Azure Job Trends in Reading

Microsoft Azure
Berkshire > Reading

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Reading requiring Azure skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 5 7
Rank change year-on-year -1 +2 -3
Permanent jobs citing Azure 78 104 219
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 10.73% 16.67% 17.24%
As % of the Cloud Services category 42.39% 44.83% 48.34%
Number of salaries quoted 34 71 181
10th Percentile - £36,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,125 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% +0.21% -9.23%
75th Percentile £67,813 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £81,875 £83,750 £83,750
Berkshire median annual salary £50,000 £64,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -21.88% +21.90% -19.23%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Reading

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 Reading.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 184 232 453
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 25.31% 37.18% 35.67%
Number of salaries quoted 101 115 350
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £31,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% -12.88%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £83,750
Berkshire median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% -19.23%

Azure
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Azure job vacancy trend in Reading

Azure
Salary Trend in Reading

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Azure.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Azure

Azure
Salary Histogram in Reading

Salary distribution for jobs citing Azure in Reading over the 6 months to 22 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Azure in Reading

Azure
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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 4 (5.13%) SharePoint
2 3 (3.85%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (2.56%) IIS
4 1 (1.28%) Apache Spark
4 1 (1.28%) Camunda
4 1 (1.28%) CMS
4 1 (1.28%) SAS
Applications
1 10 (12.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.28%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 25 (32.05%) AWS
2 22 (28.21%) Power Platform
3 16 (20.51%) GCP
4 12 (15.38%) Azure DevOps
4 12 (15.38%) Microsoft 365
5 10 (12.82%) Azure AI
6 7 (8.97%) Azure Logic Apps
7 4 (5.13%) Azure Data Factory
7 4 (5.13%) Entra ID
8 3 (3.85%) Azure Sentinel
8 3 (3.85%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (3.85%) OneDrive
9 2 (2.56%) Apigee
9 2 (2.56%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 2 (2.56%) Kong
9 2 (2.56%) Mimecast
9 2 (2.56%) OpenShift
10 1 (1.28%) Azure Service Bus
10 1 (1.28%) Copilot Studio
10 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 12 (15.38%) Firewall
2 6 (7.69%) DNS
3 4 (5.13%) DHCP
4 3 (3.85%) VPN
5 2 (2.56%) Cisco ASA
5 2 (2.56%) TCP/IP
5 2 (2.56%) WAN
5 2 (2.56%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (1.28%) Radio Access Network
6 1 (1.28%) SD-WAN
6 1 (1.28%) VLAN
6 1 (1.28%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (16.67%) Power BI
2 11 (14.10%) Tableau
3 6 (7.69%) SQL Server
4 4 (5.13%) Data Lake
4 4 (5.13%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (3.85%) MySQL
5 3 (3.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (2.56%) Data Hub
6 2 (2.56%) Metadata
6 2 (2.56%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (2.56%) Relational Database
7 1 (1.28%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (1.28%) Big Data
7 1 (1.28%) Data Mining
7 1 (1.28%) Looker
7 1 (1.28%) SAS EBI
7 1 (1.28%) Semantic Layer
7 1 (1.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 6 (7.69%) Git
2 4 (5.13%) GitLab
3 1 (1.28%) Bitbucket
3 1 (1.28%) Jenkins
3 1 (1.28%) TeamCity
General
1 36 (46.15%) Social Skills
2 16 (20.51%) Finance
3 12 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (6.41%) Telecoms
5 1 (1.28%) Health Technology
5 1 (1.28%) Humanities
5 1 (1.28%) Legal
5 1 (1.28%) Marketing
5 1 (1.28%) Retail
Job Titles
1 25 (32.05%) Analyst
2 21 (26.92%) Junior
3 20 (25.64%) Junior Analyst
4 13 (16.67%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 13 (16.67%) Security Analyst
5 12 (15.38%) Developer
6 11 (14.10%) Data Analyst
6 11 (14.10%) Software Engineer
7 10 (12.82%) Junior Data Analyst
7 10 (12.82%) Junior Security Analyst
8 7 (8.97%) Power Platform Developer
8 7 (8.97%) Senior
9 5 (6.41%) Lead
10 4 (5.13%) Ethical Hacker
10 4 (5.13%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 4 (5.13%) Senior Systems Engineer
11 3 (3.85%) Data Engineer
11 3 (3.85%) Full-Stack Developer
11 3 (3.85%) Python Software Engineer
11 3 (3.85%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.13%) .NET
1 4 (5.13%) React
1 4 (5.13%) REST
2 3 (3.85%) CSS
2 3 (3.85%) RESTful
3 2 (2.56%) ASP.NET
3 2 (2.56%) HTML
3 2 (2.56%) Jinja
3 2 (2.56%) JSON
3 2 (2.56%) Web Services
3 2 (2.56%) XML
3 2 (2.56%) YAML
3 2 (2.56%) YANG
4 1 (1.28%) AngularJS
4 1 (1.28%) CSS3
4 1 (1.28%) Express.js
4 1 (1.28%) Hibernate
4 1 (1.28%) Kafka
4 1 (1.28%) Middleware
4 1 (1.28%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 9 (11.54%) Client/Server
1 9 (11.54%) Distributed Systems
2 8 (10.26%) Low-Code
3 4 (5.13%) Cloud Native
3 4 (5.13%) Cyberattack
4 3 (3.85%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (2.56%) Clustering
5 2 (2.56%) Cyber Defence
5 2 (2.56%) Data Centre
5 2 (2.56%) Replication
6 1 (1.28%) CMDB
6 1 (1.28%) Cyber Threat
6 1 (1.28%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (1.28%) NHS
6 1 (1.28%) PKI
6 1 (1.28%) Product Ownership
6 1 (1.28%) Video Conferencing
6 1 (1.28%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 18 (23.08%) Linux
2 6 (7.69%) Windows
3 3 (3.85%) Windows Server
4 2 (2.56%) Unix
5 1 (1.28%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (32.05%) Cybersecurity
2 22 (28.21%) Problem-Solving
3 17 (21.79%) Continuous Improvement
4 16 (20.51%) CI/CD
4 16 (20.51%) DevOps
5 15 (19.23%) AI
6 13 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
7 12 (15.38%) Mentoring
7 12 (15.38%) Software Engineering
7 12 (15.38%) Test Automation
8 11 (14.10%) Code Quality
8 11 (14.10%) Computer Science
8 11 (14.10%) Data Governance
9 9 (11.54%) Agile
9 9 (11.54%) System Testing
10 8 (10.26%) Deployment Automation
11 7 (8.97%) Business Process Analysis
11 7 (8.97%) Collaborative Culture
11 7 (8.97%) Containerisation
12 6 (7.69%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 37 (47.44%) Python
2 17 (21.79%) SQL
3 15 (19.23%) JavaScript
4 11 (14.10%) C#
5 9 (11.54%) C
5 9 (11.54%) C++
5 9 (11.54%) Rust
6 4 (5.13%) PowerShell
6 4 (5.13%) TypeScript
7 2 (2.56%) Bicep
8 1 (1.28%) Apex Code
8 1 (1.28%) Java
8 1 (1.28%) R
8 1 (1.28%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 27 (34.62%) Azure Certification
2 16 (20.51%) Degree
3 10 (12.82%) CompTIA CySA+
3 10 (12.82%) CompTIA Security+
3 10 (12.82%) Computer Science Degree
4 7 (8.97%) CEH
5 5 (6.41%) Cisco Certification
6 3 (3.85%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 3 (3.85%) CCSP
6 3 (3.85%) CISA
6 3 (3.85%) CISM
6 3 (3.85%) CISSP
6 3 (3.85%) Security Cleared
7 2 (2.56%) CCNA
7 2 (2.56%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (1.28%) A+ Certification
8 1 (1.28%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 1 (1.28%) HND
8 1 (1.28%) Master's Degree
8 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (10.26%) QA
2 5 (6.41%) Data Quality
3 4 (5.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (3.85%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (3.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 3 (3.85%) GRC
4 3 (3.85%) PCI DSS
5 2 (2.56%) GDPR
6 1 (1.28%) Accessibility
6 1 (1.28%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 1 (1.28%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (16.67%) Hyper-V
2 9 (11.54%) KVM
2 9 (11.54%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (10.26%) Active Directory
4 4 (5.13%) Docker
5 2 (2.56%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (1.28%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 4 (5.13%) Terraform
2 2 (2.56%) Failover Clustering
2 2 (2.56%) Kubernetes
2 2 (2.56%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 43 (55.13%) Microsoft
2 14 (17.95%) ForeScout
3 9 (11.54%) VMware
4 6 (7.69%) Palo Alto
5 5 (6.41%) Databricks
6 4 (5.13%) Cisco
7 3 (3.85%) Google
7 3 (3.85%) Tenable
8 2 (2.56%) F5
8 2 (2.56%) Juniper
8 2 (2.56%) Red Hat
8 2 (2.56%) ServiceNow
9 1 (1.28%) 3PAR
9 1 (1.28%) HP
9 1 (1.28%) Informatica
9 1 (1.28%) Pega
9 1 (1.28%) Salesforce
9 1 (1.28%) SolarWinds
9 1 (1.28%) Veeam
9 1 (1.28%) Zscaler