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 7 July 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 14 5
Rank change year-on-year +3 -9 +3
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 194 107 482
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 7.21% 10.20% 14.81%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.59% 10.92% 15.25%
Number of salaries quoted 173 91 406
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £48,125 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% +0.74%
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £80,000
South West median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -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 2,555 980 3,161
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.98% 93.42% 97.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1,953 735 2,420
10th Percentile £29,750 £29,848 £30,251
25th Percentile £37,500 £43,290 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £70,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,750 £85,000
South West median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -4.76%

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 7 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 7 July 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 52 (26.80%) .NET
2 43 (22.16%) Full-Stack Development
3 41 (21.13%) Microsoft
4 40 (20.62%) JavaScript
5 39 (20.10%) Agile
6 37 (19.07%) C#
7 31 (15.98%) Azure
8 30 (15.46%) Software Engineering
9 29 (14.95%) SQL
10 26 (13.40%) AWS
11 23 (11.86%) SQL Server
11 23 (11.86%) TypeScript
12 22 (11.34%) PHP
13 19 (9.79%) React
14 18 (9.28%) HTML
15 17 (8.76%) AI
15 17 (8.76%) ASP.NET
15 17 (8.76%) SaaS
16 16 (8.25%) CSS
16 16 (8.25%) Mentoring
16 16 (8.25%) Python
17 15 (7.73%) Problem-Solving
18 14 (7.22%) DevOps
18 14 (7.22%) SC Cleared
18 14 (7.22%) Security Cleared
19 13 (6.70%) C++
20 11 (5.67%) AngularJS
20 11 (5.67%) Clean Code
20 11 (5.67%) REST
21 10 (5.15%) Analytics

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 4 (2.06%) NServiceBus
2 2 (1.03%) CMS
2 2 (1.03%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.03%) WordPress
3 1 (0.52%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.52%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 1 (0.52%) Chatbot
1 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 31 (15.98%) Azure
2 26 (13.40%) AWS
3 17 (8.76%) SaaS
4 10 (5.15%) Azure DevOps
5 8 (4.12%) Dynamics 365
6 6 (3.09%) GitHub
7 5 (2.58%) Azure AI
7 5 (2.58%) Google Play
7 5 (2.58%) Power Platform
8 3 (1.55%) AWS Lambda
8 3 (1.55%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 3 (1.55%) Figma
8 3 (1.55%) Microsoft 365
8 3 (1.55%) Serverless
9 2 (1.03%) Amazon S3
9 2 (1.03%) GitHub Copilot
9 2 (1.03%) Power Automate
9 2 (1.03%) PowerApps
10 1 (0.52%) Copilot Studio
10 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.03%) TCP/IP
2 1 (0.52%) Bluetooth
2 1 (0.52%) Internet
2 1 (0.52%) MQTT
2 1 (0.52%) UWB
2 1 (0.52%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (0.52%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (11.86%) SQL Server
2 10 (5.15%) MongoDB
3 6 (3.09%) MySQL
4 5 (2.58%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (1.03%) DataStage
5 2 (1.03%) DynamoDB
5 2 (1.03%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (1.03%) Power BI
6 1 (0.52%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.52%) Redis
Development Applications
1 9 (4.64%) Git
2 2 (1.03%) Postman
3 1 (0.52%) Claude Code
3 1 (0.52%) JIRA
3 1 (0.52%) MSTest
3 1 (0.52%) NUnit
3 1 (0.52%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.52%) Vite
General
1 11 (5.67%) Local Government
2 10 (5.15%) Social Skills
3 8 (4.12%) Tech for Good
4 7 (3.61%) Influencing Skills
5 6 (3.09%) Finance
6 5 (2.58%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (2.06%) Back Office
8 2 (1.03%) Military
8 2 (1.03%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (0.52%) Automotive
9 1 (0.52%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.52%) Law
9 1 (0.52%) Marketing
9 1 (0.52%) Multimedia
9 1 (0.52%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.52%) Social Housing
9 1 (0.52%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (26.80%) .NET
2 19 (9.79%) React
3 18 (9.28%) HTML
4 17 (8.76%) ASP.NET
5 16 (8.25%) CSS
6 11 (5.67%) AngularJS
6 11 (5.67%) REST
7 8 (4.12%) .NET Core
7 8 (4.12%) ASP.NET Core
7 8 (4.12%) Node.js
7 8 (4.12%) RESTful
8 7 (3.61%) Laravel
8 7 (3.61%) MFC
9 6 (3.09%) Blazor
10 5 (2.58%) ML.NET
11 4 (2.06%) NumPy
11 4 (2.06%) Pandas
11 4 (2.06%) React Native
11 4 (2.06%) Web Services
12 3 (1.55%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 12 (6.19%) Cloud Native
2 11 (5.67%) NHS
3 9 (4.64%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (3.61%) Mobile App
5 6 (3.09%) Educational Technology
6 5 (2.58%) iPhone
7 4 (2.06%) Algorithms
8 3 (1.55%) IoT
8 3 (1.55%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (1.55%) Product Ownership
9 2 (1.03%) Raspberry Pi
9 2 (1.03%) Renewable Energy
10 1 (0.52%) Analytical Mindset
10 1 (0.52%) ARM Cortex
10 1 (0.52%) Device Driver
10 1 (0.52%) Distributed Architecture
10 1 (0.52%) Embedded Systems
10 1 (0.52%) iPad
10 1 (0.52%) Management Information System
10 1 (0.52%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 8 (4.12%) Windows
2 5 (2.58%) Android
3 4 (2.06%) Linux
4 1 (0.52%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (22.16%) Full-Stack Development
2 39 (20.10%) Agile
3 30 (15.46%) Software Engineering
4 17 (8.76%) AI
5 16 (8.25%) Mentoring
6 15 (7.73%) Problem-Solving
7 14 (7.22%) DevOps
8 11 (5.67%) Clean Code
9 10 (5.15%) Analytics
10 9 (4.64%) Coaching
10 9 (4.64%) Refactoring
10 9 (4.64%) Test Automation
11 8 (4.12%) CI/CD
11 8 (4.12%) Data Security
11 8 (4.12%) Front End Development
11 8 (4.12%) Migration
12 7 (3.61%) Architectural Design
12 7 (3.61%) Decision-Making
12 7 (3.61%) Product Strategy
12 7 (3.61%) Product Vision
Programming Languages
1 40 (20.62%) JavaScript
2 37 (19.07%) C#
3 29 (14.95%) SQL
4 23 (11.86%) TypeScript
5 22 (11.34%) PHP
6 16 (8.25%) Python
7 13 (6.70%) C++
8 10 (5.15%) Java
9 2 (1.03%) PowerShell
9 2 (1.03%) Scala
10 1 (0.52%) C
10 1 (0.52%) Go
10 1 (0.52%) Rust
10 1 (0.52%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.52%) VB
Qualifications
1 14 (7.22%) SC Cleared
1 14 (7.22%) Security Cleared
2 6 (3.09%) Degree
3 2 (1.03%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (1.03%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (0.52%) AWS Certification
4 1 (0.52%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
4 1 (0.52%) Azure Certification
4 1 (0.52%) DV Cleared
4 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (3.09%) QA
2 2 (1.03%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.52%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.52%) JTAG
3 1 (0.52%) WCAG
System Software
1 5 (2.58%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.03%) Terraform
Vendors
1 41 (21.13%) Microsoft
2 10 (5.15%) Salesforce
3 6 (3.09%) Google
4 2 (1.03%) OpenAI
5 1 (0.52%) Databricks
5 1 (0.52%) Remedy
5 1 (0.52%) WooCommerce
5 1 (0.52%) Yahoo!