The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol requiring BGP skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited BGP over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
BGP falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Bristol.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
88
152
213
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol
16.39%
14.38%
16.97%
Number of daily rates quoted
41
76
97
10th Percentile
£235
£230
£200
25th Percentile
£250
£355
£320
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£382
£500
£450
Median % change year-on-year
-23.60%
+11.11%
-
75th Percentile
£538
£640
£600
90th Percentile
£588
£688
£680
South West median daily rate
£548
£538
£500
% change year-on-year
+1.95%
+7.50%
+11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted
4
16
87
10th Percentile
£68.00
£12.57
-
25th Percentile
£72.50
£38.26
-
Median hourly rate
£75.00
£65.00
£9.80
Median % change year-on-year
+15.38%
+563.27%
-44.00%
75th Percentile
-
£85.00
-
90th Percentile
-
£87.50
£65.00
South West median hourly rate
£75.00
£40.00
£9.80
% change year-on-year
+87.50%
+308.16%
-80.62%
BGP Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Job postings citing BGP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
BGP Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing BGP in Bristol.
BGP Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing BGP in Bristol.
BGP Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing BGP also mentioned 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 with a requirement for BGP.
BGP 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:
