Defect Manager Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

Defect Manager
South East > Berkshire

The median Defect Manager daily rate in Berkshire is £538, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 110 - 124
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Defect Manager 3 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 0.20% - 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% - 0.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile £516 - -
25th Percentile £522 - £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 - £575
75th Percentile £547 - £588
90th Percentile £549 - -
South East median daily rate £538 - £575
% change year-on-year - - -3.77%

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 1,341 1,371 1,634
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.16% 90.26% 94.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 906 779 997
10th Percentile £306 £294 £213
25th Percentile £413 £408 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £600 £638 £613
90th Percentile £650 £688 £675
South East median daily rate £500 £510 £510
% change year-on-year -1.96% - +2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 67 33 72
10th Percentile £14.75 £20.70 £24.26
25th Percentile £18.94 £42.50 £48.40
Median hourly rate £47.48 £59.00 £61.45
Median % change year-on-year -19.53% -3.98% +96.63%
75th Percentile £84.00 £63.43 £67.75
90th Percentile £96.00 £65.62 £76.06
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £42.69 £53.00
% change year-on-year -41.09% -19.45% +50.53%

Defect Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Defect Manager job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Defect Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Defect Manager job vacancies in Berkshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Defect Manager job vacancies in Berkshire

Defect Manager
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 Defect Manager within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 18 December 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
Reading - 3 £538 -
Defect Manager
South East

Defect Manager Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 18 December 2025, Defect Manager 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 Defect Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 3 (100.00%) Oracle

Defect Manager 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:

General
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Defect Management
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Oracle