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 13 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
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 58 68 88
Rank change year-on-year +10 +20 +6
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Leader 2 10 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 0.36% 0.94% 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.37% 0.99% 0.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 8 2
10th Percentile - £468 £568
25th Percentile £656 £484 £586
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £663 £569 £631
Median % change year-on-year +16.48% -9.90% +40.28%
75th Percentile £669 £650 £686
90th Percentile - £654 £709
South West median daily rate £610 £600 £575
% change year-on-year +1.67% +4.35% -2.71%

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 535 1,007 1,097
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.37% 95.00% 90.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 307 539 791
10th Percentile £213 £250 £300
25th Percentile £356 £375 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £515
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -2.91% +3.00%
75th Percentile £562 £610 £630
90th Percentile £657 £688 £713
South West median daily rate £500 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -2.44% -2.38% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 91 228 134
10th Percentile £18.51 £36.25 £29.30
25th Percentile £41.67 £45.00 £57.25
Median hourly rate £65.00 £66.25 £65.50
Median % change year-on-year -1.89% +1.15% +54.90%
75th Percentile £68.00 £72.81 £70.30
90th Percentile £75.00 £85.00 £85.00
South West median hourly rate £62.50 £55.00 £64.15
% change year-on-year +13.64% -14.26% +36.48%

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 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 13 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 (50.00%) Product Ownership
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) Information Security
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (50.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (50.00%) Service Design
1 1 (50.00%) Product Roadmap
1 1 (50.00%) NIST
1 1 (50.00%) Architectural Design
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps

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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
1 1 (50.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Architectural Design
1 1 (50.00%) Information Security
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) Product Roadmap
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (50.00%) Service Design
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) NIST
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft