Senior
South East > Berkshire
The median Senior daily rate in Berkshire is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 20 | 15 | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +11 | +5 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior | 100 | 193 | 132 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire | 8.53% | 9.73% | 7.30% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 9.22% | 10.34% | 7.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29 | 84 | 75 |
| 10th Percentile | £445 | £357 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £439 | £441 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £513 | £520 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.07% | -1.44% | -0.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £603 | £597 |
| 90th Percentile | £740 | £684 | £645 |
| South East median daily rate | £575 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.52% | +5.00% | -6.98% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 20 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £56.13 | £55.94 | £55.94 |
| 25th Percentile | £60.75 | £56.61 | £60.47 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.62 | £59.95 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.45% | -9.17% | +1.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £74.30 | £70.39 | £73.80 |
| 90th Percentile | £89.23 | £75.24 | £74.79 |
| South East median hourly rate | £62.62 | £58.60 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.86% | +30.23% | +2.86% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Berkshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Berkshire with a recognized job title | 1,085 | 1,866 | 1,720 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.50% | 94.05% | 95.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 655 | 992 | 1,104 |
| 10th Percentile | £311 | £213 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £381 | £415 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £504 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.76% | -2.38% | +7.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £608 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £688 | £713 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +2.42% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 26 | 116 | 56 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.46 | £18.75 | £17.61 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.06 | £41.44 | £22.66 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.37 | £59.50 | £56.89 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.51% | +4.60% | +170.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £76.77 | £70.42 | £73.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.19 | £86.32 | £79.72 |
| South East median hourly rate | £32.50 | £47.50 | £48.40 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.58% | -1.86% | +130.48% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Job postings that featured Senior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior in Berkshire.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior in Berkshire over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior in Berkshire.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Berkshire
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Senior in Berkshire over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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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 Senior within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 |
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| Reading | +2 | 54 | £625 | +17.26% | 164 |
| Wokingham | -5 | 8 | £475 | -50.00% | 4 |
| Windsor | -6 | 5 | £478 | -36.33% | 9 |
| Slough | -7 | 4 | £618 | +7.86% | 90 |
| Bracknell | -10 | 2 | £503 | -1.95% | 16 |
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Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Senior contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Berkshire region featuring Senior in the job title.
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Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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