Azure jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-22, Azure appears in 9,181 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 48% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-22
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+Is Azure in demand in 2026?
Yes. Azure appears in 9,181 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-22, with demand down 48% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (22% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require Azure?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-22, the job titles most likely to require Azure are Software Engineer (22% of postings list Azure), Data Engineer (4% 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 2026-05-22), Azure most often appears alongside AWS, GCP, Python, Kubernetes, CI/CD.
+Where is Azure most in demand?
As of 2026-05-22, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Azure are Bengaluru, New York City, San Francisco, London, Pune, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Azure — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require Azure
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 2,031 | 22.1% |
| Data Engineer | 409 | 4.5% |
| DevOps Engineer | 325 | 3.5% |
| Staff Software Engineer | 194 | 2.1% |
| Solutions Architect | 185 | 2.0% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 176 | 1.9% |
| Backend Engineer | 164 | 1.8% |
| Engineering Manager | 152 | 1.7% |
| AI Engineer | 136 | 1.5% |
| Platform Engineer | 107 | 1.2% |
Top metros hiring for Azure
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 411 | 20.6% |
| New York City | 346 | 17.3% |
| San Francisco | 337 | 16.9% |
| London | 332 | 16.6% |
| Pune | 130 | 6.5% |
| Toronto | 129 | 6.5% |
| Hyderabad | 122 | 6.1% |
| Seattle | 97 | 4.9% |
| Washington | 93 | 4.7% |
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 2026-05-22. 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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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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