Rakuten
South East > Berkshire
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Berkshire requiring knowledge or experience of Rakuten products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Rakuten over the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Rakuten (DC Storm).
| 6 months to 31 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 97 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Rakuten | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire | - | 0.21% | - |
| As % of the Vendors category | - | 0.43% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £500 | - |
| South East median daily rate | - | £500 | - |
All Vendors
Berkshire
Rakuten falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Berkshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 925 | 695 | 918 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire | 62.08% | 48.00% | 54.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 659 | 436 | 571 |
| 10th Percentile | £299 | £313 | £205 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £430 | £364 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £550 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.13% | +10.05% | -6.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £650 | £621 |
| 90th Percentile | £663 | £688 | £688 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £513 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.44% | - | +2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 41 | 11 | 39 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £26.25 | £24.90 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.72 | £35.75 | £54.78 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.50 | £56.75 | £61.79 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -51.54% | -8.16% | +16.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £81.00 | £64.09 | £67.09 |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | £65.62 | £75.42 |
| South East median hourly rate | £22.00 | £42.50 | £56.40 |
| % change year-on-year | -48.24% | -24.65% | +111.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Rakuten relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Rakuten.
