Senior Contract Job Trends in Reading
Senior
Berkshire > Reading
The median Senior daily rate in Reading is £564, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 29 | 21 | 16 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | -5 | +8 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior | 73 | 46 | 113 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Reading | 6.52% | 7.68% | 10.32% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.94% | 8.41% | 11.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 41 | 33 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | £425 | £356 | £424 |
| 25th Percentile | £448 | £423 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £564 | £530 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.42% | -3.64% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £600 | £656 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £634 | £733 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £550 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -4.55% | -4.68% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 3 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £66.40 | - | £56.57 |
| 25th Percentile | £66.61 | £66.25 | £57.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £71.43 | £67.50 | £59.78 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.82% | +12.92% | -18.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £80.06 | £81.25 | £61.98 |
| 90th Percentile | £83.53 | £88.75 | £63.63 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £71.00 | £86.50 | £58.49 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.92% | +47.89% | -17.05% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Reading
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Reading. 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.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in Reading with a recognized job title | 1,052 | 547 | 975 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.93% | 91.32% | 89.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 579 | 358 | 546 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £325 | £331 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £450 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £570 | £525 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.57% | -8.70% | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £609 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £650 | £700 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £550 | £508 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.37% | -6.02% | +5.62% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 167 | 22 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.00 | - | £48.18 |
| 25th Percentile | £62.62 | £14.75 | £57.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £83.50 | £28.00 | £61.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +198.21% | -54.55% | -6.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £91.31 | £62.50 | £98.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £104.00 | £68.75 | £100.00 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £77.00 | £30.11 | £61.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +155.73% | -51.04% | -1.44% |
Senior Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Senior Daily Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Reading.
Senior Daily Rate Histogram in Reading
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior in Reading over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.
Senior Hourly Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Reading.
Senior Hourly Rate Histogram in Reading
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Senior in Reading over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.
Senior Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 16 October 2026, Senior 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 Reading region featuring Senior in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Security Cleared | 45.2% | 33 |
| 2 | Azure | 35.6% | 26 |
| 2 | DevOps | 35.6% | 26 |
| 4 | Agile | 31.5% | 23 |
| 5 | SC Cleared | 30.1% | 22 |
| 6 | CI/CD | 28.8% | 21 |
| 6 | Stakeholder Management | 28.8% | 21 |
| 8 | Python | 23.3% | 17 |
| 9 | Platform Engineering | 19.2% | 14 |
| 10 | Ansible | 17.8% | 13 |
| 10 | Azure DevOps | 17.8% | 13 |
| 10 | Oracle | 17.8% | 13 |
| 13 | Infrastructure as Code | 16.4% | 12 |
| 13 | Microsoft | 16.4% | 12 |
| 15 | Kubernetes | 15.1% | 11 |
| 16 | Roadmaps | 13.7% | 10 |
| 16 | Stakeholder Engagement | 13.7% | 10 |
| 16 | Technical Leadership | 13.7% | 10 |
| 16 | Terraform | 13.7% | 10 |
| 20 | Bash | 12.3% | 9 |
| 20 | DV Cleared | 12.3% | 9 |
| 20 | Migration | 12.3% | 9 |
| 20 | PowerShell | 12.3% | 9 |
| 20 | Test Automation | 12.3% | 9 |
| 20 | Validation | 12.3% | 9 |
| 26 | AWS | 11.0% | 8 |
| 26 | Continuous Improvement | 11.0% | 8 |
| 26 | Data Quality | 11.0% | 8 |
| 26 | Degree | 11.0% | 8 |
| 26 | Infrastructure Engineering | 11.0% | 8 |
Senior Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Manager | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2 | Senior Analyst | 11.0% | 8 |
| 2 | Senior Project Manager | 11.0% | 8 |
| 2 | Senior Systems Engineer | 11.0% | 8 |
| 5 | Senior Data Engineer | 9.6% | 7 |
| 6 | Administrator | 8.2% | 6 |
| 6 | Systems Engineer | 8.2% | 6 |
| 8 | Senior Infrastructure Engineer | 6.8% | 5 |
| 8 | Senior Oracle DBA | 6.8% | 5 |
| 10 | DevSecOps Engineer | 5.5% | 4 |
| 10 | Senior Consultant | 5.5% | 4 |
| 10 | Senior Portfolio Analyst | 5.5% | 4 |
| 13 | Automation Consultant | 4.1% | 3 |
| 13 | Project Engineer | 4.1% | 3 |
| 13 | Senior Cloud Engineer | 4.1% | 3 |
| 13 | Senior Developer | 4.1% | 3 |
| 13 | Senior Network Consultant | 4.1% | 3 |
| 18 | Artificial Intelligence Engineer | 2.7% | 2 |
| 18 | Azure Engineer | 2.7% | 2 |
| 18 | Cloud Infrastructure Engineer | 2.7% | 2 |