Consultant Contract Job Trends in Wokingham

Consultant
Berkshire > Wokingham

The median Consultant daily rate in Wokingham is £175, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 December 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 45 - 16
Rank change year-on-year - - -1
Contract jobs requiring a Consultant 6 0 5
As % of all contract jobs in Wokingham 1.95% - 7.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.44% - 7.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £305
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £175 - £310
Median % change year-on-year - - -58.67%
75th Percentile £500 - £315
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median daily rate £550 £598 £500
% change year-on-year -8.03% +19.60% -14.68%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Wokingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wokingham. 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 Wokingham with a recognized job title 246 114 69
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 79.87% 96.61% 98.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 177 78 35
10th Percentile £288 £245 £308
25th Percentile £350 £335 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £378 £475
Median % change year-on-year +12.58% -20.53% +8.20%
75th Percentile £519 £547 £613
90th Percentile £650 £600 £818
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Median hourly rate £14.00 - -
Berkshire median hourly rate £40.44 £58.30 £61.65
% change year-on-year -30.64% -5.43% +52.21%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Wokingham

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

Consultant job vacancy trend in Wokingham

Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Wokingham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Wokingham.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Wokingham

Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram in Wokingham

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Consultant in Wokingham over the 6 months to 4 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Consultant in Wokingham

Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend in Wokingham

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Wokingham.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Wokingham

Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wokingham

For the 6 months to 4 December 2025, Consultant 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 Wokingham region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (50.00%) AWS
2 3 (50.00%) Azure
2 3 (50.00%) Change Management
2 3 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (50.00%) GCP
2 3 (50.00%) Google
2 3 (50.00%) Infrastructure Management
2 3 (50.00%) ITIL
2 3 (50.00%) ITSM
2 3 (50.00%) Performance Metrics
2 3 (50.00%) Python
2 3 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (50.00%) Service Management
3 2 (33.33%) Agile
3 2 (33.33%) CPLEX
3 2 (33.33%) Linear Programming
3 2 (33.33%) NumPy
3 2 (33.33%) Operations Research
3 2 (33.33%) Pandas
3 2 (33.33%) SciPy
4 1 (16.67%) CEH
4 1 (16.67%) CISM
4 1 (16.67%) CISSP
4 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (16.67%) Data Security
4 1 (16.67%) Firewall
4 1 (16.67%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (16.67%) Microsoft

Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wokingham 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:

Applications
1 2 (33.33%) CPLEX
Cloud Services
1 3 (50.00%) AWS
1 3 (50.00%) Azure
1 3 (50.00%) GCP
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) Firewall
1 1 (16.67%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 3 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (33.33%) NumPy
1 2 (33.33%) Pandas
1 2 (33.33%) SciPy
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (50.00%) Change Management
2 3 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (50.00%) Infrastructure Management
2 3 (50.00%) ITIL
2 3 (50.00%) ITSM
2 3 (50.00%) Performance Metrics
2 3 (50.00%) Service Management
3 2 (33.33%) Agile
3 2 (33.33%) Linear Programming
3 2 (33.33%) Operations Research
4 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (16.67%) Data Security
4 1 (16.67%) Security Operations
4 1 (16.67%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 3 (50.00%) Python
2 1 (16.67%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) CEH
2 1 (16.67%) CISM
2 1 (16.67%) CISSP
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) Google
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (16.67%) Proofpoint