Data Engineer
Berkshire > Reading
The median Data Engineer daily rate in Reading is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 June 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 15 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 59 | 89 | 76 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +30 | -13 | -9 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 4 | 10 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading | 0.76% | 0.84% | 0.96% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.81% | 0.90% | 1.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £600 | £251 | £431 |
| 25th Percentile | £638 | £413 | £453 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £700 | £480 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +45.83% | -8.57% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £719 | £500 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £730 | £560 | £622 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £553 | £425 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +30.00% | -19.05% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £75.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £67.50 | £75.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -10.60% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £75.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | - | £67.50 | £75.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -10.60% | - |
All Contract 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.
| Contract vacancies in Reading with a recognized job title | 495 | 1,107 | 996 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.75% | 92.48% | 95.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 317 | 583 | 642 |
| 10th Percentile | £340 | £215 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £413 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £538 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.33% | -2.27% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £688 | £721 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £500 | £513 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.44% | -2.38% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 66 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £24.35 | £38.50 | £45.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £42.50 | £52.90 | £55.91 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £61.60 | £68.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.58% | -9.41% | +142.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £87.46 | £75.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.44 | £98.75 | £79.19 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £67.50 | £60.80 | £64.68 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.02% | -5.99% | +207.98% |
Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings that featured Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Data Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Engineer in Reading.
Data Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Engineer in Reading.
Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 15 June 2025, Data Engineer 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 Data Engineer in the job title.
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Data Engineer 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: