Azure Specialist Contract Job Trends in Reading

Microsoft Azure Specialist
Berkshire > Reading

As of 24 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Microsoft Azure Specialist daily rate in Reading.

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 75 80 72
Rank change year-on-year +5 -8 +26
Contract jobs requiring an Azure Specialist 3 11 15
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.41% 1.13% 1.51%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.44% 1.26% 1.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 8 15
10th Percentile - £496 £604
25th Percentile - - £605
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £500 £610
Median % change year-on-year - -18.03% +19.61%
75th Percentile - £509 £615
90th Percentile - £541 -
Berkshire median daily rate - £500 £610
% change year-on-year - -18.03% +19.61%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Reading. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Reading with a recognized job title 686 871 922
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.84% 89.33% 93.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 486 508 613
10th Percentile £345 £315 £213
25th Percentile £425 £436 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £574 £509
Median % change year-on-year -8.50% +12.72% -3.05%
75th Percentile £613 £650 £613
90th Percentile £653 £686 £675
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £540 £500
% change year-on-year -7.41% +8.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 4 16
10th Percentile £14.75 £46.63 £59.32
25th Percentile £36.14 £52.81 £60.99
Median hourly rate £81.00 £60.33 £63.29
Median % change year-on-year +34.27% -4.68% +15.07%
75th Percentile £95.00 £67.26 £66.11
90th Percentile £105.50 £71.82 £67.63
Berkshire median hourly rate £47.48 £59.00 £61.65
% change year-on-year -19.53% -4.29% +29.78%

Azure Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Azure Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Azure Specialist job vacancy trend in Reading

Azure Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Azure Specialist job vacancies in Reading.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Azure Specialist job vacancies in Reading

Azure Specialist Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 24 December 2025, Azure Specialist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Reading region featuring Azure Specialist in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Azure Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory