PCB Design Engineer Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Printed Circuit Board Design Engineer (PCB Design Engineer)
South West > Bristol

As of 23 August 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Printed Circuit Board Design Engineer (PCB Design Engineer) daily rate in Bristol.

 6 months to
23 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 85 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a PCB Design Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.15% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South West median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51.25 - -
Median hourly rate £52.50 - -
75th Percentile £53.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £52.50 £50.00 -
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -

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 1,263 647 877
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.21% 92.30% 94.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 633 329 493
10th Percentile £378 £247 £257
25th Percentile £449 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £447 £500
Median % change year-on-year +17.45% -10.60% -3.85%
75th Percentile £600 £575 £588
90th Percentile £659 £654 £698
South West median daily rate £525 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +5.00% -2.44% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 309 117 187
10th Percentile £20.53 £12.82 £23.80
25th Percentile £46.25 £18.51 £55.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 £32.50 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +100.00% -53.57% +7.69%
75th Percentile £68.75 £65.00 £74.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £73.65 £80.00
South West median hourly rate £62.50 £25.15 £67.50
% change year-on-year +148.51% -62.74% +8.39%

PCB Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

PCB Design Engineer job vacancy trend in Bristol

PCB Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 23 August 2026, PCB Design Engineer 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 PCB Design Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) CAD
1 2 (100.00%) Schematic Capture

PCB Design Engineer 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Electronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) CAD
1 2 (100.00%) Schematic Capture