AI Engineer
South West > Bristol
The median AI Engineer daily rate in Bristol is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 August 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
2 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
77 |
64 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-13 |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring an Artificial Intelligence Engineer |
8 |
1 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bristol |
0.61% |
0.15% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.65% |
0.16% |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
8 |
1 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£488 |
£563 |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£575 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-13.04% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£513 |
£588 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| South West median daily rate |
£500 |
£575 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
-13.04% |
- |
- |
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 |
1,230 |
634 |
916 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.61% |
92.55% |
94.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
608 |
324 |
507 |
| 10th Percentile |
£377 |
£240 |
£240 |
| 25th Percentile |
£438 |
£360 |
£388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£519 |
£447 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+16.05% |
-10.60% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£596 |
£575 |
£588 |
| 90th Percentile |
£650 |
£644 |
£688 |
| South West median daily rate |
£525 |
£500 |
£518 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.00% |
-3.38% |
-1.43% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
298 |
108 |
222 |
| 10th Percentile |
£19.33 |
£12.82 |
£31.97 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45.00 |
£18.51 |
£45.00 |
| Median hourly rate |
£65.00 |
£35.00 |
£70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+85.71% |
-50.00% |
+7.69% |
| 75th Percentile |
£68.00 |
£65.25 |
£72.50 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75.48 |
£73.43 |
£80.00 |
| South West median hourly rate |
£60.00 |
£25.15 |
£65.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+138.57% |
-61.31% |
+3.17% |
