Defect Manager
Berkshire > Reading
The median Defect Manager daily rate in Reading is £538, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 75 | - | 87 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Defect Manager | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Reading | 0.41% | - | 0.29% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.44% | - | 0.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £516 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £522 | - | £563 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | - | £575 |
| 75th Percentile | £547 | - | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £549 | - | - |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £538 | - | £575 |
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 | 683 | 913 | 950 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.82% | 89.51% | 92.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 481 | 533 | 634 |
| 10th Percentile | £336 | £319 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £575 | £523 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.70% | +10.05% | -0.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £614 | £650 | £615 |
| 90th Percentile | £653 | £699 | £675 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £500 | £550 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +10.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 42 | 4 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.75 | £46.63 | £59.21 |
| 25th Percentile | £29.47 | £52.81 | £60.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £80.50 | £60.33 | £63.29 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.44% | -4.68% | +15.07% |
| 75th Percentile | £95.00 | £67.26 | £65.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £99.75 | £71.82 | £67.23 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £47.48 | £59.00 | £61.45 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.53% | -3.98% | +96.63% |
Defect Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Defect Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Defect Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Defect Manager job vacancies in Reading.
Defect Manager Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 18 December 2025, Defect Manager 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 Defect Manager in the job title.
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Defect Manager 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:
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