Designer
Berkshire > Reading
The median Designer daily rate in Reading is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 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 25 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 54 | 77 | 76 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +23 | -1 | +14 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Designer | 8 | 19 | 13 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading | 1.48% | 1.55% | 1.20% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.58% | 1.68% | 1.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 13 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £200 | £215 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £363 | £225 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £350 | £540 | £394 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -35.19% | +37.23% | -12.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £459 | £625 | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | £499 | - | £502 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £350 | £553 | £397 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.65% | +39.26% | -22.59% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £42.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £45.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £47.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £45.00 | - | - |
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 | 507 | 1,131 | 1,028 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 94.06% | 92.40% | 94.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 319 | 603 | 670 |
| 10th Percentile | £324 | £247 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £425 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £688 | £721 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 13 | 67 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.75 | £39.20 | £45.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.38 | £52.90 | £55.91 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £61.60 | £68.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.71% | -9.41% | +142.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £87.46 | £75.56 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £98.50 | £79.19 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £62.00 | £60.80 | £59.38 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.97% | +2.40% | +200.63% |
Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings that featured Designer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Designer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Designer in Reading.
Designer
Daily Rate Histogram in Reading
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Designer in Reading over the 6 months to 25 June 2025.
Designer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Designer in Reading.
Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 25 June 2025, Designer 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 Designer in the job title.
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Designer 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: