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 19 May 2026.

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

6 months to
19 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 13 6
Rank change year-on-year +1 -7 +3
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 198 120 463
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 6.86% 12.78% 15.65%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.24% 13.47% 16.13%
Number of salaries quoted 166 94 400
10th Percentile £44,375 £43,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.35%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £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% -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 2,736 891 2,870
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.84% 94.89% 97.03%
Number of salaries quoted 2,062 624 2,289
10th Percentile £28,500 £29,893 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £70,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £92,500 £86,500
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +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 19 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 19 May 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 47 (23.74%) .NET
2 41 (20.71%) JavaScript
3 33 (16.67%) Full-Stack Development
4 32 (16.16%) C#
5 29 (14.65%) PHP
5 29 (14.65%) Software Engineering
6 25 (12.63%) Microsoft
7 24 (12.12%) Agile
8 23 (11.62%) SaaS
8 23 (11.62%) SQL Server
9 22 (11.11%) AWS
9 22 (11.11%) Azure
9 22 (11.11%) SQL
9 22 (11.11%) TypeScript
10 21 (10.61%) HTML
11 19 (9.60%) CSS
11 19 (9.60%) React
12 16 (8.08%) Python
13 13 (6.57%) Clean Code
13 13 (6.57%) Mentoring
14 12 (6.06%) ASP.NET
15 10 (5.05%) AngularJS
15 10 (5.05%) Problem-Solving
15 10 (5.05%) Salesforce
16 9 (4.55%) Git
16 9 (4.55%) REST
17 8 (4.04%) C++
17 8 (4.04%) Data Pipeline
17 8 (4.04%) Java
17 8 (4.04%) Laravel

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 (1.52%) NServiceBus
2 1 (0.51%) Apache Airflow
2 1 (0.51%) CMS
2 1 (0.51%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.51%) Umbraco
2 1 (0.51%) WordPress
Applications
1 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (0.51%) Siemens NX
1 1 (0.51%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1 (0.51%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 23 (11.62%) SaaS
2 22 (11.11%) AWS
2 22 (11.11%) Azure
3 6 (3.03%) GitHub
4 3 (1.52%) Azure Cosmos DB
4 3 (1.52%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (0.51%) AWS Lambda
5 1 (0.51%) Azure AI
5 1 (0.51%) Azure Monitor
5 1 (0.51%) GitHub Actions
5 1 (0.51%) GitHub Copilot
5 1 (0.51%) Google Play
5 1 (0.51%) OneDrive
5 1 (0.51%) Prefect
5 1 (0.51%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.52%) Internet
2 2 (1.01%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (11.62%) SQL Server
2 8 (4.04%) MySQL
3 6 (3.03%) MongoDB
4 5 (2.53%) GIS
4 5 (2.53%) Spatial Data
5 3 (1.52%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (1.01%) DataStage
7 1 (0.51%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.51%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.51%) DB2
7 1 (0.51%) Redis
Development Applications
1 9 (4.55%) Git
2 1 (0.51%) JIRA
2 1 (0.51%) MSTest
2 1 (0.51%) NUnit
2 1 (0.51%) Vite
General
1 9 (4.55%) Tech for Good
2 6 (3.03%) Local Government
3 4 (2.02%) Back Office
3 4 (2.02%) Finance
3 4 (2.02%) Pharmaceutical
4 3 (1.52%) Influencing Skills
4 3 (1.52%) Multimedia
5 2 (1.01%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (1.01%) Military
5 2 (1.01%) Social Housing
5 2 (1.01%) Social Skills
6 1 (0.51%) Wearables
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (23.74%) .NET
2 21 (10.61%) HTML
3 19 (9.60%) CSS
3 19 (9.60%) React
4 12 (6.06%) ASP.NET
5 10 (5.05%) AngularJS
6 9 (4.55%) REST
7 8 (4.04%) Laravel
7 8 (4.04%) React Native
8 7 (3.54%) Node.js
9 5 (2.53%) .NET Core
9 5 (2.53%) Blazor
10 4 (2.02%) ASP.NET Core
10 4 (2.02%) NumPy
10 4 (2.02%) Pandas
10 4 (2.02%) Symfony
11 3 (1.52%) MFC
11 3 (1.52%) Spring
11 3 (1.52%) Spring Boot
11 3 (1.52%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 9 (4.55%) Educational Technology
2 6 (3.03%) Cloud Native
2 6 (3.03%) Mobile App
2 6 (3.03%) NHS
3 5 (2.53%) IoT
4 4 (2.02%) Algorithms
4 4 (2.02%) Greenfield Project
4 4 (2.02%) Legacy Systems
5 3 (1.52%) Product Ownership
5 3 (1.52%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.01%) Renewable Energy
6 2 (1.01%) Smart Home
7 1 (0.51%) Distributed Architecture
7 1 (0.51%) Embedded Systems
7 1 (0.51%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.02%) Windows
2 2 (1.01%) Linux
3 1 (0.51%) Android
3 1 (0.51%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (16.67%) Full-Stack Development
2 29 (14.65%) Software Engineering
3 24 (12.12%) Agile
4 13 (6.57%) Clean Code
4 13 (6.57%) Mentoring
5 10 (5.05%) Problem-Solving
6 8 (4.04%) Data Pipeline
7 7 (3.54%) DevOps
7 7 (3.54%) Roadmaps
7 7 (3.54%) Scrum
8 6 (3.03%) Analytics
8 6 (3.03%) API Development
8 6 (3.03%) Front End Development
8 6 (3.03%) Microservices
8 6 (3.03%) Technical Architecture
9 5 (2.53%) AI
9 5 (2.53%) Open Source
9 5 (2.53%) Technical Leadership
9 5 (2.53%) Test Automation
9 5 (2.53%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 41 (20.71%) JavaScript
2 32 (16.16%) C#
3 29 (14.65%) PHP
4 22 (11.11%) SQL
4 22 (11.11%) TypeScript
5 16 (8.08%) Python
6 8 (4.04%) C++
6 8 (4.04%) Java
7 2 (1.01%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.51%) Perl
Qualifications
1 8 (4.04%) SC Cleared
1 8 (4.04%) Security Cleared
2 4 (2.02%) Degree
3 3 (1.52%) AWS Certification
3 3 (1.52%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
3 3 (1.52%) Azure Certification
3 3 (1.52%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (1.52%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (1.52%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (0.51%) Master's Degree
4 1 (0.51%) OCA
4 1 (0.51%) OCP
4 1 (0.51%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (3.54%) QA
2 1 (0.51%) Accessibility
2 1 (0.51%) Data Quality
System Software
1 5 (2.53%) Docker
2 1 (0.51%) Firmware
Vendors
1 25 (12.63%) Microsoft
2 10 (5.05%) Salesforce
3 2 (1.01%) JDA
4 1 (0.51%) Databricks
4 1 (0.51%) Google
4 1 (0.51%) Oracle
4 1 (0.51%) Remedy
4 1 (0.51%) Siemens
4 1 (0.51%) WooCommerce