DORA Contract Job Trends in Reading
Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)
Berkshire > Reading
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Reading requiring DORA skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 89 | 59 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -30 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing DORA | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Reading | 0.35% | 0.66% | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 2.29% | 3.28% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £665 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £625 | £688 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £700 | £750 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.67% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £775 | £774 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £775 | - |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £700 | £750 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -6.67% | - | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Reading
DORA falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Reading.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 175 | 122 | 125 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading | 15.10% | 20.00% | 11.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 102 | 80 | 40 |
| 10th Percentile | £427 | £400 | £380 |
| 25th Percentile | £495 | £469 | £474 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £550 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | +10.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £650 | £631 |
| 90th Percentile | £936 | £675 | £697 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £550 | £534 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.04% | +6.75% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.25 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £63.13 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £71.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £87.56 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £104.00 | - | - |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £57.50 | £18.87 | £61.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +204.72% | -69.44% | +13.18% |
DORA Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing DORA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.
DORA Daily Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing DORA.
DORA 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.
Quality Assurance & Compliance
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COBIT | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | NIST | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | NIST 800 | 100.0% | 4 |