Senior Data Engineer
Berkshire > Reading
The median Senior Data Engineer daily rate in Reading is £638, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 September 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
18 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
63 |
92 |
90 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+29 |
-2 |
+5 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Data Engineer |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading |
0.34% |
0.18% |
0.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.37% |
0.20% |
0.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
£544 |
- |
£590 |
| 25th Percentile |
£572 |
- |
£594 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£638 |
- |
£613 |
| 75th Percentile |
£697 |
- |
£631 |
| 90th Percentile |
£721 |
- |
£635 |
| Berkshire median daily rate |
£638 |
- |
£613 |
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 |
536 |
990 |
1,066 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
92.25% |
88.71% |
94.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
344 |
541 |
708 |
| 10th Percentile |
£343 |
£334 |
£312 |
| 25th Percentile |
£423 |
£475 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
£581 |
£550 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.56% |
+5.55% |
+10.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£609 |
£650 |
£638 |
| 90th Percentile |
£650 |
£715 |
£700 |
| Berkshire median daily rate |
£504 |
£550 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.36% |
+4.76% |
+5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
19 |
40 |
18 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£48.92 |
£38.80 |
| 25th Percentile |
£14.75 |
£58.24 |
£54.81 |
| Median hourly rate |
£27.50 |
£70.27 |
£66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-60.87% |
+6.47% |
+89.17% |
| 75th Percentile |
£55.00 |
£87.47 |
£74.59 |
| 90th Percentile |
£69.00 |
£100.00 |
£75.77 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate |
£32.18 |
£61.75 |
£56.89 |
| % change year-on-year |
-47.89% |
+8.55% |
+63.04% |
