The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading requiring SLA skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SLA over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
SLA falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Reading.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
92
177
126
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading
15.41%
14.85%
12.10%
Number of daily rates quoted
35
85
77
10th Percentile
£308
£313
£363
25th Percentile
£363
£448
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£513
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-2.44%
-2.38%
+7.36%
75th Percentile
£578
£575
£625
90th Percentile
£600
-
£723
Berkshire median daily rate
£500
£475
£488
% change year-on-year
+5.26%
-2.56%
+2.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
3
10th Percentile
-
-
£23.80
25th Percentile
-
-
£31.75
Median hourly rate
-
-
£45.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+221.43%
75th Percentile
-
-
£60.38
90th Percentile
-
-
£69.60
Berkshire median hourly rate
£61.50
£65.00
£20.50
% change year-on-year
-5.39%
+217.07%
-2.61%
SLA Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings citing SLA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
SLA Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SLA in Reading.
SLA Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SLA in Reading.
SLA Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing SLA also mentioned 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 with a requirement for SLA.
SLA 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:
