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 6 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 3 8
Rank change year-on-year -1 +5 -5
Permanent jobs citing Azure 156 93 224
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 12.22% 17.10% 12.90%
As % of the Cloud Services category 48.30% 45.59% 48.17%
Number of salaries quoted 61 73 180
10th Percentile £42,500 £32,250 £33,800
25th Percentile £56,250 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £63,000 £56,525
Median % change year-on-year -0.79% +11.46% -19.25%
75th Percentile £76,250 £78,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £83,750
Berkshire median annual salary £50,000 £64,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -22.48% +22.86% -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 323 204 465
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 25.29% 37.50% 26.77%
Number of salaries quoted 191 118 339
10th Percentile £40,000 £31,250 £27,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £39,000 £36,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.59% +14.09% -21.43%
75th Percentile £81,875 £81,563 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £85,375 £86,000
Berkshire median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +20.00% -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 6 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Azure in Reading

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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 (3.21%) Microsoft Exchange
1 5 (3.21%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.64%) Apache Spark
2 1 (0.64%) Camunda
2 1 (0.64%) WordPress
Applications
1 16 (10.26%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 39 (25.00%) AWS
2 28 (17.95%) Azure AI
3 25 (16.03%) GCP
4 22 (14.10%) Power Platform
5 15 (9.62%) Microsoft 365
6 14 (8.97%) GitHub
7 12 (7.69%) Azure DevOps
8 10 (6.41%) Entra ID
9 6 (3.85%) GitHub Copilot
10 5 (3.21%) Apigee
10 5 (3.21%) Azure Logic Apps
10 5 (3.21%) Figma
10 5 (3.21%) Kong
10 5 (3.21%) OpenShift
11 4 (2.56%) Amazon ECS
11 4 (2.56%) Amazon EKS
11 4 (2.56%) Datadog
11 4 (2.56%) Serverless
12 3 (1.92%) Azure Data Factory
12 3 (1.92%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (8.33%) Firewall
2 6 (3.85%) DNS
2 6 (3.85%) Internet
3 5 (3.21%) Cisco ASA
3 5 (3.21%) VPN
4 3 (1.92%) DHCP
4 3 (1.92%) VLAN
4 3 (1.92%) WAN
4 3 (1.92%) Wireless
5 2 (1.28%) LAN
5 2 (1.28%) TCP/IP
5 2 (1.28%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.64%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (10.90%) Power BI
2 16 (10.26%) Tableau
3 11 (7.05%) SQL Server
4 6 (3.85%) Azure SQL Database
5 5 (3.21%) MongoDB
6 3 (1.92%) Data Lake
6 3 (1.92%) Relational Database
7 2 (1.28%) Metadata
8 1 (0.64%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.64%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.64%) Snowflake Schema
8 1 (0.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 14 (8.97%) Git
2 8 (5.13%) GitLab
3 4 (2.56%) Jenkins
General
1 84 (53.85%) Social Skills
2 22 (14.10%) Finance
3 11 (7.05%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (7.05%) Telecoms
4 7 (4.49%) Retail
5 4 (2.56%) Public Sector
6 3 (1.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (1.28%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (0.64%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 33 (21.15%) Analyst
2 32 (20.51%) Junior
2 32 (20.51%) Junior Analyst
3 25 (16.03%) Software Engineer
4 22 (14.10%) Developer
5 16 (10.26%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 16 (10.26%) Data Analyst
5 16 (10.26%) Junior Data Analyst
5 16 (10.26%) Junior Security Analyst
5 16 (10.26%) Security Analyst
6 15 (9.62%) Ethical Hacker
7 13 (8.33%) Architect
8 12 (7.69%) Azure Engineer
9 11 (7.05%) Network Engineer
10 7 (4.49%) Data Architect
11 6 (3.85%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
11 6 (3.85%) C# Software Engineer
11 6 (3.85%) Cloud Engineer
11 6 (3.85%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 5 (3.21%) Telecoms Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (10.26%) .NET
1 16 (10.26%) REST
2 12 (7.69%) ASP.NET
2 12 (7.69%) React
3 9 (5.77%) .NET Core
3 9 (5.77%) Web Services
4 6 (3.85%) CSS
4 6 (3.85%) HTML
5 5 (3.21%) ASP.NET Core
5 5 (3.21%) Django
5 5 (3.21%) Jinja
5 5 (3.21%) JSON
5 5 (3.21%) ML.NET
5 5 (3.21%) Twisted
5 5 (3.21%) WebSockets
5 5 (3.21%) XML
5 5 (3.21%) YAML
5 5 (3.21%) YANG
6 4 (2.56%) Blazor
6 4 (2.56%) JPA
Miscellaneous
1 18 (11.54%) Distributed Systems
2 15 (9.62%) Cyberattack
3 14 (8.97%) Client/Server
4 10 (6.41%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (4.49%) Video Conferencing
6 6 (3.85%) Low-Code
7 5 (3.21%) Product Ownership
8 4 (2.56%) Cloud Native
9 3 (1.92%) Cyber Defence
9 3 (1.92%) Greenfield Project
10 2 (1.28%) Distributed Architecture
11 1 (0.64%) AI Agents
11 1 (0.64%) Clustering
11 1 (0.64%) Cyber Threat
11 1 (0.64%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 32 (20.51%) Linux
2 6 (3.85%) Windows
3 5 (3.21%) Unix
4 3 (1.92%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.64%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (31.41%) Cybersecurity
2 32 (20.51%) AI
2 32 (20.51%) DevOps
3 30 (19.23%) Continuous Improvement
4 29 (18.59%) Problem-Solving
5 25 (16.03%) Software Engineering
6 23 (14.74%) CI/CD
7 22 (14.10%) Code Quality
7 22 (14.10%) Mentoring
8 20 (12.82%) Test Automation
9 18 (11.54%) Full-Stack Development
10 17 (10.90%) Business Intelligence
11 15 (9.62%) Agile
11 15 (9.62%) Computer Science
11 15 (9.62%) Containerisation
11 15 (9.62%) Ethical Hacking
12 14 (8.97%) System Testing
13 12 (7.69%) Collaborative Culture
14 11 (7.05%) Microservices
15 10 (6.41%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 60 (38.46%) Python
2 29 (18.59%) SQL
3 24 (15.38%) C#
4 18 (11.54%) JavaScript
5 14 (8.97%) C
5 14 (8.97%) C++
5 14 (8.97%) Rust
6 9 (5.77%) PowerShell
7 7 (4.49%) TypeScript
8 4 (2.56%) Java
8 4 (2.56%) PL/SQL
9 2 (1.28%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.64%) Bicep
10 1 (0.64%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.64%) R
10 1 (0.64%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 64 (41.03%) Azure Certification
2 20 (12.82%) Degree
3 16 (10.26%) CompTIA CySA+
3 16 (10.26%) CompTIA Security+
4 15 (9.62%) CEH
5 14 (8.97%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (8.97%) Security Cleared
6 12 (7.69%) Cisco Certification
7 9 (5.77%) CCNA
8 6 (3.85%) Network+ Certification
9 4 (2.56%) DV Cleared
9 4 (2.56%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (2.56%) SC Cleared
10 3 (1.92%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 3 (1.92%) CCSP
10 3 (1.92%) CISM
10 3 (1.92%) CISSP
11 1 (0.64%) A+ Certification
11 1 (0.64%) CCIE
11 1 (0.64%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (8.97%) QA
2 2 (1.28%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.64%) GDPR
3 1 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 18 (11.54%) VMware Infrastructure
2 15 (9.62%) Hyper-V
3 14 (8.97%) Docker
3 14 (8.97%) KVM
4 11 (7.05%) Active Directory
5 9 (5.77%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.64%) ClearTrust
Systems Management
1 12 (7.69%) Kubernetes
2 9 (5.77%) Terraform
3 4 (2.56%) Ansible
3 4 (2.56%) Kibana
3 4 (2.56%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 87 (55.77%) Microsoft
2 37 (23.72%) ForeScout
3 18 (11.54%) VMware
4 11 (7.05%) Cisco
5 9 (5.77%) Databricks
6 6 (3.85%) Palo Alto
7 5 (3.21%) F5
7 5 (3.21%) Juniper
7 5 (3.21%) Red Hat
7 5 (3.21%) Salesforce
8 4 (2.56%) AppDynamics
8 4 (2.56%) IBM
8 4 (2.56%) Oracle
9 2 (1.28%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.64%) 3PAR
10 1 (0.64%) HP
10 1 (0.64%) Pega
10 1 (0.64%) SolarWinds
10 1 (0.64%) Veeam
10 1 (0.64%) Zscaler