Safety Engineering Job Trends in Bristol

Safety Engineering
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring Safety Engineering skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 103 80 131
Rank change year-on-year -23 +51 -
Permanent jobs citing Safety Engineering 15 3 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.54% 0.28% 0.039%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.75% 0.34% 0.049%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £41,500 - £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 - £60,000
75th Percentile £60,500 - £65,000
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £51,000 £41,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +24.39% -31.67% +25.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Bristol

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,990 889 2,046
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 71.05% 81.56% 78.84%
Number of salaries quoted 1,449 651 1,516
10th Percentile £33,750 £29,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,443 £59,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.45% -3.46% -0.04%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £90,000 £87,500
South West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -7.41% -1.82%

Safety Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Safety Engineering relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Safety Engineering job vacancy trend in Bristol

Safety Engineering
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Safety Engineering.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Safety Engineering

Safety Engineering
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 (6.67%) JIRA
1 1 (6.67%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (6.67%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 1 (6.67%) Aerospace
1 1 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 14 (93.33%) Systems Engineer
2 8 (53.33%) Principal Engineer
2 8 (53.33%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 7 (46.67%) Senior
3 7 (46.67%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 5 (33.33%) Requirements Engineer
5 1 (6.67%) Safety Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
2 5 (33.33%) Requirements Engineering
3 2 (13.33%) Validation
3 2 (13.33%) Verification and Validation
4 1 (6.67%) Agile
4 1 (6.67%) AI
4 1 (6.67%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (6.67%) FMEA
4 1 (6.67%) Impact Assessments
4 1 (6.67%) MODAF
4 1 (6.67%) PRINCE2
4 1 (6.67%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (6.67%) Requirements Management
4 1 (6.67%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 8 (53.33%) SC Cleared
1 8 (53.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (6.67%) APMP
2 1 (6.67%) Chartered Engineer
2 1 (6.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.67%) HAZOP