The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Reading requiring Mechatronics skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Mechatronics falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Reading.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
565
961
965
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading
90.69%
88.00%
88.69%
Number of daily rates quoted
370
531
642
10th Percentile
£350
£350
£250
25th Percentile
£450
£475
£412
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£575
£544
Median % change year-on-year
-8.70%
+5.75%
+4.17%
75th Percentile
£602
£650
£636
90th Percentile
£650
£700
£700
Berkshire median daily rate
£500
£540
£525
% change year-on-year
-7.41%
+2.86%
+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
29
21
14
10th Percentile
-
£14.50
£29.04
25th Percentile
£14.75
£26.25
£59.32
Median hourly rate
£37.28
£60.46
£63.40
Median % change year-on-year
-38.33%
-4.64%
+15.26%
75th Percentile
£58.00
£63.41
£67.42
90th Percentile
£69.40
£74.87
£75.18
Berkshire median hourly rate
£30.11
£58.49
£61.79
% change year-on-year
-48.52%
-5.34%
+22.36%
Mechatronics Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Mechatronics relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Mechatronics Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 23 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Mechatronics also mentioned 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 with a requirement for Mechatronics.
Mechatronics 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:
