The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading requiring Design Thinking skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Design Thinking over the 6 months leading up to 28 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Design Thinking falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Reading.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
503
1,065
962
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading
92.80%
86.94%
88.34%
Number of daily rates quoted
314
541
626
10th Percentile
£333
£243
£363
25th Percentile
£450
£425
£457
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£550
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+10.00%
75th Percentile
£638
£638
£659
90th Percentile
£700
£688
£721
Berkshire median daily rate
£504
£513
£525
% change year-on-year
-1.76%
-2.38%
+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
11
55
22
10th Percentile
£14.75
£15.70
£21.15
25th Percentile
£17.56
£52.21
£49.68
Median hourly rate
£37.28
£61.06
£66.00
Median % change year-on-year
-38.95%
-7.48%
+135.71%
75th Percentile
£61.88
£80.69
£74.95
90th Percentile
£68.75
£87.52
£79.19
Berkshire median hourly rate
£56.25
£60.46
£58.75
% change year-on-year
-6.96%
+2.90%
+179.76%
Design Thinking Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings citing Design Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Design Thinking Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Design Thinking in Reading.
Design Thinking Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 28 June 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Design Thinking also mentioned 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 with a requirement for Design Thinking.
Design 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:
