The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Berkshire requiring xDSL skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited xDSL over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
xDSL falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Berkshire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
209
492
342
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire
17.82%
24.80%
18.91%
Number of daily rates quoted
101
217
184
10th Percentile
£270
£205
£313
25th Percentile
£363
£310
£392
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£490
£488
Median % change year-on-year
-8.16%
+0.51%
+4.48%
75th Percentile
£538
£600
£588
90th Percentile
£590
£619
£675
South East median daily rate
£480
£490
£488
% change year-on-year
-2.04%
+0.51%
+8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
25
14
10th Percentile
£19.73
£40.70
£19.65
25th Percentile
£21.58
£76.99
£25.13
Median hourly rate
£24.66
£83.77
£66.00
Median % change year-on-year
-70.56%
+26.92%
+288.24%
75th Percentile
£58.58
£87.46
£80.25
90th Percentile
£78.93
£87.53
£81.26
South East median hourly rate
£54.94
£57.35
£53.00
% change year-on-year
-4.21%
+8.21%
+146.51%
xDSL Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Job postings citing xDSL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
xDSL Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing xDSL in Berkshire.
xDSL Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing xDSL in Berkshire.
xDSL Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing xDSL also mentioned 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 with a requirement for xDSL.
xDSL 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:
