The median Unified Communications Engineer daily rate in Reading is £265, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
6 months to 23 Oct 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
63
-
88
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs requiring a Unified Communications Engineer
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
568
974
1,009
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
91.17%
89.19%
92.74%
Number of daily rates quoted
385
542
678
10th Percentile
£325
£335
£250
25th Percentile
£450
£463
£412
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£575
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-8.70%
+9.52%
+5.00%
75th Percentile
£607
£650
£625
90th Percentile
£650
£700
£700
Berkshire median daily rate
£508
£525
£501
% change year-on-year
-3.33%
+4.84%
+0.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted
24
27
12
10th Percentile
-
£48.18
£58.98
25th Percentile
£14.75
£56.88
£61.04
Median hourly rate
£28.00
£61.60
£64.31
Median % change year-on-year
-54.55%
-4.22%
+16.93%
75th Percentile
£65.00
£98.75
£69.56
90th Percentile
£71.03
£100.00
£75.23
Berkshire median hourly rate
£28.00
£61.28
£61.79
% change year-on-year
-54.31%
-0.83%
+23.58%
Unified Communications Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Unified Communications Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Unified Communications Engineer Daily Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Unified Communications Engineer job vacancies in Reading.
Unified Communications Engineer Skill Set Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 23 October 2025, Unified Communications Engineer 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 Unified Communications Engineer in the job title.
Unified Communications Engineer 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:
