Data Consultant Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

Data Consultant
South East > Berkshire

The median Data Consultant daily rate in Berkshire is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 96 93 117
Rank change year-on-year -3 +24 +5
Contract jobs requiring a Data Consultant 1 17 1
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 0.081% 1.04% 0.057%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.089% 1.14% 0.060%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 14 1
10th Percentile - £329 -
25th Percentile - £500 £665
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £580 £690
Median % change year-on-year +20.69% -15.94% -1.43%
75th Percentile - £590 £715
90th Percentile - £597 -
South East median daily rate £543 £580 £570
% change year-on-year -6.31% +1.75% -12.31%

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 1,121 1,485 1,669
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.40% 90.77% 94.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 734 798 1,056
10th Percentile £300 £313 £239
25th Percentile £408 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £540 £511
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +5.62% +2.25%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £625
90th Percentile £653 £688 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £505 £510
% change year-on-year -0.99% -0.98% +2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 44 64 68
10th Percentile £14.75 £28.37 £23.41
25th Percentile £17.04 £53.86 £48.40
Median hourly rate £31.21 £61.50 £62.40
Median % change year-on-year -49.25% -1.44% +24.79%
75th Percentile £65.00 £66.25 £73.59
90th Percentile £85.08 £99.25 £76.37
South East median hourly rate £23.50 £58.49 £52.50
% change year-on-year -59.82% +11.41% +80.35%

Data Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Data Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Data Consultant job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Data Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Consultant job vacancies in Berkshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Consultant job vacancies in Berkshire

Data Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Consultant job vacancies in Berkshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Consultant job vacancies in Berkshire

Data Consultant Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 15 October 2025, Data Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Berkshire region featuring Data Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Reference Data
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Reference Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) DAMA

Data Consultant Skill Set
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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Reference Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) DAMA
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Reference Data Management