Contract Management Contract Job Trends in Reading

Contract Management
Berkshire > Reading

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Reading requiring Contract Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 86 60 58
Rank change year-on-year -26 -2 +28
Contract jobs citing Contract Management 5 5 38
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.44% 0.86% 3.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.53% 0.93% 3.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 16
10th Percentile £517 - £425
25th Percentile £524 - £496
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 - £625
Median % change year-on-year - - +56.25%
75th Percentile £564 - £675
90th Percentile £569 - £1,025
Berkshire median daily rate £545 £530 £602
% change year-on-year +2.83% -11.96% +37.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £35.00 - -
75th Percentile £57.53 - -
90th Percentile £71.04 - -
Berkshire median hourly rate £35.00 £49.50 -
% change year-on-year -29.29% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Reading

Contract Management 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 945 539 997
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 83.41% 92.29% 86.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 531 344 524
10th Percentile £350 £350 £331
25th Percentile £451 £450 £457
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £580
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -7.33% +5.45%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £650
90th Percentile £733 £700 £714
Berkshire median daily rate £520 £505 £540
% change year-on-year +2.97% -6.48% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 152 17 38
10th Percentile £56.15 - £14.50
25th Percentile £80.75 £14.75 £51.86
Median hourly rate £85.00 £20.75 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +309.64% -66.31% -5.41%
75th Percentile £88.00 £38.42 £75.83
90th Percentile £106.85 £60.50 £87.47
Berkshire median hourly rate £84.00 £37.28 £61.33
% change year-on-year +125.32% -39.21% +3.29%

Contract Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Contract Management job vacancy trend in Reading

Contract Management
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Contract Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Contract Management

Contract Management
Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Contract Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Contract Management

Contract Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in Reading

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Contract Management in Reading over the 6 months to 28 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Contract Management in Reading

Contract Management
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 2 (40.00%) SharePoint
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (40.00%) Metadata
General
1 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Military
2 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Category Manager
1 3 (60.00%) Senior
1 3 (60.00%) Senior Category Manager
1 3 (60.00%) Senior Manager
2 2 (40.00%) Information Management Specialist
2 2 (40.00%) Information Specialist
2 2 (40.00%) IT Manager
2 2 (40.00%) Knowledge Specialist
2 2 (40.00%) Senior IT Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 3 (60.00%) Supplier Relationship Management
2 2 (40.00%) Computer Science
2 2 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (40.00%) Cost Management
2 2 (40.00%) Information Governance
2 2 (40.00%) Information Management
2 2 (40.00%) Knowledge Management
2 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (20.00%) Business Strategy
3 1 (20.00%) Contract Negotiation
3 1 (20.00%) ERP
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (60.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (40.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (40.00%) Degree
4 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) SAP