Due Diligence Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

Due Diligence
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Berkshire requiring Due Diligence skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 121 - 112
Rank change year-on-year - - -2
Contract jobs citing Due Diligence 2 0 8
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 0.11% - 0.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.13% - 0.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £800 - -
South East median daily rate £563 £450 £700
% change year-on-year +25.00% -35.71% +48.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £62.50
Median hourly rate - - £65.00
75th Percentile - - £67.50
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate - - £65.00

All Process & Methodology Skills
Berkshire

Due Diligence falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Berkshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,558 1,091 1,732
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 85.18% 93.33% 88.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,028 639 911
10th Percentile £303 £313 £213
25th Percentile £400 £414 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year - -2.44% -2.38%
75th Percentile £600 £620 £608
90th Percentile £693 £675 £688
South East median daily rate £513 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +2.50% - -1.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 137 26 100
10th Percentile £30.53 £22.29 £18.95
25th Percentile £76.70 £32.05 £41.44
Median hourly rate £83.00 £61.50 £60.57
Median % change year-on-year +34.97% +1.53% +4.76%
75th Percentile £88.00 £76.77 £71.89
90th Percentile £104.60 £88.19 £87.46
South East median hourly rate £52.50 £28.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year +87.50% -41.05% -5.00%

Due Diligence
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Due Diligence job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Due Diligence
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Due Diligence.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Due Diligence

Due Diligence
Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Due Diligence.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Due Diligence

Due Diligence
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 Due Diligence within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 5 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 - 2 £800 - 2
Due Diligence
South East

Due Diligence
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 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Legal
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Law
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Security Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) BCP
1 1 (50.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (50.00%) Business Impact Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Change Management
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (50.00%) Impact Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Information Security
1 1 (50.00%) People Management
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) CIPD
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) GRC