Engineering Specialist Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Engineering Specialist
South West > Bristol

The median Engineering Specialist daily rate in Bristol is £695, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Engineering Specialist 6 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.44% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.48% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £673 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £695 - -
75th Percentile £718 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £695 £540 -
% change year-on-year +28.70% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 0
Median hourly rate £85.00 - -
South West median hourly rate £85.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 1,256 675 881
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.63% 92.59% 95.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 629 345 477
10th Percentile £350 £250 £231
25th Percentile £450 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £463 £488
Median % change year-on-year +13.51% -5.13% -7.14%
75th Percentile £600 £590 £590
90th Percentile £675 £748 £688
South West median daily rate £525 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +5.00% -2.44% -4.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 317 138 165
10th Percentile £22.31 £12.82 £20.60
25th Percentile £46.61 £18.51 £59.25
Median hourly rate £65.00 £33.50 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +94.03% -52.14% +7.69%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £72.50
90th Percentile £73.52 £68.00 £79.00
South West median hourly rate £62.25 £25.15 £67.50
% change year-on-year +147.51% -62.74% +12.50%

Engineering Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Engineering Specialist job vacancy trend in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 18 September 2026, Engineering Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) Systems Engineering
1 5 (83.33%) Validation
1 5 (83.33%) Verification and Validation
2 1 (16.67%) Active Directory
2 1 (16.67%) Change Control
2 1 (16.67%) Cisco
2 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (16.67%) DHCP
2 1 (16.67%) DNS
2 1 (16.67%) Fortinet
2 1 (16.67%) Infrastructure Management
2 1 (16.67%) ITIL
2 1 (16.67%) ITSM
2 1 (16.67%) Knowledge Management
2 1 (16.67%) Knowledge Transfer
2 1 (16.67%) McAfee
2 1 (16.67%) McAfee ePO
2 1 (16.67%) Network Management
2 1 (16.67%) Network Security
2 1 (16.67%) Palo Alto
2 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (16.67%) RBAC
2 1 (16.67%) REST
2 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) Server Management
2 1 (16.67%) Service Management
2 1 (16.67%) SNMP
2 1 (16.67%) Software Engineering
2 1 (16.67%) SolarWinds
2 1 (16.67%) SolarWinds Orion

Engineering Specialist 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) DHCP
1 1 (16.67%) DNS
1 1 (16.67%) Network Security
1 1 (16.67%) SNMP
General
1 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) REST
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Systems Engineering
1 5 (83.33%) Validation
1 5 (83.33%) Verification and Validation
2 1 (16.67%) Change Control
2 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (16.67%) Infrastructure Management
2 1 (16.67%) ITIL
2 1 (16.67%) ITSM
2 1 (16.67%) Knowledge Management
2 1 (16.67%) Knowledge Transfer
2 1 (16.67%) Network Management
2 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (16.67%) RBAC
2 1 (16.67%) Server Management
2 1 (16.67%) Service Management
2 1 (16.67%) Software Engineering
2 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (16.67%) Workflow
2 1 (16.67%) Workflow Management
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (16.67%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (16.67%) McAfee ePO
1 1 (16.67%) SolarWinds Orion
1 1 (16.67%) WMI
1 1 (16.67%) WSUS
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Cisco
1 1 (16.67%) Fortinet
1 1 (16.67%) McAfee
1 1 (16.67%) Palo Alto
1 1 (16.67%) SolarWinds