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 29 September 2026.

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

6 months to
29 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 18 8
Rank change year-on-year -4 -10 +8
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 168 90 301
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 5.13% 8.13% 13.06%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.46% 8.76% 13.54%
Number of salaries quoted 163 81 220
10th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £37,375
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 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
South West median annual salary £58,750 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.90% +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 3,075 1,027 2,223
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.84% 92.77% 96.48%
Number of salaries quoted 2,332 758 1,459
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,969 £36,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,600 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.07% -4.36% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £68,750 £70,250
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 29 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 29 September 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 73 (43.45%) Full-Stack Development
2 37 (22.02%) AWS
3 36 (21.43%) Agile
3 36 (21.43%) JavaScript
3 36 (21.43%) Microsoft
4 31 (18.45%) .NET
5 30 (17.86%) AI
6 28 (16.67%) React
7 26 (15.48%) C#
7 26 (15.48%) TypeScript
8 25 (14.88%) Azure
8 25 (14.88%) SQL
9 24 (14.29%) Software Engineering
10 18 (10.71%) Problem-Solving
11 17 (10.12%) PHP
12 16 (9.52%) Analytics
13 15 (8.93%) CI/CD
13 15 (8.93%) Mentoring
14 14 (8.33%) C++
14 14 (8.33%) Kotlin
14 14 (8.33%) SC Cleared
14 14 (8.33%) Security Cleared
15 13 (7.74%) HTML
15 13 (7.74%) RESTful
16 12 (7.14%) CSS
16 12 (7.14%) Git
16 12 (7.14%) Java
16 12 (7.14%) Node.js
16 12 (7.14%) SQL Server
17 11 (6.55%) Laravel

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 (1.79%) CMS
2 2 (1.19%) EPiServer
2 2 (1.19%) NServiceBus
2 2 (1.19%) WordPress
3 1 (0.60%) Headless CMS
3 1 (0.60%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (0.60%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 1 (0.60%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 37 (22.02%) AWS
2 25 (14.88%) Azure
3 9 (5.36%) Azure DevOps
3 9 (5.36%) Dynamics 365
3 9 (5.36%) GitHub
4 7 (4.17%) Power Platform
4 7 (4.17%) SaaS
5 6 (3.57%) Azure AI
5 6 (3.57%) Figma
6 5 (2.98%) Google Play
7 4 (2.38%) Amazon S3
7 4 (2.38%) AWS Lambda
7 4 (2.38%) GitHub Copilot
7 4 (2.38%) Serverless
8 3 (1.79%) Anthropic Claude
8 3 (1.79%) Microsoft 365
8 3 (1.79%) Power Automate
8 3 (1.79%) PowerApps
9 2 (1.19%) Copilot Studio
9 2 (1.19%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.60%) Bluetooth
1 1 (0.60%) MQTT
1 1 (0.60%) TCP/IP
1 1 (0.60%) UWB
1 1 (0.60%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (0.60%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (7.14%) SQL Server
2 9 (5.36%) MongoDB
3 6 (3.57%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (2.98%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (2.38%) ClickHouse
5 4 (2.38%) DynamoDB
5 4 (2.38%) Relational Database
6 3 (1.79%) MySQL
6 3 (1.79%) Power BI
7 1 (0.60%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.60%) Redis
7 1 (0.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 12 (7.14%) Git
2 5 (2.98%) Postman
3 2 (1.19%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.60%) Claude Code
4 1 (0.60%) JIRA
4 1 (0.60%) Storybook
4 1 (0.60%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.60%) Vite
General
1 19 (11.31%) Social Skills
2 11 (6.55%) Local Government
2 11 (6.55%) Public Sector
3 10 (5.95%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (4.17%) Influencing Skills
5 5 (2.98%) Finance
6 4 (2.38%) Back Office
6 4 (2.38%) Telecoms
7 3 (1.79%) Aerospace
8 1 (0.60%) Automotive
8 1 (0.60%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.60%) Law
8 1 (0.60%) Marketing
8 1 (0.60%) Military
8 1 (0.60%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.60%) Social Housing
8 1 (0.60%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (18.45%) .NET
2 28 (16.67%) React
3 13 (7.74%) HTML
3 13 (7.74%) RESTful
4 12 (7.14%) CSS
4 12 (7.14%) Node.js
5 11 (6.55%) Laravel
6 9 (5.36%) ASP.NET
7 8 (4.76%) Next.js
8 7 (4.17%) ASP.NET Core
8 7 (4.17%) MFC
8 7 (4.17%) REST
9 6 (3.57%) .NET Core
9 6 (3.57%) Blazor
9 6 (3.57%) Vue
10 5 (2.98%) ML.NET
10 5 (2.98%) Terraform
10 5 (2.98%) Web Services
11 4 (2.38%) AngularJS
11 4 (2.38%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 15 (8.93%) Cloud Native
2 12 (7.14%) Self-Motivation
3 11 (6.55%) NHS
4 7 (4.17%) Mobile App
5 5 (2.98%) iPhone
6 4 (2.38%) PMI
7 2 (1.19%) Algorithms
7 2 (1.19%) Greenfield Project
7 2 (1.19%) IoT
7 2 (1.19%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.19%) Raspberry Pi
7 2 (1.19%) Renewable Energy
7 2 (1.19%) Virtual Team
8 1 (0.60%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.60%) ARM Cortex
8 1 (0.60%) Embedded Systems
8 1 (0.60%) iPad
8 1 (0.60%) Management Information System
8 1 (0.60%) Product Ownership
8 1 (0.60%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 7 (4.17%) Windows
2 5 (2.98%) Android
3 3 (1.79%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (43.45%) Full-Stack Development
2 36 (21.43%) Agile
3 30 (17.86%) AI
4 24 (14.29%) Software Engineering
5 18 (10.71%) Problem-Solving
6 16 (9.52%) Analytics
7 15 (8.93%) CI/CD
7 15 (8.93%) Mentoring
8 11 (6.55%) User Experience
9 10 (5.95%) Continuous Improvement
9 10 (5.95%) DevOps
9 10 (5.95%) Sprint Planning
9 10 (5.95%) Test Automation
10 9 (5.36%) Front End Development
10 9 (5.36%) Migration
10 9 (5.36%) Prototyping
10 9 (5.36%) Refactoring
11 8 (4.76%) Clean Code
11 8 (4.76%) Code Quality
11 8 (4.76%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 36 (21.43%) JavaScript
2 26 (15.48%) C#
2 26 (15.48%) TypeScript
3 25 (14.88%) SQL
4 17 (10.12%) PHP
5 14 (8.33%) C++
5 14 (8.33%) Kotlin
6 12 (7.14%) Java
7 11 (6.55%) Python
8 2 (1.19%) Scala
8 2 (1.19%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.60%) C
9 1 (0.60%) Go
9 1 (0.60%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.60%) Rust
9 1 (0.60%) VB
Qualifications
1 14 (8.33%) SC Cleared
1 14 (8.33%) Security Cleared
2 8 (4.76%) Degree
3 4 (2.38%) PMI Certification
4 2 (1.19%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (0.60%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (0.60%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.79%) Accessibility
2 2 (1.19%) Data Quality
2 2 (1.19%) WCAG
3 1 (0.60%) JTAG
3 1 (0.60%) QA
System Software
1 7 (4.17%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.60%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 36 (21.43%) Microsoft
2 6 (3.57%) Google
3 5 (2.98%) OpenAI
4 2 (1.19%) Optimizely
5 1 (0.60%) Adobe
5 1 (0.60%) WooCommerce
5 1 (0.60%) Yahoo!