PSTN Contract Job Trends in Reading

Public Switched Telecom Network (PSTN)
Berkshire > Reading

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Reading requiring PSTN skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 75 90 -
Rank change year-on-year +15 - -
Contract jobs citing PSTN 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.14% 0.092% -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.96% 0.45% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £338 -
Median % change year-on-year +25.93% - -
Berkshire median daily rate £425 £338 -
% change year-on-year +25.93% - -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Reading

PSTN falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Reading.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 104 223 212
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 14.81% 20.61% 20.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 67 95 145
10th Percentile £255 £300 £205
25th Percentile £333 £400 £210
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £500 £426
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +17.44% -16.52%
75th Percentile £594 £608 £575
90th Percentile £630 £650 £615
Berkshire median daily rate £425 £475 £425
% change year-on-year -10.53% +11.76% -8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 2 2
10th Percentile £59.50 - £65.68
25th Percentile £66.25 £56.25 £66.69
Median hourly rate £79.50 £57.50 £69.25
Median % change year-on-year +38.26% -16.97% -
75th Percentile £87.94 £58.75 £72.69
90th Percentile £91.43 - £74.23
Berkshire median hourly rate £65.00 £57.50 £71.07
% change year-on-year +13.04% -19.09% +215.84%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing PSTN relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.

PSTN job vacancy trend in Reading

PSTN
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing PSTN.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing PSTN

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Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing PSTN.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing PSTN

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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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) ISDN
1 1 (100.00%) VoIP
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Project Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Voice Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery