Computer Science Jobs in Bristol

Computer Science
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bristol requiring Computer Science skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Computer Science over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 58 41 80
Rank change year-on-year -17 +39 -2
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 43 154 98
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 3.44% 4.96% 3.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.61% 5.61% 3.87%
Number of salaries quoted 24 123 79
10th Percentile £34,372 £37,500 £29,850
25th Percentile £37,574 £42,500 £49,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £59,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.87% -8.46% +18.18%
75th Percentile £66,250 £77,500 £76,875
90th Percentile £77,125 £97,500 £87,500
South West median annual salary £40,101 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -19.80% -4.76% +5.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Bristol

Computer Science falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Bristol.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,192 2,746 2,535
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 95.28% 88.47% 95.55%
Number of salaries quoted 789 2,061 1,503
10th Percentile £30,750 £35,000 £34,723
25th Percentile £46,500 £43,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,443 £58,000 £59,191
Median % change year-on-year -0.96% -2.01% +11.45%
75th Percentile £71,250 £72,433 £74,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £87,500
South West median annual salary £52,600 £50,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.16% -3.81% +5.00%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings citing Computer Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in Bristol

Computer Science
Salary Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in Bristol.

Salary trend for Computer Science in Bristol

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in Bristol over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Computer Science in Bristol

Computer Science
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 2 (4.65%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (4.65%) NServiceBus
2 1 (2.33%) Apache Spark
2 1 (2.33%) Confluence
Applications
1 7 (16.28%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 7 (16.28%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 11 (25.58%) Azure
2 10 (23.26%) AWS
3 3 (6.98%) SaaS
3 3 (6.98%) Serverless
4 2 (4.65%) Cloud Computing
4 2 (4.65%) GCP
4 2 (4.65%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (2.33%) Azure Cosmos DB
5 1 (2.33%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.65%) DHCP
1 2 (4.65%) DNS
1 2 (4.65%) Firewall
1 2 (4.65%) Internet
1 2 (4.65%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (9.30%) NoSQL
2 2 (4.65%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 7 (16.28%) Rational DOORS
2 3 (6.98%) GitLab
2 3 (6.98%) Xcode
2 3 (6.98%) XCTest
3 2 (4.65%) Burp Suite
3 2 (4.65%) Metasploit
4 1 (2.33%) Jenkins
4 1 (2.33%) JIRA
General
1 23 (53.49%) Social Skills
2 16 (37.21%) Electronics
3 11 (25.58%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (25.58%) Finance
4 9 (20.93%) Aerospace
5 3 (6.98%) Banking
5 3 (6.98%) Private Banking
5 3 (6.98%) Retail
6 2 (4.65%) Telecoms
7 1 (2.33%) Automotive
7 1 (2.33%) Financial Institution
7 1 (2.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (2.33%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 13 (30.23%) Software Engineer
2 11 (25.58%) Junior
3 8 (18.60%) Lead
4 7 (16.28%) Developer
4 7 (16.28%) Junior Systems Engineer
4 7 (16.28%) Systems Engineer
5 6 (13.95%) Software Developer
6 4 (9.30%) Senior
6 4 (9.30%) Software Team Leader
6 4 (9.30%) Team Leader
7 3 (6.98%) iOS Software Engineer
7 3 (6.98%) Junior Software Engineer
7 3 (6.98%) Lead Software Engineer
7 3 (6.98%) SaaS Software Engineer
8 2 (4.65%) Penetration Tester
8 2 (4.65%) Senior Penetration Tester
8 2 (4.65%) Senior Software Engineer
8 2 (4.65%) Senior Tester
8 2 (4.65%) Systems Manager
8 2 (4.65%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (16.28%) .NET
2 6 (13.95%) ASP.NET
3 5 (11.63%) .NET Core
3 5 (11.63%) REST
4 4 (9.30%) .NET Framework
4 4 (9.30%) Entity Framework
4 4 (9.30%) React
4 4 (9.30%) RESTful
5 3 (6.98%) AngularJS
5 3 (6.98%) CSS
5 3 (6.98%) LAMP
5 3 (6.98%) Laravel
5 3 (6.98%) React Native
5 3 (6.98%) SwiftUI
6 2 (4.65%) HTML
6 2 (4.65%) Hugging Face
6 2 (4.65%) PyTorch
6 2 (4.65%) TensorFlow
7 1 (2.33%) Node.js
7 1 (2.33%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 10 (23.26%) Algorithms
2 8 (18.60%) Data Structures
3 6 (13.95%) Product Ownership
4 4 (9.30%) Cyber Threat
4 4 (9.30%) Management Information System
5 3 (6.98%) Reinsurance
5 3 (6.98%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (6.98%) W3C
6 2 (4.65%) Data Centre
7 1 (2.33%) Client/Server
7 1 (2.33%) Cloud Native
7 1 (2.33%) Distributed Computing
7 1 (2.33%) Low-Code
7 1 (2.33%) N-Tier
7 1 (2.33%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 11 (25.58%) Apple iOS
2 10 (23.26%) Windows
3 5 (11.63%) Linux
4 3 (6.98%) Android
5 2 (4.65%) Unix
5 2 (4.65%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (51.16%) Problem-Solving
1 22 (51.16%) Software Engineering
2 19 (44.19%) Agile
3 13 (30.23%) Mathematics
4 11 (25.58%) Physics
4 11 (25.58%) Project Management
4 11 (25.58%) Test Automation
4 11 (25.58%) User Experience
5 10 (23.26%) Analytical Thinking
5 10 (23.26%) Continuous Improvement
5 10 (23.26%) Mentoring
5 10 (23.26%) Scrum
6 9 (20.93%) CI/CD
7 8 (18.60%) Complexity Analysis
7 8 (18.60%) Refactoring
7 8 (18.60%) System Integration Testing
7 8 (18.60%) UX Design
8 7 (16.28%) PLM
8 7 (16.28%) SysML
8 7 (16.28%) UML
Programming Languages
1 15 (34.88%) Java
2 13 (30.23%) C#
2 13 (30.23%) Python
3 10 (23.26%) C++
4 7 (16.28%) JavaScript
4 7 (16.28%) MATLAB
5 5 (11.63%) SQL
6 4 (9.30%) Bash
7 3 (6.98%) Clojure
7 3 (6.98%) PHP
7 3 (6.98%) Swift
8 2 (4.65%) PowerShell
8 2 (4.65%) Rust
8 2 (4.65%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 31 (72.09%) Degree
2 16 (37.21%) Computer Science Degree
3 7 (16.28%) BPSS Clearance
4 5 (11.63%) Master's Degree
5 2 (4.65%) CHECK Team Member
5 2 (4.65%) CREST Certified
5 2 (4.65%) PhD
5 2 (4.65%) PMI Certification
5 2 (4.65%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (16.28%) QA
2 4 (9.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (6.98%) Accessibility
3 3 (6.98%) GDPR
4 2 (4.65%) Actionable Recommendations
4 2 (4.65%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (4.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (4.65%) PCI DSS
4 2 (4.65%) SLA
5 1 (2.33%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 2 (4.65%) Active Directory
1 2 (4.65%) Hyper-V
1 2 (4.65%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 2 (4.65%) Nmap
Vendors
1 7 (16.28%) IBM
2 2 (4.65%) Nimble Storage
2 2 (4.65%) SolarWinds
2 2 (4.65%) Splunk
2 2 (4.65%) Veeam
2 2 (4.65%) Zscaler
3 1 (2.33%) Databricks
3 1 (2.33%) Graphcore
3 1 (2.33%) SnapLogic