Onboarding Contract Job Trends in Berkshire
Onboarding
South East > Berkshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Onboarding in contract job vacancies in Berkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Onboarding over the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 38 | 51 | 81 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +13 | +30 | +14 |
| Contract jobs citing Onboarding | 93 | 46 | 26 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire | 4.93% | 3.63% | 1.61% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 13.76% | 9.77% | 5.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 52 | 39 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £321 | £409 | £311 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £519 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £615 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -10.57% | +11.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £641 | £650 | £813 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £688 | £820 |
| South East median daily rate | £513 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -4.55% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £63.10 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £15.00 | £65.88 | £20.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.75 | £71.00 | £21.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -77.82% | +230.23% | -64.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £18.23 | £75.75 | £22.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £21.78 | £78.30 | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £19.50 | £62.50 | £21.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -68.80% | +190.70% | -45.05% |
All Generic Skills
Berkshire
Onboarding falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing generic IT skills in Berkshire.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing generic IT skills | 676 | 471 | 489 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire | 35.82% | 37.15% | 30.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 381 | 302 | 255 |
| 10th Percentile | £304 | £293 | £314 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £406 | £409 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -6.54% | +7.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £623 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £664 | £691 |
| South East median daily rate | £525 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | -2.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 92 | 21 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.00 | £20.50 | £19.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £38.79 | £20.79 | £34.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £80.96 | £55.00 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +47.19% | -4.35% | -8.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £88.00 | £63.75 | £60.83 |
| 90th Percentile | £100.00 | £87.25 | £63.73 |
| South East median hourly rate | £34.00 | £25.00 | £52.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +36.00% | -52.61% | +0.48% |
Onboarding Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Onboarding relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
Onboarding Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Onboarding.
Onboarding Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Onboarding in Berkshire over the 6 months to 24 October 2026.
Onboarding Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Onboarding.
Onboarding Contract Job Locations in Berkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Onboarding within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 24 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | +9 | 63 | £550 | - | 45 |
| Slough | - | 7 | £500 | - | 10 |
| Wokingham | -11 | 4 | £450 | -30.77% | 6 |
| Windsor | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| Onboarding South East |
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Onboarding Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Miscellaneous
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Data Centre | 5.4% | 5 |
| 2 | Operational Technology | 4.3% | 4 |
| 3 | Blog | 3.2% | 3 |
| 3 | Enterprise Software | 3.2% | 3 |
| 3 | Product Ownership | 3.2% | 3 |
| 3 | Security Posture | 3.2% | 3 |
| 7 | CMDB | 2.2% | 2 |
| 7 | IVR | 2.2% | 2 |
| 7 | Self-Motivation | 2.2% | 2 |
| 10 | Cloud Native | 1.1% | 1 |
| 10 | Cyber Threat | 1.1% | 1 |
| 10 | Data Protection Act | 1.1% | 1 |
| 10 | Hybrid Cloud | 1.1% | 1 |
| 10 | Legacy Systems | 1.1% | 1 |
| 10 | Management Information System | 1.1% | 1 |
| 10 | SCADA | 1.1% | 1 |
| 10 | Virtual Team | 1.1% | 1 |