The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading requiring Metadata skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Metadata over the 6 months leading up to 6 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Metadata falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in Reading.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills
73
177
158
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading
13.88%
15.03%
15.30%
Number of daily rates quoted
51
91
102
10th Percentile
£455
£300
£400
25th Percentile
£501
£413
£463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£575
£550
£550
Median % change year-on-year
+4.55%
-
+11.68%
75th Percentile
£644
£650
£610
90th Percentile
£675
£688
£700
Berkshire median daily rate
£508
£500
£525
% change year-on-year
+1.50%
-4.76%
+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
7
6
10th Percentile
-
£45.26
£61.75
25th Percentile
-
-
£71.31
Median hourly rate
-
£61.60
£77.35
Median % change year-on-year
-
-20.36%
+243.76%
75th Percentile
-
£64.55
£79.19
90th Percentile
-
£67.50
-
Berkshire median hourly rate
£47.90
£61.60
£75.50
% change year-on-year
-22.24%
-18.41%
+79.76%
Metadata Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings citing Metadata as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Metadata Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Metadata in Reading.
Metadata Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Metadata in Reading.
Metadata Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 6 June 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Metadata 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 Metadata.
Metadata 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:
