The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Slough requiring Defect Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Defect Management over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Defect Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Slough.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
65
61
190
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Slough
91.55%
80.26%
95.00%
Number of daily rates quoted
45
45
149
10th Percentile
£185
£280
£280
25th Percentile
£300
£300
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£400
£450
Median % change year-on-year
+12.50%
-11.11%
-
75th Percentile
£575
£550
£538
90th Percentile
£650
£585
£625
Berkshire median daily rate
£500
£511
£525
% change year-on-year
-2.10%
-2.71%
+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
5
3
10th Percentile
-
-
£17.20
25th Percentile
-
-
£18.63
Median hourly rate
£24.66
£11.79
£21.00
Median % change year-on-year
+109.16%
-43.86%
+20.00%
75th Percentile
-
£28.50
£22.00
90th Percentile
-
£65.40
£22.60
Berkshire median hourly rate
£61.50
£61.60
£57.82
% change year-on-year
-0.17%
+6.54%
+174.67%
Defect Management Job Vacancy Trend in Slough
Job postings citing Defect Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Slough.
Defect Management Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Slough
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Defect Management in Slough.
Defect Management Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Slough
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Defect Management 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 Slough region with a requirement for Defect Management.
Defect Management Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Slough 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:
