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

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 3 9
Rank change year-on-year -1 +6 -6
Permanent jobs citing Azure 150 82 219
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 13.10% 15.98% 14.40%
As % of the Cloud Services category 50.34% 44.09% 47.92%
Number of salaries quoted 49 71 179
10th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £45,000 £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 £82,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £84,000 £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 298 186 457
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 26.03% 36.26% 30.05%
Number of salaries quoted 156 113 352
10th Percentile £35,625 £34,000 £27,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £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 £85,000 £83,750 £86,000
Berkshire median annual salary £60,000 £56,250 £50,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% +12.50% -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 18 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 (2.67%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (2.67%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.67%) Apache Spark
2 1 (0.67%) Camunda
2 1 (0.67%) WordPress
Applications
1 20 (13.33%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 41 (27.33%) AWS
2 31 (20.67%) Power Platform
3 27 (18.00%) Azure AI
4 26 (17.33%) GCP
5 14 (9.33%) Microsoft 365
6 13 (8.67%) Azure DevOps
7 7 (4.67%) Azure Logic Apps
7 7 (4.67%) GitHub
8 6 (4.00%) Entra ID
9 5 (3.33%) Apigee
9 5 (3.33%) Azure Data Factory
9 5 (3.33%) Figma
9 5 (3.33%) Kong
9 5 (3.33%) OpenShift
10 4 (2.67%) Amazon ECS
10 4 (2.67%) Amazon EKS
10 4 (2.67%) Serverless
11 3 (2.00%) Datadog
11 3 (2.00%) OneDrive
12 2 (1.33%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 13 (8.67%) Firewall
2 5 (3.33%) Cisco ASA
2 5 (3.33%) DNS
3 3 (2.00%) VPN
3 3 (2.00%) WAN
4 2 (1.33%) Internet
4 2 (1.33%) LAN
4 2 (1.33%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.67%) DHCP
5 1 (0.67%) Radio Access Network
5 1 (0.67%) VLAN
5 1 (0.67%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (14.67%) Power BI
2 21 (14.00%) Tableau
3 11 (7.33%) SQL Server
4 5 (3.33%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (3.33%) Relational Database
5 4 (2.67%) Data Lake
6 3 (2.00%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (2.00%) Metadata
6 3 (2.00%) MySQL
7 2 (1.33%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (1.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.67%) Big Data
8 1 (0.67%) Data Mining
8 1 (0.67%) Looker
8 1 (0.67%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.67%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.67%) Semantic Layer
8 1 (0.67%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 16 (10.67%) Git
2 9 (6.00%) GitLab
3 5 (3.33%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.67%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.67%) TeamCity
General
1 87 (58.00%) Social Skills
2 25 (16.67%) Finance
3 16 (10.67%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (6.00%) Telecoms
5 5 (3.33%) Retail
6 4 (2.67%) Public Sector
7 3 (2.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.67%) Marketing
8 1 (0.67%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 43 (28.67%) Analyst
2 40 (26.67%) Junior
2 40 (26.67%) Junior Analyst
3 22 (14.67%) Software Engineer
4 21 (14.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 21 (14.00%) Data Analyst
4 21 (14.00%) Security Analyst
5 20 (13.33%) Developer
5 20 (13.33%) Junior Data Analyst
5 20 (13.33%) Junior Security Analyst
6 15 (10.00%) Ethical Hacker
7 11 (7.33%) Network Engineer
8 8 (5.33%) Azure Engineer
9 7 (4.67%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 7 (4.67%) Power Platform Developer
9 7 (4.67%) Senior
10 6 (4.00%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
10 6 (4.00%) DevOps Engineer
10 6 (4.00%) Full-Stack Developer
11 5 (3.33%) Telecoms Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (10.00%) REST
2 11 (7.33%) React
3 10 (6.67%) .NET
4 9 (6.00%) Web Services
5 8 (5.33%) ASP.NET
6 5 (3.33%) .NET Core
6 5 (3.33%) AngularJS
6 5 (3.33%) Django
6 5 (3.33%) Jinja
6 5 (3.33%) JSON
6 5 (3.33%) Twisted
6 5 (3.33%) Vue
6 5 (3.33%) WebSockets
6 5 (3.33%) XML
6 5 (3.33%) YAML
6 5 (3.33%) YANG
7 4 (2.67%) Blazor
7 4 (2.67%) Elastic Stack
7 4 (2.67%) Entity Framework
7 4 (2.67%) JPA
Miscellaneous
1 17 (11.33%) Distributed Systems
2 15 (10.00%) Cyberattack
3 13 (8.67%) Client/Server
4 10 (6.67%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (5.33%) Low-Code
6 5 (3.33%) Cloud Native
6 5 (3.33%) Product Ownership
6 5 (3.33%) Video Conferencing
7 4 (2.67%) Cyber Defence
8 2 (1.33%) Distributed Architecture
9 1 (0.67%) Cyber Threat
9 1 (0.67%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.67%) Greenfield Project
9 1 (0.67%) PKI
9 1 (0.67%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 31 (20.67%) Linux
2 5 (3.33%) Unix
3 3 (2.00%) Windows
4 1 (0.67%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.67%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 32 (21.33%) AI
2 32 (21.33%) DevOps
3 30 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
4 27 (18.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 24 (16.00%) CI/CD
6 23 (15.33%) Software Engineering
7 22 (14.67%) Business Intelligence
8 21 (14.00%) Code Quality
8 21 (14.00%) Mentoring
9 20 (13.33%) Test Automation
10 17 (11.33%) Agile
10 17 (11.33%) Containerisation
11 15 (10.00%) Computer Science
11 15 (10.00%) Ethical Hacking
12 14 (9.33%) Full-Stack Development
13 13 (8.67%) System Testing
14 12 (8.00%) Data Governance
15 11 (7.33%) Collaborative Culture
16 10 (6.67%) Deployment Automation
Programming Languages
1 65 (43.33%) Python
2 29 (19.33%) SQL
3 21 (14.00%) JavaScript
4 18 (12.00%) C#
5 13 (8.67%) C
5 13 (8.67%) C++
5 13 (8.67%) Rust
6 7 (4.67%) TypeScript
7 6 (4.00%) PowerShell
8 4 (2.67%) Java
8 4 (2.67%) PL/SQL
9 2 (1.33%) R
10 1 (0.67%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.67%) Bicep
10 1 (0.67%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.67%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 71 (47.33%) Azure Certification
2 20 (13.33%) CompTIA CySA+
2 20 (13.33%) CompTIA Security+
3 18 (12.00%) Degree
4 16 (10.67%) CEH
5 14 (9.33%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (7.33%) Cisco Certification
6 11 (7.33%) Security Cleared
7 7 (4.67%) CCNA
8 6 (4.00%) Network+ Certification
9 4 (2.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 4 (2.67%) CCSP
9 4 (2.67%) CISM
9 4 (2.67%) CISSP
9 4 (2.67%) SC Cleared
10 2 (1.33%) Microsoft Certification
11 1 (0.67%) A+ Certification
11 1 (0.67%) CCIE
11 1 (0.67%) CISA
11 1 (0.67%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (10.00%) QA
2 4 (2.67%) Data Quality
3 2 (1.33%) GDPR
3 2 (1.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.67%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.67%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 1 (0.67%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (0.67%) GRC
4 1 (0.67%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 16 (10.67%) VMware Infrastructure
2 14 (9.33%) Hyper-V
3 13 (8.67%) KVM
4 11 (7.33%) Docker
5 7 (4.67%) Active Directory
5 7 (4.67%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 9 (6.00%) Kubernetes
2 8 (5.33%) Terraform
3 4 (2.67%) Ansible
3 4 (2.67%) Kibana
4 2 (1.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 90 (60.00%) Microsoft
2 41 (27.33%) ForeScout
3 16 (10.67%) VMware
4 11 (7.33%) Cisco
5 7 (4.67%) Palo Alto
6 5 (3.33%) F5
6 5 (3.33%) Juniper
6 5 (3.33%) Red Hat
7 4 (2.67%) AppDynamics
7 4 (2.67%) Databricks
7 4 (2.67%) IBM
7 4 (2.67%) Oracle
8 3 (2.00%) Salesforce
9 2 (1.33%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.67%) 3PAR
10 1 (0.67%) HP
10 1 (0.67%) Informatica
10 1 (0.67%) Pega
10 1 (0.67%) SolarWinds
10 1 (0.67%) Veeam