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 3 March 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 12 8
Rank change year-on-year -2 -4 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 155 155 372
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 6.25% 13.67% 14.87%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.61% 14.33% 15.47%
Number of salaries quoted 123 110 330
10th Percentile £42,750 £46,000 £38,750
25th Percentile £47,125 £52,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.35%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £84,125 £80,000
South West median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -4.76%

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 2,345 1,082 2,405
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.59% 95.41% 96.16%
Number of salaries quoted 1,739 661 1,967
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £47,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +6.19% +2.73%
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,886 £72,433
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £85,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £54,439 £50,000
% change year-on-year -8.15% +8.88% -

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 3 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 3 March 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 41 (26.45%) JavaScript
2 31 (20.00%) Agile
3 30 (19.35%) Azure
4 28 (18.06%) .NET
5 26 (16.77%) AWS
6 25 (16.13%) C#
6 25 (16.13%) TypeScript
7 23 (14.84%) HTML
7 23 (14.84%) PHP
8 20 (12.90%) CSS
8 20 (12.90%) Software Engineering
9 19 (12.26%) Clean Code
10 18 (11.61%) Full-Stack Development
10 18 (11.61%) SQL
11 17 (10.97%) GitHub
11 17 (10.97%) Python
12 16 (10.32%) React
13 14 (9.03%) SaaS
14 13 (8.39%) AngularJS
14 13 (8.39%) Mentoring
15 11 (7.10%) Problem-Solving
15 11 (7.10%) SQL Server
16 10 (6.45%) CI/CD
16 10 (6.45%) DevOps
16 10 (6.45%) Microsoft
16 10 (6.45%) Salesforce
17 9 (5.81%) Degree
17 9 (5.81%) Git
17 9 (5.81%) Microservices
17 9 (5.81%) REST

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 5 (3.23%) Umbraco
2 3 (1.94%) CMS
2 3 (1.94%) NServiceBus
2 3 (1.94%) Tomcat
2 3 (1.94%) WebLogic
2 3 (1.94%) WebLogic Portal
3 1 (0.65%) Apache
3 1 (0.65%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.65%) Appian
3 1 (0.65%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (1.29%) Windchill
2 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.65%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 4 (2.58%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.94%) Oracle EBS
2 3 (1.94%) Primavera
3 2 (1.29%) Teamcenter
4 1 (0.65%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 30 (19.35%) Azure
2 26 (16.77%) AWS
3 17 (10.97%) GitHub
4 14 (9.03%) SaaS
5 6 (3.87%) Power Platform
6 5 (3.23%) Azure DevOps
7 3 (1.94%) Azure Cosmos DB
7 3 (1.94%) OCI
7 3 (1.94%) PowerApps
8 2 (1.29%) Dynamics 365
9 1 (0.65%) Boomi
9 1 (0.65%) GCP
9 1 (0.65%) GitHub Actions
9 1 (0.65%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.65%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 7 (4.52%) Internet
2 1 (0.65%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (7.10%) SQL Server
2 8 (5.16%) MySQL
3 7 (4.52%) MongoDB
4 5 (3.23%) GIS
4 5 (3.23%) Spatial Data
5 3 (1.94%) Oracle Database
5 3 (1.94%) Oracle Discoverer
5 3 (1.94%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (1.29%) DataStage
6 2 (1.29%) Power BI
7 1 (0.65%) DB2
7 1 (0.65%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.65%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.65%) Power Query
7 1 (0.65%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.65%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 9 (5.81%) Git
2 4 (2.58%) Oracle APEX
3 3 (1.94%) Oracle Forms
General
1 8 (5.16%) Finance
1 8 (5.16%) Social Skills
2 7 (4.52%) Multimedia
2 7 (4.52%) Tech for Good
3 5 (3.23%) Marketing
4 4 (2.58%) Pharmaceutical
5 3 (1.94%) Electronics
5 3 (1.94%) Manufacturing
5 3 (1.94%) Public Sector
5 3 (1.94%) Telecoms
6 2 (1.29%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (1.29%) Back Office
6 2 (1.29%) Retail
6 2 (1.29%) Social Housing
7 1 (0.65%) Games
7 1 (0.65%) Military
7 1 (0.65%) Wearables
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (18.06%) .NET
2 23 (14.84%) HTML
3 20 (12.90%) CSS
4 16 (10.32%) React
5 13 (8.39%) AngularJS
6 9 (5.81%) REST
7 8 (5.16%) ASP.NET
7 8 (5.16%) React Native
8 7 (4.52%) Node.js
9 6 (3.87%) Laravel
9 6 (3.87%) WPF
10 4 (2.58%) .NET Core
10 4 (2.58%) .NET Framework
10 4 (2.58%) Universal Windows Platform
10 4 (2.58%) WinUI
11 3 (1.94%) Blazor
11 3 (1.94%) ModSecurity
11 3 (1.94%) Spring Boot
11 3 (1.94%) Symfony
11 3 (1.94%) WebCenter
Miscellaneous
1 9 (5.81%) Educational Technology
2 8 (5.16%) IoT
3 6 (3.87%) Greenfield Project
4 5 (3.23%) Mobile App
5 4 (2.58%) Cloud Native
5 4 (2.58%) Product Ownership
5 4 (2.58%) Smart Home
6 2 (1.29%) Distributed Architecture
6 2 (1.29%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (0.65%) Algorithms
7 1 (0.65%) Embedded Systems
7 1 (0.65%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 1 (0.65%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 7 (4.52%) Windows
2 3 (1.94%) Linux
2 3 (1.94%) Unix
3 1 (0.65%) Android
3 1 (0.65%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (20.00%) Agile
2 20 (12.90%) Software Engineering
3 19 (12.26%) Clean Code
4 18 (11.61%) Full-Stack Development
5 13 (8.39%) Mentoring
6 11 (7.10%) Problem-Solving
7 10 (6.45%) CI/CD
7 10 (6.45%) DevOps
8 9 (5.81%) Microservices
9 8 (5.16%) API Development
10 7 (4.52%) Computer Science
10 7 (4.52%) Cybersecurity
11 6 (3.87%) Business Intelligence
11 6 (3.87%) Continuous Improvement
11 6 (3.87%) CRM
12 5 (3.23%) Data Pipeline
12 5 (3.23%) Design Patterns
12 5 (3.23%) Mobile Development
12 5 (3.23%) Scrum
13 4 (2.58%) Architectural Patterns
Programming Languages
1 41 (26.45%) JavaScript
2 25 (16.13%) C#
2 25 (16.13%) TypeScript
3 23 (14.84%) PHP
4 18 (11.61%) SQL
5 17 (10.97%) Python
6 5 (3.23%) Java
7 4 (2.58%) PL/SQL
8 2 (1.29%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.65%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.65%) Perl
9 1 (0.65%) R
9 1 (0.65%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.65%) VBA
Qualifications
1 9 (5.81%) Degree
1 9 (5.81%) Security Cleared
2 8 (5.16%) SC Cleared
3 7 (4.52%) AWS Certification
3 7 (4.52%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
3 7 (4.52%) Azure Certification
3 7 (4.52%) Microsoft Certification
4 6 (3.87%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (1.94%) DV Cleared
6 2 (1.29%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (1.29%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.65%) Numerate Degree
7 1 (0.65%) OCA
7 1 (0.65%) OCP
7 1 (0.65%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (3.87%) QA
2 1 (0.65%) Accessibility
2 1 (0.65%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (0.65%) Data Quality
2 1 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 5 (3.23%) Docker
2 3 (1.94%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.65%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (2.58%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.94%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 10 (6.45%) Microsoft
1 10 (6.45%) Salesforce
2 5 (3.23%) Oracle
3 4 (2.58%) Syncfusion
3 4 (2.58%) Telerik
4 3 (1.94%) IFS
4 3 (1.94%) SAP
5 2 (1.29%) JDA
5 2 (1.29%) Remedy
6 1 (0.65%) BMC
6 1 (0.65%) MuleSoft
6 1 (0.65%) Siemens
6 1 (0.65%) SnapLogic