Market Risk Contract Job Trends in the South West

Market Risk
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Market Risk in contract job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Market Risk over the 6 months leading up to 26 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 141 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Market Risk 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.031% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.12% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate £720 £750 £788
% change year-on-year -4.00% -4.76% +5.00%

All Generic Skills
South West

Market Risk 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 820 493 1,065
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 25.29% 29.02% 33.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 491 326 657
10th Percentile £250 £290 £298
25th Percentile £400 £400 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £533 £545
Median % change year-on-year -2.63% -2.20% -0.91%
75th Percentile £613 £613 £600
90th Percentile £738 £676 £690
England median daily rate £512 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -6.93% - -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 123 33 160
10th Percentile £17.05 £18.51 £13.62
25th Percentile £22.69 £18.87 £15.17
Median hourly rate £62.50 £50.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +11.11% +359.18%
75th Percentile £67.25 £70.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.57 £75.00 £72.50
England median hourly rate £45.46 £34.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year +33.71% +13.33% +33.33%

Market Risk
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Market Risk job vacancy trend in the South West

Market Risk
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

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

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

Market Risk
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 Market Risk within the South West region over the 6 months to 26 April 2026. 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
Bristol - 1 - - 1
Market Risk
England

Market Risk
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Financial Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Fintech
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Quantitative Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management