The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading requiring LAN skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited LAN over the 6 months leading up to 23 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
LAN falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Reading.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
75
192
213
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading
12.67%
17.60%
19.69%
Number of daily rates quoted
43
78
122
10th Percentile
£246
£323
£210
25th Percentile
£405
£449
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£469
£583
£489
Median % change year-on-year
-19.49%
+19.22%
+6.84%
75th Percentile
£543
£608
£600
90th Percentile
£617
£650
£651
Berkshire median daily rate
£450
£513
£450
% change year-on-year
-12.20%
+13.89%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
8
5
10th Percentile
-
£56.25
-
25th Percentile
-
£71.81
£66.00
Median hourly rate
£55.00
£87.46
£73.50
Median % change year-on-year
-37.11%
+18.99%
+182.69%
75th Percentile
-
-
£75.25
90th Percentile
-
-
£76.29
Berkshire median hourly rate
£72.50
£83.50
£72.84
% change year-on-year
-13.17%
+14.64%
+273.51%
LAN Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings citing LAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
LAN Daily Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing LAN.
LAN Hourly Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing LAN.
LAN Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 23 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing LAN also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Reading region with a requirement for LAN.
LAN Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
