Developer
Berkshire > Reading
The median Developer daily rate in Reading is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 May 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 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 14 | 12 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -3 | +2 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Developer | 56 | 131 | 126 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading | 10.26% | 11.14% | 12.15% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 10.92% | 12.05% | 12.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 40 | 110 | 100 |
| 10th Percentile | £364 | £359 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £412 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +15.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £628 | £650 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £639 | £688 | £706 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £510 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +2.94% | +4.62% |
| 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 | 513 | 1,087 | 989 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.96% | 92.43% | 95.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 335 | 599 | 647 |
| 10th Percentile | £335 | £213 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £413 | £458 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £688 | £721 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £502 | £513 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.05% | -2.38% | +6.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 59 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £54.38 | £40.60 | £45.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £67.19 | £54.33 | £60.73 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £61.60 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.64% | -6.67% | +135.71% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £87.46 | £75.19 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.60 | £97.50 | £79.19 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £63.75 | £61.00 | £64.68 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.50% | -5.68% | +207.98% |
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 31 May 2025.
Developer
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 31 May 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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