Developer
Berkshire > Reading
The median Developer daily rate in Reading is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 July 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 2 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 13 | 15 | 11 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | -4 | -1 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Developer | 62 | 123 | 128 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading | 11.33% | 10.04% | 11.53% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 12.06% | 10.88% | 12.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 46 | 100 | 100 |
| 10th Percentile | £388 | £331 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £466 | £434 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -4.55% | +15.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £641 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £688 | £706 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £550 | £525 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +7.69% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | £77.19 | £48.75 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +58.34% | -30.36% | - |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £77.19 | £48.75 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +58.34% | -30.36% | +13.82% |
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 | 514 | 1,131 | 1,052 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.97% | 92.33% | 94.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 324 | 600 | 686 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £261 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £575 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +4.55% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £688 | £721 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £504 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.10% | - | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 15 | 65 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.75 | £37.80 | £45.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.56 | £52.90 | £53.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.00 | £61.60 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.95% | -6.67% | +153.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £69.38 | £87.46 | £75.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £99.00 | £79.19 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £59.50 | £60.60 | £57.82 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.82% | +4.81% | +175.32% |
Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings that featured Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Developer in Reading.
Developer
Daily Rate Histogram in Reading
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Developer in Reading over the 6 months to 2 July 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Developer in Reading.
Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 2 July 2025, Developer 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 Developer in the job title.
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Developer 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:
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