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 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 5 6
Rank change year-on-year -2 +1 -2
Permanent jobs citing Azure 50 126 189
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 8.58% 15.79% 18.79%
As % of the Cloud Services category 36.23% 45.32% 56.59%
Number of salaries quoted 33 73 143
10th Percentile £42,500 £41,500 £34,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £46,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,125 £56,525
Median % change year-on-year +1.48% +4.60% -13.04%
75th Percentile £69,840 £75,000 £73,125
90th Percentile £87,750 £83,500 £82,250
Berkshire median annual salary £50,000 £65,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -23.08% +23.81% -16.00%

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 138 278 334
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 23.67% 34.84% 33.20%
Number of salaries quoted 88 131 239
10th Percentile £28,750 £36,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £41,875 £46,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,250 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% +8.70% -11.54%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £86,125 £85,000 £83,750
Berkshire median annual salary £49,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -21.60% +13.64% -15.38%

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 31 December 2025.

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 (6.00%) CMS
2 2 (4.00%) IIS
2 2 (4.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (4.00%) SharePoint
3 1 (2.00%) SAS
Applications
1 5 (10.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.00%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 18 (36.00%) Power Platform
2 12 (24.00%) AWS
3 8 (16.00%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (12.00%) Azure DevOps
4 6 (12.00%) Microsoft Purview
5 5 (10.00%) Azure AI
5 5 (10.00%) Azure Data Factory
6 4 (8.00%) GCP
7 3 (6.00%) Azure Sentinel
7 3 (6.00%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 3 (6.00%) Cloud Computing
8 2 (4.00%) Azure Logic Apps
8 2 (4.00%) Entra ID
8 2 (4.00%) Power Automate
9 1 (2.00%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 1 (2.00%) iPaaS
9 1 (2.00%) OneDrive
9 1 (2.00%) PaaS
9 1 (2.00%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
9 1 (2.00%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 9 (18.00%) Firewall
2 4 (8.00%) DNS
3 3 (6.00%) DHCP
4 2 (4.00%) TCP/IP
4 2 (4.00%) VPN
5 1 (2.00%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (2.00%) Network Security
5 1 (2.00%) SD-WAN
5 1 (2.00%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (28.00%) Power BI
2 11 (22.00%) SQL Server
3 6 (12.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 6 (12.00%) Tableau
4 4 (8.00%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (6.00%) Data Lake
5 3 (6.00%) MySQL
6 2 (4.00%) Big Data
6 2 (4.00%) Data Hub
6 2 (4.00%) Metadata
6 2 (4.00%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (4.00%) Relational Database
7 1 (2.00%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (2.00%) Data Mining
7 1 (2.00%) DTS
7 1 (2.00%) Looker
7 1 (2.00%) Power Query
7 1 (2.00%) SAS EBI
7 1 (2.00%) Semantic Layer
7 1 (2.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 5 (10.00%) Git
2 1 (2.00%) Bitbucket
2 1 (2.00%) GitLab
2 1 (2.00%) Jenkins
2 1 (2.00%) TeamCity
General
1 15 (30.00%) Finance
2 14 (28.00%) Social Skills
3 6 (12.00%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (8.00%) Games
4 4 (8.00%) Humanities
5 1 (2.00%) Health Technology
5 1 (2.00%) Legal
5 1 (2.00%) Manufacturing
5 1 (2.00%) Marketing
5 1 (2.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 16 (32.00%) Analyst
2 11 (22.00%) Junior
3 10 (20.00%) Junior Analyst
3 10 (20.00%) Lead
4 9 (18.00%) Developer
5 8 (16.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 8 (16.00%) Security Analyst
6 7 (14.00%) Data Analyst
7 5 (10.00%) Junior Data Analyst
7 5 (10.00%) Junior Security Analyst
8 4 (8.00%) Senior
9 3 (6.00%) Data Engineer
9 3 (6.00%) Full-Stack Developer
9 3 (6.00%) Integration Developer
10 2 (4.00%) Azure Engineer
10 2 (4.00%) Data Manager
10 2 (4.00%) Governance Analyst
10 2 (4.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 2 (4.00%) Infrastructure Manager
10 2 (4.00%) Power Platform Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (10.00%) .NET
2 3 (6.00%) CSS
2 3 (6.00%) React
2 3 (6.00%) RESTful
2 3 (6.00%) Web Services
3 2 (4.00%) HTML
4 1 (2.00%) .NET Core
4 1 (2.00%) AngularJS
4 1 (2.00%) ASP.NET
4 1 (2.00%) CSS3
4 1 (2.00%) Express.js
4 1 (2.00%) Hibernate
4 1 (2.00%) HTML5
4 1 (2.00%) Middleware
4 1 (2.00%) Node.js
4 1 (2.00%) REST
4 1 (2.00%) SOAP
4 1 (2.00%) Spring
4 1 (2.00%) Visualforce
4 1 (2.00%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 3 (6.00%) Data Centre
2 2 (4.00%) Cloud Native
2 2 (4.00%) Clustering
2 2 (4.00%) Cyber Defence
2 2 (4.00%) Low-Code
2 2 (4.00%) Replication
3 1 (2.00%) AS400
3 1 (2.00%) CMDB
3 1 (2.00%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (2.00%) Hybrid Cloud
3 1 (2.00%) NHS
3 1 (2.00%) Public Cloud
3 1 (2.00%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 5 (10.00%) Linux
2 4 (8.00%) Windows
3 2 (4.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (28.00%) Business Intelligence
2 12 (24.00%) Data Governance
3 11 (22.00%) Cybersecurity
4 10 (20.00%) Data Management
4 10 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
5 9 (18.00%) Agile
5 9 (18.00%) AI
6 8 (16.00%) CI/CD
7 7 (14.00%) Analytics
7 7 (14.00%) DevOps
7 7 (14.00%) Mentoring
8 6 (12.00%) Decision-Making
9 5 (10.00%) Continuous Improvement
9 5 (10.00%) Data Architecture
9 5 (10.00%) Data Security
9 5 (10.00%) Data Validation
9 5 (10.00%) Validation
10 4 (8.00%) ETL
10 4 (8.00%) High Availability
10 4 (8.00%) Identity Management
Programming Languages
1 14 (28.00%) SQL
2 13 (26.00%) Python
3 7 (14.00%) C#
3 7 (14.00%) JavaScript
4 3 (6.00%) PowerShell
4 3 (6.00%) TypeScript
4 3 (6.00%) VB.NET
5 1 (2.00%) Apex Code
5 1 (2.00%) Bicep
5 1 (2.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (2.00%) Java
5 1 (2.00%) R
Qualifications
1 13 (26.00%) Azure Certification
2 7 (14.00%) Degree
3 5 (10.00%) CompTIA CySA+
3 5 (10.00%) CompTIA Security+
4 4 (8.00%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (6.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 3 (6.00%) CCSP
5 3 (6.00%) CEH
5 3 (6.00%) CISA
5 3 (6.00%) CISM
5 3 (6.00%) CISSP
6 1 (2.00%) CCNA
6 1 (2.00%) CREST Certified
6 1 (2.00%) GIAC
6 1 (2.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 1 (2.00%) MCSA
6 1 (2.00%) MCSE
6 1 (2.00%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (2.00%) Postgraduate
6 1 (2.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (20.00%) Data Quality
2 6 (12.00%) Accessibility
3 4 (8.00%) GRC
4 3 (6.00%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (6.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 3 (6.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (6.00%) PCI DSS
4 3 (6.00%) SLA
5 1 (2.00%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 1 (2.00%) GDPR
5 1 (2.00%) QA
System Software
1 4 (8.00%) Active Directory
2 3 (6.00%) Docker
2 3 (6.00%) Hyper-V
3 1 (2.00%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (2.00%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 3 (6.00%) Terraform
2 2 (4.00%) Failover Clustering
3 1 (2.00%) Kubernetes
3 1 (2.00%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (2.00%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 21 (42.00%) Microsoft
2 7 (14.00%) Databricks
3 5 (10.00%) ForeScout
4 3 (6.00%) Google
4 3 (6.00%) Palo Alto
4 3 (6.00%) Tenable
5 2 (4.00%) Cisco
6 1 (2.00%) Informatica
6 1 (2.00%) Salesforce
6 1 (2.00%) Talend