Forensic Analysis Contract Job Trends in Reading

Forensic Analysis
Berkshire > Reading

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Reading requiring Forensic Analysis skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 56 - 85
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Forensic Analysis 9 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 1.50% - 0.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.64% - 0.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile £426 - -
25th Percentile £441 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - £800
75th Percentile £505 - -
90th Percentile £513 - -
Berkshire median daily rate £475 - £800

All Process and Methodology Skills
Reading

Forensic Analysis falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Reading.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 548 958 965
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 91.18% 87.89% 88.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 354 529 648
10th Percentile £330 £350 £250
25th Percentile £450 £475 £412
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +7.06%
75th Percentile £606 £650 £638
90th Percentile £650 £700 £700
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -7.41% +2.86% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 21 16
10th Percentile - £14.50 £32.17
25th Percentile £14.75 £26.25 £58.44
Median hourly rate £37.28 £60.46 £63.40
Median % change year-on-year -38.33% -4.64% +15.26%
75th Percentile £58.00 £63.41 £69.51
90th Percentile £69.40 £74.87 £75.13
Berkshire median hourly rate £32.31 £58.49 £61.79
% change year-on-year -44.76% -5.34% +22.36%

Forensic Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Forensic Analysis relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Forensic Analysis job vacancy trend in Reading

Forensic Analysis
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Forensic Analysis.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Forensic Analysis

Forensic Analysis
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (11.11%) AWS
1 1 (11.11%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 3 (33.33%) Network Security
General
1 6 (66.67%) Legal
2 3 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (100.00%) Analyst
1 9 (100.00%) SOC Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 6 (66.67%) Cyber Threat
1 6 (66.67%) Security Operations Centre
2 5 (55.56%) Management Information System
3 4 (44.44%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 7 (77.78%) Linux
1 7 (77.78%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 9 (100.00%) SIEM
1 9 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 8 (88.89%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 7 (77.78%) Behavioural Analysis
3 7 (77.78%) Malware Analysis
4 6 (66.67%) Data Privacy
4 6 (66.67%) Risk Management
4 6 (66.67%) Security Operations
5 5 (55.56%) Task Automation
6 4 (44.44%) Cybersecurity
7 3 (33.33%) Computer Science
7 3 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (33.33%) DevOps
7 3 (33.33%) Technical Analysis
8 2 (22.22%) Analytical Thinking
8 2 (22.22%) Decision-Making
8 2 (22.22%) Digital Forensics
8 2 (22.22%) Mentoring
8 2 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 8 (88.89%) PowerShell
1 8 (88.89%) Python
Qualifications
1 8 (88.89%) CISSP
1 8 (88.89%) GCFA
1 8 (88.89%) GCIA
1 8 (88.89%) GCIH
2 7 (77.78%) CFCE
3 5 (55.56%) GIAC
4 3 (33.33%) Security Cleared
5 2 (22.22%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (22.22%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (77.78%) GDPR
1 7 (77.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 7 (77.78%) NIST
2 5 (55.56%) HIPAA
Systems Management
1 4 (44.44%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 9 (100.00%) Splunk
2 8 (88.89%) CrowdStrike
2 8 (88.89%) Microsoft
3 6 (66.67%) ArcSight
3 6 (66.67%) LogRhythm
4 1 (11.11%) Intel