Azure jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-20, Azure appears in 14,816 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 3% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-20
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+Is Azure in demand in 2026?
Yes. Azure appears in 14,816 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-20, with demand down 3% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (21% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require Azure?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-20, the job titles most likely to require Azure are Software Engineer (21% of postings list Azure), Data Engineer (5% of postings list Azure), DevOps Engineer (4% of postings list Azure).
+What skills are commonly paired with Azure?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-20), Azure most often appears alongside AWS, GCP, Python, Kubernetes, CI/CD.
+Where is Azure most in demand?
As of 2026-09-20, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Azure are Bengaluru, New York City, London, San Francisco, Toronto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Azure — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require Azure
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 3,136 | 21.2% |
| Data Engineer | 759 | 5.1% |
| DevOps Engineer | 567 | 3.8% |
| Solutions Architect | 432 | 2.9% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 367 | 2.5% |
| AI Engineer | 293 | 2.0% |
| Data Scientist | 273 | 1.8% |
| Backend Engineer | 198 | 1.3% |
| Security Engineer | 196 | 1.3% |
| Cloud Engineer | 191 | 1.3% |
Top metros hiring for Azure
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 475 | 3.2% |
| New York City | 365 | 2.5% |
| London | 363 | 2.5% |
| San Francisco | 283 | 1.9% |
| Toronto | 232 | 1.6% |
| Hyderabad | 205 | 1.4% |
| Pune | 202 | 1.4% |
| Seattle | 148 | 1.0% |
| Washington | 145 | 1.0% |
Skills commonly paired with Azure
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-20. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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