Virtualisation Engineer Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Virtualization Engineer
South West > Bristol

The median Virtualization Engineer daily rate in Bristol is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 February 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Virtualisation Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.095% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £463 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - -
75th Percentile £488 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £505 £550 £750
% change year-on-year -8.18% -26.67% +30.43%

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 996 546 979
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.41% 96.30% 95.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 456 302 548
10th Percentile £275 £181 £258
25th Percentile £402 £308 £387
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £514
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -12.37% +2.70%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £633
90th Percentile £719 £675 £700
South West median daily rate £513 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.38% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 279 72 171
10th Percentile £17.87 £35.10 £36.25
25th Percentile £34.38 £60.94 £45.00
Median hourly rate £64.00 £65.00 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year -1.54% +4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.75 £70.63
90th Percentile £67.84 £75.00 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £65.00 £48.72
% change year-on-year -11.54% +33.42% -22.67%

Virtualisation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Virtualisation Engineer job vacancy trend in Bristol

Virtualisation Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Virtualisation Engineer job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Virtualisation Engineer job vacancies in Bristol

Virtualisation Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 26 February 2026, Virtualisation 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 Virtualisation Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Flash
1 1 (100.00%) High Availability
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Network Virtualisation
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) vCenter Server
1 1 (100.00%) VMware
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
1 1 (100.00%) VMware ESXi
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (100.00%) VMware NSX
1 1 (100.00%) VSAN

Virtualisation 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) VSAN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Clustering
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) High Availability
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Network Virtualisation
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) VMware ESXi
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (100.00%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) VMware