45 managed service providers based in Reading. Most list compliance, help desk / IT support and cloud / Microsoft 365 / Azure; 13 offer a NOC or monitoring service, 11 a SOC or MDR service and 5 co-managed IT alongside an in-house team. The industries they most often name are government / public sector, healthcare and manufacturing.
11 publish 24/7 support, 0 extended hours and 5 business hours only; the rest don’t say. 1 publish a per-user price: entry prices run from £45 to £45 a month (median £45). Filter this list by service, stack, industry, size or 24/7 support.
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Good places to start in Reading
The six most fully documented MSPs here (most sourced facts, then name: no paid placement), and what each publishes that you can check.
CPS: Corporate Project Solutions · Reading has an after-hours line · Google rating 4.8 from 8 reviews · names HIPAA and GDPR · Microsoft partner badge · 11 services listed
Dead Simple Computing · Reading publishes business hours support · has an after-hours line · Google rating 5 from 82 reviews · names PCI DSS, SOC 2 and Cyber Essentials · holds ISO 27001
Bridewell · Reading Google rating 5 from 7 reviews · names NIST, PCI DSS and SOC 2 · Microsoft partner badge · holds SOC 2 · 8 services listed
Cybit · Reading publishes business hours support · Google rating 3.7 from 3 reviews · names SOC 2, Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001 · Microsoft partner badge · holds ISO 27001
OpenText · Reading publishes 24/7 support · Google rating 4.4 from 73 reviews · names HIPAA, PCI DSS and GDPR
ACT Systems · Reading Google rating 4.9 from 79 reviews · names Cyber Essentials and GDPR · Microsoft partner badge · holds Cyber Essentials · 11 services listed
Support hours in writing. 16 of 45 here publish their hours (11 24/7), and 6 mention an after-hours line. Ask who answers at night, and whether that’s the same team.
A response time. Only 3 state one (7%). Ask for it in the contract, by priority.
Security and compliance. The frameworks named most here are GDPR (16), Cyber Essentials (15) and Cyber Essentials Plus (10). Naming a framework isn’t a certification: ask for the audit report or certificate.
Partner status and price. 12 show a Microsoft partner badge; 1 publish a per-user price. Ask what’s included per user and what’s billed hourly.
How many managed service providers are in Reading?
45 MSPs in the directory have their HQ in Reading. Each has a profile with its services, the tools we could see, industries served and published support hours, every fact with its source. Many also serve clients outside their home area.
How much does managed IT cost in Reading?
1 of the 45 MSPs here publish a per-user monthly price. The lowest price each publishes runs from £45 to £45 per user a month, with a median of £45 (as published; some exclude VAT). Most MSPs quote after a call, so treat these as reference points. See published MSP pricing.
Which MSPs in Reading offer 24/7 support?
11 publish 24/7 support, and 13 advertise 24/7 monitoring (systems watched around the clock, which is not the same as people answering the phone). See the 24/7 list in South East England.
Which MSPs in Reading offer cybersecurity or a SOC?
Can an MSP in Reading work alongside our in-house IT team?
Yes: 5 offer co-managed IT, where the MSP covers the help desk, monitoring or projects while your own IT staff stay in charge. See them in South East England.
Which MSPs in Reading specialise in government / public sector?
9 name government / public sector as an industry they serve; GDPR is the framework named most often here (16 MSPs). See them in South East England.
What should I check before hiring an MSP in Reading?
Published support hours and who answers out of hours, a response time in the contract, proof behind any compliance claim (an audit report or certificate, not a logo), what the per-user price includes, and how you leave (notice period, handover of passwords and documentation). Only 3 of 45 MSPs here state a response time on their site.