Service Architect Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Service Architect
South West > Bristol

As of 14 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Service Architect daily rate in Bristol.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 66 68 75
Rank change year-on-year +2 +7 +29
Contract jobs requiring a Service Architect 4 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.49% 0.14% 0.098%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.52% 0.15% 0.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £658
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £665
75th Percentile - - £673
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £725 £650 £700
% change year-on-year +11.54% -7.14% +21.74%

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 763 678 972
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.28% 95.90% 95.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 385 377 602
10th Percentile £239 £207 £275
25th Percentile £400 £363 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £638
90th Percentile £721 £725 £700
South West median daily rate £525 £513 £538
% change year-on-year +2.44% -4.65% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 177 92 121
10th Percentile £15.48 £35.10 £35.00
25th Percentile £22.50 £60.75 £58.75
Median hourly rate £62.50 £65.25 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.21% +0.38% -
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.25 £76.25
90th Percentile £67.84 £75.00 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £36.00 £65.00 £57.99
% change year-on-year -44.62% +12.09% -10.78%

Service Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Service Architect job vacancy trend in Bristol

Service Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Architect job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Architect job vacancies in Bristol

Service Architect Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, Service Architect 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 Service Architect in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) ITIL
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) Service Management
3 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (25.00%) Acceptance Criteria
4 1 (25.00%) Business Analysis
4 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (25.00%) ITSM
4 1 (25.00%) Multithreading
4 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery
4 1 (25.00%) Service Design
4 1 (25.00%) Translating Business Requirements

Service Architect 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) ITIL
2 3 (75.00%) Service Management
3 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (25.00%) Acceptance Criteria
4 1 (25.00%) Business Analysis
4 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (25.00%) ITSM
4 1 (25.00%) Multithreading
4 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery
4 1 (25.00%) Service Design
4 1 (25.00%) Translating Business Requirements
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared