Developer Job Trends in Bristol

Developer
South West > Bristol

The median Developer salary in Bristol is £58,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 5 13
Rank change year-on-year -14 +8 -5
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 91 336 222
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 8.10% 13.69% 13.41%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.76% 14.16% 14.18%
Number of salaries quoted 82 256 196
10th Percentile £40,125 £38,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.17% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £66,875 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,625 £80,000 £77,500
South West median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 1,039 2,373 1,566
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.52% 96.66% 94.62%
Number of salaries quoted 771 1,604 1,334
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £56,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.19% -5.83% +12.68%
75th Percentile £69,125 £70,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £86,250
South West median annual salary £45,150 £52,000 £54,545
% change year-on-year -13.17% -4.67% +9.09%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings that featured Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for Developer 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 18 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Developer in Bristol

Developer
Job Locations in Bristol

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the Bristol region over the 6 months to 18 September 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Avonmouth - 1 £65,000 - 1
Developer
South West

Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 18 September 2025, Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bristol region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 33 (36.26%) Azure
2 28 (30.77%) Agile
3 26 (28.57%) AWS
4 24 (26.37%) C#
4 24 (26.37%) SQL
5 23 (25.27%) JavaScript
6 22 (24.18%) Security Cleared
7 21 (23.08%) Software Engineering
7 21 (23.08%) .NET
8 17 (18.68%) Full-Stack Development
8 17 (18.68%) React
9 15 (16.48%) SC Cleared
9 15 (16.48%) Clean Code
10 14 (15.38%) CI/CD
11 13 (14.29%) Git
11 13 (14.29%) DevOps
11 13 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
11 13 (14.29%) Degree
12 12 (13.19%) AngularJS
13 11 (12.09%) TypeScript
13 11 (12.09%) Finance
14 10 (10.99%) Microsoft
14 10 (10.99%) HTML
14 10 (10.99%) Python
14 10 (10.99%) Computer Science
14 10 (10.99%) Mentoring
14 10 (10.99%) .NET Core
14 10 (10.99%) Vue
15 9 (9.89%) Kubernetes
15 9 (9.89%) CSS

Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 7 (7.69%) Appian
2 4 (4.40%) Confluence
3 2 (2.20%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 3 (3.30%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (3.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (1.10%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 1 (1.10%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (1.10%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 33 (36.26%) Azure
2 26 (28.57%) AWS
3 8 (8.79%) GitHub
3 8 (8.79%) Power Platform
4 5 (5.49%) Azure DevOps
5 4 (4.40%) Azure Cosmos DB
5 4 (4.40%) SaaS
6 3 (3.30%) Power Automate
7 2 (2.20%) Dynamics 365
7 2 (2.20%) GCP
7 2 (2.20%) GitHub Actions
7 2 (2.20%) PowerApps
7 2 (2.20%) Pulumi
8 1 (1.10%) Azure Functions
8 1 (1.10%) Azure Pipelines
8 1 (1.10%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.20%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (7.69%) Power BI
1 7 (7.69%) SQL Server
2 6 (6.59%) NoSQL
3 5 (5.49%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (4.40%) BusinessObjects
4 4 (4.40%) SAP Data Services
5 3 (3.30%) Data Mining
5 3 (3.30%) MySQL
6 2 (2.20%) MongoDB
6 2 (2.20%) Relational Database
7 1 (1.10%) Big Data
7 1 (1.10%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (1.10%) OLAP
7 1 (1.10%) OLAP Cube
7 1 (1.10%) Redis
7 1 (1.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (1.10%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 13 (14.29%) Git
2 5 (5.49%) JIRA
3 3 (3.30%) Oracle APEX
4 2 (2.20%) Jenkins
4 2 (2.20%) TeamCity
5 1 (1.10%) Bitbucket
General
1 11 (12.09%) Finance
2 9 (9.89%) Social Skills
3 6 (6.59%) Games
4 5 (5.49%) Retail
5 4 (4.40%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (3.30%) Agriculture
6 3 (3.30%) Back Office
6 3 (3.30%) Public Sector
7 2 (2.20%) Electronics
7 2 (2.20%) Manufacturing
7 2 (2.20%) Marketing
7 2 (2.20%) Multimedia
8 1 (1.10%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.10%) Tech for Good
8 1 (1.10%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (23.08%) .NET
2 17 (18.68%) React
3 12 (13.19%) AngularJS
4 10 (10.99%) .NET Core
4 10 (10.99%) HTML
4 10 (10.99%) Vue
5 9 (9.89%) CSS
6 7 (7.69%) .NET Framework
6 7 (7.69%) RESTful
7 6 (6.59%) Node.js
8 5 (5.49%) Flutter
8 5 (5.49%) WPF
9 4 (4.40%) Entity Framework
9 4 (4.40%) Spring
9 4 (4.40%) Spring Boot
10 3 (3.30%) ASP.NET
10 3 (3.30%) REST
10 3 (3.30%) Universal Windows Platform
10 3 (3.30%) WinUI
11 2 (2.20%) Jetpack Compose
Miscellaneous
1 4 (4.40%) Data Structures
1 4 (4.40%) Mobile App
1 4 (4.40%) Smart Home
2 3 (3.30%) Cloud Native
2 3 (3.30%) Product Ownership
2 3 (3.30%) Renewable Energy
3 2 (2.20%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (1.10%) Algorithms
4 1 (1.10%) FMCG
4 1 (1.10%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 1 (1.10%) IoT
4 1 (1.10%) NHS
4 1 (1.10%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 5 (5.49%) Android
2 3 (3.30%) Apple iOS
2 3 (3.30%) Windows
3 1 (1.10%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (30.77%) Agile
2 21 (23.08%) Software Engineering
3 17 (18.68%) Full-Stack Development
4 15 (16.48%) Clean Code
5 14 (15.38%) CI/CD
6 13 (14.29%) DevOps
6 13 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
7 10 (10.99%) Computer Science
7 10 (10.99%) Mentoring
8 9 (9.89%) Customer Experience
9 8 (8.79%) Coaching
9 8 (8.79%) Test Automation
9 8 (8.79%) User Experience
10 7 (7.69%) API Development
10 7 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
11 6 (6.59%) Analytics
11 6 (6.59%) Business Intelligence
11 6 (6.59%) SDLC
12 5 (5.49%) ETL
12 5 (5.49%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 24 (26.37%) C#
1 24 (26.37%) SQL
2 23 (25.27%) JavaScript
3 11 (12.09%) TypeScript
4 10 (10.99%) Python
5 7 (7.69%) Java
6 6 (6.59%) PHP
7 4 (4.40%) PL/SQL
7 4 (4.40%) T-SQL
8 3 (3.30%) Dart
8 3 (3.30%) VBA
9 2 (2.20%) C
9 2 (2.20%) C++
9 2 (2.20%) Kotlin
9 2 (2.20%) XAML
10 1 (1.10%) Bash
10 1 (1.10%) Julia
10 1 (1.10%) PowerShell
10 1 (1.10%) R
Qualifications
1 22 (24.18%) Security Cleared
2 15 (16.48%) SC Cleared
3 13 (14.29%) Degree
4 8 (8.79%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (4.40%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (3.30%) AWS Certification
6 3 (3.30%) Azure Certification
7 2 (2.20%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
7 2 (2.20%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.40%) QA
2 2 (2.20%) Accessibility
2 2 (2.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.10%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 5 (5.49%) Docker
Systems Management
1 9 (9.89%) Kubernetes
2 2 (2.20%) Terraform
Vendors
1 10 (10.99%) Microsoft
2 3 (3.30%) Facebook
2 3 (3.30%) Oracle
2 3 (3.30%) Syncfusion
2 3 (3.30%) Telerik
3 2 (2.20%) Samsung
3 2 (2.20%) SAP
4 1 (1.10%) Genesys
4 1 (1.10%) IFS
4 1 (1.10%) Twitter