Software Programmer Job Trends, Salaries & Skill Sets in Bristol

Software Programmer
South West > Bristol

As of 8 June 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Software Programmer salary in Bristol.

	6 months to 8 Jun 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	-	-	152
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Programmer	0	0	4
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol	-	-	0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category	-	-	0.13%
Number of salaries quoted	0	0	0
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	-	-	-
South West median annual salary	-	-	-

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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	2,569	864	3,177
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title	94.94%	94.63%	97.07%
Number of salaries quoted	1,972	617	2,478
10^th Percentile	£28,550	£29,450	£31,250
25^th Percentile	£40,000	£45,000	£42,500
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£55,000	£59,652	£55,000
Median % change year-on-year	-7.80%	+8.46%	-4.35%
75^th Percentile	£75,000	£73,886	£70,250
90^th Percentile	£85,000	£91,750	£85,000
South West median annual salary	£50,000	£51,000	£50,000
% change year-on-year	-1.96%	+2.00%	-4.76%

Software Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Software Programmer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bristol.