The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol requiring Observability skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Observability over the 6 months leading up to 6 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Observability falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Bristol.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
593
899
1,017
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol
91.37%
80.92%
87.82%
Number of daily rates quoted
309
493
700
10th Percentile
£235
£260
£313
25th Percentile
£361
£375
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£447
£500
£523
Median % change year-on-year
-10.60%
-4.31%
+4.50%
75th Percentile
£573
£600
£638
90th Percentile
£644
£688
£713
South West median daily rate
£500
£525
£550
% change year-on-year
-4.76%
-4.55%
+7.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted
95
211
160
10th Percentile
£18.13
£40.00
£9.80
25th Percentile
£18.87
£50.00
£17.70
Median hourly rate
£40.84
£70.00
£62.50
Median % change year-on-year
-41.66%
+12.00%
+38.89%
75th Percentile
£68.00
£72.50
£70.30
90th Percentile
£74.50
£77.50
£83.44
South West median hourly rate
£28.10
£55.00
£61.50
% change year-on-year
-48.92%
-10.57%
+26.16%
Observability Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Job postings citing Observability as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
Observability Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Observability in Bristol.
Observability Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol
For the 6 months to 6 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Observability also mentioned 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 with a requirement for Observability.
Observability 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:
