National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) Berkshire> Reading
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Reading requiring NCSC skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
NCSC falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Reading.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
129
133
186
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading
19.20%
12.09%
17.94%
Number of daily rates quoted
90
44
112
10th Percentile
£400
£369
£315
25th Percentile
£456
£450
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£544
£500
£525
Median % change year-on-year
+8.75%
-4.76%
+14.13%
75th Percentile
£648
£631
£589
90th Percentile
£665
£693
£688
Berkshire median daily rate
£525
£500
£478
% change year-on-year
+5.00%
+4.71%
+6.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted
4
0
0
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
-
-
-
Median hourly rate
£81.00
-
-
75th Percentile
£84.50
-
-
90th Percentile
£90.80
-
-
Berkshire median hourly rate
£50.50
£61.71
£60.00
% change year-on-year
-18.16%
+2.84%
+185.71%
NCSC Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing NCSC relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.
NCSC Daily Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing NCSC.
NCSC Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 26 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing NCSC 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 NCSC.
NCSC 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:
