IT Support Contract Job Trends in Bristol

IT Support
South West > Bristol

The median IT Support daily rate in Bristol is £210, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 October 2025.

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

6 months to
26 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 60 65 61
Rank change year-on-year +5 -4 +16
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support 11 7 18
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 1.42% 0.84% 1.72%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.53% 0.88% 1.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 6 12
10th Percentile £150 £181 £169
25th Percentile £159 £193 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 £318 £270
Median % change year-on-year -33.86% +17.59% +54.29%
75th Percentile £219 £466 £396
90th Percentile £255 £513 £468
South West median daily rate £176 £195 £205
% change year-on-year -9.62% -4.88% +8.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 5
10th Percentile - - £15.31
25th Percentile £12.25 £35.00 £15.40
Median hourly rate £12.50 £36.00 £15.90
Median % change year-on-year -65.28% +126.42% -9.14%
75th Percentile £12.75 £37.00 £16.20
90th Percentile - - £21.33
South West median hourly rate £24.00 £26.00 £15.90
% change year-on-year -7.69% +63.52% -6.06%

All Contract 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.

Contract vacancies in Bristol with a recognized job title 718 793 1,000
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.65% 95.66% 95.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 359 425 649
10th Percentile £235 £213 £300
25th Percentile £385 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £638
90th Percentile £755 £700 £700
South West median daily rate £525 £513 £538
% change year-on-year +2.44% -4.65% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 146 124 129
10th Percentile £12.82 £17.50 £30.65
25th Percentile £18.87 £48.00 £50.00
Median hourly rate £33.50 £67.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -50.37% +3.85% -
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.25 £76.25
90th Percentile £68.00 £74.00 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £65.00 £56.49
% change year-on-year -61.31% +15.06% -5.85%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

IT Support job vacancy trend in Bristol

IT Support
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

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

IT Support
Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Support in Bristol over the 6 months to 26 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for IT Support in Bristol

IT Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Bristol

IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 26 October 2025, IT Support 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 Support in the job title.

1 9 (81.82%) Customer Service
2 7 (63.64%) SC Cleared
2 7 (63.64%) Security Cleared
3 6 (54.55%) ITSM
4 5 (45.45%) ITIL
4 5 (45.45%) Microsoft
4 5 (45.45%) Workflow
5 4 (36.36%) Data Analysis
5 4 (36.36%) Service Management
5 4 (36.36%) Windows
6 3 (27.27%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (27.27%) Windows 10
7 2 (18.18%) Active Directory
7 2 (18.18%) Asset Management
7 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
8 1 (9.09%) Android
8 1 (9.09%) Break/Fix
8 1 (9.09%) Business Intelligence
8 1 (9.09%) Data Protection
8 1 (9.09%) Digital Marketing
8 1 (9.09%) DNS
8 1 (9.09%) Firewall
8 1 (9.09%) LAN
8 1 (9.09%) Mac OS
8 1 (9.09%) Migration
8 1 (9.09%) Programme Management
8 1 (9.09%) SAP
8 1 (9.09%) ServiceNow
8 1 (9.09%) SLA
8 1 (9.09%) VoIP

IT Support 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 3 (27.27%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.09%) DNS
1 1 (9.09%) Firewall
1 1 (9.09%) LAN
1 1 (9.09%) VoIP
1 1 (9.09%) WAN
1 1 (9.09%) Wi-Fi
General
1 4 (36.36%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (36.36%) Social Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Electronics
2 1 (9.09%) Finance
2 1 (9.09%) Manufacturing
2 1 (9.09%) Marketing
2 1 (9.09%) Public Sector
2 1 (9.09%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) Driving Licence
1 1 (9.09%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 4 (36.36%) Windows
2 3 (27.27%) Windows 10
3 1 (9.09%) Android
3 1 (9.09%) Mac OS
3 1 (9.09%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (81.82%) Customer Service
2 6 (54.55%) ITSM
3 5 (45.45%) ITIL
3 5 (45.45%) Workflow
4 4 (36.36%) Data Analysis
4 4 (36.36%) Service Management
5 2 (18.18%) Asset Management
5 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (9.09%) Break/Fix
6 1 (9.09%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (9.09%) Data Protection
6 1 (9.09%) Digital Marketing
6 1 (9.09%) Migration
6 1 (9.09%) Programme Management
6 1 (9.09%) Workflow Management
Qualifications
1 7 (63.64%) SC Cleared
1 7 (63.64%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (18.18%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 5 (45.45%) Microsoft
2 1 (9.09%) SAP
2 1 (9.09%) ServiceNow