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 24 June 2026.

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

6 months to
24 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 193 108 505
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 7.11% 11.46% 14.87%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.49% 12.19% 15.32%
Number of salaries quoted 171 90 424
10th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £39,125
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% -6.32%

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 2,576 886 3,297
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.92% 94.06% 97.08%
Number of salaries quoted 1,978 648 2,521
10th Percentile £29,525 £28,025 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,290 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.56% +8.18% -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 24 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 24 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 (25.39%) .NET
2 40 (20.73%) JavaScript
3 38 (19.69%) Microsoft
4 37 (19.17%) Agile
4 37 (19.17%) C#
5 36 (18.65%) Full-Stack Development
6 28 (14.51%) Azure
7 27 (13.99%) SQL
8 26 (13.47%) Software Engineering
9 25 (12.95%) AWS
10 24 (12.44%) SQL Server
11 23 (11.92%) TypeScript
12 22 (11.40%) PHP
13 19 (9.84%) SaaS
14 18 (9.33%) HTML
15 17 (8.81%) CSS
16 16 (8.29%) React
17 15 (7.77%) ASP.NET
17 15 (7.77%) Mentoring
17 15 (7.77%) Problem-Solving
17 15 (7.77%) Python
18 13 (6.74%) AI
19 12 (6.22%) C++
20 10 (5.18%) AngularJS
20 10 (5.18%) Clean Code
20 10 (5.18%) DevOps
20 10 (5.18%) REST
20 10 (5.18%) Salesforce
20 10 (5.18%) SC Cleared
20 10 (5.18%) Security 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 4 (2.07%) NServiceBus
2 2 (1.04%) CMS
2 2 (1.04%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.04%) WordPress
3 1 (0.52%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.52%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 1 (0.52%) Chatbot
1 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 28 (14.51%) Azure
2 25 (12.95%) AWS
3 19 (9.84%) SaaS
4 8 (4.15%) Dynamics 365
5 6 (3.11%) Azure DevOps
5 6 (3.11%) GitHub
6 5 (2.59%) Power Platform
7 3 (1.55%) AWS Lambda
7 3 (1.55%) Azure AI
7 3 (1.55%) Azure Cosmos DB
7 3 (1.55%) Figma
7 3 (1.55%) Google Play
7 3 (1.55%) Microsoft 365
7 3 (1.55%) Serverless
8 2 (1.04%) Amazon S3
8 2 (1.04%) Power Automate
8 2 (1.04%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.52%) Copilot Studio
9 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Copilot
9 1 (0.52%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.04%) Internet
1 2 (1.04%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (12.44%) SQL Server
2 9 (4.66%) MongoDB
3 5 (2.59%) MySQL
4 3 (1.55%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (1.04%) DataStage
5 2 (1.04%) DynamoDB
5 2 (1.04%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (1.04%) Power BI
6 1 (0.52%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.52%) GIS
6 1 (0.52%) Redis
6 1 (0.52%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 8 (4.15%) 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 (5.18%) Local Government
2 9 (4.66%) Social Skills
3 8 (4.15%) Tech for Good
4 6 (3.11%) Influencing Skills
5 5 (2.59%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (2.07%) Back Office
6 4 (2.07%) Finance
6 4 (2.07%) Pharmaceutical
7 2 (1.04%) Military
7 2 (1.04%) Multimedia
8 1 (0.52%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.52%) Marketing
8 1 (0.52%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.52%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (25.39%) .NET
2 18 (9.33%) HTML
3 17 (8.81%) CSS
4 16 (8.29%) React
5 15 (7.77%) ASP.NET
6 10 (5.18%) AngularJS
6 10 (5.18%) REST
7 7 (3.63%) ASP.NET Core
8 6 (3.11%) .NET Core
8 6 (3.11%) MFC
8 6 (3.11%) Node.js
9 5 (2.59%) Laravel
9 5 (2.59%) RESTful
10 4 (2.07%) Blazor
10 4 (2.07%) NumPy
10 4 (2.07%) Pandas
10 4 (2.07%) React Native
10 4 (2.07%) Symfony
10 4 (2.07%) Web Services
11 3 (1.55%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 11 (5.70%) Cloud Native
2 10 (5.18%) NHS
3 8 (4.15%) Educational Technology
3 8 (4.15%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (2.59%) Mobile App
5 4 (2.07%) Algorithms
6 3 (1.55%) iPhone
6 3 (1.55%) Legacy Systems
6 3 (1.55%) Product Ownership
7 2 (1.04%) IoT
7 2 (1.04%) Renewable Energy
8 1 (0.52%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.52%) Distributed Architecture
8 1 (0.52%) iPad
8 1 (0.52%) Management Information System
8 1 (0.52%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 7 (3.63%) Windows
2 3 (1.55%) Android
3 2 (1.04%) Linux
4 1 (0.52%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (19.17%) Agile
2 36 (18.65%) Full-Stack Development
3 26 (13.47%) Software Engineering
4 15 (7.77%) Mentoring
4 15 (7.77%) Problem-Solving
5 13 (6.74%) AI
6 10 (5.18%) Clean Code
6 10 (5.18%) DevOps
7 9 (4.66%) Analytics
8 8 (4.15%) Front End Development
8 8 (4.15%) Refactoring
8 8 (4.15%) Test Automation
9 7 (3.63%) CI/CD
9 7 (3.63%) Coaching
9 7 (3.63%) Data Pipeline
9 7 (3.63%) Data Security
9 7 (3.63%) Migration
9 7 (3.63%) Scrum
9 7 (3.63%) TDD
10 6 (3.11%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 40 (20.73%) JavaScript
2 37 (19.17%) C#
3 27 (13.99%) SQL
4 23 (11.92%) TypeScript
5 22 (11.40%) PHP
6 15 (7.77%) Python
7 12 (6.22%) C++
8 9 (4.66%) 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 (5.18%) SC Cleared
1 10 (5.18%) Security Cleared
2 5 (2.59%) 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 (3.63%) QA
2 2 (1.04%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.52%) Data Quality
System Software
1 5 (2.59%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.04%) Terraform
Vendors
1 38 (19.69%) Microsoft
2 10 (5.18%) Salesforce
3 3 (1.55%) Google
4 2 (1.04%) OpenAI
5 1 (0.52%) Databricks
5 1 (0.52%) Remedy
5 1 (0.52%) WooCommerce