RIBA Contract Job Trends 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 5 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 143 117 -
Rank change year-on-year -26 - -
Contract jobs citing RIBA 1 4 0
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.028% 0.22% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.065% 0.41% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £481 £613 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £625 -
Median % change year-on-year -22.00% - -
75th Percentile £494 £638 -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £500 £550 £510
% change year-on-year -9.09% +7.84% +13.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 0
Median hourly rate - £65.00 -
England median hourly rate - £60.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year - +71.43% -53.33%

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 1,532 966 1,754
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 43.00% 52.79% 53.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 942 598 1,130
10th Percentile £332 £214 £363
25th Percentile £438 £413 £465
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £532 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.36% - -5.01%
75th Percentile £615 £638 £655
90th Percentile £700 £700 £725
England median daily rate £525 £525 £538
% change year-on-year - -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 202 104 196
10th Percentile £17.87 £18.51 £25.00
25th Percentile £25.75 £20.48 £40.00
Median hourly rate £57.35 £29.40 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +95.07% -54.77% -
75th Percentile £68.75 £65.00 £72.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £74.25 £77.75
England median hourly rate £53.90 £28.18 £42.50
% change year-on-year +91.27% -33.69% -22.73%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

RIBA job vacancy trend 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 RIBA.

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

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Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

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

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

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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 RIBA 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
Devon -22 1 £488 - 1
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England

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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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Project Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Project Manager
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) SFIA
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared