IBM
South West > Bristol
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol requiring knowledge or experience of IBM products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited IBM over the 6 months leading up to 12 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within the International Business Machines Corporation.
| 6 months to 12 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 63 | 34 | 68 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -29 | +34 | +32 |
| Contract jobs citing IBM | 5 | 42 | 12 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bristol | 0.67% | 4.80% | 1.17% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 1.51% | 10.74% | 3.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £620 | - | £415 |
| 25th Percentile | £625 | - | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £641 | - | £645 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +5.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | - | £698 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | - | £770 |
| South West median daily rate | £600 | £600 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +11.63% | -15.69% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £70.00 | £80.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -12.50% | - |
| South West median hourly rate | - | £70.00 | £80.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -12.50% | - |
All Vendors
Bristol
IBM falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Bristol.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 331 | 391 | 343 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol | 44.25% | 44.69% | 33.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 153 | 189 | 238 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £213 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £361 | £400 | £419 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £470 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.06% | -14.55% | +12.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £619 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £738 | £716 |
| South West median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £535 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.87% | +1.90% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 81 | 79 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £6.00 | £35.00 | £15.28 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £62.88 | £50.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.87 | £70.00 | £67.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -73.04% | +3.70% | +3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.84 | - | £80.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £74.09 | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £22.57 | £70.00 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -67.76% | +27.27% | -0.95% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing IBM relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
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Daily Rate Trend in Bristol
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing IBM.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing IBM.
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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: