Azure Contracts in Berkshire

Microsoft Azure
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Berkshire requiring Azure skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Azure over the 6 months leading up to 4 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 6 5
Rank change year-on-year +3 -1 +4
Contract jobs citing Azure 247 278 307
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 20.81% 14.03% 16.58%
As % of the Cloud Services category 55.38% 51.87% 55.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 162 210 248
10th Percentile £350 £448 £450
25th Percentile £428 £500 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £605 £600
Median % change year-on-year -15.70% +0.83% +9.09%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £675
90th Percentile £675 £675 £750
South East median daily rate £500 £550 £585
% change year-on-year -9.09% -5.98% +11.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 11 4
10th Percentile £38.70 £56.50 £66.81
25th Percentile £51.38 £56.65 £74.77
Median hourly rate £74.00 £58.30 £79.19
Median % change year-on-year +26.93% -26.38% -6.84%
75th Percentile £76.35 £61.60 -
90th Percentile £76.85 - -
South East median hourly rate £53.39 £55.50 £70.00
% change year-on-year -3.81% -20.71% +47.37%

All Cloud 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 446 536 550
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 37.57% 27.04% 29.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 269 351 393
10th Percentile £325 £340 £363
25th Percentile £413 £458 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -7.73% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £600 £617 £650
90th Percentile £665 £675 £718
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £539
% change year-on-year - -7.19% +7.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 26 13
10th Percentile £14.75 £20.49 £16.92
25th Percentile £18.87 £41.25 £18.50
Median hourly rate £31.78 £58.30 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year -45.50% +153.48% +5.63%
75th Percentile £47.88 £61.47 £64.50
90th Percentile £76.01 £61.80 £79.19
South East median hourly rate £18.85 £30.00 £27.00
% change year-on-year -37.18% +11.11% +35.00%

Azure
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Azure in Berkshire

Azure
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Daily rate trend for Azure in Berkshire

Azure
Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure in Berkshire over the 6 months to 4 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Azure in Berkshire

Azure
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Azure in Berkshire

Azure
Hourly Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Azure in Berkshire over the 6 months to 4 July 2025.

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 4 July 2025. 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 0 108 £575 -4.96% 248
Wokingham +10 74 £500 -3.85% 17
Windsor +12 28 £500 -2.44% 9
Bracknell -2 5 - - 15
Slough 0 4 £600 +49.81% 378
Maidenhead +1 1 £200 -65.22% 22
Azure
South East

Azure
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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 8 (3.24%) Apache Spark
2 7 (2.83%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (2.83%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.02%) Apache
4 4 (1.62%) IIS
5 3 (1.21%) Anypoint
6 2 (0.81%) BizTalk Server
6 2 (0.81%) Confluence
6 2 (0.81%) Mule
6 2 (0.81%) SAS
7 1 (0.40%) CMS
7 1 (0.40%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.40%) Oracle Service Bus
7 1 (0.40%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.40%) Umbraco
Applications
1 3 (1.21%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (1.21%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.81%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (1.21%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.40%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.40%) Infor CloudSuite
2 1 (0.40%) Oracle Applications
2 1 (0.40%) Oracle EBS R12
Cloud Services
1 67 (27.13%) Azure DevOps
2 65 (26.32%) AWS
3 29 (11.74%) GCP
4 24 (9.72%) Entra ID
5 23 (9.31%) Microsoft 365
6 22 (8.91%) Azure AKS
7 21 (8.50%) Power Platform
8 20 (8.10%) GitHub
9 19 (7.69%) PaaS
9 19 (7.69%) SaaS
10 17 (6.88%) IaaS
11 16 (6.48%) Azure Data Factory
11 16 (6.48%) Azure Storage
12 15 (6.07%) Azure Monitor
13 8 (3.24%) Azure API Management
13 8 (3.24%) Dynamics 365
13 8 (3.24%) Microsoft Copilot
13 8 (3.24%) Serverless
14 7 (2.83%) Azure Sentinel
14 7 (2.83%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 13 (5.26%) DNS
2 7 (2.83%) DHCP
2 7 (2.83%) Firewall
2 7 (2.83%) Network Security
2 7 (2.83%) SMTP
3 5 (2.02%) NetScaler
4 4 (1.62%) NAS
4 4 (1.62%) SAN
5 3 (1.21%) FTP
5 3 (1.21%) LAN
5 3 (1.21%) Telnet
5 3 (1.21%) VPN
6 2 (0.81%) 5G
6 2 (0.81%) HTTP
6 2 (0.81%) Intrusion Detection
6 2 (0.81%) Radio Access Network
6 2 (0.81%) SSL
6 2 (0.81%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.81%) WAN
7 1 (0.40%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (6.48%) Azure SQL Database
2 15 (6.07%) Big Data
2 15 (6.07%) SQL Server
3 12 (4.86%) Power BI
4 7 (2.83%) Data Lake
4 7 (2.83%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (2.02%) MongoDB
5 5 (2.02%) Relational Database
6 4 (1.62%) Tableau
7 3 (1.21%) Hadoop
7 3 (1.21%) NoSQL
7 3 (1.21%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.81%) Power Query
8 2 (0.81%) Spark SQL
9 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Analysis Services
9 1 (0.40%) Parquet
9 1 (0.40%) Qlik Sense
9 1 (0.40%) Sisense
9 1 (0.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.40%) SSDT
Development Applications
1 23 (9.31%) Jenkins
2 22 (8.91%) JIRA
3 21 (8.50%) Git
4 20 (8.10%) Selenium
5 15 (6.07%) Cucumber
5 15 (6.07%) GitLab
6 13 (5.26%) REST Assured
7 9 (3.64%) SonarQube
8 5 (2.02%) Postman
9 4 (1.62%) Cypress.io
9 4 (1.62%) Vite
10 3 (1.21%) Visual Studio Code
11 2 (0.81%) NUnit
11 2 (0.81%) Snyk
11 2 (0.81%) SpecFlow
12 1 (0.40%) Burp Suite
12 1 (0.40%) Fiddler
12 1 (0.40%) Metasploit
12 1 (0.40%) MLflow
12 1 (0.40%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 70 (28.34%) Social Skills
2 35 (14.17%) Analytical Skills
3 24 (9.72%) Telecoms
4 20 (8.10%) Finance
5 8 (3.24%) Law
6 6 (2.43%) Billing
6 6 (2.43%) Public Sector
7 5 (2.02%) Legal
8 4 (1.62%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (1.62%) Police
9 3 (1.21%) Marketing
9 3 (1.21%) Retail
10 2 (0.81%) Electronics
10 2 (0.81%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.40%) French Language
11 1 (0.40%) Games
11 1 (0.40%) Italian Language
11 1 (0.40%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.40%) Publishing
11 1 (0.40%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 49 (19.84%) Developer
2 37 (14.98%) Architect
3 26 (10.53%) Azure Engineer
4 21 (8.50%) DevOps Engineer
5 20 (8.10%) Senior
6 17 (6.88%) React Developer
6 17 (6.88%) Solutions Architect
7 16 (6.48%) Azure DevOps Engineer
7 16 (6.48%) Lead
8 13 (5.26%) Consultant
8 13 (5.26%) Software Engineer
8 13 (5.26%) Support Engineer
9 10 (4.05%) Analyst
10 9 (3.64%) Azure Developer
10 9 (3.64%) Java Engineer
10 9 (3.64%) Java Software Engineer
10 9 (3.64%) Senior Developer
10 9 (3.64%) Site Engineer
10 9 (3.64%) Site Reliability Engineer
11 8 (3.24%) Cloud Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (9.31%) .NET
1 23 (9.31%) REST
2 20 (8.10%) React
3 18 (7.29%) HTML
4 16 (6.48%) ARM Templates
5 15 (6.07%) ADO
5 15 (6.07%) CSS
6 13 (5.26%) Java EE
7 11 (4.45%) OAuth
8 10 (4.05%) RESTful
9 8 (3.24%) .NET Core
9 8 (3.24%) JSON
9 8 (3.24%) Node.js
9 8 (3.24%) Web Services
10 7 (2.83%) FastAPI
11 6 (2.43%) GraphQL
11 6 (2.43%) Kafka
11 6 (2.43%) Playwright
11 6 (2.43%) SAML
12 5 (2.02%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 12 (4.86%) Onboarding
2 11 (4.45%) Cloud Native
3 10 (4.05%) Security Posture
4 9 (3.64%) Hybrid Cloud
4 9 (3.64%) PKI
5 8 (3.24%) Algorithms
6 6 (2.43%) Clustering
6 6 (2.43%) Data Protection Act
6 6 (2.43%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (2.02%) Data Centre
8 4 (1.62%) Cyber Threat
8 4 (1.62%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (1.62%) Product Ownership
9 3 (1.21%) CSOC
9 3 (1.21%) Smart Meter
10 2 (0.81%) Distributed Computing
10 2 (0.81%) Distributed Systems
10 2 (0.81%) Management Information System
10 2 (0.81%) Replication
10 2 (0.81%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 29 (11.74%) Windows
2 17 (6.88%) Windows Server
3 13 (5.26%) Linux
4 5 (2.02%) Ubuntu
5 4 (1.62%) Windows Server 2003
6 3 (1.21%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.81%) Windows 7
7 2 (0.81%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.40%) Android
8 1 (0.40%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.40%) VMS
8 1 (0.40%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (44.94%) DevOps
2 56 (22.67%) CI/CD
3 50 (20.24%) Problem-Solving
4 43 (17.41%) Agile
5 34 (13.77%) Artificial Intelligence
6 33 (13.36%) Test Automation
7 30 (12.15%) Infrastructure as Code
8 28 (11.34%) Containerisation
9 27 (10.93%) Analytics
10 24 (9.72%) Configuration Management
11 22 (8.91%) Continuous Integration
12 21 (8.50%) Machine Learning
12 21 (8.50%) Site Reliability Engineering
13 20 (8.10%) Decision-Making
13 20 (8.10%) Software Engineering
14 17 (6.88%) Business Intelligence
14 17 (6.88%) Cloud Security
15 16 (6.48%) DevSecOps
15 16 (6.48%) Migration
16 15 (6.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 53 (21.46%) Python
2 41 (16.60%) SQL
3 35 (14.17%) PowerShell
4 20 (8.10%) C#
4 20 (8.10%) Java
5 14 (5.67%) JavaScript
6 13 (5.26%) Bicep
7 11 (4.45%) Bash
8 10 (4.05%) TypeScript
9 4 (1.62%) R
9 4 (1.62%) Shell Script
10 3 (1.21%) Apex Code
10 3 (1.21%) SOQL
10 3 (1.21%) X++
11 2 (0.81%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.81%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.81%) VB
12 1 (0.40%) ActionScript
12 1 (0.40%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.40%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 43 (17.41%) Security Cleared
2 37 (14.98%) SC Cleared
3 14 (5.67%) Azure Certification
3 14 (5.67%) Degree
4 12 (4.86%) CISSP
5 8 (3.24%) CISM
6 6 (2.43%) AWS Certification
6 6 (2.43%) DV Cleared
7 5 (2.02%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (2.02%) GIAC
7 5 (2.02%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (1.62%) CCNP
8 4 (1.62%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (1.21%) GCIH
9 3 (1.21%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.81%) CEH
10 2 (0.81%) GCFA
10 2 (0.81%) GCIA
10 2 (0.81%) JNCIP
10 2 (0.81%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (6.07%) GDPR
2 11 (4.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (2.83%) Data Quality
3 7 (2.83%) NIST
4 5 (2.02%) Accessibility
5 4 (1.62%) PCI DSS
5 4 (1.62%) SLA
6 3 (1.21%) HIPAA
7 2 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.81%) QA
7 2 (0.81%) WCAG
8 1 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.40%) HL7
8 1 (0.40%) NIST 800
8 1 (0.40%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 31 (12.55%) Active Directory
2 23 (9.31%) Docker
3 8 (3.24%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (2.02%) Hyper-V
4 5 (2.02%) vSphere
4 5 (2.02%) XenApp
4 5 (2.02%) XenDesktop
5 4 (1.62%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (1.21%) NFS
7 2 (0.81%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.81%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.40%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 36 (14.57%) Kubernetes
2 35 (14.17%) Terraform
3 22 (8.91%) Ansible
4 13 (5.26%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (3.64%) Docker Swarm
5 9 (3.64%) Podman
6 5 (2.02%) Prometheus
6 5 (2.02%) Puppet
6 5 (2.02%) WSUS
7 4 (1.62%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (1.62%) Grafana
7 4 (1.62%) Microsoft Clustering
7 4 (1.62%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.81%) Progress Chef
8 2 (0.81%) QRadar
8 2 (0.81%) SCCM
8 2 (0.81%) SCVMM
9 1 (0.40%) Amdocs OSS
9 1 (0.40%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.40%) SCOM
Vendors
1 75 (30.36%) Microsoft
2 22 (8.91%) Databricks
3 14 (5.67%) Virgin Media
4 12 (4.86%) Oracle
4 12 (4.86%) VMware
5 8 (3.24%) Salesforce
6 7 (2.83%) OpenAI
7 6 (2.43%) Citrix
8 5 (2.02%) HP
8 5 (2.02%) Splunk
9 4 (1.62%) Cisco
9 4 (1.62%) CyberArk
9 4 (1.62%) Dell
9 4 (1.62%) EMC
9 4 (1.62%) Google
9 4 (1.62%) NetApp
9 4 (1.62%) Pure Storage
10 3 (1.21%) Intel
10 3 (1.21%) MuleSoft
10 3 (1.21%) SAP