The median First Line Support Technician daily rate in Reading is £160, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 September 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 14 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
57
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs requiring a 1st Line Support Technician
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title
537
979
1,084
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
92.75%
88.84%
94.26%
Number of daily rates quoted
347
533
715
10th Percentile
£350
£342
£313
25th Percentile
£434
£475
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£536
£581
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-7.67%
+5.55%
+10.00%
75th Percentile
£613
£650
£638
90th Percentile
£655
£716
£700
Berkshire median daily rate
£508
£550
£525
% change year-on-year
-7.73%
+4.76%
+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
19
41
19
10th Percentile
-
£49.00
£41.70
25th Percentile
£14.75
£58.49
£56.13
Median hourly rate
£27.50
£69.38
£66.00
Median % change year-on-year
-60.36%
+5.11%
+153.85%
75th Percentile
£55.00
£87.46
£74.40
90th Percentile
£69.00
£100.00
£75.60
Berkshire median hourly rate
£32.18
£61.80
£56.89
% change year-on-year
-47.92%
+8.63%
+118.79%
1st Line Support Technician Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings that featured 1st Line Support Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
1st Line Support Technician Daily Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support Technician job vacancies in Reading.
1st Line Support Technician Hourly Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support Technician job vacancies in Reading.
1st Line Support Technician Skill Set Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 14 September 2025, 1st Line Support Technician 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 Reading region featuring 1st Line Support Technician in the job title.
1st Line Support Technician Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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:
