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 12 October 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 19 8
Rank change year-on-year -2 -11 +8
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 154 90 280
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 4.65% 7.87% 12.78%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.97% 8.51% 13.29%
Number of salaries quoted 150 80 201
10th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £34,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £45,188 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,813 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,875 £80,000
South West median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +14.29% +5.00% -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 3,099 1,057 2,107
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.48% 92.48% 96.17%
Number of salaries quoted 2,321 788 1,368
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,250 £35,625 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,350 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +19.17% -8.45% -7.65%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £85,000
South West median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% -10.00% -8.75%

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 12 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 12 October 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 73 (47.40%) Full-Stack Development
2 37 (24.03%) Agile
3 36 (23.38%) AWS
4 34 (22.08%) JavaScript
5 32 (20.78%) Microsoft
6 29 (18.83%) AI
7 25 (16.23%) React
7 25 (16.23%) TypeScript
8 24 (15.58%) Azure
9 23 (14.94%) C#
10 22 (14.29%) SQL
11 21 (13.64%) Software Engineering
12 19 (12.34%) .NET
13 18 (11.69%) PHP
13 18 (11.69%) Problem-Solving
14 17 (11.04%) Kotlin
15 16 (10.39%) Mentoring
16 14 (9.09%) Analytics
16 14 (9.09%) C++
16 14 (9.09%) CI/CD
17 13 (8.44%) Node.js
17 13 (8.44%) RESTful
18 12 (7.79%) Java
18 12 (7.79%) SC Cleared
18 12 (7.79%) Security Cleared
19 11 (7.14%) Continuous Improvement
19 11 (7.14%) Git
19 11 (7.14%) HTML
20 10 (6.49%) CSS
20 10 (6.49%) DevOps

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 (1.95%) CMS
2 2 (1.30%) EPiServer
2 2 (1.30%) NServiceBus
2 2 (1.30%) WordPress
3 1 (0.65%) Headless CMS
3 1 (0.65%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (0.65%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 1 (0.65%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 36 (23.38%) AWS
2 24 (15.58%) Azure
3 10 (6.49%) Dynamics 365
4 9 (5.84%) Azure DevOps
5 8 (5.19%) GitHub
5 8 (5.19%) Power Platform
6 6 (3.90%) Azure AI
6 6 (3.90%) Figma
6 6 (3.90%) SaaS
7 5 (3.25%) Google Play
8 4 (2.60%) Amazon S3
8 4 (2.60%) AWS Lambda
8 4 (2.60%) GitHub Copilot
8 4 (2.60%) Microsoft 365
8 4 (2.60%) Power Automate
8 4 (2.60%) PowerApps
8 4 (2.60%) Serverless
9 3 (1.95%) Anthropic Claude
9 3 (1.95%) Microsoft Copilot
10 2 (1.30%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.65%) Bluetooth
1 1 (0.65%) MQTT
1 1 (0.65%) UWB
1 1 (0.65%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (0.65%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (6.49%) SQL Server
2 9 (5.84%) MongoDB
3 6 (3.90%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (3.25%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (2.60%) ClickHouse
5 4 (2.60%) DynamoDB
5 4 (2.60%) Power BI
5 4 (2.60%) Relational Database
6 3 (1.95%) MySQL
7 1 (0.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 11 (7.14%) Git
2 5 (3.25%) Postman
3 2 (1.30%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.65%) Claude Code
4 1 (0.65%) JIRA
4 1 (0.65%) Storybook
4 1 (0.65%) Visual Studio
General
1 20 (12.99%) Social Skills
2 13 (8.44%) Public Sector
3 11 (7.14%) Local Government
4 10 (6.49%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (4.55%) Influencing Skills
6 6 (3.90%) Finance
7 4 (2.60%) Telecoms
8 3 (1.95%) Aerospace
9 2 (1.30%) Retail
10 1 (0.65%) Automotive
10 1 (0.65%) Back Office
10 1 (0.65%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.65%) Law
10 1 (0.65%) Marketing
10 1 (0.65%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.65%) Social Housing
10 1 (0.65%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (16.23%) React
2 19 (12.34%) .NET
3 13 (8.44%) Node.js
3 13 (8.44%) RESTful
4 11 (7.14%) HTML
5 10 (6.49%) CSS
5 10 (6.49%) Laravel
6 8 (5.19%) ASP.NET
6 8 (5.19%) Next.js
7 7 (4.55%) ASP.NET Core
7 7 (4.55%) MFC
7 7 (4.55%) REST
7 7 (4.55%) Vue
8 5 (3.25%) .NET Core
8 5 (3.25%) AngularJS
8 5 (3.25%) Blazor
8 5 (3.25%) ML.NET
8 5 (3.25%) Terraform
8 5 (3.25%) Web Services
9 4 (2.60%) AWS CDK
Miscellaneous
1 14 (9.09%) Cloud Native
2 12 (7.79%) Self-Motivation
3 11 (7.14%) NHS
4 7 (4.55%) Mobile App
5 5 (3.25%) iPhone
6 4 (2.60%) PMI
7 3 (1.95%) IoT
8 2 (1.30%) Algorithms
8 2 (1.30%) Greenfield Project
8 2 (1.30%) Raspberry Pi
8 2 (1.30%) Virtual Team
9 1 (0.65%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.65%) ARM Cortex
9 1 (0.65%) Device Driver
9 1 (0.65%) Embedded Systems
9 1 (0.65%) iPad
9 1 (0.65%) Management Information System
9 1 (0.65%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.65%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 7 (4.55%) Windows
2 5 (3.25%) Android
3 4 (2.60%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (47.40%) Full-Stack Development
2 37 (24.03%) Agile
3 29 (18.83%) AI
4 21 (13.64%) Software Engineering
5 18 (11.69%) Problem-Solving
6 16 (10.39%) Mentoring
7 14 (9.09%) Analytics
7 14 (9.09%) CI/CD
8 11 (7.14%) Continuous Improvement
9 10 (6.49%) DevOps
9 10 (6.49%) Sprint Planning
9 10 (6.49%) User Experience
10 9 (5.84%) Clean Code
10 9 (5.84%) Prototyping
10 9 (5.84%) Refactoring
10 9 (5.84%) Test Automation
11 8 (5.19%) Data Security
11 8 (5.19%) Decision-Making
11 8 (5.19%) Microservices
11 8 (5.19%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 34 (22.08%) JavaScript
2 25 (16.23%) TypeScript
3 23 (14.94%) C#
4 22 (14.29%) SQL
5 18 (11.69%) PHP
6 17 (11.04%) Kotlin
7 14 (9.09%) C++
8 12 (7.79%) Java
9 10 (6.49%) Python
10 2 (1.30%) Scala
10 2 (1.30%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.65%) C
11 1 (0.65%) Go
11 1 (0.65%) Rust
11 1 (0.65%) VB
Qualifications
1 12 (7.79%) SC Cleared
1 12 (7.79%) Security Cleared
2 8 (5.19%) Degree
3 4 (2.60%) PMI Certification
4 2 (1.30%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (0.65%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.95%) Accessibility
2 2 (1.30%) WCAG
3 1 (0.65%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.65%) JTAG
3 1 (0.65%) QA
System Software
1 6 (3.90%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.65%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 32 (20.78%) Microsoft
2 6 (3.90%) Google
3 5 (3.25%) OpenAI
4 2 (1.30%) Optimizely
5 1 (0.65%) Adobe
5 1 (0.65%) WooCommerce
5 1 (0.65%) Yahoo!