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 9 April 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 11 7
Rank change year-on-year +1 -4 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 183 135 442
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 6.62% 13.73% 15.44%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.95% 14.50% 15.99%
Number of salaries quoted 148 112 389
10th Percentile £43,375 £46,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year - +3.45% +0.87%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £79,000
South West median annual salary £55,000 £56,250 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.22% +12.50% -4.76%

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 2,632 931 2,764
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.26% 94.71% 96.54%
Number of salaries quoted 1,936 662 2,200
10th Percentile £28,750 £30,775 £33,500
25th Percentile £38,938 £45,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,886 £71,250
90th Percentile £81,250 £91,250 £86,250
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,600 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.94% +5.20% -

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 9 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 9 April 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 45 (24.59%) JavaScript
2 41 (22.40%) .NET
3 28 (15.30%) Software Engineering
4 27 (14.75%) C#
4 27 (14.75%) HTML
5 26 (14.21%) Agile
6 25 (13.66%) Azure
7 24 (13.11%) CSS
7 24 (13.11%) Full-Stack Development
7 24 (13.11%) TypeScript
8 23 (12.57%) PHP
9 22 (12.02%) AWS
9 22 (12.02%) SaaS
10 20 (10.93%) React
11 19 (10.38%) SQL
12 18 (9.84%) Microsoft
12 18 (9.84%) Python
13 17 (9.29%) Clean Code
14 15 (8.20%) SQL Server
15 13 (7.10%) Git
16 12 (6.56%) GitHub
17 11 (6.01%) ASP.NET
18 10 (5.46%) AngularJS
18 10 (5.46%) React Native
18 10 (5.46%) Salesforce
19 9 (4.92%) Mentoring
19 9 (4.92%) MySQL
19 9 (4.92%) REST
20 8 (4.37%) CI/CD
20 8 (4.37%) DevOps

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%) Umbraco
2 3 (1.64%) CMS
2 3 (1.64%) NServiceBus
2 3 (1.64%) Tomcat
2 3 (1.64%) WebLogic
2 3 (1.64%) WebLogic Portal
3 1 (0.55%) Apache
3 1 (0.55%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.55%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.55%) Appian
3 1 (0.55%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (1.09%) Windchill
2 1 (0.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.55%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.55%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 3 (1.64%) Oracle EBS
1 3 (1.64%) Primavera
2 2 (1.09%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.09%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 25 (13.66%) Azure
2 22 (12.02%) AWS
2 22 (12.02%) SaaS
3 12 (6.56%) GitHub
4 4 (2.19%) Azure Cosmos DB
4 4 (2.19%) Azure DevOps
5 3 (1.64%) OCI
6 2 (1.09%) GitHub Actions
6 2 (1.09%) Power Platform
6 2 (1.09%) PowerApps
7 1 (0.55%) AWS Lambda
7 1 (0.55%) Azure Monitor
7 1 (0.55%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (0.55%) GCP
7 1 (0.55%) OneDrive
7 1 (0.55%) Prefect
7 1 (0.55%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.28%) Internet
2 2 (1.09%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (8.20%) SQL Server
2 9 (4.92%) MySQL
3 5 (2.73%) GIS
3 5 (2.73%) Spatial Data
4 4 (2.19%) MongoDB
5 3 (1.64%) Oracle Database
5 3 (1.64%) Oracle Discoverer
5 3 (1.64%) Oracle Reports
5 3 (1.64%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (1.09%) DataStage
7 1 (0.55%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.55%) DB2
7 1 (0.55%) Redis
7 1 (0.55%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 13 (7.10%) Git
2 3 (1.64%) Oracle APEX
2 3 (1.64%) Oracle Forms
3 1 (0.55%) JIRA
3 1 (0.55%) MSTest
3 1 (0.55%) NUnit
3 1 (0.55%) Vite
General
1 9 (4.92%) Finance
1 9 (4.92%) Tech for Good
2 6 (3.28%) Multimedia
3 4 (2.19%) Back Office
3 4 (2.19%) Pharmaceutical
4 3 (1.64%) Electronics
4 3 (1.64%) Manufacturing
4 3 (1.64%) Marketing
4 3 (1.64%) Public Sector
4 3 (1.64%) Social Skills
4 3 (1.64%) Telecoms
5 2 (1.09%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (1.09%) Military
5 2 (1.09%) Social Housing
6 1 (0.55%) Wearables
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 41 (22.40%) .NET
2 27 (14.75%) HTML
3 24 (13.11%) CSS
4 20 (10.93%) React
5 11 (6.01%) ASP.NET
6 10 (5.46%) AngularJS
6 10 (5.46%) React Native
7 9 (4.92%) REST
8 6 (3.28%) Laravel
9 5 (2.73%) Node.js
10 4 (2.19%) .NET Core
10 4 (2.19%) .NET Framework
10 4 (2.19%) Blazor
10 4 (2.19%) Symfony
10 4 (2.19%) WPF
11 3 (1.64%) ModSecurity
11 3 (1.64%) Oracle ADF
11 3 (1.64%) Spring
11 3 (1.64%) Tailwind CSS
11 3 (1.64%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 9 (4.92%) Educational Technology
2 6 (3.28%) IoT
3 5 (2.73%) Greenfield Project
4 4 (2.19%) Cloud Native
4 4 (2.19%) Legacy Systems
4 4 (2.19%) Mobile App
4 4 (2.19%) Product Ownership
5 3 (1.64%) Algorithms
5 3 (1.64%) Renewable Energy
6 2 (1.09%) Distributed Architecture
6 2 (1.09%) Smart Home
7 1 (0.55%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 6 (3.28%) Windows
2 4 (2.19%) Linux
3 3 (1.64%) Unix
4 1 (0.55%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (15.30%) Software Engineering
2 26 (14.21%) Agile
3 24 (13.11%) Full-Stack Development
4 17 (9.29%) Clean Code
5 9 (4.92%) Mentoring
6 8 (4.37%) CI/CD
6 8 (4.37%) DevOps
6 8 (4.37%) Front End Development
6 8 (4.37%) Microservices
6 8 (4.37%) Problem-Solving
7 7 (3.83%) API Development
7 7 (3.83%) Data Pipeline
8 6 (3.28%) Continuous Improvement
8 6 (3.28%) Cybersecurity
8 6 (3.28%) Roadmaps
8 6 (3.28%) Technical Architecture
8 6 (3.28%) Unit Testing
9 5 (2.73%) Computer Science
9 5 (2.73%) Open Source
9 5 (2.73%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 45 (24.59%) JavaScript
2 27 (14.75%) C#
3 24 (13.11%) TypeScript
4 23 (12.57%) PHP
5 19 (10.38%) SQL
6 18 (9.84%) Python
7 8 (4.37%) Java
8 3 (1.64%) PL/SQL
9 2 (1.09%) C++
9 2 (1.09%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.55%) Perl
Qualifications
1 8 (4.37%) SC Cleared
1 8 (4.37%) Security Cleared
2 6 (3.28%) AWS Certification
2 6 (3.28%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
2 6 (3.28%) Azure Certification
2 6 (3.28%) Microsoft Certification
3 5 (2.73%) Degree
4 4 (2.19%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (1.64%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (1.64%) DV Cleared
6 2 (1.09%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.55%) OCA
7 1 (0.55%) OCP
7 1 (0.55%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (3.83%) QA
2 2 (1.09%) Accessibility
2 2 (1.09%) Data Quality
System Software
1 6 (3.28%) Docker
2 3 (1.64%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.55%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (1.64%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 18 (9.84%) Microsoft
2 10 (5.46%) Salesforce
3 4 (2.19%) Oracle
4 3 (1.64%) IFS
4 3 (1.64%) SAP
5 2 (1.09%) JDA
5 2 (1.09%) Syncfusion
5 2 (1.09%) Telerik
6 1 (0.55%) Databricks
6 1 (0.55%) Remedy
6 1 (0.55%) Siemens