The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Reading requiring WebSockets skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
WebSockets falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in Reading.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills
140
261
135
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading
20.99%
23.79%
12.91%
Number of daily rates quoted
97
183
87
10th Percentile
£385
£385
£350
25th Percentile
£475
£440
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£598
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-7.95%
+13.81%
-4.55%
75th Percentile
£600
£644
£638
90th Percentile
£648
£669
£680
Berkshire median daily rate
£500
£580
£500
% change year-on-year
-13.79%
+16.00%
-9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
2
1
10th Percentile
-
£62.60
-
25th Percentile
-
£64.11
£16.84
Median hourly rate
£81.00
£67.42
£17.34
Median % change year-on-year
+20.14%
+288.83%
-77.11%
75th Percentile
-
£71.55
£17.84
90th Percentile
-
£73.54
-
Berkshire median hourly rate
£81.00
£59.95
£72.28
% change year-on-year
+35.11%
-17.06%
-4.58%
WebSockets Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing WebSockets relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.
WebSockets Daily Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing WebSockets.
WebSockets Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 25 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing WebSockets also mentioned 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 with a requirement for WebSockets.
WebSockets 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:
