Cabling Engineer Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Cabling Engineer
South West > Bristol

The median Cabling Engineer daily rate in Bristol is £225, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2025.

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

6 months to
25 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 72 65 -
Rank change year-on-year -7 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Cabling Engineer 1 4 0
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.13% 0.48% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.50% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £213 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £170 -
Median % change year-on-year +32.35% - -
75th Percentile £238 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £225 £170 -
% change year-on-year +32.35% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 720 794 997
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.66% 95.78% 95.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 359 426 647
10th Percentile £235 £213 £300
25th Percentile £385 £391 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £520
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -8.65% +4.00%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £638
90th Percentile £755 £700 £700
South West median daily rate £525 £513 £538
% change year-on-year +2.44% -4.65% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 147 127 129
10th Percentile £12.82 £17.50 £30.65
25th Percentile £18.87 £48.50 £50.00
Median hourly rate £33.50 £67.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -50.37% +3.85% -
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.75 £76.25
90th Percentile £68.00 £74.18 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £65.50 £57.33
% change year-on-year -61.60% +14.25% -4.45%

Cabling Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Cabling Engineer job vacancy trend in Bristol

Cabling Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

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

Cabling Engineer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 25 October 2025, Cabling 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 Cabling Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Structured Cabling

Cabling 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Structured Cabling