Technical Support
Berkshire > Reading
The median Technical Support daily rate in Reading is £290, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 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 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 59 | 96 | 87 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +37 | -9 | +8 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Support | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading | 0.17% | 0.084% | 0.097% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.18% | 0.090% | 0.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £245 | £148 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £290 | £150 | £180 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +93.33% | -16.67% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £335 | £153 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £290 | £150 | £180 |
| % change year-on-year | +93.33% | -16.67% | - |
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 | 559 | 1,110 | 984 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 94.11% | 93.28% | 95.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 337 | 632 | 658 |
| 10th Percentile | £319 | £213 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £413 | £455 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £533 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.19% | -3.09% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £623 | £654 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £688 | £721 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £504 | £513 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.76% | -2.38% | +7.03% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 51 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £35.00 | £45.50 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £52.90 | £53.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £61.60 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.64% | -5.23% | +150.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £71.80 | £74.66 | £74.40 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.03 | £87.46 | £79.19 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £63.37 | £59.00 | £56.89 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.41% | +3.72% | +170.88% |
Technical Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings that featured Technical Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Technical Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Support in Reading.
Technical Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Support in Reading.
Technical Support Skill Set
Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Technical Support 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 Technical Support in the job title.
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Technical Support 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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