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 23 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 5 9
Rank change year-on-year +3 +4 -5
Permanent jobs citing Azure 143 80 220
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 14.06% 15.94% 14.61%
As % of the Cloud Services category 52.77% 43.72% 46.81%
Number of salaries quoted 43 72 183
10th Percentile £42,500 £36,500 £34,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year - +1.69% -12.59%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,625 £72,500
90th Percentile £77,000 £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 271 183 470
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 26.65% 36.45% 31.21%
Number of salaries quoted 134 120 366
10th Percentile £35,000 £34,900 £28,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -17.86%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,500 £73,438
90th Percentile £83,750 £83,750 £86,125
Berkshire median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +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 23 April 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 (2.80%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (2.80%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.70%) Apache Spark
2 1 (0.70%) Camunda
2 1 (0.70%) WordPress
Applications
1 21 (14.69%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 42 (29.37%) AWS
2 33 (23.08%) Power Platform
3 27 (18.88%) Azure AI
4 26 (18.18%) GCP
5 16 (11.19%) Microsoft 365
6 10 (6.99%) Azure DevOps
7 7 (4.90%) Azure Logic Apps
8 6 (4.20%) GitHub
9 5 (3.50%) Apigee
9 5 (3.50%) Entra ID
9 5 (3.50%) Figma
9 5 (3.50%) Kong
9 5 (3.50%) OpenShift
10 4 (2.80%) Amazon ECS
10 4 (2.80%) Amazon EKS
10 4 (2.80%) Azure Data Factory
10 4 (2.80%) Serverless
11 3 (2.10%) Azure Sentinel
11 3 (2.10%) Cloud Computing
11 3 (2.10%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 13 (9.09%) Firewall
2 5 (3.50%) Cisco ASA
2 5 (3.50%) DNS
3 2 (1.40%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.70%) DHCP
4 1 (0.70%) Internet
4 1 (0.70%) Radio Access Network
4 1 (0.70%) VLAN
4 1 (0.70%) VPN
4 1 (0.70%) WAN
4 1 (0.70%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (16.78%) Power BI
2 22 (15.38%) Tableau
3 8 (5.59%) SQL Server
4 5 (3.50%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (3.50%) Relational Database
5 3 (2.10%) Data Lake
5 3 (2.10%) MySQL
6 2 (1.40%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (1.40%) Metadata
6 2 (1.40%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (1.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.70%) Big Data
7 1 (0.70%) Data Mining
7 1 (0.70%) Looker
7 1 (0.70%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.70%) Semantic Layer
7 1 (0.70%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 16 (11.19%) Git
2 9 (6.29%) GitLab
3 5 (3.50%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.70%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.70%) TeamCity
General
1 88 (61.54%) Social Skills
2 20 (13.99%) Finance
3 16 (11.19%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (6.29%) Telecoms
5 5 (3.50%) Retail
6 4 (2.80%) Public Sector
7 3 (2.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.70%) Marketing
8 1 (0.70%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 47 (32.87%) Analyst
2 42 (29.37%) Junior
2 42 (29.37%) Junior Analyst
3 24 (16.78%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 24 (16.78%) Security Analyst
4 22 (15.38%) Data Analyst
5 21 (14.69%) Junior Data Analyst
5 21 (14.69%) Junior Security Analyst
6 19 (13.29%) Developer
6 19 (13.29%) Software Engineer
7 15 (10.49%) Ethical Hacker
8 11 (7.69%) Network Engineer
9 7 (4.90%) Power Platform Developer
9 7 (4.90%) Senior
10 6 (4.20%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
10 6 (4.20%) Full-Stack Developer
11 5 (3.50%) Full-Stack Engineer
11 5 (3.50%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 5 (3.50%) Network Specialist
11 5 (3.50%) Telecoms Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (10.49%) REST
2 11 (7.69%) React
3 9 (6.29%) Web Services
4 6 (4.20%) .NET
4 6 (4.20%) ASP.NET
5 5 (3.50%) AngularJS
5 5 (3.50%) Django
5 5 (3.50%) Jinja
5 5 (3.50%) JSON
5 5 (3.50%) Twisted
5 5 (3.50%) Vue
5 5 (3.50%) WebSockets
5 5 (3.50%) XML
5 5 (3.50%) YAML
5 5 (3.50%) YANG
6 4 (2.80%) .NET Core
6 4 (2.80%) Blazor
6 4 (2.80%) Elastic Stack
6 4 (2.80%) JPA
6 4 (2.80%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 17 (11.89%) Distributed Systems
2 15 (10.49%) Cyberattack
3 13 (9.09%) Client/Server
4 10 (6.99%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (5.59%) Low-Code
6 5 (3.50%) Cloud Native
6 5 (3.50%) Product Ownership
6 5 (3.50%) Video Conferencing
7 4 (2.80%) Cyber Defence
8 2 (1.40%) Distributed Architecture
9 1 (0.70%) Cyber Threat
9 1 (0.70%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.70%) PKI
9 1 (0.70%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 30 (20.98%) Linux
2 5 (3.50%) Unix
3 3 (2.10%) Windows
4 1 (0.70%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.70%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (36.36%) Cybersecurity
2 33 (23.08%) AI
3 28 (19.58%) Problem-Solving
4 27 (18.88%) DevOps
5 25 (17.48%) Continuous Improvement
6 24 (16.78%) Business Intelligence
7 23 (16.08%) CI/CD
7 23 (16.08%) Mentoring
8 21 (14.69%) Code Quality
9 20 (13.99%) Software Engineering
9 20 (13.99%) Test Automation
10 18 (12.59%) Agile
11 17 (11.89%) Containerisation
12 15 (10.49%) Computer Science
12 15 (10.49%) Ethical Hacking
13 13 (9.09%) System Testing
14 11 (7.69%) Data Governance
14 11 (7.69%) Full-Stack Development
15 10 (6.99%) Collaborative Culture
15 10 (6.99%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 66 (46.15%) Python
2 30 (20.98%) SQL
3 21 (14.69%) JavaScript
4 14 (9.79%) C#
5 13 (9.09%) C
5 13 (9.09%) C++
5 13 (9.09%) Rust
6 7 (4.90%) TypeScript
7 4 (2.80%) Java
7 4 (2.80%) PL/SQL
8 3 (2.10%) PowerShell
9 2 (1.40%) R
10 1 (0.70%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.70%) Bicep
10 1 (0.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.70%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 73 (51.05%) Azure Certification
2 21 (14.69%) CompTIA CySA+
2 21 (14.69%) CompTIA Security+
3 18 (12.59%) CEH
3 18 (12.59%) Degree
4 14 (9.79%) Computer Science Degree
5 13 (9.09%) Cisco Certification
6 9 (6.29%) Security Cleared
7 7 (4.90%) CCNA
8 6 (4.20%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 6 (4.20%) CCSP
8 6 (4.20%) CISM
8 6 (4.20%) CISSP
8 6 (4.20%) Network+ Certification
9 4 (2.80%) SC Cleared
10 3 (2.10%) CISA
11 2 (1.40%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (0.70%) A+ Certification
12 1 (0.70%) AWS Certification
12 1 (0.70%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (10.49%) QA
2 4 (2.80%) Data Quality
2 4 (2.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (2.10%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (2.10%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 3 (2.10%) GRC
3 3 (2.10%) PCI DSS
4 2 (1.40%) GDPR
5 1 (0.70%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.70%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 15 (10.49%) VMware Infrastructure
2 14 (9.79%) Hyper-V
3 13 (9.09%) KVM
4 10 (6.99%) Docker
5 6 (4.20%) Active Directory
6 5 (3.50%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (5.59%) Kubernetes
2 6 (4.20%) Terraform
3 4 (2.80%) Ansible
3 4 (2.80%) Kibana
4 2 (1.40%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 88 (61.54%) Microsoft
2 42 (29.37%) ForeScout
3 15 (10.49%) VMware
4 11 (7.69%) Cisco
5 9 (6.29%) Palo Alto
6 5 (3.50%) F5
6 5 (3.50%) Juniper
6 5 (3.50%) Red Hat
7 4 (2.80%) AppDynamics
7 4 (2.80%) IBM
7 4 (2.80%) Oracle
8 3 (2.10%) Google
8 3 (2.10%) Tenable
9 2 (1.40%) Databricks
9 2 (1.40%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.70%) 3PAR
10 1 (0.70%) Informatica
10 1 (0.70%) Pega
10 1 (0.70%) SolarWinds
10 1 (0.70%) Veeam