Junior Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Junior
South West > Bristol

The median Junior daily rate in Bristol is £225, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 69 67 73
Rank change year-on-year -2 +6 +15
Contract jobs requiring a Junior 3 2 5
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.38% 0.25% 0.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% 0.26% 0.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 4
10th Percentile - - £223
25th Percentile £213 - £248
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £430 £306
Median % change year-on-year -47.67% +40.41% +3.81%
75th Percentile £238 - £419
90th Percentile - - £555
South West median daily rate £333 £250 £413
% change year-on-year +33.00% -39.39% +39.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £33.00
South West median hourly rate - - £33.00

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 731 772 1,000
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.53% 95.54% 95.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 367 428 646
10th Percentile £234 £213 £288
25th Percentile £380 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £520
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -8.65% +4.00%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £638
90th Percentile £750 £702 £700
South West median daily rate £520 £513 £538
% change year-on-year +1.46% -4.65% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 151 110 130
10th Percentile £12.82 £17.08 £31.83
25th Percentile £18.87 £37.00 £50.00
Median hourly rate £33.50 £65.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -48.85% +0.77% -
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.00 £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% -8.15%

Junior
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Junior job vacancy trend in Bristol

Junior
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Junior job vacancies in Bristol

Junior
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Junior job vacancies in Bristol

Junior Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 31 October 2025, Junior 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 Junior in the job title.

1 1 (33.33%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (33.33%) Azure
1 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
1 1 (33.33%) Business Development
1 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
1 1 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) DevOps
1 1 (33.33%) Django
1 1 (33.33%) ITIL
1 1 (33.33%) ITSM
1 1 (33.33%) Matillion
1 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 1 (33.33%) Multithreading
1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (33.33%) Project Planning
1 1 (33.33%) Python
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) SDLC
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) Service Design
1 1 (33.33%) Service Management
1 1 (33.33%) Snowflake
1 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
1 1 (33.33%) Thought Leadership
1 1 (33.33%) Translating Business Requirements

Junior 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 (33.33%) Azure
1 1 (33.33%) Matillion
1 1 (33.33%) Snowflake
General
1 1 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) Django
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Cloud Native
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
1 1 (33.33%) Business Development
1 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
1 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (33.33%) DevOps
1 1 (33.33%) ITIL
1 1 (33.33%) ITSM
1 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
1 1 (33.33%) Multithreading
1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (33.33%) Project Planning
1 1 (33.33%) SDLC
1 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) Service Design
1 1 (33.33%) Service Management
1 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
1 1 (33.33%) Thought Leadership
1 1 (33.33%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft