Photovoltaics Contract Job Trends in the South West

Photovoltaics
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Photovoltaics in contract job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Photovoltaics over the 6 months leading up to 1 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 153 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Photovoltaics 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.028% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.11% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £13.63 - -
Median hourly rate £13.75 - -
75th Percentile £13.88 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £13.75 - -

All Generic Skills
South West

Photovoltaics 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 930 601 869
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 26.05% 31.68% 30.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 530 367 545
10th Percentile £313 £244 £313
25th Percentile £413 £386 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £535 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.54% -2.73% -
75th Percentile £613 £638 £646
90th Percentile £725 £688 £700
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 109 48 134
10th Percentile £14.10 £6.00 £13.74
25th Percentile £19.25 £15.21 £42.81
Median hourly rate £43.96 £18.87 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +132.96% -73.04% -4.10%
75th Percentile £68.75 £41.38 £71.88
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.00 £75.00
England median hourly rate £43.96 £32.05 £45.00
% change year-on-year +37.16% -28.78% +10.86%

Photovoltaics
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Photovoltaics job vacancy trend in the South West

Photovoltaics
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 Photovoltaics within the South West region over the 6 months to 1 August 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 - -
Photovoltaics
England

Photovoltaics
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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA
General
1 1 (100.00%) French Language
1 1 (100.00%) German Language
1 1 (100.00%) Italian Language
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Spanish Language
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Active Listening
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Statistical Analysis
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) SAP