Platform Engineer
South West > Bristol
The median Platform Engineer daily rate in Bristol is £510, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 November 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
28 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
68 |
67 |
79 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-1 |
+12 |
+24 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Platform Engineer |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bristol |
0.12% |
0.39% |
0.29% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.13% |
0.41% |
0.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
3 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£564 |
£469 |
| 25th Percentile |
£505 |
£568 |
£478 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£510 |
£600 |
£538 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-15.00% |
+11.63% |
-23.21% |
| 75th Percentile |
£515 |
£622 |
£584 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£624 |
£586 |
| South West median daily rate |
£550 |
£573 |
£483 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.93% |
+18.53% |
-12.18% |
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 |
754 |
738 |
986 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.43% |
95.60% |
95.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
379 |
397 |
617 |
| 10th Percentile |
£229 |
£210 |
£275 |
| 25th Percentile |
£380 |
£369 |
£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 |
£728 |
£738 |
£700 |
| South West median daily rate |
£525 |
£520 |
£538 |
| % change year-on-year |
+0.96% |
-3.26% |
+2.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
170 |
102 |
122 |
| 10th Percentile |
£13.46 |
£28.40 |
£35.00 |
| 25th Percentile |
£19.06 |
£58.31 |
£58.99 |
| Median hourly rate |
£61.25 |
£65.50 |
£65.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-6.49% |
- |
+0.77% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65.00 |
£70.25 |
£80.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£67.84 |
£75.00 |
£83.40 |
| South West median hourly rate |
£33.34 |
£65.00 |
£57.33 |
| % change year-on-year |
-48.72% |
+13.38% |
-11.80% |
