Contract Negotiation Contracts in the South West

Contract Negotiation
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South West requiring Contract Negotiation skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Contract Negotiation over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 86 156 166
Rank change year-on-year +70 +10 +9
Contract jobs citing Contract Negotiation 25 1 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 1.49% 0.031% 0.028%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.65% 0.038% 0.031%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 0 1
10th Percentile £575 - -
25th Percentile £625 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 - £650
Median % change year-on-year - - +52.94%
75th Percentile £675 - -
90th Percentile £715 - -
England median daily rate £563 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +12.50% -9.09% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £57.00 - -
25th Percentile £60.00 - -
Median hourly rate £67.50 £100.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -32.50% - -
75th Percentile £72.50 - -
90th Percentile £74.00 - -
England median hourly rate £43.00 £100.00 -
% change year-on-year -57.00% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
South West

Contract Negotiation 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 the South West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,516 2,656 3,250
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 90.35% 83.03% 89.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 965 1,696 2,395
10th Percentile £235 £220 £313
25th Percentile £400 £404 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £525 £549
Median % change year-on-year -0.95% -4.37% +9.80%
75th Percentile £623 £625 £644
90th Percentile £688 £700 £719
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 145 336 335
10th Percentile £18.33 £13.86 £9.80
25th Percentile £20.48 £27.50 £17.00
Median hourly rate £63.00 £50.00 £61.50
Median % change year-on-year +26.00% -18.70% +26.16%
75th Percentile £68.00 £70.00 £70.30
90th Percentile £70.00 £77.50 £83.36
England median hourly rate £29.07 £36.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year -19.25% -4.00% +53.06%

Contract Negotiation
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Contract Negotiation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Contract Negotiation in the South West

Contract Negotiation
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Contract Negotiation in the South West.

Daily rate trend for Contract Negotiation in the South West

Contract Negotiation
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Contract Negotiation in the South West over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Contract Negotiation in the South West

Contract Negotiation
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Contract Negotiation in the South West.

Hourly rate trend for Contract Negotiation in the South West

Contract Negotiation
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Contract Negotiation in the South West over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Contract Negotiation in the South West

Contract Negotiation
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 Contract Negotiation within the South West region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Somerset - 14 £650 - 8
Devon +19 6 - - 12
Gloucestershire - 3 £500 - 18
Wiltshire - 1 £650 - 11
Bristol - 1 £225 - 9
Contract Negotiation
England

Contract Negotiation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Applications
1 6 (24.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (4.00%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.00%) Google Workspace
1 1 (4.00%) SaaS
General
1 24 (96.00%) Finance
2 10 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 8 (32.00%) Legal
4 6 (24.00%) Marketing
5 4 (16.00%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (12.00%) Manufacturing
7 2 (8.00%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (8.00%) Military
8 1 (4.00%) Aerospace
8 1 (4.00%) Avionics
8 1 (4.00%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 13 (52.00%) Lead
2 6 (24.00%) Customer Executive
3 1 (4.00%) Architect
3 1 (4.00%) Buyer
3 1 (4.00%) Delivery Manager
3 1 (4.00%) Project Manager
3 1 (4.00%) Service Delivery Manager
3 1 (4.00%) Service Manager
3 1 (4.00%) Solutions Architect
3 1 (4.00%) Systems Manager
3 1 (4.00%) Test Manager
3 1 (4.00%) Test Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 13 (52.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (60.00%) Business Strategy
2 14 (56.00%) Collaborative Working
3 13 (52.00%) Enterprise Architecture
3 13 (52.00%) Systems Engineering
3 13 (52.00%) Target Operating Model
4 7 (28.00%) Decision-Making
5 6 (24.00%) Business Development
5 6 (24.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
6 3 (12.00%) Business Case
6 3 (12.00%) Programme Management
6 3 (12.00%) Project Management
6 3 (12.00%) Service Design
7 2 (8.00%) Collaborative Culture
7 2 (8.00%) Continuous Improvement
7 2 (8.00%) Financial Modelling
7 2 (8.00%) Performance Improvement
7 2 (8.00%) Strategic Planning
8 1 (4.00%) Customer Engagement
8 1 (4.00%) ITIL
8 1 (4.00%) Software Testing
Qualifications
1 15 (60.00%) Security Cleared
2 14 (56.00%) SC Cleared
3 4 (16.00%) Degree
4 2 (8.00%) DV Cleared
4 2 (8.00%) Master's Degree
4 2 (8.00%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.00%) QA
2 1 (4.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 6 (24.00%) Salesforce
2 1 (4.00%) Google
2 1 (4.00%) SAP