The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Environmental Health in contract job vacancies in Reading. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Environmental Health over the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Environmental Health falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Reading.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
352
593
698
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading
61.54%
54.20%
60.96%
Number of daily rates quoted
211
262
404
10th Percentile
£325
£301
£241
25th Percentile
£424
£475
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£575
£509
Median % change year-on-year
-8.70%
+13.02%
+1.75%
75th Percentile
£620
£638
£625
90th Percentile
£664
£700
£700
Berkshire median daily rate
£501
£525
£500
% change year-on-year
-4.67%
+5.00%
+3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted
19
28
9
10th Percentile
-
£14.50
£18.17
25th Percentile
£14.75
£51.93
£57.50
Median hourly rate
£27.50
£61.60
£63.50
Median % change year-on-year
-55.36%
-2.99%
+182.22%
75th Percentile
£51.25
£79.61
£67.75
90th Percentile
£60.15
£87.46
£74.25
Berkshire median hourly rate
£32.05
£61.60
£55.19
% change year-on-year
-47.97%
+11.61%
+145.30%
Environmental Health Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings citing Environmental Health as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Environmental Health Top 4 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 16 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Environmental Health 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 Environmental Health.
Environmental Health 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:
