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 12 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 7 7
Rank change year-on-year -3 0 -3
Permanent jobs citing Azure 122 67 166
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 7.37% 13.45% 13.72%
As % of the Cloud Services category 32.45% 45.27% 49.55%
Number of salaries quoted 82 48 94
10th Percentile £46,250 £31,250 £27,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £42,500 £45,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £58,750 £59,563
Median % change year-on-year +10.64% -1.36% -0.73%
75th Percentile £90,000 £69,840 £74,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £86,375 £85,000
Berkshire median annual salary £61,250 £49,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +23.74% -17.50% +4.35%

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 376 148 335
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 22.72% 29.72% 27.69%
Number of salaries quoted 298 85 161
10th Percentile £44,750 £28,500 £27,750
25th Percentile £54,063 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £63,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.17% +5.83% +4.35%
75th Percentile £95,000 £76,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £85,000
Berkshire median annual salary £65,000 £49,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +32.65% -18.33% +9.09%

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 12 October 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 7 (5.74%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (4.92%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (2.46%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 26 (21.31%) AWS
2 22 (18.03%) Entra ID
3 20 (16.39%) Microsoft 365
4 14 (11.48%) GitHub
5 13 (10.66%) Azure DevOps
6 12 (9.84%) Azure AI
7 11 (9.02%) PaaS
8 10 (8.20%) Azure Databricks
9 9 (7.38%) GitHub Copilot
10 8 (6.56%) Azure Sentinel
10 8 (6.56%) GCP
11 6 (4.92%) Power Automate
11 6 (4.92%) Power Platform
12 5 (4.10%) Azure Logic Apps
13 3 (2.46%) Anthropic Claude
13 3 (2.46%) Azure Cognitive Services
13 3 (2.46%) Azure Machine Learning
13 3 (2.46%) Datadog
13 3 (2.46%) SaaS
14 2 (1.64%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 14 (11.48%) DNS
2 11 (9.02%) Firewall
3 9 (7.38%) VPN
4 8 (6.56%) DHCP
4 8 (6.56%) VLAN
5 7 (5.74%) TCP/IP
6 6 (4.92%) LAN
6 6 (4.92%) WAN
6 6 (4.92%) Wireless
7 5 (4.10%) Internet
8 2 (1.64%) HTTP
8 2 (1.64%) Network Security
8 2 (1.64%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (6.56%) SQL Server
2 5 (4.10%) Azure SQL Database
2 5 (4.10%) MongoDB
3 4 (3.28%) Power BI
4 3 (2.46%) Data Lake
4 3 (2.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (1.64%) Metadata
5 2 (1.64%) Tableau
6 1 (0.82%) Data Vault
6 1 (0.82%) Power Query
6 1 (0.82%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 8 (6.56%) Git
2 3 (2.46%) JIRA
3 2 (1.64%) GitLab
4 1 (0.82%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.82%) CircleCI
4 1 (0.82%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.82%) JMeter
4 1 (0.82%) Selenium
General
1 32 (26.23%) Social Skills
2 19 (15.57%) Finance
3 5 (4.10%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (3.28%) Law
4 4 (3.28%) Retail
5 3 (2.46%) Telecoms
6 2 (1.64%) Aerospace
6 2 (1.64%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (1.64%) Health Technology
6 2 (1.64%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (1.64%) Tech for Good
7 1 (0.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (0.82%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 22 (18.03%) Lead
2 16 (13.11%) Cloud Engineer
2 16 (13.11%) Developer
3 14 (11.48%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 13 (10.66%) Analyst
5 12 (9.84%) Architect
6 11 (9.02%) Azure Engineer
6 11 (9.02%) Senior
7 10 (8.20%) Lead Cloud Engineer
7 10 (8.20%) Software Engineer
8 9 (7.38%) Security Analyst
9 8 (6.56%) .NET Developer
9 8 (6.56%) Cloud Platform Engineer
9 8 (6.56%) Platform Engineer
9 8 (6.56%) Support Engineer
10 7 (5.74%) Active Directory Specialist
10 7 (5.74%) Data Architect
11 6 (4.92%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
12 5 (4.10%) 3rd Line Support
12 5 (4.10%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (13.11%) .NET
2 9 (7.38%) Node.js
2 9 (7.38%) React
3 8 (6.56%) .NET Core
4 7 (5.74%) ASP.NET
5 6 (4.92%) REST
6 5 (4.10%) ASP.NET Core
6 5 (4.10%) CSS
6 5 (4.10%) HTML
6 5 (4.10%) Lightning Web Components
6 5 (4.10%) ML.NET
6 5 (4.10%) Terraform
7 3 (2.46%) .NET Framework
7 3 (2.46%) Entity Framework
7 3 (2.46%) FastAPI
7 3 (2.46%) Model Context Protocol
8 2 (1.64%) Ajax
8 2 (1.64%) PySpark
9 1 (0.82%) React Native
9 1 (0.82%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 6 (4.92%) Greenfield Project
2 5 (4.10%) Product Ownership
3 4 (3.28%) Management Information System
3 4 (3.28%) Onboarding
4 3 (2.46%) AI Agents
4 3 (2.46%) Cloud Native
4 3 (2.46%) Virtual Team
5 2 (1.64%) Autonomous Agent
5 2 (1.64%) Cyber Defence
5 2 (1.64%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 2 (1.64%) Cyberattack
5 2 (1.64%) Distributed Systems
5 2 (1.64%) Security Operations Centre
5 2 (1.64%) Video Conferencing
6 1 (0.82%) Client/Server
6 1 (0.82%) Clustering
6 1 (0.82%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.82%) Public Cloud
6 1 (0.82%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 13 (10.66%) Windows
2 7 (5.74%) Linux
2 7 (5.74%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.82%) Android
3 1 (0.82%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.82%) Debian
3 1 (0.82%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (21.31%) DevOps
2 23 (18.85%) Cybersecurity
3 22 (18.03%) Mentoring
4 20 (16.39%) CI/CD
5 19 (15.57%) AI
5 19 (15.57%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 18 (14.75%) Continuous Improvement
6 18 (14.75%) Problem-Solving
7 13 (10.66%) Full-Stack Development
7 13 (10.66%) Platform Engineering
8 12 (9.84%) Agile
8 12 (9.84%) Software Engineering
9 11 (9.02%) ETL
9 11 (9.02%) Microservices
10 10 (8.20%) Lakehouse
10 10 (8.20%) Stakeholder Management
11 9 (7.38%) Data Architecture
11 9 (7.38%) Root Cause Analysis
12 8 (6.56%) API Integration
12 8 (6.56%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 26 (21.31%) Python
2 21 (17.21%) C#
3 16 (13.11%) SQL
4 15 (12.30%) PowerShell
5 8 (6.56%) JavaScript
6 5 (4.10%) Apex Code
6 5 (4.10%) TypeScript
7 4 (3.28%) Kusto Query Language
8 3 (2.46%) Java
9 2 (1.64%) C
9 2 (1.64%) Rust
10 1 (0.82%) C++
10 1 (0.82%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 19 (15.57%) Azure Certification
1 19 (15.57%) Security Cleared
2 11 (9.02%) Degree
3 9 (7.38%) Cisco Certification
3 9 (7.38%) CISSP
4 8 (6.56%) CCNA
4 8 (6.56%) DV Cleared
4 8 (6.56%) Microsoft Certification
4 8 (6.56%) SC Cleared
5 5 (4.10%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (3.28%) SANS
7 3 (2.46%) CompTIA Security+
7 3 (2.46%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 2 (1.64%) CEH
8 2 (1.64%) CompTIA CySA+
8 2 (1.64%) Network+ Certification
9 1 (0.82%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 1 (0.82%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.82%) CREST Certified
9 1 (0.82%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (8.20%) Cyber Essentials
2 8 (6.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (3.28%) NIST
4 2 (1.64%) Data Quality
4 2 (1.64%) QA
5 1 (0.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.82%) IASME
5 1 (0.82%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 19 (15.57%) Active Directory
2 12 (9.84%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (5.74%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (4.92%) Docker
5 3 (2.46%) Hyper-V
6 2 (1.64%) KVM
7 1 (0.82%) ClearTrust
7 1 (0.82%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.82%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 12 (9.84%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (6.56%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.82%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.82%) Podman
Vendors
1 68 (55.74%) Microsoft
2 12 (9.84%) VMware
3 10 (8.20%) Databricks
4 9 (7.38%) Salesforce
5 7 (5.74%) CrowdStrike
5 7 (5.74%) Darktrace
6 6 (4.92%) ForeScout
7 3 (2.46%) Cisco
7 3 (2.46%) OpenAI
8 1 (0.82%) Barracuda Networks
8 1 (0.82%) LogicMonitor
8 1 (0.82%) Meraki
8 1 (0.82%) Palo Alto
8 1 (0.82%) Sophos