The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Reading requiring Blue Team skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Blue Team 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
587
958
979
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading
90.17%
88.46%
89.98%
Number of daily rates quoted
392
527
654
10th Percentile
£350
£350
£250
25th Percentile
£450
£463
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£575
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-8.70%
+9.52%
+1.45%
75th Percentile
£606
£650
£625
90th Percentile
£650
£700
£700
Berkshire median daily rate
£500
£540
£515
% change year-on-year
-7.41%
+4.85%
+3.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
32
21
14
10th Percentile
-
£14.50
£29.04
25th Percentile
£14.75
£26.25
£59.32
Median hourly rate
£37.28
£60.46
£63.40
Median % change year-on-year
-38.33%
-4.64%
+15.26%
75th Percentile
£65.00
£63.41
£67.42
90th Percentile
£74.70
£74.87
£75.18
Berkshire median hourly rate
£29.31
£58.49
£61.45
% change year-on-year
-49.90%
-4.81%
+21.68%
Blue Team Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Blue Team relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Blue Team Daily Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Blue Team.
Blue Team Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 1 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Blue Team also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Reading region with a requirement for Blue Team.
Blue Team Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
