UML Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Unified Modeling Language (UML)
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring UML skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 61 47 53
Rank change year-on-year -14 +6 +32
Contract jobs citing UML 8 23 29
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.99% 2.98% 2.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.14% 3.48% 3.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile £526 - -
25th Percentile £528 £431 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £438 £525
Median % change year-on-year +24.57% -16.67% +5.00%
75th Percentile £568 £444 £538
90th Percentile £572 - -
South West median daily rate £545 £650 £550
% change year-on-year -16.15% +18.18% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 13 14
10th Percentile £62.75 £61.25 £62.38
25th Percentile - £62.00 -
Median hourly rate £65.00 £66.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -2.26% +2.31% +4.00%
75th Percentile - £68.00 -
90th Percentile - - £73.75
South West median hourly rate £65.00 £66.50 £65.00
% change year-on-year -2.26% +2.31% +8.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Bristol

UML 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 703 660 896
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 87.11% 85.49% 86.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 357 350 560
10th Percentile £250 £225 £300
25th Percentile £400 £383 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £550
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -13.64% +10.00%
75th Percentile £600 £619 £650
90th Percentile £741 £750 £701
South West median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 165 93 119
10th Percentile £15.24 £38.30 £33.00
25th Percentile £18.87 £60.75 £56.25
Median hourly rate £60.00 £65.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -8.40% +0.77% -
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.25 £80.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £75.00 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £65.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -61.31% +8.33% -7.69%

UML
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing UML relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

UML job vacancy trend in Bristol

UML
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing UML.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing UML

UML
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing UML.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing UML

UML
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:

Development Applications
1 6 (75.00%) Rational Rhapsody
2 1 (12.50%) Rational DOORS
General
1 2 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Law
Job Titles
1 6 (75.00%) C++ Software Engineer
1 6 (75.00%) Software Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Architect
2 1 (12.50%) Embedded C++ Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Embedded Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Information Architect
2 1 (12.50%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (75.00%) CUDA
2 1 (12.50%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (12.50%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (12.50%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) Integration Testing
1 6 (75.00%) Software Engineering
2 5 (62.50%) Software Testing
3 2 (25.00%) Agile
3 2 (25.00%) ArchiMate
4 1 (12.50%) CI/CD
4 1 (12.50%) DAMA
4 1 (12.50%) Data Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Data Design
4 1 (12.50%) Data Modelling
4 1 (12.50%) Information Management
4 1 (12.50%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 1 (12.50%) Requirements Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Requirements Management
4 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (12.50%) SysML
4 1 (12.50%) TOGAF
4 1 (12.50%) Translating Business Requirements
4 1 (12.50%) Validation
4 1 (12.50%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 6 (75.00%) C++
2 1 (12.50%) C
2 1 (12.50%) Embedded C++
2 1 (12.50%) MATLAB
2 1 (12.50%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (12.50%) Degree
2 1 (12.50%) DV Cleared
2 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) NVIDIA