Lead Product Owner Contract Job Trends in Reading

Lead Product Owner
Berkshire > Reading

As of 29 May 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Lead Product Owner daily rate in Reading.

 6 months to
29 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Product Owner 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.29% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.32% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Berkshire median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £95.07 - -
25th Percentile £95.93 - -
Median hourly rate £99.73 - -
75th Percentile £104.00 - -
90th Percentile £104.30 - -
Berkshire median hourly rate £99.73 - -

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 951 510 1,095
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.42% 93.58% 92.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 563 334 618
10th Percentile £311 £333 £213
25th Percentile £450 £450 £414
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
75th Percentile £625 £638 £625
90th Percentile £725 £700 £688
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £501 £513
% change year-on-year -0.10% -2.34% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 140 6 54
10th Percentile £30.34 £54.38 £37.10
25th Percentile £79.94 £67.19 £52.90
Median hourly rate £83.58 £70.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +19.39% +13.64% -6.67%
75th Percentile £88.00 - £85.34
90th Percentile £107.00 £73.60 £87.53
Berkshire median hourly rate £83.00 £63.75 £60.60
% change year-on-year +30.21% +5.19% +3.15%

Lead Product Owner
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Lead Product Owner job vacancy trend in Reading

Lead Product Owner Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 29 May 2026, Lead Product Owner 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 Lead Product Owner in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Backlog Management
1 3 (100.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
1 3 (100.00%) Coaching
1 3 (100.00%) Product Management
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (33.33%) Product Governance
3 1 (33.33%) Product Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Strategic Planning

Lead Product Owner 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 3 (100.00%) Aerospace
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Backlog Management
1 3 (100.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
1 3 (100.00%) Coaching
1 3 (100.00%) Product Management
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (33.33%) Product Governance
3 1 (33.33%) Product Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Strategic Planning
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
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