The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading requiring Content Development skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Content Development over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Content Development 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
555
1,075
936
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading
92.96%
90.18%
89.91%
Number of daily rates quoted
329
581
620
10th Percentile
£313
£213
£363
25th Percentile
£450
£413
£455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£525
£550
Median % change year-on-year
+4.76%
-4.55%
+10.00%
75th Percentile
£638
£619
£660
90th Percentile
£700
£688
£721
Berkshire median daily rate
£500
£511
£525
% change year-on-year
-2.10%
-2.71%
+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
46
23
10th Percentile
£33.82
£27.58
£45.50
25th Percentile
£41.05
£53.74
£53.00
Median hourly rate
£53.10
£62.07
£65.00
Median % change year-on-year
-14.46%
-4.50%
+132.14%
75th Percentile
£65.14
£82.55
£74.40
90th Percentile
£72.37
£87.50
£79.19
Berkshire median hourly rate
£61.50
£61.60
£57.82
% change year-on-year
-0.17%
+6.54%
+174.67%
Content Development Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings citing Content Development as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Content Development Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Content Development in Reading.
Content Development Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Content Development also mentioned 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 with a requirement for Content Development.
Content Development 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:
