Software Delivery
England > South West
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Software Delivery skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 98 | 124 | 144 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +26 | +20 | +2 |
| Contract jobs citing Software Delivery | 17 | 17 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West | 0.86% | 0.64% | 0.28% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.95% | 0.76% | 0.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 10 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £528 | £600 |
| 25th Percentile | £349 | £550 | £606 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £438 | £595 | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.47% | -8.46% | +23.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £679 | £678 |
| England median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -12.00% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £75.00 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £63.75 | £80.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.31% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £85.00 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £88.00 | - |
| England median hourly rate | £63.75 | £76.00 | £73.86 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.12% | +2.90% | -5.47% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
South West
Software Delivery falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the South West.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,787 | 2,226 | 2,800 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West | 90.48% | 83.72% | 87.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,034 | 1,328 | 1,938 |
| 10th Percentile | £220 | £263 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £368 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £620 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £706 | £701 | £725 |
| England median daily rate | £510 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -4.55% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 241 | 214 | 252 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £16.18 | £20.28 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £48.50 | £44.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £67.50 | £64.57 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -62.74% | +4.53% | +11.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £72.50 | £74.06 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.75 | £75.00 | £83.40 |
| England median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £43.90 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.51% | -2.05% | +51.38% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Job postings citing Software Delivery as a proportion of all 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 Software Delivery.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the South West
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Delivery in the South West over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the South West
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Software Delivery.
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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 Software Delivery within the South West region over the 6 months to 18 September 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 | +12 | 10 | £500 | -15.25% | 12 |
| Gloucestershire | - | 5 | £335 | - | 6 |
| Wiltshire | +11 | 2 | £650 | +13.04% | 5 |
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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: