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 30 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 4 6
Rank change year-on-year 0 +2 0
Contract jobs citing Azure 318 237 273
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 17.25% 20.20% 13.81%
As % of the Cloud Services category 58.03% 59.70% 49.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 240 157 216
10th Percentile £306 £364 £413
25th Percentile £400 £450 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year -15.82% -8.33% +2.13%
75th Percentile £542 £625 £625
90th Percentile £670 £663 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -1.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 3 10
10th Percentile £65.80 £38.70 £56.50
25th Percentile £81.44 £51.38 £56.65
Median hourly rate £90.00 £74.00 £58.30
Median % change year-on-year +21.62% +26.93% -26.38%
75th Percentile £97.50 £76.35 £61.60
90th Percentile £103.98 £76.85 -
South East median hourly rate £83.25 £52.75 £38.50
% change year-on-year +57.82% +37.01% -42.96%

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 548 397 557
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 29.73% 33.84% 28.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 403 252 370
10th Percentile £306 £325 £330
25th Percentile £400 £446 £452
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £600 £604 £624
90th Percentile £653 £662 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £501 £500
% change year-on-year -0.10% +0.10% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 10 22
10th Percentile £27.45 £24.04 £20.49
25th Percentile £71.70 £29.31 £41.25
Median hourly rate £81.50 £32.05 £58.30
Median % change year-on-year +154.29% -45.03% +74.03%
75th Percentile £95.00 £68.63 £61.60
90th Percentile £101.50 £79.02 £61.96
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £28.50 £23.22
% change year-on-year +66.67% +22.77% -5.24%

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 30 April 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 30 April 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 30 April 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
Wokingham 0 157 £425 -15.00% 11
Reading -4 137 £505 -12.17% 27
Windsor -8 6 £513 +2.50% 2
Maidenhead +7 5 £475 -5.00% 2
Slough +11 3 £475 -20.83% 5
Bracknell -4 3 £450 -23.40% 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 16 (5.03%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.83%) Confluence
3 4 (1.26%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.94%) OpenStack
5 2 (0.63%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.63%) GeoServer
5 2 (0.63%) IIS
5 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.63%) Smallworld
6 1 (0.31%) Apache
Applications
1 20 (6.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (3.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 10 (3.14%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.94%) CPLEX
5 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.63%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (1.26%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (0.63%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.31%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.31%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 138 (43.40%) AWS
2 80 (25.16%) Azure DevOps
3 77 (24.21%) GCP
4 55 (17.30%) Entra ID
5 26 (8.18%) Power Platform
6 24 (7.55%) Microsoft 365
7 20 (6.29%) Azure Monitor
8 18 (5.66%) OCI
9 17 (5.35%) SaaS
10 15 (4.72%) Azure Key Vault
10 15 (4.72%) PaaS
11 13 (4.09%) Azure AKS
12 12 (3.77%) IaaS
13 10 (3.14%) GitHub
14 9 (2.83%) Azure Logic Apps
14 9 (2.83%) Azure Sentinel
15 8 (2.52%) Azure Functions
15 8 (2.52%) PowerApps
15 8 (2.52%) Serverless
16 7 (2.20%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 43 (13.52%) Firewall
2 30 (9.43%) DNS
3 28 (8.81%) DHCP
4 18 (5.66%) LAN
4 18 (5.66%) WAN
5 17 (5.35%) VPN
6 16 (5.03%) Network Security
7 15 (4.72%) FTP
8 13 (4.09%) SD-WAN
9 12 (3.77%) BGP
9 12 (3.77%) TCP/IP
9 12 (3.77%) Wireless
10 9 (2.83%) OSPF
11 7 (2.20%) MPLS
11 7 (2.20%) SSL
11 7 (2.20%) VLAN
12 6 (1.89%) WLAN
13 4 (1.26%) IPsec
13 4 (1.26%) MQTT
14 3 (0.94%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (6.92%) Power BI
2 9 (2.83%) NoSQL
2 9 (2.83%) Oracle Reports
3 8 (2.52%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 7 (2.20%) Oracle Database
4 7 (2.20%) SQL Server
5 6 (1.89%) Azure SQL Database
6 5 (1.57%) MongoDB
7 4 (1.26%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (1.26%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (1.26%) Relational Database
7 4 (1.26%) Tableau
8 3 (0.94%) Big Data
8 3 (0.94%) GIS
8 3 (0.94%) Oracle Exadata
8 3 (0.94%) Parquet
8 3 (0.94%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.94%) RDBMS
9 2 (0.63%) Elasticsearch
9 2 (0.63%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 22 (6.92%) Git
2 15 (4.72%) JIRA
3 14 (4.40%) Jenkins
4 12 (3.77%) Burp Suite
4 12 (3.77%) Metasploit
5 5 (1.57%) HP UFT
6 2 (0.63%) Balsamiq
6 2 (0.63%) GitLab
7 1 (0.31%) Browser DevTools
7 1 (0.31%) MSI
7 1 (0.31%) Postman
7 1 (0.31%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.31%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.31%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 120 (37.74%) Social Skills
2 49 (15.41%) Analytical Skills
3 28 (8.81%) Documentation Skills
3 28 (8.81%) Public Sector
4 14 (4.40%) Finance
5 11 (3.46%) Organisational Skills
6 9 (2.83%) Aerospace
6 9 (2.83%) Influencing Skills
7 8 (2.52%) Telecoms
8 6 (1.89%) Retail
9 4 (1.26%) Billing
10 3 (0.94%) Pharmaceutical
10 3 (0.94%) Police
11 1 (0.31%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.31%) Marketing
11 1 (0.31%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 55 (17.30%) Architect
2 34 (10.69%) Analyst
3 28 (8.81%) Azure Engineer
4 27 (8.49%) Senior
5 23 (7.23%) Lead
6 19 (5.97%) Solutions Architect
7 17 (5.35%) Developer
8 16 (5.03%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 14 (4.40%) DevOps Engineer
10 12 (3.77%) Penetration Tester
11 11 (3.46%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
11 11 (3.46%) Tester
12 10 (3.14%) Test Analyst
12 10 (3.14%) Wintel Analyst
13 9 (2.83%) Consultant
13 9 (2.83%) Oracle Analyst
13 9 (2.83%) Platform Architect
13 9 (2.83%) Platform Engineer
14 8 (2.52%) Cloud Engineer
14 8 (2.52%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (5.35%) LDAP
2 15 (4.72%) ADO
2 15 (4.72%) REST
3 10 (3.14%) .NET
4 8 (2.52%) ARM Templates
5 7 (2.20%) SOAP
6 6 (1.89%) Middleware
6 6 (1.89%) OAuth
7 5 (1.57%) .NET Core
7 5 (1.57%) Kafka
7 5 (1.57%) SAML
7 5 (1.57%) YAML
8 4 (1.26%) JSON
8 4 (1.26%) Pandas
8 4 (1.26%) pytest
8 4 (1.26%) RESTful
9 3 (0.94%) NumPy
9 3 (0.94%) OpenID
9 3 (0.94%) Oracle Fusion
9 3 (0.94%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 31 (9.75%) Cloud Native
2 17 (5.35%) Onboarding
3 13 (4.09%) Distributed Systems
4 10 (3.14%) Enterprise Software
5 9 (2.83%) Data Centre
5 9 (2.83%) Security Posture
6 8 (2.52%) Operational Technology
7 7 (2.20%) PKI
7 7 (2.20%) Product Ownership
8 6 (1.89%) CMDB
8 6 (1.89%) Hybrid Cloud
9 4 (1.26%) Algorithms
10 3 (0.94%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (0.94%) Cyber Defence
10 3 (0.94%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (0.94%) Data Structures
10 3 (0.94%) Legacy Systems
10 3 (0.94%) Security Operations Centre
11 2 (0.63%) Self-Motivation
12 1 (0.31%) State Machine
Operating Systems
1 54 (16.98%) Windows
2 22 (6.92%) Windows Server
3 17 (5.35%) Linux
4 4 (1.26%) VMS
5 3 (0.94%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.31%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.31%) Unix
6 1 (0.31%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (43.08%) DevOps
2 87 (27.36%) CI/CD
3 75 (23.58%) Problem-Solving
4 64 (20.13%) Cybersecurity
5 52 (16.35%) Agile
6 44 (13.84%) ITIL
7 41 (12.89%) Infrastructure as Code
8 37 (11.64%) DevSecOps
8 37 (11.64%) Stakeholder Management
9 36 (11.32%) Continuous Improvement
10 33 (10.38%) Change Management
10 33 (10.38%) ITSM
10 33 (10.38%) Root Cause Analysis
10 33 (10.38%) SIEM
11 32 (10.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 29 (9.12%) Analytics
12 29 (9.12%) Roadmaps
13 25 (7.86%) Containerisation
13 25 (7.86%) Service Management
14 23 (7.23%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 73 (22.96%) Python
2 48 (15.09%) PowerShell
3 24 (7.55%) SQL
4 16 (5.03%) Bash
5 14 (4.40%) Java
5 14 (4.40%) JavaScript
6 13 (4.09%) Bicep
7 11 (3.46%) Go
8 9 (2.83%) C#
9 5 (1.57%) Kusto Query Language
9 5 (1.57%) VBScript
10 3 (0.94%) PHP
10 3 (0.94%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.63%) X++
12 1 (0.31%) C++
12 1 (0.31%) Perl
Qualifications
1 135 (42.45%) Security Cleared
2 112 (35.22%) SC Cleared
3 29 (9.12%) CISSP
4 26 (8.18%) Azure Certification
5 17 (5.35%) AWS Certification
5 17 (5.35%) CISM
5 17 (5.35%) Degree
6 15 (4.72%) CREST Certified
7 13 (4.09%) TOGAF Certification
8 12 (3.77%) CHECK Team Member
8 12 (3.77%) Cyber Scheme
9 11 (3.46%) Cisco Certification
10 10 (3.14%) Postgraduate
11 8 (2.52%) CCNP
11 8 (2.52%) PMI Certification
12 7 (2.20%) PMP
13 5 (1.57%) Network+ Certification
13 5 (1.57%) RHCE
14 4 (1.26%) CCIE
14 4 (1.26%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (12.89%) GDPR
2 36 (11.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 26 (8.18%) NIST
4 21 (6.60%) QA
5 13 (4.09%) PMO
6 12 (3.77%) PCI DSS
7 9 (2.83%) NCSC
8 5 (1.57%) Data Quality
9 4 (1.26%) GRC
9 4 (1.26%) NIST 800
10 3 (0.94%) SLA
11 2 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
12 1 (0.31%) Accessibility
12 1 (0.31%) Def Stans
System Software
1 69 (21.70%) Active Directory
2 25 (7.86%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (7.23%) Docker
4 16 (5.03%) Hyper-V
5 12 (3.77%) Virtual Desktop
6 9 (2.83%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (1.26%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.63%) NFS
Systems Management
1 48 (15.09%) Terraform
2 41 (12.89%) Kubernetes
3 21 (6.60%) Ansible
4 20 (6.29%) Microsoft Intune
5 12 (3.77%) Nmap
6 5 (1.57%) Grafana
6 5 (1.57%) Nagios
6 5 (1.57%) Prometheus
7 4 (1.26%) Data Guard
7 4 (1.26%) Oracle RMAN
8 3 (0.94%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
8 3 (0.94%) SCCM
9 2 (0.63%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.63%) HP ALM
9 2 (0.63%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.63%) systemd
10 1 (0.31%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.31%) Puppet
Vendors
1 54 (16.98%) Microsoft
2 33 (10.38%) VMware
3 32 (10.06%) Oracle
4 26 (8.18%) ServiceNow
5 23 (7.23%) Google
6 18 (5.66%) BeyondTrust
6 18 (5.66%) CyberArk
7 15 (4.72%) Cisco
8 11 (3.46%) Citrix
9 8 (2.52%) Juniper
9 8 (2.52%) Red Hat
9 8 (2.52%) Virgin Media
10 7 (2.20%) SolarWinds
10 7 (2.20%) Splunk
11 6 (1.89%) Databricks
11 6 (1.89%) Palantir
12 5 (1.57%) BiZZdesign
12 5 (1.57%) Fortinet
12 5 (1.57%) Foundry
13 4 (1.26%) LogRhythm