Advertised pay · updated 4 October 2026

Civil Engineer salary in Bristol

Civil Engineer roles in Bristol are advertised at a median of £48,750 a year (n=8). That is 4% lower than the UK median of £50,625 (n=154). Based on 9 adverts live on this board, 89% of which state pay. Updated 4 October 2026.

Civil Engineer in Bristol, median advertised salary£48,750advertised · 8 adverts stating pay · 04 Oct 2026
Civil Engineer, UK median£50,625advertised · 154 adverts stating pay · 04 Oct 2026

That is 4% lower than the UK median of £50,625 (n=154).

Middle half of adverts£37,125 – £56,875advertised · 8 adverts stating pay · 04 Oct 2026
Lowest to highest£34,000 – £73,313advertised · 8 adverts stating pay · 04 Oct 2026
Adverts stating pay8 of 989% of live adverts · 04 Oct 2026

The Bristol figure and the UK figure are two different samples of adverts, not an adjustment of one by the other. Neither accounts for the cost of living, and one large employer hiring can move a city on its own.

Advertised, not paid: these are the salaries employers stated in live job adverts. They are not a survey of what people are paid, and this site neither sets nor guarantees any rate.

How the adverts spread

The five measured points of advertised pay for Civil Engineer roles in Bristol.

  • Lowest advertised£34,000advertised · the lowest of 8 adverts stating pay · 04 Oct 2026
  • 25th percentile£37,125advertised · a quarter of 8 adverts are below · 04 Oct 2026
  • Median£48,750advertised · half of 8 adverts are below · 04 Oct 2026
  • 75th percentile£56,875advertised · three quarters of 8 adverts are below · 04 Oct 2026
  • Highest advertised£73,313advertised · the highest of 8 adverts stating pay · 04 Oct 2026

Five measured points from the adverts that state pay. Nothing is drawn between them, because the shape in between has not been measured.

Permanent and contract

Only adverts the feed marks as permanent or contract for Civil Engineer roles in Bristol, so the two samples do not add up to the headline figure.

Permanent, median advertised salaryNot enough adverts yet to publish a figure.
Contract, median advertised day rateNot enough adverts yet to publish a figure.

Day rates are converted at 230 working days a year and annual figures back the same way, so the two are the same number in different units. An equivalent is arithmetic, not an offer.

Month by month

One month of snapshots for Civil Engineer roles in Bristol so far, so nothing to compare it with yet.

The last snapshot of each month. A month with too few adverts stating pay is left out, never carried forward.
MonthMedian advertisedBasis
October 2026£48,750advertised · 8 adverts stating pay · 04 Oct 2026

A change between two months is a change in what is being advertised, a different mix of employers and levels, not a pay rise.

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How the city figure is worked out

An advert counts towards Bristol when its location resolves to Bristol. An advert whose location cannot be resolved counts towards the UK figure only, and is never spread across nearby cities.

Adverts that state no pay (competitive, negotiable, depending on experience) are counted in the total and left out of every figure, which is why the share stating pay is printed beside the sample.

Nothing is estimated. Below 5 adverts stating pay this site publishes no figure and says how many it has. The full method.

Based on 9 adverts live on this board, 89% of which state pay. Updated 4 October 2026.