Designer Contracts in Bristol

Designer
South West > Bristol

The median Designer daily rate in Bristol is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 August 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
28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 50 74 75
Rank change year-on-year +24 +1 -6
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Designer 17 2 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 2.48% 0.21% 1.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.69% 0.23% 1.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 1 9
10th Percentile £434 - £391
25th Percentile £450 £288 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £325 £550
Median % change year-on-year +69.23% -40.91% +39.68%
75th Percentile £600 £363 £575
90th Percentile - - £708
South West median daily rate £525 £650 £480
% change year-on-year -19.23% +35.42% +6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £61.63
25th Percentile £51.34 - £65.94
Median hourly rate £52.67 - £78.75
75th Percentile £54.01 - £93.44
90th Percentile - - £98.88
South West median hourly rate £36.84 - £68.75
% change year-on-year - - +95.99%

All DemandTrendContract 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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in Bristol with a recognized job title 631 885 1,042
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.12% 95.06% 95.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 319 493 710
10th Percentile £247 £260 £320
25th Percentile £363 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £447 £500 £514
Median % change year-on-year -10.60% -2.68% +2.75%
75th Percentile £575 £590 £638
90th Percentile £650 £700 £719
South West median daily rate £500 £508 £525
% change year-on-year -1.48% -3.33% +1.92%
Number of hourly rates quoted 116 185 121
10th Percentile £12.82 £17.50 £20.25
25th Percentile £18.44 £55.00 £51.25
Median hourly rate £32.50 £70.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -53.57% +7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £65.00 £73.75 £80.00
90th Percentile £73.88 £80.00 £84.65
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £67.50 £62.50
% change year-on-year -62.74% +8.00% +15.74%

Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings that featured Designer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for Designer in Bristol

Designer
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in Bristol

Designer
Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Designer in Bristol over the 6 months to 28 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Designer in Bristol

Designer
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in Bristol

Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, Designer 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 Designer in the job title.

1 8 (47.06%) Problem-Solving
1 8 (47.06%) Figma
2 7 (41.18%) Accessibility
2 7 (41.18%) Service Design
3 6 (35.29%) Adobe
3 6 (35.29%) Migration
3 6 (35.29%) Agile
3 6 (35.29%) Service Migration
4 5 (29.41%) Public Sector
4 5 (29.41%) Social Skills
4 5 (29.41%) Service Management
4 5 (29.41%) ITSM
4 5 (29.41%) Finance
4 5 (29.41%) Enterprise Architecture
4 5 (29.41%) Prototyping
4 5 (29.41%) Interaction Design
4 5 (29.41%) Mobile App
4 5 (29.41%) User Experience
5 4 (23.53%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (23.53%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (23.53%) Stakeholder Management
5 4 (23.53%) Storytelling
6 3 (17.65%) User Research
6 3 (17.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (17.65%) Banking
6 3 (17.65%) UX Design
6 3 (17.65%) Microsoft
6 3 (17.65%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 3 (17.65%) Content Writing
6 3 (17.65%) Creative Problem-Solving

Designer 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:

Applications
1 3 (17.65%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 2 (11.76%) Adobe Captivate
2 2 (11.76%) Adobe XD
2 2 (11.76%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (11.76%) Sketch
3 1 (5.88%) Adobe After Effects
3 1 (5.88%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (5.88%) Adobe Premiere
3 1 (5.88%) CINEMA 4D
3 1 (5.88%) Final Cut Pro
3 1 (5.88%) InVision
3 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (5.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (5.88%) Photoshop
Cloud Services
1 8 (47.06%) Figma
2 1 (5.88%) Google Analytics
Development Applications
1 1 (5.88%) Axure RP
General
1 5 (29.41%) Finance
1 5 (29.41%) Public Sector
1 5 (29.41%) Social Skills
2 4 (23.53%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (17.65%) Banking
3 3 (17.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (11.76%) Military
5 1 (5.88%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (5.88%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.88%) CSS
1 1 (5.88%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (29.41%) Mobile App
2 1 (5.88%) Animation
2 1 (5.88%) Graphic Design
2 1 (5.88%) Motion Graphics
2 1 (5.88%) Product Ownership
2 1 (5.88%) Social Media
2 1 (5.88%) Video Editing
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (47.06%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (41.18%) Service Design
3 6 (35.29%) Agile
3 6 (35.29%) Migration
3 6 (35.29%) Service Migration
4 5 (29.41%) Enterprise Architecture
4 5 (29.41%) Interaction Design
4 5 (29.41%) ITSM
4 5 (29.41%) Prototyping
4 5 (29.41%) Service Management
4 5 (29.41%) User Experience
5 4 (23.53%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (23.53%) Stakeholder Management
5 4 (23.53%) Storytelling
6 3 (17.65%) Content Writing
6 3 (17.65%) Creative Problem-Solving
6 3 (17.65%) Infographics
6 3 (17.65%) User Research
6 3 (17.65%) UX Design
7 2 (11.76%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.88%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 1 (5.88%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (41.18%) Accessibility
2 1 (5.88%) WCAG
Vendors
1 6 (35.29%) Adobe
2 3 (17.65%) Microsoft
3 1 (5.88%) Google
3 1 (5.88%) Hotjar
3 1 (5.88%) YouTube