Social Housing Contract Job Trends in the South West

Social Housing
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Housing in contract job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Housing over the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 116 134 -
Rank change year-on-year +18 - -
Contract jobs citing Social Housing 3 3 0
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.15% 0.12% -
As % of the General category 0.26% 0.23% -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 0
10th Percentile £365 - -
25th Percentile £385 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £440 £450 -
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% - -
75th Percentile £455 - -
90th Percentile £458 - -
England median daily rate £450 £425 £350
% change year-on-year +5.88% +21.43% -24.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £23.00 -
England median hourly rate - £23.00 -

All General Skills
South West

Social Housing falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in the South West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,148 1,313 1,484
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 57.72% 52.29% 46.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 658 718 1,011
10th Percentile £200 £213 £300
25th Percentile £350 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £656
90th Percentile £705 £732 £723
England median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 143 136 157
10th Percentile £13.50 £15.62 £15.43
25th Percentile £15.54 £31.48 £33.00
Median hourly rate £25.08 £65.00 £56.30
Median % change year-on-year -61.42% +15.45% +2.36%
75th Percentile £40.42 £72.50 £69.62
90th Percentile £67.00 £75.00 £79.02
England median hourly rate £25.08 £35.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year -28.36% +16.67% +20.00%

Social Housing
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Social Housing job vacancy trend in the South West

Social Housing
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Social Housing.

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

Social Housing
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

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

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

Social Housing
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 Social Housing within the South West region over the 6 months to 14 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
Bristol +5 2 £400 -11.02% 5
Wiltshire - 1 £440 -
Social Housing
England

Social Housing
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:

Business Applications
1 2 (66.67%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Azure
1 1 (33.33%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) Power BI
General
1 2 (66.67%) Local Government
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Analyst
1 3 (100.00%) Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Business IT Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Business Systems Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) IT Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) IT Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (33.33%) IoT
2 1 (33.33%) Smart Home
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 3 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 2 (66.67%) Business Case
2 2 (66.67%) Housing Management
3 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (33.33%) Data Privacy
3 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Strategic Roadmap
3 1 (33.33%) System Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) NEC
2 1 (33.33%) Aareon
2 1 (33.33%) Capita
2 1 (33.33%) Civica
2 1 (33.33%) Northgate
2 1 (33.33%) Orchard