The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring OS/2 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
OS/2 falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills in Bristol.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills |
148 |
99 |
151 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol |
10.92% |
14.04% |
16.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
66 |
39 |
60 |
| 10th Percentile |
£213 |
£210 |
£173 |
| 25th Percentile |
£313 |
£331 |
£264 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£488 |
£463 |
£450 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.41% |
+2.78% |
-19.68% |
| 75th Percentile |
£597 |
£606 |
£533 |
| 90th Percentile |
£663 |
£783 |
£638 |
| South West median daily rate |
£514 |
£437 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
+17.50% |
-16.71% |
+0.96% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
51 |
44 |
57 |
| 10th Percentile |
£16.01 |
£18.13 |
£65.00 |
| 25th Percentile |
£19.33 |
£18.78 |
£66.25 |
| Median hourly rate |
£26.00 |
£18.87 |
£70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+37.78% |
-73.04% |
+6.70% |
| 75th Percentile |
£68.00 |
£65.00 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£68.75 |
£68.00 |
- |
| South West median hourly rate |
£38.00 |
£18.87 |
£70.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+101.38% |
-73.04% |
+7.69% |
