The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading with a requirement for DSL skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited DSL over the 6 months to 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
DSL is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Reading with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
244
198
235
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading
20.32%
18.45%
17.38%
Number of daily rates quoted
110
104
120
10th Percentile
£205
£348
£157
25th Percentile
£322
£425
£375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£495
£525
£471
Median % change year-on-year
-5.71%
+11.56%
+17.65%
75th Percentile
£608
£641
£595
90th Percentile
-
£709
£675
Berkshire median daily rate
£475
£475
£461
% change year-on-year
-
+2.98%
+18.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted
13
3
1
10th Percentile
£77.22
-
-
25th Percentile
-
-
£25.50
Median hourly rate
£87.46
£66.00
£26.00
Median % change year-on-year
+32.52%
+153.85%
-45.26%
75th Percentile
£87.53
£73.69
£26.50
90th Percentile
-
£78.30
-
Berkshire median hourly rate
£83.77
£66.00
£17.00
% change year-on-year
+26.92%
+288.24%
-50.72%
DSL Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings citing DSL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
DSL Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing DSL in Reading.
DSL Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, contractor job vacancies citing DSL also mentioned 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 with a requirement for DSL.
DSL 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:
