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

6 months to
29 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 3 8
Rank change year-on-year -1 +5 -5
Permanent jobs citing Azure 155 91 231
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 12.30% 16.91% 13.25%
As % of the Cloud Services category 49.36% 45.27% 48.53%
Number of salaries quoted 61 71 184
10th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £63,000 £57,013
Median % change year-on-year -0.79% +10.50% -18.55%
75th Percentile £76,250 £80,625 £69,063
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £82,125
Berkshire median annual salary £50,000 £65,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -23.08% +23.81% -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 314 201 476
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 24.92% 37.36% 27.31%
Number of salaries quoted 183 116 345
10th Percentile £38,000 £31,250 £26,850
25th Percentile £50,000 £39,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.59% +14.09% -21.43%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,625 £85,000
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 29 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Azure in Reading

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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 (2.58%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (2.58%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.65%) Apache Spark
2 1 (0.65%) Camunda
2 1 (0.65%) WordPress
Applications
1 16 (10.32%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 39 (25.16%) AWS
2 27 (17.42%) Azure AI
3 25 (16.13%) GCP
4 23 (14.84%) Power Platform
5 14 (9.03%) Microsoft 365
6 13 (8.39%) Azure DevOps
6 13 (8.39%) GitHub
7 9 (5.81%) Entra ID
8 6 (3.87%) Azure Logic Apps
9 5 (3.23%) Apigee
9 5 (3.23%) Figma
9 5 (3.23%) GitHub Copilot
9 5 (3.23%) Kong
9 5 (3.23%) OpenShift
10 4 (2.58%) Amazon ECS
10 4 (2.58%) Amazon EKS
10 4 (2.58%) Datadog
10 4 (2.58%) Serverless
11 3 (1.94%) Azure Data Factory
11 3 (1.94%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (7.74%) Firewall
2 5 (3.23%) Cisco ASA
2 5 (3.23%) DNS
2 5 (3.23%) Internet
3 4 (2.58%) VPN
4 3 (1.94%) WAN
5 2 (1.29%) DHCP
5 2 (1.29%) LAN
5 2 (1.29%) VLAN
5 2 (1.29%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (1.29%) Wireless
6 1 (0.65%) Radio Access Network
6 1 (0.65%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (10.97%) Power BI
2 16 (10.32%) Tableau
3 11 (7.10%) SQL Server
4 5 (3.23%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (2.58%) MongoDB
6 3 (1.94%) Data Lake
6 3 (1.94%) Relational Database
7 2 (1.29%) Metadata
8 1 (0.65%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.65%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.65%) Snowflake Schema
8 1 (0.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 14 (9.03%) Git
2 8 (5.16%) GitLab
3 4 (2.58%) Jenkins
General
1 83 (53.55%) Social Skills
2 23 (14.84%) Finance
3 12 (7.74%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (7.10%) Telecoms
5 7 (4.52%) Retail
6 4 (2.58%) Public Sector
7 3 (1.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (1.29%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.65%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 33 (21.29%) Analyst
2 32 (20.65%) Junior
2 32 (20.65%) Junior Analyst
3 25 (16.13%) Software Engineer
4 22 (14.19%) Developer
5 16 (10.32%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 16 (10.32%) Data Analyst
5 16 (10.32%) Junior Data Analyst
5 16 (10.32%) Junior Security Analyst
5 16 (10.32%) Security Analyst
6 15 (9.68%) Ethical Hacker
7 13 (8.39%) Architect
8 12 (7.74%) Azure Engineer
9 11 (7.10%) Network Engineer
10 7 (4.52%) Data Architect
10 7 (4.52%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 6 (3.87%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
11 6 (3.87%) C# Software Engineer
11 6 (3.87%) Cloud Engineer
11 6 (3.87%) Power Platform Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (10.32%) REST
2 15 (9.68%) .NET
3 12 (7.74%) React
4 11 (7.10%) ASP.NET
5 9 (5.81%) Web Services
6 8 (5.16%) .NET Core
7 5 (3.23%) CSS
7 5 (3.23%) Django
7 5 (3.23%) HTML
7 5 (3.23%) Jinja
7 5 (3.23%) JSON
7 5 (3.23%) Twisted
7 5 (3.23%) WebSockets
7 5 (3.23%) XML
7 5 (3.23%) YAML
7 5 (3.23%) YANG
8 4 (2.58%) AngularJS
8 4 (2.58%) Entity Framework
8 4 (2.58%) JPA
8 4 (2.58%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 18 (11.61%) Distributed Systems
2 15 (9.68%) Cyberattack
3 14 (9.03%) Client/Server
4 10 (6.45%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (4.52%) Low-Code
5 7 (4.52%) Video Conferencing
6 5 (3.23%) Product Ownership
7 4 (2.58%) Cloud Native
8 3 (1.94%) Cyber Defence
8 3 (1.94%) Greenfield Project
9 2 (1.29%) Distributed Architecture
10 1 (0.65%) AI Agents
10 1 (0.65%) Clustering
10 1 (0.65%) Cyber Threat
10 1 (0.65%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 32 (20.65%) Linux
2 5 (3.23%) Unix
2 5 (3.23%) Windows
3 2 (1.29%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.65%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (31.61%) Cybersecurity
2 33 (21.29%) DevOps
3 31 (20.00%) AI
4 30 (19.35%) Continuous Improvement
4 30 (19.35%) Problem-Solving
5 25 (16.13%) Software Engineering
6 23 (14.84%) CI/CD
7 22 (14.19%) Code Quality
8 21 (13.55%) Mentoring
9 20 (12.90%) Test Automation
10 17 (10.97%) Business Intelligence
10 17 (10.97%) Full-Stack Development
11 15 (9.68%) Agile
11 15 (9.68%) Computer Science
11 15 (9.68%) Containerisation
11 15 (9.68%) Ethical Hacking
12 14 (9.03%) System Testing
13 12 (7.74%) Collaborative Culture
14 11 (7.10%) Microservices
15 10 (6.45%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 61 (39.35%) Python
2 28 (18.06%) SQL
3 24 (15.48%) C#
4 19 (12.26%) JavaScript
5 14 (9.03%) C
5 14 (9.03%) C++
5 14 (9.03%) Rust
6 8 (5.16%) PowerShell
7 7 (4.52%) TypeScript
8 4 (2.58%) Java
8 4 (2.58%) PL/SQL
9 2 (1.29%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.65%) Bicep
10 1 (0.65%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.65%) R
10 1 (0.65%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 64 (41.29%) Azure Certification
2 19 (12.26%) Degree
3 16 (10.32%) CompTIA CySA+
3 16 (10.32%) CompTIA Security+
4 15 (9.68%) CEH
5 14 (9.03%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (9.03%) Security Cleared
6 11 (7.10%) Cisco Certification
7 8 (5.16%) CCNA
8 6 (3.87%) Network+ Certification
9 4 (2.58%) DV Cleared
9 4 (2.58%) SC Cleared
10 3 (1.94%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 3 (1.94%) CCSP
10 3 (1.94%) CISM
10 3 (1.94%) CISSP
10 3 (1.94%) Microsoft Certification
11 1 (0.65%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.65%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 1 (0.65%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (9.03%) QA
2 1 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (0.65%) GDPR
2 1 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 18 (11.61%) VMware Infrastructure
2 15 (9.68%) Hyper-V
3 14 (9.03%) KVM
4 13 (8.39%) Docker
5 10 (6.45%) Active Directory
6 8 (5.16%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.65%) ClearTrust
Systems Management
1 11 (7.10%) Kubernetes
2 9 (5.81%) Terraform
3 4 (2.58%) Ansible
3 4 (2.58%) Kibana
4 3 (1.94%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 86 (55.48%) Microsoft
2 37 (23.87%) ForeScout
3 18 (11.61%) VMware
4 11 (7.10%) Cisco
5 9 (5.81%) Databricks
6 6 (3.87%) Palo Alto
7 5 (3.23%) F5
7 5 (3.23%) Juniper
7 5 (3.23%) Red Hat
7 5 (3.23%) Salesforce
8 4 (2.58%) AppDynamics
8 4 (2.58%) IBM
8 4 (2.58%) Oracle
9 2 (1.29%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.65%) 3PAR
10 1 (0.65%) HP
10 1 (0.65%) Pega
10 1 (0.65%) SolarWinds
10 1 (0.65%) Veeam
10 1 (0.65%) Zscaler