Consultant
Berkshire > Reading
The median Consultant daily rate in Reading is £556, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 August 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 20 | 9 | 22 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -11 | +13 | +25 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Consultant | 49 | 167 | 95 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading | 8.19% | 15.09% | 8.70% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.70% | 16.82% | 9.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 38 | 99 | 58 |
| 10th Percentile | £389 | £560 | £318 |
| 25th Percentile | £503 | £583 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £556 | £675 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.59% | +12.50% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £620 | £765 | £721 |
| 90th Percentile | £666 | £815 | £750 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £550 | £625 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.00% | +8.70% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 10 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £60.73 | £56.39 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £60.73 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £61.60 | £64.90 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -5.08% | +116.33% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £67.67 | £66.77 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £76.13 | £67.36 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £86.50 | £61.60 | £65.13 |
| % change year-on-year | +40.42% | -5.41% | -27.64% |
All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
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.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies in Reading with a recognized job title | 563 | 993 | 1,035 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 94.15% | 89.70% | 94.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 356 | 554 | 691 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £330 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £467 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £600 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +9.09% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £716 | £700 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 20 | 42 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £48.26 | £44.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.75 | £56.56 | £57.44 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.00 | £65.49 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -57.24% | -0.78% | +135.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £58.44 | £87.46 | £74.84 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £100.00 | £77.21 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £34.80 | £61.60 | £57.82 |
| % change year-on-year | -43.51% | +6.54% | +122.38% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title 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 Consultant job vacancies in Reading.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Reading
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Consultant in Reading over the 6 months to 19 August 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Reading.
Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 19 August 2025, Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Reading region featuring Consultant in the job title.
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Consultant Skill Set
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: