Azure Certification Jobs in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Azure Certification
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Azure Certification qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 329 134 418
Rank change year-on-year -195 +284 +1
Permanent jobs citing Azure Certification 554 1,593 536
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.76% 2.71% 0.74%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.83% 7.36% 2.29%
Number of salaries quoted 350 333 281
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,050 £41,134
25th Percentile £38,750 £42,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +18.18% -8.33%
75th Percentile £74,313 £84,056 £70,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £90,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £68,823
% change year-on-year -7.14% +1.71% +14.71%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

Azure Certification is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 19,594 21,646 23,427
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 27.00% 36.84% 32.19%
Number of salaries quoted 12,226 8,032 10,433
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,500 £27,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +2.04%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £79,600 £80,000 £76,250
UK median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +9.09% -

Azure Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Azure Certification as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Azure Certification in the UK excluding London

Azure Certification
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Azure Certification in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Azure Certification in the UK excluding London

Azure Certification
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Azure Certification in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Azure Certification in the UK excluding London

Azure Certification
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Azure Certification within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 23 May 2024. 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 of England -134 192 £55,000 -21.43% 55
South East +18 156 £65,000 +13.04% 34
Midlands -145 99 £67,500 +42.11% 41
North West -157 86 £61,206 -25.81% 30
Yorkshire -65 68 £53,750 -22.60% 18
West Midlands -126 55 £70,000 +33.33% 23
East Midlands -42 44 £61,000 +62.67% 18
North East +26 38 £32,500 -48.00% 7
Scotland -122 36 £65,000 -6.40% 13
South West -49 25 £57,500 -12.01% 23
East of England -72 25 £41,500 +6.10% 16
Northern Ireland +33 12 - - 4
Wales 0 9 - - 8
Azure Certification
UK

Azure Certification
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 45 (8.12%) Microsoft Exchange
2 40 (7.22%) WebLogic
3 32 (5.78%) SharePoint
4 10 (1.81%) Confluence
5 7 (1.26%) OpenStack
6 5 (0.90%) IIS
7 3 (0.54%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.18%) Apache
8 1 (0.18%) WebSphere
Applications
1 21 (3.79%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.18%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.18%) PTC Creo
3 1 (0.18%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 40 (7.22%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 554 (100.00%) Azure
2 213 (38.45%) AWS
3 134 (24.19%) Microsoft 365
4 95 (17.15%) Azure DevOps
5 56 (10.11%) Entra ID
6 53 (9.57%) Amazon EKS
7 48 (8.66%) Power Platform
8 47 (8.48%) Cloud Computing
9 40 (7.22%) Amazon SQS
9 40 (7.22%) IBM Cloud
10 39 (7.04%) PaaS
11 38 (6.86%) IaaS
12 36 (6.50%) GCP
13 23 (4.15%) AWS CloudFormation
14 20 (3.61%) Azure Data Factory
15 19 (3.43%) Azure AKS
15 19 (3.43%) SaaS
16 16 (2.89%) Serverless
17 15 (2.71%) Azure Synapse Analytics
18 14 (2.53%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 90 (16.25%) Firewall
2 89 (16.06%) DNS
3 57 (10.29%) TCP/IP
4 54 (9.75%) WAN
5 46 (8.30%) SSL
6 41 (7.40%) VPN
7 40 (7.22%) BGP
8 37 (6.68%) SD-WAN
9 32 (5.78%) Network Security
10 28 (5.05%) SAN
11 25 (4.51%) DHCP
12 16 (2.89%) VLAN
13 14 (2.53%) LAN
14 13 (2.35%) NetScaler
14 13 (2.35%) Wireless
15 9 (1.62%) Remote Desktop
16 7 (1.26%) Internet
16 7 (1.26%) Intranet
17 6 (1.08%) Wi-Fi
18 5 (0.90%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (11.37%) Data Warehouse
2 60 (10.83%) Data Lake
3 57 (10.29%) Relational Database
4 56 (10.11%) Amazon RDS
5 46 (8.30%) Oracle Database
6 44 (7.94%) SQL Server
7 42 (7.58%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 41 (7.40%) RDBMS
9 32 (5.78%) Power BI
10 25 (4.51%) Azure SQL Database
10 25 (4.51%) NoSQL
11 17 (3.07%) PostgreSQL
12 14 (2.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 13 (2.35%) MySQL
14 11 (1.99%) Redis
14 11 (1.99%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 9 (1.62%) SQL Server Analysis Services
16 8 (1.44%) Big Data
17 6 (1.08%) MariaDB
17 6 (1.08%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 29 (5.23%) Jenkins
2 25 (4.51%) Git
3 23 (4.15%) JIRA
4 10 (1.81%) SonarQube
4 10 (1.81%) Terragrunt
5 6 (1.08%) Team Foundation Server
6 4 (0.72%) Octopus Deploy
6 4 (0.72%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.18%) Chocolatey
7 1 (0.18%) GitLab
7 1 (0.18%) Visual Studio
General
1 219 (39.53%) Social Skills
2 93 (16.79%) Finance
3 61 (11.01%) Presentation Skills
4 58 (10.47%) Public Sector
5 50 (9.03%) Analytical Skills
6 26 (4.69%) Organisational Skills
7 16 (2.89%) Legal
8 14 (2.53%) Retail
9 10 (1.81%) Manufacturing
9 10 (1.81%) Marketing
10 8 (1.44%) Documentation Skills
10 8 (1.44%) Law
11 7 (1.26%) Pharmaceutical
12 5 (0.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (0.90%) Local Government
12 5 (0.90%) Telecoms
13 4 (0.72%) Aviation
13 4 (0.72%) Avionics
13 4 (0.72%) Banking
13 4 (0.72%) Police
Job Titles
1 148 (26.71%) Architect
2 99 (17.87%) Senior
3 97 (17.51%) Lead
4 67 (12.09%) Solutions Architect
5 64 (11.55%) Lead Architect
6 56 (10.11%) Consultant
7 49 (8.84%) Senior Consultant
8 41 (7.40%) Lead Solutions Architect
9 40 (7.22%) Data Consultant
9 40 (7.22%) Senior Technology Consultant
9 40 (7.22%) Technology Consultant
10 39 (7.04%) Azure Engineer
11 38 (6.86%) Developer
11 38 (6.86%) Security Architect
12 37 (6.68%) Cloud Engineer
12 37 (6.68%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 35 (6.32%) Support Engineer
14 31 (5.60%) IT Support
15 30 (5.42%) IT Engineer
16 24 (4.33%) Cloud Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (9.21%) Spring Boot
2 40 (7.22%) RabbitMQ
3 33 (5.96%) .NET
4 23 (4.15%) Node.js
5 22 (3.97%) ARM Templates
5 22 (3.97%) REST
6 19 (3.43%) Web Services
7 15 (2.71%) XML
8 13 (2.35%) AngularJS
8 13 (2.35%) JSON
8 13 (2.35%) Middleware
9 12 (2.17%) .NET Core
9 12 (2.17%) .NET Framework
9 12 (2.17%) OAuth
9 12 (2.17%) OpenID
9 12 (2.17%) SAML
10 11 (1.99%) React
10 11 (1.99%) Spring
11 8 (1.44%) CSS
11 8 (1.44%) Elastic Stack
Miscellaneous
1 70 (12.64%) Public Cloud
2 58 (10.47%) Management Information System
3 54 (9.75%) Distributed Systems
4 49 (8.84%) Hybrid Cloud
5 44 (7.94%) Enterprise Software
6 42 (7.58%) Cloud Native
7 40 (7.22%) Blockchain
8 32 (5.78%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 29 (5.23%) Driving Licence
10 26 (4.69%) Data Centre
11 22 (3.97%) Product Ownership
12 20 (3.61%) Enterprise Storage
13 17 (3.07%) Analytical Mindset
14 9 (1.62%) Low-Code
15 7 (1.26%) Biopharmaceutical
15 7 (1.26%) Onboarding
15 7 (1.26%) Video\Live Streaming
16 6 (1.08%) Linux Command Line
16 6 (1.08%) Replication
16 6 (1.08%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 126 (22.74%) Linux
2 93 (16.79%) Windows
3 41 (7.40%) CentOS
3 41 (7.40%) Windows Server
4 40 (7.22%) Alpine Linux
4 40 (7.22%) Debian
4 40 (7.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 18 (3.25%) VMS
6 16 (2.89%) Windows 10
6 16 (2.89%) Windows Server 2012
7 14 (2.53%) Unix
8 9 (1.62%) Ubuntu
9 8 (1.44%) Solaris
9 8 (1.44%) Windows Server 2016
10 6 (1.08%) Windows Server 2019
11 5 (0.90%) Kali Linux
12 4 (0.72%) Mac OS X
13 2 (0.36%) Android
14 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 163 (29.42%) DevOps
2 150 (27.08%) Agile
3 127 (22.92%) CI/CD
4 102 (18.41%) Scrum
5 97 (17.51%) Artificial Intelligence
6 92 (16.61%) Problem-Solving
7 90 (16.25%) ITIL
8 77 (13.90%) Roadmaps
9 75 (13.54%) Cybersecurity
10 73 (13.18%) Information Security
11 72 (13.00%) Migration
12 71 (12.82%) Kanban
13 69 (12.45%) Project Management
14 62 (11.19%) Actionable Insight
15 60 (10.83%) Collaborative Working
15 60 (10.83%) Mentoring
16 59 (10.65%) Infrastructure Engineering
17 56 (10.11%) Continuous Improvement
17 56 (10.11%) Presales
18 55 (9.93%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 79 (14.26%) SQL
2 55 (9.93%) PowerShell
3 52 (9.39%) C#
4 49 (8.84%) Python
5 44 (7.94%) JavaScript
6 32 (5.78%) Java
7 26 (4.69%) TypeScript
8 15 (2.71%) PHP
9 11 (1.99%) Bicep
10 10 (1.81%) Bash
11 7 (1.26%) Go
12 6 (1.08%) Groovy
12 6 (1.08%) Ruby
12 6 (1.08%) T-SQL
13 4 (0.72%) R
13 4 (0.72%) Shell Script
14 3 (0.54%) Dart
15 1 (0.18%) Kusto Query Language
15 1 (0.18%) MATLAB
15 1 (0.18%) Scala
Qualifications
1 176 (31.77%) AWS Certification
2 174 (31.41%) Microsoft Certification
3 99 (17.87%) Degree
4 91 (16.43%) Security Cleared
5 88 (15.88%) SC Cleared
6 80 (14.44%) Cisco Certification
7 57 (10.29%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 54 (9.75%) CISSP
9 53 (9.57%) MCSE
10 43 (7.76%) MCSA
11 42 (7.58%) Computer Science Degree
12 38 (6.86%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 38 (6.86%) CCNA
12 38 (6.86%) CCSP
13 35 (6.32%) CISM
14 29 (5.23%) CCSK
15 23 (4.15%) CCNP
16 11 (1.99%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
17 9 (1.62%) Master's Degree
17 9 (1.62%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (7.04%) NIST
2 38 (6.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 25 (4.51%) SLA
4 23 (4.15%) Cyber Essentials
5 14 (2.53%) GDPR
6 13 (2.35%) QA
7 10 (1.81%) Accessibility
8 9 (1.62%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 9 (1.62%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.72%) Data Quality
9 4 (0.72%) ISO 9001
9 4 (0.72%) NCSC
9 4 (0.72%) PMO
10 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 117 (21.12%) Active Directory
2 112 (20.22%) Docker
3 52 (9.39%) Hyper-V
4 37 (6.68%) VMware Infrastructure
5 19 (3.43%) Virtual Desktop
6 14 (2.53%) Virtual Machines
6 14 (2.53%) XenDesktop
7 13 (2.35%) Virtual Servers
8 8 (1.44%) XenApp
9 7 (1.26%) VMware ESXi
10 4 (0.72%) pfSense
11 2 (0.36%) Firmware
11 2 (0.36%) vSphere
12 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 136 (24.55%) Kubernetes
2 115 (20.76%) Terraform
3 50 (9.03%) Microsoft Intune
4 31 (5.60%) Ansible
5 29 (5.23%) Single Sign-On
6 11 (1.99%) Grafana
6 11 (1.99%) Prometheus
6 11 (1.99%) SCCM
7 8 (1.44%) SCOM
8 6 (1.08%) Progress Chef
8 6 (1.08%) Puppet
8 6 (1.08%) vCenter Server
9 5 (0.90%) Suricata
10 4 (0.72%) SmoothWall
11 3 (0.54%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 2 (0.36%) Failover Clustering
12 2 (0.36%) FortiGate
12 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
13 1 (0.18%) SCVMM
13 1 (0.18%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 276 (49.82%) Microsoft
2 68 (12.27%) Cisco
3 53 (9.57%) Oracle
3 53 (9.57%) VMware
4 41 (7.40%) IBM
4 41 (7.40%) Red Hat
5 40 (7.22%) Sparx
6 30 (5.42%) Fortinet
7 25 (4.51%) Citrix
8 22 (3.97%) Veeam
9 13 (2.35%) Databricks
10 11 (1.99%) Apple
10 11 (1.99%) Juniper
11 10 (1.81%) Black Duck
11 10 (1.81%) ServiceNow
12 8 (1.44%) Commvault
12 8 (1.44%) Dell
13 7 (1.26%) WSO2
14 6 (1.08%) Nimble Storage
14 6 (1.08%) Palo Alto