Project Delivery Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

Project Delivery
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Berkshire requiring Project Delivery skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 36 38
Rank change year-on-year -5 +2 +12
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 96 61 87
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 5.29% 5.02% 5.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.42% 5.51% 6.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 63 33 37
10th Percentile £370 £381 £375
25th Percentile £411 £484 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - +6.02%
75th Percentile £618 £607 £638
90th Percentile £733 £650 £691
South East median daily rate £525 £538 £510
% change year-on-year -2.33% +5.39% -7.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 4 2
10th Percentile £70.60 £33.14 £61.11
25th Percentile £72.75 £37.69 £61.50
Median hourly rate £80.55 £40.44 £62.57
Median % change year-on-year +99.21% -35.37% -8.88%
75th Percentile £85.00 £43.24 £63.21
90th Percentile £92.50 £47.90 £63.34
South East median hourly rate £76.25 £30.11 £35.00
% change year-on-year +153.24% -13.97% -51.28%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Berkshire

Project Delivery falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Berkshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,496 1,107 1,437
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 82.38% 91.11% 87.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 918 692 742
10th Percentile £350 £313 £325
25th Percentile £430 £412 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £613 £600 £638
90th Percentile £725 £650 £689
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £510
% change year-on-year +5.00% -1.96% -1.92%
Number of hourly rates quoted 155 45 65
10th Percentile £16.57 £14.75 £19.33
25th Percentile £35.11 £17.50 £46.12
Median hourly rate £80.00 £37.28 £61.50
Median % change year-on-year +114.59% -39.38% +2.49%
75th Percentile £91.31 £58.00 £69.69
90th Percentile £104.00 £87.40 £82.44
South East median hourly rate £48.36 £22.35 £58.49
% change year-on-year +116.42% -61.80% +7.56%

Project Delivery
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Project Delivery job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Project Delivery
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Project Delivery.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Project Delivery

Project Delivery
Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Delivery in Berkshire over the 6 months to 30 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Project Delivery in Berkshire

Project Delivery
Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Project Delivery.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Project Delivery

Project Delivery
Hourly Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Delivery in Berkshire over the 6 months to 30 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Delivery in Berkshire

Project Delivery
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 Project Delivery within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 30 September 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 -11 56 £550 -6.86% 42
Wokingham - 13 £430 - 7
Slough +3 5 £410 -22.64% 19
Bracknell 0 5 £675 +22.73% 7
Windsor 0 4 £370 -26.55%
Project Delivery
South East

Project Delivery
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (2.08%) OpenStack
2 1 (1.04%) Confluence
2 1 (1.04%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.04%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (6.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (4.17%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (3.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (2.08%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (2.08%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (3.13%) SAP S/4HANA
1 3 (3.13%) Teamcenter
2 2 (2.08%) Primavera
3 1 (1.04%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 17 (17.71%) Azure
2 9 (9.38%) AWS
3 8 (8.33%) Azure DevOps
4 5 (5.21%) Entra ID
5 3 (3.13%) Azure AKS
5 3 (3.13%) Dynamics 365
5 3 (3.13%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (3.13%) OpenShift
6 2 (2.08%) Azure App Service
6 2 (2.08%) Azure Key Vault
6 2 (2.08%) Azure Monitor
6 2 (2.08%) Rubrik
6 2 (2.08%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
6 2 (2.08%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 1 (1.04%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (1.04%) GCP
7 1 (1.04%) IaaS
7 1 (1.04%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (1.04%) Power Platform
7 1 (1.04%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 8 (8.33%) DNS
2 6 (6.25%) DHCP
2 6 (6.25%) LAN
3 5 (5.21%) Firewall
3 5 (5.21%) WAN
4 4 (4.17%) 2G
4 4 (4.17%) 5G
4 4 (4.17%) MPLS
4 4 (4.17%) VPN
4 4 (4.17%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (3.13%) Network Security
5 3 (3.13%) NGN
5 3 (3.13%) Radio Access Network
6 2 (2.08%) 4G
6 2 (2.08%) BGP
6 2 (2.08%) LTE
6 2 (2.08%) SIGTRAN
6 2 (2.08%) SS7
6 2 (2.08%) TACACS
6 2 (2.08%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.08%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (1.04%) Data Lake
2 1 (1.04%) Oracle Reports
2 1 (1.04%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 4 (4.17%) Git
2 3 (3.13%) JIRA
General
1 39 (40.63%) Social Skills
2 15 (15.63%) Finance
3 12 (12.50%) Aerospace
4 10 (10.42%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (10.42%) Telecoms
5 9 (9.38%) Retail
6 5 (5.21%) Manufacturing
6 5 (5.21%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (4.17%) Documentation Skills
7 4 (4.17%) Local Government
8 3 (3.13%) Billing
8 3 (3.13%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (3.13%) Legal
8 3 (3.13%) Public Sector
9 2 (2.08%) Automotive
9 2 (2.08%) General Ledger
9 2 (2.08%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (1.04%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 22 (22.92%) Project Manager
2 19 (19.79%) Architect
3 11 (11.46%) Lead
4 10 (10.42%) Senior
5 8 (8.33%) Solutions Architect
6 7 (7.29%) Dynamics 365 Architect
6 7 (7.29%) Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
6 7 (7.29%) ERP Architect
7 6 (6.25%) Analyst
7 6 (6.25%) Delivery Manager
8 5 (5.21%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 4 (4.17%) ServiceNow Architect
9 4 (4.17%) Transformation Manager
9 4 (4.17%) Transformation Project Manager
10 3 (3.13%) Data Migration Specialist
10 3 (3.13%) Migration Specialist
10 3 (3.13%) Network Architect
10 3 (3.13%) Project Engineer
10 3 (3.13%) Technical Architect
10 3 (3.13%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (4.17%) Terraform
2 3 (3.13%) YAML
3 2 (2.08%) Lightning Web Components
3 2 (2.08%) NETCONF
3 2 (2.08%) OpenConfig
3 2 (2.08%) REST
3 2 (2.08%) RESTCONF
3 2 (2.08%) YANG
4 1 (1.04%) A2A Protocol
4 1 (1.04%) ADO
4 1 (1.04%) Middleware
4 1 (1.04%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 10 (10.42%) Data Centre
2 6 (6.25%) Onboarding
3 4 (4.17%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (3.13%) Cloud Native
4 3 (3.13%) PMI
5 2 (2.08%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (2.08%) Hybrid Cloud
5 2 (2.08%) Linux Command Line
5 2 (2.08%) Private Cloud
5 2 (2.08%) Product Ownership
5 2 (2.08%) Public Cloud
5 2 (2.08%) Virtual Team
6 1 (1.04%) AI Agents
6 1 (1.04%) Cyber Defence
6 1 (1.04%) Genomics
6 1 (1.04%) Greenfield Project
6 1 (1.04%) IoT
6 1 (1.04%) Management Information System
6 1 (1.04%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (1.04%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 8 (8.33%) Windows
2 4 (4.17%) Linux
3 2 (2.08%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (43.75%) Stakeholder Management
2 28 (29.17%) Change Management
3 24 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 23 (23.96%) Agile
5 22 (22.92%) Project Management
6 21 (21.88%) Roadmaps
7 19 (19.79%) Continuous Improvement
8 15 (15.63%) PRINCE2
9 14 (14.58%) Decision-Making
10 13 (13.54%) Cybersecurity
10 13 (13.54%) DevOps
10 13 (13.54%) Risk Management
10 13 (13.54%) Service Management
11 12 (12.50%) ITIL
11 12 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
11 12 (12.50%) Validation
12 11 (11.46%) Budget Management
12 11 (11.46%) Technical Leadership
13 10 (10.42%) DevSecOps
13 10 (10.42%) Digital Engineering
Programming Languages
1 6 (6.25%) PowerShell
2 5 (5.21%) Python
3 4 (4.17%) Bash
4 3 (3.13%) JavaScript
5 2 (2.08%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 35 (36.46%) Security Cleared
2 30 (31.25%) SC Cleared
3 15 (15.63%) Degree
4 9 (9.38%) PMP
5 8 (8.33%) PMI Certification
6 5 (5.21%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (5.21%) DV Cleared
7 3 (3.13%) Azure Certification
7 3 (3.13%) CCNP
7 3 (3.13%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (2.08%) APMP
8 2 (2.08%) CCIE
8 2 (2.08%) CISSP
8 2 (2.08%) JNCIE
8 2 (2.08%) MAPM
9 1 (1.04%) CCSE
9 1 (1.04%) Chartered Engineer
9 1 (1.04%) ISTQB
9 1 (1.04%) NVQ Level 3
9 1 (1.04%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (10.42%) NIST
2 7 (7.29%) PMO
3 6 (6.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (5.21%) GDPR
5 4 (4.17%) QA
5 4 (4.17%) SOC 2
6 3 (3.13%) GRC
7 1 (1.04%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (1.04%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (1.04%) Def Stans
7 1 (1.04%) EU AI Act
7 1 (1.04%) NIST 800
7 1 (1.04%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 7 (7.29%) Active Directory
2 5 (5.21%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (4.17%) Hyper-V
4 2 (2.08%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 2 (2.08%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (1.04%) Docker
5 1 (1.04%) Firmware
5 1 (1.04%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 5 (5.21%) Kubernetes
2 2 (2.08%) Ansible
2 2 (2.08%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (2.08%) NetBackup
2 2 (2.08%) NSN NetAct
2 2 (2.08%) SCCM
2 2 (2.08%) SCOM
2 2 (2.08%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (1.04%) FortiGate
3 1 (1.04%) QRadar
Vendors
1 23 (23.96%) Microsoft
2 6 (6.25%) Cisco
2 6 (6.25%) Fortinet
2 6 (6.25%) SAP
2 6 (6.25%) ServiceNow
2 6 (6.25%) VMware
3 5 (5.21%) Juniper
4 4 (4.17%) F5
5 3 (3.13%) Citrix
5 3 (3.13%) Oracle
5 3 (3.13%) Splunk
5 3 (3.13%) Workday
6 2 (2.08%) Arista
6 2 (2.08%) CyberArk
6 2 (2.08%) Nokia
6 2 (2.08%) Salesforce
6 2 (2.08%) SolarWinds
7 1 (1.04%) Aruba
7 1 (1.04%) CheckPoint
7 1 (1.04%) Red Hat