DevOps Engineer Contract Job Trends in Bristol
Development Operations Engineer
South West > Bristol
The median Development Operations Engineer daily rate in Bristol is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 64 | 62 | 49 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -13 | +20 |
| Contract DevOps Engineer jobs | 27 | 11 | 23 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bristol | 2.02% | 1.39% | 2.97% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.19% | 1.50% | 3.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21 | 6 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £425 | £266 | £446 |
| 25th Percentile | £481 | £463 | £509 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £500 | £542 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -7.66% | +3.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £538 | £594 |
| 90th Percentile | £588 | £588 | £629 |
| South West median daily rate | £550 | £525 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £74.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £74.11 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £74.31 |
| South West median hourly rate | £62.50 | - | £74.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -17.78% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Bristol
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Bristol matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Bristol matching a recognised job title | 1,234 | 732 | 739 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.37% | 92.54% | 95.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 615 | 367 | 412 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £213 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £375 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | +5.26% | -7.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £600 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £747 | £718 |
| South West median daily rate | £550 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 302 | 158 | 99 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.75 | £13.27 | £16.66 |
| 25th Percentile | £48.13 | £18.87 | £35.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £39.47 | £65.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +64.68% | -39.74% | +0.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £65.00 | £70.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.84 | £74.09 |
| South West median hourly rate | £57.50 | £32.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +76.92% | -50.00% | +15.06% |
DevOps Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract DevOps Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
DevOps Engineer Daily Rate Trend in Bristol
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for DevOps Engineer job vacancies in Bristol.
DevOps Engineer Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol
Daily rate distribution for DevOps Engineer jobs in Bristol over the 6 months to 10 November 2026.
DevOps Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for DevOps Engineer job vacancies in Bristol.
DevOps Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol
For the 6 months to 10 November 2026, DevOps Engineer contract job ads cited 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 DevOps Engineer job ads across the Bristol region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DevOps | 100.0% | 27 |
| 2 | Azure | 44.4% | 12 |
| 2 | CI/CD | 44.4% | 12 |
| 2 | Infrastructure as Code | 44.4% | 12 |
| 2 | Linux | 44.4% | 12 |
| 6 | Azure DevOps | 37.0% | 10 |
| 7 | Security Cleared | 33.3% | 9 |
| 8 | Data Transformation | 29.6% | 8 |
| 8 | SC Cleared | 29.6% | 8 |
| 8 | Terraform | 29.6% | 8 |
| 8 | Windows | 29.6% | 8 |
| 12 | Continuous Improvement | 25.9% | 7 |
| 13 | Bash | 22.2% | 6 |
| 13 | Docker | 22.2% | 6 |
| 13 | Jenkins | 22.2% | 6 |
| 16 | Ansible | 18.5% | 5 |
| 16 | AWS | 18.5% | 5 |
| 16 | GCP | 18.5% | 5 |
| 16 | Git | 18.5% | 5 |
| 16 | Kubernetes | 18.5% | 5 |
| 21 | Deployment Automation | 14.8% | 4 |
| 21 | GitLab | 14.8% | 4 |
| 21 | Microservices | 14.8% | 4 |
| 21 | Observability | 14.8% | 4 |
| 21 | Python | 14.8% | 4 |
| 21 | Test Automation | 14.8% | 4 |
| 27 | .NET | 11.1% | 3 |
| 27 | Agile | 11.1% | 3 |
| 27 | API Development | 11.1% | 3 |
| 27 | Configuration Management | 11.1% | 3 |
DevOps Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior DevOps Engineer | 59.3% | 16 |
| 2 | Azure DevOps Engineer | 29.6% | 8 |
| 3 | GCP DevOps Engineer | 14.8% | 4 |
| 4 | AWS DevOps Engineer | 11.1% | 3 |
| 5 | Linux DevOps Engineer | 7.4% | 2 |
| 5 | Linux/Unix DevOps | 7.4% | 2 |
| 5 | Network Engineer | 7.4% | 2 |
| 8 | Infrastructure Engineer | 3.7% | 1 |
| 8 | Kubernetes Engineer | 3.7% | 1 |
| 8 | SC Cleared Deployment Engineer | 3.7% | 1 |
| 8 | Senior AWS DevOps Engineer | 3.7% | 1 |
| 8 | Windows Deployment Engineer | 3.7% | 1 |
| 8 | Windows DevOps Engineer | 3.7% | 1 |