Data Lakes
Berkshire > Reading
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Reading requiring Data Lake skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 73 | 72 | 89 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | +17 | +1 |
| Contract jobs citing Data Lake | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Reading | 0.37% | 0.87% | 0.81% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 2.94% | 5.04% | 5.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £560 | £554 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £575 | £563 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £420 | £600 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.00% | - | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £430 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £645 | - |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £448 | £538 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.74% | -10.42% | +14.29% |
All Database & BI Skills
Reading
Data Lake falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in Reading.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills | 102 | 139 | 169 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading | 12.64% | 17.20% | 15.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 85 | 83 | 105 |
| 10th Percentile | £420 | £385 | £411 |
| 25th Percentile | £505 | £438 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £625 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.00% | - | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £658 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £660 | £675 | - |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £510 | £525 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.90% | -12.50% | +23.08% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £63.15 | £67.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -6.44% | +3.45% |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | - | £63.15 | £63.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +0.24% | -16.56% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Lake relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.
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Daily Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Data Lake.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Data Lake.
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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: