Influencing Skills
Berkshire > Reading
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Influencing Skills in contract job vacancies in Reading. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Influencing Skills over the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 63 | 74 | 78 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | +4 | -9 |
| Contract jobs citing Influencing Skills | 3 | 18 | 15 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Reading | 0.50% | 1.65% | 1.36% |
| As % of the General category | 0.81% | 3.03% | 2.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £315 | £424 |
| 25th Percentile | £480 | £327 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £490 | £390 | £548 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.64% | -28.77% | +31.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £471 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £538 | - |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £543 | £395 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +37.34% | -16.84% | +14.21% |
All General Skills
Reading
Influencing Skills 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 | 370 | 595 | 669 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading | 61.56% | 54.54% | 60.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 223 | 268 | 391 |
| 10th Percentile | £279 | £264 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £416 | £463 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £572 | £501 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.14% | +14.07% | +0.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £620 | £638 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £660 | £700 | £700 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +2.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 21 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £14.50 | £18.17 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.75 | £42.50 | £57.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.50 | £61.60 | £63.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -53.73% | -2.99% | +41.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £58.00 | £74.87 | £67.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £87.46 | £74.25 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £32.31 | £61.55 | £54.47 |
| % change year-on-year | -47.50% | +12.99% | +85.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings citing Influencing Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
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Daily Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Influencing Skills.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Influencing Skills.
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Co-Occurring Skills and 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: