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 14 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 3 8
Rank change year-on-year 0 +5 +3
Contract jobs citing Azure 282 303 262
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 20.86% 18.78% 14.74%
As % of the Cloud Services category 52.32% 57.28% 46.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 192 214 220
10th Percentile £304 £401 £412
25th Percentile £410 £486 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -16.30% - +4.55%
75th Percentile £575 £638 £663
90th Percentile £649 £651 £718
South East median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 2
10th Percentile - £31.88 £52.67
25th Percentile - £38.08 £55.90
Median hourly rate £75.00 £48.94 £61.53
Median % change year-on-year +53.26% -20.46% +11.87%
75th Percentile - £59.58 £66.90
90th Percentile - £65.64 £69.96
South East median hourly rate £53.89 £53.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year +1.67% +0.95% +61.54%

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 539 529 566
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 39.87% 32.80% 31.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 342 333 362
10th Percentile £256 £375 £311
25th Percentile £413 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £588 £638 £638
90th Percentile £650 £663 £700
South East median daily rate £480 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -6.34% -2.38% +1.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 15 12
10th Percentile - £22.95 £18.55
25th Percentile £14.75 £34.50 £30.99
Median hourly rate £18.87 £58.05 £62.13
Median % change year-on-year -67.49% -6.57% +182.39%
75th Percentile £40.65 £62.89 £79.78
90th Percentile £75.00 £64.73 £89.20
South East median hourly rate £18.82 £47.50 £32.31
% change year-on-year -60.38% +47.01% +53.86%

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 14 November 2025.

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
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 14 November 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
Wokingham +9 111 £459 -20.22% 17
Reading -2 110 £518 -14.38% 82
Windsor +1 24 £513 +2.50% 3
Slough +6 10 £475 -9.52% 20
Bracknell 0 8 £425 - 5
Maidenhead -1 4 £475 -17.39% 10
Thatcham - 1 - -
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 10 (3.55%) SharePoint
2 9 (3.19%) Apache Spark
3 6 (2.13%) GeoServer
3 6 (2.13%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (2.13%) OpenStack
3 6 (2.13%) Smallworld
4 3 (1.06%) Anypoint
4 3 (1.06%) Apache
5 2 (0.71%) Confluence
5 2 (0.71%) Mule
6 1 (0.35%) CMS
6 1 (0.35%) Oracle Service Bus
6 1 (0.35%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.35%) SAS
6 1 (0.35%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.35%) Umbraco
Applications
1 4 (1.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (1.77%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (0.71%) Dynamics AX
2 2 (0.71%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (0.71%) Primavera
2 2 (0.71%) SAP MDG
2 2 (0.71%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.35%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.35%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 114 (40.43%) AWS
2 77 (27.30%) Azure DevOps
3 67 (23.76%) GCP
4 27 (9.57%) Microsoft 365
5 26 (9.22%) Power Platform
6 25 (8.87%) Entra ID
7 19 (6.74%) Azure AKS
7 19 (6.74%) IaaS
8 17 (6.03%) GitHub
9 16 (5.67%) SaaS
10 14 (4.96%) Azure Data Factory
11 13 (4.61%) Azure Storage
11 13 (4.61%) OCI
11 13 (4.61%) PaaS
12 11 (3.90%) GitHub Actions
13 10 (3.55%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 9 (3.19%) Azure Monitor
14 9 (3.19%) Dynamics 365
15 8 (2.84%) Azure Functions
15 8 (2.84%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 22 (7.80%) DNS
2 14 (4.96%) TCP/IP
3 13 (4.61%) DHCP
4 11 (3.90%) VLAN
5 9 (3.19%) Firewall
6 8 (2.84%) Network Security
7 7 (2.48%) LAN
7 7 (2.48%) WAN
8 6 (2.13%) BGP
8 6 (2.13%) MPLS
9 4 (1.42%) HTTP
9 4 (1.42%) NAS
9 4 (1.42%) SAN
9 4 (1.42%) SSL
10 3 (1.06%) Unified Communications
10 3 (1.06%) Wi-Fi
11 2 (0.71%) SD-WAN
11 2 (0.71%) Wireless
11 2 (0.71%) Wireshark
12 1 (0.35%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (7.09%) Power BI
2 17 (6.03%) SQL Server
3 11 (3.90%) Relational Database
4 10 (3.55%) Azure SQL Database
5 9 (3.19%) Data Lake
6 8 (2.84%) Big Data
7 7 (2.48%) Data Warehouse
8 6 (2.13%) Geospatial Data
8 6 (2.13%) GIS
8 6 (2.13%) QGIS
9 5 (1.77%) Tableau
10 4 (1.42%) Hadoop
10 4 (1.42%) MongoDB
10 4 (1.42%) PostgreSQL
11 3 (1.06%) Metadata
11 3 (1.06%) RDBMS
12 2 (0.71%) MySQL
12 2 (0.71%) NoSQL
12 2 (0.71%) Oracle Database
12 2 (0.71%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 14 (4.96%) Git
2 13 (4.61%) Jenkins
3 6 (2.13%) JIRA
4 5 (1.77%) Selenium
4 5 (1.77%) Visual Studio Code
5 3 (1.06%) GitLab
6 2 (0.71%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.71%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.71%) Fiddler
6 2 (0.71%) NUnit
6 2 (0.71%) Postman
7 1 (0.35%) Burp Suite
7 1 (0.35%) MLflow
General
1 103 (36.52%) Social Skills
2 45 (15.96%) Analytical Skills
3 24 (8.51%) Finance
4 18 (6.38%) Documentation Skills
5 17 (6.03%) Public Sector
6 12 (4.26%) Telecoms
7 10 (3.55%) Billing
8 9 (3.19%) Influencing Skills
9 8 (2.84%) Retail
10 6 (2.13%) Legal
10 6 (2.13%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (1.06%) Manufacturing
12 2 (0.71%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.35%) Automotive
13 1 (0.35%) French Language
13 1 (0.35%) German Language
13 1 (0.35%) Law
13 1 (0.35%) Marketing
13 1 (0.35%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 55 (19.50%) Architect
2 32 (11.35%) Analyst
3 28 (9.93%) Developer
4 23 (8.16%) Solutions Architect
5 22 (7.80%) Lead
6 20 (7.09%) Senior
7 19 (6.74%) Azure Engineer
8 17 (6.03%) Support Engineer
9 16 (5.67%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 15 (5.32%) DevOps Engineer
11 13 (4.61%) Consultant
12 11 (3.90%) Azure DevOps Engineer
12 11 (3.90%) Infrastructure Support
12 11 (3.90%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
12 11 (3.90%) Site Engineer
12 11 (3.90%) Site Reliability Engineer
13 10 (3.55%) Azure Architect
13 10 (3.55%) Test Analyst
14 9 (3.19%) Data Analyst
15 8 (2.84%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (8.51%) ADO
2 17 (6.03%) .NET
3 16 (5.67%) REST
4 11 (3.90%) LDAP
5 9 (3.19%) OAuth
5 9 (3.19%) RESTful
5 9 (3.19%) scikit-learn
6 8 (2.84%) React
7 7 (2.48%) FastAPI
7 7 (2.48%) Web Services
8 6 (2.13%) NETCONF
8 6 (2.13%) PyTorch
8 6 (2.13%) SOAP
8 6 (2.13%) TensorFlow
8 6 (2.13%) YANG
9 5 (1.77%) .NET Framework
9 5 (1.77%) HTML
9 5 (1.77%) jQuery
9 5 (1.77%) Kafka
9 5 (1.77%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 21 (7.45%) Cloud Native
2 12 (4.26%) Hybrid Cloud
2 12 (4.26%) Security Posture
3 11 (3.90%) Algorithms
3 11 (3.90%) Analytical Mindset
3 11 (3.90%) Enterprise Software
3 11 (3.90%) Onboarding
4 7 (2.48%) Data Protection Act
4 7 (2.48%) Legacy Systems
5 6 (2.13%) Distributed Systems
6 5 (1.77%) Product Ownership
7 4 (1.42%) Data Centre
7 4 (1.42%) Linux Command Line
7 4 (1.42%) Replication
7 4 (1.42%) Smart Meter
8 3 (1.06%) Cloud Security Posture
8 3 (1.06%) Distributed Computing
8 3 (1.06%) Operational Technology
8 3 (1.06%) Public Cloud
9 2 (0.71%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 28 (9.93%) Windows
2 24 (8.51%) Linux
3 6 (2.13%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.42%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.71%) Android
5 2 (0.71%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.71%) VMS
6 1 (0.35%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 133 (47.16%) DevOps
2 78 (27.66%) CI/CD
3 74 (26.24%) Problem-Solving
4 71 (25.18%) Agile
5 36 (12.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 34 (12.06%) Analytics
7 33 (11.70%) AI
8 32 (11.35%) Disaster Recovery
9 31 (10.99%) Continuous Improvement
10 30 (10.64%) Cybersecurity
10 30 (10.64%) ITIL
11 28 (9.93%) Stakeholder Management
12 27 (9.57%) Machine Learning
12 27 (9.57%) Service Management
13 26 (9.22%) DevSecOps
14 25 (8.87%) Business Intelligence
15 21 (7.45%) ITSM
15 21 (7.45%) Visualisation
16 20 (7.09%) Migration
17 19 (6.74%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 62 (21.99%) Python
2 41 (14.54%) SQL
3 25 (8.87%) PowerShell
4 15 (5.32%) JavaScript
5 14 (4.96%) C#
6 12 (4.26%) Bash
6 12 (4.26%) Java
7 7 (2.48%) R
8 6 (2.13%) Go
9 5 (1.77%) Bicep
10 3 (1.06%) Apex Code
10 3 (1.06%) PHP
10 3 (1.06%) SOQL
10 3 (1.06%) X++
11 1 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.35%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.35%) Scala
11 1 (0.35%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 64 (22.70%) Security Cleared
2 54 (19.15%) SC Cleared
3 24 (8.51%) Azure Certification
4 21 (7.45%) CISSP
5 18 (6.38%) Microsoft Certification
6 17 (6.03%) Degree
7 13 (4.61%) Cisco Certification
8 12 (4.26%) CISM
8 12 (4.26%) Network+ Certification
9 11 (3.90%) Server+ Certification
10 10 (3.55%) AWS Certification
11 8 (2.84%) Master's Degree
12 7 (2.48%) Computer Science Degree
12 7 (2.48%) ISTQB
13 6 (2.13%) CCIE
13 6 (2.13%) JNCIE
14 5 (1.77%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 5 (1.77%) CCSP
14 5 (1.77%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
15 3 (1.06%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (9.93%) GDPR
2 23 (8.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (7.09%) NIST
4 13 (4.61%) Data Quality
5 7 (2.48%) QA
6 6 (2.13%) PCI DSS
7 5 (1.77%) PSD2
8 3 (1.06%) GRC
9 2 (0.71%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.71%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.71%) SLA
10 1 (0.35%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.35%) PMO
System Software
1 34 (12.06%) Active Directory
2 24 (8.51%) Docker
3 21 (7.45%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (5.67%) Hyper-V
5 7 (2.48%) VMware NSX
5 7 (2.48%) vSphere
6 2 (0.71%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.35%) NDS
7 1 (0.35%) NetIQ eDirectory
7 1 (0.35%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 37 (13.12%) Kubernetes
2 29 (10.28%) Terraform
3 15 (5.32%) Ansible
4 6 (2.13%) Argo
4 6 (2.13%) vCenter Server
5 5 (1.77%) Microsoft Intune
6 4 (1.42%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 4 (1.42%) SCCM
7 1 (0.35%) Grafana
7 1 (0.35%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.35%) Nessus
7 1 (0.35%) Nmap
7 1 (0.35%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 64 (22.70%) Microsoft
2 30 (10.64%) Oracle
3 22 (7.80%) VMware
4 19 (6.74%) Google
5 18 (6.38%) Salesforce
6 15 (5.32%) Databricks
7 13 (4.61%) Virgin Media
8 12 (4.26%) CyberArk
8 12 (4.26%) ServiceNow
9 11 (3.90%) BeyondTrust
10 10 (3.55%) Pure Storage
11 8 (2.84%) MuleSoft
12 7 (2.48%) OpenAI
13 6 (2.13%) ESRI
13 6 (2.13%) Intergraph
13 6 (2.13%) Palantir
14 5 (1.77%) Red Hat
14 5 (1.77%) Workday
15 4 (1.42%) EMC
15 4 (1.42%) NetApp