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 1 September 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 19 4
Rank change year-on-year -1 -15 +7
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 179 87 355
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 6.01% 7.91% 13.97%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.35% 8.57% 14.43%
Number of salaries quoted 171 77 282
10th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £38,875
25th Percentile £50,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £79,250 £79,750
South West median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% - -4.55%

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 2,818 1,015 2,461
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.66% 92.27% 96.85%
Number of salaries quoted 2,126 767 1,738
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £39,500 £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 £70,000 £70,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £85,000
South West median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £51,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -6.86% -7.07%

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 1 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 1 September 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 66 (36.87%) Full-Stack Development
2 43 (24.02%) Microsoft
3 40 (22.35%) .NET
3 40 (22.35%) Agile
3 40 (22.35%) JavaScript
4 33 (18.44%) AWS
5 30 (16.76%) C#
5 30 (16.76%) Software Engineering
6 28 (15.64%) React
6 28 (15.64%) SQL
7 27 (15.08%) Azure
7 27 (15.08%) TypeScript
8 26 (14.53%) AI
9 19 (10.61%) Problem-Solving
10 18 (10.06%) HTML
11 17 (9.50%) CSS
11 17 (9.50%) Mentoring
12 16 (8.94%) C++
12 16 (8.94%) CI/CD
12 16 (8.94%) Git
12 16 (8.94%) PHP
12 16 (8.94%) SQL Server
13 15 (8.38%) Python
13 15 (8.38%) SC Cleared
13 15 (8.38%) Security Cleared
14 14 (7.82%) Java
15 13 (7.26%) Node.js
15 13 (7.26%) RESTful
15 13 (7.26%) SaaS
16 12 (6.70%) Analytics

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 (2.23%) CMS
2 2 (1.12%) EPiServer
2 2 (1.12%) NServiceBus
2 2 (1.12%) WordPress
3 1 (0.56%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.56%) Headless CMS
3 1 (0.56%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (0.56%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 1 (0.56%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 33 (18.44%) AWS
2 27 (15.08%) Azure
3 13 (7.26%) SaaS
4 10 (5.59%) Azure DevOps
5 9 (5.03%) Dynamics 365
5 9 (5.03%) GitHub
6 7 (3.91%) Power Platform
7 6 (3.35%) Azure AI
7 6 (3.35%) Figma
8 5 (2.79%) AWS Lambda
8 5 (2.79%) Google Play
8 5 (2.79%) Serverless
9 4 (2.23%) Amazon S3
9 4 (2.23%) GitHub Copilot
10 3 (1.68%) Anthropic Claude
10 3 (1.68%) Microsoft 365
10 3 (1.68%) Power Automate
10 3 (1.68%) PowerApps
11 2 (1.12%) Copilot Studio
11 2 (1.12%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.56%) Bluetooth
1 1 (0.56%) Internet
1 1 (0.56%) MQTT
1 1 (0.56%) TCP/IP
1 1 (0.56%) UWB
1 1 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (0.56%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (8.94%) SQL Server
2 9 (5.03%) MongoDB
3 6 (3.35%) MySQL
4 5 (2.79%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (2.23%) DynamoDB
5 4 (2.23%) PostgreSQL
6 3 (1.68%) Power BI
7 1 (0.56%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.56%) Redis
7 1 (0.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 16 (8.94%) Git
2 5 (2.79%) Postman
3 2 (1.12%) Cypress.io
3 2 (1.12%) JIRA
4 1 (0.56%) Claude Code
4 1 (0.56%) MSTest
4 1 (0.56%) NUnit
4 1 (0.56%) Storybook
4 1 (0.56%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.56%) Vite
General
1 20 (11.17%) Social Skills
2 11 (6.15%) Local Government
3 10 (5.59%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (5.03%) Public Sector
5 7 (3.91%) Influencing Skills
6 6 (3.35%) Finance
7 4 (2.23%) Back Office
7 4 (2.23%) Telecoms
8 3 (1.68%) Aerospace
8 3 (1.68%) Tech for Good
9 1 (0.56%) Automotive
9 1 (0.56%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.56%) Law
9 1 (0.56%) Marketing
9 1 (0.56%) Military
9 1 (0.56%) Multimedia
9 1 (0.56%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.56%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (22.35%) .NET
2 28 (15.64%) React
3 18 (10.06%) HTML
4 17 (9.50%) CSS
5 13 (7.26%) Node.js
5 13 (7.26%) RESTful
6 11 (6.15%) ASP.NET
7 8 (4.47%) ASP.NET Core
7 8 (4.47%) Laravel
7 8 (4.47%) Next.js
8 7 (3.91%) .NET Core
8 7 (3.91%) MFC
8 7 (3.91%) REST
8 7 (3.91%) Web Services
9 6 (3.35%) Blazor
10 5 (2.79%) ML.NET
10 5 (2.79%) Terraform
11 4 (2.23%) AngularJS
11 4 (2.23%) NumPy
11 4 (2.23%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 15 (8.38%) Cloud Native
2 12 (6.70%) Self-Motivation
3 11 (6.15%) NHS
4 7 (3.91%) Mobile App
5 5 (2.79%) iPhone
6 4 (2.23%) Algorithms
7 2 (1.12%) Greenfield Project
7 2 (1.12%) IoT
7 2 (1.12%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.12%) Product Ownership
7 2 (1.12%) Raspberry Pi
7 2 (1.12%) Renewable Energy
7 2 (1.12%) Virtual Team
8 1 (0.56%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.56%) ARM Cortex
8 1 (0.56%) Device Driver
8 1 (0.56%) Embedded Systems
8 1 (0.56%) iPad
8 1 (0.56%) Management Information System
8 1 (0.56%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 8 (4.47%) Windows
2 5 (2.79%) Android
3 4 (2.23%) Linux
4 1 (0.56%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (36.87%) Full-Stack Development
2 40 (22.35%) Agile
3 30 (16.76%) Software Engineering
4 26 (14.53%) AI
5 19 (10.61%) Problem-Solving
6 17 (9.50%) Mentoring
7 16 (8.94%) CI/CD
8 12 (6.70%) Analytics
8 12 (6.70%) Front End Development
8 12 (6.70%) Test Automation
9 11 (6.15%) Continuous Improvement
9 11 (6.15%) DevOps
9 11 (6.15%) User Experience
10 10 (5.59%) Clean Code
10 10 (5.59%) Sprint Planning
11 9 (5.03%) Coaching
11 9 (5.03%) Migration
11 9 (5.03%) Prototyping
11 9 (5.03%) Unit Testing
11 9 (5.03%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 40 (22.35%) JavaScript
2 30 (16.76%) C#
3 28 (15.64%) SQL
4 27 (15.08%) TypeScript
5 16 (8.94%) C++
5 16 (8.94%) PHP
6 15 (8.38%) Python
7 14 (7.82%) Java
8 9 (5.03%) Kotlin
9 2 (1.12%) Scala
9 2 (1.12%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.56%) C
10 1 (0.56%) Go
10 1 (0.56%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.56%) Rust
10 1 (0.56%) VB
Qualifications
1 15 (8.38%) SC Cleared
1 15 (8.38%) Security Cleared
2 9 (5.03%) Degree
3 2 (1.12%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (0.56%) AWS Certification
4 1 (0.56%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
4 1 (0.56%) Azure Certification
4 1 (0.56%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (0.56%) DV Cleared
4 1 (0.56%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.23%) Accessibility
2 2 (1.12%) Data Quality
2 2 (1.12%) QA
2 2 (1.12%) WCAG
3 1 (0.56%) JTAG
System Software
1 4 (2.23%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.56%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 43 (24.02%) Microsoft
2 6 (3.35%) Google
3 5 (2.79%) OpenAI
4 2 (1.12%) Optimizely
5 1 (0.56%) Adobe
5 1 (0.56%) Databricks
5 1 (0.56%) WooCommerce
5 1 (0.56%) Yahoo!