Critical Thinking Contracts in Reading

Critical Thinking
Berkshire > Reading

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading with a requirement for Critical Thinking skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Critical Thinking over the 6 months to 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024		 Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 86 83 96
Rank change year-on-year -3 +13 -38
Contract jobs citing Critical Thinking 8 6 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading 0.67% 0.56% 0.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.73% 0.61% 0.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 5 2
10th Percentile - - £355
25th Percentile - £363 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £400 £376
Median % change year-on-year - +6.31% -30.42%
75th Percentile - £475 £398
90th Percentile - £513 £400
Berkshire median daily rate - £450 £376
% change year-on-year - +19.60% -20.79%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Reading

Critical Thinking is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Reading with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,090 979 1,229
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 90.76% 91.24% 90.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 595 649 821
10th Percentile £213 £365 £256
25th Percentile £404 £455 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £615 £653 £600
90th Percentile £688 £721 £656
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £525 £495
% change year-on-year -4.76% +6.06% +6.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 21 10
10th Percentile £26.10 £45.00 £13.58
25th Percentile £52.90 £53.50 £22.31
Median hourly rate £62.50 £65.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +116.67% -31.03%
75th Percentile £84.40 £74.00 £48.13
90th Percentile £87.50 £79.19 £60.89
Berkshire median hourly rate £61.00 £56.89 £21.05
% change year-on-year +7.23% +170.24% -2.37%

Critical Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Job postings citing Critical Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Job vacancy trend for Critical Thinking in Reading

Critical Thinking
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Critical Thinking in Reading.

Daily rate trend for Critical Thinking in Reading

Critical Thinking
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:

Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
General
1 8 (100.00%) Telecoms
2 6 (75.00%) Social Skills
3 4 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (12.50%) Billing
4 1 (12.50%) Finance
Job Titles
1 8 (100.00%) Analyst
2 7 (87.50%) Senior
2 7 (87.50%) Senior Analyst
3 3 (37.50%) Business Analyst
3 3 (37.50%) Business Requirements Analyst
3 3 (37.50%) Requirements Analyst
3 3 (37.50%) Senior Business Analyst
3 3 (37.50%) Senior Requirements Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (87.50%) Acceptance Criteria
2 7 (87.50%) Business Analysis
2 7 (87.50%) Collaborative Working
2 7 (87.50%) Commercial Awareness
2 7 (87.50%) Infrastructure Management
2 7 (87.50%) Portfolio Management
2 7 (87.50%) Project Management
2 7 (87.50%) User Stories
3 6 (75.00%) Customer-Centricity
4 1 (12.50%) Accounts Payable
4 1 (12.50%) Accounts Receivable
4 1 (12.50%) Change Management
4 1 (12.50%) Decision-Making
5 Critical Thinking jobs in Berkshire