Microsoft Azure SQL Database (formerly SQL Azure)
Berkshire > Reading
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Reading requiring Azure SQL Database skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 77 | 83 | 79 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | -4 | +19 |
| Contract jobs citing Azure SQL Database | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Reading | 0.14% | 0.58% | 0.97% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 0.93% | 3.16% | 5.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £475 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £443 | £494 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £445 | £525 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.24% | +5.00% | -14.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £448 | - | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £557 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £425 | £513 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.07% | - | -26.13% |
All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
Reading
Azure SQL Database falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in Reading.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills | 107 | 190 | 168 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading | 14.66% | 18.46% | 16.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 81 | 118 | 122 |
| 10th Percentile | £417 | £396 | £406 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £491 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £625 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.00% | +8.70% | +19.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £624 | £656 | £660 |
| 90th Percentile | £664 | £665 | £688 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £530 | £582 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.97% | +1.26% | +19.79% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £63.15 | - |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | - | £60.73 | £63.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -3.61% | +14.55% |
Azure SQL Database
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Azure SQL Database relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.
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Daily Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Azure SQL Database.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Azure SQL Database.
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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: