Project Lead
Berkshire > Reading
The median Project Lead daily rate in Reading is £596, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 August 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
25 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
65 |
90 |
84 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+25 |
-6 |
+18 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Project Leader |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading |
0.17% |
0.091% |
0.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.18% |
0.10% |
0.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£586 |
£613 |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£596 |
£625 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.64% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£607 |
£638 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Berkshire median daily rate |
£530 |
£625 |
£575 |
| % change year-on-year |
-15.20% |
+8.70% |
+53.33% |
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.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies in Reading with a recognized job title |
551 |
983 |
1,039 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.71% |
89.36% |
94.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
348 |
551 |
692 |
| 10th Percentile |
£350 |
£334 |
£325 |
| 25th Percentile |
£450 |
£463 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£550 |
£598 |
£550 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-8.03% |
+8.73% |
+10.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£625 |
£650 |
£638 |
| 90th Percentile |
£700 |
£717 |
£700 |
| Berkshire median daily rate |
£525 |
£550 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.55% |
+4.76% |
+5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
20 |
42 |
20 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£48.26 |
£44.60 |
| 25th Percentile |
£14.75 |
£56.56 |
£57.44 |
| Median hourly rate |
£28.00 |
£65.49 |
£66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-57.24% |
-0.78% |
+135.71% |
| 75th Percentile |
£58.44 |
£87.46 |
£74.20 |
| 90th Percentile |
£70.00 |
£100.00 |
£75.42 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate |
£34.80 |
£61.60 |
£57.82 |
| % change year-on-year |
-43.51% |
+6.54% |
+106.49% |
