Head of Portfolio Management Contract Job Trends in Reading

Head of Portfolio Management
Berkshire > Reading

The median Head of Portfolio Management daily rate in Reading is £900, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 June 2026.

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

 6 months to
19 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Portfolio Management 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.19% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £850 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £900 - -
75th Percentile £950 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median daily rate £900 - -

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 991 494 1,121
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.40% 93.92% 92.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 560 316 593
10th Percentile £310 £338 £227
25th Percentile £450 £450 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
75th Percentile £638 £638 £625
90th Percentile £733 £700 £688
Berkshire median daily rate £510 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +2.00% -2.44% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 160 11 68
10th Percentile £30.00 £14.75 £39.90
25th Percentile £73.00 £23.56 £52.90
Median hourly rate £83.58 £67.50 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +23.81% +9.58% -9.41%
75th Percentile £88.00 £70.00 £87.46
90th Percentile £107.00 - £98.25
Berkshire median hourly rate £83.00 £64.50 £61.03
% change year-on-year +28.69% +5.68% -5.64%

Head of Portfolio Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Head of Portfolio Management job vacancy trend in Reading

Head of Portfolio Management Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 19 June 2026, Head of Portfolio Management 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 Head of Portfolio Management in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Demand Management
1 2 (100.00%) Planview
1 2 (100.00%) PMO
1 2 (100.00%) Portfolio Management
1 2 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 2 (100.00%) Waterfall
2 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Capacity Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Commercial Awareness
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (50.00%) Investment Management
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared

Head of Portfolio Management 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Demand Management
1 2 (100.00%) Portfolio Management
1 2 (100.00%) Waterfall
2 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Capacity Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Commercial Awareness
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (50.00%) Investment Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Planview
1 2 (100.00%) ServiceNow