Hardware Technician Contract Job Trends in Reading

Hardware Technician
Berkshire > Reading

As of 6 May 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Hardware Technician daily rate in Reading.

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Hardware Technician 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.20% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Berkshire median daily rate £145 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 946 551 1,096
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.57% 93.87% 92.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 584 333 628
10th Percentile £306 £314 £213
25th Percentile £425 £450 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £560 £540
Median % change year-on-year -1.79% +3.70% -1.82%
75th Percentile £630 £638 £623
90th Percentile £725 £700 £688
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £505 £513
% change year-on-year -0.99% -1.46% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 128 4 51
10th Percentile £39.38 - £35.00
25th Percentile £80.75 - £52.90
Median hourly rate £84.00 £70.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% +13.64% -5.23%
75th Percentile £88.00 £71.80 £74.66
90th Percentile £105.50 £75.03 £87.46
Berkshire median hourly rate £83.00 £63.37 £58.65
% change year-on-year +30.97% +8.05% +3.10%

Hardware Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Hardware Technician job vacancy trend in Reading

Hardware Technician
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Hardware Technician job vacancies in Reading.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Hardware Technician job vacancies in Reading

Hardware Technician Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 6 May 2026, Hardware Technician 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 Hardware Technician in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) HP

Hardware Technician 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:

Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) HP