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 19 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 38 32
Rank change year-on-year +3 -6 +10
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 98 62 89
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 5.15% 5.25% 5.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.28% 5.70% 6.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 67 34 35
10th Percentile £375 £383 £360
25th Percentile £411 £469 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £608
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -9.47% +17.96%
75th Percentile £650 £608 £638
90th Percentile £738 £650 £687
South East median daily rate £525 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -2.33% +2.38% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 1 2
10th Percentile £71.75 - £61.11
25th Percentile £79.44 - £61.50
Median hourly rate £81.50 £51.00 £62.57
Median % change year-on-year +59.80% -18.49% -8.88%
75th Percentile £82.94 - £63.21
90th Percentile £87.25 - £63.34
South East median hourly rate £81.50 £15.91 £57.10
% change year-on-year +412.26% -72.14% +38.46%

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 1,560 1,087 1,464
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 81.93% 92.04% 86.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 973 667 773
10th Percentile £350 £350 £316
25th Percentile £425 £420 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -6.82% +4.76%
75th Percentile £620 £600 £638
90th Percentile £733 £688 £700
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +1.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 167 40 77
10th Percentile £26.97 £14.75 £16.00
25th Percentile £62.50 £16.66 £41.25
Median hourly rate £83.00 £32.05 £60.60
Median % change year-on-year +158.97% -47.11% +2.06%
75th Percentile £88.00 £65.00 £70.39
90th Percentile £104.00 £87.64 £87.46
South East median hourly rate £55.00 £23.00 £57.35
% change year-on-year +139.13% -59.90% +14.70%

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 19 August 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 19 August 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 19 August 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 -15 54 £550 -3.08% 21
Wokingham -6 12 £375 - 3
Bracknell 0 7 £663 +20.45%
Slough +8 6 £430 -18.87% 8
Windsor +1 3 £450 -10.00% 2
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 (2.04%) OpenStack
2 1 (1.02%) Confluence
2 1 (1.02%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (5.10%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (5.10%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (2.04%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (2.04%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (3.06%) Teamcenter
2 2 (2.04%) Primavera
2 2 (2.04%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (1.02%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (1.02%) SAP PLM
Cloud Services
1 15 (15.31%) Azure
2 6 (6.12%) AWS
2 6 (6.12%) Azure DevOps
2 6 (6.12%) Entra ID
3 3 (3.06%) Azure AKS
3 3 (3.06%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (3.06%) OpenShift
4 2 (2.04%) Azure App Service
4 2 (2.04%) Azure Key Vault
4 2 (2.04%) Azure Monitor
4 2 (2.04%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (2.04%) Rubrik
4 2 (2.04%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
4 2 (2.04%) Salesforce Service Cloud
5 1 (1.02%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (1.02%) GCP
5 1 (1.02%) IaaS
5 1 (1.02%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 12 (12.24%) Firewall
2 10 (10.20%) VPN
3 9 (9.18%) LAN
4 8 (8.16%) WAN
5 7 (7.14%) MPLS
6 6 (6.12%) DNS
7 5 (5.10%) 2G
7 5 (5.10%) 5G
7 5 (5.10%) BGP
7 5 (5.10%) TCP/IP
7 5 (5.10%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (4.08%) DHCP
8 4 (4.08%) SD-WAN
9 3 (3.06%) 3G
9 3 (3.06%) Diameter Protocol
9 3 (3.06%) Network Security
9 3 (3.06%) NGN
9 3 (3.06%) OSPF
9 3 (3.06%) SIGTRAN
9 3 (3.06%) SS7
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.04%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.02%) Data Lake
2 1 (1.02%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (1.02%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 4 (4.08%) Git
1 4 (4.08%) JIRA
General
1 42 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 19 (19.39%) Finance
3 14 (14.29%) Retail
4 12 (12.24%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (12.24%) Telecoms
5 6 (6.12%) Aerospace
6 5 (5.10%) Public Sector
7 4 (4.08%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (3.06%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (3.06%) Legal
