Technical Debt
South West > Bristol
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring Technical Debt skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
9 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
71 |
- |
75 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+25 |
| Contract jobs citing Technical Debt |
1 |
0 |
5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bristol |
0.10% |
- |
0.48% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category |
0.12% |
- |
0.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£675 |
- |
£481 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£700 |
- |
£488 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+30.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£725 |
- |
£494 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| South West median daily rate |
£713 |
£725 |
£488 |
| % change year-on-year |
-1.72% |
+48.72% |
-33.90% |
Technical Debt 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 |
820 |
538 |
873 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol |
83.76% |
89.97% |
83.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
408 |
298 |
523 |
| 10th Percentile |
£325 |
£205 |
£300 |
| 25th Percentile |
£403 |
£350 |
£406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£495 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+1.01% |
-5.71% |
+5.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£588 |
£600 |
£638 |
| 90th Percentile |
£729 |
£700 |
£700 |
| South West median daily rate |
£525 |
£525 |
£530 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-0.94% |
-3.15% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
223 |
65 |
145 |
| 10th Percentile |
£17.69 |
£35.00 |
£33.80 |
| 25th Percentile |
£38.97 |
£57.50 |
£50.00 |
| Median hourly rate |
£65.00 |
£65.00 |
£65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+3.59% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£68.00 |
£70.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£67.25 |
£70.00 |
£83.40 |
| South West median hourly rate |
£57.50 |
£65.00 |
£52.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
-11.54% |
+23.81% |
-14.63% |
Technical Debt
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Technical Debt relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
Technical Debt
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Technical Debt.
Technical Debt
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:
