Biotechnology (Biotech)
Berkshire > Reading
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Reading requiring Biotechnology skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 88 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Biotechnology | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading | - | - | 0.18% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 0.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £570 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £600 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £650 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £730 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £530 | - | £650 |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Reading
Biotechnology falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Reading.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 547 | 953 | 985 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading | 91.78% | 86.40% | 88.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 344 | 513 | 653 |
| 10th Percentile | £343 | £350 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £475 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £580 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.48% | +5.45% | +9.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £609 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £700 | £700 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £500 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 23 | 26 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £14.50 | £38.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.75 | £50.81 | £57.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.50 | £61.33 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -53.53% | -7.08% | +24.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £58.00 | £73.57 | £74.59 |
| 90th Percentile | £66.60 | £87.46 | £75.77 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £37.28 | £61.55 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -39.43% | +2.58% | +18.81% |
Biotechnology
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings citing Biotechnology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Biotechnology
Daily Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Biotechnology.
