Author Contracts in Berkshire

Author
South East > Berkshire

The median Author daily rate in Berkshire is £395 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 112 - 135
Rank change year-on-year - - -35
Contract jobs requiring an Author 6 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 0.31% - 0.043%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.33% - 0.045%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £387 - -
25th Percentile £389 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £395 - £450
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.88%
75th Percentile £399 - -
90th Percentile £400 - -
South East median daily rate £395 £360 £450
% change year-on-year +9.72% -20.00% +38.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42.50 - -
Median hourly rate £45.00 - -
75th Percentile £47.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £45.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,810 1,677 2,225
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.54% 95.18% 95.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 973 1,076 1,424
10th Percentile £213 £325 £214
25th Percentile £381 £425 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £489
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% +7.42% +8.61%
75th Percentile £608 £625 £588
90th Percentile £688 £702 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £491
% change year-on-year - +1.94% +9.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 114 55 38
10th Percentile £18.65 £17.90 £13.00
25th Percentile £41.31 £23.75 £17.00
Median hourly rate £59.15 £56.89 £19.25
Median % change year-on-year +3.98% +195.51% -8.55%
75th Percentile £70.39 £73.80 £32.50
90th Percentile £86.59 £79.83 £71.89
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £48.08 £20.00
% change year-on-year -1.21% +140.40% -17.13%

Author
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings that featured Author in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Author in Berkshire

Author
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Daily rate trend for Author in Berkshire

Author
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Author in Berkshire

Author
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 Author within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 9 May 2024. 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
Bracknell - 4 - -
Newbury - 1 £400 -
Author
South East

Author Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 9 May 2024, Author contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Berkshire region featuring Author in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) Electronics
1 4 (66.67%) Automotive
1 4 (66.67%) Agile
1 4 (66.67%) Software Engineering
2 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
3 1 (16.67%) QA
3 1 (16.67%) SaaS
3 1 (16.67%) IaaS
3 1 (16.67%) Creative Thinking
3 1 (16.67%) Innovative Thinking
3 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (16.67%) Workshop Facilitation

Author Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) IaaS
1 1 (16.67%) SaaS
General
1 4 (66.67%) Automotive
1 4 (66.67%) Electronics
2 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Agile
1 4 (66.67%) Software Engineering
2 1 (16.67%) Creative Thinking
2 1 (16.67%) Innovative Thinking
2 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (16.67%) Workshop Facilitation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) QA