The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading requiring Unified Communications skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Unified Communications over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Unified Communications falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Reading.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
86
246
184
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading
14.41%
20.64%
17.68%
Number of daily rates quoted
34
113
97
10th Percentile
£221
£205
£337
25th Percentile
£307
£335
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£500
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-10.00%
-4.76%
+10.53%
75th Percentile
£499
£608
£650
90th Percentile
£623
-
£718
Berkshire median daily rate
£450
£490
£488
% change year-on-year
-8.16%
+0.51%
+4.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
13
3
10th Percentile
-
£77.22
-
25th Percentile
-
-
-
Median hourly rate
-
£87.46
£66.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
+32.52%
+153.85%
75th Percentile
-
£87.53
£73.69
90th Percentile
-
-
£78.30
Berkshire median hourly rate
£24.66
£83.77
£66.00
% change year-on-year
-70.56%
+26.92%
+288.24%
Unified Communications Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings citing Unified Communications as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Unified Communications Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Unified Communications in Reading.
Unified Communications Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Unified Communications 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 Unified Communications.
Unified Communications 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:
