Planning and Forecasting Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Planning and Forecasting
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring Planning and Forecasting skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 67 62 -
Rank change year-on-year -5 - -
Contract jobs citing Planning and Forecasting 1 5 0
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.12% 0.67% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.14% 0.77% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £305 -
Median % change year-on-year +31.15% - -
South West median daily rate £350 £650 £465
% change year-on-year -46.15% +39.78% -13.49%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Bristol

Planning and Forecasting 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 697 647 898
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 86.69% 86.61% 86.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 359 358 562
10th Percentile £256 £225 £308
25th Percentile £400 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £478 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.71% -13.18% +10.00%
75th Percentile £600 £608 £650
90th Percentile £725 £746 £706
South West median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 165 89 120
10th Percentile £14.72 £45.20 £33.00
25th Percentile £18.87 £60.75 £55.00
Median hourly rate £62.50 £65.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.58% +0.77% -
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.25 £77.19
90th Percentile £68.00 £75.00 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £65.00 £59.84
% change year-on-year -61.31% +8.62% -7.94%

Planning and Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Planning and Forecasting relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Planning and Forecasting job vacancy trend in Bristol

Planning and Forecasting
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Planning and Forecasting.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Planning and Forecasting

Planning and Forecasting
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Planning and Forecasting.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Planning and Forecasting

Planning and Forecasting
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 (100.00%) Azure
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Test Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) PKI
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB