ISEB Contract Job Trends in the South West

Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB)
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for ISEB qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 122 - 139
Rank change year-on-year - - +25
Contract jobs citing ISEB 3 0 14
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.14% - 0.45%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.26% - 0.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 14
10th Percentile £823 - £416
25th Percentile £828 - £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £850 - £475
Median % change year-on-year - - +8.57%
75th Percentile £866 - £599
90th Percentile £868 - £642
England median daily rate £488 £425 £510
% change year-on-year +14.71% -16.67% +13.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South West

ISEB falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the South West.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,172 1,195 1,753
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 55.55% 49.85% 55.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 715 741 1,107
10th Percentile £220 £350 £387
25th Percentile £425 £463 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - +4.55%
75th Percentile £649 £672 £675
90th Percentile £738 £750 £725
England median daily rate £525 £530 £550
% change year-on-year -0.94% -3.64% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 163 69 180
10th Percentile £18.28 £30.00 £33.00
25th Percentile £22.63 £55.00 £49.78
Median hourly rate £25.15 £65.50 £62.28
Median % change year-on-year -61.60% +5.18% -4.19%
75th Percentile £63.75 £72.50 £78.00
90th Percentile £73.50 £75.00 £83.40
England median hourly rate £25.15 £52.35 £52.50
% change year-on-year -51.95% -0.30% +16.67%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

ISEB job vacancy trend in the South West

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Daily Rate Trend in the South West

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

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

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Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

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

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

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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 ISEB within the South West region over the 6 months to 3 November 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 - 3 £850 - 3
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England

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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 (33.33%) IIS
General
1 2 (66.67%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Military
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Architect
1 3 (100.00%) Enterprise Architect
1 3 (100.00%) Lead
1 3 (100.00%) Lead Architect
1 3 (100.00%) Lead Enterprise Architect
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 3 (100.00%) Digital Strategy
1 3 (100.00%) IT4IT
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) COBIT
2 2 (66.67%) HMG Security Policy Framework
2 2 (66.67%) JSP 440