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 15 October 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 19 8
Rank change year-on-year -3 -11 +8
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 152 89 273
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 4.53% 7.75% 12.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.85% 8.40% 13.14%
Number of salaries quoted 149 79 195
10th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £33,100
25th Percentile £51,250 £45,125 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,125 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £79,000 £80,000
South West median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +14.29% +5.00% -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 3,133 1,060 2,078
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.27% 92.33% 96.11%
Number of salaries quoted 2,339 791 1,352
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £35,125 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,200 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +19.52% -8.73% -7.65%
75th Percentile £75,000 £68,125 £70,313
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £85,000
South West median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% -10.00% -9.09%

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 15 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 15 October 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 74 (48.68%) Full-Stack Development
2 37 (24.34%) Agile
3 34 (22.37%) AWS
3 34 (22.37%) JavaScript
4 32 (21.05%) Microsoft
5 29 (19.08%) AI
6 25 (16.45%) React
7 24 (15.79%) Azure
8 23 (15.13%) C#
8 23 (15.13%) TypeScript
9 21 (13.82%) SQL
10 19 (12.50%) .NET
11 18 (11.84%) Kotlin
11 18 (11.84%) Problem-Solving
11 18 (11.84%) Software Engineering
12 17 (11.18%) PHP
13 16 (10.53%) Mentoring
14 15 (9.87%) C++
15 14 (9.21%) Analytics
16 13 (8.55%) CI/CD
16 13 (8.55%) RESTful
17 12 (7.89%) Java
17 12 (7.89%) SC Cleared
17 12 (7.89%) Security Cleared
18 11 (7.24%) Continuous Improvement
18 11 (7.24%) Git
18 11 (7.24%) HTML
18 11 (7.24%) Node.js
19 10 (6.58%) CSS
19 10 (6.58%) 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 3 (1.97%) CMS
2 2 (1.32%) EPiServer
2 2 (1.32%) NServiceBus
2 2 (1.32%) WordPress
3 1 (0.66%) Headless CMS
3 1 (0.66%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (0.66%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 1 (0.66%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 34 (22.37%) AWS
2 24 (15.79%) Azure
3 10 (6.58%) Dynamics 365
4 9 (5.92%) Azure DevOps
5 8 (5.26%) GitHub
5 8 (5.26%) Power Platform
6 7 (4.61%) SaaS
7 6 (3.95%) Azure AI
7 6 (3.95%) Figma
8 5 (3.29%) Google Play
9 4 (2.63%) Amazon S3
9 4 (2.63%) AWS Lambda
9 4 (2.63%) GitHub Copilot
9 4 (2.63%) Microsoft 365
9 4 (2.63%) Power Automate
9 4 (2.63%) PowerApps
9 4 (2.63%) Serverless
10 3 (1.97%) Anthropic Claude
10 3 (1.97%) Microsoft Copilot
11 2 (1.32%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.66%) Bluetooth
1 1 (0.66%) MQTT
1 1 (0.66%) UWB
1 1 (0.66%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (0.66%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (5.92%) SQL Server
2 8 (5.26%) MongoDB
3 6 (3.95%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (3.29%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (2.63%) ClickHouse
5 4 (2.63%) DynamoDB
5 4 (2.63%) Power BI
5 4 (2.63%) Relational Database
6 3 (1.97%) MySQL
7 1 (0.66%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 11 (7.24%) Git
2 5 (3.29%) Postman
3 2 (1.32%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.66%) Claude Code
4 1 (0.66%) JIRA
4 1 (0.66%) Storybook
4 1 (0.66%) Visual Studio
General
1 20 (13.16%) Social Skills
2 13 (8.55%) Public Sector
3 11 (7.24%) Local Government
4 10 (6.58%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (4.61%) Influencing Skills
6 6 (3.95%) Finance
7 4 (2.63%) Telecoms
8 3 (1.97%) Aerospace
8 3 (1.97%) Retail
9 1 (0.66%) Automotive
9 1 (0.66%) Back Office
9 1 (0.66%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.66%) Law
9 1 (0.66%) Marketing
9 1 (0.66%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.66%) Social Housing
9 1 (0.66%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (16.45%) React
2 19 (12.50%) .NET
3 13 (8.55%) RESTful
4 11 (7.24%) HTML
4 11 (7.24%) Node.js
5 10 (6.58%) CSS
5 10 (6.58%) Laravel
6 8 (5.26%) ASP.NET
6 8 (5.26%) Next.js
7 7 (4.61%) ASP.NET Core
7 7 (4.61%) MFC
7 7 (4.61%) REST
7 7 (4.61%) Vue
8 5 (3.29%) .NET Core
8 5 (3.29%) AngularJS
8 5 (3.29%) Blazor
8 5 (3.29%) ML.NET
8 5 (3.29%) Terraform
8 5 (3.29%) Web Services
9 4 (2.63%) AWS CDK
Miscellaneous
1 14 (9.21%) Cloud Native
2 12 (7.89%) Self-Motivation
3 11 (7.24%) NHS
4 7 (4.61%) Mobile App
5 5 (3.29%) iPhone
6 4 (2.63%) PMI
7 3 (1.97%) IoT
8 2 (1.32%) Greenfield Project
8 2 (1.32%) Raspberry Pi
8 2 (1.32%) Virtual Team
9 1 (0.66%) Algorithms
9 1 (0.66%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.66%) ARM Cortex
9 1 (0.66%) Device Driver
9 1 (0.66%) Embedded Systems
9 1 (0.66%) iPad
9 1 (0.66%) Management Information System
9 1 (0.66%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.66%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 7 (4.61%) Windows
2 5 (3.29%) Android
3 3 (1.97%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (48.68%) Full-Stack Development
2 37 (24.34%) Agile
3 29 (19.08%) AI
4 18 (11.84%) Problem-Solving
4 18 (11.84%) Software Engineering
5 16 (10.53%) Mentoring
6 14 (9.21%) Analytics
7 13 (8.55%) CI/CD
8 11 (7.24%) Continuous Improvement
9 10 (6.58%) DevOps
9 10 (6.58%) Sprint Planning
9 10 (6.58%) User Experience
10 9 (5.92%) Clean Code
10 9 (5.92%) Prototyping
10 9 (5.92%) Refactoring
11 8 (5.26%) Data Security
11 8 (5.26%) Decision-Making
11 8 (5.26%) Microservices
11 8 (5.26%) Migration
11 8 (5.26%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 34 (22.37%) JavaScript
2 23 (15.13%) C#
2 23 (15.13%) TypeScript
3 21 (13.82%) SQL
4 18 (11.84%) Kotlin
5 17 (11.18%) PHP
6 15 (9.87%) C++
7 12 (7.89%) Java
8 8 (5.26%) Python
9 2 (1.32%) Scala
9 2 (1.32%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.66%) C
10 1 (0.66%) Go
10 1 (0.66%) Rust
10 1 (0.66%) VB
Qualifications
1 12 (7.89%) SC Cleared
1 12 (7.89%) Security Cleared
2 8 (5.26%) Degree
3 4 (2.63%) PMI Certification
4 2 (1.32%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (0.66%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.97%) Accessibility
2 2 (1.32%) WCAG
3 1 (0.66%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.66%) JTAG
3 1 (0.66%) QA
System Software
1 5 (3.29%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.66%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 32 (21.05%) Microsoft
2 6 (3.95%) Google
3 5 (3.29%) OpenAI
4 2 (1.32%) Optimizely
5 1 (0.66%) Adobe
5 1 (0.66%) WooCommerce
5 1 (0.66%) Yahoo!