Senior Software Engineer Jobs in Bristol

Senior Software Engineer
South West > Bristol

The median Senior Software Engineer salary in Bristol is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 30 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 67 142 159
Rank change year-on-year +75 +17 -49
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer 104 28 37
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 3.35% 1.06% 1.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.46% 1.14% 1.15%
Number of salaries quoted 67 20 21
10th Percentile - £57,500 £50,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £60,313 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% - +16.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,750 £81,250
South West median annual salary £62,500 £66,250 £66,250
% change year-on-year -5.66% - +15.22%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 3,008 2,462 3,218
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.91% 92.80% 97.96%
Number of salaries quoted 2,249 1,546 2,210
10th Percentile £33,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,710 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,810 £53,112
Median % change year-on-year -0.54% +8.85% +14.22%
75th Percentile £71,250 £74,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £85,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%

Senior Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings that featured Senior Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Software Engineer in Bristol

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Engineer in Bristol.

Salary trend for Senior Software Engineer in Bristol

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Software Engineer in Bristol over the 6 months to 30 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior Software Engineer in Bristol

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 30 April 2024, Senior Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bristol region featuring Senior Software Engineer in the job title.

1 104 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 31 (29.81%) React
3 30 (28.85%) Agile
4 29 (27.88%) JavaScript
4 29 (27.88%) DevOps
5 26 (25.00%) Web Development
6 25 (24.04%) Security Cleared
6 25 (24.04%) Actionable Insight
6 25 (24.04%) Azure
6 25 (24.04%) AWS
7 24 (23.08%) Python
8 23 (22.12%) C++
9 21 (20.19%) .NET
9 21 (20.19%) .NET Core
10 20 (19.23%) PostgreSQL
11 19 (18.27%) SC Cleared
12 18 (17.31%) CI/CD
13 17 (16.35%) PostGIS
13 17 (16.35%) Leaflet
13 17 (16.35%) GeoServer
13 17 (16.35%) OpenLayers
13 17 (16.35%) QGIS
13 17 (16.35%) GIS
13 17 (16.35%) ESRI
13 17 (16.35%) ArcGIS
14 16 (15.38%) Automotive
14 16 (15.38%) Aviation
14 16 (15.38%) Self-Motivation
15 15 (14.42%) CSS
15 15 (14.42%) Mentoring

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 17 (16.35%) ArcGIS
1 17 (16.35%) GeoServer
2 2 (1.92%) JBoss
2 2 (1.92%) Red Hat Fuse
Cloud Services
1 25 (24.04%) AWS
1 25 (24.04%) Azure
2 10 (9.62%) SaaS
3 8 (7.69%) Azure DevOps
3 8 (7.69%) Azure Functions
3 8 (7.69%) Serverless
4 3 (2.88%) npm
5 2 (1.92%) Cloud Computing
5 2 (1.92%) GCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (19.23%) PostgreSQL
2 17 (16.35%) GIS
2 17 (16.35%) QGIS
3 2 (1.92%) MySQL
3 2 (1.92%) Oracle Database
3 2 (1.92%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.96%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 11 (10.58%) Git
2 3 (2.88%) Jenkins
2 3 (2.88%) Storybook
3 2 (1.92%) IBM UrbanCode
3 2 (1.92%) IntelliJ
3 2 (1.92%) Oracle Forms
General
1 16 (15.38%) Automotive
1 16 (15.38%) Aviation
2 10 (9.62%) Social Skills
3 6 (5.77%) Finance
4 4 (3.85%) Manufacturing
5 3 (2.88%) Advertising
5 3 (2.88%) Financial Institution
5 3 (2.88%) Public Sector
6 2 (1.92%) Banking
7 1 (0.96%) Aerospace
7 1 (0.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (0.96%) Social Housing
7 1 (0.96%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (29.81%) React
2 21 (20.19%) .NET
2 21 (20.19%) .NET Core
3 17 (16.35%) Leaflet
3 17 (16.35%) OpenLayers
3 17 (16.35%) PostGIS
4 15 (14.42%) CSS
4 15 (14.42%) Node.js
5 14 (13.46%) AngularJS
6 8 (7.69%) .NET Framework
6 8 (7.69%) ASP.NET
6 8 (7.69%) ASP.NET Core
6 8 (7.69%) ASP.NET Web API
6 8 (7.69%) Entity Framework
6 8 (7.69%) Lambda Expressions
7 7 (6.73%) Django
8 6 (5.77%) Middleware
9 4 (3.85%) REST
10 3 (2.88%) RESTful
10 3 (2.88%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 16 (15.38%) Self-Motivation
2 8 (7.69%) Cloud Native
2 8 (7.69%) Product Ownership
3 4 (3.85%) Mobile App
4 2 (1.92%) Greenfield Project
5 1 (0.96%) Distributed Systems
5 1 (0.96%) IoT
5 1 (0.96%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 5 (4.81%) Linux
2 4 (3.85%) Apple iOS
2 4 (3.85%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 30 (28.85%) Agile
3 29 (27.88%) DevOps
4 26 (25.00%) Web Development
5 25 (24.04%) Actionable Insight
6 18 (17.31%) CI/CD
7 15 (14.42%) Mentoring
8 14 (13.46%) Problem-Solving
9 12 (11.54%) Fintech
9 12 (11.54%) Unit Testing
10 11 (10.58%) Artificial Intelligence
10 11 (10.58%) Computer Science
11 9 (8.65%) Microservices
12 8 (7.69%) Data Analysis
12 8 (7.69%) Integration Testing
12 8 (7.69%) Kanban
12 8 (7.69%) Machine Learning
12 8 (7.69%) MVC
12 8 (7.69%) Scrum
13 7 (6.73%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 29 (27.88%) JavaScript
2 24 (23.08%) Python
3 23 (22.12%) C++
4 12 (11.54%) C#
5 7 (6.73%) TypeScript
6 6 (5.77%) Java
7 5 (4.81%) Go
8 4 (3.85%) Ada
8 4 (3.85%) Swift
9 1 (0.96%) C
9 1 (0.96%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 25 (24.04%) Security Cleared
2 19 (18.27%) SC Cleared
3 11 (10.58%) Degree
4 5 (4.81%) BPSS Clearance
System Software
1 7 (6.73%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.96%) Kubernetes
1 1 (0.96%) Terraform
Vendors
1 17 (16.35%) ESRI
2 2 (1.92%) Google
2 2 (1.92%) Oracle