Technical Leader Contracts in Bristol

Technical Lead
South West > Bristol

The median Technical Lead daily rate in Bristol is £663, 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 54 64 98
Rank change year-on-year +10 +34 +1
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Leader 1 10 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 0.19% 0.95% 0.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 1.00% 0.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 8 3
10th Percentile - £468 £521
25th Percentile £656 £484 £534
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £663 £569 £563
Median % change year-on-year +16.48% +1.11% +25.00%
75th Percentile £669 £650 £647
90th Percentile - £654 £694
South West median daily rate £600 £600 £575
% change year-on-year - +4.35% -3.44%

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%

Technical Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Technical Leader in Bristol

Technical Leader
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

Daily rate trend for Technical Leader in Bristol

Technical Leader
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

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

Hourly rate trend for Technical Leader in Bristol

Technical Leader Skill Set
Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Technical 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 Technical Leader in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Service Design
1 1 (100.00%) Product Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership

Technical 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Product Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Service Design
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared