Application Support
South West > Bristol
The median Application Support daily rate in Bristol is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 32 | 62 | 99 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +30 | +37 | +3 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Applications Support | 23 | 12 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol | 4.28% | 1.14% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 4.49% | 1.20% | 0.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £355 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | - | £150 |
| 75th Percentile | £400 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £375 | £475 | £463 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.05% | +2.70% | +42.31% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £30.00 | - |
| South West median hourly rate | - | £30.00 | - |
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 | 512 | 1,004 | 1,131 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 95.34% | 94.99% | 90.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 302 | 541 | 805 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £250 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £355 | £363 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £500 | £510 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -1.96% | +2.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £564 | £613 | £630 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £688 | £713 |
| South West median daily rate | £500 | £520 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -0.95% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 90 | 218 | 142 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.51 | £36.25 | £30.97 |
| 25th Percentile | £43.75 | £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 | £86.23 |
| South West median hourly rate | £63.50 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.45% | -15.38% | +38.30% |
Applications Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Job postings that featured Applications Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Applications Support in Bristol.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Applications Support in Bristol.
Applications Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Applications 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 Applications Support in the job title.
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Applications 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: