Azure Job Trends in Yorkshire

Microsoft Azure
England > Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Yorkshire requiring Azure skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 12 3
Rank change year-on-year +9 -9 +1
Permanent jobs citing Azure 1,105 351 1,010
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 17.90% 14.11% 17.92%
As % of the Cloud Services category 56.49% 40.39% 50.02%
Number of salaries quoted 405 299 890
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £40,917
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.78% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £67,968
90th Percentile £89,500 £82,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £59,500
% change year-on-year +4.00% +5.04% -8.46%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 1,956 869 2,019
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 31.69% 34.93% 35.83%
Number of salaries quoted 992 667 1,733
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £37,199
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% +2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £76,313 £72,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £92,500 £90,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £62,500 £62,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +0.81% +7.83% -11.54%

Azure
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

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

Azure job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

Azure
Salary Trend in Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Azure.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Azure

Azure
Salary Histogram in Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Azure in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 11 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Azure in Yorkshire

Azure
Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Azure within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 11 May 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
West Yorkshire +7 436 £55,000 - 100
South Yorkshire -1 286 £57,500 -4.17% 40
East Yorkshire +20 174 £42,500 +3.03% 8
North Yorkshire +13 172 £47,500 +2.70% 11
Azure
England

Azure
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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 40 (3.62%) SharePoint
2 33 (2.99%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (0.90%) Apache Spark
4 9 (0.81%) IIS
5 7 (0.63%) WordPress
6 5 (0.45%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (0.45%) Confluence
7 4 (0.36%) Apache
8 1 (0.090%) CMS
8 1 (0.090%) SAS
Applications
1 191 (17.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (2.71%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.36%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.090%) FrameMaker
4 1 (0.090%) MadCap Flare
Business Applications
1 14 (1.27%) SAP ERP
2 8 (0.72%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.45%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.36%) Unit4 Business World
5 3 (0.27%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.090%) Magento
6 1 (0.090%) SAP MDM
6 1 (0.090%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 247 (22.35%) Azure AI
2 233 (21.09%) Power Platform
3 182 (16.47%) AWS
4 142 (12.85%) Microsoft 365
5 66 (5.97%) GitHub
6 58 (5.25%) GCP
7 55 (4.98%) Entra ID
8 49 (4.43%) Azure DevOps
9 42 (3.80%) Serverless
10 34 (3.08%) Azure Data Factory
11 23 (2.08%) GitHub Actions
12 22 (1.99%) Dynamics 365
13 20 (1.81%) Azure Monitor
14 18 (1.63%) SaaS
15 15 (1.36%) AWS Lambda
16 14 (1.27%) Azure Logic Apps
16 14 (1.27%) Power Automate
17 13 (1.18%) Azure Synapse Analytics
17 13 (1.18%) PowerApps
18 11 (1.00%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 47 (4.25%) DNS
2 43 (3.89%) Firewall
3 38 (3.44%) DHCP
3 38 (3.44%) LAN
4 37 (3.35%) Internet
4 37 (3.35%) TCP/IP
4 37 (3.35%) WAN
5 21 (1.90%) VPN
6 18 (1.63%) VLAN
7 17 (1.54%) Wi-Fi
8 8 (0.72%) SAN
9 6 (0.54%) WLAN
10 5 (0.45%) HTTP
10 5 (0.45%) NAS
10 5 (0.45%) NGFW
10 5 (0.45%) VoIP
10 5 (0.45%) VXLAN
10 5 (0.45%) Wireshark
11 4 (0.36%) Network Security
12 2 (0.18%) BGP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 215 (19.46%) Power BI
2 194 (17.56%) Tableau
3 32 (2.90%) Data Warehouse
4 24 (2.17%) PostgreSQL
5 23 (2.08%) SQL Server
6 22 (1.99%) MongoDB
7 21 (1.90%) NoSQL
8 19 (1.72%) Metadata
9 17 (1.54%) Spark SQL
10 14 (1.27%) Azure SQL Database
11 13 (1.18%) Data Lake
12 11 (1.00%) MySQL
13 10 (0.90%) DynamoDB
14 9 (0.81%) BigQuery
14 9 (0.81%) Relational Database
15 8 (0.72%) Amazon Redshift
16 7 (0.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
17 5 (0.45%) Amazon RDS
17 5 (0.45%) Star Schema
18 4 (0.36%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 60 (5.43%) Git
2 17 (1.54%) GitLab
3 16 (1.45%) JIRA
4 10 (0.90%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.18%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 2 (0.18%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.090%) MLflow
6 1 (0.090%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 757 (68.51%) Social Skills
2 43 (3.89%) Finance
3 41 (3.71%) Public Sector
4 37 (3.35%) Analytical Skills
4 37 (3.35%) Multimedia
5 21 (1.90%) Law
6 20 (1.81%) Manufacturing
7 13 (1.18%) Documentation Skills
8 11 (1.00%) Telecoms
9 8 (0.72%) Influencing Skills
10 7 (0.63%) Legal
10 7 (0.63%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (0.45%) Agriculture
11 5 (0.45%) Automotive
12 4 (0.36%) Advertising
13 3 (0.27%) Tech for Good
14 2 (0.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 2 (0.18%) Retail
15 1 (0.090%) Back Office
15 1 (0.090%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 388 (35.11%) Analyst
2 380 (34.39%) Junior
3 378 (34.21%) Junior Analyst
4 190 (17.19%) Data Analyst
5 189 (17.10%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 189 (17.10%) Junior Data Analyst
5 189 (17.10%) Junior Security Analyst
5 189 (17.10%) Security Analyst
6 135 (12.22%) Ethical Hacker
7 73 (6.61%) Senior
8 66 (5.97%) Developer
9 62 (5.61%) Lead
10 59 (5.34%) IT Support
11 56 (5.07%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
11 56 (5.07%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 56 (5.07%) Network Engineer
12 48 (4.34%) Architect
13 47 (4.25%) Data Engineer
14 37 (3.35%) Trainee
15 35 (3.17%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (4.07%) React
2 42 (3.80%) CSS
3 41 (3.71%) HTML
4 30 (2.71%) .NET
5 25 (2.26%) PySpark
6 24 (2.17%) RESTful
7 22 (1.99%) REST
8 21 (1.90%) .NET Core
8 21 (1.90%) Node.js
9 20 (1.81%) AngularJS
10 18 (1.63%) ASP.NET
10 18 (1.63%) ASP.NET Core
11 16 (1.45%) Vue
12 12 (1.09%) Blazor
13 10 (0.90%) AWS CDK
14 9 (0.81%) ARM Templates
15 6 (0.54%) ASP.NET Web API
15 6 (0.54%) Elastic Stack
15 6 (0.54%) Web Services
15 6 (0.54%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 135 (12.22%) Cyberattack
2 42 (3.80%) Cloud Native
3 17 (1.54%) Enterprise Software
4 15 (1.36%) Driving Licence
4 15 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
5 14 (1.27%) Data Centre
6 8 (0.72%) Management Information System
6 8 (0.72%) Public Cloud
7 7 (0.63%) Product Ownership
8 6 (0.54%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (0.54%) Distributed Systems
9 5 (0.45%) Greenfield Project
9 5 (0.45%) Hybrid Cloud
9 5 (0.45%) Life Science
9 5 (0.45%) Low-Code
9 5 (0.45%) PKI
10 4 (0.36%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (0.36%) Onboarding
10 4 (0.36%) Security Posture
10 4 (0.36%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 91 (8.24%) Windows
2 61 (5.52%) Windows Server
3 16 (1.45%) Windows 10
4 9 (0.81%) Linux
4 9 (0.81%) Windows Server 2019
5 8 (0.72%) Unix
6 7 (0.63%) Windows Server 2016
7 5 (0.45%) Android
8 4 (0.36%) Mac OS
8 4 (0.36%) VMS
9 3 (0.27%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.18%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 400 (36.20%) Cybersecurity
2 324 (29.32%) Mentoring
3 273 (24.71%) AI
4 224 (20.27%) Business Intelligence
5 135 (12.22%) Ethical Hacking
6 113 (10.23%) DevOps
7 106 (9.59%) Agile
8 103 (9.32%) CI/CD
9 90 (8.14%) Problem-Solving
10 78 (7.06%) Continuous Improvement
11 70 (6.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 61 (5.52%) Data Modelling
13 57 (5.16%) ITIL
14 54 (4.89%) Artificial Intelligence Engineering
15 48 (4.34%) Infrastructure as Code
15 48 (4.34%) Microservices
16 42 (3.80%) Migration
16 42 (3.80%) Stakeholder Management
17 40 (3.62%) Software Engineering
18 39 (3.53%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 364 (32.94%) Python
2 310 (28.05%) SQL
3 92 (8.33%) JavaScript
4 51 (4.62%) C#
5 46 (4.16%) TypeScript
6 40 (3.62%) PowerShell
7 33 (2.99%) Java
8 21 (1.90%) R
9 19 (1.72%) Bash
10 12 (1.09%) PHP
11 9 (0.81%) T-SQL
12 7 (0.63%) Go
13 4 (0.36%) Bicep
13 4 (0.36%) Scala
14 3 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 2 (0.18%) PL/SQL
16 1 (0.090%) C++
16 1 (0.090%) VB
Qualifications
1 677 (61.27%) Azure Certification
2 189 (17.10%) CompTIA CySA+
2 189 (17.10%) CompTIA Security+
3 135 (12.22%) CEH
4 61 (5.52%) AWS Certification
5 58 (5.25%) Cisco Certification
5 58 (5.25%) Microsoft Certification
6 57 (5.16%) CCNA
7 54 (4.89%) Network+ Certification
8 40 (3.62%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
8 40 (3.62%) Degree
9 26 (2.35%) Computer Science Degree
10 24 (2.17%) Security Cleared
11 19 (1.72%) SC Cleared
12 12 (1.09%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 12 (1.09%) TOGAF Certification
13 8 (0.72%) AWS Certified Developer
14 5 (0.45%) SAP Certification
15 3 (0.27%) ITIL Certification
16 2 (0.18%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (2.81%) Data Quality
2 21 (1.90%) GDPR
3 10 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials
3 10 (0.90%) QA
4 8 (0.72%) SLA
5 7 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.18%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.18%) NIST
7 2 (0.18%) PMO
8 1 (0.090%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.090%) GRC
8 1 (0.090%) HL7
8 1 (0.090%) SOC 2
System Software
1 81 (7.33%) Active Directory
2 28 (2.53%) Docker
3 22 (1.99%) Hyper-V
4 18 (1.63%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.27%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.27%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.18%) vSphere
7 1 (0.090%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.090%) XenApp
7 1 (0.090%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 61 (5.52%) Terraform
2 53 (4.80%) Microsoft Intune
3 21 (1.90%) Kubernetes
4 16 (1.45%) Ansible
5 10 (0.90%) Grafana
6 9 (0.81%) Prometheus
7 7 (0.63%) Argo
8 5 (0.45%) VxRail
8 5 (0.45%) WSUS
9 3 (0.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.18%) Kibana
10 2 (0.18%) SCCM
10 2 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 793 (71.76%) Microsoft
2 378 (34.21%) ForeScout
3 68 (6.15%) Cisco
4 48 (4.34%) VMware
5 37 (3.35%) Databricks
6 23 (2.08%) SAP
7 20 (1.81%) Citrix
8 17 (1.54%) Google
9 15 (1.36%) Veeam
10 11 (1.00%) Meraki
11 7 (0.63%) Oracle
11 7 (0.63%) ServiceNow
12 6 (0.54%) Commvault
12 6 (0.54%) Dell
13 5 (0.45%) Apple
13 5 (0.45%) Arista
13 5 (0.45%) Aruba
13 5 (0.45%) HP
13 5 (0.45%) NetScout
13 5 (0.45%) Zerto