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 21 June 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 14 5
Rank change year-on-year +2 -9 +4
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 192 109 515
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 7.10% 11.70% 14.95%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.47% 12.41% 15.40%
Number of salaries quoted 169 90 433
10th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £40,000
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 £55,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.90% +11.00% -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 2,569 878 3,344
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.94% 94.21% 97.10%
Number of salaries quoted 1,977 638 2,564
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,025 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,807 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,652 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.80% +8.46% -4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £70,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £92,883 £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 21 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 21 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 49 (25.52%) .NET
2 40 (20.83%) JavaScript
3 37 (19.27%) C#
3 37 (19.27%) Microsoft
4 36 (18.75%) Agile
5 35 (18.23%) Full-Stack Development
6 28 (14.58%) Azure
7 27 (14.06%) SQL
8 26 (13.54%) Software Engineering
9 24 (12.50%) AWS
9 24 (12.50%) SQL Server
10 23 (11.98%) PHP
11 22 (11.46%) TypeScript
12 20 (10.42%) SaaS
13 18 (9.38%) HTML
14 17 (8.85%) CSS
15 15 (7.81%) ASP.NET
15 15 (7.81%) Mentoring
15 15 (7.81%) Problem-Solving
15 15 (7.81%) Python
15 15 (7.81%) React
16 12 (6.25%) AI
16 12 (6.25%) C++
17 10 (5.21%) AngularJS
17 10 (5.21%) DevOps
17 10 (5.21%) REST
17 10 (5.21%) Salesforce
17 10 (5.21%) SC Cleared
17 10 (5.21%) Security Cleared
18 9 (4.69%) Clean Code

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 (2.08%) NServiceBus
2 2 (1.04%) CMS
2 2 (1.04%) 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 28 (14.58%) Azure
2 24 (12.50%) AWS
3 20 (10.42%) SaaS
4 8 (4.17%) Dynamics 365
5 6 (3.13%) Azure DevOps
6 5 (2.60%) GitHub
7 4 (2.08%) Power Platform
8 3 (1.56%) Azure AI
8 3 (1.56%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 3 (1.56%) Figma
8 3 (1.56%) Google Play
9 2 (1.04%) AWS Lambda
9 2 (1.04%) Microsoft 365
9 2 (1.04%) Serverless
10 1 (0.52%) Amazon S3
10 1 (0.52%) GitHub Actions
10 1 (0.52%) GitHub Copilot
10 1 (0.52%) OneDrive
10 1 (0.52%) Power Automate
10 1 (0.52%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.04%) Internet
1 2 (1.04%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (12.50%) SQL Server
2 9 (4.69%) MongoDB
3 5 (2.60%) MySQL
4 3 (1.56%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (1.04%) DataStage
5 2 (1.04%) GIS
5 2 (1.04%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (1.04%) Spatial Data
6 1 (0.52%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.52%) DynamoDB
6 1 (0.52%) Power BI
6 1 (0.52%) Redis
Development Applications
1 8 (4.17%) Git
2 2 (1.04%) Postman
3 1 (0.52%) JIRA
3 1 (0.52%) MSTest
3 1 (0.52%) NUnit
3 1 (0.52%) Vite
General
1 10 (5.21%) Local Government
2 8 (4.17%) Tech for Good
3 7 (3.65%) Social Skills
4 6 (3.13%) Influencing Skills
5 5 (2.60%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (2.08%) Back Office
6 4 (2.08%) Finance
6 4 (2.08%) Pharmaceutical
7 2 (1.04%) Military
7 2 (1.04%) Multimedia
8 1 (0.52%) Marketing
8 1 (0.52%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.52%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (25.52%) .NET
2 18 (9.38%) HTML
3 17 (8.85%) CSS
4 15 (7.81%) ASP.NET
4 15 (7.81%) React
5 10 (5.21%) AngularJS
5 10 (5.21%) REST
6 7 (3.65%) ASP.NET Core
7 6 (3.13%) .NET Core
7 6 (3.13%) MFC
7 6 (3.13%) Node.js
8 5 (2.60%) Laravel
8 5 (2.60%) RESTful
9 4 (2.08%) Blazor
9 4 (2.08%) NumPy
9 4 (2.08%) Pandas
9 4 (2.08%) React Native
9 4 (2.08%) Symfony
9 4 (2.08%) Web Services
10 3 (1.56%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 10 (5.21%) Cloud Native
1 10 (5.21%) NHS
2 8 (4.17%) Educational Technology
2 8 (4.17%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (2.60%) Mobile App
4 4 (2.08%) Algorithms
5 3 (1.56%) iPhone
5 3 (1.56%) Legacy Systems
5 3 (1.56%) Product Ownership
6 2 (1.04%) IoT
6 2 (1.04%) 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 7 (3.65%) Windows
2 3 (1.56%) Android
3 2 (1.04%) Linux
4 1 (0.52%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (18.75%) Agile
2 35 (18.23%) Full-Stack Development
3 26 (13.54%) Software Engineering
4 15 (7.81%) Mentoring
4 15 (7.81%) Problem-Solving
5 12 (6.25%) AI
6 10 (5.21%) DevOps
7 9 (4.69%) Clean Code
8 8 (4.17%) Analytics
8 8 (4.17%) Front End Development
8 8 (4.17%) Refactoring
8 8 (4.17%) Test Automation
9 7 (3.65%) Coaching
9 7 (3.65%) Data Pipeline
9 7 (3.65%) Migration
9 7 (3.65%) Scrum
9 7 (3.65%) TDD
10 6 (3.13%) Decision-Making
10 6 (3.13%) Product Strategy
10 6 (3.13%) Product Vision
Programming Languages
1 40 (20.83%) JavaScript
2 37 (19.27%) C#
3 27 (14.06%) SQL
4 23 (11.98%) PHP
5 22 (11.46%) TypeScript
6 15 (7.81%) Python
7 12 (6.25%) C++
8 9 (4.69%) Java
9 2 (1.04%) PowerShell
9 2 (1.04%) Scala
10 1 (0.52%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.52%) VB
Qualifications
1 10 (5.21%) SC Cleared
1 10 (5.21%) Security Cleared
2 4 (2.08%) Degree
3 2 (1.04%) AWS Certification
3 2 (1.04%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
3 2 (1.04%) Azure Certification
3 2 (1.04%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (1.04%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (1.04%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (3.65%) QA
2 2 (1.04%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.52%) Data Quality
System Software
1 5 (2.60%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.52%) Terraform
Vendors
1 37 (19.27%) Microsoft
2 10 (5.21%) Salesforce
3 3 (1.56%) Google
4 1 (0.52%) Databricks
4 1 (0.52%) OpenAI
4 1 (0.52%) Remedy
4 1 (0.52%) WooCommerce