Cybersecurity Engineer Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Cybersecurity Engineer
South West > Bristol

The median Cybersecurity Engineer daily rate in Bristol is £513, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 February 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 - 80
Rank change year-on-year - - +22
Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Engineer 2 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.21% - 0.095%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% - 0.099%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £506 - £550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 - £600
Median % change year-on-year - - -21.73%
75th Percentile £519 - £650
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £556 - £600
% change year-on-year - - -21.73%

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 898 590 1,006
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.74% 97.36% 95.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 432 320 602
10th Percentile £263 £183 £270
25th Percentile £400 £329 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £591 £593 £639
90th Percentile £738 £700 £700
South West median daily rate £513 £513 £525
% change year-on-year - -2.38% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 240 67 161
10th Percentile £17.87 £31.30 £33.00
25th Percentile £33.50 £59.63 £52.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £65.00
75th Percentile - £68.75 £73.75
90th Percentile £67.84 £75.00 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £65.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -11.54% +18.18% -15.38%

Cybersecurity Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Cybersecurity Engineer job vacancy trend in Bristol

Cybersecurity Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

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

Cybersecurity Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 1 February 2026, Cybersecurity 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 Cybersecurity Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Change Control
1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview
1 2 (100.00%) NetSuite
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery

Cybersecurity 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (100.00%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Change Control
1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft