Developer Job Trends in Bristol

Developer
South West > Bristol

The median Developer salary in Bristol is £57,423 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 July 2026.

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

6 months to
29 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 19 4
Rank change year-on-year +1 -15 +5
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 186 90 397
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 6.81% 8.29% 14.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.17% 9.05% 15.03%
Number of salaries quoted 175 77 330
10th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £44,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,423 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.30% +4.35% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,000 £80,000
South West median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £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 2,594 994 2,642
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.95% 91.61% 96.88%
Number of salaries quoted 1,949 753 1,996
10th Percentile £29,500 £29,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,750
Median % change year-on-year - -1.35% -6.23%
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,886 £70,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £85,000
South West median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -7.41%

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 29 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 29 July 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 50 (26.88%) .NET
2 48 (25.81%) Full-Stack Development
3 43 (23.12%) JavaScript
4 41 (22.04%) Microsoft
5 39 (20.97%) Agile
6 36 (19.35%) C#
7 33 (17.74%) SQL
8 30 (16.13%) Azure
9 29 (15.59%) Software Engineering
10 26 (13.98%) TypeScript
11 25 (13.44%) AWS
12 24 (12.90%) React
13 22 (11.83%) HTML
14 21 (11.29%) Problem-Solving
15 20 (10.75%) CSS
15 20 (10.75%) PHP
15 20 (10.75%) SQL Server
16 18 (9.68%) Python
17 17 (9.14%) AI
18 16 (8.60%) ASP.NET
18 16 (8.60%) Mentoring
19 15 (8.06%) C++
19 15 (8.06%) SC Cleared
19 15 (8.06%) Security Cleared
20 14 (7.53%) SaaS
21 13 (6.99%) Git
22 12 (6.45%) DevOps
22 12 (6.45%) Java
22 12 (6.45%) RESTful
23 11 (5.91%) Continuous Improvement

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 (1.61%) CMS
1 3 (1.61%) NServiceBus
2 2 (1.08%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.08%) WordPress
3 1 (0.54%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.54%) EPiServer
3 1 (0.54%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 1 (0.54%) Chatbot
1 1 (0.54%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.54%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 30 (16.13%) Azure
2 25 (13.44%) AWS
3 14 (7.53%) SaaS
4 10 (5.38%) Azure DevOps
5 8 (4.30%) Dynamics 365
6 5 (2.69%) Azure AI
6 5 (2.69%) Figma
6 5 (2.69%) GitHub
6 5 (2.69%) Google Play
6 5 (2.69%) Power Platform
7 3 (1.61%) AWS Lambda
7 3 (1.61%) Microsoft 365
7 3 (1.61%) Serverless
8 2 (1.08%) Amazon S3
8 2 (1.08%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 2 (1.08%) GitHub Copilot
8 2 (1.08%) Power Automate
8 2 (1.08%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.54%) Azure Monitor
9 1 (0.54%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.08%) TCP/IP
2 1 (0.54%) Bluetooth
2 1 (0.54%) Internet
2 1 (0.54%) MQTT
2 1 (0.54%) UWB
2 1 (0.54%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (0.54%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (10.75%) SQL Server
2 9 (4.84%) MongoDB
3 6 (3.23%) MySQL
4 5 (2.69%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (1.08%) DynamoDB
5 2 (1.08%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (1.08%) Power BI
6 1 (0.54%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.54%) DataStage
6 1 (0.54%) Redis
Development Applications
1 13 (6.99%) Git
2 4 (2.15%) Postman
3 1 (0.54%) Claude Code
3 1 (0.54%) JIRA
3 1 (0.54%) MSTest
3 1 (0.54%) NUnit
3 1 (0.54%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.54%) Vite
General
1 14 (7.53%) Social Skills
2 11 (5.91%) Local Government
3 9 (4.84%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (4.30%) Finance
4 8 (4.30%) Tech for Good
5 7 (3.76%) Influencing Skills
6 4 (2.15%) Back Office
7 3 (1.61%) Telecoms
8 2 (1.08%) Aerospace
8 2 (1.08%) Military
9 1 (0.54%) Automotive
9 1 (0.54%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.54%) Law
9 1 (0.54%) Marketing
9 1 (0.54%) Multimedia
9 1 (0.54%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.54%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (26.88%) .NET
2 24 (12.90%) React
3 22 (11.83%) HTML
4 20 (10.75%) CSS
5 16 (8.60%) ASP.NET
6 12 (6.45%) RESTful
7 10 (5.38%) AngularJS
7 10 (5.38%) REST
8 9 (4.84%) Laravel
9 8 (4.30%) .NET Core
9 8 (4.30%) ASP.NET Core
10 7 (3.76%) MFC
10 7 (3.76%) Node.js
11 6 (3.23%) Blazor
11 6 (3.23%) Web Services
12 5 (2.69%) ML.NET
12 5 (2.69%) Next.js
13 4 (2.15%) NumPy
13 4 (2.15%) Pandas
13 4 (2.15%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 11 (5.91%) Cloud Native
1 11 (5.91%) NHS
1 11 (5.91%) Self-Motivation
2 7 (3.76%) Mobile App
3 5 (2.69%) iPhone
4 4 (2.15%) Algorithms
5 3 (1.61%) Educational Technology
5 3 (1.61%) Product Ownership
6 2 (1.08%) IoT
6 2 (1.08%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (1.08%) Raspberry Pi
6 2 (1.08%) Renewable Energy
6 2 (1.08%) Virtual Team
7 1 (0.54%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.54%) ARM Cortex
7 1 (0.54%) Device Driver
7 1 (0.54%) Embedded Systems
7 1 (0.54%) iPad
7 1 (0.54%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.54%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 8 (4.30%) Windows
2 5 (2.69%) Android
3 4 (2.15%) Linux
4 1 (0.54%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (25.81%) Full-Stack Development
2 39 (20.97%) Agile
3 29 (15.59%) Software Engineering
4 21 (11.29%) Problem-Solving
5 17 (9.14%) AI
6 16 (8.60%) Mentoring
7 12 (6.45%) DevOps
8 11 (5.91%) Continuous Improvement
9 10 (5.38%) Analytics
9 10 (5.38%) Front End Development
9 10 (5.38%) Test Automation
10 9 (4.84%) CI/CD
10 9 (4.84%) Coaching
10 9 (4.84%) Refactoring
10 9 (4.84%) Unit Testing
10 9 (4.84%) Web Development
11 8 (4.30%) Clean Code
11 8 (4.30%) Migration
11 8 (4.30%) Sprint Planning
11 8 (4.30%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 43 (23.12%) JavaScript
2 36 (19.35%) C#
3 33 (17.74%) SQL
4 26 (13.98%) TypeScript
5 20 (10.75%) PHP
6 18 (9.68%) Python
7 15 (8.06%) C++
8 12 (6.45%) Java
9 2 (1.08%) PowerShell
9 2 (1.08%) Scala
10 1 (0.54%) C
10 1 (0.54%) Go
10 1 (0.54%) Rust
10 1 (0.54%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.54%) VB
Qualifications
1 15 (8.06%) SC Cleared
1 15 (8.06%) Security Cleared
2 8 (4.30%) Degree
3 2 (1.08%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (1.08%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (0.54%) AWS Certification
4 1 (0.54%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
4 1 (0.54%) Azure Certification
4 1 (0.54%) DV Cleared
4 1 (0.54%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.15%) QA
2 2 (1.08%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.54%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.54%) JTAG
3 1 (0.54%) WCAG
System Software
1 4 (2.15%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.08%) Terraform
Vendors
1 41 (22.04%) Microsoft
2 6 (3.23%) Google
3 3 (1.61%) Salesforce
4 2 (1.08%) OpenAI
5 1 (0.54%) Databricks
5 1 (0.54%) Optimizely
5 1 (0.54%) Remedy
5 1 (0.54%) WooCommerce
5 1 (0.54%) Yahoo!