Applications Support Contracts in Reading

Application Support
Berkshire > Reading

The median Application Support daily rate in Reading is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 92 - 99
Rank change year-on-year - - -31
Contract jobs requiring an Applications Support 7 0 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading 0.58% - 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.63% - 0.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £145 - £174
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 - £183
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.29%
75th Percentile £500 - £191
90th Percentile £500 - -
Berkshire median daily rate £200 £406 £400
% change year-on-year -50.77% +1.56% +45.45%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Reading

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 1,119 996 1,312
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.56% 95.13% 95.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 602 643 858
10th Percentile £214 £363 £176
25th Percentile £413 £456 £389
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £491
Median % change year-on-year - +11.96% +3.42%
75th Percentile £634 £661 £592
90th Percentile £688 £721 £650
Berkshire median daily rate £513 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -2.38% +5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 66 22 8
10th Percentile £38.50 £45.25 £12.73
25th Percentile £52.90 £55.91 £19.44
Median hourly rate £61.60 £68.00 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.41% +142.86% -26.32%
75th Percentile £87.46 £75.56 £33.10
90th Percentile £98.75 £79.19 £34.92
Berkshire median hourly rate £60.80 £64.68 £19.75
% change year-on-year -5.99% +227.47% -8.14%

Applications Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Job postings that featured Applications Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Job vacancy trend for Applications Support in Reading

Applications Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Applications Support in Reading.

Daily rate trend for Applications Support in Reading

Applications Support
Daily Rate Histogram in Reading

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Applications Support in Reading over the 6 months to 21 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Applications Support in Reading

Applications Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Applications Support in Reading.

Hourly rate trend for Applications Support in Reading

Applications Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 21 June 2024, Applications Support 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 Applications Support in the job title.

1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
2 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (28.57%) Change Management
2 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (28.57%) XML
2 2 (28.57%) Windows
2 2 (28.57%) Degree
2 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (14.29%) OneDrive
3 1 (14.29%) SDLC
3 1 (14.29%) Power BI
3 1 (14.29%) Windows Server
3 1 (14.29%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (14.29%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (14.29%) Decision-Making
3 1 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (14.29%) QA
3 1 (14.29%) Problem Management
3 1 (14.29%) SCOM
3 1 (14.29%) DV Cleared
3 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
3 1 (14.29%) PowerShell
3 1 (14.29%) Customer Engagement
3 1 (14.29%) Azure
3 1 (14.29%) Salesforce
3 1 (14.29%) Remedy
3 1 (14.29%) CRM
3 1 (14.29%) SharePoint
3 1 (14.29%) Business Intelligence

Applications Support 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (14.29%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Azure
1 1 (14.29%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (14.29%) OneDrive
1 1 (14.29%) Power Automate
1 1 (14.29%) Power Platform
1 1 (14.29%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (14.29%) Power BI
General
1 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Public Sector
2 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (28.57%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Legacy Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Operational Technology
1 1 (14.29%) Renewable Energy
1 1 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (28.57%) Windows
2 1 (14.29%) Windows Server
2 1 (14.29%) Windows Server 2016
2 1 (14.29%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (28.57%) Change Management
1 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (14.29%) CRM
2 1 (14.29%) Customer Engagement
2 1 (14.29%) Decision-Making
2 1 (14.29%) Impact Assessments
2 1 (14.29%) Incident Management
2 1 (14.29%) Kalman Filter
2 1 (14.29%) Knowledge Transfer
2 1 (14.29%) Mentoring
2 1 (14.29%) Problem Management
2 1 (14.29%) SDLC
2 1 (14.29%) Validation
2 1 (14.29%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (14.29%) PowerShell
1 1 (14.29%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) Degree
2 1 (14.29%) DV Cleared
2 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) SCOM
Vendors
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
2 1 (14.29%) Remedy
2 1 (14.29%) Salesforce
2 1 (14.29%) ServiceNow