Azure Contracts in Reading

Microsoft Azure
Berkshire > Reading

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading 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 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 4 5 5
Rank change year-on-year +1 0 -4
Contract jobs citing Azure 216 173 197
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading 18.24% 16.62% 14.57%
As % of the Cloud Services category 58.54% 54.06% 46.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 182 144 173
10th Percentile £425 £500 £375
25th Percentile £501 £525 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% +13.86%
75th Percentile £625 £688 £638
90th Percentile £686 £750 £675
Berkshire median daily rate £600 £588 £560
% change year-on-year +2.13% +4.91% +9.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 4 0
10th Percentile £56.50 £60.51 -
25th Percentile £56.58 £72.52 -
Median hourly rate £58.30 £79.19 -
Median % change year-on-year -26.38% - -
75th Percentile £59.95 - -
90th Percentile £60.61 - -
Berkshire median hourly rate £58.30 £79.19 £85.00
% change year-on-year -26.38% -6.84% +41.67%

All Cloud Skills
Reading

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 Reading with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 369 320 425
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 31.17% 30.74% 31.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 274 247 335
10th Percentile £380 £413 £184
25th Percentile £489 £500 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £560 £520
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +7.69% +4.00%
75th Percentile £638 £663 £619
90th Percentile £688 £725 £656
Berkshire median daily rate £550 £550 £500
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 7 4
10th Percentile £56.50 £38.59 £13.20
25th Percentile £56.58 £53.00 £18.38
Median hourly rate £58.30 £75.50 £24.25
Median % change year-on-year -22.78% +211.34% -59.58%
75th Percentile £59.95 £79.19 £33.00
90th Percentile £60.61 - £44.70
Berkshire median hourly rate £58.30 £33.50 £21.78
% change year-on-year +74.03% +53.85% +3.44%

Azure
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Job vacancy trend for Azure in Reading

Azure
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading

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

Daily rate trend for Azure in Reading

Azure
Daily Rate Histogram in Reading

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure in Reading over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Azure in Reading

Azure
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

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

Hourly rate trend for Azure in Reading

Azure
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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 (8.80%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (2.31%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.93%) Confluence
4 1 (0.46%) Apache
4 1 (0.46%) Jadu
4 1 (0.46%) Jupyter
Applications
1 10 (4.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (2.78%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.46%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 17 (7.87%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 8 (3.70%) Oracle EBS R12
3 7 (3.24%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (1.85%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.46%) Maximo
5 1 (0.46%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.46%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 60 (27.78%) Azure DevOps
2 50 (23.15%) Azure Monitor
3 39 (18.06%) Entra ID
4 31 (14.35%) Azure Data Factory
5 29 (13.43%) Azure Cosmos DB
6 25 (11.57%) AWS
7 23 (10.65%) Azure Functions
7 23 (10.65%) Serverless
8 17 (7.87%) Microsoft 365
9 16 (7.41%) Azure Key Vault
9 16 (7.41%) Azure Storage
10 13 (6.02%) OCI
10 13 (6.02%) Power Platform
11 11 (5.09%) Azure AKS
12 9 (4.17%) Azure Cognitive Search
13 8 (3.70%) GCP
13 8 (3.70%) OpenShift
14 7 (3.24%) Azure Logic Apps
15 6 (2.78%) Azure API Management
15 6 (2.78%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 34 (15.74%) Firewall
2 31 (14.35%) DNS
3 29 (13.43%) DHCP
4 13 (6.02%) SAN
5 2 (0.93%) VPN
6 1 (0.46%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.46%) Network Security
6 1 (0.46%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.46%) SSL
6 1 (0.46%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.46%) WAN
6 1 (0.46%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (9.26%) NoSQL
2 13 (6.02%) Power BI
3 10 (4.63%) Azure SQL Database
4 9 (4.17%) SQL Server
5 8 (3.70%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (3.70%) Redis
6 4 (1.85%) GIS
6 4 (1.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (1.39%) Amazon RDS
7 3 (1.39%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.93%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.93%) MySQL
8 2 (0.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.93%) Tableau
9 1 (0.46%) InterSystems Cache
9 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Analysis Services
9 1 (0.46%) RDBMS
9 1 (0.46%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 28 (12.96%) Git
2 20 (9.26%) JIRA
2 20 (9.26%) Selenium
3 14 (6.48%) Jenkins
4 13 (6.02%) Cucumber
4 13 (6.02%) GitLab
5 12 (5.56%) REST Assured
5 12 (5.56%) SonarQube
6 8 (3.70%) Visual Studio
7 6 (2.78%) Oracle Forms
8 3 (1.39%) JMeter
8 3 (1.39%) Robot Framework
9 2 (0.93%) SpecFlow
10 1 (0.46%) Axure RP
10 1 (0.46%) Bitbucket
10 1 (0.46%) MSTest
10 1 (0.46%) SoapUI
10 1 (0.46%) TeamCity
10 1 (0.46%) WebDriver
10 1 (0.46%) webpack
General
1 71 (32.87%) Social Skills
2 43 (19.91%) Analytical Skills
3 15 (6.94%) Finance
4 11 (5.09%) Public Sector
5 9 (4.17%) Law
6 8 (3.70%) Police
7 7 (3.24%) Organisational Skills
7 7 (3.24%) Telecoms
8 5 (2.31%) Pharmaceutical
8 5 (2.31%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (1.39%) Manufacturing
10 2 (0.93%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (0.93%) Marketing
11 1 (0.46%) Advertising
11 1 (0.46%) Electronics
11 1 (0.46%) French Language
11 1 (0.46%) Italian Language
11 1 (0.46%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 51 (23.61%) Developer
2 25 (11.57%) Active Directory Support
2 25 (11.57%) Azure Specialist
3 24 (11.11%) Active Directory Specialist
3 24 (11.11%) Support Specialist
4 21 (9.72%) Senior
5 19 (8.80%) Analyst
5 19 (8.80%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 19 (8.80%) Lead
6 18 (8.33%) Azure Developer
6 18 (8.33%) Full Stack Developer
7 12 (5.56%) Architect
7 12 (5.56%) Azure Engineer
8 11 (5.09%) Consultant
9 10 (4.63%) Designer
9 10 (4.63%) Lead Designer
10 9 (4.17%) Administrator
10 9 (4.17%) Storage Engineer
10 9 (4.17%) Systems Administrator
10 9 (4.17%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (16.20%) ARM Templates
2 21 (9.72%) React
3 17 (7.87%) Node.js
4 16 (7.41%) REST
5 13 (6.02%) Java EE
6 12 (5.56%) AngularJS
