Engineering Manager Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Engineering Manager
South West > Bristol

The median Engineering Manager daily rate in Bristol is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 67 68 74
Rank change year-on-year +1 +6 -
Contract jobs requiring an Engineering Manager 3 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.37% 0.14% 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.39% 0.15% 0.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £525 - £61
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - £66
75th Percentile £575 - £72
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £550 - £66
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £91.25 - -
Median hourly rate £92.50 £75.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +23.33% - -
75th Percentile £93.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £92.50 £75.00 -
% change year-on-year +23.33% - -

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 763 678 972
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.28% 95.90% 95.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 385 377 602
10th Percentile £239 £207 £275
25th Percentile £400 £363 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £638
90th Percentile £721 £725 £700
South West median daily rate £525 £513 £538
% change year-on-year +2.44% -4.65% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 177 92 121
10th Percentile £15.48 £35.10 £35.00
25th Percentile £22.50 £60.75 £58.75
Median hourly rate £62.50 £65.25 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.21% +0.38% -
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.25 £76.25
90th Percentile £67.84 £75.00 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £36.00 £65.00 £57.99
% change year-on-year -44.62% +12.09% -10.78%

Engineering Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Engineering Manager job vacancy trend in Bristol

Engineering Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Engineering Manager job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Engineering Manager job vacancies in Bristol

Engineering Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Engineering Manager job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Engineering Manager job vacancies in Bristol

Engineering Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, Engineering Manager 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 Engineering Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) AWS
2 2 (66.67%) DevOps
2 2 (66.67%) Java
2 2 (66.67%) Software Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (33.33%) Azure
3 1 (33.33%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
3 1 (33.33%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 1 (33.33%) Change Control
3 1 (33.33%) CI/CD
3 1 (33.33%) Coaching
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Contract Management
3 1 (33.33%) Contract Negotiation
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) DSDM
3 1 (33.33%) Epics
3 1 (33.33%) Full-Stack Development
3 1 (33.33%) JavaScript
3 1 (33.33%) Line Management
3 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (33.33%) Network Architecture
3 1 (33.33%) Network Management
3 1 (33.33%) Next.js
3 1 (33.33%) Observability

Engineering Manager 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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) AWS
2 1 (33.33%) Azure
2 1 (33.33%) Azure DevOps
General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) Next.js
1 1 (33.33%) React
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Cloud Native
1 1 (33.33%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) DevOps
2 2 (66.67%) Software Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
3 1 (33.33%) CI/CD
3 1 (33.33%) Epics
3 1 (33.33%) Full-Stack Development
3 1 (33.33%) Observability
3 1 (33.33%) Re-Platforming
3 1 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 1 (33.33%) SDLC
3 1 (33.33%) Software Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Sprint Planning
3 1 (33.33%) Sprint Retrospective
3 1 (33.33%) Technology Roadmap
3 1 (33.33%) Validation
3 1 (33.33%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) Java
2 1 (33.33%) JavaScript
2 1 (33.33%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared