Bash Shell
Berkshire > Reading
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Reading requiring Bash skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 29 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|
Rank | 56 | 86 | 80 |
Rank change year-on-year | +30 | -6 | +12 |
Contract jobs citing Bash | 9 | 5 | 10 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading | 1.53% | 0.46% | 0.89% |
As % of the Programming Languages category | 4.95% | 1.91% | 3.61% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 5 | 10 |
10th Percentile | £335 | £358 | £320 |
25th Percentile | £349 | - | - |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £405 | £400 | £400 |
Median % change year-on-year | +1.25% | - | -16.88% |
75th Percentile | £495 | - | - |
90th Percentile | £581 | £505 | £700 |
Berkshire median daily rate | £419 | £400 | £400 |
% change year-on-year | +4.69% | - | -21.95% |
All Programming Languages
Reading
Bash falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Reading.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 182 | 262 | 277 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading | 30.90% | 24.01% | 24.69% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 109 | 183 | 219 |
10th Percentile | £364 | £385 | £400 |
25th Percentile | £450 | £509 | £488 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £605 | £580 |
Median % change year-on-year | -13.22% | +4.31% | +16.00% |
75th Percentile | £599 | £650 | £663 |
90th Percentile | £625 | £671 | £700 |
Berkshire median daily rate | £500 | £580 | £550 |
% change year-on-year | -13.79% | +5.45% | +10.00% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Median hourly rate | - | £71.31 | £79.19 |
Median % change year-on-year | - | -9.95% | +43.98% |
Berkshire median hourly rate | £19.50 | £58.49 | £52.15 |
% change year-on-year | -66.66% | +12.17% | -34.82% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings citing Bash as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.

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Daily Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Bash.

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Daily Rate Histogram in Reading
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Bash in Reading over the 6 months to 29 September 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Bash.

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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: