Control Systems Engineer Contract Job Trends in Reading

Control Systems Engineer
Berkshire > Reading

The median Control Systems Engineer daily rate in Reading is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 September 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
1 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 88 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Control Systems Engineer 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.28% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.30% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £675 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 - -
75th Percentile £725 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median daily rate £700 - -

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 1,003 550 987
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.70% 93.70% 89.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 568 349 555
10th Percentile £379 £350 £337
25th Percentile £500 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £583
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -5.66% +6.00%
75th Percentile £656 £625 £650
90th Percentile £775 £688 £719
Berkshire median daily rate £550 £525 £550
% change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 148 20 41
10th Percentile £24.46 - £49.00
25th Percentile £41.25 £14.75 £58.49
Median hourly rate £83.00 £28.00 £69.38
Median % change year-on-year +196.43% -59.64% +5.11%
75th Percentile £88.00 £58.44 £87.46
90th Percentile £104.50 £70.00 £100.00
Berkshire median hourly rate £77.00 £32.31 £61.75
% change year-on-year +138.32% -47.68% +6.80%

Control Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Control Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in Reading

Control Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 1 September 2026, Control Systems 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 Control Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Siemens
1 3 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering

Control Systems 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Siemens
Control Systems Engineer jobs