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 25 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 3 9
Rank change year-on-year -1 +6 -6
Permanent jobs citing Azure 147 82 228
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 12.64% 16.63% 14.50%
As % of the Cloud Services category 49.00% 45.05% 49.14%
Number of salaries quoted 49 70 186
10th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £44,375 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year - +5.93% -15.71%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,563 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,250 £83,750 £83,750
Berkshire median annual salary £50,000 £64,750 £52,500
% change year-on-year -22.78% +23.33% -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 300 182 464
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 25.80% 36.92% 29.52%
Number of salaries quoted 161 109 356
10th Percentile £37,500 £31,250 £27,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £39,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +13.64% -21.43%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £86,250 £83,750 £85,000
Berkshire median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% +10.00% -23.08%

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 25 May 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 (2.72%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (2.72%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.68%) Apache Spark
2 1 (0.68%) Camunda
2 1 (0.68%) WordPress
Applications
1 19 (12.93%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 39 (26.53%) AWS
2 28 (19.05%) Power Platform
3 26 (17.69%) Azure AI
4 25 (17.01%) GCP
5 14 (9.52%) Microsoft 365
6 13 (8.84%) Azure DevOps
7 7 (4.76%) Azure Logic Apps
7 7 (4.76%) Entra ID
7 7 (4.76%) GitHub
8 5 (3.40%) Apigee
8 5 (3.40%) Figma
8 5 (3.40%) Kong
8 5 (3.40%) OpenShift
9 4 (2.72%) Amazon ECS
9 4 (2.72%) Amazon EKS
9 4 (2.72%) Azure Data Factory
9 4 (2.72%) Serverless
10 3 (2.04%) Datadog
10 3 (2.04%) OneDrive
10 3 (2.04%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (8.84%) Firewall
2 5 (3.40%) Cisco ASA
2 5 (3.40%) DNS
3 3 (2.04%) VPN
3 3 (2.04%) WAN
4 2 (1.36%) Internet
4 2 (1.36%) LAN
4 2 (1.36%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.68%) DHCP
5 1 (0.68%) Radio Access Network
5 1 (0.68%) VLAN
5 1 (0.68%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (13.61%) Power BI
2 19 (12.93%) Tableau
3 11 (7.48%) SQL Server
4 4 (2.72%) Data Lake
5 3 (2.04%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (2.04%) Relational Database
6 2 (1.36%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (1.36%) Metadata
7 1 (0.68%) Data Mining
7 1 (0.68%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.68%) MySQL
7 1 (0.68%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.68%) Snowflake Schema
7 1 (0.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 13 (8.84%) Git
2 9 (6.12%) GitLab
3 4 (2.72%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.68%) TeamCity
General
1 85 (57.82%) Social Skills
2 24 (16.33%) Finance
3 14 (9.52%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (6.80%) Telecoms
5 6 (4.08%) Retail
6 4 (2.72%) Public Sector
7 3 (2.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.68%) Marketing
8 1 (0.68%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 40 (27.21%) Analyst
2 38 (25.85%) Junior
2 38 (25.85%) Junior Analyst
3 24 (16.33%) Software Engineer
4 20 (13.61%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 20 (13.61%) Security Analyst
5 19 (12.93%) Data Analyst
5 19 (12.93%) Junior Data Analyst
5 19 (12.93%) Junior Security Analyst
6 18 (12.24%) Developer
7 15 (10.20%) Ethical Hacker
8 11 (7.48%) Network Engineer
9 9 (6.12%) Azure Engineer
10 7 (4.76%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 7 (4.76%) Power Platform Developer
10 7 (4.76%) Senior
11 6 (4.08%) Architect
11 6 (4.08%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
11 6 (4.08%) DevOps Engineer
12 5 (3.40%) Python Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (9.52%) REST
2 11 (7.48%) .NET
3 10 (6.80%) React
4 9 (6.12%) Web Services
5 8 (5.44%) ASP.NET
6 5 (3.40%) .NET Core
6 5 (3.40%) AngularJS
6 5 (3.40%) Django
6 5 (3.40%) Jinja
6 5 (3.40%) JSON
6 5 (3.40%) Twisted
6 5 (3.40%) Vue
6 5 (3.40%) WebSockets
6 5 (3.40%) XML
6 5 (3.40%) YAML
6 5 (3.40%) YANG
7 4 (2.72%) .NET Framework
7 4 (2.72%) Java EE
7 4 (2.72%) JMS
7 4 (2.72%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 18 (12.24%) Distributed Systems
2 15 (10.20%) Cyberattack
3 14 (9.52%) Client/Server
4 10 (6.80%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (5.44%) Low-Code
6 5 (3.40%) Cloud Native
6 5 (3.40%) Product Ownership
6 5 (3.40%) Video Conferencing
7 4 (2.72%) Cyber Defence
8 2 (1.36%) Distributed Architecture
8 2 (1.36%) Greenfield Project
9 1 (0.68%) Clustering
9 1 (0.68%) Cyber Threat
9 1 (0.68%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.68%) PKI
9 1 (0.68%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 32 (21.77%) Linux
2 5 (3.40%) Unix
3 3 (2.04%) Windows
4 1 (0.68%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.68%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 33 (22.45%) DevOps
3 29 (19.73%) AI
3 29 (19.73%) Problem-Solving
4 26 (17.69%) Continuous Improvement
5 24 (16.33%) Software Engineering
6 22 (14.97%) Code Quality
7 21 (14.29%) CI/CD
8 20 (13.61%) Business Intelligence
8 20 (13.61%) Mentoring
8 20 (13.61%) Test Automation
9 16 (10.88%) Containerisation
10 15 (10.20%) Computer Science
10 15 (10.20%) Ethical Hacking
11 14 (9.52%) Agile
11 14 (9.52%) Full-Stack Development
11 14 (9.52%) System Testing
12 11 (7.48%) Collaborative Culture
12 11 (7.48%) Data Governance
13 10 (6.80%) Deployment Automation
Programming Languages
1 63 (42.86%) Python
2 27 (18.37%) SQL
3 19 (12.93%) C#
3 19 (12.93%) JavaScript
4 14 (9.52%) C
4 14 (9.52%) C++
4 14 (9.52%) Rust
5 6 (4.08%) PowerShell
5 6 (4.08%) TypeScript
6 4 (2.72%) Java
6 4 (2.72%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.68%) Bicep
7 1 (0.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (0.68%) R
7 1 (0.68%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 69 (46.94%) Azure Certification
2 19 (12.93%) CompTIA CySA+
2 19 (12.93%) CompTIA Security+
3 18 (12.24%) Degree
4 16 (10.88%) CEH
5 14 (9.52%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (8.16%) Security Cleared
7 11 (7.48%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (4.76%) CCNA
9 6 (4.08%) Network+ Certification
10 4 (2.72%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 4 (2.72%) CCSP
10 4 (2.72%) CISM
10 4 (2.72%) CISSP
10 4 (2.72%) SC Cleared
11 2 (1.36%) DV Cleared
11 2 (1.36%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (0.68%) A+ Certification
12 1 (0.68%) AWS Certification
12 1 (0.68%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (9.52%) QA
2 2 (1.36%) GDPR
2 2 (1.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.68%) California Consumer Privacy Act
3 1 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (0.68%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.68%) GRC
3 1 (0.68%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 17 (11.56%) VMware Infrastructure
2 15 (10.20%) Hyper-V
3 14 (9.52%) KVM
4 10 (6.80%) Docker
5 8 (5.44%) Active Directory
6 7 (4.76%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 9 (6.12%) Kubernetes
2 8 (5.44%) Terraform
3 4 (2.72%) Ansible
3 4 (2.72%) Kibana
4 2 (1.36%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 88 (59.86%) Microsoft
2 40 (27.21%) ForeScout
3 17 (11.56%) VMware
4 11 (7.48%) Cisco
5 7 (4.76%) Palo Alto
6 5 (3.40%) F5
6 5 (3.40%) Juniper
6 5 (3.40%) Red Hat
7 4 (2.72%) AppDynamics
7 4 (2.72%) Databricks
7 4 (2.72%) IBM
7 4 (2.72%) Oracle
8 3 (2.04%) Salesforce
9 2 (1.36%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.68%) 3PAR
10 1 (0.68%) Google
10 1 (0.68%) HP
10 1 (0.68%) Pega
10 1 (0.68%) SolarWinds
10 1 (0.68%) Veeam