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

6 months to
1 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 4 5
Rank change year-on-year 0 +1 0
Contract jobs citing Azure 296 224 282
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 16.41% 19.63% 14.63%
As % of the Cloud Services category 57.59% 56.71% 52.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 206 148 224
10th Percentile £350 £350 £413
25th Percentile £406 £450 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £525 £600
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £598 £609 £638
90th Percentile £661 £675 £675
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £550
% change year-on-year - -9.09% -3.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 3 10
10th Percentile £31.25 £38.70 £56.50
25th Percentile £35.22 £51.38 £56.65
Median hourly rate £95.00 £74.00 £58.30
Median % change year-on-year +28.38% +26.93% -26.38%
75th Percentile £108.00 £76.35 £61.60
90th Percentile £110.75 £76.85 -
South East median hourly rate £85.23 £52.75 £44.25
% change year-on-year +61.57% +19.21% -41.00%

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 514 395 536
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 28.49% 34.62% 27.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 367 252 365
10th Percentile £313 £350 £331
25th Percentile £406 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £515 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.87% -6.41% -
75th Percentile £600 £600 £615
90th Percentile £653 £661 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 10 24
10th Percentile £26.63 £29.69 £20.49
25th Percentile £31.25 £32.05 £41.25
Median hourly rate £81.50 £38.66 £58.30
Median % change year-on-year +110.84% -33.70% +150.21%
75th Percentile £104.00 £68.63 £61.53
90th Percentile £110.75 £79.02 £61.60
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £28.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year +69.64% -6.67% +14.29%

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 1 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 1 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 1 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 0 138 £536 -6.74% 60
Wokingham -2 137 £425 -10.53% 4
Windsor -11 6 £475 -5.00% 9
Maidenhead - 3 £475 - 3
Slough +4 1 £600 - 6
Bracknell -5 1 £450 -25.00% 4
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 20 (6.76%) SharePoint
2 9 (3.04%) Confluence
3 5 (1.69%) OpenStack
4 4 (1.35%) ArcGIS
5 3 (1.01%) Apache Spark
5 3 (1.01%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.68%) GeoServer
6 2 (0.68%) IIS
6 2 (0.68%) Smallworld
7 1 (0.34%) Apache
Applications
1 15 (5.07%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (2.36%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (2.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (1.35%) CPLEX
4 2 (0.68%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.68%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (2.36%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.35%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.68%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.34%) Primavera
4 1 (0.34%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 108 (36.49%) AWS
2 86 (29.05%) Azure DevOps
3 55 (18.58%) Entra ID
4 53 (17.91%) GCP
5 26 (8.78%) Microsoft 365
6 23 (7.77%) Power Platform
7 19 (6.42%) Azure Monitor
8 18 (6.08%) OCI
9 14 (4.73%) Azure Key Vault
9 14 (4.73%) SaaS
10 12 (4.05%) Azure AKS
10 12 (4.05%) IaaS
10 12 (4.05%) PaaS
11 10 (3.38%) Azure Logic Apps
12 9 (3.04%) GitHub
12 9 (3.04%) OneDrive
12 9 (3.04%) Power Automate
13 8 (2.70%) Azure Sentinel
13 8 (2.70%) PowerApps
14 6 (2.03%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 36 (12.16%) Firewall
2 28 (9.46%) DNS
3 26 (8.78%) DHCP
4 22 (7.43%) LAN
5 21 (7.09%) WAN
6 16 (5.41%) VPN
7 15 (5.07%) BGP
7 15 (5.07%) Network Security
7 15 (5.07%) TCP/IP
8 14 (4.73%) SD-WAN
9 11 (3.72%) FTP
10 10 (3.38%) MPLS
10 10 (3.38%) OSPF
11 9 (3.04%) Wireless
12 7 (2.36%) SSL
12 7 (2.36%) VLAN
13 6 (2.03%) WLAN
14 4 (1.35%) IPsec
14 4 (1.35%) MQTT
15 3 (1.01%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (5.07%) Power BI
2 10 (3.38%) NoSQL
3 8 (2.70%) SQL Server
4 7 (2.36%) Oracle Reports
5 6 (2.03%) Azure SQL Database
5 6 (2.03%) MongoDB
6 5 (1.69%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (1.69%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 5 (1.69%) Oracle Database
7 4 (1.35%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (1.35%) Big Data
7 4 (1.35%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (1.01%) GIS
8 3 (1.01%) Oracle Exadata
8 3 (1.01%) Parquet
9 2 (0.68%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.68%) Geospatial Data
9 2 (0.68%) Metadata
9 2 (0.68%) QGIS
9 2 (0.68%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 18 (6.08%) Git
2 14 (4.73%) JIRA
3 10 (3.38%) Jenkins
4 9 (3.04%) Burp Suite
4 9 (3.04%) Metasploit
5 5 (1.69%) HP UFT
6 2 (0.68%) Balsamiq
6 2 (0.68%) GitLab
7 1 (0.34%) Browser DevTools
7 1 (0.34%) JMeter
7 1 (0.34%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.34%) MSI
7 1 (0.34%) NeoLoad
7 1 (0.34%) Postman
7 1 (0.34%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.34%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.34%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 106 (35.81%) Social Skills
2 34 (11.49%) Analytical Skills
3 25 (8.45%) Aerospace
4 22 (7.43%) Documentation Skills
4 22 (7.43%) Public Sector
5 21 (7.09%) Finance
6 10 (3.38%) Influencing Skills
7 9 (3.04%) Organisational Skills
8 7 (2.36%) Billing
8 7 (2.36%) Retail
8 7 (2.36%) Telecoms
9 3 (1.01%) Police
10 2 (0.68%) Legal
10 2 (0.68%) Military
10 2 (0.68%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.34%) Marketing
11 1 (0.34%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 50 (16.89%) Architect
2 33 (11.15%) Analyst
3 28 (9.46%) Azure Engineer
4 27 (9.12%) Senior
5 25 (8.45%) Lead
6 19 (6.42%) Developer
7 17 (5.74%) Solutions Architect
8 13 (4.39%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 12 (4.05%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
10 10 (3.38%) Business Analyst
10 10 (3.38%) DevOps Engineer
10 10 (3.38%) Test Analyst
11 9 (3.04%) Cloud Engineer
11 9 (3.04%) Oracle Analyst
11 9 (3.04%) Penetration Tester
11 9 (3.04%) Platform Architect
12 8 (2.70%) Cybersecurity Architect
12 8 (2.70%) Platform Engineer
12 8 (2.70%) Project Manager
13 7 (2.36%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (5.41%) LDAP
2 15 (5.07%) ADO
3 12 (4.05%) REST
4 10 (3.38%) .NET
5 8 (2.70%) ARM Templates
5 8 (2.70%) OAuth
6 7 (2.36%) Middleware
6 7 (2.36%) SAML
7 6 (2.03%) Kafka
7 6 (2.03%) RESTful
8 5 (1.69%) NETCONF
8 5 (1.69%) OpenID
8 5 (1.69%) Pandas
8 5 (1.69%) pytest
8 5 (1.69%) YANG
9 4 (1.35%) FastAPI
9 4 (1.35%) Microsoft Graph
9 4 (1.35%) NumPy
9 4 (1.35%) OpenAPI
9 4 (1.35%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 26 (8.78%) Cloud Native
2 17 (5.74%) Data Centre
3 15 (5.07%) Distributed Systems
4 13 (4.39%) Onboarding
5 12 (4.05%) Product Ownership
6 11 (3.72%) Hybrid Cloud
7 10 (3.38%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (2.36%) Security Posture
9 6 (2.03%) Operational Technology
9 6 (2.03%) PKI
10 5 (1.69%) Algorithms
10 5 (1.69%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (1.35%) Data Structures
12 3 (1.01%) Data Protection Act
12 3 (1.01%) Enterprise Cloud
12 3 (1.01%) Legacy Systems
12 3 (1.01%) Self-Motivation
13 2 (0.68%) CMDB
13 2 (0.68%) Distributed Architecture
14 1 (0.34%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 55 (18.58%) Windows
2 22 (7.43%) Windows Server
3 10 (3.38%) Linux
4 8 (2.70%) Mac OS
5 6 (2.03%) Apple iOS
6 3 (1.01%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (1.01%) VMS
7 2 (0.68%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.34%) Unix
8 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 142 (47.97%) DevOps
2 77 (26.01%) CI/CD
3 62 (20.95%) Problem-Solving
4 54 (18.24%) Cybersecurity
5 52 (17.57%) Agile
6 46 (15.54%) Stakeholder Management
7 40 (13.51%) Infrastructure as Code
8 33 (11.15%) Roadmaps
9 30 (10.14%) ITIL
10 29 (9.80%) Root Cause Analysis
11 28 (9.46%) Analytics
12 25 (8.45%) SIEM
13 23 (7.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 22 (7.43%) RBAC
15 21 (7.09%) Containerisation
15 21 (7.09%) DevSecOps
15 21 (7.09%) Enterprise Architecture
16 19 (6.42%) Disaster Recovery
16 19 (6.42%) High Availability
16 19 (6.42%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 65 (21.96%) Python
2 40 (13.51%) PowerShell
3 24 (8.11%) SQL
4 17 (5.74%) Java
5 14 (4.73%) Bicep
6 11 (3.72%) Go
7 9 (3.04%) Bash
8 7 (2.36%) JavaScript
9 6 (2.03%) C#
10 5 (1.69%) VBScript
11 4 (1.35%) Kusto Query Language
11 4 (1.35%) X++
12 3 (1.01%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.34%) C++
13 1 (0.34%) Groovy
13 1 (0.34%) Perl
13 1 (0.34%) PHP
Qualifications
1 123 (41.55%) Security Cleared
2 99 (33.45%) SC Cleared
3 26 (8.78%) CISSP
4 24 (8.11%) Azure Certification
5 22 (7.43%) Degree
6 17 (5.74%) CISM
7 15 (5.07%) Cisco Certification
8 10 (3.38%) CCNP
8 10 (3.38%) CREST Certified
9 9 (3.04%) CHECK Team Member
9 9 (3.04%) Cyber Scheme
10 8 (2.70%) PMI Certification
11 7 (2.36%) AWS Certification
11 7 (2.36%) CCIE
11 7 (2.36%) PMP
11 7 (2.36%) Postgraduate
12 5 (1.69%) JNCIE
12 5 (1.69%) Network+ Certification
12 5 (1.69%) TOGAF Certification
13 4 (1.35%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (11.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (10.14%) GDPR
3 24 (8.11%) NIST
4 18 (6.08%) QA
5 9 (3.04%) NCSC
5 9 (3.04%) PCI DSS
5 9 (3.04%) PMO
6 7 (2.36%) Data Quality
7 4 (1.35%) NIST 800
8 3 (1.01%) SLA
9 1 (0.34%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.34%) GRC
9 1 (0.34%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 63 (21.28%) Active Directory
2 19 (6.42%) Docker
2 19 (6.42%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (4.39%) Hyper-V
4 12 (4.05%) Virtual Desktop
5 11 (3.72%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (2.03%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.68%) vSphere
8 1 (0.34%) NFS
Systems Management
1 42 (14.19%) Terraform
2 35 (11.82%) Kubernetes
3 23 (7.77%) Microsoft Intune
4 17 (5.74%) Ansible
5 9 (3.04%) Nmap
6 6 (2.03%) Jamf Pro
7 5 (1.69%) Grafana
7 5 (1.69%) Nagios
7 5 (1.69%) Prometheus
8 4 (1.35%) Data Guard
8 4 (1.35%) Oracle RMAN
8 4 (1.35%) Single Sign-On
9 3 (1.01%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 3 (1.01%) SCCM
10 2 (0.68%) HP ALM
10 2 (0.68%) systemd
11 1 (0.34%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 1 (0.34%) Progress Chef
11 1 (0.34%) Puppet
Vendors
1 66 (22.30%) Microsoft
2 28 (9.46%) Oracle
3 22 (7.43%) ServiceNow
3 22 (7.43%) VMware
4 15 (5.07%) Cisco
5 14 (4.73%) CyberArk
6 13 (4.39%) BeyondTrust
7 9 (3.04%) Juniper
7 9 (3.04%) SAP
8 7 (2.36%) Citrix
8 7 (2.36%) SolarWinds
8 7 (2.36%) Splunk
9 6 (2.03%) Databricks
9 6 (2.03%) Google
10 5 (1.69%) BiZZdesign
10 5 (1.69%) Dynatrace
10 5 (1.69%) Red Hat
10 5 (1.69%) Virgin Media
11 4 (1.35%) Aruba
11 4 (1.35%) Fortinet