CIPD Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Berkshire with a requirement for CIPD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 100 98 115
Rank change year-on-year -2 +17 -
Contract jobs citing CIPD 1 13 2
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 0.079% 0.80% 0.11%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.22% 2.00% 0.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £213 £155 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £160 -
Median % change year-on-year +40.63% - -
75th Percentile £238 £165 -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £230 £160 £283
% change year-on-year +43.75% -43.36% +22.60%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Berkshire

CIPD falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Berkshire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 464 651 750
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 36.85% 40.26% 41.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 313 354 443
10th Percentile £255 £287 £210
25th Percentile £400 £416 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £558 £525
Median % change year-on-year -10.39% +6.29% -1.04%
75th Percentile £575 £644 £623
90th Percentile £638 £719 £675
South East median daily rate £500 £525 £535
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.87% +1.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 54 49
10th Percentile £18.99 £41.74 £37.55
25th Percentile £20.79 £56.04 £49.95
Median hourly rate £36.37 £61.60 £63.29
Median % change year-on-year -40.95% -2.67% +169.32%
75th Percentile £66.75 £75.27 £72.33
90th Percentile £88.87 £100.00 £75.76
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £58.49 £60.00
% change year-on-year -57.00% -2.52% +33.33%

CIPD
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CIPD relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

CIPD job vacancy trend in Berkshire

CIPD
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing CIPD.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing CIPD

CIPD
Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing CIPD.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing CIPD

CIPD
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 CIPD within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 25 October 2025. 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
Slough - 1 £225 - 1
CIPD
South East

CIPD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (100.00%) Advertising
1 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Consultant
1 1 (100.00%) HR Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Benchmarking
1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Matrix Organization
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree