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 27 May 2026.

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

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 11 5
Rank change year-on-year -1 -6 +4
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 193 112 475
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 6.85% 12.61% 15.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.23% 13.33% 16.09%
Number of salaries quoted 163 88 410
10th Percentile £43,750 £44,250 £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 £68,581 £68,438
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £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 2,669 840 2,952
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.78% 94.59% 97.07%
Number of salaries quoted 2,038 584 2,354
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,848 £32,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,188 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -5.17%
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £70,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £92,500 £85,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £51,058 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.07% +2.12% -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 27 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 27 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 46 (23.83%) .NET
2 39 (20.21%) JavaScript
3 33 (17.10%) C#
4 30 (15.54%) Full-Stack Development
5 29 (15.03%) PHP
6 28 (14.51%) Software Engineering
7 27 (13.99%) Microsoft
8 25 (12.95%) Agile
9 23 (11.92%) Azure
9 23 (11.92%) SaaS
9 23 (11.92%) SQL Server
10 22 (11.40%) AWS
10 22 (11.40%) SQL
10 22 (11.40%) TypeScript
11 19 (9.84%) CSS
11 19 (9.84%) HTML
12 16 (8.29%) Python
12 16 (8.29%) React
13 15 (7.77%) Mentoring
14 12 (6.22%) ASP.NET
14 12 (6.22%) Clean Code
15 11 (5.70%) Problem-Solving
16 10 (5.18%) AngularJS
16 10 (5.18%) C++
16 10 (5.18%) Salesforce
17 9 (4.66%) Git
17 9 (4.66%) REST
18 8 (4.15%) Data Pipeline
18 8 (4.15%) Node.js
18 8 (4.15%) SC Cleared

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 (1.55%) NServiceBus
2 1 (0.52%) Apache Airflow
2 1 (0.52%) CMS
2 1 (0.52%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.52%) WordPress
Applications
1 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (0.52%) Siemens NX
1 1 (0.52%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1 (0.52%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 23 (11.92%) Azure
1 23 (11.92%) SaaS
2 22 (11.40%) AWS
3 6 (3.11%) GitHub
4 3 (1.55%) Azure Cosmos DB
4 3 (1.55%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (0.52%) AWS Lambda
5 1 (0.52%) Azure AI
5 1 (0.52%) Azure Monitor
5 1 (0.52%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (0.52%) GitHub Actions
5 1 (0.52%) GitHub Copilot
5 1 (0.52%) Google Play
5 1 (0.52%) OneDrive
5 1 (0.52%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.52%) Prefect
5 1 (0.52%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.55%) Internet
2 2 (1.04%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (11.92%) SQL Server
2 7 (3.63%) MongoDB
2 7 (3.63%) MySQL
3 5 (2.59%) GIS
3 5 (2.59%) Spatial Data
4 2 (1.04%) DataStage
4 2 (1.04%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.52%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.52%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.52%) Redis
Development Applications
1 9 (4.66%) Git
2 1 (0.52%) JIRA
2 1 (0.52%) MSTest
2 1 (0.52%) NUnit
2 1 (0.52%) Vite
General
1 9 (4.66%) Tech for Good
2 8 (4.15%) Local Government
3 4 (2.07%) Back Office
3 4 (2.07%) Finance
3 4 (2.07%) Influencing Skills
3 4 (2.07%) Pharmaceutical
4 3 (1.55%) Multimedia
5 2 (1.04%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (1.04%) Military
5 2 (1.04%) Social Housing
5 2 (1.04%) Social Skills
6 1 (0.52%) Wearables
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (23.83%) .NET
2 19 (9.84%) CSS
2 19 (9.84%) HTML
3 16 (8.29%) React
4 12 (6.22%) ASP.NET
5 10 (5.18%) AngularJS
6 9 (4.66%) REST
7 8 (4.15%) Node.js
8 7 (3.63%) Laravel
8 7 (3.63%) React Native
9 5 (2.59%) .NET Core
9 5 (2.59%) Blazor
10 4 (2.07%) ASP.NET Core
10 4 (2.07%) MFC
10 4 (2.07%) NumPy
10 4 (2.07%) Pandas
10 4 (2.07%) Symfony
11 3 (1.55%) Entity Framework
11 3 (1.55%) Web Services
12 2 (1.04%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 9 (4.66%) Educational Technology
2 8 (4.15%) NHS
3 7 (3.63%) Cloud Native
4 5 (2.59%) IoT
4 5 (2.59%) Mobile App
5 4 (2.07%) Algorithms
5 4 (2.07%) Legacy Systems
5 4 (2.07%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (1.55%) Greenfield Project
6 3 (1.55%) Product Ownership
7 2 (1.04%) Renewable Energy
7 2 (1.04%) Smart Home
8 1 (0.52%) Distributed Architecture
8 1 (0.52%) Embedded Systems
8 1 (0.52%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 5 (2.59%) Windows
2 2 (1.04%) Linux
3 1 (0.52%) Android
3 1 (0.52%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (15.54%) Full-Stack Development
2 28 (14.51%) Software Engineering
3 25 (12.95%) Agile
4 15 (7.77%) Mentoring
5 12 (6.22%) Clean Code
6 11 (5.70%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (4.15%) Data Pipeline
8 7 (3.63%) DevOps
9 6 (3.11%) Analytics
9 6 (3.11%) API Development
9 6 (3.11%) CI/CD
9 6 (3.11%) Front End Development
9 6 (3.11%) Roadmaps
9 6 (3.11%) Scrum
9 6 (3.11%) Test Automation
10 5 (2.59%) AI
10 5 (2.59%) Migration
10 5 (2.59%) TDD
10 5 (2.59%) Technical Architecture
10 5 (2.59%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 39 (20.21%) JavaScript
2 33 (17.10%) C#
3 29 (15.03%) PHP
4 22 (11.40%) SQL
4 22 (11.40%) TypeScript
5 16 (8.29%) Python
6 10 (5.18%) C++
7 6 (3.11%) Java
8 2 (1.04%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.52%) Perl
Qualifications
1 8 (4.15%) SC Cleared
1 8 (4.15%) Security Cleared
2 4 (2.07%) Degree
3 3 (1.55%) AWS Certification
3 3 (1.55%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
3 3 (1.55%) Azure Certification
3 3 (1.55%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (1.55%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (1.55%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (0.52%) Master's Degree
4 1 (0.52%) OCA
4 1 (0.52%) OCP
4 1 (0.52%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (3.63%) QA
2 1 (0.52%) Accessibility
2 1 (0.52%) Data Quality
System Software
1 5 (2.59%) Docker
2 1 (0.52%) Firmware
Vendors
1 27 (13.99%) Microsoft
2 10 (5.18%) Salesforce
3 1 (0.52%) Databricks
3 1 (0.52%) Google
3 1 (0.52%) JDA
3 1 (0.52%) Oracle
3 1 (0.52%) Remedy
3 1 (0.52%) Siemens
3 1 (0.52%) WooCommerce