The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in contract job vacancies in Reading. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited NHS over the 6 months leading up to 26 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
NHS falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Reading.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
191
297
327
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading
32.48%
27.00%
29.54%
Number of daily rates quoted
127
158
230
10th Percentile
£350
£314
£263
25th Percentile
£437
£463
£450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£536
£583
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-8.02%
+5.95%
+7.84%
75th Percentile
£600
£638
£638
90th Percentile
£655
£715
£701
Berkshire median daily rate
£500
£555
£514
% change year-on-year
-9.91%
+8.03%
+2.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
7
7
10th Percentile
£24.80
£42.05
£44.45
25th Percentile
£31.44
£56.25
£62.44
Median hourly rate
£45.00
£60.60
£65.13
Median % change year-on-year
-25.74%
-6.95%
+150.48%
75th Percentile
£51.25
£65.37
£70.88
90th Percentile
£53.50
£71.76
£76.08
Berkshire median hourly rate
£62.00
£41.50
£64.09
% change year-on-year
+49.39%
-35.24%
+4.21%
NHS Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings citing NHS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
NHS Daily Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing NHS.
NHS Hourly Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing NHS.
NHS Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 26 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing NHS 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 NHS.
NHS 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:
