Exchange Specialist Contract Job Trends in Reading

Exchange Specialist
Berkshire > Reading

The median Exchange Specialist daily rate in Reading is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 October 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 64 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Exchange Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.17% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% - -
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 - -

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 543 972 1,027
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.80% 89.01% 93.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 355 542 693
10th Percentile £325 £320 £266
25th Percentile £434 £475 £423
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £578 £550
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +5.00% +10.00%
75th Percentile £610 £650 £638
90th Percentile £650 £700 £700
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 31 15
10th Percentile - £48.18 £49.90
25th Percentile £14.75 £56.88 £60.25
Median hourly rate £24.13 £61.60 £66.00
Median % change year-on-year -60.84% -6.67% +24.53%
75th Percentile £53.13 £97.50 £74.40
90th Percentile £68.75 £100.00 £75.15
Berkshire median hourly rate £32.05 £61.60 £60.00
% change year-on-year -47.97% +2.67% +23.08%

Exchange Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Exchange Specialist job vacancy trend in Reading

Exchange Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Exchange Specialist job vacancies in Reading.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Exchange Specialist job vacancies in Reading

Exchange Specialist Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 4 October 2025, Exchange Specialist 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 Exchange Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 1 (100.00%) Task Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification

Exchange Specialist 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft