The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Back Office in contract job vacancies in Bristol. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Back Office over the 6 months leading up to 9 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Back Office falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Bristol.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
453
492
524
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol
60.97%
54.91%
50.92%
Number of daily rates quoted
221
251
345
10th Percentile
£235
£210
£275
25th Percentile
£375
£375
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£475
£538
Median % change year-on-year
-
-11.63%
+7.50%
75th Percentile
£600
£588
£650
90th Percentile
£688
£700
£706
South West median daily rate
£500
£500
£550
% change year-on-year
-
-9.09%
+4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted
88
95
61
10th Percentile
£6.00
£31.97
£33.00
25th Percentile
£18.13
£55.00
£45.00
Median hourly rate
£32.50
£67.50
£62.50
Median % change year-on-year
-51.85%
+8.00%
+4.17%
75th Percentile
£63.75
£72.50
£75.00
90th Percentile
£73.75
£79.00
£80.00
South West median hourly rate
£24.00
£65.00
£56.49
% change year-on-year
-63.08%
+15.06%
+2.71%
Back Office Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Back Office relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
Back Office Daily Rate Trend in Bristol
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Back Office.
Back Office Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Back Office in Bristol over the 6 months to 9 October 2025.
Back Office Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Back Office.
Back Office Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol
For the 6 months to 9 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Back Office also mentioned 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 with a requirement for Back Office.
Back Office 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:
