Delivery Manager Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Delivery Manager
South West > Bristol

The median Delivery Manager daily rate in Bristol is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 February 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 46 72
Rank change year-on-year -12 +26 +14
Contract jobs requiring a Delivery Manager 17 14 6
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 1.60% 2.49% 0.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.69% 2.59% 0.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 9 6
10th Percentile - £461 £406
25th Percentile £463 £538 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £565 £550
Median % change year-on-year -15.93% +2.73% -7.95%
75th Percentile £500 £650 £600
90th Percentile £620 £655 £606
South West median daily rate £500 £565 £600
% change year-on-year -11.50% -5.83% -

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 1,004 541 990
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.45% 96.26% 95.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 457 308 555
10th Percentile £279 £181 £258
25th Percentile £403 £305 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £514
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -12.37% +2.70%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £631
90th Percentile £718 £675 £700
South West median daily rate £513 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.38% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 282 71 172
10th Percentile £17.87 £36.00 £36.25
25th Percentile £35.00 £61.25 £45.00
Median hourly rate £64.50 £65.00 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year -0.77% +4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.75 £71.25
90th Percentile £67.84 £75.00 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £65.00 £48.86
% change year-on-year -11.54% +33.03% -22.73%

Delivery Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Delivery Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Delivery Manager job vacancy trend in Bristol

Delivery Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Delivery Manager job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Delivery Manager job vacancies in Bristol

Delivery Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Delivery Manager in Bristol over the 6 months to 28 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Delivery Manager in Bristol

Delivery Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 28 February 2026, Delivery Manager 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 Delivery Manager in the job title.

1 11 (64.71%) Security Cleared
2 9 (52.94%) SC Cleared
3 7 (41.18%) Agile
3 7 (41.18%) Decision-Making
3 7 (41.18%) Degree
3 7 (41.18%) ERP
3 7 (41.18%) PRINCE2
4 6 (35.29%) JIRA
4 6 (35.29%) Waterfall
5 5 (29.41%) APMP
5 5 (29.41%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (29.41%) Microsoft Office
5 5 (29.41%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (29.41%) Programme Delivery
5 5 (29.41%) Programme Governance
5 5 (29.41%) Project Management
6 4 (23.53%) Analytics
6 4 (23.53%) Enterprise Architecture
6 4 (23.53%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 4 (23.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 3 (17.65%) Business Case
8 2 (11.76%) Microsoft Excel
8 2 (11.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 2 (11.76%) Oracle
8 2 (11.76%) Oracle Fusion
8 2 (11.76%) Project Delivery
8 2 (11.76%) Supplier Management
9 1 (5.88%) Acceptance Criteria
9 1 (5.88%) Change Control
9 1 (5.88%) Collaborative Working

Delivery Manager 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:

Applications
1 5 (29.41%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (11.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (11.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (5.88%) Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.88%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.88%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 6 (35.29%) JIRA
General
1 11 (64.71%) Social Skills
2 5 (29.41%) Organisational Skills
2 5 (29.41%) Public Sector
3 4 (23.53%) Finance
3 4 (23.53%) Influencing Skills
3 4 (23.53%) Telecoms
4 1 (5.88%) Manufacturing
4 1 (5.88%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (11.76%) Oracle Fusion
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (41.18%) Agile
1 7 (41.18%) Decision-Making
1 7 (41.18%) ERP
1 7 (41.18%) PRINCE2
2 6 (35.29%) Waterfall
3 5 (29.41%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (29.41%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (29.41%) Programme Delivery
3 5 (29.41%) Programme Governance
3 5 (29.41%) Project Management
4 4 (23.53%) Analytics
4 4 (23.53%) Enterprise Architecture
4 4 (23.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 3 (17.65%) Business Case
6 2 (11.76%) Project Delivery
6 2 (11.76%) Supplier Management
7 1 (5.88%) Facilities Management
7 1 (5.88%) Programme Management
7 1 (5.88%) Scrum
7 1 (5.88%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 11 (64.71%) Security Cleared
2 9 (52.94%) SC Cleared
3 7 (41.18%) Degree
4 5 (29.41%) APMP
5 4 (23.53%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 1 (5.88%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.88%) Government Security Classifications
1 1 (5.88%) NIST
1 1 (5.88%) NIST 800
1 1 (5.88%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (11.76%) Oracle
2 1 (5.88%) Microsoft