Leader
South East > Berkshire
The median Leader daily rate in Berkshire is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 30 | 25 | 31 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +6 | -11 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead | 69 | 116 | 106 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire | 6.04% | 6.02% | 6.04% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.56% | 6.44% | 6.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 49 | 50 | 78 |
| 10th Percentile | £413 | £448 | £359 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £463 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £561 | £590 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.90% | -4.87% | +12.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £600 | £647 |
| 90th Percentile | £678 | £639 | £728 |
| South East median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | +9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £63.27 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £86.29 | £64.42 | £53.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £87.58 | £67.59 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +29.58% | +22.89% | -31.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £88.87 | £69.51 | £56.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £69.91 | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £82.00 | £29.50 | £57.99 |
| % change year-on-year | +177.97% | -49.13% | +65.69% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Berkshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Berkshire with a recognized job title | 1,052 | 1,802 | 1,671 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.04% | 93.46% | 95.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 641 | 970 | 1,068 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £213 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £380 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £504 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.76% | -2.38% | +6.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £608 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £688 | £703 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +1.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 25 | 114 | 55 |
| 10th Percentile | £26.90 | £18.65 | £17.90 |
| 25th Percentile | £48.00 | £41.31 | £23.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.75 | £59.15 | £56.89 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.77% | +3.98% | +195.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.19 | £70.39 | £73.80 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.32 | £86.59 | £79.83 |
| South East median hourly rate | £32.50 | £47.50 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.58% | - | +137.50% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead in Berkshire.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead in Berkshire over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead in Berkshire.
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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 Lead within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 14 May 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 |
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| Reading | +8 | 36 | £625 | +25.00% | 48 |
| Wokingham | -2 | 17 | £550 | -1.79% | 2 |
| Maidenhead | +9 | 4 | £450 | -30.77% | 4 |
| Bracknell | +8 | 4 | £454 | -27.36% | 14 |
| Slough | -11 | 2 | £625 | +4.17% | 23 |
| Thatcham | - | 1 | £600 | - | 1 |
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Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire
For the 6 months to 14 May 2025, Lead contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Berkshire region featuring Lead in the job title.
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Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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