Collaborative Working Contract Job Trends in Reading

Collaborative Working
Berkshire > Reading

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Reading requiring Collaborative Working skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 59 72
Rank change year-on-year +33 +13 +10
Contract jobs citing Collaborative Working 53 29 16
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 7.22% 3.08% 1.62%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.18% 3.34% 1.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 47 12 0
10th Percentile - £315 -
25th Percentile £488 £341 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £515 -
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% - -
75th Percentile £613 £600 -
90th Percentile £650 - -
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £500 £450
% change year-on-year - +11.11% -18.18%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Reading

Collaborative Working 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 648 867 913
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 88.28% 92.14% 92.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 462 489 598
10th Percentile £350 £311 £213
25th Percentile £425 £450 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £525
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% -
75th Percentile £620 £650 £615
90th Percentile £664 £686 £688
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £538 £500
% change year-on-year -6.98% +7.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 7 17
10th Percentile £14.73 £27.90 £59.43
25th Percentile £48.06 £35.75 £61.04
Median hourly rate £75.00 £57.50 £63.29
Median % change year-on-year +30.43% -9.15% -2.63%
75th Percentile £95.00 £63.24 £66.44
90th Percentile £105.55 £68.78 £67.60
Berkshire median hourly rate £51.24 £61.50 £61.65
% change year-on-year -16.68% -0.24% +12.08%

Collaborative Working
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Collaborative Working relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Collaborative Working job vacancy trend in Reading

Collaborative Working
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Collaborative Working.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Collaborative Working

Collaborative Working
Daily Rate Histogram in Reading

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Collaborative Working in Reading over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Collaborative Working in Reading

Collaborative Working
Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Collaborative Working.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Collaborative Working

Collaborative Working
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.89%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (1.89%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 5 (9.43%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 18 (33.96%) OCI
2 3 (5.66%) Power Platform
3 2 (3.77%) Azure
3 2 (3.77%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (3.77%) GCP
4 1 (1.89%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (1.89%) Miro
4 1 (1.89%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (5.66%) 5G
2 2 (3.77%) 2G
2 2 (3.77%) LTE
2 2 (3.77%) Mobile Backhaul
2 2 (3.77%) VoIP
3 1 (1.89%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (16.98%) Oracle BI EE
1 9 (16.98%) Oracle BI Publisher
2 8 (15.09%) Oracle Reports
3 3 (5.66%) Power BI
4 2 (3.77%) Tableau
General
1 29 (54.72%) Public Sector
2 23 (43.40%) Social Skills
3 2 (3.77%) Telecoms
4 1 (1.89%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (1.89%) Finance
4 1 (1.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (1.89%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (1.89%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 30 (56.60%) Consultant
2 28 (52.83%) Network Consultant
3 14 (26.42%) Lead
4 9 (16.98%) Data Migration Lead
5 3 (5.66%) Developer
5 3 (5.66%) Oracle Developer
5 3 (5.66%) Report Developer
6 2 (3.77%) Functional Consultant
6 2 (3.77%) Oracle Consultant
6 2 (3.77%) Oracle Functional Consultant
6 2 (3.77%) Senior
6 2 (3.77%) Technical Leader
7 1 (1.89%) Delivery Manager
7 1 (1.89%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
7 1 (1.89%) Oracle Analyst
7 1 (1.89%) Oracle Project Manager
7 1 (1.89%) QA Analyst
7 1 (1.89%) QA Test Analyst
7 1 (1.89%) Report Manager
7 1 (1.89%) Senior Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (7.55%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 18 (33.96%) Data Structures
2 2 (3.77%) Algorithms
2 2 (3.77%) IoT
2 2 (3.77%) Product Ownership
3 1 (1.89%) Driving Licence
3 1 (1.89%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (88.68%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 38 (71.70%) Migration
3 29 (54.72%) Roadmaps
4 17 (32.08%) Data Modelling
5 12 (22.64%) Business Intelligence
6 11 (20.75%) Data Analysis
6 11 (20.75%) Data Cleansing
7 9 (16.98%) Data Migration
8 6 (11.32%) Cybersecurity
8 6 (11.32%) Data Protection
9 5 (9.43%) Problem-Solving
10 4 (7.55%) DevOps
11 3 (5.66%) Agile
12 2 (3.77%) Analytics
12 2 (3.77%) Data Visualisation
12 2 (3.77%) ETL
12 2 (3.77%) Line Management
12 2 (3.77%) Machine Learning
12 2 (3.77%) PRINCE2
12 2 (3.77%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.77%) Python
1 2 (3.77%) R
1 2 (3.77%) SQL
Qualifications
1 29 (54.72%) Security Cleared
2 28 (52.83%) SC Cleared
3 2 (3.77%) Degree
4 1 (1.89%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (1.89%) DV Cleared
4 1 (1.89%) PMI Certification
4 1 (1.89%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (24.53%) GDPR
2 5 (9.43%) Data Quality
3 2 (3.77%) QA
Vendors
1 29 (54.72%) Aruba
1 29 (54.72%) Cisco
2 20 (37.74%) Oracle
3 1 (1.89%) SAP
3 1 (1.89%) Workday