Puppet Contract Job Trends in Reading
Puppet
Berkshire > Reading
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Reading citing Puppet skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 99 | 69 | 88 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -30 | +19 | -10 |
| Contract jobs citing Puppet | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Reading | 0.25% | 0.15% | 0.46% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 2.11% | 1.03% | 4.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £377 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £475 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +36.84% | +18.75% | -32.20% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £581 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £626 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £650 | £475 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +36.84% | +18.75% | -23.81% |
All Systems Management Skills
Reading
Puppet falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing systems management skills in Reading.
| 6 months to 6 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing systems management skills | 142 | 97 | 110 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading | 11.70% | 14.85% | 10.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 73 | 57 | 81 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £255 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £358 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £500 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.00% | -9.09% | +7.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £599 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £785 | £655 | £700 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £546 | £475 | £505 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.00% | -5.94% | +6.32% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.25 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £61.74 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £71.00 | £55.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +29.09% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £86.94 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £97.50 | - | - |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £68.11 | £18.87 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +260.93% | - | - |
Puppet Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Puppet relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Puppet Daily Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Puppet.
Puppet Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Systems Management
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ansible | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Progress Chef | 100.0% | 3 |