NEC
Berkshire > Reading
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading requiring knowledge or experience of NEC products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited NEC over the 6 months leading up to 23 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within the NEC Corporation.
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6 months to 23 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 95 | 62 | 90 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -33 | +28 | - |
| Contract jobs citing NEC | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Reading | 0.088% | 0.35% | 0.42% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 0.17% | 0.57% | 0.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | - | £474 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | - | £498 |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | - | £521 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £475 | - | £498 |
All Vendors
Reading
NEC falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Reading.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 586 | 348 | 607 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading | 51.49% | 60.21% | 51.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 343 | 233 | 334 |
| 10th Percentile | £310 | £350 | £276 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £450 | £459 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £591 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -6.98% | +3.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £644 | £638 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £733 | £700 | £749 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -4.55% | +4.07% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 73 | 14 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.30 | - | £14.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £81.00 | £14.75 | £28.79 |
| Median hourly rate | £88.00 | £18.13 | £59.55 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +385.52% | -69.56% | -7.93% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £36.38 | £61.60 |
| 90th Percentile | £110.75 | £44.78 | £68.04 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £87.16 | £20.75 | £58.30 |
| % change year-on-year | +320.05% | -64.41% | -0.77% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing NEC relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.
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Daily Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing NEC.
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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:
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