Developer Job Trends in Bristol

Developer
South West > Bristol

The median Developer salary in Bristol is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 October 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 18 8
Rank change year-on-year -6 -10 +8
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 164 90 288
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 4.95% 7.89% 12.83%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.29% 8.51% 13.33%
Number of salaries quoted 160 81 207
10th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £35,350
25th Percentile £50,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
South West median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +14.29% +5.00% -9.09%

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 3,103 1,057 2,161
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.66% 92.72% 96.26%
Number of salaries quoted 2,349 784 1,406
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -4.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £68,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £85,000
South West median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% -10.00% -9.09%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Developer job vacancy trend in Bristol

Developer
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Bristol.

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Bristol

Developer
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Bristol over the 6 months to 6 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Bristol

Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 6 October 2026, Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bristol region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 72 (43.90%) Full-Stack Development
2 36 (21.95%) Agile
3 35 (21.34%) AWS
4 34 (20.73%) JavaScript
5 33 (20.12%) Microsoft
6 29 (17.68%) AI
7 27 (16.46%) .NET
8 24 (14.63%) Azure
8 24 (14.63%) C#
8 24 (14.63%) React
8 24 (14.63%) TypeScript
9 23 (14.02%) Software Engineering
9 23 (14.02%) SQL
10 19 (11.59%) PHP
11 18 (10.98%) Problem-Solving
12 16 (9.76%) Analytics
12 16 (9.76%) Kotlin
13 15 (9.15%) Mentoring
14 14 (8.54%) C++
14 14 (8.54%) CI/CD
15 13 (7.93%) RESTful
15 13 (7.93%) SC Cleared
15 13 (7.93%) Security Cleared
16 12 (7.32%) Java
16 12 (7.32%) Node.js
16 12 (7.32%) SQL Server
17 11 (6.71%) HTML
17 11 (6.71%) Laravel
17 11 (6.71%) Python
18 10 (6.10%) Continuous Improvement

Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 3 (1.83%) CMS
2 2 (1.22%) EPiServer
2 2 (1.22%) NServiceBus
2 2 (1.22%) WordPress
3 1 (0.61%) Headless CMS
3 1 (0.61%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (0.61%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 1 (0.61%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 35 (21.34%) AWS
2 24 (14.63%) Azure
3 9 (5.49%) Dynamics 365
4 8 (4.88%) Azure DevOps
4 8 (4.88%) GitHub
4 8 (4.88%) SaaS
5 7 (4.27%) Power Platform
6 6 (3.66%) Azure AI
6 6 (3.66%) Figma
7 5 (3.05%) Google Play
8 4 (2.44%) Amazon S3
8 4 (2.44%) AWS Lambda
8 4 (2.44%) GitHub Copilot
8 4 (2.44%) Serverless
9 3 (1.83%) Anthropic Claude
9 3 (1.83%) Microsoft 365
9 3 (1.83%) Power Automate
9 3 (1.83%) PowerApps
10 2 (1.22%) Copilot Studio
10 2 (1.22%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.61%) Bluetooth
1 1 (0.61%) MQTT
1 1 (0.61%) TCP/IP
1 1 (0.61%) UWB
1 1 (0.61%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (0.61%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (7.32%) SQL Server
2 9 (5.49%) MongoDB
3 6 (3.66%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (3.05%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (2.44%) ClickHouse
5 4 (2.44%) DynamoDB
5 4 (2.44%) Relational Database
6 3 (1.83%) MySQL
6 3 (1.83%) Power BI
7 1 (0.61%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.61%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 10 (6.10%) Git
2 5 (3.05%) Postman
3 2 (1.22%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.61%) Claude Code
4 1 (0.61%) JIRA
4 1 (0.61%) Storybook
4 1 (0.61%) Visual Studio
General
1 19 (11.59%) Social Skills
2 12 (7.32%) Public Sector
3 11 (6.71%) Local Government
4 10 (6.10%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (4.27%) Influencing Skills
6 5 (3.05%) Finance
7 4 (2.44%) Back Office
7 4 (2.44%) Telecoms
8 3 (1.83%) Aerospace
9 2 (1.22%) Retail
10 1 (0.61%) Automotive
10 1 (0.61%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.61%) Law
10 1 (0.61%) Marketing
10 1 (0.61%) Military
10 1 (0.61%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.61%) Social Housing
10 1 (0.61%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (16.46%) .NET
2 24 (14.63%) React
3 13 (7.93%) RESTful
4 12 (7.32%) Node.js
5 11 (6.71%) HTML
5 11 (6.71%) Laravel
6 10 (6.10%) CSS
7 8 (4.88%) ASP.NET
7 8 (4.88%) Next.js
8 7 (4.27%) ASP.NET Core
8 7 (4.27%) MFC
9 6 (3.66%) REST
9 6 (3.66%) Vue
10 5 (3.05%) .NET Core
10 5 (3.05%) Blazor
10 5 (3.05%) ML.NET
10 5 (3.05%) Terraform
10 5 (3.05%) Web Services
11 4 (2.44%) AWS CDK
11 4 (2.44%) LangChain
Miscellaneous
1 14 (8.54%) Cloud Native
2 12 (7.32%) Self-Motivation
3 11 (6.71%) NHS
4 7 (4.27%) Mobile App
5 5 (3.05%) iPhone
6 4 (2.44%) PMI
7 2 (1.22%) Algorithms
7 2 (1.22%) Greenfield Project
7 2 (1.22%) IoT
7 2 (1.22%) Raspberry Pi
7 2 (1.22%) Virtual Team
8 1 (0.61%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.61%) ARM Cortex
8 1 (0.61%) Device Driver
8 1 (0.61%) Embedded Systems
8 1 (0.61%) iPad
8 1 (0.61%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.61%) Management Information System
8 1 (0.61%) Product Ownership
8 1 (0.61%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 7 (4.27%) Windows
2 5 (3.05%) Android
3 3 (1.83%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (43.90%) Full-Stack Development
2 36 (21.95%) Agile
3 29 (17.68%) AI
4 23 (14.02%) Software Engineering
5 18 (10.98%) Problem-Solving
6 16 (9.76%) Analytics
7 15 (9.15%) Mentoring
8 14 (8.54%) CI/CD
9 10 (6.10%) Continuous Improvement
9 10 (6.10%) Sprint Planning
9 10 (6.10%) User Experience
10 9 (5.49%) DevOps
10 9 (5.49%) Migration
10 9 (5.49%) Prototyping
10 9 (5.49%) Refactoring
10 9 (5.49%) Test Automation
11 8 (4.88%) Clean Code
11 8 (4.88%) Coaching
11 8 (4.88%) Data Security
11 8 (4.88%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 34 (20.73%) JavaScript
2 24 (14.63%) C#
2 24 (14.63%) TypeScript
3 23 (14.02%) SQL
4 19 (11.59%) PHP
5 16 (9.76%) Kotlin
6 14 (8.54%) C++
7 12 (7.32%) Java
8 11 (6.71%) Python
9 2 (1.22%) Scala
9 2 (1.22%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.61%) C
10 1 (0.61%) Go
10 1 (0.61%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.61%) Rust
10 1 (0.61%) VB
Qualifications
1 13 (7.93%) SC Cleared
1 13 (7.93%) Security Cleared
2 8 (4.88%) Degree
3 4 (2.44%) PMI Certification
4 2 (1.22%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (0.61%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (0.61%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.83%) Accessibility
2 2 (1.22%) Data Quality
2 2 (1.22%) WCAG
3 1 (0.61%) JTAG
3 1 (0.61%) QA
System Software
1 6 (3.66%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.61%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 33 (20.12%) Microsoft
2 6 (3.66%) Google
3 5 (3.05%) OpenAI
4 2 (1.22%) Optimizely
5 1 (0.61%) Adobe
5 1 (0.61%) WooCommerce
5 1 (0.61%) Yahoo!