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
676
876
1,012
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
92.60%
95.22%
95.83%
Number of daily rates quoted
343
474
682
10th Percentile
£250
£226
£313
25th Percentile
£375
£400
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£463
£485
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-4.69%
-7.57%
+5.00%
75th Percentile
£595
£589
£643
90th Percentile
£744
£688
£713
South West median daily rate
£500
£513
£538
% change year-on-year
-2.44%
-4.65%
+2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted
136
165
113
10th Percentile
£12.82
£17.50
£20.45
25th Percentile
£18.51
£59.25
£45.00
Median hourly rate
£33.50
£70.00
£65.00
Median % change year-on-year
-52.14%
+7.69%
+8.33%
75th Percentile
£65.00
£72.50
£73.75
90th Percentile
£68.00
£79.00
£83.40
South West median hourly rate
£25.15
£67.50
£60.00
% change year-on-year
-62.74%
+12.50%
+9.09%
Software Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
Software Engineer Daily Rate Trend in Bristol
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in Bristol.
Software Engineer Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Bristol over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.
Software Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in Bristol.
Software Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram in Bristol
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Software Engineer in Bristol over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.
Software Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol
For the 6 months to 18 September 2025, Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer in the job title.
Software Engineer 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:
