Azure Jobs in the South West

Microsoft Azure
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West requiring Azure skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Azure over the 6 months leading up to 1 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 6 6
Rank change year-on-year -3 0 -1
Permanent jobs citing Azure 537 1,397 1,459
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 15.74% 16.43% 19.15%
As % of the Cloud Services category 53.49% 50.95% 51.96%
Number of salaries quoted 360 1,086 869
10th Percentile £31,250 £33,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £39,000 £42,874 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,121 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £73,886 £68,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,125 £80,000 £81,700
England median annual salary £63,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -7.69% +4.00%

All Cloud Skills
South West

Azure 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 the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 1,004 2,742 2,808
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 29.43% 32.24% 36.86%
Number of salaries quoted 738 2,143 1,787
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% - +5.00%
75th Percentile £72,500 £68,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £81,786 £81,250
England median annual salary £62,500 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +8.70% -11.54% +4.00%

Azure
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Azure in the South West

Azure
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Azure in the South West

Azure
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Azure in the South West over the 6 months to 1 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Azure in the South West

Azure
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Azure within the South West region over the 6 months to 1 April 2025. 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
Bristol -4 198 £62,500 +4.17% 127
Gloucestershire -1 148 £60,000 +9.09% 68
Wiltshire -1 68 £55,000 -8.33% 34
Somerset -10 52 £52,500 +8.25% 45
Devon -13 33 £32,500 -31.58% 32
Dorset -12 26 £37,000 -29.52% 24
Cornwall +11 10 £34,500 +15.00% 5
Azure
England

Azure
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South 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 41 (7.64%) Microsoft Exchange
2 28 (5.21%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.86%) IIS
4 9 (1.68%) Confluence
5 8 (1.49%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.74%) Apache
7 2 (0.37%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.37%) BizTalk Server
7 2 (0.37%) CMS
7 2 (0.37%) Luigi
7 2 (0.37%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.19%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.19%) Drupal
8 1 (0.19%) Joomla!
8 1 (0.19%) SharePoint 2010
8 1 (0.19%) SharePoint 2013
8 1 (0.19%) SharePoint Server
8 1 (0.19%) WordPress
Applications
1 19 (3.54%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 9 (1.68%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.19%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (0.19%) Magento
2 1 (0.19%) ResourceLink
Cloud Services
1 176 (32.77%) Azure DevOps
2 157 (29.24%) Power Platform
3 149 (27.75%) AWS
4 135 (25.14%) IaaS
4 135 (25.14%) PaaS
5 130 (24.21%) Azure Logic Apps
6 128 (23.84%) Power Automate
6 128 (23.84%) Serverless
7 122 (22.72%) Azure Functions
8 120 (22.35%) PowerApps
9 111 (20.67%) Microsoft 365
10 65 (12.10%) GCP
11 56 (10.43%) Entra ID
12 31 (5.77%) SaaS
13 25 (4.66%) Cloud Computing
14 24 (4.47%) GitHub
15 18 (3.35%) Dynamics 365
15 18 (3.35%) OneDrive
16 15 (2.79%) GitHub Actions
17 14 (2.61%) npm
Communications & Networking
1 84 (15.64%) Firewall
2 53 (9.87%) DNS
3 46 (8.57%) WAN
4 36 (6.70%) DHCP
4 36 (6.70%) VPN
5 35 (6.52%) LAN
6 30 (5.59%) VLAN
7 26 (4.84%) Network Security
8 19 (3.54%) Wi-Fi
9 16 (2.98%) SD-WAN
10 15 (2.79%) VoIP
11 12 (2.23%) OSPF
12 11 (2.05%) EIGRP
13 10 (1.86%) MPLS
14 9 (1.68%) ADSL
14 9 (1.68%) BGP
15 8 (1.49%) Intrusion Detection
16 6 (1.12%) RIP
16 6 (1.12%) SSH
16 6 (1.12%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 156 (29.05%) SQL Server
2 30 (5.59%) Power BI
3 19 (3.54%) Data Warehouse
4 18 (3.35%) NoSQL
4 18 (3.35%) PostgreSQL
5 12 (2.23%) Amazon RDS
6 11 (2.05%) Relational Database
6 11 (2.05%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 9 (1.68%) BigQuery
7 9 (1.68%) Redis
7 9 (1.68%) Tableau
8 7 (1.30%) Data Lake
8 7 (1.30%) MongoDB
9 6 (1.12%) Azure SQL Database
9 6 (1.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 5 (0.93%) Big Data
10 5 (0.93%) Data Hub
10 5 (0.93%) Looker
10 5 (0.93%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 4 (0.74%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 63 (11.73%) Git
2 28 (5.21%) JIRA
3 15 (2.79%) GitLab
4 14 (2.61%) Cucumber
4 14 (2.61%) Cypress.io
5 13 (2.42%) Sonatype Nexus
5 13 (2.42%) webpack
6 9 (1.68%) SonarQube
6 9 (1.68%) Visual Studio
7 8 (1.49%) Postman
8 7 (1.30%) Jenkins
9 6 (1.12%) Selenium
10 5 (0.93%) Visual Studio Code
11 4 (0.74%) Team Foundation Server
12 2 (0.37%) Fiddler
12 2 (0.37%) Maven
12 2 (0.37%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
12 2 (0.37%) TeamCity
13 1 (0.19%) Log4Net
13 1 (0.19%) Subversion
General
1 120 (22.35%) Social Skills
2 118 (21.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 90 (16.76%) Finance
4 55 (10.24%) Analytical Skills
5 41 (7.64%) Banking
6 31 (5.77%) Public Sector
7 22 (4.10%) Retail
8 11 (2.05%) Manufacturing
9 9 (1.68%) Automotive
9 9 (1.68%) Influencing Skills
10 8 (1.49%) Electronics
11 7 (1.30%) Documentation Skills
12 6 (1.12%) Legal
12 6 (1.12%) Police
13 4 (0.74%) Advertising
13 4 (0.74%) Aerospace
13 4 (0.74%) Games
13 4 (0.74%) Marketing
13 4 (0.74%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (0.74%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 121 (22.53%) Analyst
2 118 (21.97%) Lead
3 108 (20.11%) Senior
4 79 (14.71%) Developer
5 48 (8.94%) Software Engineer
6 44 (8.19%) Senior Analyst
7 40 (7.45%) Applications Support
8 38 (7.08%) IT Support
9 35 (6.52%) 2nd Line Support
10 28 (5.21%) Architect
10 28 (5.21%) Senior Developer
11 25 (4.66%) Support Analyst
12 23 (4.28%) Data Engineer
13 22 (4.10%) IT Analyst
14 19 (3.54%) IT Engineer
14 19 (3.54%) Solutions Architect
15 18 (3.35%) DevOps Engineer
15 18 (3.35%) Support Engineer
16 17 (3.17%) .NET Developer
16 17 (3.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (10.06%) .NET
2 51 (9.50%) React
3 34 (6.33%) RESTful
4 30 (5.59%) AngularJS
5 29 (5.40%) HTML
6 28 (5.21%) .NET Framework
6 28 (5.21%) CSS
7 27 (5.03%) ASP.NET
8 24 (4.47%) Web Services
9 23 (4.28%) Spring Boot
10 21 (3.91%) REST
11 20 (3.72%) Entity Framework
12 16 (2.98%) .NET Core
12 16 (2.98%) Node.js
13 14 (2.61%) GraphQL
14 13 (2.42%) Jest
14 13 (2.42%) JSON
15 12 (2.23%) LESS
15 12 (2.23%) XML
16 11 (2.05%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 124 (23.09%) Data Structures
2 23 (4.28%) Driving Licence
3 18 (3.35%) Cloud Native
4 17 (3.17%) Cyber Threat
4 17 (3.17%) Data Centre
5 15 (2.79%) Legacy Systems
5 15 (2.79%) Management Information System
6 14 (2.61%) Product Ownership
7 13 (2.42%) Onboarding
8 12 (2.23%) Public Cloud
9 10 (1.86%) Algorithms
10 8 (1.49%) Distributed Applications
10 8 (1.49%) Private Cloud
10 8 (1.49%) Reinsurance
11 7 (1.30%) Self-Motivation
12 6 (1.12%) DataPower
12 6 (1.12%) N-Tier
12 6 (1.12%) Video Conferencing
12 6 (1.12%) Virtual Team
13 5 (0.93%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 84 (15.64%) Windows
2 57 (10.61%) Windows Server
3 35 (6.52%) Linux
4 16 (2.98%) Windows 10
5 15 (2.79%) Apple iOS
5 15 (2.79%) Windows Server 2016
6 12 (2.23%) Android
7 8 (1.49%) Mac OS
8 7 (1.30%) Windows Server 2019
9 5 (0.93%) Unix
9 5 (0.93%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 244 (45.44%) DevOps
2 207 (38.55%) Agile
3 143 (26.63%) Problem-Solving
4 110 (20.48%) CI/CD
5 69 (12.85%) Software Engineering
6 58 (10.80%) Containerisation
7 56 (10.43%) Mentoring
8 53 (9.87%) ITIL
9 44 (8.19%) Data Modelling
9 44 (8.19%) Full-Stack Development
10 43 (8.01%) Cybersecurity
10 43 (8.01%) Test Automation
11 42 (7.82%) Business Intelligence
12 41 (7.64%) Customer Service
13 39 (7.26%) Disaster Recovery
14 37 (6.89%) Microservices
15 36 (6.70%) Roadmaps
16 34 (6.33%) Analytics
16 34 (6.33%) Migration
17 30 (5.59%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 211 (39.29%) SQL
2 77 (14.34%) Python
3 63 (11.73%) JavaScript
4 62 (11.55%) C#
5 56 (10.43%) Java
6 51 (9.50%) PowerShell
7 23 (4.28%) TypeScript
8 21 (3.91%) Bash
9 11 (2.05%) VB.NET
10 8 (1.49%) T-SQL
11 5 (0.93%) Bicep
11 5 (0.93%) Go
12 4 (0.74%) C++
12 4 (0.74%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 4 (0.74%) VB
13 3 (0.56%) PHP
13 3 (0.56%) R
14 2 (0.37%) Kotlin
14 2 (0.37%) VB6
14 2 (0.37%) XAML
Qualifications
1 135 (25.14%) Azure Certification
2 68 (12.66%) Security Cleared
3 39 (7.26%) Degree
3 39 (7.26%) SC Cleared
4 31 (5.77%) Microsoft Certification
5 18 (3.35%) Network+ Certification
6 14 (2.61%) BPSS Clearance
7 12 (2.23%) Cisco Certification
8 11 (2.05%) A+ Certification
8 11 (2.05%) DV Cleared
9 10 (1.86%) Computer Science Degree
9 10 (1.86%) MCITP
10 8 (1.49%) AWS Certification
10 8 (1.49%) CCNA
10 8 (1.49%) MCP
11 6 (1.12%) CISSP
11 6 (1.12%) MCSA
11 6 (1.12%) TOGAF Certification
12 5 (0.93%) PMI Certification
12 5 (0.93%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (3.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (2.98%) GDPR
3 15 (2.79%) PCI DSS
4 14 (2.61%) Cyber Essentials
5 12 (2.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 12 (2.23%) QA
6 10 (1.86%) SLA
7 9 (1.68%) Data Quality
8 8 (1.49%) Accessibility
8 8 (1.49%) NIST
9 2 (0.37%) COBIT
9 2 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 2 (0.37%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.37%) WCAG
10 1 (0.19%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.19%) GRC
10 1 (0.19%) ISO 14001
10 1 (0.19%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.19%) NCSC
10 1 (0.19%) PMO
System Software
1 105 (19.55%) Active Directory
2 59 (10.99%) Docker
3 26 (4.84%) VMware Infrastructure
4 25 (4.66%) Hyper-V
5 8 (1.49%) vSphere
6 6 (1.12%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (0.56%) Virtual Servers
7 3 (0.56%) VMware ESXi
7 3 (0.56%) XenApp
8 2 (0.37%) XenDesktop
9 1 (0.19%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.19%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (0.19%) NDS
9 1 (0.19%) NetIQ eDirectory
9 1 (0.19%) Slurm Workload Manager
9 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.19%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.19%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 59 (10.99%) Kubernetes
2 55 (10.24%) Microsoft Intune
3 31 (5.77%) Terraform
4 13 (2.42%) Ansible
5 12 (2.23%) Grafana
5 12 (2.23%) Prometheus
6 9 (1.68%) SCCM
7 4 (0.74%) Iperf
8 3 (0.56%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.56%) Puppet
8 3 (0.56%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.37%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.37%) Host Intrusion Detection System
9 2 (0.37%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.19%) Nagios
10 1 (0.19%) NetIQ Identity Manager
10 1 (0.19%) Packer
10 1 (0.19%) Salt
Vendors
1 273 (50.84%) Microsoft
2 48 (8.94%) VMware
3 31 (5.77%) Google
4 30 (5.59%) Cisco
5 20 (3.72%) Databricks
6 19 (3.54%) SolarWinds
7 17 (3.17%) Fortinet
8 11 (2.05%) CheckPoint
9 9 (1.68%) Zscaler
10 8 (1.49%) Apple
10 8 (1.49%) Citrix
11 7 (1.30%) Aruba
11 7 (1.30%) IBM
11 7 (1.30%) ServiceNow
11 7 (1.30%) Veeam
12 6 (1.12%) Palo Alto
13 5 (0.93%) F5
13 5 (0.93%) Nimble Storage
13 5 (0.93%) Okta
13 5 (0.93%) Splunk