User Experience Contracts in Bristol

UX
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol requiring User Experience skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited User Experience over the 6 months leading up to 19 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 55 55
Rank change year-on-year +20 0 -14
Contract jobs citing User Experience 34 20 27
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 4.91% 2.12% 2.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.35% 2.57% 2.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 8 20
10th Percentile £182 £296 £332
25th Percentile £355 £366 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £370 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year -26.00% -9.09% +13.70%
75th Percentile £500 £578 £696
90th Percentile £683 £595 £775
South West median daily rate £425 £560 £550
% change year-on-year -24.11% +1.82% +11.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 7 0
Median hourly rate £82.96 £74.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +12.11% - -
South West median hourly rate £82.96 £74.00 -
% change year-on-year +12.11% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Bristol

User Experience 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 636 777 929
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 91.77% 82.40% 85.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 329 428 646
10th Percentile £235 £262 £308
25th Percentile £363 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £447 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year -10.60% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £645
90th Percentile £650 £714 £725
South West median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.42% +2.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 110 170 115
10th Percentile £12.82 £43.75 £17.72
25th Percentile £18.60 £60.88 £50.63
Median hourly rate £30.13 £70.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -56.96% +7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £67.13 £74.00 £80.00
90th Percentile £73.88 £80.00 £84.86
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £67.14 £63.00
% change year-on-year -62.54% +6.56% +16.67%

User Experience
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings citing User Experience as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for User Experience in Bristol

User Experience
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing User Experience in Bristol.

Daily rate trend for User Experience in Bristol

User Experience
Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing User Experience in Bristol over the 6 months to 19 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for User Experience in Bristol

User Experience
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing User Experience in Bristol.

Hourly rate trend for User Experience in Bristol

User Experience
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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (8.82%) Apache
Applications
1 3 (8.82%) Camtasia
1 3 (8.82%) Snagit
2 2 (5.88%) Adobe XD
2 2 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (5.88%) Sketch
3 1 (2.94%) Chatbot
3 1 (2.94%) InVision
Business Applications
1 1 (2.94%) Oracle Applications
1 1 (2.94%) SAP BPC
1 1 (2.94%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 12 (35.29%) Azure
2 8 (23.53%) AWS
2 8 (23.53%) GCP
3 4 (11.76%) Figma
4 1 (2.94%) Boomi
4 1 (2.94%) Google Analytics
4 1 (2.94%) Microsoft 365
Development Applications
1 3 (8.82%) Artifactory
1 3 (8.82%) GitLab
2 1 (2.94%) Axure RP
General
1 18 (52.94%) Social Skills
2 15 (44.12%) Finance
3 12 (35.29%) Public Sector
4 10 (29.41%) Marketing
5 7 (20.59%) Electronics
5 7 (20.59%) Manufacturing
5 7 (20.59%) Telecoms
6 4 (11.76%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (11.76%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (5.88%) Banking
7 2 (5.88%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (2.94%) Aerospace
8 1 (2.94%) Financial Institution
8 1 (2.94%) Legal
8 1 (2.94%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 9 (26.47%) Developer
2 8 (23.53%) Applications Support
2 8 (23.53%) Support Engineer
3 7 (20.59%) Applications Developer
3 7 (20.59%) Applications Engineer
3 7 (20.59%) Applications Support Engineer
4 6 (17.65%) Azure Developer
4 6 (17.65%) Azure Engineer
4 6 (17.65%) C# Application Developer
4 6 (17.65%) C# Developer
4 6 (17.65%) Site Reliability Engineer
5 5 (14.71%) Designer
6 4 (11.76%) Analyst
6 4 (11.76%) DevOps Engineer
7 3 (8.82%) Architect
7 3 (8.82%) Digital Learning Specialist
7 3 (8.82%) Service Analyst
7 3 (8.82%) Service Desk Analyst
7 3 (8.82%) Solutions Architect
7 3 (8.82%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (26.47%) CSS
1 9 (26.47%) HTML
2 8 (23.53%) .NET
3 3 (8.82%) Apache NiFi
3 3 (8.82%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 8 (23.53%) Management Information System
2 4 (11.76%) Onboarding
3 3 (8.82%) e-Learning
3 3 (8.82%) Learning Management System
3 3 (8.82%) SCORM
4 2 (5.88%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (5.88%) Cloud Native
4 2 (5.88%) Mobile App
4 2 (5.88%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 8 (23.53%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (38.24%) Software Engineering
2 12 (35.29%) CI/CD
2 12 (35.29%) Computer Science
3 9 (26.47%) Continuous Delivery
3 9 (26.47%) Continuous Integration
4 8 (23.53%) Service Delivery
4 8 (23.53%) Service Management
4 8 (23.53%) Software Delivery
4 8 (23.53%) TDD
4 8 (23.53%) Test Automation
4 8 (23.53%) Web Development
5 7 (20.59%) Business Intelligence
5 7 (20.59%) Digital Marketing
5 7 (20.59%) Programme Management
6 6 (17.65%) Agile
6 6 (17.65%) Continuous Improvement
6 6 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (17.65%) Site Reliability Engineering
6 6 (17.65%) UX Design
7 4 (11.76%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 10 (29.41%) JavaScript
2 8 (23.53%) C#
3 5 (14.71%) Python
4 4 (11.76%) PowerShell
5 1 (2.94%) Java
Qualifications
1 12 (35.29%) Computer Science Degree
1 12 (35.29%) Degree
2 8 (23.53%) Azure Certification
2 8 (23.53%) Security Cleared
3 5 (14.71%) SC Cleared
4 2 (5.88%) A+ Certification
4 2 (5.88%) DV Cleared
4 2 (5.88%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (2.94%) CTC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (14.71%) Accessibility
1 5 (14.71%) QA
2 1 (2.94%) WCAG
System Software
1 5 (14.71%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (8.82%) Active Directory
3 2 (5.88%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (2.94%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (8.82%) Ansible
1 3 (8.82%) Microsoft Intune
1 3 (8.82%) Terraform
2 2 (5.88%) Kubernetes
2 2 (5.88%) SCCM
Vendors
1 9 (26.47%) Google
2 8 (23.53%) SAP
3 5 (14.71%) Adobe
3 5 (14.71%) Microsoft
3 5 (14.71%) VMware
4 3 (8.82%) Red Hat
5 1 (2.94%) Dell
5 1 (2.94%) Genesys
5 1 (2.94%) Hotjar
5 1 (2.94%) MuleSoft
5 1 (2.94%) Oracle