Payroll Consultant Contract Job Trends in Reading

Payroll Consultant
Berkshire > Reading

The median Payroll Consultant daily rate in Reading is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2025.

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

6 months to
1 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 63 - 89
Rank change year-on-year - - +11
Contract jobs requiring a Payroll Consultant 10 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 1.54% - 0.092%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.66% - 0.099%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £588 - £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - £600
Median % change year-on-year - - -10.28%
75th Percentile £663 - £625
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median daily rate £625 - £600
% change year-on-year - - -10.28%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 603 967 1,009
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.63% 89.29% 92.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 416 537 681
10th Percentile £325 £331 £248
25th Percentile £450 £450 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £570 £525
Median % change year-on-year -7.89% +8.57% +5.00%
75th Percentile £607 £650 £623
90th Percentile £650 £700 £691
Berkshire median daily rate £508 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -3.33% +5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 26 12
10th Percentile £14.65 £48.18 £58.98
25th Percentile £14.75 £56.56 £61.04
Median hourly rate £28.50 £62.38 £64.31
Median % change year-on-year -54.31% -3.01% +26.10%
75th Percentile £66.88 £99.38 £69.56
90th Percentile £77.40 £100.00 £75.23
Berkshire median hourly rate £28.00 £61.28 £61.72
% change year-on-year -54.31% -0.71% +29.93%

Payroll Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Payroll Consultant job vacancy trend in Reading

Payroll Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Payroll Consultant job vacancies in Reading.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Payroll Consultant job vacancies in Reading

Payroll Consultant Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 1 November 2025, Payroll Consultant 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 Payroll Consultant in the job title.

1 10 (100.00%) Workday

Payroll Consultant 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:

Vendors
1 10 (100.00%) Workday