Consultant
South East > Berkshire
The median Consultant daily rate in Berkshire is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 July 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 6 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 30 | 11 | 24 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -19 | +13 | +18 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 79 | 228 | 157 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire | 6.59% | 11.55% | 8.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.16% | 12.40% | 8.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 62 | 124 | 95 |
| 10th Percentile | £404 | £455 | £455 |
| 25th Percentile | £496 | £545 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £609 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.65% | +1.46% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £605 | £716 | £721 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £775 | £750 |
| South East median daily rate | £550 | £590 | £536 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.78% | +10.13% | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 16 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £52.90 | £55.45 |
| 25th Percentile | £85.75 | £55.94 | £55.94 |
| Median hourly rate | £86.50 | £61.60 | £64.68 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +40.42% | -4.75% | -21.61% |
| 75th Percentile | £87.25 | - | £66.21 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £65.64 | £67.75 |
| South East median hourly rate | £78.25 | £61.60 | £64.68 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.03% | -4.75% | -19.16% |
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 | 1,104 | 1,838 | 1,787 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.15% | 93.11% | 94.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 681 | 934 | 1,110 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £280 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £413 | £419 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £504 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.10% | - | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £625 | £626 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £688 | £713 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £510 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.96% | +2.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 44 | 130 | 59 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.75 | £18.98 | £17.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.23 | £42.00 | £23.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £56.25 | £61.33 | £58.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.28% | +4.39% | +179.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.92 | £76.55 | £73.80 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.46 | £87.53 | £79.19 |
| South East median hourly rate | £28.00 | £50.00 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.00% | - | +138.10% |
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 6 July 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 6 July 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 | -10 | 48 | £563 | -13.96% | 60 |
| Slough | -3 | 9 | £475 | - | 6 |
| Windsor | -2 | 7 | £500 | -16.67% | |
| Wokingham | -9 | 4 | £500 | -5.66% | 5 |
| Bracknell | +7 | 1 | £550 | - | 1 |
| Thatcham | - | 1 | £600 | - | |
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Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire
For the 6 months to 6 July 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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