Actix Contract Job Trends in the South West
Actix
England > South West
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South West citing Actix products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Actix over the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Actix Ltd.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 153 | 120 | 125 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -33 | +5 | +20 |
| Contract jobs citing Actix | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the South West | 0.054% | 0.15% | 0.37% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 0.16% | 0.34% | 0.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £454 | - | £435 |
| 25th Percentile | £454 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £458 | £450 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.78% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £462 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £463 | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £459 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.06% | - | - |
All Vendors
South West
Actix falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing vendor products and services in the South West.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing vendor products and services | 1,217 | 890 | 1,113 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West | 33.04% | 43.61% | 45.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 675 | 532 | 652 |
| 10th Percentile | £327 | £224 | £252 |
| 25th Percentile | £431 | £374 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -0.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £625 | £634 |
| 90th Percentile | £726 | £688 | £700 |
| England median daily rate | £520 | £510 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.96% | -2.86% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 210 | 105 | 81 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £14.59 | £25.26 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.62 | £18.87 | £58.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £38.00 | £24.00 | £68.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +58.33% | -64.71% | +23.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £59.62 | £38.94 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £86.63 | £70.70 | £74.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £25.00 | £25.00 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -28.57% | -20.81% |
Actix Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Actix relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West.
Actix Daily Rate Trend in the South West
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Actix.
Actix Contract Job Locations in the South West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Actix within the South West region over the 6 months to 24 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol | -15 | 2 | £458 | +1.78% | 1 |
| Actix England |
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Actix Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.