Perl
Berkshire > Reading
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Reading requiring Perl skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 59 | 92 | 75 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +33 | -17 | +14 |
| Contract jobs citing Perl | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Reading | 1.00% | 0.28% | 1.10% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 3.59% | 1.06% | 4.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £510 | - | £295 |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £300 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +83.33% | -25.00% | -23.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £559 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £565 | - | £490 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £525 | £300 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +75.00% | -25.00% | -23.81% |
All Programming Languages
Reading
Perl falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Reading.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 167 | 283 | 257 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading | 27.79% | 25.96% | 23.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 102 | 186 | 206 |
| 10th Percentile | £378 | £400 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £500 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | £600 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.42% | +4.35% | +15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £666 | £700 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £500 | £580 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.79% | +5.45% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £75.00 | £71.31 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.17% | - | - |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £47.25 | £58.49 | £52.15 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.22% | +12.17% | -34.82% |
Perl
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Perl relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Perl
Daily Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Perl.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Perl.
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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: