Electronics Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Electronics
South West > Bristol

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in contract job vacancies in Bristol. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 23 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 53 35
Rank change year-on-year -29 -18 +2
Contract jobs citing Electronics 5 16 40
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.37% 2.28% 4.33%
As % of the General category 0.83% 3.82% 8.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 8 28
10th Percentile - £296 £398
25th Percentile - £355 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £370 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -22.11% -22.13%
75th Percentile - £414 £596
90th Percentile - £526 £775
South West median daily rate - £575 £575
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 4
10th Percentile - - £58.98
25th Percentile £51.25 £72.50 £60.44
Median hourly rate £52.50 £75.00 £63.75
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% +17.65% -1.92%
75th Percentile £61.25 £77.50 £65.59
90th Percentile £65.75 - £66.66
South West median hourly rate £29.00 £28.55 £60.25
% change year-on-year +1.58% -52.61% +9.55%

All General Skills
Bristol

Electronics falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in Bristol.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 606 419 480
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 44.72% 59.77% 51.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 314 214 257
10th Percentile £346 £235 £232
25th Percentile £434 £355 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £518 £450 £480
Median % change year-on-year +15.11% -6.25% -8.57%
75th Percentile £600 £575 £600
90th Percentile £665 £675 £688
South West median daily rate £525 £490 £515
% change year-on-year +7.14% -4.85% -3.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 124 59 103
10th Percentile £16.19 £6.00 £31.97
25th Percentile £25.75 £16.80 £58.63
Median hourly rate £45.00 £26.28 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +71.23% -62.46% +7.69%
75th Percentile £65.00 £56.19 £75.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £74.50 £80.00
South West median hourly rate £39.00 £22.63 £65.00
% change year-on-year +72.34% -65.18% +16.48%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Electronics relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Electronics job vacancy trend in Bristol

Electronics
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Electronics.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Electronics

Electronics
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Electronics.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Electronics

Electronics
Hourly Rate Histogram in Bristol

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Electronics in Bristol over the 6 months to 23 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Electronics in Bristol

Electronics
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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) 2G
1 1 (20.00%) 3G
1 1 (20.00%) 4G
1 1 (20.00%) 5G
1 1 (20.00%) LTE
1 1 (20.00%) Radio Access Network
1 1 (20.00%) Structured Cabling
General
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Design Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) PCB Design Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) PCB Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) RF Design Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) RF Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Audio Visual Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Automation Test Lead
2 1 (20.00%) Lead
2 1 (20.00%) Test Leader
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Embedded Systems
1 1 (20.00%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (20.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) CAD
1 2 (40.00%) Schematic Capture
2 1 (20.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (20.00%) Code Quality
2 1 (20.00%) Continuous Integration
2 1 (20.00%) Network Optimisation
2 1 (20.00%) Performance Analysis
2 1 (20.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (20.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (20.00%) TDD
2 1 (20.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (20.00%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) C
1 1 (20.00%) C++
1 1 (20.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
1 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Huawei