8 3 (3.06%) Local Government
9 2 (2.04%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (1.02%) Billing
10 1 (1.02%) Manufacturing
10 1 (1.02%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 24 (24.49%) Project Manager
2 19 (19.39%) Architect
3 11 (11.22%) Lead
4 10 (10.20%) Solutions Architect
5 9 (9.18%) Dynamics 365 Architect
5 9 (9.18%) Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
5 9 (9.18%) ERP Architect
6 7 (7.14%) SC Cleared Project Manager
7 6 (6.12%) Delivery Manager
7 6 (6.12%) Senior
8 5 (5.10%) Change Manager
8 5 (5.10%) Project Assurance Manager
9 4 (4.08%) Analyst
9 4 (4.08%) Head of Infrastructure
9 4 (4.08%) Head of IT
9 4 (4.08%) Network Manager
9 4 (4.08%) Security Assurance Manager
9 4 (4.08%) Security Manager
9 4 (4.08%) Security Project Manager
9 4 (4.08%) Transformation Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.06%) YAML
2 2 (2.04%) Lightning Web Components
2 2 (2.04%) Middleware
2 2 (2.04%) NETCONF
2 2 (2.04%) OpenConfig
2 2 (2.04%) REST
2 2 (2.04%) RESTCONF
2 2 (2.04%) YANG
3 1 (1.02%) A2A Protocol
3 1 (1.02%) ADO
3 1 (1.02%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 12 (12.24%) Data Centre
2 7 (7.14%) Onboarding
3 6 (6.12%) Product Ownership
4 5 (5.10%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (4.08%) Virtual Team
6 3 (3.06%) Cloud Native
7 2 (2.04%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (2.04%) Hybrid Cloud
7 2 (2.04%) Linux Command Line
7 2 (2.04%) PMI
7 2 (2.04%) Private Cloud
7 2 (2.04%) Public Cloud
7 2 (2.04%) Replication
8 1 (1.02%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (1.02%) Digital Signage
8 1 (1.02%) e-Learning
8 1 (1.02%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (1.02%) IoT
8 1 (1.02%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (1.02%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 12 (12.24%) Windows
2 5 (5.10%) Windows Server
3 4 (4.08%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (39.80%) Stakeholder Management
2 29 (29.59%) Change Management
3 26 (26.53%) Project Management
4 24 (24.49%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 23 (23.47%) Budget Management
6 17 (17.35%) Agile
6 17 (17.35%) ITIL
6 17 (17.35%) Roadmaps
7 15 (15.31%) Cybersecurity
7 15 (15.31%) PRINCE2
8 14 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
9 13 (13.27%) Problem-Solving
10 11 (11.22%) Programme Delivery
10 11 (11.22%) Vulnerability Management
11 10 (10.20%) ITSM
11 10 (10.20%) Validation
12 9 (9.18%) ERP
12 9 (9.18%) Migration
12 9 (9.18%) Risk Management
12 9 (9.18%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (6.12%) PowerShell
2 5 (5.10%) Python
3 4 (4.08%) Bash
4 3 (3.06%) JavaScript
5 2 (2.04%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 34 (34.69%) Security Cleared
2 27 (27.55%) SC Cleared
3 15 (15.31%) PMP
4 10 (10.20%) PMI Certification
5 7 (7.14%) Degree
6 6 (6.12%) DV Cleared
7 5 (5.10%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (4.08%) CISM
8 4 (4.08%) CISSP
9 3 (3.06%) CCNP
9 3 (3.06%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (2.04%) APMP
10 2 (2.04%) CCIE
10 2 (2.04%) JNCIE
10 2 (2.04%) MAPM
11 1 (1.02%) ISTQB
11 1 (1.02%) Microsoft Certification
11 1 (1.02%) NVQ Level 3
11 1 (1.02%) NVQ Level 4
11 1 (1.02%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (17.35%) NIST
2 16 (16.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (10.20%) PMO
4 8 (8.16%) GDPR
5 7 (7.14%) SOC 2
6 3 (3.06%) QA
7 2 (2.04%) GRC
8 1 (1.02%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (1.02%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (1.02%) Def Stans
8 1 (1.02%) EU AI Act
8 1 (1.02%) NIST 800
8 1 (1.02%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 10 (10.20%) Active Directory
2 3 (3.06%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (2.04%) Hyper-V
4 1 (1.02%) Firmware
4 1 (1.02%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 5 (5.10%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (4.08%) Kubernetes
2 4 (4.08%) Terraform
3 2 (2.04%) Ansible
3 2 (2.04%) FortiGate
3 2 (2.04%) NetBackup
3 2 (2.04%) NSN NetAct
3 2 (2.04%) SCCM
3 2 (2.04%) SCOM
3 2 (2.04%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (1.02%) QRadar
Vendors
1 17 (17.35%) Microsoft
2 9 (9.18%) ServiceNow
3 7 (7.14%) Cisco
4 6 (6.12%) Fortinet
4 6 (6.12%) SAP
5 5 (5.10%) Juniper
5 5 (5.10%) Oracle
6 4 (4.08%) F5
6 4 (4.08%) VMware
7 3 (3.06%) Citrix
7 3 (3.06%) Nokia
7 3 (3.06%) Splunk
7 3 (3.06%) Workday
8 2 (2.04%) Arista
8 2 (2.04%) CyberArk
8 2 (2.04%) Salesforce
8 2 (2.04%) SolarWinds
9 1 (1.02%) Aruba
9 1 (1.02%) Meraki
9 1 (1.02%) Red Hat