Public Sector Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

Public Sector
South East > Berkshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in Berkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 28 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 26 22
Rank change year-on-year +3 -4 -1
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 121 122 131
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 8.65% 7.57% 7.41%
As % of the General category 13.37% 13.33% 11.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 96 66 56
10th Percentile £348 £316 £280
25th Percentile £413 £451 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £600 £513
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +17.07% -6.82%
75th Percentile £538 £700 £609
90th Percentile £613 £744 £648
South East median daily rate £500 £550 £518
% change year-on-year -9.09% +6.09% +0.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 10 19
10th Percentile £19.27 £39.20 £55.37
25th Percentile £23.72 £45.11 £58.38
Median hourly rate £46.75 £59.99 £63.91
Median % change year-on-year -22.07% -6.12% -
75th Percentile £65.94 £72.33 £71.41
90th Percentile £69.73 £76.61 £76.16
South East median hourly rate £20.71 £40.68 £59.50
% change year-on-year -49.08% -31.64% +197.50%

All General Skills
Berkshire

Public Sector falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Berkshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 905 915 1,106
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 64.69% 56.80% 62.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 604 439 584
10th Percentile £268 £262 £205
25th Percentile £406 £415 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -5.00%
75th Percentile £598 £638 £600
90th Percentile £650 £693 £688
South East median daily rate £485 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -3.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 36 58
10th Percentile £14.75 £26.88 £20.56
25th Percentile £18.48 £42.19 £45.21
Median hourly rate £30.41 £58.43 £59.50
Median % change year-on-year -47.97% -1.79% +106.96%
75th Percentile £74.00 £64.73 £67.75
90th Percentile £95.00 £86.08 £75.51
South East median hourly rate £20.71 £50.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -58.58% - +51.42%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Public Sector
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Public Sector.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in Berkshire over the 6 months to 28 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Public Sector in Berkshire

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Public Sector.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Public Sector in Berkshire over the 6 months to 28 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Public Sector in Berkshire

Public Sector
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 Public Sector within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 28 November 2025. 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 +4 60 £500 -23.08% 17
Wokingham - 34 £445 - 3
Bracknell -16 6 £525 +6.33% 2
Slough - 2 - - 1
Windsor - 2 £475 -
Public Sector
South East

Public Sector
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 (1.65%) Anypoint
1 2 (1.65%) GeoServer
1 2 (1.65%) Smallworld
2 1 (0.83%) Mule
2 1 (0.83%) nginx
2 1 (0.83%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (3.31%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.65%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.83%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.83%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 2 (1.65%) Primavera
2 1 (0.83%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.83%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.83%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 21 (17.36%) Azure
2 14 (11.57%) AWS
3 10 (8.26%) GCP
4 4 (3.31%) OpenShift
5 3 (2.48%) Entra ID
6 2 (1.65%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (1.65%) GitHub
6 2 (1.65%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (1.65%) Serverless
7 1 (0.83%) Amazon EventBridge
7 1 (0.83%) Amazon SQS
7 1 (0.83%) AWS Lambda
7 1 (0.83%) Azure AKS
7 1 (0.83%) Azure Functions
7 1 (0.83%) GitHub Actions
7 1 (0.83%) IaaS
7 1 (0.83%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (0.83%) Power Platform
7 1 (0.83%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
7 1 (0.83%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 5 (4.13%) Firewall
2 3 (2.48%) Internet
2 3 (2.48%) SAN
3 2 (1.65%) DWDM
3 2 (1.65%) Network Security
3 2 (1.65%) SDH
3 2 (1.65%) TCP/IP
3 2 (1.65%) Wireless
4 1 (0.83%) DNS
4 1 (0.83%) Fibre Channel
4 1 (0.83%) iSCSI
4 1 (0.83%) NaaS
4 1 (0.83%) NAS
4 1 (0.83%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.83%) Software-Defined Networking
4 1 (0.83%) SSL
4 1 (0.83%) VLAN
4 1 (0.83%) VPN
4 1 (0.83%) WAN
4 1 (0.83%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.48%) GIS
1 3 (2.48%) QGIS
2 2 (1.65%) Geospatial Data
2 2 (1.65%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.83%) Data Hub
3 1 (0.83%) Metadata
3 1 (0.83%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.83%) Power BI
3 1 (0.83%) SAP HANA
3 1 (0.83%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (2.48%) Git
2 2 (1.65%) Burp Suite
2 2 (1.65%) Jenkins
2 2 (1.65%) JIRA
2 2 (1.65%) Metasploit
2 2 (1.65%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (0.83%) NeoLoad
General
1 28 (23.14%) Social Skills
2 9 (7.44%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (5.79%) Telecoms
4 6 (4.96%) Finance
5 5 (4.13%) Legal
6 3 (2.48%) Electronics
6 3 (2.48%) Manufacturing
6 3 (2.48%) Marketing
7 2 (1.65%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (1.65%) Local Government
8 1 (0.83%) Billing
8 1 (0.83%) Digital Healthcare
8 1 (0.83%) Law
8 1 (0.83%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.83%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 34 (28.10%) Consultant
2 32 (26.45%) Network Consultant
3 16 (13.22%) Architect
4 11 (9.09%) Analyst
5 10 (8.26%) Senior
6 7 (5.79%) Lead
7 5 (4.13%) Developer
7 5 (4.13%) Site Engineer
7 5 (4.13%) Site Reliability Engineer
7 5 (4.13%) Solutions Architect
8 4 (3.31%) Administrator
8 4 (3.31%) Project Manager
8 4 (3.31%) SOC Analyst
9 3 (2.48%) Azure Architect
9 3 (2.48%) Cisco Consultant
9 3 (2.48%) Cisco Network Consultant
9 3 (2.48%) Penetration Tester
9 3 (2.48%) ServiceNow Architect
9 3 (2.48%) Support Engineer
9 3 (2.48%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (4.13%) REST
2 4 (3.31%) SOAP
3 3 (2.48%) Loki
3 3 (2.48%) Web Services
4 2 (1.65%) ADO
4 2 (1.65%) AngularJS
4 2 (1.65%) jQuery
4 2 (1.65%) LDAP
4 2 (1.65%) Node.js
4 2 (1.65%) React
4 2 (1.65%) scikit-learn
5 1 (0.83%) BAPI
5 1 (0.83%) JSON
5 1 (0.83%) NumPy
5 1 (0.83%) OAuth
5 1 (0.83%) OAuth2
5 1 (0.83%) Pandas
5 1 (0.83%) RESTful
5 1 (0.83%) SailPoint
5 1 (0.83%) SAP Smart Forms
Miscellaneous
1 8 (6.61%) Cloud Native
2 6 (4.96%) Data Centre
2 6 (4.96%) Management Information System
3 5 (4.13%) Onboarding
3 5 (4.13%) Security Operations Centre
4 3 (2.48%) Algorithms
4 3 (2.48%) Cyber Threat
4 3 (2.48%) Virtual Team
5 2 (1.65%) CMDB
5 2 (1.65%) Distributed Systems
5 2 (1.65%) Enterprise Storage
5 2 (1.65%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (1.65%) Product Ownership
