The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading requiring knowledge or experience of Nokia products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Nokia over the 6 months leading up to 25 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within the Nokia Corporation.
|
|
6 months to
25 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
76 |
64 |
86 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-12 |
+22 |
-3 |
| Contract jobs citing Nokia |
4 |
14 |
10 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Reading |
0.45% |
1.84% |
0.87% |
| As % of the Vendors category |
0.76% |
4.07% |
1.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
5 |
9 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£449 |
£328 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£475 |
£365 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£400 |
£500 |
£380 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-20.00% |
+31.58% |
-36.23% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£525 |
£395 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£606 |
£409 |
| Berkshire median daily rate |
£425 |
£500 |
£380 |
| % change year-on-year |
-15.00% |
+31.58% |
-7.88% |
Nokia falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Reading.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services |
526 |
344 |
568 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading |
58.90% |
45.26% |
49.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
395 |
213 |
386 |
| 10th Percentile |
£303 |
£376 |
£213 |
| 25th Percentile |
£438 |
£475 |
£400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£535 |
£575 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-6.96% |
+9.52% |
-7.89% |
| 75th Percentile |
£624 |
£650 |
£620 |
| 90th Percentile |
£663 |
£675 |
£688 |
| Berkshire median daily rate |
£500 |
£550 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-9.09% |
+10.00% |
-7.62% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
28 |
3 |
20 |
| 10th Percentile |
£14.50 |
£26.80 |
£52.74 |
| 25th Percentile |
£68.75 |
£27.63 |
£56.44 |
| Median hourly rate |
£82.75 |
£29.00 |
£59.22 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+185.34% |
-51.03% |
-1.03% |
| 75th Percentile |
£95.00 |
£53.10 |
£62.73 |
| 90th Percentile |
£101.65 |
£67.55 |
£63.46 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate |
£71.33 |
£56.75 |
£58.30 |
| % change year-on-year |
+25.70% |
-2.67% |
-9.86% |
