Degree Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

Academic Degree
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Berkshire with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 27 11
Rank change year-on-year 0 -16 +5
Contract jobs citing Degree 126 79 209
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 6.96% 6.79% 10.95%
As % of the Qualifications category 15.83% 18.50% 24.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 48 98
10th Percentile £204 £273 £184
25th Percentile £306 £400 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £463 £500
Median % change year-on-year -13.51% -7.50% -4.76%
75th Percentile £500 £600 £608
90th Percentile £600 £640 -
South East median daily rate £500 £490 £500
% change year-on-year +2.04% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 53 4 12
10th Percentile £80.10 - £19.15
25th Percentile £80.75 £32.05 £27.93
Median hourly rate £84.00 £42.78 £41.50
Median % change year-on-year +96.38% +3.07% -35.53%
75th Percentile £88.00 £61.89 £48.19
90th Percentile - £76.99 £64.65
South East median hourly rate £84.00 £56.75 £57.35
% change year-on-year +48.02% -1.05% +27.44%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Berkshire

Degree 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 796 427 839
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 43.95% 36.68% 43.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 491 243 406
10th Percentile £300 £313 £213
25th Percentile £375 £434 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £527 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.07% -4.18% -
75th Percentile £613 £650 £638
90th Percentile £725 £700 £688
South East median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +5.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 131 21 77
10th Percentile £30.63 £32.05 £41.40
25th Percentile £72.60 £59.00 £52.90
Median hourly rate £83.00 £70.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +18.57% +13.64% -5.23%
75th Percentile £88.00 £80.00 £75.24
90th Percentile £103.75 £88.87 £87.46
South East median hourly rate £54.50 £56.75 £57.35
% change year-on-year -3.96% -1.05% -2.64%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Degree job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Degree
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Degree

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in Berkshire over the 6 months to 21 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in Berkshire

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Degree

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Degree in Berkshire over the 6 months to 21 May 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Degree in Berkshire

Degree
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 Degree within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 21 May 2026. 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 +11 72 £550 +16.53% 48
Wokingham -12 23 £400 -11.11% 2
Bracknell +1 12 £313 -26.47% 6
Windsor +8 11 £208 -57.54% 12
Maidenhead +5 2 £775 - 3
Slough +2 2 £500 -4.76% 9
Degree
South East

Degree
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:

Application Platforms
1 9 (7.14%) SharePoint
2 5 (3.97%) Confluence
3 1 (0.79%) Apache
3 1 (0.79%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 20 (15.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (9.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (7.14%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (2.38%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (3.17%) Primavera
2 1 (0.79%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.79%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.79%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 22 (17.46%) Azure
2 17 (13.49%) AWS
3 6 (4.76%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (3.17%) OneDrive
5 3 (2.38%) Azure DevOps
5 3 (2.38%) Lucidchart
5 3 (2.38%) Power Platform
6 2 (1.59%) Entra ID
7 1 (0.79%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (0.79%) IaaS
7 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Copilot
7 1 (0.79%) PaaS
7 1 (0.79%) Power Automate
7 1 (0.79%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (9.52%) Firewall
2 11 (8.73%) Wireless
3 5 (3.97%) DHCP
3 5 (3.97%) DNS
4 4 (3.17%) TCP/IP
5 3 (2.38%) Radio Access Network
6 2 (1.59%) LAN
6 2 (1.59%) NAS
6 2 (1.59%) SAN
6 2 (1.59%) WAN
7 1 (0.79%) 2G
7 1 (0.79%) 3G
7 1 (0.79%) BGP
7 1 (0.79%) BIG-IP
7 1 (0.79%) Cisco Nexus
7 1 (0.79%) EIGRP
7 1 (0.79%) Network Security
7 1 (0.79%) OSPF
7 1 (0.79%) Unified Communications
7 1 (0.79%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (7.14%) Relational Database
2 8 (6.35%) MySQL
3 3 (2.38%) Oracle Database
3 3 (2.38%) Power BI
3 3 (2.38%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.79%) Data Mining
4 1 (0.79%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.79%) Metadata
4 1 (0.79%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.79%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.79%) RDBMS
4 1 (0.79%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 28 (22.22%) Rational DOORS
2 10 (7.94%) Burp Suite
2 10 (7.94%) Metasploit
3 7 (5.56%) JIRA
4 2 (1.59%) Balsamiq
5 1 (0.79%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.79%) GitLab
5 1 (0.79%) Postman
5 1 (0.79%) Selenium
5 1 (0.79%) SoapUI
5 1 (0.79%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.79%) WebDriver
General
1 49 (38.89%) Social Skills
2 47 (37.30%) Aerospace
3 22 (17.46%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (11.11%) Finance
5 6 (4.76%) Manufacturing
6 5 (3.97%) Law
6 5 (3.97%) Telecoms
7 4 (3.17%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (3.17%) Public Sector
8 3 (2.38%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (2.38%) Marketing
8 3 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (1.59%) Agriculture
9 2 (1.59%) Police
10 1 (0.79%) Advertising
10 1 (0.79%) Avionics
10 1 (0.79%) Billing
10 1 (0.79%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.79%) Legal
10 1 (0.79%) Military
Job Titles
1 32 (25.40%) Product Manager
2 28 (22.22%) Delivery Manager
2 28 (22.22%) Product Delivery Manager
3 22 (17.46%) Systems Delivery Manager
3 22 (17.46%) Systems Manager
4 13 (10.32%) Analyst
5 11 (8.73%) Architect
6 10 (7.94%) Penetration Tester
6 10 (7.94%) Tester
7 8 (6.35%) Lead
7 8 (6.35%) Technical Support
8 7 (5.56%) Engineering Manager
8 7 (5.56%) Project Manager
9 5 (3.97%) Business Analyst
9 5 (3.97%) Security Advisor
9 5 (3.97%) Security Architect
10 4 (3.17%) IT Support
10 4 (3.17%) Security Manager
10 4 (3.17%) Senior
11 3 (2.38%) Security Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.17%) ADO
2 2 (1.59%) Oracle GoldenGate
3 1 (0.79%) .NET
3 1 (0.79%) Apache NiFi
3 1 (0.79%) HTML
3 1 (0.79%) LDAP
3 1 (0.79%) OAuth
3 1 (0.79%) OpenID
3 1 (0.79%) REST
3 1 (0.79%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.79%) SAML
3 1 (0.79%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 30 (23.81%) Product Ownership
2 22 (17.46%) Data Structures
3 10 (7.94%) Security Posture
3 10 (7.94%) Virtual Team
4 9 (7.14%) Data Centre
5 8 (6.35%) Data Protection Act
6 6 (4.76%) PMI
7 5 (3.97%) CCTV
8 4 (3.17%) AI Agents
8 4 (3.17%) Management Information System
9 3 (2.38%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (2.38%) Taxonomies
10 2 (1.59%) Greenfield Project
10 2 (1.59%) Legacy Systems
10 2 (1.59%) Life Science
11 1 (0.79%) Algorithms
11 1 (0.79%) Enterprise Software
11 1 (0.79%) Mobile App
11 1 (0.79%) Onboarding
11 1 (0.79%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 26 (20.63%) Windows
2 10 (7.94%) Linux
3 9 (7.14%) Unix
4 4 (3.17%) Apple iOS
4 4 (3.17%) Mac OS
5 2 (1.59%) OpenVMS
6 1 (0.79%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (52.38%) Computer Science
2 45 (35.71%) Continuous Improvement
3 43 (34.13%) Agile
4 39 (30.95%) PRINCE2
5 38 (30.16%) Systems Engineering
6 34 (26.98%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 31 (24.60%) Programme Management
8 29 (23.02%) Scaled Agile Framework
9 27 (21.43%) Change Control
9 27 (21.43%) Cybersecurity
10 26 (20.63%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
11 25 (19.84%) Configuration Management
12 24 (19.05%) Requirements Management
13 23 (18.25%) SysML
13 23 (18.25%) UML
14 21 (16.67%) DoDAF
15 18 (14.29%) Validation
16 17 (13.49%) Stakeholder Management
17 15 (11.90%) ITIL
17 15 (11.90%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 11 (8.73%) SQL
2 10 (7.94%) Python
3 9 (7.14%) Java
4 8 (6.35%) JavaScript
4 8 (6.35%) Perl
5 2 (1.59%) Korn
5 2 (1.59%) Shell Script
6 1 (0.79%) C#
6 1 (0.79%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 78 (61.90%) Security Cleared
2 31 (24.60%) SC Cleared
3 17 (13.49%) Computer Science Degree
4 12 (9.52%) PMI Certification
5 10 (7.94%) CHECK Team Member
5 10 (7.94%) CREST Certified
5 10 (7.94%) Cyber Scheme
5 10 (7.94%) Postgraduate
6 8 (6.35%) PMP
7 3 (2.38%) CISSP
7 3 (2.38%) Master's Degree
8 2 (1.59%) CompTIA Security+
8 2 (1.59%) MAPM
9 1 (0.79%) APMP
9 1 (0.79%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.79%) IIBA
9 1 (0.79%) ISTQB
9 1 (0.79%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.79%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (15.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (14.29%) PMO
3 12 (9.52%) GDPR
3 12 (9.52%) QA
4 10 (7.94%) PCI DSS
5 8 (6.35%) NIST
6 7 (5.56%) NIST 800
7 4 (3.17%) Data Quality
8 3 (2.38%) DO-254
8 3 (2.38%) IEC 61508
8 3 (2.38%) ISO 26262
9 2 (1.59%) GRC
9 2 (1.59%) NCSC
10 1 (0.79%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.79%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 2 (1.59%) Active Directory
1 2 (1.59%) Oracle RAC
2 1 (0.79%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.79%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (7.94%) Nmap
2 4 (3.17%) Jamf Pro
2 4 (3.17%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (1.59%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
3 2 (1.59%) Oracle RMAN
4 1 (0.79%) Ansible
4 1 (0.79%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.79%) Terraform
Vendors
1 25 (19.84%) IBM
2 12 (9.52%) Oracle
3 11 (8.73%) ServiceNow
4 10 (7.94%) Microsoft
5 2 (1.59%) Cisco
5 2 (1.59%) Red Hat
6 1 (0.79%) BT
6 1 (0.79%) Commvault
6 1 (0.79%) EMC
6 1 (0.79%) ForgeRock
6 1 (0.79%) Infor
6 1 (0.79%) JDA
6 1 (0.79%) Meraki
6 1 (0.79%) NetApp
6 1 (0.79%) Nokia
6 1 (0.79%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.79%) SAP
6 1 (0.79%) Veeam
6 1 (0.79%) Veritas
6 1 (0.79%) VMware