7 9 (4.17%) Itk
8 8 (3.70%) .NET
8 8 (3.70%) XML
9 7 (3.24%) CSS
9 7 (3.24%) HTML
10 6 (2.78%) JSON
11 5 (2.31%) Django
11 5 (2.31%) OAuth
11 5 (2.31%) OpenID
12 4 (1.85%) Celery
12 4 (1.85%) OpenLayers
12 4 (1.85%) PostGIS
12 4 (1.85%) SOAP
12 4 (1.85%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 18 (8.33%) Product Ownership
2 17 (7.87%) PKI
3 16 (7.41%) Self-Motivation
4 15 (6.94%) Data Centre
5 10 (4.63%) Cloud Native
6 7 (3.24%) Client/Server
6 7 (3.24%) Data Protection Act
7 4 (1.85%) Smart Meter
8 3 (1.39%) Public Cloud
9 2 (0.93%) Cyber Defence
9 2 (0.93%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 1 (0.46%) BYOD
10 1 (0.46%) CSOC
10 1 (0.46%) Enterprise Cloud
10 1 (0.46%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (0.46%) Greenfield Project
10 1 (0.46%) Legacy Applications
10 1 (0.46%) Mobile App
10 1 (0.46%) Security Operations Centre
10 1 (0.46%) W3C
Operating Systems
1 47 (21.76%) Windows
2 44 (20.37%) Linux
3 38 (17.59%) Windows Server
4 30 (13.89%) Windows Server 2016
4 30 (13.89%) Windows Server 2019
5 13 (6.02%) Windows 10
5 13 (6.02%) Windows Server 2012
5 13 (6.02%) Windows XP
6 7 (3.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (1.39%) Unix
8 1 (0.46%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (60.65%) DevOps
2 71 (32.87%) Agile
3 57 (26.39%) CI/CD
4 46 (21.30%) Infrastructure as Code
5 42 (19.44%) Problem-Solving
6 32 (14.81%) Test Automation
7 30 (13.89%) ITIL
8 25 (11.57%) Analytics
9 24 (11.11%) Containerisation
9 24 (11.11%) Release Management
10 22 (10.19%) Full Stack Development
11 21 (9.72%) Technical Leadership
12 20 (9.26%) Identity Management
12 20 (9.26%) Microservices
13 19 (8.80%) Break/Fix
13 19 (8.80%) Continuous Improvement
13 19 (8.80%) Disaster Recovery
13 19 (8.80%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 19 (8.80%) SDLC
13 19 (8.80%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 47 (21.76%) PowerShell
2 35 (16.20%) Python
3 32 (14.81%) C#
4 23 (10.65%) VBScript
5 22 (10.19%) SQL
6 17 (7.87%) Java
7 16 (7.41%) Bicep
7 16 (7.41%) VB
8 9 (4.17%) C
9 8 (3.70%) JavaScript
10 6 (2.78%) PHP
11 5 (2.31%) TypeScript
12 3 (1.39%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.93%) C++
14 1 (0.46%) Bash
14 1 (0.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 1 (0.46%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 76 (35.19%) Security Cleared
2 56 (25.93%) DV Cleared
2 56 (25.93%) SC Cleared
3 39 (18.06%) Degree
4 16 (7.41%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 13 (6.02%) CCNA
5 13 (6.02%) CCNP
5 13 (6.02%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (0.93%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (0.93%) CBAP
6 2 (0.93%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.46%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.46%) CEH
7 1 (0.46%) CISSP
7 1 (0.46%) CSPO
7 1 (0.46%) IIBA
7 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.46%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (4.63%) QA
2 4 (1.85%) GDPR
3 3 (1.39%) PMO
4 2 (0.93%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.46%) SLA
System Software
1 62 (28.70%) Active Directory
2 22 (10.19%) Docker
2 22 (10.19%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (7.41%) Virtual Desktop
3 16 (7.41%) Virtual Machines
4 13 (6.02%) Hyper-V
4 13 (6.02%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.93%) vSphere
6 1 (0.46%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 42 (19.44%) Kubernetes
2 30 (13.89%) SCCM
3 29 (13.43%) SCOM
3 29 (13.43%) WSUS
4 26 (12.04%) Terraform
5 17 (7.87%) Microsoft Intune
6 16 (7.41%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 15 (6.94%) Ansible
8 13 (6.02%) EMC NetWorker
8 13 (6.02%) NetBackup
8 13 (6.02%) vCenter Server
9 12 (5.56%) Docker Swarm
9 12 (5.56%) Podman
10 8 (3.70%) Istio
11 7 (3.24%) Rancher
12 2 (0.93%) Grafana
13 1 (0.46%) Graylog
13 1 (0.46%) Progress Chef
13 1 (0.46%) Prometheus
13 1 (0.46%) Puppet
Vendors
1 64 (29.63%) Microsoft
2 34 (15.74%) Oracle
3 23 (10.65%) VMware
4 15 (6.94%) Cisco
4 15 (6.94%) Palo Alto
5 13 (6.02%) 3PAR
5 13 (6.02%) Dell
5 13 (6.02%) EMC
5 13 (6.02%) Extreme Networks
5 13 (6.02%) HP
5 13 (6.02%) Juniper
5 13 (6.02%) Symantec
5 13 (6.02%) Veeam
6 8 (3.70%) Google
7 5 (2.31%) Ab Initio
8 4 (1.85%) CyberArk
8 4 (1.85%) Databricks
8 4 (1.85%) Okta
9 3 (1.39%) ServiceNow
10 2 (0.93%) SAP