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England > South West
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South West requiring knowledge or experience of Progress products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Progress over the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within the Progress Software Corporation.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 118 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Progress | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the South West | 0.050% | - | - |
| As % of the Vendors category | 0.11% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £493 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £495 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £498 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £460 | £465 | £563 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.06% | -17.34% | +8.43% |
All Vendors
South West
Progress falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in the South West.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 875 | 1,103 | 1,280 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West | 43.36% | 45.08% | 40.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 515 | 636 | 860 |
| 10th Percentile | £220 | £238 | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £362 | £425 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £508 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.33% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £621 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £700 | £700 |
| England median daily rate | £510 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.95% | - | -2.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 111 | 84 | 115 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £25.26 | £19.17 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £60.44 | £46.59 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.63 | £67.75 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -66.60% | +23.18% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £38.94 | £70.00 | £65.98 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.00 | £73.93 | £76.25 |
| England median hourly rate | £25.00 | £35.00 | £43.90 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.57% | -20.27% | +77.09% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Progress relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West.
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Daily Rate Trend in the South West
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Progress.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the South West
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Progress.
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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 Progress within the South West region over the 6 months to 20 October 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 |
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| Bristol | - | 1 | £495 | - | 2 |
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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:
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