Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) England> South West
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South West requiring ODBC skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited ODBC over the 6 months leading up to 27 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 27 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
108
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
DemandTrendContract jobs citing ODBC
3
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West
ODBC falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in the South West.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills
277
420
528
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West
14.36%
15.35%
15.80%
Number of daily rates quoted
178
246
397
10th Percentile
£318
£350
£361
25th Percentile
£413
£425
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£503
£533
£513
Median % change year-on-year
-5.72%
+4.00%
-2.38%
75th Percentile
£602
£601
£638
90th Percentile
£669
£690
£713
England median daily rate
£513
£550
£550
% change year-on-year
-6.82%
-
-4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted
30
52
32
10th Percentile
£61.93
£65.00
£48.32
25th Percentile
£65.00
£69.06
£64.38
Median hourly rate
£67.75
£70.00
£65.00
Median % change year-on-year
-3.21%
+7.69%
-
75th Percentile
£68.56
£74.00
£78.00
90th Percentile
£80.30
£85.00
-
England median hourly rate
£54.79
£62.25
£62.50
% change year-on-year
-11.99%
-0.40%
+4.17%
ODBC Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Job postings citing ODBC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.
ODBC Daily Rate Trend in the South West
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing ODBC.
ODBC Daily Rate Histogram in the South West
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ODBC in the South West over the 6 months to 27 August 2025.
ODBC Hourly Rate Trend in the South West
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing ODBC.
ODBC DemandTrendContract 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 ODBC within the South West region over the 6 months to 27 August 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 DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year
ODBC Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West
For the 6 months to 27 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing ODBC also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South West region with a requirement for ODBC.
ODBC Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
