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 4 May 2026.

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

6 months to
4 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 10 5
Rank change year-on-year -2 -5 +5
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 195 126 465
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 6.82% 13.08% 15.94%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.15% 13.82% 16.44%
Number of salaries quoted 163 103 404
10th Percentile £42,500 £45,200 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year - +3.45% +0.87%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £79,000 £77,500 £80,000
South West median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +15.00% -8.90%

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 2,727 912 2,828
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.38% 94.70% 96.95%
Number of salaries quoted 2,032 638 2,247
10th Percentile £28,275 £30,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -0.54%
75th Percentile £70,000 £74,721 £71,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £91,250 £85,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +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 4 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 4 May 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 47 (24.10%) .NET
2 42 (21.54%) JavaScript
3 31 (15.90%) Full-Stack Development
3 31 (15.90%) PHP
4 30 (15.38%) Software Engineering
5 29 (14.87%) C#
6 26 (13.33%) TypeScript
7 24 (12.31%) SaaS
8 23 (11.79%) HTML
9 22 (11.28%) Azure
10 21 (10.77%) Agile
10 21 (10.77%) CSS
10 21 (10.77%) SQL Server
11 20 (10.26%) Microsoft
12 19 (9.74%) AWS
12 19 (9.74%) React
12 19 (9.74%) SQL
13 17 (8.72%) Python
14 16 (8.21%) Clean Code
15 11 (5.64%) AngularJS
15 11 (5.64%) ASP.NET
16 10 (5.13%) Git
16 10 (5.13%) React Native
16 10 (5.13%) Salesforce
17 9 (4.62%) GitHub
17 9 (4.62%) Laravel
17 9 (4.62%) Mentoring
17 9 (4.62%) MySQL
17 9 (4.62%) REST
18 8 (4.10%) Java

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 (1.54%) NServiceBus
1 3 (1.54%) Umbraco
2 2 (1.03%) CMS
3 1 (0.51%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.51%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.51%) WordPress
Applications
1 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (0.51%) Siemens NX
1 1 (0.51%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1 (0.51%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.51%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 24 (12.31%) SaaS
2 22 (11.28%) Azure
3 19 (9.74%) AWS
4 9 (4.62%) GitHub
5 4 (2.05%) Azure Cosmos DB
6 3 (1.54%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.51%) AWS Lambda
7 1 (0.51%) Azure Monitor
7 1 (0.51%) GitHub Actions
7 1 (0.51%) GitHub Copilot
7 1 (0.51%) OneDrive
7 1 (0.51%) Power Platform
7 1 (0.51%) PowerApps
7 1 (0.51%) Prefect
7 1 (0.51%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.05%) Internet
2 2 (1.03%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (10.77%) SQL Server
2 9 (4.62%) MySQL
3 5 (2.56%) GIS
3 5 (2.56%) MongoDB
3 5 (2.56%) Spatial Data
4 3 (1.54%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (1.03%) DataStage
6 1 (0.51%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.51%) DB2
6 1 (0.51%) Redis
Development Applications
1 10 (5.13%) Git
2 1 (0.51%) JIRA
2 1 (0.51%) MSTest
2 1 (0.51%) NUnit
2 1 (0.51%) Vite
General
1 9 (4.62%) Tech for Good
2 4 (2.05%) Back Office
2 4 (2.05%) Finance
2 4 (2.05%) Multimedia
2 4 (2.05%) Pharmaceutical
3 2 (1.03%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (1.03%) Military
3 2 (1.03%) Social Housing
3 2 (1.03%) Social Skills
4 1 (0.51%) Wearables
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (24.10%) .NET
2 23 (11.79%) HTML
3 21 (10.77%) CSS
4 19 (9.74%) React
5 11 (5.64%) AngularJS
5 11 (5.64%) ASP.NET
6 10 (5.13%) React Native
7 9 (4.62%) Laravel
7 9 (4.62%) REST
8 8 (4.10%) Node.js
9 4 (2.05%) .NET Core
9 4 (2.05%) Blazor
9 4 (2.05%) NumPy
9 4 (2.05%) Pandas
9 4 (2.05%) Symfony
10 3 (1.54%) .NET Framework
10 3 (1.54%) Entity Framework
10 3 (1.54%) Spring
10 3 (1.54%) Spring Boot
10 3 (1.54%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 9 (4.62%) Educational Technology
2 6 (3.08%) IoT
3 5 (2.56%) Greenfield Project
3 5 (2.56%) Mobile App
4 4 (2.05%) Algorithms
4 4 (2.05%) Cloud Native
4 4 (2.05%) Legacy Systems
4 4 (2.05%) Product Ownership
5 2 (1.03%) Distributed Architecture
5 2 (1.03%) Renewable Energy
5 2 (1.03%) Smart Home
6 1 (0.51%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.03%) Linux
1 2 (1.03%) Windows
2 1 (0.51%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (15.90%) Full-Stack Development
2 30 (15.38%) Software Engineering
3 21 (10.77%) Agile
4 16 (8.21%) Clean Code
5 9 (4.62%) Mentoring
6 8 (4.10%) Microservices
7 7 (3.59%) API Development
7 7 (3.59%) CI/CD
7 7 (3.59%) Data Pipeline
7 7 (3.59%) DevOps
7 7 (3.59%) Front End Development
7 7 (3.59%) Problem-Solving
8 6 (3.08%) Roadmaps
8 6 (3.08%) Technical Architecture
9 5 (2.56%) Computer Science
9 5 (2.56%) Continuous Improvement
9 5 (2.56%) Mobile Development
9 5 (2.56%) Open Source
9 5 (2.56%) Test Automation
9 5 (2.56%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 42 (21.54%) JavaScript
2 31 (15.90%) PHP
3 29 (14.87%) C#
4 26 (13.33%) TypeScript
5 19 (9.74%) SQL
6 17 (8.72%) Python
7 8 (4.10%) Java
8 2 (1.03%) C++
8 2 (1.03%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.51%) Perl
Qualifications
1 7 (3.59%) SC Cleared
1 7 (3.59%) Security Cleared
2 5 (2.56%) Degree
3 4 (2.05%) AWS Certification
3 4 (2.05%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
3 4 (2.05%) Azure Certification
3 4 (2.05%) Computer Science Degree
3 4 (2.05%) Microsoft Certification
4 3 (1.54%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (0.51%) Master's Degree
5 1 (0.51%) OCA
5 1 (0.51%) OCP
5 1 (0.51%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (3.59%) QA
2 2 (1.03%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.51%) Data Quality
System Software
1 7 (3.59%) Docker
2 1 (0.51%) Firmware
Vendors
1 20 (10.26%) Microsoft
2 10 (5.13%) Salesforce
3 2 (1.03%) JDA
4 1 (0.51%) Databricks
4 1 (0.51%) Oracle
4 1 (0.51%) Remedy
4 1 (0.51%) Siemens
4 1 (0.51%) Syncfusion
4 1 (0.51%) Telerik
4 1 (0.51%) WooCommerce