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

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 4 9
Rank change year-on-year 0 +5 -6
Permanent jobs citing Azure 147 86 230
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 12.60% 16.80% 13.59%
As % of the Cloud Services category 49.16% 44.79% 49.04%
Number of salaries quoted 54 72 186
10th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year - +5.93% -15.71%
75th Percentile £75,000 £79,688 £68,750
90th Percentile £88,875 £83,750 £81,250
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 299 192 469
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 25.62% 37.50% 27.70%
Number of salaries quoted 164 116 350
10th Percentile £37,500 £31,250 £27,600
25th Percentile £50,000 £38,625 £37,658
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +13.64% -21.43%
75th Percentile £75,000 £79,688 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £84,375 £83,750
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 8 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 3 (2.04%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (2.04%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.68%) Apache Spark
2 1 (0.68%) Camunda
2 1 (0.68%) WordPress
Applications
1 17 (11.56%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 39 (26.53%) AWS
2 25 (17.01%) Azure AI
2 25 (17.01%) GCP
2 25 (17.01%) Power Platform
3 14 (9.52%) Microsoft 365
4 13 (8.84%) Azure DevOps
5 9 (6.12%) GitHub
6 7 (4.76%) Azure Logic Apps
7 6 (4.08%) Entra ID
8 5 (3.40%) Apigee
8 5 (3.40%) Figma
8 5 (3.40%) Kong
8 5 (3.40%) OpenShift
9 4 (2.72%) Amazon ECS
9 4 (2.72%) Amazon EKS
9 4 (2.72%) Azure Data Factory
9 4 (2.72%) Serverless
10 3 (2.04%) Datadog
10 3 (2.04%) PaaS
11 2 (1.36%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 13 (8.84%) Firewall
2 5 (3.40%) Cisco ASA
2 5 (3.40%) DNS
3 3 (2.04%) VPN
3 3 (2.04%) WAN
4 2 (1.36%) Internet
4 2 (1.36%) LAN
4 2 (1.36%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.68%) DHCP
5 1 (0.68%) Radio Access Network
5 1 (0.68%) VLAN
5 1 (0.68%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (12.24%) Power BI
2 17 (11.56%) Tableau
3 10 (6.80%) SQL Server
4 4 (2.72%) Data Lake
5 3 (2.04%) Relational Database
6 2 (1.36%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (1.36%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (1.36%) Metadata
7 1 (0.68%) Data Mining
7 1 (0.68%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.68%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.68%) Snowflake Schema
7 1 (0.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 13 (8.84%) Git
2 9 (6.12%) GitLab
3 4 (2.72%) Jenkins
General
1 82 (55.78%) Social Skills
2 23 (15.65%) Finance
3 14 (9.52%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (7.48%) Telecoms
5 7 (4.76%) Retail
6 4 (2.72%) Public Sector
7 3 (2.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.68%) Multimedia
8 1 (0.68%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 36 (24.49%) Analyst
2 34 (23.13%) Junior
2 34 (23.13%) Junior Analyst
3 24 (16.33%) Software Engineer
4 19 (12.93%) Developer
5 18 (12.24%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 18 (12.24%) Security Analyst
6 17 (11.56%) Data Analyst
6 17 (11.56%) Junior Data Analyst
6 17 (11.56%) Junior Security Analyst
7 15 (10.20%) Ethical Hacker
8 11 (7.48%) Network Engineer
9 10 (6.80%) Architect
10 9 (6.12%) Azure Engineer
11 7 (4.76%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 7 (4.76%) Power Platform Developer
11 7 (4.76%) Senior
12 6 (4.08%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
12 6 (4.08%) DevOps Engineer
13 5 (3.40%) Telecoms Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (10.20%) REST
2 11 (7.48%) .NET
2 11 (7.48%) React
3 9 (6.12%) Web Services
4 7 (4.76%) ASP.NET
5 5 (3.40%) .NET Core
5 5 (3.40%) Django
5 5 (3.40%) Jinja
5 5 (3.40%) JSON
5 5 (3.40%) Twisted
5 5 (3.40%) WebSockets
5 5 (3.40%) XML
5 5 (3.40%) YAML
5 5 (3.40%) YANG
6 4 (2.72%) AngularJS
6 4 (2.72%) Elastic Stack
6 4 (2.72%) Entity Framework
6 4 (2.72%) RabbitMQ
6 4 (2.72%) Spring Boot
6 4 (2.72%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 18 (12.24%) Distributed Systems
2 15 (10.20%) Cyberattack
3 14 (9.52%) Client/Server
4 10 (6.80%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (5.44%) Low-Code
6 6 (4.08%) Video Conferencing
7 5 (3.40%) Cloud Native
7 5 (3.40%) Product Ownership
8 4 (2.72%) Cyber Defence
9 2 (1.36%) Distributed Architecture
9 2 (1.36%) Greenfield Project
10 1 (0.68%) AI Agents
10 1 (0.68%) Clustering
10 1 (0.68%) Cyber Threat
10 1 (0.68%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 32 (21.77%) Linux
2 5 (3.40%) Unix
3 4 (2.72%) Windows
4 1 (0.68%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.68%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 33 (22.45%) DevOps
3 31 (21.09%) Problem-Solving
4 28 (19.05%) AI
5 27 (18.37%) Continuous Improvement
6 24 (16.33%) Software Engineering
7 22 (14.97%) Code Quality
8 21 (14.29%) CI/CD
9 20 (13.61%) Test Automation
10 19 (12.93%) Mentoring
11 18 (12.24%) Business Intelligence
12 16 (10.88%) Containerisation
13 15 (10.20%) Agile
13 15 (10.20%) Computer Science
13 15 (10.20%) Ethical Hacking
14 14 (9.52%) Full-Stack Development
14 14 (9.52%) System Testing
15 11 (7.48%) Collaborative Culture
16 10 (6.80%) Data Governance
16 10 (6.80%) Deployment Automation
Programming Languages
1 63 (42.86%) Python
2 26 (17.69%) SQL
3 20 (13.61%) C#
4 19 (12.93%) JavaScript
5 14 (9.52%) C
5 14 (9.52%) C++
5 14 (9.52%) Rust
6 6 (4.08%) PowerShell
6 6 (4.08%) TypeScript
7 4 (2.72%) Java
7 4 (2.72%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.68%) Apex Code
8 1 (0.68%) Bicep
8 1 (0.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.68%) R
8 1 (0.68%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 66 (44.90%) Azure Certification
2 18 (12.24%) Degree
3 17 (11.56%) CompTIA CySA+
3 17 (11.56%) CompTIA Security+
4 16 (10.88%) CEH
5 14 (9.52%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (8.16%) Security Cleared
7 11 (7.48%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (4.76%) CCNA
9 6 (4.08%) Network+ Certification
10 4 (2.72%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 4 (2.72%) CCSP
10 4 (2.72%) CISM
10 4 (2.72%) CISSP
10 4 (2.72%) SC Cleared
11 2 (1.36%) DV Cleared
11 2 (1.36%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (0.68%) A+ Certification
12 1 (0.68%) CISA
12 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (9.52%) QA
2 2 (1.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (0.68%) GDPR
3 1 (0.68%) GRC
3 1 (0.68%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 17 (11.56%) VMware Infrastructure
2 15 (10.20%) Hyper-V
3 14 (9.52%) KVM
4 10 (6.80%) Docker
5 7 (4.76%) Active Directory
5 7 (4.76%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.68%) ClearTrust
Systems Management
1 9 (6.12%) Kubernetes
2 7 (4.76%) Terraform
3 4 (2.72%) Ansible
3 4 (2.72%) Kibana
4 2 (1.36%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 83 (56.46%) Microsoft
2 38 (25.85%) ForeScout
3 17 (11.56%) VMware
4 11 (7.48%) Cisco
5 7 (4.76%) Databricks
5 7 (4.76%) Palo Alto
6 5 (3.40%) F5
6 5 (3.40%) Juniper
6 5 (3.40%) Red Hat
7 4 (2.72%) AppDynamics
7 4 (2.72%) IBM
7 4 (2.72%) Oracle
7 4 (2.72%) Salesforce
8 2 (1.36%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.68%) 3PAR
9 1 (0.68%) Google
9 1 (0.68%) HP
9 1 (0.68%) Pega
9 1 (0.68%) SolarWinds
9 1 (0.68%) Veeam