RIBA Contracts in the South West

Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for RIBA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 107 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing RIBA 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 0.24% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.43% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £613 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - -
75th Percentile £638 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £575 £456 £461
% change year-on-year +26.03% -0.92% +18.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £65.00 - -
75th Percentile £74.38 - -
90th Percentile £80.00 - -
England median hourly rate £65.00 £35.00 £55.25
% change year-on-year +85.71% -36.65% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South West

RIBA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the South West.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 923 1,806 1,906
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 55.01% 56.46% 52.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 588 1,150 1,403
10th Percentile £250 £353 £388
25th Percentile £450 £465 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £578
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% +11.06%
75th Percentile £638 £660 £675
90th Percentile £700 £725 £725
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 95 196 156
10th Percentile £18.51 £22.31 £38.53
25th Percentile £25.15 £40.00 £57.25
Median hourly rate £60.00 £61.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.64% -6.15% +5.69%
75th Percentile £68.00 £72.50 £80.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £80.00 £86.45
England median hourly rate £45.00 £40.00 £52.40
% change year-on-year +12.50% -23.66% +39.73%

RIBA
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing RIBA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for RIBA in the South West

RIBA
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing RIBA in the South West.

Daily rate trend for RIBA in the South West

RIBA
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing RIBA in the South West over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for RIBA in the South West

RIBA
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 RIBA within the South West region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Bristol - 2 £625 - 3
Devon - 2 - -
RIBA
England

RIBA
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:

Development Applications
1 2 (50.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 2 (50.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Principal Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Principal Systems Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Systems Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Senior
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Data Protection
1 2 (50.00%) Document Management
1 2 (50.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (50.00%) Project Management
1 2 (50.00%) Requirements Management
1 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (50.00%) Safety Engineering
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (50.00%) Systems Engineering
1 2 (50.00%) Validation
1 2 (50.00%) Verification and Validation
2 1 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (50.00%) Degree
3 2 (50.00%) DV Cleared
3 2 (50.00%) Master's Degree