Impact Assessments Contract Job Trends in the South West

Impact Assessments
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Impact Assessments skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 100 113 138
Rank change year-on-year +13 +25 +17
Contract jobs citing Impact Assessments 29 14 10
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 1.21% 0.69% 0.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.46% 0.78% 0.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 5 5
10th Percentile £439 £505 £536
25th Percentile £510 £513 £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year -2.36% -8.33% -3.03%
75th Percentile £556 £600 £725
90th Percentile £588 £683 £875
England median daily rate £525 £525 £575
% change year-on-year - -8.70% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £27.50
Median hourly rate £44.81 - £30.00
75th Percentile - - £32.50
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £44.81 £32.50 £33.59
% change year-on-year +37.88% -3.25% -48.32%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South West

Impact Assessments 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 1,992 1,788 2,499
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 82.79% 87.65% 85.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,169 1,095 1,642
10th Percentile £263 £268 £288
25th Percentile £413 £415 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £725 £720
England median daily rate £500 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 305 115 266
10th Percentile £15.60 £18.33 £20.13
25th Percentile £20.36 £43.13 £45.25
Median hourly rate £33.50 £65.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -48.46% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.75 £70.00
90th Percentile £67.25 £74.26 £83.40
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -28.14% -22.22% +25.00%

Impact Assessments
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Impact Assessments relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Impact Assessments job vacancy trend in the South West

Impact Assessments
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Impact Assessments.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Impact Assessments

Impact Assessments
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Impact Assessments in the South West over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Impact Assessments in the South West

Impact Assessments
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Impact Assessments.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Impact Assessments

Impact Assessments
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 Impact Assessments within the South West region over the 6 months to 31 December 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
Wiltshire -9 17 £538 -15.69% 4
Bristol +6 10 £490 -6.67% 3
Dorset - 1 - -
Somerset - 1 £550 - 1
Impact Assessments
England

Impact Assessments
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (3.45%) CMS
Applications
1 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (3.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 9 (31.03%) AWS
2 3 (10.34%) Azure
3 2 (6.90%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (3.45%) AWS CloudFormation
4 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Purview
4 1 (3.45%) PaaS
4 1 (3.45%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.45%) DHCP
1 1 (3.45%) DNS
1 1 (3.45%) NAS
1 1 (3.45%) PBX
1 1 (3.45%) SAN
1 1 (3.45%) SD-WAN
1 1 (3.45%) TCP/IP
1 1 (3.45%) VoIP
1 1 (3.45%) VPN
1 1 (3.45%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (10.34%) Oracle Reports
2 2 (6.90%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 4 (13.79%) JIRA
General
1 7 (24.14%) Public Sector
2 6 (20.69%) Social Skills
3 3 (10.34%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (10.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 3 (10.34%) Military
3 3 (10.34%) Telecoms
4 2 (6.90%) Finance
4 2 (6.90%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (6.90%) Legal
5 1 (3.45%) Banking
5 1 (3.45%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 7 (24.14%) Analyst
2 6 (20.69%) Security Analyst
2 6 (20.69%) Security Engineer
3 5 (17.24%) Architect
4 4 (13.79%) Change Manager
5 3 (10.34%) Solutions Architect
6 2 (6.90%) Business Analyst
6 2 (6.90%) Delivery Manager
6 2 (6.90%) Planning Manager
6 2 (6.90%) Principal Architect
6 2 (6.90%) Principal Solutions Architect
6 2 (6.90%) Project Change Manager
6 2 (6.90%) Project Manager
6 2 (6.90%) Security Architect
6 2 (6.90%) Service Manager
7 1 (3.45%) AWS Infrastructure Architect
7 1 (3.45%) ITIL Configuration Manager
7 1 (3.45%) ITIL Service Manager
7 1 (3.45%) Lead
7 1 (3.45%) Service Planning Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (10.34%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (6.90%) Middleware
2 2 (6.90%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 6 (20.69%) Cyber Defence
2 3 (10.34%) Data Protection Act
2 3 (10.34%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (6.90%) CMDB
4 1 (3.45%) Blackberry
4 1 (3.45%) Freedom of Information
4 1 (3.45%) Freedom of Information Act
4 1 (3.45%) Management Information System
4 1 (3.45%) Onboarding
4 1 (3.45%) Security Posture
4 1 (3.45%) Video Conferencing
4 1 (3.45%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 2 (6.90%) Windows
2 1 (3.45%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (37.93%) Agile
2 8 (27.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 7 (24.14%) Change Control
3 7 (24.14%) Cybersecurity
3 7 (24.14%) Enterprise Architecture
3 7 (24.14%) Programme Delivery
3 7 (24.14%) Security Management
3 7 (24.14%) SIEM
4 6 (20.69%) Continuous Improvement
4 6 (20.69%) Stakeholder Management
5 5 (17.24%) Configuration Management
6 4 (13.79%) Change Management
6 4 (13.79%) Data Governance
6 4 (13.79%) Data Protection
6 4 (13.79%) Process Improvement
6 4 (13.79%) Project Delivery
6 4 (13.79%) Roadmaps
7 3 (10.34%) Acceptance Criteria
7 3 (10.34%) Collaborative Working
7 3 (10.34%) Digital Transformation Programme
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.45%) Bicep
1 1 (3.45%) PowerShell
1 1 (3.45%) Python
Qualifications
1 18 (62.07%) Security Cleared
2 10 (34.48%) SC Cleared
3 7 (24.14%) CISSP
3 7 (24.14%) Degree
4 6 (20.69%) CompTIA CySA+
4 6 (20.69%) DV Cleared
4 6 (20.69%) Network+ Certification
4 6 (20.69%) SANS
5 2 (6.90%) AWS Certification
5 2 (6.90%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
5 2 (6.90%) Azure Certification
5 2 (6.90%) DBS Check
6 1 (3.45%) CCNP
6 1 (3.45%) Chartered Engineer
6 1 (3.45%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (3.45%) CISM
6 1 (3.45%) CITP
6 1 (3.45%) CRISC
6 1 (3.45%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 1 (3.45%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (17.24%) QA
2 3 (10.34%) GDPR
2 3 (10.34%) PMO
3 2 (6.90%) NCSC
4 1 (3.45%) Accessibility
4 1 (3.45%) Government Security Classifications
4 1 (3.45%) JSP 440
4 1 (3.45%) NIST
System Software
1 2 (6.90%) Docker
2 1 (3.45%) Active Directory
2 1 (3.45%) Hyper-V
2 1 (3.45%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (6.90%) Kubernetes
2 1 (3.45%) Ansible
2 1 (3.45%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (3.45%) Terraform
Vendors
1 3 (10.34%) Oracle
2 2 (6.90%) VMware
3 1 (3.45%) Avaya
3 1 (3.45%) Cisco
3 1 (3.45%) Ericsson
3 1 (3.45%) F5
3 1 (3.45%) Juniper
3 1 (3.45%) LogRhythm
3 1 (3.45%) Microsoft
3 1 (3.45%) MuleSoft
3 1 (3.45%) Nokia
3 1 (3.45%) Palo Alto
3 1 (3.45%) Ribbon
3 1 (3.45%) Talend