The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading with a requirement for Jest skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Jest over the 6 months to 30 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
Jest is in the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Reading with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills |
200 |
220 |
229 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading |
16.78% |
21.13% |
16.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
131 |
173 |
176 |
| 10th Percentile |
£325 |
£407 |
£363 |
| 25th Percentile |
£425 |
£475 |
£413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£600 |
£550 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
+4.76% |
+10.53% |
| 75th Percentile |
£631 |
£680 |
£597 |
| 90th Percentile |
£675 |
£725 |
£638 |
| Berkshire median daily rate |
£525 |
£540 |
£513 |
| % change year-on-year |
-2.78% |
+5.37% |
+13.89% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
9 |
4 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
£56.50 |
£72.76 |
£28.25 |
| 25th Percentile |
£56.65 |
£76.89 |
£29.38 |
| Median hourly rate |
£58.30 |
£79.19 |
£32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-26.38% |
+143.66% |
-45.83% |
| 75th Percentile |
£61.60 |
- |
£34.38 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£34.75 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate |
£61.60 |
£78.75 |
£65.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
-21.78% |
+20.23% |
+63.75% |
