Systems Engineering Contracts in Bristol

Systems Engineering
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol requiring Systems Engineering skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Systems Engineering over the 6 months leading up to 24 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 51 44 57
Rank change year-on-year -7 +13 +39
Contract jobs citing Systems Engineering 9 35 34
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 1.58% 3.30% 2.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.70% 4.00% 3.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 12
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £506 £71 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £569 £73 £550
Median % change year-on-year +684.48% -86.82% +22.22%
75th Percentile £638 £74 £613
90th Percentile - - £710
South West median daily rate £650 £600 £550
% change year-on-year +8.33% +9.09% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 30 19
10th Percentile £80.13 - -
25th Percentile £80.31 £67.50 £57.25
Median hourly rate £81.25 £70.00 £61.50
Median % change year-on-year +16.07% +13.82% -
75th Percentile £82.81 £75.00 £71.88
90th Percentile £83.38 £90.50 £84.00
South West median hourly rate £81.25 £70.00 £61.50
% change year-on-year +16.07% +13.82% -4.71%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Bristol

Systems Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Bristol.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 528 875 1,028
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 92.47% 82.39% 88.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 299 491 703
10th Percentile £235 £250 £307
25th Percentile £363 £375 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £563 £600 £638
90th Percentile £650 £675 £720
South West median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 78 195 203
10th Percentile £18.51 £40.00 -
25th Percentile £23.01 £45.70 £9.80
Median hourly rate £62.50 £67.25 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -7.06% +16.96% +27.78%
75th Percentile £68.00 £72.50 £67.38
90th Percentile £71.50 £80.00 £77.50
South West median hourly rate £40.84 £55.00 £59.90
% change year-on-year -25.75% -8.18% +22.88%

Systems Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings citing Systems Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineering in Bristol

Systems Engineering
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Systems Engineering in Bristol.

Daily rate trend for Systems Engineering in Bristol

Systems Engineering
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Systems Engineering in Bristol.

Hourly rate trend for Systems Engineering in Bristol

Systems Engineering
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (33.33%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 3 (33.33%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (11.11%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 2 (22.22%) Manufacturing
1 2 (22.22%) Public Sector
2 1 (11.11%) Law
Job Titles
1 6 (66.67%) Systems Engineer
2 3 (33.33%) Lead
3 2 (22.22%) Architect
3 2 (22.22%) Principal Engineer
3 2 (22.22%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 2 (22.22%) Project Engineer
3 2 (22.22%) Project Leader
4 1 (11.11%) Chief Systems Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) Lead Architect
4 1 (11.11%) Lead Systems Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) Senior
4 1 (11.11%) Senior Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (33.33%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Robotics
2 1 (11.11%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (33.33%) Analytics
1 3 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (33.33%) Data Analytics
1 3 (33.33%) Integration Testing
1 3 (33.33%) Roadmaps
1 3 (33.33%) Software Testing
2 2 (22.22%) API Integration
2 2 (22.22%) CI/CD
2 2 (22.22%) Mathematics
2 2 (22.22%) Process Improvement
2 2 (22.22%) Requirements Management
2 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (22.22%) Technology Roadmap
2 2 (22.22%) Validation
2 2 (22.22%) Verification and Validation
3 1 (11.11%) Data Modelling
3 1 (11.11%) Ergonomics
3 1 (11.11%) Human Factors
3 1 (11.11%) SysML
3 1 (11.11%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 2 (22.22%) C#
1 2 (22.22%) JavaScript
1 2 (22.22%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 5 (55.56%) SC Cleared
3 2 (22.22%) DV Cleared
3 2 (22.22%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (33.33%) Def Stans
System Software
1 2 (22.22%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 3 (33.33%) VMware
2 1 (11.11%) IBM
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft