Distributed Computing Contracts in the South West

Distributed Computing
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Distributed Computing in contract job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Distributed Computing 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 - - 166
Rank change year-on-year - - +10
Contract jobs citing Distributed Computing 0 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West - - 0.028%
As % of the Miscellaneous category - - 0.098%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £683
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £695
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.20%
75th Percentile - - £708
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £575 £800 £700
% change year-on-year -28.13% +14.29% +12.00%

All Generic Skills
South West

Distributed Computing falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the South West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 489 1,056 1,016
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 29.14% 33.01% 28.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 321 647 702
10th Percentile £263 £300 £263
25th Percentile £400 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £545 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.83% -0.91% +10.11%
75th Percentile £613 £600 £656
90th Percentile £676 £694 £725
England median daily rate £548 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -0.36% -4.35% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 166 138
10th Percentile £18.51 £13.69 -
25th Percentile £18.87 £15.65 -
Median hourly rate £50.00 £45.00 £9.80
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +359.18% -80.30%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £66.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £83.34
England median hourly rate £33.00 £30.16 £22.50
% change year-on-year +9.42% +34.04% -16.67%

Distributed Computing
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Distributed Computing in the South West

Distributed Computing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Distributed Computing in the South West.

Daily rate trend for Distributed Computing in the South West