5 2 (1.65%) Replication
6 1 (0.83%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.83%) Cloud Security Posture
6 1 (0.83%) Cyber Security Posture
6 1 (0.83%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (0.83%) SCADA
6 1 (0.83%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 15 (12.40%) Linux
2 13 (10.74%) Windows
3 6 (4.96%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (1.65%) Android
4 2 (1.65%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.65%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.65%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.83%) Kali Linux
5 1 (0.83%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.83%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (32.23%) Roadmaps
2 38 (31.40%) Migration
2 38 (31.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 29 (23.97%) Collaborative Working
4 22 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
5 17 (14.05%) Agile
6 14 (11.57%) CI/CD
6 14 (11.57%) ITIL
7 11 (9.09%) DevOps
8 10 (8.26%) Stakeholder Management
9 8 (6.61%) SIEM
10 7 (5.79%) Decision-Making
10 7 (5.79%) Risk Management
10 7 (5.79%) Security Operations
11 5 (4.13%) AI
11 5 (4.13%) Data Privacy
11 5 (4.13%) DevSecOps
11 5 (4.13%) Site Reliability Engineering
11 5 (4.13%) Strategic Roadmap
11 5 (4.13%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 21 (17.36%) Python
2 10 (8.26%) PowerShell
3 7 (5.79%) Java
4 5 (4.13%) Bash
4 5 (4.13%) JavaScript
5 3 (2.48%) SQL
6 2 (1.65%) Go
6 2 (1.65%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.83%) ABAP
7 1 (0.83%) C
7 1 (0.83%) C#
7 1 (0.83%) C++
7 1 (0.83%) DataWeave
7 1 (0.83%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.83%) PHP
7 1 (0.83%) R
Qualifications
1 107 (88.43%) Security Cleared
2 61 (50.41%) SC Cleared
3 9 (7.44%) DV Cleared
4 8 (6.61%) CISSP
5 5 (4.13%) GIAC
6 4 (3.31%) CFCE
6 4 (3.31%) Degree
6 4 (3.31%) GCFA
6 4 (3.31%) GCIA
6 4 (3.31%) GCIH
7 2 (1.65%) Azure Certification
7 2 (1.65%) CEH
7 2 (1.65%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (1.65%) CISM
7 2 (1.65%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (1.65%) JNCIA
7 2 (1.65%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (1.65%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 1 (0.83%) Network+ Certification
8 1 (0.83%) Server+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (8.26%) GDPR
1 10 (8.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (6.61%) NIST
3 4 (3.31%) HIPAA
4 3 (2.48%) SLA
5 2 (1.65%) Data Quality
5 2 (1.65%) PCI DSS
5 2 (1.65%) QA
6 1 (0.83%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.83%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.83%) EU AI Act
6 1 (0.83%) GRC
6 1 (0.83%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 1 (0.83%) PSD2
System Software
1 8 (6.61%) VMware Infrastructure
2 6 (4.96%) vSphere
3 4 (3.31%) Docker
4 3 (2.48%) Active Directory
5 1 (0.83%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.83%) NDS
5 1 (0.83%) NetIQ eDirectory
5 1 (0.83%) NFS
5 1 (0.83%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.83%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.83%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 10 (8.26%) Kubernetes
2 4 (3.31%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 3 (2.48%) Argo
3 3 (2.48%) Grafana
3 3 (2.48%) Kustomize
3 3 (2.48%) Prometheus
4 2 (1.65%) Ansible
4 2 (1.65%) Nmap
4 2 (1.65%) SCCM
5 1 (0.83%) CloudHub
5 1 (0.83%) Kibana
5 1 (0.83%) Nessus
5 1 (0.83%) NetBackup
5 1 (0.83%) Red Hat Satellite
5 1 (0.83%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.83%) Terraform
5 1 (0.83%) vRealize
5 1 (0.83%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 40 (33.06%) Cisco
2 33 (27.27%) Aruba
3 10 (8.26%) Microsoft
4 9 (7.44%) VMware
5 8 (6.61%) Juniper
6 7 (5.79%) Red Hat
7 6 (4.96%) Salesforce
7 6 (4.96%) SAP
8 5 (4.13%) ServiceNow
8 5 (4.13%) Splunk
8 5 (4.13%) Virgin Media
9 4 (3.31%) ArcSight
9 4 (3.31%) LogRhythm
9 4 (3.31%) NetApp
10 3 (2.48%) CrowdStrike
10 3 (2.48%) CyberArk
10 3 (2.48%) ESRI
10 3 (2.48%) Palo Alto
11 2 (1.65%) BeyondTrust
11 2 (1.65%) Intergraph