Developer Job Trends in Bristol

Developer
South West > Bristol

The median Developer salary in Bristol is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 June 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 12 5
Rank change year-on-year -1 -7 +4
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 194 110 510
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 7.13% 12.01% 15.04%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.52% 12.73% 15.48%
Number of salaries quoted 169 91 430
10th Percentile £41,200 £42,500 £39,875
25th Percentile £50,000 £48,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% +0.74%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,525 £68,750
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% -7.41%

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 2,580 864 3,294
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.89% 94.32% 97.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1,990 624 2,535
10th Percentile £28,500 £29,000 £31,100
25th Percentile £40,000 £44,813 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £70,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £93,778 £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 17 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 17 June 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 (23.71%) .NET
2 39 (20.10%) JavaScript
3 35 (18.04%) C#
3 35 (18.04%) Microsoft
4 34 (17.53%) Agile
5 33 (17.01%) Full-Stack Development
6 26 (13.40%) Software Engineering
6 26 (13.40%) SQL
7 25 (12.89%) Azure
8 24 (12.37%) SQL Server
9 23 (11.86%) AWS
9 23 (11.86%) PHP
10 22 (11.34%) TypeScript
11 20 (10.31%) SaaS
12 19 (9.79%) HTML
13 18 (9.28%) CSS
14 16 (8.25%) Python
15 15 (7.73%) Mentoring
16 14 (7.22%) ASP.NET
16 14 (7.22%) Problem-Solving
16 14 (7.22%) React
17 11 (5.67%) AI
17 11 (5.67%) C++
18 10 (5.15%) AngularJS
18 10 (5.15%) REST
18 10 (5.15%) Salesforce
18 10 (5.15%) SC Cleared
18 10 (5.15%) Security Cleared
19 9 (4.64%) Clean Code
19 9 (4.64%) Data Pipeline

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%) WordPress
3 1 (0.52%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.52%) Headless CMS
3 1 (0.52%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 25 (12.89%) Azure
2 23 (11.86%) AWS
3 20 (10.31%) SaaS
4 7 (3.61%) Dynamics 365
5 6 (3.09%) GitHub
6 4 (2.06%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (2.06%) Power Platform
7 3 (1.55%) Azure Cosmos DB
7 3 (1.55%) Figma
8 2 (1.03%) AWS Lambda
8 2 (1.03%) Azure AI
8 2 (1.03%) Google Play
8 2 (1.03%) Serverless
9 1 (0.52%) Amazon S3
9 1 (0.52%) Azure Monitor
9 1 (0.52%) GitHub Actions
9 1 (0.52%) GitHub Copilot
9 1 (0.52%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.52%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.52%) Prefect
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.55%) Internet
2 2 (1.03%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (12.37%) SQL Server
2 8 (4.12%) MongoDB
3 4 (2.06%) GIS
3 4 (2.06%) MySQL
3 4 (2.06%) Spatial Data
4 2 (1.03%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (1.03%) DataStage
4 2 (1.03%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.52%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.52%) DynamoDB
5 1 (0.52%) Power BI
5 1 (0.52%) Redis
Development Applications
1 9 (4.64%) Git
2 2 (1.03%) Postman
3 1 (0.52%) JIRA
3 1 (0.52%) MSTest
3 1 (0.52%) NUnit
3 1 (0.52%) Vite
General
1 9 (4.64%) Local Government
2 8 (4.12%) Tech for Good
3 6 (3.09%) Social Skills
4 5 (2.58%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (2.58%) Influencing Skills
5 4 (2.06%) Back Office
5 4 (2.06%) Finance
5 4 (2.06%) Pharmaceutical
6 3 (1.55%) Multimedia
7 2 (1.03%) Military
8 1 (0.52%) Marketing
8 1 (0.52%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.52%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (23.71%) .NET
2 19 (9.79%) HTML
3 18 (9.28%) CSS
4 14 (7.22%) ASP.NET
4 14 (7.22%) React
5 10 (5.15%) AngularJS
5 10 (5.15%) REST
6 6 (3.09%) ASP.NET Core
6 6 (3.09%) Node.js
7 5 (2.58%) .NET Core
7 5 (2.58%) Laravel
7 5 (2.58%) MFC
8 4 (2.06%) NumPy
8 4 (2.06%) Pandas
8 4 (2.06%) React Native
8 4 (2.06%) RESTful
8 4 (2.06%) Symfony
8 4 (2.06%) Web Services
9 3 (1.55%) Blazor
9 3 (1.55%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 9 (4.64%) Cloud Native
1 9 (4.64%) NHS
2 8 (4.12%) Educational Technology
3 7 (3.61%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (2.06%) Algorithms
4 4 (2.06%) Mobile App
5 3 (1.55%) Legacy Systems
5 3 (1.55%) Product Ownership
6 2 (1.03%) IoT
6 2 (1.03%) iPhone
6 2 (1.03%) Renewable Energy
7 1 (0.52%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.52%) Distributed Architecture
7 1 (0.52%) iPad
7 1 (0.52%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.52%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 6 (3.09%) Windows
2 2 (1.03%) Android
2 2 (1.03%) Linux
3 1 (0.52%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (17.53%) Agile
2 33 (17.01%) Full-Stack Development
3 26 (13.40%) Software Engineering
4 15 (7.73%) Mentoring
5 14 (7.22%) Problem-Solving
6 11 (5.67%) AI
7 9 (4.64%) Clean Code
7 9 (4.64%) Data Pipeline
8 8 (4.12%) Analytics
8 8 (4.12%) DevOps
8 8 (4.12%) Front End Development
8 8 (4.12%) Test Automation
9 7 (3.61%) Refactoring
9 7 (3.61%) Scrum
9 7 (3.61%) TDD
10 6 (3.09%) API Development
10 6 (3.09%) CI/CD
10 6 (3.09%) Coaching
10 6 (3.09%) Migration
10 6 (3.09%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 39 (20.10%) JavaScript
2 35 (18.04%) C#
3 26 (13.40%) SQL
4 23 (11.86%) PHP
5 22 (11.34%) TypeScript
6 16 (8.25%) Python
7 11 (5.67%) C++
8 9 (4.64%) Java
9 2 (1.03%) PowerShell
9 2 (1.03%) Scala
10 1 (0.52%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.52%) VB
Qualifications
1 10 (5.15%) SC Cleared
1 10 (5.15%) Security Cleared
2 4 (2.06%) 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%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (1.03%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (1.03%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (3.61%) QA
2 2 (1.03%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.52%) Data Quality
System Software
1 5 (2.58%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.52%) Terraform
Vendors
1 35 (18.04%) Microsoft
2 10 (5.15%) Salesforce
3 2 (1.03%) Google
4 1 (0.52%) Databricks
4 1 (0.52%) OpenAI
4 1 (0.52%) Remedy
4 1 (0.52%) WooCommerce