Modbus Contract Job Trends in the South West

Modbus
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Modbus skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 143 120 -
Rank change year-on-year -23 - -
Contract jobs citing Modbus 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.028% 0.055% -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.37% 0.37% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £575 -
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% - -
England median daily rate £626 £600 £438
% change year-on-year +4.25% +37.14% +9.38%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South West

Modbus falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in the South West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 272 267 558
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 7.63% 14.59% 17.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 154 178 357
10th Percentile £211 £235 £308
25th Percentile £400 £366 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £540 £538
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +0.47% +2.38%
75th Percentile £588 £623 £640
90th Percentile £684 £671 £688
England median daily rate £500 £492 £500
% change year-on-year +1.63% -1.60% -2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 3 45
10th Percentile £12.87 £13.09 £12.60
25th Percentile £19.33 £14.85 £15.75
Median hourly rate £60.00 £17.79 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year +237.27% -68.51% +322.59%
75th Percentile £72.02 £41.40 £71.25
90th Percentile £79.75 £55.56 £75.00
England median hourly rate £26.72 £40.00 £45.88
% change year-on-year -33.20% -12.82% +108.55%

Modbus
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Modbus job vacancy trend in the South West

Modbus
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

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

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

Modbus
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

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

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

Modbus
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 Modbus within the South West region over the 6 months to 5 July 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 £650 - 4
Modbus
England

Modbus
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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Specialist
1 1 (100.00%) Security Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) CAN bus
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA CySA+
1 1 (100.00%) GIAC
1 1 (100.00%) Network+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) SANS
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) RMADS
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens