Applications Engineer Contracts in Reading

Applications Engineer
Berkshire > Reading

The median Applications Engineer daily rate in Reading is £501 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 91 74 100
Rank change year-on-year -17 +26 -41
Contract jobs requiring an Applications Engineer 8 11 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading 0.67% 1.05% 0.074%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.72% 1.10% 0.078%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 8 1
10th Percentile £500 £358 -
25th Percentile £500 £380 £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £400 £625
Median % change year-on-year +25.13% -36.00% +19.05%
75th Percentile £550 £476 £638
90th Percentile £580 £675 -
Berkshire median daily rate £600 £400 £625
% change year-on-year +50.00% -36.00% +35.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £48.40 -
Berkshire median hourly rate - £48.40 -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Reading

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 1,115 998 1,286
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.46% 95.59% 95.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 636 662 877
10th Percentile £213 £363 £185
25th Percentile £412 £455 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £532 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.36% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £619 £650 £600
90th Percentile £688 £721 £656
Berkshire median daily rate £513 £525 £488
% change year-on-year -2.38% +7.69% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 25 7
10th Percentile £33.52 £18.03 £12.30
25th Percentile £52.90 £48.40 £17.63
Median hourly rate £61.60 £65.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.23% +150.00% -40.23%
75th Percentile £75.83 £74.00 £32.50
90th Percentile £87.47 £79.19 £33.50
Berkshire median hourly rate £59.00 £56.89 £21.00
% change year-on-year +3.72% +170.88% -1.29%

Applications Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Job vacancy trend for Applications Engineer in Reading

Applications Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading

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

Daily rate trend for Applications Engineer in Reading

Applications Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

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

Hourly rate trend for Applications Engineer in Reading

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

For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, Applications Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (50.00%) JavaScript
1 4 (50.00%) CRM
1 4 (50.00%) Billing
1 4 (50.00%) Software Engineering
1 4 (50.00%) Node.js
1 4 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (50.00%) React Native
1 4 (50.00%) React
2 2 (25.00%) Change Management
2 2 (25.00%) Windows
2 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (12.50%) Public Sector
3 1 (12.50%) Windows Server 2016
3 1 (12.50%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (12.50%) Legacy Applications
3 1 (12.50%) Knowledge Transfer
3 1 (12.50%) Impact Assessments
3 1 (12.50%) Verification and Validation
3 1 (12.50%) Onboarding
3 1 (12.50%) Operational Technology
3 1 (12.50%) SDLC
3 1 (12.50%) Azure
3 1 (12.50%) AWS
3 1 (12.50%) Windows Server
3 1 (12.50%) Virgin Media
3 1 (12.50%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (12.50%) Decision-Making
3 1 (12.50%) ServiceNow
3 1 (12.50%) Mentoring

Applications Engineer 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) AWS
1 1 (12.50%) Azure
General
1 4 (50.00%) Billing
2 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (50.00%) Node.js
1 4 (50.00%) React
1 4 (50.00%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) Legacy Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Onboarding
1 1 (12.50%) Operational Technology
1 1 (12.50%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 2 (25.00%) Windows
2 1 (12.50%) Windows Server
2 1 (12.50%) Windows Server 2016
2 1 (12.50%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (50.00%) CRM
1 4 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (25.00%) Change Management
2 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (12.50%) Decision-Making
3 1 (12.50%) Impact Assessments
3 1 (12.50%) Incident Management
3 1 (12.50%) Knowledge Transfer
3 1 (12.50%) Mentoring
3 1 (12.50%) Problem Management
3 1 (12.50%) SDLC
3 1 (12.50%) Validation
3 1 (12.50%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 4 (50.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (12.50%) PowerShell
2 1 (12.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) Degree
1 1 (12.50%) DV Cleared
1 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (12.50%) SCOM
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
1 1 (12.50%) ServiceNow
1 1 (12.50%) Virgin Media