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

6 months to
27 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 3 9
Rank change year-on-year 0 +6 -5
Permanent jobs citing Azure 163 91 181
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 11.68% 16.79% 12.04%
As % of the Cloud Services category 45.66% 47.15% 49.18%
Number of salaries quoted 70 71 131
10th Percentile £42,000 £31,250 £27,750
25th Percentile £51,563 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +8.70% -17.86%
75th Percentile £75,938 £78,125 £66,875
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £81,250
Berkshire median annual salary £50,001 £63,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -20.63% +16.67% -16.92%

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 357 193 368
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 25.59% 35.61% 24.48%
Number of salaries quoted 231 117 237
10th Percentile £40,000 £30,350 £27,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £37,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +9.09% -21.43%
75th Percentile £83,750 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £84,250 £86,000
Berkshire median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% +4.76% -19.23%

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 27 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 (3.68%) SharePoint
2 5 (3.07%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.61%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.61%) Camunda
3 1 (0.61%) WordPress
Applications
1 15 (9.20%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 38 (23.31%) AWS
2 27 (16.56%) Azure AI
3 21 (12.88%) GCP
4 19 (11.66%) Power Platform
5 18 (11.04%) Microsoft 365
6 16 (9.82%) GitHub
7 13 (7.98%) Entra ID
8 10 (6.13%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (3.68%) GitHub Copilot
10 5 (3.07%) Apigee
10 5 (3.07%) Figma
10 5 (3.07%) Kong
10 5 (3.07%) OpenShift
10 5 (3.07%) PaaS
11 4 (2.45%) Amazon ECS
11 4 (2.45%) Amazon EKS
11 4 (2.45%) Datadog
11 4 (2.45%) Power Automate
11 4 (2.45%) Serverless
12 3 (1.84%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 13 (7.98%) Firewall
2 10 (6.13%) DNS
3 6 (3.68%) Internet
3 6 (3.68%) VPN
4 5 (3.07%) Cisco ASA
4 5 (3.07%) DHCP
4 5 (3.07%) TCP/IP
4 5 (3.07%) VLAN
5 4 (2.45%) Wireless
6 3 (1.84%) LAN
6 3 (1.84%) WAN
7 1 (0.61%) Radio Access Network
7 1 (0.61%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (9.82%) Power BI
2 15 (9.20%) Tableau
3 13 (7.98%) SQL Server
4 6 (3.68%) Azure SQL Database
5 5 (3.07%) MongoDB
6 3 (1.84%) Data Lake
6 3 (1.84%) Relational Database
6 3 (1.84%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (1.23%) Metadata
8 1 (0.61%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.61%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.61%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 16 (9.82%) Git
2 7 (4.29%) GitLab
3 4 (2.45%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.61%) JIRA
General
1 84 (51.53%) Social Skills
2 21 (12.88%) Finance
3 11 (6.75%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (6.75%) Telecoms
4 6 (3.68%) Retail
5 4 (2.45%) Public Sector
6 3 (1.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (1.84%) Law
7 2 (1.23%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (0.61%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 31 (19.02%) Analyst
2 30 (18.40%) Junior
2 30 (18.40%) Junior Analyst
3 22 (13.50%) Developer
3 22 (13.50%) Software Engineer
4 15 (9.20%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 15 (9.20%) Data Analyst
4 15 (9.20%) Ethical Hacker
4 15 (9.20%) Junior Data Analyst
4 15 (9.20%) Junior Security Analyst
4 15 (9.20%) Security Analyst
5 13 (7.98%) Architect
6 12 (7.36%) Azure Engineer
7 11 (6.75%) Network Engineer
8 10 (6.13%) Cloud Engineer
8 10 (6.13%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 8 (4.91%) Support Engineer
10 7 (4.29%) Data Architect
10 7 (4.29%) IT Support
11 6 (3.68%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (11.04%) REST
2 16 (9.82%) .NET
3 14 (8.59%) React
4 12 (7.36%) ASP.NET
5 9 (5.52%) .NET Core
5 9 (5.52%) Web Services
6 6 (3.68%) CSS
6 6 (3.68%) HTML
7 5 (3.07%) ASP.NET Core
7 5 (3.07%) Django
7 5 (3.07%) Jinja
7 5 (3.07%) JSON
7 5 (3.07%) ML.NET
7 5 (3.07%) Twisted
7 5 (3.07%) WebSockets
7 5 (3.07%) XML
7 5 (3.07%) YAML
7 5 (3.07%) YANG
8 4 (2.45%) Blazor
8 4 (2.45%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 15 (9.20%) Cyberattack
1 15 (9.20%) Distributed Systems
2 10 (6.13%) Client/Server
2 10 (6.13%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (4.29%) Video Conferencing
4 5 (3.07%) Product Ownership
5 4 (2.45%) Greenfield Project
5 4 (2.45%) Low-Code
6 3 (1.84%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.23%) Cyber Defence
7 2 (1.23%) Distributed Architecture
7 2 (1.23%) Onboarding
7 2 (1.23%) Virtual Team
8 1 (0.61%) AI Agents
8 1 (0.61%) Clustering
8 1 (0.61%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 27 (16.56%) Linux
2 10 (6.13%) Windows
3 5 (3.07%) Unix
4 4 (2.45%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.61%) Android
5 1 (0.61%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.61%) Debian
5 1 (0.61%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (29.45%) Cybersecurity
2 33 (20.25%) AI
3 30 (18.40%) DevOps
4 25 (15.34%) Mentoring
5 24 (14.72%) Continuous Improvement
6 22 (13.50%) Problem-Solving
6 22 (13.50%) Software Engineering
7 21 (12.88%) CI/CD
8 19 (11.66%) Code Quality
9 18 (11.04%) Full-Stack Development
10 16 (9.82%) Agile
10 16 (9.82%) Business Intelligence
10 16 (9.82%) Test Automation
11 15 (9.20%) Containerisation
11 15 (9.20%) Ethical Hacking
12 14 (8.59%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 13 (7.98%) Microservices
14 12 (7.36%) ETL
15 11 (6.75%) Computer Science
16 10 (6.13%) System Testing
Programming Languages
1 55 (33.74%) Python
2 30 (18.40%) SQL
3 24 (14.72%) C#
4 18 (11.04%) JavaScript
5 11 (6.75%) C
5 11 (6.75%) Rust
6 10 (6.13%) C++
6 10 (6.13%) PowerShell
7 9 (5.52%) TypeScript
8 4 (2.45%) Apex Code
8 4 (2.45%) Java
8 4 (2.45%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.61%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.61%) R
9 1 (0.61%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 62 (38.04%) Azure Certification
2 17 (10.43%) Security Cleared
3 16 (9.82%) Degree
4 15 (9.20%) CEH
4 15 (9.20%) CompTIA CySA+
4 15 (9.20%) CompTIA Security+
5 14 (8.59%) Cisco Certification
6 11 (6.75%) CCNA
7 10 (6.13%) Computer Science Degree
8 7 (4.29%) SC Cleared
9 6 (3.68%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (3.68%) Network+ Certification
10 5 (3.07%) DV Cleared
11 3 (1.84%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 3 (1.84%) CCSP
11 3 (1.84%) CISM
11 3 (1.84%) CISSP
12 1 (0.61%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
12 1 (0.61%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 1 (0.61%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (6.13%) QA
2 4 (2.45%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (1.23%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.61%) GDPR
4 1 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 18 (11.04%) VMware Infrastructure
2 15 (9.20%) Active Directory
2 15 (9.20%) Docker
3 12 (7.36%) Virtual Machines
4 11 (6.75%) KVM
5 10 (6.13%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.61%) ClearTrust
Systems Management
1 11 (6.75%) Kubernetes
2 9 (5.52%) Terraform
3 5 (3.07%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (2.45%) Ansible
4 4 (2.45%) Kibana
5 1 (0.61%) Podman
Vendors
1 92 (56.44%) Microsoft
2 36 (22.09%) ForeScout
3 18 (11.04%) VMware
4 11 (6.75%) Cisco
5 9 (5.52%) Databricks
6 7 (4.29%) Salesforce
7 5 (3.07%) F5
7 5 (3.07%) Juniper
7 5 (3.07%) Palo Alto
7 5 (3.07%) Red Hat
8 4 (2.45%) AppDynamics
8 4 (2.45%) IBM
8 4 (2.45%) Oracle
9 1 (0.61%) Automation Anywhere
9 1 (0.61%) OpenAI
9 1 (0.61%) Pega
9 1 (0.61%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.61%) UiPath