Telecoms Manager Contract Job Trends in Reading

Telecommunications Manager
Berkshire > Reading

The median Telecommunications Manager daily rate in Reading is £355, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2026.

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

6 months to
29 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 55 75
Rank change year-on-year -27 +20 -4
Contract jobs requiring a Telecoms Manager 2 4 23
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.20% 0.73% 1.94%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% 0.78% 2.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 2
10th Percentile £295 - £371
25th Percentile £318 - £384
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £355 £455 £412
Median % change year-on-year -21.98% +10.57% -
75th Percentile £393 - £433
90th Percentile £415 - £442
Berkshire median daily rate £355 £433 £475
% change year-on-year -17.92% -8.95% -9.52%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 951 510 1,095
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.42% 93.58% 92.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 563 334 618
10th Percentile £311 £333 £213
25th Percentile £450 £450 £414
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
75th Percentile £625 £638 £625
90th Percentile £725 £700 £688
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £501 £513
% change year-on-year -0.10% -2.34% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 140 6 54
10th Percentile £30.34 £54.38 £37.10
25th Percentile £79.94 £67.19 £52.90
Median hourly rate £83.58 £70.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +19.39% +13.64% -6.67%
75th Percentile £88.00 - £85.34
90th Percentile £107.00 £73.60 £87.53
Berkshire median hourly rate £83.00 £63.75 £60.60
% change year-on-year +30.21% +5.19% +3.15%

Telecoms Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Telecoms Manager job vacancy trend in Reading

Telecoms Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Telecoms Manager job vacancies in Reading.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Telecoms Manager job vacancies in Reading

Telecoms Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Reading

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Telecoms Manager in Reading over the 6 months to 29 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Telecoms Manager in Reading

Telecoms Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Telecoms Manager job vacancies in Reading.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Telecoms Manager job vacancies in Reading

Telecoms Manager Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 29 May 2026, Telecoms Manager 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 Telecoms Manager in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) 2G
1 1 (50.00%) 5G
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (50.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (50.00%) Change Management
1 1 (50.00%) Logistics
1 1 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
1 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (50.00%) PMP
1 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Waterfall

Telecoms Manager 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) 2G
1 1 (50.00%) 5G
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (50.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (50.00%) Change Management
1 1 (50.00%) Logistics
1 1 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
1 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (50.00%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (50.00%) PMP
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared