1st Line Support Contracts in Bristol

First Line Support
South West > Bristol

The median First Line Support daily rate in Bristol is £250, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 May 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
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 52 - 93
Rank change year-on-year - - +3
Contract jobs requiring a 1st Line Support 1 0 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 0.18% - 0.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% - 0.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £108
25th Percentile - - £113
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £250 - £130
Median % change year-on-year - - -25.71%
75th Percentile - - £164
90th Percentile - - £178
South West median daily rate £220 £155 £138
% change year-on-year +41.94% +12.73% +5.77%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 518 1,001 1,134
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.22% 94.97% 90.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 305 536 810
10th Percentile £213 £250 £300
25th Percentile £355 £363 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -2.44% +2.50%
75th Percentile £562 £613 £638
90th Percentile £650 £688 £719
South West median daily rate £500 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 91 218 141
10th Percentile £18.51 £36.25 £30.00
25th Percentile £45.00 £45.00 £57.25
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £65.50
Median % change year-on-year - -0.76% +55.95%
75th Percentile £68.00 £73.75 £75.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £85.00 £86.25
South West median hourly rate £64.00 £55.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +16.36% -15.38% +38.30%

1st Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings that featured 1st Line Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for 1st Line Support in Bristol

1st Line Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 1st Line Support in Bristol.

Daily rate trend for 1st Line Support in Bristol

1st Line Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 1st Line Support in Bristol.

Hourly rate trend for 1st Line Support in Bristol

1st Line Support Skill Set
Top 4 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, 1st Line Support 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 Bristol region featuring 1st Line Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills

1st Line Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving