Consultant
South East > Berkshire
The median Consultant daily rate in Berkshire is £590, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 30 | 18 | 11 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -12 | -7 | +22 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 80 | 178 | 191 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire | 6.80% | 8.99% | 10.64% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.37% | 9.55% | 11.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 65 | 96 | 128 |
| 10th Percentile | £455 | £428 | £475 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £513 | £540 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £590 | £634 | £621 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.98% | +2.09% | +12.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £688 | £717 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £765 | £750 |
| South East median daily rate | £550 | £575 | £588 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -2.21% | +6.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 13 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £52.90 | £55.94 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £55.94 | £59.54 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £61.60 | £64.68 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.75% | -23.91% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £70.61 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £63.13 | £75.75 |
| South East median hourly rate | £76.25 | £61.60 | £64.68 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.78% | -4.75% | -21.61% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies 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 | 1,085 | 1,863 | 1,706 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.26% | 94.04% | 95.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 655 | 994 | 1,094 |
| 10th Percentile | £308 | £213 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £385 | £415 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £504 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.76% | -2.38% | +7.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £608 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £688 | £711 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +2.28% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 26 | 115 | 55 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.46 | £18.70 | £17.90 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.06 | £41.38 | £23.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.37 | £59.00 | £56.89 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.41% | +3.72% | +170.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £76.77 | £70.44 | £73.80 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.19 | £86.46 | £79.83 |
| South East median hourly rate | £32.50 | £47.50 | £48.40 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.58% | -1.86% | +130.48% |
Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Berkshire.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Consultant in Berkshire over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Berkshire.
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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 Consultant within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 2 May 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 |
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| Reading | -5 | 52 | £600 | -7.69% | 39 |
| Slough | 0 | 8 | £475 | -9.52% | 16 |
| Windsor | -5 | 4 | £500 | -25.93% | 2 |
| Wokingham | -11 | 3 | £500 | -5.66% | 3 |
| Bracknell | +17 | 1 | £550 | +4.76% | 4 |
| Thatcham | - | 1 | £600 | - | |
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Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Consultant 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 Consultant in the job title.
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Consultant 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:
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