ICAEW Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Berkshire with a requirement for ICAEW qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 21 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 111 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing ICAEW 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 0.068% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.16% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South East median daily rate - - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Berkshire

ICAEW 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 617 544 756
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 41.72% 36.78% 44.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 424 297 449
10th Percentile £255 £245 £205
25th Percentile £363 £380 £335
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £538 £656 £619
90th Percentile £625 £704 £675
South East median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 29 53
10th Percentile £19.38 £41.20 £45.85
25th Percentile £20.79 £55.87 £55.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £61.50 £63.00
Median % change year-on-year +5.70% -2.39% +168.09%
75th Percentile £95.00 £64.73 £68.63
90th Percentile £98.00 £74.97 £76.01
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £56.75 £60.00
% change year-on-year -55.68% -5.43% +33.33%

ICAEW
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

ICAEW job vacancy trend in Berkshire

ICAEW
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 ICAEW within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 21 December 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 - 1 - -
ICAEW
South East

ICAEW
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 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Finance Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) IFRS
1 1 (100.00%) IFRS 9