Configuration Engineer Contract Job Trends in Reading

Configuration Engineer
Berkshire > Reading

As of 4 February 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Configuration Engineer daily rate in Reading.

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 76 - 95
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Configuration Engineer 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.13% - 0.090%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% - 0.095%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Berkshire median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies 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 745 728 1,050
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.48% 90.55% 94.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 532 405 657
10th Percentile £306 £300 £213
25th Percentile £413 £409 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £513
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +7.32% -2.38%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £615
90th Percentile £663 £670 £688
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -1.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 4 37
10th Percentile £24.25 £48.22 £29.07
25th Percentile £70.50 £56.81 £52.90
Median hourly rate £90.00 £68.20 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +31.97% +10.71% -5.23%
75th Percentile £97.50 £75.45 £66.00
90th Percentile £107.00 £76.49 £86.40
Berkshire median hourly rate £75.00 £61.50 £58.30
% change year-on-year +21.96% +5.48% -9.86%

Configuration Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Configuration Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Configuration Engineer job vacancy trend in Reading

Configuration Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Configuration Engineer job vacancies in Reading.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Configuration Engineer job vacancies in Reading

Configuration Engineer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 4 February 2026, Configuration Engineer contract job roles required 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 featuring Configuration Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Inventory Management
1 1 (100.00%) IT Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap

Configuration Engineer Skill Set
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Inventory Management
1 1 (100.00%) IT Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow