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 9 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 3 7
Rank change year-on-year -2 +4 -3
Permanent jobs citing Azure 87 96 219
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 11.10% 18.43% 16.28%
As % of the Cloud Services category 44.62% 48.00% 47.20%
Number of salaries quoted 35 74 182
10th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -6.78% -9.23%
75th Percentile £68,750 £75,000 £74,688
90th Percentile £76,500 £83,750 £83,750
Berkshire median annual salary £50,000 £63,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -20.63% +20.00% -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 195 200 464
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 24.87% 38.39% 34.50%
Number of salaries quoted 106 117 364
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £31,325
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,750 £59,125 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.02% +2.83% -11.54%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £80,625 £83,750 £85,700
Berkshire median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% -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 9 March 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 5 (5.75%) SharePoint
2 4 (4.60%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (2.30%) IIS
4 1 (1.15%) Apache Spark
4 1 (1.15%) Camunda
4 1 (1.15%) SAS
Applications
1 12 (13.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.15%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 28 (32.18%) AWS
2 24 (27.59%) Power Platform
3 18 (20.69%) GCP
4 14 (16.09%) Microsoft 365
5 12 (13.79%) Azure AI
6 10 (11.49%) Azure DevOps
7 7 (8.05%) Azure Logic Apps
8 5 (5.75%) Entra ID
9 4 (4.60%) Azure Data Factory
10 3 (3.45%) Apigee
10 3 (3.45%) Azure Sentinel
10 3 (3.45%) Cloud Computing
10 3 (3.45%) Kong
10 3 (3.45%) OneDrive
10 3 (3.45%) OpenShift
11 2 (2.30%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 2 (2.30%) Figma
11 2 (2.30%) GitHub
11 2 (2.30%) Mimecast
12 1 (1.15%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 13 (14.94%) Firewall
2 6 (6.90%) DNS
3 4 (4.60%) DHCP
4 3 (3.45%) Cisco ASA
4 3 (3.45%) VPN
5 2 (2.30%) TCP/IP
5 2 (2.30%) WAN
5 2 (2.30%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (1.15%) Radio Access Network
6 1 (1.15%) SD-WAN
6 1 (1.15%) VLAN
6 1 (1.15%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (17.24%) Power BI
2 13 (14.94%) Tableau
3 7 (8.05%) SQL Server
4 4 (4.60%) Data Lake
4 4 (4.60%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (3.45%) MySQL
6 2 (2.30%) Metadata
6 2 (2.30%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (2.30%) Relational Database
6 2 (2.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (1.15%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (1.15%) Big Data
7 1 (1.15%) Data Mining
7 1 (1.15%) Looker
7 1 (1.15%) SAS EBI
7 1 (1.15%) Semantic Layer
7 1 (1.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (8.05%) Git
2 5 (5.75%) GitLab
3 1 (1.15%) Bitbucket
3 1 (1.15%) Jenkins
3 1 (1.15%) TeamCity
General
1 45 (51.72%) Social Skills
2 17 (19.54%) Finance
3 13 (14.94%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (6.90%) Telecoms
5 3 (3.45%) Retail
6 1 (1.15%) Health Technology
6 1 (1.15%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 29 (33.33%) Analyst
2 24 (27.59%) Junior
2 24 (27.59%) Junior Analyst
3 15 (17.24%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 15 (17.24%) Security Analyst
4 13 (14.94%) Data Analyst
4 13 (14.94%) Software Engineer
5 12 (13.79%) Developer
5 12 (13.79%) Junior Data Analyst
5 12 (13.79%) Junior Security Analyst
6 7 (8.05%) Power Platform Developer
6 7 (8.05%) Senior
7 6 (6.90%) Ethical Hacker
8 4 (4.60%) Full-Stack Developer
8 4 (4.60%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 4 (4.60%) Senior Systems Engineer
9 3 (3.45%) Network Engineer
9 3 (3.45%) Python Software Engineer
9 3 (3.45%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
9 3 (3.45%) Telecoms Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (6.90%) REST
2 4 (4.60%) .NET
2 4 (4.60%) ASP.NET
2 4 (4.60%) React
3 3 (3.45%) Jinja
3 3 (3.45%) JSON
3 3 (3.45%) RESTful
3 3 (3.45%) Vue
3 3 (3.45%) XML
3 3 (3.45%) YAML
3 3 (3.45%) YANG
4 2 (2.30%) .NET Core
4 2 (2.30%) .NET Framework
4 2 (2.30%) Blazor
4 2 (2.30%) CSS
4 2 (2.30%) Django
4 2 (2.30%) Entity Framework
4 2 (2.30%) Twisted
4 2 (2.30%) Web Services
4 2 (2.30%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 10 (11.49%) Client/Server
1 10 (11.49%) Distributed Systems
2 8 (9.20%) Low-Code
3 6 (6.90%) Cyberattack
4 5 (5.75%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (4.60%) Cloud Native
6 2 (2.30%) Clustering
6 2 (2.30%) Cyber Defence
6 2 (2.30%) Data Centre
6 2 (2.30%) Product Ownership
6 2 (2.30%) Replication
6 2 (2.30%) Video Conferencing
7 1 (1.15%) CMDB
7 1 (1.15%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (1.15%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (1.15%) NHS
7 1 (1.15%) PKI
7 1 (1.15%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 21 (24.14%) Linux
2 6 (6.90%) Windows
3 3 (3.45%) Unix
3 3 (3.45%) Windows Server
4 1 (1.15%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 23 (26.44%) Problem-Solving
3 18 (20.69%) Continuous Improvement
4 17 (19.54%) AI
4 17 (19.54%) CI/CD
4 17 (19.54%) DevOps
5 15 (17.24%) Business Intelligence
5 15 (17.24%) Mentoring
6 14 (16.09%) Software Engineering
6 14 (16.09%) Test Automation
7 13 (14.94%) Code Quality
8 12 (13.79%) Computer Science
9 11 (12.64%) Agile
9 11 (12.64%) Data Governance
10 10 (11.49%) System Testing
11 9 (10.34%) Containerisation
12 8 (9.20%) Collaborative Culture
12 8 (9.20%) Deployment Automation
13 7 (8.05%) Business Process Analysis
14 6 (6.90%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 40 (45.98%) Python
2 19 (21.84%) SQL
3 16 (18.39%) JavaScript
4 12 (13.79%) C#
5 10 (11.49%) C
5 10 (11.49%) C++
5 10 (11.49%) Rust
6 4 (4.60%) PowerShell
6 4 (4.60%) TypeScript
7 2 (2.30%) Bicep
8 1 (1.15%) Apex Code
8 1 (1.15%) Java
8 1 (1.15%) R
Qualifications
1 31 (35.63%) Azure Certification
2 16 (18.39%) Degree
3 12 (13.79%) CompTIA CySA+
3 12 (13.79%) CompTIA Security+
4 11 (12.64%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (10.34%) CEH
6 5 (5.75%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (3.45%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 3 (3.45%) CCSP
7 3 (3.45%) CISA
7 3 (3.45%) CISM
7 3 (3.45%) CISSP
7 3 (3.45%) Security Cleared
8 2 (2.30%) CCNA
8 2 (2.30%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (1.15%) A+ Certification
9 1 (1.15%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 1 (1.15%) HND
9 1 (1.15%) Master's Degree
9 1 (1.15%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (11.49%) QA
2 5 (5.75%) Data Quality
3 4 (4.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (3.45%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (3.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 3 (3.45%) GRC
4 3 (3.45%) PCI DSS
5 2 (2.30%) GDPR
6 1 (1.15%) Accessibility
6 1 (1.15%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 14 (16.09%) Hyper-V
2 10 (11.49%) KVM
2 10 (11.49%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (10.34%) Active Directory
4 5 (5.75%) Docker
5 3 (3.45%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (1.15%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 4 (4.60%) Terraform
2 3 (3.45%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (2.30%) Failover Clustering
3 2 (2.30%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 52 (59.77%) Microsoft
2 18 (20.69%) ForeScout
3 10 (11.49%) VMware
4 7 (8.05%) Palo Alto
5 5 (5.75%) Cisco
6 3 (3.45%) Databricks
6 3 (3.45%) F5
6 3 (3.45%) Google
6 3 (3.45%) Juniper
6 3 (3.45%) Red Hat
6 3 (3.45%) Tenable
7 2 (2.30%) ServiceNow
8 1 (1.15%) 3PAR
8 1 (1.15%) HP
8 1 (1.15%) Informatica
8 1 (1.15%) Pega
8 1 (1.15%) Salesforce
8 1 (1.15%) SolarWinds
8 1 (1.15%) Veeam
8 1 (1.15%) Zscaler