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 20 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 3 9
Rank change year-on-year -1 +6 -5
Permanent jobs citing Azure 157 94 198
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 11.66% 17.18% 12.18%
As % of the Cloud Services category 46.18% 47.24% 47.71%
Number of salaries quoted 66 74 148
10th Percentile £42,500 £32,750 £29,180
25th Percentile £52,500 £41,563 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,750 £56,525
Median % change year-on-year -0.40% +11.01% -19.25%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,438 £67,813
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £81,625
Berkshire median annual salary £50,000 £63,250 £52,500
% change year-on-year -20.95% +20.48% -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 340 199 415
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 25.26% 36.38% 25.54%
Number of salaries quoted 216 120 283
10th Percentile £38,750 £31,025 £27,550
25th Percentile £50,000 £38,563 £37,815
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +13.64% -21.43%
75th Percentile £83,750 £79,688 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £85,125 £86,000
Berkshire median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% +10.00% -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 20 July 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 6 (3.82%) Microsoft Exchange
1 6 (3.82%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.64%) Apache Spark
2 1 (0.64%) Camunda
2 1 (0.64%) WordPress
Applications
1 15 (9.55%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 37 (23.57%) AWS
2 27 (17.20%) Azure AI
3 21 (13.38%) GCP
4 19 (12.10%) Power Platform
5 17 (10.83%) Microsoft 365
6 16 (10.19%) GitHub
7 13 (8.28%) Entra ID
8 10 (6.37%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (3.82%) GitHub Copilot
10 5 (3.18%) Apigee
10 5 (3.18%) Figma
10 5 (3.18%) Kong
10 5 (3.18%) OpenShift
11 4 (2.55%) Amazon ECS
11 4 (2.55%) Amazon EKS
11 4 (2.55%) Datadog
11 4 (2.55%) Power Automate
11 4 (2.55%) Serverless
12 3 (1.91%) Azure Data Factory
12 3 (1.91%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 14 (8.92%) Firewall
2 10 (6.37%) DNS
3 7 (4.46%) VPN
4 6 (3.82%) DHCP
4 6 (3.82%) Internet
4 6 (3.82%) VLAN
5 5 (3.18%) Cisco ASA
5 5 (3.18%) TCP/IP
5 5 (3.18%) Wireless
6 4 (2.55%) WAN
7 3 (1.91%) LAN
8 1 (0.64%) Radio Access Network
8 1 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (10.19%) Power BI
2 15 (9.55%) Tableau
3 12 (7.64%) SQL Server
4 6 (3.82%) Azure SQL Database
5 5 (3.18%) MongoDB
6 3 (1.91%) Data Lake
6 3 (1.91%) Relational Database
7 2 (1.27%) Metadata
7 2 (1.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.64%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.64%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.64%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 16 (10.19%) Git
2 7 (4.46%) GitLab
3 4 (2.55%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.64%) JIRA
General
1 84 (53.50%) Social Skills
2 19 (12.10%) Finance
3 11 (7.01%) Telecoms
4 10 (6.37%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (3.82%) Retail
6 4 (2.55%) Public Sector
7 3 (1.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (1.27%) Law
8 2 (1.27%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.64%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 31 (19.75%) Analyst
2 30 (19.11%) Junior
2 30 (19.11%) Junior Analyst
3 22 (14.01%) Developer
3 22 (14.01%) Software Engineer
4 15 (9.55%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 15 (9.55%) Data Analyst
4 15 (9.55%) Ethical Hacker
4 15 (9.55%) Junior Data Analyst
4 15 (9.55%) Junior Security Analyst
4 15 (9.55%) Security Analyst
5 13 (8.28%) Architect
6 12 (7.64%) Azure Engineer
7 11 (7.01%) Network Engineer
8 9 (5.73%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 7 (4.46%) Cloud Engineer
9 7 (4.46%) Data Architect
9 7 (4.46%) IT Support
9 7 (4.46%) Senior
9 7 (4.46%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (11.46%) REST
2 16 (10.19%) .NET
3 14 (8.92%) React
4 12 (7.64%) ASP.NET
5 9 (5.73%) .NET Core
5 9 (5.73%) Web Services
6 6 (3.82%) CSS
6 6 (3.82%) HTML
7 5 (3.18%) ASP.NET Core
7 5 (3.18%) Django
7 5 (3.18%) Jinja
7 5 (3.18%) JSON
7 5 (3.18%) ML.NET
7 5 (3.18%) Twisted
7 5 (3.18%) WebSockets
7 5 (3.18%) XML
7 5 (3.18%) YAML
7 5 (3.18%) YANG
8 4 (2.55%) Blazor
8 4 (2.55%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 15 (9.55%) Cyberattack
1 15 (9.55%) Distributed Systems
2 10 (6.37%) Client/Server
2 10 (6.37%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (4.46%) Video Conferencing
4 5 (3.18%) Product Ownership
5 4 (2.55%) Low-Code
6 3 (1.91%) Cloud Native
6 3 (1.91%) Greenfield Project
7 2 (1.27%) Cyber Defence
7 2 (1.27%) Distributed Architecture
8 1 (0.64%) AI Agents
8 1 (0.64%) Clustering
8 1 (0.64%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (0.64%) Onboarding
8 1 (0.64%) PKI
8 1 (0.64%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 28 (17.83%) Linux
2 10 (6.37%) Windows
3 5 (3.18%) Unix
3 5 (3.18%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.64%) Android
4 1 (0.64%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.64%) Debian
4 1 (0.64%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.64%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (29.30%) Cybersecurity
2 33 (21.02%) AI
3 29 (18.47%) DevOps
4 24 (15.29%) Continuous Improvement
4 24 (15.29%) Mentoring
5 22 (14.01%) Problem-Solving
5 22 (14.01%) Software Engineering
6 20 (12.74%) CI/CD
7 19 (12.10%) Code Quality
8 18 (11.46%) Full-Stack Development
9 17 (10.83%) Test Automation
10 16 (10.19%) Agile
10 16 (10.19%) Business Intelligence
11 15 (9.55%) Containerisation
11 15 (9.55%) Ethical Hacking
12 13 (8.28%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 13 (8.28%) Microservices
13 11 (7.01%) Computer Science
13 11 (7.01%) ETL
14 10 (6.37%) System Testing
Programming Languages
1 55 (35.03%) Python
2 30 (19.11%) SQL
3 24 (15.29%) C#
4 18 (11.46%) JavaScript
5 11 (7.01%) C
5 11 (7.01%) PowerShell
5 11 (7.01%) Rust
6 10 (6.37%) C++
7 9 (5.73%) TypeScript
8 4 (2.55%) Apex Code
8 4 (2.55%) Java
8 4 (2.55%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.64%) Bicep
9 1 (0.64%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.64%) R
9 1 (0.64%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 62 (39.49%) Azure Certification
2 17 (10.83%) Degree
3 16 (10.19%) Security Cleared
4 15 (9.55%) CEH
4 15 (9.55%) Cisco Certification
4 15 (9.55%) CompTIA CySA+
4 15 (9.55%) CompTIA Security+
5 12 (7.64%) CCNA
6 10 (6.37%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (3.82%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (3.82%) Network+ Certification
7 6 (3.82%) SC Cleared
8 5 (3.18%) DV Cleared
9 3 (1.91%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 3 (1.91%) CCSP
9 3 (1.91%) CISM
9 3 (1.91%) CISSP
10 1 (0.64%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.64%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 1 (0.64%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (6.37%) QA
2 4 (2.55%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.64%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.64%) GDPR
3 1 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 17 (10.83%) VMware Infrastructure
2 15 (9.55%) Active Directory
2 15 (9.55%) Docker
3 12 (7.64%) Virtual Machines
4 11 (7.01%) Hyper-V
4 11 (7.01%) KVM
5 1 (0.64%) ClearTrust
Systems Management
1 11 (7.01%) Kubernetes
2 9 (5.73%) Terraform
3 6 (3.82%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (2.55%) Ansible
4 4 (2.55%) Kibana
5 1 (0.64%) Podman
Vendors
1 89 (56.69%) Microsoft
2 36 (22.93%) ForeScout
3 17 (10.83%) VMware
4 11 (7.01%) Cisco
5 9 (5.73%) Databricks
6 7 (4.46%) Salesforce
7 6 (3.82%) Palo Alto
8 5 (3.18%) F5
8 5 (3.18%) Juniper
8 5 (3.18%) Red Hat
9 4 (2.55%) AppDynamics
9 4 (2.55%) IBM
9 4 (2.55%) Oracle
10 1 (0.64%) 3PAR
10 1 (0.64%) Automation Anywhere
10 1 (0.64%) HP
10 1 (0.64%) Pega
10 1 (0.64%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.64%) SolarWinds
10 1 (0.64%) Veeam