Senior
Berkshire > Reading
The median Senior daily rate in Reading is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 May 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 20 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 21 | 19 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +8 | -1 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior | 51 | 113 | 78 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading | 8.59% | 9.76% | 7.66% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 9.22% | 10.55% | 8.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 53 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | £575 | £428 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £588 | £500 | £453 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £533 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.26% | +1.52% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £625 | £609 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £673 | £641 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £600 | £513 | £520 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.07% | -1.44% | -0.95% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 9 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £55.50 | £65.00 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £56.50 | £65.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £77.19 | £58.30 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +32.40% | -11.67% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £59.95 | £74.40 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £64.68 | £77.42 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £63.75 | £59.95 | £65.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.33% | -8.47% | +0.77% |
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 | 553 | 1,071 | 973 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.10% | 92.49% | 95.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 343 | 619 | 652 |
| 10th Percentile | £314 | £213 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £441 | £416 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £544 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.10% | -1.09% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £624 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £688 | £721 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £500 | £513 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.44% | -2.38% | +6.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 49 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £53.50 | £32.03 | £45.25 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £52.90 | £55.91 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £61.60 | £65.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.64% | -5.95% | +151.92% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £76.99 | £74.59 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.31 | £87.47 | £79.19 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £63.37 | £58.30 | £56.89 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.70% | +2.49% | +195.51% |
Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings that featured Senior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Senior
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior in Reading.
Senior
Daily Rate Histogram in Reading
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior in Reading over the 6 months to 20 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior in Reading.
Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 20 May 2025, Senior contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Reading region featuring Senior in the job title.
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Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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