Research Engineer Jobs in Bristol

Research Engineer
South West > Bristol

The median Research Engineer salary in Bristol is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 101 - 167
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Research Engineer 2 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 0.16% - 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% - 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £72,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - £75,000
75th Percentile - - £77,500
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £80,000 £37,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year +113.33% -50.00% +20.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Bristol with a recognized job title 1,183 3,015 2,453
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.94% 97.04% 92.67%
Number of salaries quoted 803 2,259 1,539
10th Percentile £34,500 £33,200 £31,250
25th Percentile £47,231 £42,500 £42,710
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,443 £57,500 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.10% -0.86% +9.20%
75th Percentile £71,250 £71,250 £73,853
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £87,500
South West median annual salary £52,600 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.20% -4.76% +5.00%

Research Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings that featured Research Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for Research Engineer in Bristol

Research Engineer
Salary Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Research Engineer in Bristol.

Salary trend for Research Engineer in Bristol

Research Engineer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 8 May 2025, Research Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bristol region featuring Research Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) C
1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) PhD
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Cryptography
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 2 (100.00%) Go
1 2 (100.00%) Rust

Research Engineer Skill Set
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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cryptography
1 2 (100.00%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C
1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) Go
1 2 (100.00%) Rust
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) PhD