Technology Consultant Contract Job Trends in Reading

Technology Consultant
Berkshire > Reading

The median Technology Consultant daily rate in Reading is £140, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
4 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 69 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Technology Consultant 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.30% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.33% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £110 - -
25th Percentile £121 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £140 - -
75th Percentile £158 - -
90th Percentile £168 - -
Berkshire median daily rate £140 - -

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 610 965 1,004
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.85% 89.60% 92.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 422 534 671
10th Percentile £326 £332 £240
25th Percentile £450 £450 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £570 £525
Median % change year-on-year -7.89% +8.57% +5.00%
75th Percentile £606 £650 £623
90th Percentile £650 £700 £688
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 26 12
10th Percentile £14.68 £48.18 £58.98
25th Percentile £14.75 £56.56 £61.04
Median hourly rate £32.89 £62.38 £64.31
Median % change year-on-year -47.27% -3.01% +26.10%
75th Percentile £68.75 £99.38 £69.56
90th Percentile £81.00 £100.00 £75.23
Berkshire median hourly rate £28.00 £61.28 £61.79
% change year-on-year -54.31% -0.83% +49.99%

Technology Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Technology Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Technology Consultant job vacancy trend in Reading

Technology Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Technology Consultant job vacancies in Reading.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Technology Consultant job vacancies in Reading

Technology Consultant Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, Technology Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Reading region featuring Technology Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) AWS
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Change Management
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Document Management
1 1 (50.00%) GCP
1 1 (50.00%) Google
1 1 (50.00%) Information Management
1 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure Management
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL
1 1 (50.00%) ITSM
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (50.00%) Performance Metrics
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Service Management

Technology Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) AWS
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) GCP
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Change Management
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (50.00%) Document Management
1 1 (50.00%) Information Management
1 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure Management
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL
1 1 (50.00%) ITSM
1 1 (50.00%) Performance Metrics
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Google
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
6 Technology Consultant jobs in the South East