Google Contract Job Trends in Berkshire
Google
South East > Berkshire
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Berkshire citing Google products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Google over the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Google.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 87 | 78 | 89 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | +11 | +8 |
| Contract jobs citing Google | 37 | 22 | 20 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire | 1.96% | 1.69% | 1.25% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 4.17% | 2.70% | 2.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23 | 14 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £415 | £163 | £369 |
| 25th Percentile | £453 | £214 | £385 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £490 | £313 | £390 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +56.55% | -19.74% | -13.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £556 | £322 | £400 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £449 | £456 |
| South East median daily rate | £490 | £306 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +60.13% | -23.50% | -11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £24.01 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £39.98 | - | £26.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £68.22 | - | £27.50 |
| 75th Percentile | £76.41 | - | £28.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.36 | - | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £29.07 | £16.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +81.69% | -77.14% | +21.74% |
All Vendors
Berkshire
Google falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing vendor products and services in Berkshire.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing vendor products and services | 887 | 816 | 805 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire | 47.03% | 62.58% | 50.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 506 | 546 | 458 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £293 | £330 |
| 25th Percentile | £448 | £425 | £430 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +8.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £600 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £652 | £700 |
| South East median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £515 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -2.91% | +0.49% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 85 | 39 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.38 | £14.50 | £14.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.50 | £14.75 | £22.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £68.00 | £20.79 | £58.17 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +227.08% | -64.26% | -5.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £88.00 | £38.42 | £61.47 |
| 90th Percentile | £110.75 | £65.00 | £64.28 |
| South East median hourly rate | £32.50 | £20.00 | £57.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +62.50% | -65.07% | +26.63% |
Google Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Google relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
Google Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Google.
Google Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Google in Berkshire over the 6 months to 1 November 2026.
Google Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Google.
Google Hourly Rate Histogram in Berkshire
Hourly rate distribution for jobs citing Google in Berkshire over the 6 months to 1 November 2026.
Google 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 Google within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 1 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | -13 | 20 | £490 | +56.55% | 6 |
| Wokingham | -2 | 6 | £549 | +77.16% | 1 |
| Slough | +1 | 3 | £460 | +206.67% | |
| Bracknell | +4 | 2 | £125 | - | 1 |
| Windsor | - | 2 | £450 | - | 13 |
| Google South East |
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Google Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Vendors
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 56.8% | 21 |
| 2 | Infoblox | 16.2% | 6 |
| 3 | Databricks | 8.1% | 3 |
| 3 | MuleSoft | 8.1% | 3 |
| 3 | Salesforce | 8.1% | 3 |
| 3 | Splunk | 8.1% | 3 |
| 7 | AppDynamics | 5.4% | 2 |
| 7 | CyberArk | 5.4% | 2 |
| 7 | Dynatrace | 5.4% | 2 |
| 10 | Apple | 2.7% | 1 |
| 10 | ArcSight | 2.7% | 1 |
| 10 | Cisco | 2.7% | 1 |
| 10 | HubSpot | 2.7% | 1 |
| 10 | SAP | 2.7% | 1 |