Senior
South East > Berkshire
The median Senior daily rate in Berkshire is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 August 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 2 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 24 | 16 | 22 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +6 | +10 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior | 90 | 159 | 157 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire | 7.43% | 9.06% | 8.78% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.06% | 9.84% | 9.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 42 | 73 | 93 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £430 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £475 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £575 | £577 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -0.35% | +9.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £629 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £738 | £738 |
| South East median daily rate | £513 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.82% | - | +4.01% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 16 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £57.70 | £55.85 | £55.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £62.12 | £56.62 | £55.99 |
| Median hourly rate | £77.00 | £61.33 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.55% | -7.08% | +1.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £88.87 | £70.39 | £74.06 |
| 90th Percentile | £89.23 | £75.24 | £75.02 |
| South East median hourly rate | £86.50 | £55.75 | £57.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +55.16% | -3.04% | +27.78% |
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 | 1,117 | 1,616 | 1,704 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.24% | 92.08% | 95.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 696 | 873 | 1,077 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £412 | £434 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £508 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.73% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £681 | £696 | £700 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 44 | 87 | 58 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.75 | £19.13 | £17.11 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.48 | £50.26 | £24.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £48.00 | £61.60 | £56.47 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.08% | +9.08% | +132.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £77.25 | £71.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £87.43 | £93.00 | £75.67 |
| South East median hourly rate | £25.15 | £57.35 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -56.15% | +14.70% | +138.10% |
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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 2 August 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 2 August 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 2 August 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 | -4 | 51 | £600 | -2.44% | 82 |
| Wokingham | -7 | 8 | £500 | -47.37% | 1 |
| Windsor | -4 | 4 | £500 | -33.33% | 9 |
| Bracknell | 0 | 3 | £425 | - | 10 |
| Slough | -9 | 3 | - | - | 18 |
| Maidenhead | +2 | 1 | - | - | 16 |
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Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire
For the 6 months to 2 August 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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