PCI DSS Contract Job Trends in Berkshire
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)
South East > Berkshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Berkshire requiring PCI DSS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 119 | 89 | 112 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -30 | +23 | -15 |
| Contract jobs citing PCI DSS | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire | 0.055% | 0.65% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.34% | 3.70% | 1.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £392 | £528 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £500 | £606 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | £650 | £750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.31% | -13.33% | +50.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £773 | £881 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £774 | £953 |
| South East median daily rate | £375 | £544 | £583 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.03% | -6.65% | -25.56% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Berkshire
PCI DSS falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Berkshire.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 291 | 216 | 190 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire | 15.88% | 17.42% | 11.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 173 | 134 | 69 |
| 10th Percentile | £380 | £400 | £334 |
| 25th Percentile | £454 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £534 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.04% | +6.75% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £634 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £668 | £689 |
| South East median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | +1.01% | -5.71% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 30 | 7 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.98 | £18.01 | £48.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.81 | - | £60.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £18.87 | £61.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +191.47% | -69.44% | +13.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £81.63 | £54.13 | £63.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £104.00 | £87.35 | £64.73 |
| South East median hourly rate | £33.00 | £17.22 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +91.67% | -68.70% | +7.73% |
PCI DSS Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing PCI DSS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
PCI DSS Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing PCI DSS.
PCI DSS Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing PCI DSS.
PCI DSS 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 PCI DSS within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 19 October 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 |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | -29 | 1 | £375 | -46.43% | 5 |
| PCI DSS South East |
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PCI DSS 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.
Quality Assurance & Compliance
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyber Essentials | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Cyber Essentials PLUS | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | GDPR | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | GRC | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | NIST | 100.0% | 1 |