The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol requiring Software Architecture skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Software Architecture over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Software Architecture 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
493
879
1,117
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol
91.81%
83.16%
89.00%
Number of daily rates quoted
287
484
750
10th Percentile
£222
£250
£300
25th Percentile
£355
£363
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£500
£515
Median % change year-on-year
-10.00%
-2.91%
+3.00%
75th Percentile
£567
£602
£631
90th Percentile
£657
£688
£713
South West median daily rate
£520
£525
£549
% change year-on-year
-0.95%
-4.37%
+9.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted
82
184
220
10th Percentile
£18.51
£40.00
-
25th Percentile
£42.51
£45.00
£9.80
Median hourly rate
£65.00
£65.00
£61.50
Median % change year-on-year
-
+5.69%
+36.67%
75th Percentile
£68.00
£72.50
£70.00
90th Percentile
£70.00
£80.00
£83.88
South West median hourly rate
£63.00
£50.00
£61.50
% change year-on-year
+26.00%
-18.70%
+26.16%
Software Architecture Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Job postings citing Software Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
Software Architecture Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Architecture in Bristol.
Software Architecture Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Architecture in Bristol.
Software Architecture Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Software Architecture 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 Software Architecture.
Software Architecture 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:
