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 22 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 3 8
Rank change year-on-year -1 +5 -5
Permanent jobs citing Azure 151 92 238
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 12.16% 17.39% 13.30%
As % of the Cloud Services category 48.71% 46.00% 49.48%
Number of salaries quoted 59 72 189
10th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £53,750 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,750 £57,525
Median % change year-on-year +3.59% +9.08% -17.82%
75th Percentile £76,250 £79,688 £68,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £81,250
Berkshire median annual salary £50,000 £65,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -23.08% +23.81% -19.85%

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 310 200 481
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 24.96% 37.81% 26.87%
Number of salaries quoted 181 116 351
10th Percentile £40,000 £31,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £38,625 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +13.64% -21.43%
75th Percentile £80,000 £79,688 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £84,375 £83,750
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 22 June 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 3 (1.99%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (1.99%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.66%) Apache Spark
2 1 (0.66%) Camunda
2 1 (0.66%) WordPress
Applications
1 16 (10.60%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 39 (25.83%) AWS
2 26 (17.22%) Azure AI
3 25 (16.56%) GCP
4 23 (15.23%) Power Platform
5 12 (7.95%) Azure DevOps
5 12 (7.95%) GitHub
5 12 (7.95%) Microsoft 365
6 8 (5.30%) Entra ID
7 6 (3.97%) Azure Logic Apps
8 5 (3.31%) Apigee
8 5 (3.31%) Figma
8 5 (3.31%) Kong
8 5 (3.31%) OpenShift
9 4 (2.65%) Amazon ECS
9 4 (2.65%) Amazon EKS
9 4 (2.65%) Datadog
9 4 (2.65%) GitHub Copilot
9 4 (2.65%) Serverless
10 3 (1.99%) Azure Data Factory
10 3 (1.99%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 11 (7.28%) Firewall
2 5 (3.31%) Cisco ASA
3 4 (2.65%) DNS
3 4 (2.65%) Internet
4 3 (1.99%) VPN
4 3 (1.99%) WAN
5 2 (1.32%) LAN
5 2 (1.32%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.66%) DHCP
6 1 (0.66%) Radio Access Network
6 1 (0.66%) VLAN
6 1 (0.66%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (11.26%) Power BI
2 16 (10.60%) Tableau
3 10 (6.62%) SQL Server
4 4 (2.65%) Azure SQL Database
5 3 (1.99%) Data Lake
5 3 (1.99%) MongoDB
5 3 (1.99%) Relational Database
6 2 (1.32%) Metadata
7 1 (0.66%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.66%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.66%) Snowflake Schema
7 1 (0.66%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 14 (9.27%) Git
2 8 (5.30%) GitLab
3 4 (2.65%) Jenkins
General
1 81 (53.64%) Social Skills
2 22 (14.57%) Finance
3 12 (7.95%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (7.28%) Telecoms
5 7 (4.64%) Retail
6 4 (2.65%) Public Sector
7 3 (1.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.66%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 33 (21.85%) Analyst
2 32 (21.19%) Junior
2 32 (21.19%) Junior Analyst
3 24 (15.89%) Software Engineer
4 21 (13.91%) Developer
5 16 (10.60%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 16 (10.60%) Data Analyst
5 16 (10.60%) Junior Data Analyst
5 16 (10.60%) Junior Security Analyst
5 16 (10.60%) Security Analyst
6 15 (9.93%) Ethical Hacker
7 13 (8.61%) Architect
8 12 (7.95%) Azure Engineer
9 11 (7.28%) Network Engineer
10 7 (4.64%) Data Architect
10 7 (4.64%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 6 (3.97%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
11 6 (3.97%) Cloud Engineer
11 6 (3.97%) Power Platform Developer
11 6 (3.97%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (10.60%) REST
2 13 (8.61%) .NET
3 12 (7.95%) React
4 9 (5.96%) ASP.NET
4 9 (5.96%) Web Services
5 7 (4.64%) .NET Core
6 5 (3.31%) Django
6 5 (3.31%) Jinja
6 5 (3.31%) JSON
6 5 (3.31%) Twisted
6 5 (3.31%) WebSockets
6 5 (3.31%) XML
6 5 (3.31%) YAML
6 5 (3.31%) YANG
7 4 (2.65%) AngularJS
7 4 (2.65%) Elastic Stack
7 4 (2.65%) Entity Framework
7 4 (2.65%) JPA
7 4 (2.65%) RabbitMQ
7 4 (2.65%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 18 (11.92%) Distributed Systems
2 15 (9.93%) Cyberattack
3 14 (9.27%) Client/Server
4 10 (6.62%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (4.64%) Low-Code
5 7 (4.64%) Video Conferencing
6 5 (3.31%) Product Ownership
7 4 (2.65%) Cloud Native
8 3 (1.99%) Cyber Defence
8 3 (1.99%) Greenfield Project
9 2 (1.32%) Distributed Architecture
10 1 (0.66%) AI Agents
10 1 (0.66%) Clustering
10 1 (0.66%) Cyber Threat
10 1 (0.66%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 32 (21.19%) Linux
2 5 (3.31%) Unix
3 4 (2.65%) Windows
4 1 (0.66%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.66%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (31.79%) Cybersecurity
2 32 (21.19%) DevOps
3 30 (19.87%) AI
3 30 (19.87%) Problem-Solving
4 29 (19.21%) Continuous Improvement
5 24 (15.89%) Software Engineering
6 22 (14.57%) CI/CD
6 22 (14.57%) Code Quality
7 20 (13.25%) Mentoring
7 20 (13.25%) Test Automation
8 17 (11.26%) Business Intelligence
9 16 (10.60%) Full-Stack Development
10 15 (9.93%) Agile
10 15 (9.93%) Computer Science
10 15 (9.93%) Containerisation
10 15 (9.93%) Ethical Hacking
11 14 (9.27%) System Testing
12 11 (7.28%) Collaborative Culture
12 11 (7.28%) Microservices
13 10 (6.62%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 61 (40.40%) Python
2 27 (17.88%) SQL
3 22 (14.57%) C#
4 19 (12.58%) JavaScript
5 14 (9.27%) C
5 14 (9.27%) C++
5 14 (9.27%) Rust
6 7 (4.64%) PowerShell
6 7 (4.64%) TypeScript
7 4 (2.65%) Java
7 4 (2.65%) PL/SQL
8 2 (1.32%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.66%) Bicep
9 1 (0.66%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.66%) R
9 1 (0.66%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 64 (42.38%) Azure Certification
2 18 (11.92%) Degree
3 16 (10.60%) CompTIA CySA+
3 16 (10.60%) CompTIA Security+
4 15 (9.93%) CEH
5 14 (9.27%) Computer Science Degree
6 13 (8.61%) Security Cleared
7 10 (6.62%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (4.64%) CCNA
9 6 (3.97%) Network+ Certification
10 4 (2.65%) DV Cleared
10 4 (2.65%) SC Cleared
11 3 (1.99%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 3 (1.99%) CCSP
11 3 (1.99%) CISM
11 3 (1.99%) CISSP
12 2 (1.32%) Microsoft Certification
13 1 (0.66%) A+ Certification
13 1 (0.66%) CCIE
13 1 (0.66%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (9.27%) QA
2 1 (0.66%) GDPR
2 1 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 18 (11.92%) VMware Infrastructure
2 15 (9.93%) Hyper-V
3 14 (9.27%) KVM
4 12 (7.95%) Docker
5 9 (5.96%) Active Directory
6 7 (4.64%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.66%) ClearTrust
Systems Management
1 10 (6.62%) Kubernetes
2 9 (5.96%) Terraform
3 4 (2.65%) Ansible
3 4 (2.65%) Kibana
4 2 (1.32%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 82 (54.30%) Microsoft
2 37 (24.50%) ForeScout
3 18 (11.92%) VMware
4 11 (7.28%) Cisco
5 9 (5.96%) Databricks
6 6 (3.97%) Palo Alto
7 5 (3.31%) F5
7 5 (3.31%) Juniper
7 5 (3.31%) Red Hat
7 5 (3.31%) Salesforce
8 4 (2.65%) AppDynamics
8 4 (2.65%) IBM
8 4 (2.65%) Oracle
9 2 (1.32%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.66%) 3PAR
10 1 (0.66%) HP
10 1 (0.66%) Pega
10 1 (0.66%) SolarWinds
10 1 (0.66%) Veeam
10 1 (0.66%) Zscaler