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Permanent Full Time Employee: Nuclear Mechanical Engineer 4 (NSSS Systems Design...
Posted Today by Seine LLC
Job Description: TYPE: PERMANENT EMPLOYEELOCATION:PREFERENCE OF HOUSTON, TEXASFOR THOSE LIVING WITHIN A 30-MILE RADIUS O...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Outside
- Work type Remote
- Location Remote
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Mechanical Commissioning Engineer
Posted 1 day ago by JAM Recruitment Ltd
PROJECT OVERVIEWMechanical Commissioning Engineer 12 Months Outside IR35 - £600 per day London and South Wales - Site Ba...
- Rate £75 per hour
- Category Outside
- Work type Onsite
- Location London; City of London; East London; Central London; South East London; West London; Canary Wharf; South West London; North London; Greenwich; Stratford
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Lead Mechanical Design Engineer
Posted 3 days ago by Professional Technical Ltd
Job PurposeThe Lead Mechanical Design Engineer will lead the multidisciplinary design and delivery of wastewater treatme...
- Rate £520 per day
- Category Outside
- Work type Remote
- Location Jacob's Well, Guildford (GU4), GU4 7ED
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Mechanical Engineer – Coring and Marine Systems
Posted 7 days ago by British Antarctic Survey
Overview PurposeTo oversee the integration of the two new Sediment coring systems onto the RRS Sir David Attenborough (S...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Fixed-Term
- Work type Not specified
- Location Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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Sign UpMechanical Engineer Contract Rates in Bristol: Day Rate Quartiles and Demand
Live market telemetry, compensation quartiles, and IR35 compliance benchmarks across the UK contract sector.
Median Daily Rate
£360/day
+28.6%
Interquartile Range
£278/day – £440/day
Middle 50% market distribution
Contract Engagement Split
11% Outside IR35
41% Inside IR35 engagements
Market Conditions and Compensation Trajectory
Enterprise demand for contract Mechanical Engineer talent across Bristol continues to expand across municipal technical initiatives, as regional enterprises scale core engineering capacity. Payment intelligence for localised Mechanical Engineer contracts identifies an established median day rate of £360/day, delivering a +28.6% differential against broader national averages. Quartile distribution across the district spans from £278/day to £440/day. 11% of active postings are structured outside IR35 legislation. The benchmark dataset rates current hiring for Mechanical Engineer contractors in Bristol as very high, its top demand band.
Daily Rate Quartiles and Market Benchmarks
Day rates and IR35 shares come from the Quality Contracts market benchmark dataset of UK contract postings; sector labels come from vacancies matching this hub. Quartiles use priced roles only.
| Metric | Value | What it shows |
|---|---|---|
| Median day rate | £360/day | Mid-market advertised pay for this hub |
| 25th percentile (P25) | £278/day | Lower-quartile priced vacancies |
| 75th percentile (P75) | £440/day | Upper-quartile priced vacancies |
| Hiring demand | Very High | Demand level in the benchmark dataset (Moderate, High or Very High) |
| Outside IR35 share | 11% | Stated limited-company / outside SDS |
| Inside IR35 share | 41% | Stated PAYE / umbrella / inside SDS |
| Undetermined IR35 | 48% | Adverts that omit a published status |
| Leading sector | Engineering (100%) | Largest hiring cluster in the sample |
| Priced sample | 40 roles | Postings with a stated day rate in the benchmark dataset |
| Regional rate band | major-city rate parity | Location pricing context, not an SDS |
Statutory Standards and Frequently Asked Questions
Bristol does not create a special IR35 code for Mechanical Engineer work. The client SDS should name the Bristol workplace and delivery model. An inside finding on a Bristol Mechanical Engineer brief typically deducts tax at source, while outside IR35 Mechanical Engineer work in Bristol is billed by a PSC. Local pay sits on major-city rate parity, so a higher Bristol headline rate can still be inside. Commuting into Bristol does not, by itself, prove substitution or lack of control. Read the Mechanical Engineer Bristol contract for workplace, hours, and equipment clauses.
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