Lead Contracts in Reading

Leader
Berkshire > Reading

The median Leader daily rate in Reading is £588, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 42 38 24
Rank change year-on-year -4 -14 +2
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 59 46 94
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading 4.90% 4.41% 6.86%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.30% 4.63% 7.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 37 51
10th Percentile £429 £408 £375
25th Percentile £483 £500 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 £575 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.17% +9.52% -4.76%
75th Percentile £625 £675 £638
90th Percentile £650 £688 £688
Berkshire median daily rate £575 £575 £525
% change year-on-year - +9.52% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £55.00 -
Berkshire median hourly rate £67.59 £55.00 £80.00
% change year-on-year +22.89% -31.25% +213.73%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 1,113 994 1,313
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.52% 95.30% 95.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 600 642 859
10th Percentile £213 £363 £176
25th Percentile £413 £456 £389
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £491
Median % change year-on-year - +12.02% +3.37%
75th Percentile £638 £660 £592
90th Percentile £688 £721 £650
Berkshire median daily rate £513 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -2.38% +5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 66 22 8
10th Percentile £38.50 £45.25 £12.73
25th Percentile £52.90 £55.91 £19.44
Median hourly rate £61.60 £68.00 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.41% +142.86% -26.32%
75th Percentile £87.46 £75.56 £33.10
90th Percentile £98.75 £79.19 £34.92
Berkshire median hourly rate £60.80 £61.71 £19.75
% change year-on-year -1.48% +212.47% -8.14%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Job vacancy trend for Lead in Reading

Lead
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead in Reading.

Daily rate trend for Lead in Reading

Lead
Daily Rate Histogram in Reading

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead in Reading over the 6 months to 11 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Lead in Reading

Lead
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead in Reading.

Hourly rate trend for Lead in Reading

Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 11 June 2024, Lead contract job roles required 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 featuring Lead in the job title.

1 24 (40.68%) Analytical Skills
2 23 (38.98%) Problem-Solving
3 21 (35.59%) Analytics
4 20 (33.90%) Alteryx
4 20 (33.90%) Tableau
4 20 (33.90%) Decision-Making
4 20 (33.90%) Snowflake
4 20 (33.90%) Actionable Insight
5 17 (28.81%) Finance
6 15 (25.42%) Degree
7 14 (23.73%) Credit Risk
7 14 (23.73%) Legal
7 14 (23.73%) Dashboard Development
8 13 (22.03%) Node.js
9 12 (20.34%) Azure
9 12 (20.34%) Social Skills
10 10 (16.95%) Telecoms
10 10 (16.95%) Stakeholder Management
10 10 (16.95%) JavaScript
11 9 (15.25%) Software Engineering
12 8 (13.56%) Mathematics
12 8 (13.56%) Performance Analysis
12 8 (13.56%) DevOps
12 8 (13.56%) React
13 7 (11.86%) React Native
13 7 (11.86%) Billing
13 7 (11.86%) CRM
14 6 (10.17%) Project Management
14 6 (10.17%) Agile
14 6 (10.17%) Data Transformation

Lead Skill Set
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.69%) SAS
Applications
1 2 (3.39%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.69%) Maximo
1 1 (1.69%) Primavera
1 1 (1.69%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (1.69%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 20 (33.90%) Snowflake
2 12 (20.34%) Azure
3 5 (8.47%) Azure Cosmos DB
3 5 (8.47%) Azure DevOps
3 5 (8.47%) Azure Key Vault
4 4 (6.78%) Azure Cognitive Search
4 4 (6.78%) Azure Monitor
5 2 (3.39%) Power Platform
6 1 (1.69%) Azure Functions
6 1 (1.69%) Azure Sentinel
6 1 (1.69%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (1.69%) NuGet
6 1 (1.69%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.39%) Firewall
1 2 (3.39%) LAN
1 2 (3.39%) Network Security
1 2 (3.39%) WAN
2 1 (1.69%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (33.90%) Tableau
2 2 (3.39%) Power BI
3 1 (1.69%) Crystal Reports
3 1 (1.69%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 2 (3.39%) Git
General
1 24 (40.68%) Analytical Skills
2 17 (28.81%) Finance
3 14 (23.73%) Legal
4 12 (20.34%) Social Skills
5 10 (16.95%) Telecoms
6 7 (11.86%) Billing
7 2 (3.39%) Public Sector
7 2 (3.39%) Retail
8 1 (1.69%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (1.69%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (22.03%) Node.js
2 8 (13.56%) React
3 7 (11.86%) React Native
4 6 (10.17%) AngularJS
5 2 (3.39%) .NET
5 2 (3.39%) ATL
5 2 (3.39%) CSS
5 2 (3.39%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 14 (23.73%) Credit Risk
2 2 (3.39%) Data Centre
3 1 (1.69%) CSOC
3 1 (1.69%) Cyberattack
3 1 (1.69%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (1.69%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.69%) Onboarding
3 1 (1.69%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.69%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (38.98%) Problem-Solving
2 21 (35.59%) Analytics
3 20 (33.90%) Actionable Insight
3 20 (33.90%) Decision-Making
4 14 (23.73%) Dashboard Development
5 10 (16.95%) Stakeholder Management
6 9 (15.25%) Software Engineering
7 8 (13.56%) DevOps
7 8 (13.56%) Mathematics
7 8 (13.56%) Performance Analysis
8 7 (11.86%) CRM
9 6 (10.17%) Agile
9 6 (10.17%) Business Forecasting
9 6 (10.17%) Data Transformation
9 6 (10.17%) Project Management
10 5 (8.47%) Continuous Improvement
11 4 (6.78%) API Design
11 4 (6.78%) API Development
11 4 (6.78%) Change Management
11 4 (6.78%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 10 (16.95%) JavaScript
2 2 (3.39%) PHP
2 2 (3.39%) SQL
3 1 (1.69%) C
3 1 (1.69%) C#
3 1 (1.69%) Java
3 1 (1.69%) Python
Qualifications
1 15 (25.42%) Degree
2 5 (8.47%) DV Cleared
2 5 (8.47%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.69%) APMG
3 1 (1.69%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (6.78%) QA
2 3 (5.08%) GDPR
2 3 (5.08%) PMO
3 2 (3.39%) COBIT
3 2 (3.39%) NIST
4 1 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 1 (1.69%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (1.69%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 1 (1.69%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (1.69%) SCCM
Vendors
1 20 (33.90%) Alteryx
2 3 (5.08%) Microsoft
3 2 (3.39%) Cisco
3 2 (3.39%) Citrix
3 2 (3.39%) Juniper
4 1 (1.69%) CheckPoint
4 1 (1.69%) IFS
4 1 (1.69%) SAP
4 1 (1.69%) Virgin Media
4 1 (1.69%) Workday