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 21 August 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 22 4
Rank change year-on-year +3 -18 +7
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 183 88 363
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 6.36% 8.01% 14.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.72% 8.72% 14.60%
Number of salaries quoted 174 78 295
10th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £58,750 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +2.17% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,438 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £79,125 £80,000
South West median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% - -3.67%

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 2,724 1,009 2,487
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.71% 91.81% 96.96%
Number of salaries quoted 2,037 761 1,810
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,834 £70,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,250 £85,000
South West median annual salary £55,000 £47,683 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.35% -4.63% -8.90%

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 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 21 August 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 59 (32.24%) Full-Stack Development
2 46 (25.14%) .NET
3 43 (23.50%) JavaScript
3 43 (23.50%) Microsoft
4 40 (21.86%) Agile
5 33 (18.03%) C#
6 31 (16.94%) AWS
6 31 (16.94%) SQL
7 30 (16.39%) Software Engineering
8 28 (15.30%) Azure
8 28 (15.30%) TypeScript
9 27 (14.75%) React
10 24 (13.11%) AI
11 23 (12.57%) Problem-Solving
12 20 (10.93%) HTML
13 18 (9.84%) CSS
14 17 (9.29%) PHP
14 17 (9.29%) SQL Server
15 16 (8.74%) C++
15 16 (8.74%) Git
15 16 (8.74%) Mentoring
15 16 (8.74%) Python
16 15 (8.20%) SC Cleared
16 15 (8.20%) Security Cleared
17 14 (7.65%) CI/CD
17 14 (7.65%) SaaS
18 13 (7.10%) Java
18 13 (7.10%) RESTful
19 12 (6.56%) Analytics
19 12 (6.56%) ASP.NET

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 (2.19%) CMS
2 2 (1.09%) EPiServer
2 2 (1.09%) NServiceBus
2 2 (1.09%) WordPress
3 1 (0.55%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.55%) Headless CMS
3 1 (0.55%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (0.55%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 1 (0.55%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 31 (16.94%) AWS
2 28 (15.30%) Azure
3 14 (7.65%) SaaS
4 10 (5.46%) Azure DevOps
5 9 (4.92%) Dynamics 365
6 8 (4.37%) GitHub
7 7 (3.83%) Power Platform
8 6 (3.28%) Azure AI
8 6 (3.28%) Figma
9 5 (2.73%) AWS Lambda
9 5 (2.73%) Google Play
9 5 (2.73%) Serverless
10 4 (2.19%) Amazon S3
11 3 (1.64%) GitHub Copilot
11 3 (1.64%) Microsoft 365
11 3 (1.64%) Power Automate
11 3 (1.64%) PowerApps
12 2 (1.09%) Anthropic Claude
12 2 (1.09%) Copilot Studio
12 2 (1.09%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.09%) TCP/IP
2 1 (0.55%) Bluetooth
2 1 (0.55%) Internet
2 1 (0.55%) MQTT
2 1 (0.55%) UWB
2 1 (0.55%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (0.55%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (9.29%) SQL Server
2 9 (4.92%) MongoDB
3 6 (3.28%) MySQL
4 5 (2.73%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (2.19%) DynamoDB
6 3 (1.64%) PostgreSQL
6 3 (1.64%) Power BI
7 1 (0.55%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.55%) Redis
7 1 (0.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 16 (8.74%) Git
2 5 (2.73%) Postman
3 2 (1.09%) Cypress.io
3 2 (1.09%) JIRA
4 1 (0.55%) Claude Code
4 1 (0.55%) MSTest
4 1 (0.55%) NUnit
4 1 (0.55%) Storybook
4 1 (0.55%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.55%) Vite
General
1 20 (10.93%) Social Skills
2 11 (6.01%) Analytical Skills
2 11 (6.01%) Local Government
3 9 (4.92%) Finance
4 7 (3.83%) Influencing Skills
5 4 (2.19%) Back Office
5 4 (2.19%) Tech for Good
5 4 (2.19%) Telecoms
6 3 (1.64%) Aerospace
6 3 (1.64%) Public Sector
7 2 (1.09%) Military
8 1 (0.55%) Automotive
8 1 (0.55%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.55%) Law
8 1 (0.55%) Marketing
8 1 (0.55%) Multimedia
8 1 (0.55%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.55%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (25.14%) .NET
2 27 (14.75%) React
3 20 (10.93%) HTML
4 18 (9.84%) CSS
5 13 (7.10%) RESTful
6 12 (6.56%) ASP.NET
6 12 (6.56%) Node.js
7 8 (4.37%) .NET Core
7 8 (4.37%) ASP.NET Core
7 8 (4.37%) Laravel
7 8 (4.37%) Next.js
7 8 (4.37%) REST
8 7 (3.83%) MFC
8 7 (3.83%) Web Services
9 6 (3.28%) Blazor
10 5 (2.73%) AngularJS
10 5 (2.73%) ML.NET
11 4 (2.19%) NumPy
11 4 (2.19%) Pandas
11 4 (2.19%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 13 (7.10%) Cloud Native
2 12 (6.56%) Self-Motivation
3 11 (6.01%) NHS
4 7 (3.83%) Mobile App
5 5 (2.73%) iPhone
6 4 (2.19%) Algorithms
7 2 (1.09%) IoT
7 2 (1.09%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.09%) Product Ownership
7 2 (1.09%) Raspberry Pi
7 2 (1.09%) Renewable Energy
7 2 (1.09%) Virtual Team
8 1 (0.55%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.55%) ARM Cortex
8 1 (0.55%) Device Driver
8 1 (0.55%) Embedded Systems
8 1 (0.55%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (0.55%) iPad
8 1 (0.55%) Management Information System
8 1 (0.55%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 8 (4.37%) Windows
2 5 (2.73%) Android
3 4 (2.19%) Linux
4 1 (0.55%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (32.24%) Full-Stack Development
2 40 (21.86%) Agile
3 30 (16.39%) Software Engineering
4 24 (13.11%) AI
5 23 (12.57%) Problem-Solving
6 16 (8.74%) Mentoring
7 14 (7.65%) CI/CD
8 12 (6.56%) Analytics
8 12 (6.56%) Front End Development
8 12 (6.56%) Test Automation
9 11 (6.01%) Continuous Improvement
9 11 (6.01%) User Experience
10 10 (5.46%) Clean Code
10 10 (5.46%) DevOps
10 10 (5.46%) Sprint Planning
10 10 (5.46%) Unit Testing
10 10 (5.46%) Web Development
11 9 (4.92%) Coaching
11 9 (4.92%) Migration
11 9 (4.92%) Refactoring
Programming Languages
1 43 (23.50%) JavaScript
2 33 (18.03%) C#
3 31 (16.94%) SQL
4 28 (15.30%) TypeScript
5 17 (9.29%) PHP
6 16 (8.74%) C++
6 16 (8.74%) Python
7 13 (7.10%) Java
8 3 (1.64%) Kotlin
9 2 (1.09%) PowerShell
9 2 (1.09%) Scala
9 2 (1.09%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.55%) C
10 1 (0.55%) Go
10 1 (0.55%) Rust
10 1 (0.55%) VB
Qualifications
1 15 (8.20%) SC Cleared
1 15 (8.20%) Security Cleared
2 9 (4.92%) Degree
3 2 (1.09%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (1.09%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (0.55%) AWS Certification
4 1 (0.55%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
4 1 (0.55%) Azure Certification
4 1 (0.55%) DV Cleared
4 1 (0.55%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.19%) Accessibility
2 3 (1.64%) QA
3 2 (1.09%) Data Quality
3 2 (1.09%) WCAG
4 1 (0.55%) JTAG
System Software
1 3 (1.64%) Docker
Vendors
1 43 (23.50%) Microsoft
2 6 (3.28%) Google
3 5 (2.73%) OpenAI
4 2 (1.09%) Optimizely
5 1 (0.55%) Adobe
5 1 (0.55%) Databricks
5 1 (0.55%) WooCommerce
5 1 (0.55%) Yahoo!