Project Leader Contracts in Bristol

Project Lead
South West > Bristol

The median Project Lead daily rate in Bristol is £513, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

 6 months to
1 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 53 - 89
Rank change year-on-year - - +8
Contract jobs requiring a Project Leader 2 0 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 0.37% - 0.96%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.39% - 1.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £506 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 - £390
75th Percentile £519 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £513 - £390
% change year-on-year - - +11.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 8
10th Percentile - - £62.00
25th Percentile - - £65.19
Median hourly rate - - £65.50
75th Percentile - - £65.75
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate - - £65.50
% change year-on-year - - +55.95%

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 512 1,004 1,131
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.34% 94.99% 90.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 302 541 805
10th Percentile £213 £250 £300
25th Percentile £355 £363 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £510
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -1.96% +2.00%
75th Percentile £564 £613 £630
90th Percentile £650 £688 £713
South West median daily rate £500 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 90 218 142
10th Percentile £18.51 £36.25 £30.97
25th Percentile £43.75 £45.00 £57.25
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £65.50
Median % change year-on-year - -0.76% +55.95%
75th Percentile £68.00 £73.75 £75.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £85.00 £86.23
South West median hourly rate £63.50 £55.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +15.45% -15.38% +38.30%

Project Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings that featured Project Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for Project Leader in Bristol

Project Leader
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Leader in Bristol.

Daily rate trend for Project Leader in Bristol

Project Leader
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Leader in Bristol.

Hourly rate trend for Project Leader in Bristol

Project Leader Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Project Leader contract job roles required 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 featuring Project Leader in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 2 (100.00%) MongoDB
1 2 (100.00%) Kafka
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) API Integration
1 2 (100.00%) Def Stans
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (100.00%) VMware
1 2 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Integration Testing

Project Leader Skill Set
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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) MongoDB
General
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) Kafka
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) API Integration
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Def Stans
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) VMware
2 Project Leader jobs in the South West