IT4IT Contract Job Trends in the South West

IT4IT
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South West requiring IT4IT skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 122 130 147
Rank change year-on-year +8 +17 -
Contract jobs citing IT4IT 3 4 6
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.14% 0.17% 0.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.16% 0.20% 0.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 4
10th Percentile £823 £485 -
25th Percentile £828 £491 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £850 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +70.00% 0.00% -
75th Percentile £866 £500 £501
90th Percentile £868 £500 £503
England median daily rate £538 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +7.50% 0.00% -18.37%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South West

IT4IT 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 1,881 2,025 2,744
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 89.15% 84.48% 87.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,086 1,212 1,854
10th Percentile £223 £313 £300
25th Percentile £378 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £734 £719
England median daily rate £508 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.33% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 277 149 286
10th Percentile £15.15 £15.28 £20.38
25th Percentile £18.87 £33.00 £45.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £65.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -61.31% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £63.75 £70.25 £70.00
90th Percentile £67.90 £74.00 £83.40
England median hourly rate £25.15 £38.07 £44.50
% change year-on-year -33.94% -14.45% +27.14%

IT4IT
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing IT4IT relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West.

IT4IT job vacancy trend in the South West

IT4IT
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing IT4IT.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing IT4IT

IT4IT
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 IT4IT 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 +5 3 £850 +72.15% 3
IT4IT
England

IT4IT
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%) ITIL
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) ISEB
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