Forensic Analysis Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

Forensic Analysis
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Berkshire requiring Forensic Analysis skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 91 - 113
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Forensic Analysis 9 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 0.72% - 0.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.80% - 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile £426 - -
25th Percentile £441 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - £800
75th Percentile £505 - -
90th Percentile £513 - -
South East median daily rate £475 - £800

All Process and Methodology Skills
Berkshire

Forensic Analysis 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 1,122 1,429 1,577
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 90.34% 88.37% 89.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 715 759 984
10th Percentile £321 £329 £248
25th Percentile £413 £429 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +2.86% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £636
90th Percentile £650 £688 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £510 £525
% change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% +2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 53 57 69
10th Percentile £14.75 £19.08 £20.59
25th Percentile £17.30 £41.25 £48.40
Median hourly rate £32.31 £58.49 £61.79
Median % change year-on-year -44.76% -5.34% +22.36%
75th Percentile £63.75 £63.41 £72.33
90th Percentile £79.00 £75.08 £76.28
South East median hourly rate £20.71 £58.30 £52.50
% change year-on-year -64.48% +11.05% +48.05%

Forensic Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Forensic Analysis job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Forensic Analysis
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Forensic Analysis.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Forensic Analysis

Forensic Analysis
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 Forensic Analysis within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 20 October 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 - 9 £475 - 1
Forensic Analysis
South East

Forensic Analysis
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (11.11%) AWS
1 1 (11.11%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 3 (33.33%) Network Security
General
1 6 (66.67%) Legal
2 3 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (100.00%) Analyst
1 9 (100.00%) SOC Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 6 (66.67%) Cyber Threat
1 6 (66.67%) Security Operations Centre
2 5 (55.56%) Management Information System
3 4 (44.44%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 7 (77.78%) Linux
1 7 (77.78%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 9 (100.00%) SIEM
1 9 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 8 (88.89%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 7 (77.78%) Behavioural Analysis
3 7 (77.78%) Malware Analysis
4 6 (66.67%) Data Privacy
4 6 (66.67%) Risk Management
4 6 (66.67%) Security Operations
5 5 (55.56%) Task Automation
6 4 (44.44%) Cybersecurity
7 3 (33.33%) Computer Science
7 3 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (33.33%) DevOps
7 3 (33.33%) Technical Analysis
8 2 (22.22%) Analytical Thinking
8 2 (22.22%) Decision-Making
8 2 (22.22%) Digital Forensics
8 2 (22.22%) Mentoring
8 2 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 8 (88.89%) PowerShell
1 8 (88.89%) Python
Qualifications
1 8 (88.89%) CISSP
1 8 (88.89%) GCFA
1 8 (88.89%) GCIA
1 8 (88.89%) GCIH
2 7 (77.78%) CFCE
3 5 (55.56%) GIAC
4 3 (33.33%) Security Cleared
5 2 (22.22%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (22.22%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (77.78%) GDPR
1 7 (77.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 7 (77.78%) NIST
2 5 (55.56%) HIPAA
Systems Management
1 4 (44.44%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 9 (100.00%) Splunk
2 8 (88.89%) CrowdStrike
2 8 (88.89%) Microsoft
3 6 (66.67%) ArcSight
3 6 (66.67%) LogRhythm
4 1 (11.11%) Intel