Safety Engineer Job Trends in Bristol

Safety Engineer
South West > Bristol

The median Safety Engineer salary in Bristol is £51,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 July 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 117 84 -
Rank change year-on-year -33 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Safety Engineer 1 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.036% 0.28% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.038% 0.30% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £41,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 - -
75th Percentile £60,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £51,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 2,619 993 2,642
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.89% 91.61% 96.81%
Number of salaries quoted 1,967 753 1,996
10th Percentile £29,650 £29,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,500 £40,931 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -7.60%
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,886 £70,250
90th Percentile £86,000 £90,000 £85,000
South West median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -7.41%

Safety Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Safety Engineer job vacancy trend in Bristol

Safety Engineer
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for Safety Engineer job vacancies in Bristol.

Salary distribution trend for Safety Engineer job vacancies in Bristol

Safety Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 31 July 2026, Safety Engineer 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 permanent job ads across the Bristol region featuring Safety Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) FMEA
1 1 (100.00%) HAZOP
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Safety Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow

Safety 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) FMEA
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Safety Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) HAZOP