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 26 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 34 27
Rank change year-on-year +12 -7 -11
Contract jobs citing Degree 151 69 122
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 8.25% 5.70% 7.24%
As % of the Qualifications category 17.98% 16.27% 16.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 74 42 70
10th Percentile £334 £358 £199
25th Percentile £500 £403 £372
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £565 £450 £600
Median % change year-on-year +25.56% -25.00% +33.33%
75th Percentile £592 £534 £608
90th Percentile £664 £613 £638
South East median daily rate £525 £450 £459
% change year-on-year +16.67% -1.91% -8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 3 6
10th Percentile £31.25 - £24.86
25th Percentile £35.22 - £33.06
Median hourly rate £75.00 £32.05 £41.25
Median % change year-on-year +134.01% -22.30% -39.93%
75th Percentile £83.00 £32.18 £42.54
90th Percentile £87.16 £32.26 £52.72
South East median hourly rate £60.00 £32.31 £57.35
% change year-on-year +85.70% -43.66% -4.42%

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 840 424 722
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 45.90% 35.01% 42.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 519 272 385
10th Percentile £375 £255 £313
25th Percentile £493 £398 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £570 £500 £582
Median % change year-on-year +14.00% -14.09% +10.86%
75th Percentile £663 £588 £650
90th Percentile £775 £649 £732
South East median daily rate £550 £508 £550
% change year-on-year +8.37% -7.73% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 136 16 63
10th Percentile £28.79 £25.95 £43.53
25th Percentile £60.84 £31.57 £56.65
Median hourly rate £83.00 £40.44 £61.71
Median % change year-on-year +105.27% -34.47% -4.36%
75th Percentile £100.00 £87.84 £81.53
90th Percentile £104.75 £88.87 £99.50
South East median hourly rate £61.16 £25.15 £58.49
% change year-on-year +143.18% -57.00% -2.52%

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 26 September 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 26 September 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 26 September 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 +24 103 £575 +27.78% 160
Wokingham -3 16 £455 +1.11% 32
Bracknell +1 14 £313 -37.50% 42
Slough +2 6 £500 - 68
Windsor - 1 - - 11
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 20 (13.25%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.32%) Apache Airflow
2 2 (1.32%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.66%) Confluence
3 1 (0.66%) Oracle Service Bus
3 1 (0.66%) WebLogic
Applications
1 16 (10.60%) Microsoft Excel
1 16 (10.60%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (5.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (3.31%) MS Visio
4 4 (2.65%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (1.99%) NEC Housing
2 1 (0.66%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 33 (21.85%) Azure
2 19 (12.58%) AWS
3 15 (9.93%) Microsoft 365
4 11 (7.28%) OneDrive
5 7 (4.64%) Entra ID
5 7 (4.64%) GCP
6 6 (3.97%) Azure DevOps
6 6 (3.97%) SaaS
7 5 (3.31%) Power Platform
8 3 (1.99%) OpenShift
9 2 (1.32%) Azure Data Factory
9 2 (1.32%) Serverless
9 2 (1.32%) Snowflake
10 1 (0.66%) Amazon EventBridge
10 1 (0.66%) Amazon SQS
10 1 (0.66%) AWS Lambda
10 1 (0.66%) Lucidchart
10 1 (0.66%) Microsoft Copilot
10 1 (0.66%) Microsoft Purview
10 1 (0.66%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 14 (9.27%) TCP/IP
2 13 (8.61%) DHCP
2 13 (8.61%) DNS
3 5 (3.31%) Firewall
4 3 (1.99%) LAN
4 3 (1.99%) VPN
5 2 (1.32%) Modbus
5 2 (1.32%) Network Security
5 2 (1.32%) Radio Access Network
5 2 (1.32%) Software-Defined Networking
6 1 (0.66%) 3GPP
6 1 (0.66%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.66%) LTE
6 1 (0.66%) TETRA
6 1 (0.66%) VoLTE
6 1 (0.66%) VXLAN
6 1 (0.66%) WAN
6 1 (0.66%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.66%) Wireshark
6 1 (0.66%) XCAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (12.58%) Metadata
2 5 (3.31%) Power BI
3 3 (1.99%) GIS
3 3 (1.99%) Tableau
4 2 (1.32%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.32%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.66%) DynamoDB
5 1 (0.66%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.66%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.66%) Oracle Database 10g
5 1 (0.66%) Oracle Database 11g
5 1 (0.66%) Oracle Database 12c
5 1 (0.66%) SQLite
5 1 (0.66%) Text Mining
Development Applications
1 2 (1.32%) Git
1 2 (1.32%) JIRA
2 1 (0.66%) Rational DOORS
General
1 71 (47.02%) Social Skills
2 52 (34.44%) Aerospace
3 42 (27.81%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (11.26%) Manufacturing
5 9 (5.96%) Finance
6 8 (5.30%) Games
6 8 (5.30%) Law
7 7 (4.64%) Influencing Skills
8 5 (3.31%) Organisational Skills
8 5 (3.31%) Public Sector
9 4 (2.65%) Automotive
9 4 (2.65%) Pharmaceutical
10 3 (1.99%) Legal
10 3 (1.99%) Local Government
10 3 (1.99%) Police
10 3 (1.99%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (1.32%) Agriculture
11 2 (1.32%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.66%) Documentation Skills
12 1 (0.66%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 26 (17.22%) Delivery Manager
2 19 (12.58%) Product Delivery Manager
2 19 (12.58%) Product Manager
3 10 (6.62%) IT Support
3 10 (6.62%) Lead
4 8 (5.30%) Architect
4 8 (5.30%) Change Manager
4 8 (5.30%) Security Advisor
4 8 (5.30%) Senior
5 7 (4.64%) Analyst
5 7 (4.64%) Engineering Manager
6 6 (3.97%) Data Engineer
6 6 (3.97%) Information Management Specialist
6 6 (3.97%) Information Specialist
6 6 (3.97%) Knowledge Specialist
6 6 (3.97%) Product Owner
6 6 (3.97%) Systems Engineer
7 5 (3.31%) Digital Delivery Manager
8 4 (2.65%) Digital Product Manager
8 4 (2.65%) Project Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.65%) SailPoint
2 3 (1.99%) LDAP
2 3 (1.99%) OAuth
2 3 (1.99%) OpenID
2 3 (1.99%) SAML
2 3 (1.99%) XML
3 2 (1.32%) ARM Templates
3 2 (1.32%) Terraform
4 1 (0.66%) ADO
4 1 (0.66%) Microsoft Graph
4 1 (0.66%) Middleware
4 1 (0.66%) Node.js
4 1 (0.66%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 23 (15.23%) Management Information System
2 10 (6.62%) Data Centre
3 9 (5.96%) Virtual Team
4 8 (5.30%) Animation
4 8 (5.30%) Graphic Design
4 8 (5.30%) Interactive Media
4 8 (5.30%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (4.64%) CCTV
5 7 (4.64%) Product Ownership
6 5 (3.31%) Cloud Native
6 5 (3.31%) Hybrid Cloud
6 5 (3.31%) SCADA
7 4 (2.65%) Operational Technology
7 4 (2.65%) PMI
7 4 (2.65%) Security Posture
8 3 (1.99%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (1.99%) Life Science
8 3 (1.99%) LIMS
9 2 (1.32%) Data Structures
9 2 (1.32%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 16 (10.60%) Windows
2 10 (6.62%) Apple iOS
2 10 (6.62%) Mac OS
3 5 (3.31%) Linux
4 3 (1.99%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.66%) Solaris
5 1 (0.66%) Unix
5 1 (0.66%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.66%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (43.05%) Continuous Improvement
2 61 (40.40%) Computer Science
3 52 (34.44%) ITIL
4 46 (30.46%) Roadmaps
5 43 (28.48%) Agile
5 43 (28.48%) Stakeholder Management
6 38 (25.17%) Service Management
7 34 (22.52%) Digital Engineering
8 32 (21.19%) Problem-Solving
9 31 (20.53%) Change Management
9 31 (20.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 29 (19.21%) PRINCE2
11 27 (17.88%) ITSM
12 22 (14.57%) Decision-Making
13 21 (13.91%) AI
13 21 (13.91%) DevOps
13 21 (13.91%) Scaled Agile Framework
13 21 (13.91%) Software Engineering
14 20 (13.25%) Project Management
15 18 (11.92%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 15 (9.93%) Python
2 11 (7.28%) SQL
3 4 (2.65%) PowerShell
4 3 (1.99%) Bash
5 2 (1.32%) Bicep
6 1 (0.66%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 88 (58.28%) Security Cleared
2 63 (41.72%) SC Cleared
3 26 (17.22%) Computer Science Degree
4 16 (10.60%) PMI Certification
5 14 (9.27%) PMP
6 11 (7.28%) Azure Certification
7 8 (5.30%) CISSP
7 8 (5.30%) Master's Degree
8 7 (4.64%) DV Cleared
8 7 (4.64%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 6 (3.97%) AWS Certification
10 5 (3.31%) Microsoft Certification
11 3 (1.99%) CSPO
11 3 (1.99%) DBS Check
11 3 (1.99%) PhD
12 2 (1.32%) CISA
12 2 (1.32%) Cisco Certification
12 2 (1.32%) CISM
12 2 (1.32%) MAPM
12 2 (1.32%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (5.30%) Data Quality
2 5 (3.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (2.65%) GDPR
3 4 (2.65%) GRC
3 4 (2.65%) NIST
4 3 (1.99%) NCSC
4 3 (1.99%) PMO
5 2 (1.32%) NIST 800
5 2 (1.32%) QA
6 1 (0.66%) DO-254
6 1 (0.66%) IEC 61508
6 1 (0.66%) ISO 26262
6 1 (0.66%) ITGC
6 1 (0.66%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.66%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (2.65%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.99%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.32%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.66%) Firmware
4 1 (0.66%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.66%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 13 (8.61%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (6.62%) Jamf Pro
3 4 (2.65%) Kubernetes
4 3 (1.99%) MOM
5 2 (1.32%) Ansible
5 2 (1.32%) Istio
6 1 (0.66%) CASB
6 1 (0.66%) Data Guard
6 1 (0.66%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 40 (26.49%) Microsoft
2 19 (12.58%) ServiceNow
3 7 (4.64%) Google
4 3 (1.99%) EMC
4 3 (1.99%) ForgeRock
4 3 (1.99%) NEC
4 3 (1.99%) Okta
4 3 (1.99%) Ping Identity
4 3 (1.99%) VMware
5 2 (1.32%) Databricks
5 2 (1.32%) Oracle
5 2 (1.32%) Red Hat
5 2 (1.32%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.66%) Apple
6 1 (0.66%) CheckPoint
6 1 (0.66%) Cisco
6 1 (0.66%) Fortinet
6 1 (0.66%) IBM
6 1 (0.66%) Juniper
6 1 (0.66%) SAP