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

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 4 5
Rank change year-on-year 0 +1 0
Contract jobs citing Azure 309 228 282
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 16.98% 20.23% 14.64%
As % of the Cloud Services category 58.19% 56.02% 52.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 211 150 223
10th Percentile £350 £350 £413
25th Percentile £403 £450 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £524 £600
Median % change year-on-year -9.35% -12.67% -
75th Percentile £597 £613 £638
90th Percentile £670 £675 £675
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £550
% change year-on-year - -9.09% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 3 10
10th Percentile £31.25 £38.70 £56.50
25th Percentile £35.22 £51.38 £56.65
Median hourly rate £87.98 £74.00 £58.30
Median % change year-on-year +18.89% +26.93% -26.38%
75th Percentile £107.00 £76.35 £61.60
90th Percentile £110.75 £76.85 -
South East median hourly rate £85.00 £74.00 £44.25
% change year-on-year +14.86% +67.23% -38.97%

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 531 407 535
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 29.18% 36.11% 27.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 375 257 359
10th Percentile £306 £340 £336
25th Percentile £401 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £505 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% -8.18% -
75th Percentile £597 £600 £619
90th Percentile £653 £668 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 46 11 26
10th Percentile £27.31 £24.66 £20.49
25th Percentile £31.25 £31.15 £41.25
Median hourly rate £81.50 £32.31 £58.30
Median % change year-on-year +152.24% -44.58% +150.21%
75th Percentile £103.94 £61.75 £61.39
90th Percentile £110.75 £77.19 £61.60
South East median hourly rate £52.50 £27.76 £27.22
% change year-on-year +89.12% +2.00% -15.74%

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 9 June 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 9 June 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 9 June 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 0 147 £536 -6.74% 48
Wokingham -2 141 £425 -12.82% 3
Windsor -13 6 £475 -5.00% 4
Maidenhead - 3 £475 - 3
Slough +5 1 £600 - 5
Bracknell -2 1 £450 -24.37% 3
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 25 (8.09%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.91%) Confluence
3 5 (1.62%) OpenStack
4 4 (1.29%) ArcGIS
5 3 (0.97%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.97%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.65%) GeoServer
6 2 (0.65%) IIS
6 2 (0.65%) Smallworld
7 1 (0.32%) Apache
Applications
1 14 (4.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.94%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (1.62%) CPLEX
4 2 (0.65%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.65%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (2.27%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.94%) Remedy ITSM
3 5 (1.62%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.32%) Primavera
4 1 (0.32%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 107 (34.63%) AWS
2 90 (29.13%) Azure DevOps
3 60 (19.42%) Entra ID
4 52 (16.83%) GCP
5 35 (11.33%) Microsoft 365
6 25 (8.09%) Power Platform
7 19 (6.15%) Azure Monitor
8 18 (5.83%) OCI
9 15 (4.85%) SaaS
10 14 (4.53%) Azure Key Vault
11 12 (3.88%) Azure AKS
12 11 (3.56%) Azure Logic Apps
12 11 (3.56%) IaaS
12 11 (3.56%) OneDrive
12 11 (3.56%) PaaS
13 10 (3.24%) Power Automate
14 9 (2.91%) GitHub
14 9 (2.91%) PowerApps
15 7 (2.27%) Azure Sentinel
16 6 (1.94%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 35 (11.33%) Firewall
2 33 (10.68%) DNS
3 31 (10.03%) DHCP
4 22 (7.12%) LAN
5 21 (6.80%) WAN
6 17 (5.50%) TCP/IP
6 17 (5.50%) VPN
7 16 (5.18%) Network Security
8 15 (4.85%) BGP
9 14 (4.53%) SD-WAN
10 12 (3.88%) FTP
11 10 (3.24%) MPLS
11 10 (3.24%) OSPF
12 8 (2.59%) SSL
12 8 (2.59%) Wireless
13 7 (2.27%) VLAN
14 6 (1.94%) WLAN
15 4 (1.29%) IPsec
15 4 (1.29%) MQTT
16 3 (0.97%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (5.50%) Power BI
2 11 (3.56%) NoSQL
3 8 (2.59%) SQL Server
4 7 (2.27%) MongoDB
5 6 (1.94%) Azure SQL Database
6 5 (1.62%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (1.62%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 5 (1.62%) Oracle Reports
6 5 (1.62%) PostgreSQL
7 4 (1.29%) Big Data
8 3 (0.97%) GIS
8 3 (0.97%) Oracle Database
8 3 (0.97%) Oracle Exadata
8 3 (0.97%) Parquet
9 2 (0.65%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.65%) Geospatial Data
9 2 (0.65%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.65%) QGIS
9 2 (0.65%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.65%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 18 (5.83%) Git
2 14 (4.53%) JIRA
3 9 (2.91%) Jenkins
4 8 (2.59%) Burp Suite
4 8 (2.59%) Metasploit
5 5 (1.62%) HP UFT
6 2 (0.65%) Balsamiq
6 2 (0.65%) GitLab
7 1 (0.32%) Browser DevTools
7 1 (0.32%) JMeter
7 1 (0.32%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.32%) MSI
7 1 (0.32%) NeoLoad
7 1 (0.32%) Postman
7 1 (0.32%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.32%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.32%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 113 (36.57%) Social Skills
2 39 (12.62%) Analytical Skills
3 27 (8.74%) Aerospace
4 22 (7.12%) Documentation Skills
4 22 (7.12%) Public Sector
5 21 (6.80%) Finance
6 10 (3.24%) Influencing Skills
7 9 (2.91%) Organisational Skills
8 7 (2.27%) Billing
8 7 (2.27%) Retail
9 6 (1.94%) Telecoms
10 3 (0.97%) Legal
10 3 (0.97%) Police
11 2 (0.65%) Military
11 2 (0.65%) Pharmaceutical
12 1 (0.32%) Marketing
12 1 (0.32%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 51 (16.50%) Architect
2 34 (11.00%) Analyst
3 28 (9.06%) Azure Engineer
4 27 (8.74%) Senior
5 26 (8.41%) Lead
6 20 (6.47%) Developer
7 16 (5.18%) Solutions Architect
8 14 (4.53%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 12 (3.88%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
10 10 (3.24%) Business Analyst
10 10 (3.24%) DevOps Engineer
10 10 (3.24%) Test Analyst
11 9 (2.91%) Cloud Engineer
11 9 (2.91%) Oracle Analyst
11 9 (2.91%) Platform Architect
11 9 (2.91%) Project Manager
12 8 (2.59%) Consultant
12 8 (2.59%) Cybersecurity Architect
12 8 (2.59%) IT Support
12 8 (2.59%) Penetration Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (5.83%) LDAP
2 16 (5.18%) ADO
3 11 (3.56%) .NET
3 11 (3.56%) OAuth
3 11 (3.56%) REST
4 10 (3.24%) SAML
5 8 (2.59%) ARM Templates
5 8 (2.59%) OpenID
6 7 (2.27%) Kafka
6 7 (2.27%) Middleware
6 7 (2.27%) RESTful
7 6 (1.94%) Pandas
7 6 (1.94%) pytest
8 5 (1.62%) FastAPI
8 5 (1.62%) Flask
8 5 (1.62%) NETCONF
8 5 (1.62%) NumPy
8 5 (1.62%) OpenAPI
8 5 (1.62%) Swagger
8 5 (1.62%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 24 (7.77%) Cloud Native
2 19 (6.15%) Data Centre
3 15 (4.85%) Distributed Systems
4 14 (4.53%) Product Ownership
5 12 (3.88%) Onboarding
6 11 (3.56%) Hybrid Cloud
7 10 (3.24%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (2.27%) Algorithms
9 6 (1.94%) Operational Technology
9 6 (1.94%) PKI
9 6 (1.94%) Security Posture
10 5 (1.62%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (1.62%) Data Structures
11 3 (0.97%) Data Protection Act
11 3 (0.97%) Enterprise Cloud
11 3 (0.97%) Legacy Systems
11 3 (0.97%) Self-Motivation
12 2 (0.65%) CMDB
12 2 (0.65%) Distributed Architecture
12 2 (0.65%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 62 (20.06%) Windows
2 26 (8.41%) Windows Server
3 10 (3.24%) Mac OS
4 9 (2.91%) Apple iOS
5 7 (2.27%) Linux
6 4 (1.29%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.97%) VMS
8 1 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.32%) Unix
8 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 145 (46.93%) DevOps
2 75 (24.27%) CI/CD
3 69 (22.33%) Problem-Solving
4 57 (18.45%) Cybersecurity
5 54 (17.48%) Agile
6 48 (15.53%) Stakeholder Management
7 40 (12.94%) Infrastructure as Code
8 36 (11.65%) Roadmaps
9 33 (10.68%) ITIL
10 30 (9.71%) Analytics
10 30 (9.71%) Root Cause Analysis
11 24 (7.77%) ITSM
11 24 (7.77%) SIEM
11 24 (7.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 23 (7.44%) Enterprise Architecture
13 22 (7.12%) RBAC
14 21 (6.80%) Containerisation
14 21 (6.80%) DevSecOps
14 21 (6.80%) Identity Access Management
14 21 (6.80%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 66 (21.36%) Python
2 42 (13.59%) PowerShell
3 22 (7.12%) SQL
4 18 (5.83%) Java
5 14 (4.53%) Bicep
6 11 (3.56%) Go
7 9 (2.91%) Bash
8 6 (1.94%) C#
8 6 (1.94%) JavaScript
9 5 (1.62%) VBScript
10 4 (1.29%) X++
11 3 (0.97%) Kusto Query Language
12 1 (0.32%) C++
12 1 (0.32%) Groovy
12 1 (0.32%) Perl
12 1 (0.32%) PHP
12 1 (0.32%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 129 (41.75%) Security Cleared
2 104 (33.66%) SC Cleared
3 27 (8.74%) CISSP
4 25 (8.09%) Azure Certification
5 24 (7.77%) Degree
6 17 (5.50%) CISM
7 15 (4.85%) Cisco Certification
8 10 (3.24%) CCNP
9 9 (2.91%) CREST Certified
10 8 (2.59%) AWS Certification
10 8 (2.59%) CHECK Team Member
10 8 (2.59%) Cyber Scheme
10 8 (2.59%) PMI Certification
11 7 (2.27%) CCIE
11 7 (2.27%) PMP
12 6 (1.94%) Postgraduate
13 5 (1.62%) JNCIE
13 5 (1.62%) Network+ Certification
13 5 (1.62%) TOGAF Certification
14 4 (1.29%) CSPO
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (11.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 28 (9.06%) GDPR
3 24 (7.77%) NIST
4 17 (5.50%) QA
5 10 (3.24%) NCSC
6 9 (2.91%) Data Quality
7 8 (2.59%) PCI DSS
7 8 (2.59%) PMO
8 4 (1.29%) NIST 800
8 4 (1.29%) SLA
9 3 (0.97%) GRC
10 1 (0.32%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.32%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 70 (22.65%) Active Directory
2 23 (7.44%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (6.47%) Docker
4 14 (4.53%) Hyper-V
5 13 (4.21%) Virtual Desktop
6 12 (3.88%) Virtual Machines
7 10 (3.24%) VMware ESXi
8 6 (1.94%) vSphere
9 1 (0.32%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.32%) NFS
Systems Management
1 41 (13.27%) Terraform
2 35 (11.33%) Kubernetes
3 30 (9.71%) Microsoft Intune
4 16 (5.18%) Ansible
5 8 (2.59%) Jamf Pro
5 8 (2.59%) Nmap
6 6 (1.94%) SCCM
7 5 (1.62%) Grafana
7 5 (1.62%) Nagios
7 5 (1.62%) Prometheus
8 4 (1.29%) Single Sign-On
9 3 (0.97%) SCOM
9 3 (0.97%) vCenter Server
10 2 (0.65%) Data Guard
10 2 (0.65%) HP ALM
10 2 (0.65%) Oracle RMAN
10 2 (0.65%) vMotion
11 1 (0.32%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 1 (0.32%) Progress Chef
11 1 (0.32%) systemd
Vendors
1 76 (24.60%) Microsoft
2 28 (9.06%) Oracle
3 27 (8.74%) ServiceNow
4 26 (8.41%) VMware
5 15 (4.85%) Cisco
6 14 (4.53%) CyberArk
7 13 (4.21%) BeyondTrust
8 10 (3.24%) Citrix
8 10 (3.24%) SAP
8 10 (3.24%) SolarWinds
9 9 (2.91%) Juniper
10 7 (2.27%) Databricks
10 7 (2.27%) Splunk
11 6 (1.94%) Google
11 6 (1.94%) Okta
11 6 (1.94%) Remedy
12 5 (1.62%) BiZZdesign
12 5 (1.62%) Dynatrace
12 5 (1.62%) Ping Identity
12 5 (1.62%) Virgin Media