Break Fix Engineer Contracts in Reading

Break/Fix Engineer
Berkshire > Reading

The median Break/Fix Engineer daily rate in Reading is £210 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 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
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 95 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Break Fix Engineer 5 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading 0.42% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.45% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £205 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 - -
75th Percentile £215 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median daily rate £248 - £225

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Reading

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 1,113 1,007 1,286
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.53% 95.63% 95.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 635 669 877
10th Percentile £213 £363 £185
25th Percentile £411 £453 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £619 £650 £600
90th Percentile £688 £721 £656
Berkshire median daily rate £513 £525 £488
% change year-on-year -2.38% +7.69% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 25 7
10th Percentile £33.52 £18.03 £12.30
25th Percentile £52.90 £48.40 £17.63
Median hourly rate £61.60 £65.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.23% +150.00% -40.23%
75th Percentile £75.83 £74.00 £32.50
90th Percentile £87.47 £79.19 £33.50
Berkshire median hourly rate £59.00 £56.89 £21.00
% change year-on-year +3.72% +170.88% -2.33%

Break Fix Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Job postings that featured Break Fix Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Job vacancy trend for Break Fix Engineer in Reading

Break Fix Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Break Fix Engineer in Reading.

Daily rate trend for Break Fix Engineer in Reading

Break Fix Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Break Fix Engineer in Reading.

Hourly rate trend for Break Fix Engineer in Reading

Break Fix Engineer Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, Break Fix Engineer 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 Reading region featuring Break Fix Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 5 (100.00%) ITIL
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
1 5 (100.00%) LAN
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 5 (100.00%) HP
1 5 (100.00%) Firmware
1 5 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 5 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
1 5 (100.00%) SCCM
1 5 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Windows 7
1 5 (100.00%) Software Deployment
1 5 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 5 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 5 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 5 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 5 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 5 (100.00%) Customer Service

Break Fix Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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:

Applications
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 5 (100.00%) LAN
General
1 5 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
1 5 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 5 (100.00%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 5 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 5 (100.00%) ITIL
1 5 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 5 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 5 (100.00%) Software Deployment
1 5 (100.00%) Software Testing
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
1 5 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 5 (100.00%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) HP
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft