Project Planner Contract Job Trends in Reading

Project Planner
Berkshire > Reading

The median Project Planner daily rate in Reading is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 December 2025.

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

6 months to
25 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 72 87 81
Rank change year-on-year +15 -6 +19
Contract jobs requiring a Project Planner 5 2 4
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.68% 0.21% 0.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.72% 0.23% 0.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 4
10th Percentile £438 £234 -
25th Percentile £456 £270 £280
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £330 £343
Median % change year-on-year +51.52% -3.86% -27.74%
75th Percentile £531 £390 £456
90th Percentile £543 £426 £539
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £330 £280
% change year-on-year +51.52% +17.86% -41.05%

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 692 871 924
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.89% 89.33% 93.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 490 510 613
10th Percentile £340 £315 £213
25th Percentile £425 £441 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £509
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +12.97% -3.05%
75th Percentile £613 £650 £613
90th Percentile £654 £686 £675
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £540 £500
% change year-on-year -7.41% +8.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 4 16
10th Percentile £14.75 £46.63 £59.32
25th Percentile £36.14 £52.81 £60.99
Median hourly rate £81.00 £60.33 £63.29
Median % change year-on-year +34.27% -4.68% +15.07%
75th Percentile £95.00 £67.26 £66.11
90th Percentile £105.50 £71.82 £67.63
Berkshire median hourly rate £43.96 £61.50 £61.65
% change year-on-year -28.52% -0.24% +29.78%

Project Planner
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Project Planner job vacancy trend in Reading

Project Planner
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Planner job vacancies in Reading.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Planner job vacancies in Reading

Project Planner
Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Planner job vacancies in Reading.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Planner job vacancies in Reading

Project Planner Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 25 December 2025, Project Planner 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 Project Planner in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Project
1 4 (80.00%) PMO
1 4 (80.00%) PRINCE2
1 4 (80.00%) Project Management
2 3 (60.00%) Cost Control
2 3 (60.00%) Dependency Management
2 3 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (60.00%) Risk Management
3 2 (40.00%) Decision-Making
3 2 (40.00%) Primavera
4 1 (20.00%) Change Control
4 1 (20.00%) Degree
4 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared
4 1 (20.00%) Impact Assessments
4 1 (20.00%) Performance Measurement
4 1 (20.00%) PMI Certification
4 1 (20.00%) Project Planning
4 1 (20.00%) Resource Levelling
4 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (20.00%) Visualisation

Project Planner 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:

Applications
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Primavera
General
1 4 (80.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) PRINCE2
1 4 (80.00%) Project Management
2 3 (60.00%) Cost Control
2 3 (60.00%) Dependency Management
2 3 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (60.00%) Risk Management
3 2 (40.00%) Decision-Making
4 1 (20.00%) Change Control
4 1 (20.00%) Impact Assessments
4 1 (20.00%) Performance Measurement
4 1 (20.00%) Project Planning
4 1 (20.00%) Resource Levelling
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (20.00%) Visualisation
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
1 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (20.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (80.00%) PMO