1st Line Support Contract Job Trends in Bristol

First Line Support
South West > Bristol

The median First Line Support daily rate in Bristol is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 62 74
Rank change year-on-year -4 +12 +21
Contract jobs requiring a 1st Line Support 4 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.47% 0.31% 0.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.50% 0.33% 0.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 2
10th Percentile - £139 £135
25th Percentile - £152 £141
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £181 £154
Median % change year-on-year +10.34% +17.89% +25.51%
75th Percentile - £214 £163
90th Percentile - £228 £167
South West median daily rate £175 £215 £155
% change year-on-year -18.60% +38.71% +12.73%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 799 612 911
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.23% 96.23% 95.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 403 331 554
10th Percentile £240 £190 £256
25th Percentile £400 £335 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £523
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -13.88% +4.50%
75th Percentile £600 £595 £638
90th Percentile £749 £701 £700
South West median daily rate £520 £500 £528
% change year-on-year +3.95% -5.17% +0.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 197 71 128
10th Percentile £17.69 £35.00 £38.50
25th Percentile £31.25 £58.63 £58.75
Median hourly rate £63.14 £65.00 £66.75
Median % change year-on-year -2.87% -2.62% +2.69%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.75 £80.00
90th Percentile £67.25 £75.00 £90.00
South West median hourly rate £44.00 £65.00 £59.68
% change year-on-year -32.31% +8.91% -8.18%

1st Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring '1st Line Support' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

1st Line Support job vacancy trend in Bristol

1st Line Support
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support job vacancies in Bristol

1st Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support job vacancies in Bristol

1st Line Support Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, 1st Line Support 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 Bristol region featuring 1st Line Support in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) High Availability
3 2 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (50.00%) Customer Service
3 2 (50.00%) ITIL
4 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance

1st Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) High Availability
2 2 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (50.00%) ITIL
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance