Azure Contracts in Berkshire

Microsoft Azure
South East > Berkshire

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Berkshire with a requirement for Azure skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Azure over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 6 6 9
Rank change year-on-year 0 +3 -5
Contract jobs citing Azure 271 248 310
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 13.72% 13.67% 12.90%
As % of the Cloud Services category 48.39% 49.60% 43.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 214 198 261
10th Percentile £413 £457 £398
25th Percentile £500 £513 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £581 £555
Median % change year-on-year +3.23% +4.73% +7.61%
75th Percentile £625 £675 £625
90th Percentile £688 £725 £675
South East median daily rate £550 £559 £525
% change year-on-year -1.52% +6.38% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 5 2
10th Percentile £56.50 £56.10 -
25th Percentile £56.65 £61.50 £82.50
Median hourly rate £58.30 £79.19 £85.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.38% -6.84% +41.67%
75th Percentile £61.60 - £87.50
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £38.50 £67.50 £50.50
% change year-on-year -42.96% +33.66% +78.76%

All Cloud Skills
Berkshire

Azure is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Berkshire with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 560 500 712
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 28.35% 27.56% 29.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 368 359 530
10th Percentile £329 £390 £185
25th Percentile £450 £470 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -
75th Percentile £623 £638 £600
90th Percentile £688 £713 £651
South East median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 15 14
10th Percentile £20.49 £18.03 £17.68
25th Percentile £41.25 £20.50 £21.01
Median hourly rate £58.30 £33.50 £21.78
Median % change year-on-year +74.03% +53.85% +3.44%
75th Percentile £61.60 £70.13 £63.75
90th Percentile £61.96 £79.19 £85.37
South East median hourly rate £23.22 £24.00 £21.05
% change year-on-year -3.27% +14.01% -4.32%

Azure
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings citing Azure as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Azure in Berkshire

Azure
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Azure in Berkshire.

Daily rate trend for Azure in Berkshire

Azure
Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure in Berkshire over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Azure in Berkshire

Azure
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Azure in Berkshire.

Hourly rate trend for Azure in Berkshire

Azure
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Azure within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Reading 0 216 £600 - 40
Bracknell +7 24 £500 - 2
Wokingham -6 11 £650 +20.93% 2
Newbury +1 5 £475 +35.71% 3
Maidenhead -2 3 £550 +37.50% 3
Windsor -9 1 £700 - 2
Crowthorne - 1 - -
Azure
South East

Azure
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 19 (7.01%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (1.85%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.74%) Confluence
4 1 (0.37%) Apache
4 1 (0.37%) Jadu
4 1 (0.37%) Jupyter
Applications
1 10 (3.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (2.95%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.37%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 18 (6.64%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 9 (3.32%) Oracle EBS R12
3 8 (2.95%) Oracle EBS
3 8 (2.95%) Teamcenter
4 1 (0.37%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.37%) Maximo
4 1 (0.37%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.37%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 73 (26.94%) Azure DevOps
2 50 (18.45%) Azure Monitor
3 43 (15.87%) Entra ID
4 40 (14.76%) AWS
5 32 (11.81%) Azure Data Factory
6 29 (10.70%) Azure Cosmos DB
7 23 (8.49%) Azure Functions
7 23 (8.49%) Serverless
8 22 (8.12%) Microsoft 365
9 16 (5.90%) Azure Key Vault
9 16 (5.90%) Azure Storage
10 14 (5.17%) Power Platform
11 13 (4.80%) OCI
11 13 (4.80%) PaaS
12 12 (4.43%) Azure Logic Apps
12 12 (4.43%) OpenShift
13 11 (4.06%) Azure AKS
14 10 (3.69%) IaaS
15 9 (3.32%) Azure Cognitive Search
16 8 (2.95%) Azure API Management
Communications & Networking
1 38 (14.02%) Firewall
2 37 (13.65%) DNS
3 34 (12.55%) DHCP
4 13 (4.80%) SAN
5 9 (3.32%) SSL
6 5 (1.85%) VPN
7 4 (1.48%) TCP/IP
8 3 (1.11%) Network Security
9 2 (0.74%) Remote Desktop
9 2 (0.74%) WAN
10 1 (0.37%) Cisco ISE
10 1 (0.37%) Intrusion Detection
10 1 (0.37%) LAN
10 1 (0.37%) SD-WAN
10 1 (0.37%) Unified Communications
10 1 (0.37%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (7.75%) NoSQL
2 14 (5.17%) Power BI
3 11 (4.06%) Azure SQL Database
3 11 (4.06%) SQL Server
4 9 (3.32%) PostgreSQL
4 9 (3.32%) Redis
5 4 (1.48%) GIS
5 4 (1.48%) Relational Database
5 4 (1.48%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (1.11%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (1.11%) Big Data
6 3 (1.11%) Data Lake
6 3 (1.11%) MySQL
7 2 (0.74%) RDBMS
7 2 (0.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.74%) Tableau
8 1 (0.37%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.37%) InterSystems Cache
8 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Analysis Services
8 1 (0.37%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 28 (10.33%) Git
2 24 (8.86%) JIRA
3 23 (8.49%) Selenium
4 15 (5.54%) Jenkins
5 13 (4.80%) Cucumber
5 13 (4.80%) GitLab
5 13 (4.80%) SonarQube
6 12 (4.43%) REST Assured
7 10 (3.69%) Visual Studio
8 7 (2.58%) Oracle Forms
9 5 (1.85%) Bitbucket
9 5 (1.85%) SpecFlow
10 4 (1.48%) Artifactory
10 4 (1.48%) Postman
11 3 (1.11%) JMeter
11 3 (1.11%) Robot Framework
12 1 (0.37%) Maven
12 1 (0.37%) NUnit
12 1 (0.37%) webpack
12 1 (0.37%) Xcode
General
1 82 (30.26%) Social Skills
2 46 (16.97%) Analytical Skills
3 19 (7.01%) Finance
4 15 (5.54%) Public Sector
5 9 (3.32%) Law
6 8 (2.95%) Police
6 8 (2.95%) Telecoms
7 7 (2.58%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (2.21%) Presentation Skills
9 5 (1.85%) Pharmaceutical
10 4 (1.48%) Manufacturing
11 2 (0.74%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (0.74%) Legal
11 2 (0.74%) Marketing
12 1 (0.37%) Advertising
12 1 (0.37%) French Language
12 1 (0.37%) General Ledger
12 1 (0.37%) Italian Language
12 1 (0.37%) Retail
12 1 (0.37%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 54 (19.93%) Developer
2 30 (11.07%) Architect
3 28 (10.33%) Senior
4 26 (9.59%) Active Directory Support
4 26 (9.59%) Azure Specialist
5 25 (9.23%) Active Directory Specialist
5 25 (9.23%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 25 (9.23%) Support Specialist
6 24 (8.86%) Lead
7 21 (7.75%) Analyst
8 18 (6.64%) Azure Developer
8 18 (6.64%) Full Stack Developer
9 14 (5.17%) Consultant
10 13 (4.80%) Administrator
10 13 (4.80%) Azure Engineer
10 13 (4.80%) Systems Administrator
11 11 (4.06%) Senior Systems Administrator
12 10 (3.69%) Designer
12 10 (3.69%) Lead Designer
12 10 (3.69%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (12.92%) ARM Templates
2 21 (7.75%) React
3 17 (6.27%) Node.js
3 17 (6.27%) REST
4 15 (5.54%) .NET
5 13 (4.80%) Itk
5 13 (4.80%) Java EE
6 12 (4.43%) AngularJS
7 10 (3.69%) Web Services
8 8 (2.95%) XML
9 7 (2.58%) CSS
9 7 (2.58%) HTML
9 7 (2.58%) YAML
10 6 (2.21%) JSON
11 5 (1.85%) Django
11 5 (1.85%) OAuth
11 5 (1.85%) OpenID
12 4 (1.48%) Celery
12 4 (1.48%) OpenLayers
12 4 (1.48%) PostGIS
Miscellaneous
1 25 (9.23%) PKI
2 20 (7.38%) Product Ownership
3 16 (5.90%) Data Centre
3 16 (5.90%) Self-Motivation
4 12 (4.43%) Cloud Native
5 10 (3.69%) Data Protection Act
6 7 (2.58%) Client/Server
6 7 (2.58%) Public Cloud
7 4 (1.48%) Smart Meter
8 2 (0.74%) Cyber Defence
8 2 (0.74%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 2 (0.74%) IoT
8 2 (0.74%) Legacy Applications
8 2 (0.74%) Management Information System
9 1 (0.37%) CSOC
9 1 (0.37%) Greenfield Project
9 1 (0.37%) Legacy Systems
9 1 (0.37%) Renewable Energy
9 1 (0.37%) Security Operations Centre
9 1 (0.37%) W3C
Operating Systems
1 62 (22.88%) Windows
2 53 (19.56%) Linux
3 49 (18.08%) Windows Server
4 34 (12.55%) Windows Server 2016
4 34 (12.55%) Windows Server 2019
5 14 (5.17%) Windows 10
6 13 (4.80%) Windows Server 2012
6 13 (4.80%) Windows XP
7 7 (2.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (1.11%) Unix
9 1 (0.37%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 154 (56.83%) DevOps
2 76 (28.04%) Agile
3 61 (22.51%) CI/CD
4 50 (18.45%) Problem-Solving
5 46 (16.97%) Infrastructure as Code
6 36 (13.28%) Test Automation
7 30 (11.07%) ITIL
8 29 (10.70%) Analytics
9 26 (9.59%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 25 (9.23%) Microservices
10 25 (9.23%) Release Management
11 24 (8.86%) Containerisation
12 22 (8.12%) Full Stack Development
12 22 (8.12%) Technical Leadership
13 20 (7.38%) Continuous Improvement
13 20 (7.38%) Identity Management
13 20 (7.38%) SDLC
14 19 (7.01%) Disaster Recovery
14 19 (7.01%) Project Management
14 19 (7.01%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 49 (18.08%) PowerShell
2 41 (15.13%) Python
3 40 (14.76%) C#
4 26 (9.59%) SQL
5 23 (8.49%) VBScript
6 19 (7.01%) Java
7 16 (5.90%) Bicep
7 16 (5.90%) VB
8 15 (5.54%) C
9 8 (2.95%) C++
9 8 (2.95%) JavaScript
9 8 (2.95%) PHP
10 5 (1.85%) TypeScript
11 3 (1.11%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.74%) Ruby
13 1 (0.37%) Bash
13 1 (0.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.37%) Kusto Query Language
13 1 (0.37%) R
Qualifications
1 95 (35.06%) Security Cleared
2 63 (23.25%) SC Cleared
3 61 (22.51%) DV Cleared
4 54 (19.93%) Degree
5 16 (5.90%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 13 (4.80%) CCNA
6 13 (4.80%) CCNP
6 13 (4.80%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (1.11%) Azure Certification
7 3 (1.11%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (1.11%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.74%) A+ Certification
8 2 (0.74%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (0.74%) CBAP
8 2 (0.74%) MCITP
9 1 (0.37%) CEH
9 1 (0.37%) CISSP
9 1 (0.37%) CSPO
9 1 (0.37%) IIBA
9 1 (0.37%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (4.43%) QA
2 4 (1.48%) GDPR
2 4 (1.48%) PMO
3 2 (0.74%) Accessibility
3 2 (0.74%) SLA
4 1 (0.37%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.37%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 81 (29.89%) Active Directory
2 30 (11.07%) VMware Infrastructure
3 25 (9.23%) Docker
4 21 (7.75%) Virtual Machines
5 16 (5.90%) Virtual Desktop
6 15 (5.54%) Hyper-V
7 13 (4.80%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.74%) vSphere
9 1 (0.37%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 45 (16.61%) Kubernetes
2 33 (12.18%) WSUS
3 31 (11.44%) SCCM
4 30 (11.07%) SCOM
5 28 (10.33%) Terraform
6 21 (7.75%) Microsoft Intune
7 17 (6.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 17 (6.27%) Ansible
8 16 (5.90%) vCenter Server
9 13 (4.80%) EMC NetWorker
9 13 (4.80%) NetBackup
10 12 (4.43%) Docker Swarm
10 12 (4.43%) Podman
11 11 (4.06%) Istio
12 7 (2.58%) Rancher
13 6 (2.21%) Grafana
14 2 (0.74%) Graylog
14 2 (0.74%) Nagios
14 2 (0.74%) Prometheus
14 2 (0.74%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 84 (31.00%) Microsoft
2 36 (13.28%) Oracle
3 34 (12.55%) VMware
4 16 (5.90%) Cisco
5 15 (5.54%) Palo Alto
6 13 (4.80%) 3PAR
6 13 (4.80%) Dell
6 13 (4.80%) EMC
6 13 (4.80%) Extreme Networks
6 13 (4.80%) HP
6 13 (4.80%) Juniper
6 13 (4.80%) Symantec
6 13 (4.80%) Veeam
7 8 (2.95%) Google
8 5 (1.85%) Ab Initio
8 5 (1.85%) Databricks
8 5 (1.85%) Red Hat
9 4 (1.48%) CyberArk
9 4 (1.48%) Okta
10 3 (1.11%) ServiceNow