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 14 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 39 36
Rank change year-on-year +1 -3 +11
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 102 62 92
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 5.57% 5.08% 5.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.67% 5.62% 6.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 69 34 42
10th Percentile £362 £383 £333
25th Percentile £413 £473 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £540 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% +8.00% -2.91%
75th Percentile £616 £594 £638
90th Percentile £718 £609 £686
South East median daily rate £525 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -2.33% +2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 4 3
10th Percentile £71.55 £33.14 £60.86
25th Percentile £73.44 £37.69 £60.87
Median hourly rate £80.55 £40.44 £61.79
Median % change year-on-year +99.21% -34.56% -10.01%
75th Percentile £90.63 £43.24 £63.06
90th Percentile £92.63 £47.90 £63.28
South East median hourly rate £76.25 £23.01 £52.50
% change year-on-year +231.38% -56.17% -26.91%

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 1,529 1,103 1,427
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 83.51% 90.41% 87.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 897 696 753
10th Percentile £350 £318 £325
25th Percentile £447 £413 £430
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 £713 £650 £689
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £510
% change year-on-year +5.00% -1.96% -2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 176 48 61
10th Percentile £16.38 £14.75 £19.30
25th Percentile £35.17 £17.45 £41.25
Median hourly rate £80.55 £37.28 £58.49
Median % change year-on-year +116.07% -36.26% -5.34%
75th Percentile £91.31 £64.06 £63.41
90th Percentile £104.00 £82.18 £75.24
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £21.02 £58.49
% change year-on-year +125.98% -64.06% +7.58%

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 14 October 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 14 October 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 14 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 -10 58 £550 -3.08% 16
Wokingham +10 15 £447 +8.36% 3
Bracknell +4 7 £675 +22.73% 2
Slough -1 5 £410 -22.64% 13
Windsor -1 4 £370 -30.02%
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 (1.96%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (1.96%) OpenStack
1 2 (1.96%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (6.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.92%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (2.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.96%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (1.96%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (2.94%) SAP S/4HANA
1 3 (2.94%) Teamcenter
2 2 (1.96%) Primavera
3 1 (0.98%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 18 (17.65%) Azure
2 10 (9.80%) Azure DevOps
3 9 (8.82%) AWS
4 5 (4.90%) Entra ID
5 4 (3.92%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (2.94%) Azure AKS
6 3 (2.94%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (2.94%) OpenShift
7 2 (1.96%) Azure App Service
7 2 (1.96%) Azure Key Vault
7 2 (1.96%) Azure Monitor
7 2 (1.96%) Rubrik
7 2 (1.96%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
7 2 (1.96%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 2 (1.96%) Smartsheet
8 1 (0.98%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.98%) ClickUp
8 1 (0.98%) Microsoft Copilot
8 1 (0.98%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.98%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 8 (7.84%) DNS
2 6 (5.88%) DHCP
2 6 (5.88%) LAN
3 5 (4.90%) Firewall
3 5 (4.90%) WAN
4 4 (3.92%) 2G
4 4 (3.92%) 5G
4 4 (3.92%) MPLS
4 4 (3.92%) Network Security
4 4 (3.92%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (2.94%) NGN
5 3 (2.94%) Radio Access Network
5 3 (2.94%) VPN
6 2 (1.96%) 3G
6 2 (1.96%) GPRS
6 2 (1.96%) GSM
6 2 (1.96%) SNMP
6 2 (1.96%) TCP/IP
6 2 (1.96%) UMTS
6 2 (1.96%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.96%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.98%) Data Lake
2 1 (0.98%) Oracle Reports
2 1 (0.98%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 7 (6.86%) JIRA
2 4 (3.92%) Git
General
1 44 (43.14%) Social Skills
2 15 (14.71%) Aerospace
2 15 (14.71%) Finance
3 11 (10.78%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (9.80%) Telecoms
5 7 (6.86%) Manufacturing
5 7 (6.86%) Retail
6 6 (5.88%) Organisational Skills
7 5 (4.90%) Documentation Skills
8 4 (3.92%) Local Government
9 3 (2.94%) Billing
9 3 (2.94%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.96%) Automotive
10 2 (1.96%) Electronics
10 2 (1.96%) General Ledger
10 2 (1.96%) Legal
10 2 (1.96%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (1.96%) Public Sector
11 1 (0.98%) Agriculture
11 1 (0.98%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 21 (20.59%) Project Manager
2 19 (18.63%) Architect
3 10 (9.80%) Delivery Manager
3 10 (9.80%) Lead
4 9 (8.82%) Senior
5 8 (7.84%) Solutions Architect
6 6 (5.88%) Analyst
6 6 (5.88%) Dynamics 365 Architect
6 6 (5.88%) Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
6 6 (5.88%) ERP Architect
7 5 (4.90%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 4 (3.92%) ServiceNow Architect
8 4 (3.92%) Transformation Manager
8 4 (3.92%) Transformation Project Manager
9 3 (2.94%) Consultant
9 3 (2.94%) Data Migration Specialist
9 3 (2.94%) Migration Specialist
9 3 (2.94%) Project Engineer
9 3 (2.94%) Technical Architect
9 3 (2.94%) Test Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.92%) Terraform
2 3 (2.94%) YAML
3 2 (1.96%) Lightning Web Components
3 2 (1.96%) NETCONF
3 2 (1.96%) OpenConfig
3 2 (1.96%) REST
3 2 (1.96%) RESTCONF
3 2 (1.96%) YANG
4 1 (0.98%) Middleware
4 1 (0.98%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 10 (9.80%) Data Centre
2 5 (4.90%) Onboarding
3 4 (3.92%) Enterprise Software
3 4 (3.92%) Product Ownership
4 3 (2.94%) Cloud Native
4 3 (2.94%) PMI
5 2 (1.96%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (1.96%) Hybrid Cloud
5 2 (1.96%) Life Science
5 2 (1.96%) Linux Command Line
5 2 (1.96%) Management Information System
5 2 (1.96%) Operational Technology
5 2 (1.96%) Private Cloud
5 2 (1.96%) Public Cloud
5 2 (1.96%) SCADA
6 1 (0.98%) AI Agents
6 1 (0.98%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (0.98%) IoT
6 1 (0.98%) Learning Management System
6 1 (0.98%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 9 (8.82%) Windows
2 6 (5.88%) Linux
3 1 (0.98%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (48.04%) Stakeholder Management
2 26 (25.49%) Agile
2 26 (25.49%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 25 (24.51%) Continuous Improvement
4 24 (23.53%) Change Management
5 23 (22.55%) Roadmaps
6 22 (21.57%) Project Management
7 19 (18.63%) PRINCE2
8 16 (15.69%) Service Management
9 15 (14.71%) DevOps
10 14 (13.73%) ITIL
10 14 (13.73%) Problem-Solving
10 14 (13.73%) Scrum
10 14 (13.73%) Validation
11 13 (12.75%) Decision-Making
11 13 (12.75%) Digital Engineering
12 12 (11.76%) DevSecOps
13 11 (10.78%) Computer Science
13 11 (10.78%) Configuration Management
13 11 (10.78%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 6 (5.88%) PowerShell
2 5 (4.90%) Python
3 4 (3.92%) Bash
4 3 (2.94%) JavaScript
5 2 (1.96%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 43 (42.16%) Security Cleared
2 34 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 20 (19.61%) Degree
4 9 (8.82%) PMP
5 8 (7.84%) PMI Certification
6 7 (6.86%) DV Cleared
7 5 (4.90%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (2.94%) Azure Certification
8 3 (2.94%) CCNP
8 3 (2.94%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (1.96%) APMP
9 2 (1.96%) CCIE
9 2 (1.96%) JNCIE
9 2 (1.96%) MAPM
10 1 (0.98%) CCSE
10 1 (0.98%) Chartered Engineer
10 1 (0.98%) ISTQB
10 1 (0.98%) NVQ Level 3
10 1 (0.98%) NVQ Level 4
10 1 (0.98%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (6.86%) PMO
2 5 (4.90%) NIST
3 4 (3.92%) QA
4 3 (2.94%) GRC
5 1 (0.98%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.98%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.98%) Def Stans
5 1 (0.98%) GDPR
5 1 (0.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.98%) NIST 800
5 1 (0.98%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 6 (5.88%) Active Directory
2 5 (4.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (3.92%) Hyper-V
4 2 (1.96%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 2 (1.96%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.98%) Docker
5 1 (0.98%) Firmware
5 1 (0.98%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 5 (4.90%) Kubernetes
2 2 (1.96%) Ansible
2 2 (1.96%) NetBackup
2 2 (1.96%) NSN NetAct
2 2 (1.96%) SCCM
2 2 (1.96%) SCOM
3 1 (0.98%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.98%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.98%) QRadar
3 1 (0.98%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 24 (23.53%) Microsoft
2 9 (8.82%) SAP
3 6 (5.88%) Cisco
3 6 (5.88%) Fortinet
3 6 (5.88%) VMware
4 5 (4.90%) Juniper
4 5 (4.90%) ServiceNow
5 4 (3.92%) F5
5 4 (3.92%) Oracle
6 3 (2.94%) Citrix
6 3 (2.94%) Splunk
6 3 (2.94%) Workday
7 2 (1.96%) Arista
7 2 (1.96%) CheckPoint
7 2 (1.96%) CyberArk
7 2 (1.96%) Nokia
7 2 (1.96%) Salesforce
7 2 (1.96%) SolarWinds
8 1 (0.98%) Red Hat
8 1 (0.98%) Sage