Applications Engineer Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Applications Engineer
South West > Bristol

The median Applications Engineer daily rate in Bristol is £488, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 April 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 47 73
Rank change year-on-year -23 +26 +25
Contract jobs requiring an Applications Engineer 6 8 5
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.51% 1.51% 0.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.54% 1.59% 0.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 8 5
10th Percentile £376 £346 £355
25th Percentile £416 £355 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £370 £375
Median % change year-on-year +31.76% -1.33% -8.54%
75th Percentile £566 £385 £439
90th Percentile £609 £468 -
South West median daily rate £538 £370 £425
% change year-on-year +45.27% -12.94% -19.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
Median hourly rate £65.00 - -
South West median hourly rate £65.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bristol. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Bristol with a recognized job title 1,112 502 998
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.92% 94.90% 95.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 513 308 566
10th Percentile £325 £213 £246
25th Percentile £405 £355 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £575 £575 £625
90th Percentile £652 £675 £688
South West median daily rate £500 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -2.44% -2.38% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 308 75 188
10th Percentile £17.87 £21.21 £36.25
25th Percentile £53.53 £54.31 £44.94
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £63.75
Median % change year-on-year - +1.96% -2.67%
75th Percentile £67.25 £68.00 £74.58
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £83.88
South West median hourly rate £60.00 £64.50 £47.83
% change year-on-year -6.98% +34.85% -26.42%

Applications Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Applications Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Applications Engineer job vacancy trend in Bristol

Applications Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Applications Engineer job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Applications Engineer job vacancies in Bristol

Applications Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Applications Engineer in Bristol over the 6 months to 12 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Applications Engineer in Bristol

Applications Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Applications Engineer job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Applications Engineer job vacancies in Bristol

Applications Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 12 April 2026, Applications Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Bristol region featuring Applications Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) C++
1 4 (66.67%) Software Engineering
2 3 (50.00%) CI/CD
2 3 (50.00%) GitLab
2 3 (50.00%) Java
3 2 (33.33%) C#
3 2 (33.33%) Docker
3 2 (33.33%) Virtual Environments
4 1 (16.67%) Agile
4 1 (16.67%) Android
4 1 (16.67%) Apple iOS
4 1 (16.67%) Application Security
4 1 (16.67%) AWS
4 1 (16.67%) AWS Certification
4 1 (16.67%) Azure
4 1 (16.67%) Azure Certification
4 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (16.67%) Data Development
4 1 (16.67%) Disaster Recovery
4 1 (16.67%) GIAC
4 1 (16.67%) GitHub
4 1 (16.67%) IT Strategy
4 1 (16.67%) ITIL
4 1 (16.67%) JavaScript
4 1 (16.67%) Jenkins
4 1 (16.67%) Kotlin
4 1 (16.67%) Manual Testing
4 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
4 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365

Applications Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (16.67%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) AWS
1 1 (16.67%) Azure
1 1 (16.67%) GitHub
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Copilot
1 1 (16.67%) Power Automate
1 1 (16.67%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (50.00%) GitLab
2 1 (16.67%) Jenkins
General
1 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Algorithms
2 1 (16.67%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Android
1 1 (16.67%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Software Engineering
2 3 (50.00%) CI/CD
3 2 (33.33%) Virtual Environments
4 1 (16.67%) Application Security
4 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (16.67%) Data Development
4 1 (16.67%) IT Strategy
4 1 (16.67%) ITIL
4 1 (16.67%) Manual Testing
4 1 (16.67%) PRINCE2
4 1 (16.67%) Runbook
4 1 (16.67%) SDLC
4 1 (16.67%) Security Testing
4 1 (16.67%) Static Application Security Testing
4 1 (16.67%) Supplier Management
4 1 (16.67%) Technology Strategy
4 1 (16.67%) Test Automation
4 1 (16.67%) Vulnerability Scanning
4 1 (16.67%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 4 (66.67%) C++
2 3 (50.00%) Java
3 2 (33.33%) C#
4 1 (16.67%) JavaScript
4 1 (16.67%) Kotlin
4 1 (16.67%) Objective-C
4 1 (16.67%) Python
4 1 (16.67%) Swift
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) AWS Certification
1 1 (16.67%) Azure Certification
1 1 (16.67%) GIAC
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 2 (33.33%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (16.67%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft