Building Information Modelling Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Building Information Modelling (BIM)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Building Information Modelling skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 337 355 414
Rank change year-on-year +18 +59 +89
Contract jobs citing Building Information Modelling 25 12 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.16% 0.067% 0.032%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.18% 0.080% 0.037%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 5 4
10th Percentile £265 £304 £370
25th Percentile £375 - £550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £400 £688
Median % change year-on-year +37.50% -41.82% +3.77%
75th Percentile £600 £449 £756
90th Percentile £623 £570 £768
UK median daily rate £550 £463 £675
% change year-on-year +18.92% -31.48% +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 5 1
10th Percentile £44.35 £33.90 -
25th Percentile £44.88 £37.50 £41.25
Median hourly rate £47.00 £47.50 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -1.05% +11.76% -
75th Percentile £50.38 £50.00 £43.75
90th Percentile £51.65 £51.50 -
UK median hourly rate £44.00 £48.75 £42.50
% change year-on-year -9.74% +14.71% +3.66%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Building Information Modelling 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 UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,705 14,932 19,108
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 89.12% 82.82% 88.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,203 8,845 12,723
10th Percentile £238 £250 £260
25th Percentile £367 £388 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -
75th Percentile £575 £600 £600
90th Percentile £650 £688 £695
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -4.76% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,396 1,346 1,209
10th Percentile £13.85 £13.86 £14.25
25th Percentile £16.95 £16.50 £17.72
Median hourly rate £22.63 £43.00 £39.55
Median % change year-on-year -47.37% +8.72% +75.78%
75th Percentile £43.75 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £75.00 £76.02
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £42.03 £41.90
% change year-on-year -40.16% +0.31% +52.36%

Building Information Modelling
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Building Information Modelling as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Building Information Modelling in the UK excluding London

Building Information Modelling
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Building Information Modelling.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Building Information Modelling

Building Information Modelling
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Building Information Modelling in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 29 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Building Information Modelling in the UK excluding London

Building Information Modelling
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Building Information Modelling.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Building Information Modelling

Building Information Modelling
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Building Information Modelling within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 29 August 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
West Midlands +7 21 £575 +6.24% 3
Midlands +6 21 £575 +6.24% 3
South East - 3 £250 - 1
North of England - 1 £600 - 3
North West - 1 £600 - 2
Building Information Modelling
UK

Building Information Modelling
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (24.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (4.00%) PowerFactory
Applications
1 9 (36.00%) Revit
2 5 (20.00%) Navisworks
3 4 (16.00%) AutoCAD
4 3 (12.00%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (12.00%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (8.00%) MicroStation
6 1 (4.00%) MS Visio
6 1 (4.00%) ProjectWise
Cloud Services
1 3 (12.00%) Azure
1 3 (12.00%) Cloud Computing
1 3 (12.00%) SaaS
2 2 (8.00%) AWS
2 2 (8.00%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (4.00%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (4.00%) Lucidchart
Communications & Networking
1 2 (8.00%) Intrusion Detection
1 2 (8.00%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (8.00%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 1 (4.00%) JIRA
General
1 3 (12.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (8.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (8.00%) Influencing Skills
2 2 (8.00%) Publishing
3 1 (4.00%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (4.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 12 (48.00%) Architect
2 11 (44.00%) Solutions Architect
3 2 (8.00%) Analyst
3 2 (8.00%) Business Analyst
3 2 (8.00%) Communications Engineer
3 2 (8.00%) Coordinator
3 2 (8.00%) Delivery Manager
3 2 (8.00%) Document Controller
3 2 (8.00%) Draughtsman
3 2 (8.00%) Senior
3 2 (8.00%) Senior Communications Engineer
4 1 (4.00%) Data Business Analyst
4 1 (4.00%) Digital Analyst
4 1 (4.00%) Digital Business Analyst
4 1 (4.00%) Digital Delivery Manager
4 1 (4.00%) Digital Programme Manager
4 1 (4.00%) Environment Delivery Manager
4 1 (4.00%) Programme Delivery Manager
4 1 (4.00%) Programme Manager
4 1 (4.00%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.00%) OAuth
1 1 (4.00%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (20.00%) Enterprise Software
2 2 (8.00%) Fibre Optics
2 2 (8.00%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (4.00%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (4.00%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (4.00%) Management Information System
3 1 (4.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (36.00%) Agile
2 7 (28.00%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (24.00%) Scrum
4 5 (20.00%) Project Management
5 4 (16.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (16.00%) Requirements Gathering
5 4 (16.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
6 3 (12.00%) Architectural Design
6 3 (12.00%) Business Case
6 3 (12.00%) Collaborative Working
6 3 (12.00%) Data Management
6 3 (12.00%) Process Improvement
6 3 (12.00%) Software Architecture
6 3 (12.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (12.00%) TOGAF
6 3 (12.00%) Validation
7 2 (8.00%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
7 2 (8.00%) Document Management
7 2 (8.00%) Information Management
7 2 (8.00%) Migration
Qualifications
1 4 (16.00%) Degree
2 2 (8.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (8.00%) HNC
2 2 (8.00%) HND
2 2 (8.00%) RIBA
2 2 (8.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (4.00%) Chartered Engineer
3 1 (4.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (4.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (24.00%) ISO 19650
2 5 (20.00%) QA
3 3 (12.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (8.00%) Accessibility
4 2 (8.00%) GDPR
5 1 (4.00%) Data Quality
Systems Management
1 3 (12.00%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 12 (48.00%) Autodesk
2 3 (12.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (4.00%) DIgSILENT
3 1 (4.00%) Virgin Media