Senior
Berkshire > Reading
The median Senior daily rate in Reading is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 July 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 19 | 14 | 25 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +11 | +5 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior | 54 | 128 | 82 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading | 9.34% | 10.47% | 7.25% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 9.91% | 11.44% | 7.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20 | 57 | 52 |
| 10th Percentile | £395 | £433 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £526 | £500 | £483 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £568 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.63% | +3.27% | +5.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £632 | £663 | £628 |
| 90th Percentile | £670 | £688 | £738 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £590 | £529 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.53% | -3.82% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 12 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £55.83 | £66.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £66.25 | £56.50 | £68.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £58.30 | £74.40 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.78% | -21.63% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | £60.23 | £76.44 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £61.55 | £79.18 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £77.00 | £58.49 | £72.40 |
| % change year-on-year | +31.65% | -19.21% | +11.38% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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.
| Contract vacancies in Reading with a recognized job title | 545 | 1,119 | 1,070 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 94.29% | 91.57% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 344 | 602 | 700 |
| 10th Percentile | £333 | £313 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £445 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £575 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +4.55% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £644 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £688 | £715 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £501 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.67% | - | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 19 | 64 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £37.10 | £45.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.75 | £55.04 | £53.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.50 | £61.60 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -53.73% | -6.67% | +135.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.88 | £87.46 | £74.79 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £99.25 | £79.19 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £49.50 | £61.60 | £56.89 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.64% | +8.29% | +170.88% |
Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings that featured Senior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Senior
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior in Reading.
Senior
Daily Rate Histogram in Reading
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior in Reading over the 6 months to 14 July 2025.
Senior
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior in Reading.
Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 14 July 2025, Senior contract job roles required 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 Reading region featuring Senior in the job title.
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Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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:
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