OSS Engineer Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

OSS Engineer
South East > Berkshire

The median OSS Engineer daily rate in Berkshire is £325, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
21 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 109 110 -
Rank change year-on-year +1 - -
Contract jobs requiring an OSS Engineer 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 0.072% 0.062% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.080% 0.068% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £313 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £220 -
Median % change year-on-year +47.73% - -
75th Percentile £338 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £325 £220 -
% change year-on-year +47.73% - -

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 1,253 1,470 1,677
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.67% 91.53% 93.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 829 801 1,015
10th Percentile £306 £316 £213
25th Percentile £413 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £540 £500
Median % change year-on-year -6.02% +8.00% -
75th Percentile £600 £638 £616
90th Percentile £650 £688 £693
South East median daily rate £500 £513 £513
% change year-on-year -2.44% - +2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 71 55 76
10th Percentile £14.75 £41.10 £20.10
25th Percentile £18.87 £55.81 £47.60
Median hourly rate £47.48 £61.50 £61.79
Median % change year-on-year -22.80% -0.48% +49.99%
75th Percentile £81.00 £68.34 £72.08
90th Percentile £95.00 £100.00 £76.55
South East median hourly rate £25.00 £57.52 £52.20
% change year-on-year -56.54% +10.19% +39.20%

OSS Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'OSS Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

OSS Engineer job vacancy trend in Berkshire

OSS Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for OSS Engineer job vacancies in Berkshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for OSS Engineer job vacancies in Berkshire

OSS Engineer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 21 November 2025, OSS Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Berkshire region featuring OSS Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Capacity Management
1 1 (100.00%) Fault Management
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) SNMP

OSS Engineer Skill Set
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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) SNMP
General
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Capacity Management
1 1 (100.00%) Fault Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared