Electronics Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Electronics
South West > Bristol

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in contract job vacancies in Bristol. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 22 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 86 57 30
Rank change year-on-year -29 -27 +5
Contract jobs citing Electronics 4 12 51
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.29% 1.67% 5.64%
As % of the General category 0.67% 2.77% 10.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 4 26
10th Percentile - £250 -
25th Percentile - £387 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £488 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +2.63% -22.13%
75th Percentile - £522 £581
90th Percentile - £561 £775
South West median daily rate - £563 £575
% change year-on-year - -2.17% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 5
10th Percentile - £35.38 £59.30
25th Percentile £51.25 £41.56 £61.25
Median hourly rate £52.50 £53.75 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -14.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £53.75 £66.56 £63.75
90th Percentile - £73.13 £64.50
South West median hourly rate £29.00 £30.53 £62.50
% change year-on-year -5.00% -51.16% +38.89%

All General Skills
Bristol

Electronics falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in Bristol.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 601 433 490
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 44.32% 60.31% 54.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 316 215 250
10th Percentile £326 £235 £213
25th Percentile £438 £362 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -5.26% -12.64%
75th Percentile £615 £588 £598
90th Percentile £675 £683 £689
South West median daily rate £525 £488 £501
% change year-on-year +7.69% -2.74% -8.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 133 78 93
10th Percentile £16.13 £6.00 £31.97
25th Percentile £25.75 £18.13 £58.00
Median hourly rate £45.00 £32.50 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +38.46% -51.85% +8.00%
75th Percentile £65.00 £53.47 £72.50
90th Percentile £77.00 £73.75 £79.50
South West median hourly rate £36.75 £22.84 £65.00
% change year-on-year +60.90% -64.86% +15.46%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Electronics relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Electronics job vacancy trend in Bristol

Electronics
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Electronics.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Electronics

Electronics
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Electronics.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Electronics

Electronics
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 (25.00%) Structured Cabling
General
1 1 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Design Engineer
1 3 (75.00%) PCB Design Engineer
1 3 (75.00%) PCB Engineer
1 3 (75.00%) RF Design Engineer
1 3 (75.00%) RF Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Audio Visual Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Video Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) CAD
1 3 (75.00%) Schematic Capture
2 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery