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 4 October 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 67 74 81
Rank change year-on-year +7 +7 -
Contract jobs requiring an Engineering Manager 2 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.27% 0.22% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.29% 0.24% 0.20%
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 £625 - £66
% change year-on-year - - -89.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £55.00 -
South West median hourly rate - £55.00 -

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 679 847 1,002
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.38% 95.17% 95.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 331 451 661
10th Percentile £250 £220 £310
25th Percentile £378 £400 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £475 £520
Median % change year-on-year +2.11% -8.65% +4.00%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £638
90th Percentile £775 £701 £700
South West median daily rate £513 £508 £538
% change year-on-year +0.99% -5.58% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 150 155 121
10th Percentile £12.82 £20.60 £21.25
25th Percentile £18.87 £56.50 £50.00
Median hourly rate £33.50 £70.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -52.14% +7.69% -
75th Percentile £65.00 £72.50 £76.25
90th Percentile £68.00 £75.00 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £67.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year -62.74% +12.50% +4.64%

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 Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 4 October 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 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 2 (100.00%) AWS
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) TypeScript
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) Observability
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 1 (50.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) DevOps
2 1 (50.00%) Line Management
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Coaching
2 1 (50.00%) React
2 1 (50.00%) Software Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Re-Platforming
2 1 (50.00%) Cloud Native
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Next.js
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (50.00%) Finance

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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) AWS
General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) Next.js
1 1 (50.00%) React
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Cloud Native
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (50.00%) Coaching
2 1 (50.00%) DevOps
2 1 (50.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 1 (50.00%) Line Management
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Observability
2 1 (50.00%) Re-Platforming
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Software Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Java
2 1 (50.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (50.00%) TypeScript