The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Solar Power in contract job vacancies advertised in Reading. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Solar Power over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
Solar Power is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Reading with a requirement for generic IT skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills |
314 |
326 |
406 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading |
26.36% |
31.32% |
29.85% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
188 |
223 |
257 |
| 10th Percentile |
£205 |
£347 |
£264 |
| 25th Percentile |
£213 |
£453 |
£407 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£550 |
£513 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.09% |
+7.32% |
+7.89% |
| 75th Percentile |
£608 |
£654 |
£625 |
| 90th Percentile |
£650 |
£721 |
£675 |
| Berkshire median daily rate |
£500 |
£510 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-1.96% |
+2.00% |
+5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
8 |
9 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
£42.31 |
£45.70 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£52.90 |
£63.14 |
£25.50 |
| Median hourly rate |
£60.89 |
£70.00 |
£26.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-13.01% |
+169.23% |
-40.23% |
| 75th Percentile |
£63.29 |
£79.19 |
£26.50 |
| 90th Percentile |
£69.62 |
- |
- |
| Berkshire median hourly rate |
£42.50 |
£64.68 |
£22.49 |
| % change year-on-year |
-34.29% |
+187.64% |
-27.47% |
