Developer
Berkshire > Reading
The median Developer daily rate in Reading is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
29 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
60 |
17 |
15 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-43 |
-2 |
+1 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Developer |
28 |
54 |
115 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Reading |
2.57% |
9.09% |
10.43% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.77% |
9.69% |
11.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
15 |
42 |
94 |
| 10th Percentile |
£483 |
£358 |
£375 |
| 25th Percentile |
£525 |
£410 |
£450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£550 |
£550 |
£550 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+4.76% |
| 75th Percentile |
£613 |
£600 |
£638 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£625 |
£650 |
| Berkshire median daily rate |
£460 |
£540 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-14.81% |
+2.86% |
- |
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 |
1,010 |
557 |
985 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
92.66% |
93.77% |
89.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
573 |
355 |
554 |
| 10th Percentile |
£376 |
£350 |
£336 |
| 25th Percentile |
£500 |
£450 |
£463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£575 |
£550 |
£583 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+4.55% |
-5.66% |
+6.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£650 |
£625 |
£650 |
| 90th Percentile |
£775 |
£695 |
£719 |
| Berkshire median daily rate |
£550 |
£525 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.76% |
-4.55% |
+4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
151 |
20 |
41 |
| 10th Percentile |
£25.00 |
- |
£49.00 |
| 25th Percentile |
£47.63 |
£14.75 |
£58.49 |
| Median hourly rate |
£83.00 |
£28.00 |
£69.38 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+196.43% |
-59.64% |
+5.11% |
| 75th Percentile |
£88.00 |
£58.44 |
£87.46 |
| 90th Percentile |
£104.50 |
£70.00 |
£100.00 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate |
£80.00 |
£32.31 |
£61.80 |
| % change year-on-year |
+147.60% |
-47.71% |
+5.18% |
