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 July 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 12 5
Rank change year-on-year 0 -7 +4
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 191 110 489
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 7.06% 11.09% 14.70%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.43% 11.83% 15.15%
Number of salaries quoted 170 93 411
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,500 £38,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% +0.74%
75th Percentile £67,813 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £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 2,569 930 3,228
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.97% 93.75% 97.02%
Number of salaries quoted 1,978 690 2,474
10th Percentile £29,750 £29,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £43,290 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,200 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.09% +7.64% -4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £70,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £92,500 £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 1 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 1 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 49 (25.65%) .NET
2 40 (20.94%) Full-Stack Development
3 39 (20.42%) Microsoft
4 38 (19.90%) JavaScript
5 37 (19.37%) Agile
6 36 (18.85%) C#
7 28 (14.66%) Azure
8 27 (14.14%) Software Engineering
8 27 (14.14%) SQL
9 25 (13.09%) AWS
10 23 (12.04%) SQL Server
10 23 (12.04%) TypeScript
11 22 (11.52%) PHP
12 18 (9.42%) React
12 18 (9.42%) SaaS
13 17 (8.90%) HTML
14 15 (7.85%) ASP.NET
14 15 (7.85%) CSS
14 15 (7.85%) Mentoring
14 15 (7.85%) Problem-Solving
14 15 (7.85%) Python
15 14 (7.33%) AI
16 13 (6.81%) C++
16 13 (6.81%) SC Cleared
16 13 (6.81%) Security Cleared
17 11 (5.76%) Clean Code
17 11 (5.76%) DevOps
17 11 (5.76%) REST
18 10 (5.24%) Analytics
18 10 (5.24%) AngularJS

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 (2.09%) NServiceBus
2 2 (1.05%) CMS
2 2 (1.05%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.05%) 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 (14.66%) Azure
2 25 (13.09%) AWS
3 18 (9.42%) SaaS
4 8 (4.19%) Dynamics 365
5 7 (3.66%) Azure DevOps
6 5 (2.62%) GitHub
6 5 (2.62%) Power Platform
7 4 (2.09%) Azure AI
7 4 (2.09%) Google Play
8 3 (1.57%) AWS Lambda
8 3 (1.57%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 3 (1.57%) Figma
8 3 (1.57%) Microsoft 365
8 3 (1.57%) Serverless
9 2 (1.05%) Amazon S3
9 2 (1.05%) Power Automate
9 2 (1.05%) PowerApps
10 1 (0.52%) Azure Monitor
10 1 (0.52%) GitHub Actions
10 1 (0.52%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.05%) TCP/IP
2 1 (0.52%) Internet
2 1 (0.52%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (12.04%) SQL Server
2 9 (4.71%) MongoDB
3 5 (2.62%) MySQL
4 4 (2.09%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (1.05%) DataStage
5 2 (1.05%) DynamoDB
5 2 (1.05%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (1.05%) Power BI
6 1 (0.52%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.52%) Redis
Development Applications
1 7 (3.66%) Git
2 2 (1.05%) Postman
3 1 (0.52%) JIRA
3 1 (0.52%) MSTest
3 1 (0.52%) NUnit
3 1 (0.52%) Vite
General
1 11 (5.76%) Local Government
2 9 (4.71%) Social Skills
3 8 (4.19%) Tech for Good
4 7 (3.66%) Influencing Skills
5 5 (2.62%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (2.62%) Finance
6 4 (2.09%) Back Office
7 3 (1.57%) Pharmaceutical
8 2 (1.05%) Military
9 1 (0.52%) Automotive
9 1 (0.52%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.52%) Marketing
9 1 (0.52%) Multimedia
9 1 (0.52%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.52%) Social Housing
9 1 (0.52%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (25.65%) .NET
2 18 (9.42%) React
3 17 (8.90%) HTML
4 15 (7.85%) ASP.NET
4 15 (7.85%) CSS
5 11 (5.76%) REST
6 10 (5.24%) AngularJS
7 7 (3.66%) .NET Core
7 7 (3.66%) ASP.NET Core
7 7 (3.66%) MFC
7 7 (3.66%) Node.js
8 6 (3.14%) Laravel
8 6 (3.14%) RESTful
9 5 (2.62%) Blazor
10 4 (2.09%) ML.NET
10 4 (2.09%) NumPy
10 4 (2.09%) Pandas
10 4 (2.09%) React Native
10 4 (2.09%) Symfony
10 4 (2.09%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 12 (6.28%) Cloud Native
2 11 (5.76%) NHS
3 9 (4.71%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (3.66%) Educational Technology
5 6 (3.14%) Mobile App
6 4 (2.09%) Algorithms
6 4 (2.09%) iPhone
7 3 (1.57%) IoT
7 3 (1.57%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (1.57%) Product Ownership
8 2 (1.05%) Renewable Energy
9 1 (0.52%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.52%) Distributed Architecture
9 1 (0.52%) iPad
9 1 (0.52%) Management Information System
9 1 (0.52%) Raspberry Pi
9 1 (0.52%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 8 (4.19%) Windows
2 4 (2.09%) Android
3 3 (1.57%) Linux
4 1 (0.52%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (20.94%) Full-Stack Development
2 37 (19.37%) Agile
3 27 (14.14%) Software Engineering
4 15 (7.85%) Mentoring
4 15 (7.85%) Problem-Solving
5 14 (7.33%) AI
6 11 (5.76%) Clean Code
6 11 (5.76%) DevOps
7 10 (5.24%) Analytics
8 9 (4.71%) Refactoring
8 9 (4.71%) Test Automation
9 8 (4.19%) CI/CD
9 8 (4.19%) Coaching
9 8 (4.19%) Data Security
9 8 (4.19%) Front End Development
9 8 (4.19%) Migration
10 7 (3.66%) Cloud Enablement
10 7 (3.66%) Decision-Making
10 7 (3.66%) Product Strategy
10 7 (3.66%) Product Vision
Programming Languages
1 38 (19.90%) JavaScript
2 36 (18.85%) C#
3 27 (14.14%) SQL
4 23 (12.04%) TypeScript
5 22 (11.52%) PHP
6 15 (7.85%) Python
7 13 (6.81%) C++
8 9 (4.71%) Java
9 2 (1.05%) PowerShell
9 2 (1.05%) Scala
10 1 (0.52%) Go
10 1 (0.52%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.52%) VB
Qualifications
1 13 (6.81%) SC Cleared
1 13 (6.81%) Security Cleared
2 5 (2.62%) Degree
3 2 (1.05%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (1.05%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (0.52%) AWS Certification
4 1 (0.52%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
4 1 (0.52%) Azure Certification
4 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (3.14%) QA
2 2 (1.05%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.52%) Data Quality
System Software
1 5 (2.62%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.05%) Terraform
Vendors
1 39 (20.42%) Microsoft
2 10 (5.24%) Salesforce
3 4 (2.09%) Google
4 2 (1.05%) OpenAI
5 1 (0.52%) Databricks
5 1 (0.52%) Remedy
5 1 (0.52%) WooCommerce