Digital Transformation Contract Job Trends in Reading

Digital Transformation
Berkshire > Reading

The median Digital Transformation daily rate in Reading is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 61 96
Rank change year-on-year -26 +35 -
Contract jobs requiring a Digital Transformation 1 3 1
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.097% 0.50% 0.086%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.53% 0.093%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £563 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - -
75th Percentile £588 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median daily rate £575 £375 -
% change year-on-year +53.33% - -

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.

Contract vacancies in Reading with a recognized job title 958 562 1,070
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.19% 93.20% 92.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 579 349 618
10th Percentile £310 £313 £213
25th Percentile £444 £450 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £563 £547
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% +2.83% -0.55%
75th Percentile £626 £638 £624
90th Percentile £725 £700 £688
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £502 £513
% change year-on-year -0.40% -2.05% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 138 5 49
10th Percentile £30.99 £53.50 £32.03
25th Percentile £80.50 - £52.90
Median hourly rate £83.79 £70.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +19.70% +13.64% -5.95%
75th Percentile £88.00 - £76.99
90th Percentile £104.45 £74.31 £87.47
Berkshire median hourly rate £83.00 £63.37 £58.30
% change year-on-year +30.97% +8.70% +0.83%

Digital Transformation
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Digital Transformation' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Digital Transformation job vacancy trend in Reading

Digital Transformation
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Digital Transformation job vacancies in Reading.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Digital Transformation job vacancies in Reading

Digital Transformation Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 18 May 2026, Digital Transformation 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 Digital Transformation in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Digital Transformation Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared