Azure Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

Microsoft Azure
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Berkshire requiring Azure skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 3 4
Rank change year-on-year -2 +1 +1
Contract jobs citing Azure 330 271 288
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 18.33% 22.23% 17.60%
As % of the Cloud Services category 62.50% 52.83% 56.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 175 175 209
10th Percentile £358 £307 £413
25th Percentile £450 £409 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £485 £600
Median % change year-on-year +12.37% -19.17% -
75th Percentile £638 £581 £638
90th Percentile £700 £663 £651
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 59 0 2
10th Percentile £31.25 - £31.88
25th Percentile £66.55 - £38.08
Median hourly rate £85.00 - £48.94
75th Percentile £103.25 - £59.58
90th Percentile £110.75 - £65.64
South East median hourly rate £75.00 £32.77 £61.19
% change year-on-year +128.87% -46.44% -7.99%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Berkshire

Azure falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in Berkshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 528 513 512
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 29.33% 42.08% 31.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 299 314 330
10th Percentile £353 £272 £363
25th Percentile £450 £410 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -13.04% -
75th Percentile £619 £588 £638
90th Percentile £675 £668 £663
South East median daily rate £500 £475 £513
% change year-on-year +5.26% -7.32% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 70 15 16
10th Percentile £20.25 - £20.03
25th Percentile £39.21 £14.75 £27.38
Median hourly rate £81.75 £18.87 £50.27
Median % change year-on-year +333.23% -62.46% -17.92%
75th Percentile £100.63 £36.48 £61.98
90th Percentile £110.75 £44.76 £64.73
South East median hourly rate £52.50 £18.82 £47.50
% change year-on-year +178.96% -60.38% +75.93%

Azure
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Azure relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Azure job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Azure
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Azure.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Azure

Azure
Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure in Berkshire over the 6 months to 8 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Azure in Berkshire

Azure
Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Azure.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Azure

Azure
Hourly Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Azure in Berkshire over the 6 months to 8 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram 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 8 October 2026. 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 -2 208 £613 +16.67% 107
Wokingham -1 93 £471 +10.76% 16
Windsor -9 9 £475 -5.00% 17
Slough -1 6 £480 +3.78% 37
Azure
South East

Azure
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire 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 19 (5.76%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.42%) Apache Spark
2 8 (2.42%) Confluence
3 5 (1.52%) OpenStack
4 3 (0.91%) Apache
4 3 (0.91%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.61%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.61%) Apache Superset
5 2 (0.61%) Smallworld
6 1 (0.30%) CIMPLICITY
6 1 (0.30%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.30%) Predix
Applications
1 4 (1.21%) CPLEX
2 3 (0.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.91%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.61%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.30%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 11 (3.33%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.21%) Remedy ITSM
3 3 (0.91%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle Retail
4 1 (0.30%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.30%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 1 (0.30%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 138 (41.82%) AWS
2 89 (26.97%) Azure DevOps
3 80 (24.24%) GCP
4 50 (15.15%) Entra ID
5 30 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
6 18 (5.45%) Power Platform
7 17 (5.15%) GitHub
8 16 (4.85%) GitHub Actions
8 16 (4.85%) OpenShift
9 15 (4.55%) Azure Monitor
10 13 (3.94%) Azure Logic Apps
11 12 (3.64%) AWS CloudFormation
11 12 (3.64%) Azure AKS
11 12 (3.64%) SaaS
12 11 (3.33%) Azure Sentinel
12 11 (3.33%) OneDrive
13 10 (3.03%) Azure App Service
13 10 (3.03%) Azure Key Vault
14 8 (2.42%) Azure API Management
14 8 (2.42%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 42 (12.73%) DNS
2 29 (8.79%) DHCP
3 28 (8.48%) TCP/IP
4 26 (7.88%) Firewall
5 14 (4.24%) VPN
6 13 (3.94%) LAN
7 12 (3.64%) Network Security
7 12 (3.64%) WAN
8 9 (2.73%) BGP
9 8 (2.42%) DNSSEC
10 7 (2.12%) MPLS
11 6 (1.82%) SD-WAN
12 4 (1.21%) Wi-Fi
13 3 (0.91%) NetScaler
13 3 (0.91%) Software-Defined Networking
13 3 (0.91%) VXLAN
14 2 (0.61%) Intrusion Detection
14 2 (0.61%) OSPF
14 2 (0.61%) Unified Communications
14 2 (0.61%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (4.85%) NoSQL
2 14 (4.24%) Data Warehouse
3 12 (3.64%) Power BI
4 9 (2.73%) Azure SQL Database
5 7 (2.12%) Big Data
6 6 (1.82%) SQL Server
7 5 (1.52%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (1.21%) MongoDB
8 4 (1.21%) Parquet
8 4 (1.21%) Spark SQL
9 3 (0.91%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.91%) Hadoop
9 3 (0.91%) Relational Database
10 2 (0.61%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.61%) Metadata
10 2 (0.61%) Tableau
11 1 (0.30%) BigQuery
11 1 (0.30%) Neo4j
11 1 (0.30%) Redis
Development Applications
1 19 (5.76%) Jenkins
2 18 (5.45%) Git
3 12 (3.64%) GitLab
3 12 (3.64%) JIRA
4 4 (1.21%) JMeter
5 3 (0.91%) HP UFT
5 3 (0.91%) LoadRunner
5 3 (0.91%) NeoLoad
6 1 (0.30%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.30%) Burp Suite
6 1 (0.30%) Selenium
General
1 129 (39.09%) Social Skills
2 64 (19.39%) Aerospace
3 42 (12.73%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (6.36%) Finance
5 12 (3.64%) Documentation Skills
6 10 (3.03%) Billing
6 10 (3.03%) Influencing Skills
6 10 (3.03%) Telecoms
7 9 (2.73%) Retail
8 6 (1.82%) Public Sector
9 4 (1.21%) Legal
10 3 (0.91%) Manufacturing
10 3 (0.91%) Military
10 3 (0.91%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (0.91%) Publishing
11 2 (0.61%) Automotive
11 2 (0.61%) Banking
11 2 (0.61%) General Ledger
11 2 (0.61%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.30%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 75 (22.73%) Architect
2 45 (13.64%) Lead
3 31 (9.39%) Senior
4 28 (8.48%) Solutions Architect
5 25 (7.58%) Developer
6 21 (6.36%) Consultant
7 14 (4.24%) Data Engineer
8 13 (3.94%) Analyst
8 13 (3.94%) Azure Engineer
9 11 (3.33%) Full-Stack Developer
10 10 (3.03%) Cloud Architect
10 10 (3.03%) IT Support
10 10 (3.03%) Network Architect
11 9 (2.73%) Business Analyst
11 9 (2.73%) CyberArk Consultant
11 9 (2.73%) Enterprise Architect
11 9 (2.73%) Product Owner
11 9 (2.73%) Project Manager
11 9 (2.73%) Technical Leader
12 8 (2.42%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 65 (19.70%) Terraform
2 28 (8.48%) REST
3 27 (8.18%) LDAP
4 23 (6.97%) OAuth
5 20 (6.06%) SAML
6 19 (5.76%) .NET
7 16 (4.85%) OpenID
8 14 (4.24%) ARM Templates
9 13 (3.94%) RESTful
10 12 (3.64%) PySpark
11 11 (3.33%) .NET Core
12 9 (2.73%) React
13 8 (2.42%) .NET Framework
13 8 (2.42%) Entity Framework
13 8 (2.42%) OAuth2
14 7 (2.12%) FastAPI
14 7 (2.12%) Microsoft Graph
14 7 (2.12%) OpenAPI
14 7 (2.12%) Swagger
15 6 (1.82%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 32 (9.70%) Hybrid Cloud
2 30 (9.09%) Cloud Native
3 28 (8.48%) Product Ownership
4 18 (5.45%) Data Centre
5 17 (5.15%) Onboarding
6 12 (3.64%) Management Information System
7 11 (3.33%) Enterprise Software
8 9 (2.73%) Distributed Systems
9 7 (2.12%) Algorithms
9 7 (2.12%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 6 (1.82%) Data Protection Act
10 6 (1.82%) PKI
11 5 (1.52%) IoT
11 5 (1.52%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (1.21%) AI Agents
12 4 (1.21%) CMDB
12 4 (1.21%) Data Structures
12 4 (1.21%) Enterprise Cloud
12 4 (1.21%) Operational Technology
12 4 (1.21%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 58 (17.58%) Windows
2 22 (6.67%) Linux
3 19 (5.76%) Windows Server
4 12 (3.64%) Apple iOS
4 12 (3.64%) Mac OS
5 9 (2.73%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.91%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.30%) Android
7 1 (0.30%) Unix
7 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 151 (45.76%) DevOps
2 103 (31.21%) CI/CD
3 97 (29.39%) Stakeholder Management
4 82 (24.85%) Agile
5 77 (23.33%) Problem-Solving
6 66 (20.00%) Infrastructure as Code
7 55 (16.67%) Analytics
7 55 (16.67%) Roadmaps
8 53 (16.06%) Continuous Improvement
9 50 (15.15%) Cybersecurity
9 50 (15.15%) Migration
9 50 (15.15%) Technical Leadership
10 43 (13.03%) Identity Access Management
11 41 (12.42%) SIEM
12 38 (11.52%) ITIL
13 36 (10.91%) Containerisation
14 34 (10.30%) DevSecOps
14 34 (10.30%) Enterprise Architecture
15 33 (10.00%) AI
16 32 (9.70%) Digital Transformation Programme
Programming Languages
1 101 (30.61%) Python
2 68 (20.61%) PowerShell
3 38 (11.52%) SQL
4 27 (8.18%) Bash
5 16 (4.85%) Bicep
6 15 (4.55%) Java
7 12 (3.64%) C#
8 9 (2.73%) JavaScript
9 8 (2.42%) Kusto Query Language
10 6 (1.82%) Go
11 4 (1.21%) X++
12 3 (0.91%) VBScript
13 2 (0.61%) Magik
13 2 (0.61%) TypeScript
14 1 (0.30%) C++
14 1 (0.30%) Gremlin
14 1 (0.30%) Groovy
14 1 (0.30%) R
14 1 (0.30%) Scala
14 1 (0.30%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 148 (44.85%) Security Cleared
2 129 (39.09%) SC Cleared
3 53 (16.06%) Azure Certification
4 37 (11.21%) Degree
5 32 (9.70%) CISSP
6 28 (8.48%) AWS Certification
7 19 (5.76%) Cisco Certification
8 16 (4.85%) Computer Science Degree
9 13 (3.94%) DV Cleared
9 13 (3.94%) Microsoft Certification
10 11 (3.33%) CISM
11 10 (3.03%) PMI Certification
11 10 (3.03%) PMP
12 9 (2.73%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 9 (2.73%) TOGAF Certification
13 7 (2.12%) CCIE
14 6 (1.82%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 5 (1.52%) CCNP
15 5 (1.52%) CSPO
15 5 (1.52%) JNCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (6.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 20 (6.06%) NIST
3 19 (5.76%) Data Quality
4 16 (4.85%) QA
5 9 (2.73%) GDPR
6 6 (1.82%) NCSC
7 5 (1.52%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (1.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 4 (1.21%) GRC
9 3 (0.91%) SLA
10 1 (0.30%) Disclosure Scotland
10 1 (0.30%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.30%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.30%) PMO
10 1 (0.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.30%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 66 (20.00%) Active Directory
2 31 (9.39%) Docker
3 24 (7.27%) VMware Infrastructure
4 17 (5.15%) Hyper-V
5 9 (2.73%) Virtual Machines
5 9 (2.73%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (1.82%) vSphere
7 5 (1.52%) Virtual Desktop
8 4 (1.21%) BitLocker
9 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 2 (0.61%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 56 (16.97%) Kubernetes
2 41 (12.42%) Ansible
3 26 (7.88%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (3.03%) Grafana
4 10 (3.03%) Jamf Pro
5 8 (2.42%) Single Sign-On
6 7 (2.12%) SCCM
7 5 (1.52%) Prometheus
7 5 (1.52%) SCOM
8 4 (1.21%) vCenter Server
9 3 (0.91%) Istio
9 3 (0.91%) Progress Chef
9 3 (0.91%) Puppet
10 2 (0.61%) CASB
10 2 (0.61%) vMotion
11 1 (0.30%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 1 (0.30%) NetBackup
11 1 (0.30%) QRadar
11 1 (0.30%) Rancher
Vendors
1 155 (46.97%) Microsoft
2 30 (9.09%) VMware
3 28 (8.48%) Google
4 27 (8.18%) CyberArk
5 25 (7.58%) ServiceNow
6 18 (5.45%) Databricks
7 16 (4.85%) SAP
8 13 (3.94%) Oracle
9 10 (3.03%) Cisco
9 10 (3.03%) Salesforce
10 8 (2.42%) Infoblox
10 8 (2.42%) Red Hat
11 7 (2.12%) Okta
11 7 (2.12%) SolarWinds
11 7 (2.12%) Splunk
12 6 (1.82%) Dynatrace
12 6 (1.82%) Ping Identity
13 5 (1.52%) BeyondTrust
13 5 (1.52%) Citrix
13 5 (1.52%) ForgeRock