IT Consultant Contract Job Trends in Bristol

IT Consultant
South West > Bristol

The median IT Consultant daily rate in Bristol is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2026.

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

6 months to
15 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 78 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an IT Consultant 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.16% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - -
South West median daily rate £650 - £250

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 1,182 537 1,004
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.88% 95.21% 94.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 544 308 539
10th Percentile £363 £216 £250
25th Percentile £413 £356 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -2.91%
75th Percentile £575 £562 £610
90th Percentile £652 £655 £688
South West median daily rate £515 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +3.00% -2.44% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 325 91 229
10th Percentile £18.42 £18.51 £36.25
25th Percentile £45.00 £41.67 £45.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year - -3.70% +3.05%
75th Percentile £67.50 £68.00 £72.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £85.00
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £62.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year -8.00% +13.64% -14.26%

IT Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

IT Consultant job vacancy trend in Bristol

IT Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Consultant job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Consultant job vacancies in Bristol

IT Consultant Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 15 May 2026, IT Consultant 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 IT Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (50.00%) Financial Modelling
1 1 (50.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL
1 1 (50.00%) ITSM
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Service Design
1 1 (50.00%) Service Management
1 1 (50.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (50.00%) SIAM
1 1 (50.00%) Target Operating Model

IT Consultant 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (50.00%) Financial Modelling
1 1 (50.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL
1 1 (50.00%) ITSM
1 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Service Design
1 1 (50.00%) Service Management
1 1 (50.00%) SIAM
1 1 (50.00%) Target Operating Model
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) ServiceNow