OSS Architect Contract Job Trends in Reading

OSS Architect
Berkshire > Reading

The median OSS Architect daily rate in Reading is £445, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 76 -
Rank change year-on-year +1 - -
Contract jobs requiring an OSS Architect 1 5 0
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.13% 0.61% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.68% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £443 £625 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £445 £650 -
Median % change year-on-year -31.54% - -
75th Percentile £448 £675 -
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median daily rate £445 £650 £750
% change year-on-year -31.54% -13.33% +7.14%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Reading. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Reading with a recognized job title 718 735 1,047
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.37% 90.07% 93.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 511 404 658
10th Percentile £306 £300 £213
25th Percentile £413 £412 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £513
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +7.32% -2.38%
75th Percentile £620 £638 £614
90th Percentile £663 £674 £688
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -0.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 4 37
10th Percentile £22.30 £48.22 £29.07
25th Percentile £67.50 £56.81 £52.90
Median hourly rate £90.00 £68.20 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +31.97% +10.71% -5.23%
75th Percentile £97.50 £75.45 £66.00
90th Percentile £107.00 £76.49 £86.40
Berkshire median hourly rate £73.50 £61.50 £58.30
% change year-on-year +19.52% +5.48% -9.86%

OSS Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'OSS Architect' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.

OSS Architect job vacancy trend in Reading

OSS Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for OSS Architect job vacancies in Reading.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for OSS Architect job vacancies in Reading

OSS Architect Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 2 February 2026, OSS Architect contract job roles required 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 featuring OSS Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Ciena
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case

OSS Architect Skill Set
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Ciena
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow