The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol requiring Software Engineering skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Software Engineering over the 6 months leading up to 3 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Software Engineering 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 Bristol.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
483
864
1,177
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol
91.83%
82.44%
89.78%
Number of daily rates quoted
291
504
774
10th Percentile
£213
£252
£277
25th Percentile
£356
£369
£407
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£513
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-12.28%
+2.60%
-
75th Percentile
£588
£625
£613
90th Percentile
£675
£688
£700
South West median daily rate
£525
£525
£549
% change year-on-year
-
-4.37%
+9.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted
66
152
250
10th Percentile
£28.38
£36.25
-
25th Percentile
£60.00
£45.00
£9.80
Median hourly rate
£65.00
£62.50
£61.50
Median % change year-on-year
+4.00%
+1.63%
+46.43%
75th Percentile
£68.00
£70.00
£70.00
90th Percentile
£75.00
£80.00
£80.00
South West median hourly rate
£65.00
£47.50
£61.50
% change year-on-year
+36.84%
-22.76%
+24.24%
Software Engineering Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
Software Engineering Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Bristol.
Software Engineering Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Engineering in Bristol over the 6 months to 3 April 2025.
Software Engineering Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Bristol.
Software Engineering Hourly Rate Histogram in Bristol
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Software Engineering in Bristol over the 6 months to 3 April 2025.
Software Engineering Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol
For the 6 months to 3 April 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Software Engineering also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Bristol region with a requirement for Software Engineering.
Software Engineering Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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:
