Data Engineer
South West > Bristol
The median Data Engineer daily rate in Bristol is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
15 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
47 |
55 |
52 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+8 |
-3 |
+16 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Engineer |
20 |
21 |
28 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol |
2.81% |
2.31% |
2.60% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.04% |
2.43% |
2.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
13 |
15 |
23 |
| 10th Percentile |
£415 |
£360 |
£413 |
| 25th Percentile |
£433 |
£415 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£450 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+11.11% |
-5.26% |
-4.04% |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
£594 |
£519 |
| 90th Percentile |
£608 |
£635 |
£575 |
| South West median daily rate |
£500 |
£525 |
£513 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
+2.44% |
-2.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£24.01 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£33.34 |
- |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£48.90 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£64.45 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£73.78 |
- |
- |
| South West median hourly rate |
£48.90 |
- |
- |
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 |
658 |
864 |
1,032 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
92.55% |
95.15% |
95.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
337 |
468 |
696 |
| 10th Percentile |
£250 |
£254 |
£313 |
| 25th Percentile |
£375 |
£400 |
£413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£450 |
£488 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-7.69% |
-7.14% |
+5.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£588 |
£590 |
£638 |
| 90th Percentile |
£720 |
£688 |
£711 |
| South West median daily rate |
£500 |
£520 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.85% |
-0.95% |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
125 |
167 |
117 |
| 10th Percentile |
£12.82 |
£17.50 |
£19.24 |
| 25th Percentile |
£18.22 |
£58.63 |
£45.00 |
| Median hourly rate |
£32.50 |
£70.00 |
£65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-53.57% |
+7.69% |
+8.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65.00 |
£72.50 |
£73.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
£68.45 |
£78.50 |
£83.40 |
| South West median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
£67.50 |
£60.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-62.74% |
+12.50% |
+9.09% |
