MISRA Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Motor Industry Software Reliability Association (MISRA)
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring MISRA skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 73 54 51
Rank change year-on-year -19 -3 +21
Contract jobs citing MISRA 13 15 27
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.97% 2.02% 3.01%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 6.44% 9.04% 27.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £66
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 - £68
Median % change year-on-year - - -83.13%
75th Percentile - - £69
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £481 - £68
% change year-on-year - - -87.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 12 21
10th Percentile £64.63 £61.25 -
25th Percentile - £62.19 -
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year - -7.14% +7.69%
75th Percentile £70.00 £67.31 -
90th Percentile - £68.63 -
South West median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £70.00
% change year-on-year - -7.14% +7.69%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Bristol

MISRA falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Bristol.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 202 166 99
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 15.01% 22.34% 11.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 91 72 37
10th Percentile £256 £293 £190
25th Percentile £400 £372 £293
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year -1.00% +11.11% -18.18%
75th Percentile £638 £600 £590
90th Percentile £750 £704 £738
South West median daily rate £525 £525 £500
% change year-on-year - +5.00% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 57 51 30
10th Percentile £13.80 £15.60 £69.63
25th Percentile £15.39 £21.20 -
Median hourly rate £25.75 £33.50 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year -23.13% -52.14% +7.69%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 -
90th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £74.44
South West median hourly rate £25.75 £33.50 £70.00
% change year-on-year -23.13% -52.14% -1.28%

MISRA
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

MISRA job vacancy trend in Bristol

MISRA
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing MISRA

MISRA
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing MISRA

MISRA
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 5 (38.46%) Microsoft Office
Development Applications
1 5 (38.46%) JIRA
1 5 (38.46%) Rational DOORS
1 5 (38.46%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 2 (15.38%) Law
2 1 (7.69%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 11 (84.62%) Software Engineer
2 7 (53.85%) C++ Software Engineer
3 3 (23.08%) Embedded Engineer
3 3 (23.08%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 3 (23.08%) Qt Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (61.54%) Qt
2 3 (23.08%) Middleware
Operating Systems
1 5 (38.46%) FreeRTOS
1 5 (38.46%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 11 (84.62%) Multithreading
3 6 (46.15%) SDLC
4 5 (38.46%) Code Quality
4 5 (38.46%) Configuration Management
4 5 (38.46%) Functional Testing
4 5 (38.46%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
4 5 (38.46%) Integration Testing
4 5 (38.46%) Issue Tracking
4 5 (38.46%) Project Management
4 5 (38.46%) Project Planning
4 5 (38.46%) Software Architecture
4 5 (38.46%) UML
5 1 (7.69%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (7.69%) Multithreaded Programming
Programming Languages
1 13 (100.00%) Ada
1 13 (100.00%) C++
2 5 (38.46%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (30.77%) SC Cleared
1 4 (30.77%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (100.00%) MISRA C
2 8 (61.54%) Def Stans
2 8 (61.54%) IEC 61508