoms
13 16 (1.70%) Legal
13 16 (1.70%) Organisational Skills
14 12 (1.28%) Manufacturing
15 7 (0.74%) Influencing Skills
16 4 (0.43%) Billing
16 4 (0.43%) Documentation Skills
16 4 (0.43%) Pharmaceutical
17 3 (0.32%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 179 (19.02%) Architect
2 153 (16.26%) Developer
3 142 (15.09%) Senior
4 81 (8.61%) Software Engineer
5 76 (8.08%) Lead
6 75 (7.97%) Solutions Architect
7 69 (7.33%) Dynamics 365 Architect
8 63 (6.70%) Analyst
9 59 (6.27%) Cloud Engineer
10 53 (5.63%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 52 (5.53%) Azure Engineer
12 46 (4.89%) Data Engineer
13 43 (4.57%) Consultant
14 42 (4.46%) Senior Developer
15 36 (3.83%) CRM Architect
15 36 (3.83%) Dynamics CRM Architect
15 36 (3.83%) Enterprise Architect
16 35 (3.72%) DevOps Engineer
17 33 (3.51%) Cloud Consultant
18 28 (2.98%) Azure Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 139 (14.77%) .NET
2 58 (6.16%) Node.js
2 58 (6.16%) React
3 45 (4.78%) AngularJS
4 44 (4.68%) HTML
5 43 (4.57%) .NET Core
6 38 (4.04%) CSS
7 29 (3.08%) Kafka
8 28 (2.98%) REST
9 26 (2.76%) Spring
10 23 (2.44%) JSON
11 22 (2.34%) ASP.NET
11 22 (2.34%) OpenID
11 22 (2.34%) Spring Boot
12 20 (2.13%) .NET Framework
12 20 (2.13%) Web Services
13 18 (1.91%) ARM Templates
14 16 (1.70%) RESTful
15 14 (1.49%) ASP.NET Web API
15 14 (1.49%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 68 (7.23%) Public Cloud
2 48 (5.10%) Cloud Native
3 39 (4.14%) Self-Motivation
4 35 (3.72%) Private Cloud
5 32 (3.40%) Data Centre
6 29 (3.08%) Cyberattack
6 29 (3.08%) Enterprise Software
6 29 (3.08%) Linux Command Line
6 29 (3.08%) Onboarding
7 26 (2.76%) Product Ownership
8 22 (2.34%) Mainframe
8 22 (2.34%) Management Information System
9 21 (2.23%) Blockchain
10 17 (1.81%) Virtual Team
11 15 (1.59%) Data Structures
11 15 (1.59%) Hybrid Cloud
11 15 (1.59%) Mobile App
12 13 (1.38%) Low-Code
13 11 (1.17%) Driving Licence
14 9 (0.96%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 147 (15.62%) Windows
2 89 (9.46%) Windows Server
3 80 (8.50%) Linux
4 41 (4.36%) Windows 10
5 33 (3.51%) Unix
6 21 (2.23%) Windows Server 2019
7 20 (2.13%) Windows Server 2012
8 8 (0.85%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 8 (0.85%) Windows Server 2016
9 7 (0.74%) Android
10 6 (0.64%) Ubuntu
11 5 (0.53%) Apple iOS
11 5 (0.53%) CentOS
11 5 (0.53%) Windows 7
11 5 (0.53%) Windows 8
12 4 (0.43%) Solaris
13 3 (0.32%) Mac OS
14 2 (0.21%) VMS
14 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2003
14 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 403 (42.83%) Agile
2 358 (38.04%) DevOps
3 159 (16.90%) Actionable Insight
4 150 (15.94%) CI/CD
5 137 (14.56%) Software Engineering
6 136 (14.45%) Mentoring
7 134 (14.24%) Roadmaps
8 124 (13.18%) Problem-Solving
9 116 (12.33%) Microservices
10 95 (10.10%) Infrastructure as Code
11 92 (9.78%) Scrum
12 89 (9.46%) Cybersecurity
13 79 (8.40%) Business Intelligence
14 76 (8.08%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 75 (7.97%) Analytics
16 73 (7.76%) ITIL
17 71 (7.55%) Machine Learning
18 69 (7.33%) CRM
18 69 (7.33%) Strategic Roadmap
19 57 (6.06%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 224 (23.80%) SQL
2 177 (18.81%) Python
3 132 (14.03%) JavaScript
4 116 (12.33%) Java
5 112 (11.90%) C#
6 92 (9.78%) PowerShell
7 63 (6.70%) T-SQL
8 43 (4.57%) Bash
9 32 (3.40%) TypeScript
10 29 (3.08%) C++
11 28 (2.98%) Go
12 23 (2.44%) Rust
13 11 (1.17%) PHP
14 9 (0.96%) Kotlin
15 8 (0.85%) Perl
16 6 (0.64%) Kusto Query Language
17 5 (0.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 5 (0.53%) Ruby
18 4 (0.43%) Bicep
18 4 (0.43%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 108 (11.48%) Security Cleared
2 105 (11.16%) Degree
3 47 (4.99%) SC Cleared
4 36 (3.83%) Computer Science Degree
5 35 (3.72%) AWS Certification
6 31 (3.29%) DV Cleared
7 30 (3.19%) Microsoft Certification
8 29 (3.08%) Azure Certification
8 29 (3.08%) TOGAF Certification
9 25 (2.66%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 23 (2.44%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 23 (2.44%) AWS Certified Developer
11 9 (0.96%) CISSP
12 8 (0.85%) Cisco Certification
13 7 (0.74%) CISM
14 5 (0.53%) CEH
14 5 (0.53%) MCP
15 4 (0.43%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 4 (0.43%) CCNP
15 4 (0.43%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (2.66%) QA
2 17 (1.81%) Cyber Essentials
3 16 (1.70%) SLA
4 14 (1.49%) Data Quality
4 14 (1.49%) GDPR
4 14 (1.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (0.64%) Accessibility
6 5 (0.53%) PMO
7 4 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (0.43%) NIST
7 4 (0.43%) PCI DSS
8 3 (0.32%) NCSC
9 1 (0.11%) Basel III
9 1 (0.11%) COBIT
9 1 (0.11%) GLBA
9 1 (0.11%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 148 (15.73%) Active Directory
2 140 (14.88%) Docker
3 59 (6.27%) VMware Infrastructure
4 30 (3.19%) Hyper-V
5 19 (2.02%) Virtual Machines
6 14 (1.49%) vSphere
7 11 (1.17%) Virtual Servers
8 7 (0.74%) VMware NSX
9 5 (0.53%) XenApp
9 5 (0.53%) XenDesktop
10 4 (0.43%) Firmware
10 4 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
11 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 2 (0.21%) Terminal Services
11 2 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
12 1 (0.11%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 1 (0.11%) RACF
Systems Management
1 172 (18.28%) Kubernetes
2 118 (12.54%) Terraform
3 50 (5.31%) Ansible
4 41 (4.36%) Microsoft Intune
5 17 (1.81%) SCCM
6 13 (1.38%) Puppet
7 11 (1.17%) Grafana
8 9 (0.96%) Nessus
9 8 (0.85%) Istio
10 6 (0.64%) Argo
10 6 (0.64%) FortiGate
10 6 (0.64%) Prometheus
11 5 (0.53%) Single Sign-On
12 3 (0.32%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 3 (0.32%) MIIS
13 2 (0.21%) CSIRT
13 2 (0.21%) Nagios
13 2 (0.21%) Oracle Identity Management
13 2 (0.21%) Packer
13 2 (0.21%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 340 (36.13%) Microsoft
2 80 (8.50%) VMware
3 45 (4.78%) Google
4 44 (4.68%) Oracle
5 27 (2.87%) Citrix
6 24 (2.55%) Cisco
7 21 (2.23%) Databricks
8 17 (1.81%) Sophos
9 13 (1.38%) Meraki
9 13 (1.38%) SolarWinds
10 12 (1.28%) iManage
10 12 (1.28%) Red Hat
10 12 (1.28%) Salesforce
11 11 (1.17%) SAP
11 11 (1.17%) Sitecore
12 9 (0.96%) arcserve
12 9 (0.96%) Palo Alto
13 8 (0.85%) MuleSoft
13 8 (0.85%) ServiceNow
14 7 (0.74%) IBM