Developer Contract Job Trends in Reading
Developer
Berkshire > Reading
The median Developer daily rate in Reading is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 65 | 16 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -49 | -6 | +10 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Developer | 23 | 53 | 136 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Reading | 2.05% | 8.85% | 12.47% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.18% | 9.67% | 13.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 43 | 101 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £365 | £385 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £481 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | -4.35% | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £600 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £613 | £625 | £650 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £460 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.36% | - | +10.00% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
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.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in Reading with a recognized job title | 1,056 | 548 | 972 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.95% | 91.49% | 89.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 579 | 364 | 542 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £325 | £335 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £450 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £570 | £525 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.57% | -8.70% | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £656 | £609 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £650 | £700 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £550 | £508 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.37% | -5.58% | +4.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 170 | 23 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.00 | - | £48.18 |
| 25th Percentile | £64.11 | £14.75 | £56.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £85.00 | £28.50 | £61.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +198.25% | -53.73% | -5.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £91.31 | £65.00 | £98.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £104.00 | £71.35 | £100.00 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £77.50 | £30.11 | £61.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +157.39% | -51.04% | -1.44% |
Developer Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Developer Daily Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Reading.
Developer Daily Rate Histogram in Reading
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Developer in Reading over the 6 months to 18 October 2026.
Developer Hourly Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Reading.
Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 18 October 2026, Developer 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 Developer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AI | 30.4% | 7 |
| 1 | Full-Stack Development | 30.4% | 7 |
| 3 | Content Development | 21.7% | 5 |
| 4 | Adobe | 17.4% | 4 |
| 4 | Adobe After Effects | 17.4% | 4 |
| 4 | ServiceNow | 17.4% | 4 |
| 4 | SQL | 17.4% | 4 |
| 8 | .NET | 13.0% | 3 |
| 8 | Agile | 13.0% | 3 |
| 8 | Azure | 13.0% | 3 |
| 8 | CI/CD | 13.0% | 3 |
| 8 | Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) | 13.0% | 3 |
| 8 | Git | 13.0% | 3 |
| 8 | Oracle | 13.0% | 3 |
| 8 | Oracle CX | 13.0% | 3 |
| 8 | Python | 13.0% | 3 |
| 8 | QA | 13.0% | 3 |
| 8 | REST | 13.0% | 3 |
| 8 | Salesforce | 13.0% | 3 |
| 20 | Accessibility | 8.7% | 2 |
| 20 | Adobe Illustrator | 8.7% | 2 |
| 20 | Adobe Premiere | 8.7% | 2 |
| 20 | AngularJS | 8.7% | 2 |
| 20 | Apex Code | 8.7% | 2 |
| 20 | Case Management | 8.7% | 2 |
| 20 | Data Ingestion | 8.7% | 2 |
| 20 | Event-Driven | 8.7% | 2 |
| 20 | Event-Driven Architecture | 8.7% | 2 |
| 20 | GitHub | 8.7% | 2 |
| 20 | JavaScript | 8.7% | 2 |
Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full-Stack Developer | 26.1% | 6 |
| 2 | React Developer | 17.4% | 4 |
| 2 | ServiceNow Developer | 17.4% | 4 |
| 4 | Oracle Developer | 13.0% | 3 |
| 4 | Senior Developer | 13.0% | 3 |
| 6 | Full-Stack .NET Developer | 8.7% | 2 |
| 6 | Full-Stack Python Developer | 8.7% | 2 |
| 6 | Lead .NET Developer | 8.7% | 2 |
| 6 | Lead Full-Stack Developer | 8.7% | 2 |
| 6 | Senior Salesforce Developer | 8.7% | 2 |
| 11 | Power Platform Consultant | 4.3% | 1 |
| 11 | Power Platform Developer | 4.3% | 1 |
| 11 | Senior Java Developer | 4.3% | 1 |
| 11 | Software Developer | 4.3% | 1 |