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 16 July 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 17 5
Rank change year-on-year +6 -12 +4
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 192 100 466
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 7.14% 9.28% 14.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.52% 10.00% 15.05%
Number of salaries quoted 171 85 391
10th Percentile £41,000 £40,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £43,190
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -
75th Percentile £66,875 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,500 £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 2,554 1,000 3,096
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.94% 92.76% 97.05%
Number of salaries quoted 1,934 750 2,374
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,838 £30,084
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £74,721 £70,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,125 £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 16 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 16 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 (26.04%) .NET
2 43 (22.40%) Full-Stack Development
3 41 (21.35%) Microsoft
4 40 (20.83%) JavaScript
5 39 (20.31%) Agile
6 35 (18.23%) C#
7 31 (16.15%) Azure
8 30 (15.63%) Software Engineering
8 30 (15.63%) SQL
9 26 (13.54%) AWS
10 24 (12.50%) TypeScript
11 22 (11.46%) PHP
12 21 (10.94%) SQL Server
13 20 (10.42%) React
14 19 (9.90%) HTML
15 17 (8.85%) AI
15 17 (8.85%) ASP.NET
15 17 (8.85%) CSS
16 16 (8.33%) Mentoring
16 16 (8.33%) Problem-Solving
16 16 (8.33%) Python
16 16 (8.33%) SaaS
17 14 (7.29%) DevOps
17 14 (7.29%) SC Cleared
17 14 (7.29%) Security Cleared
18 13 (6.77%) C++
19 11 (5.73%) AngularJS
19 11 (5.73%) Java
19 11 (5.73%) REST
20 10 (5.21%) 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 (2.08%) NServiceBus
2 2 (1.04%) CMS
2 2 (1.04%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.04%) 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 31 (16.15%) Azure
2 26 (13.54%) AWS
3 16 (8.33%) SaaS
4 10 (5.21%) Azure DevOps
5 8 (4.17%) Dynamics 365
6 6 (3.13%) GitHub
7 5 (2.60%) Azure AI
7 5 (2.60%) Google Play
7 5 (2.60%) Power Platform
8 4 (2.08%) Figma
9 3 (1.56%) AWS Lambda
9 3 (1.56%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 3 (1.56%) Microsoft 365
9 3 (1.56%) Serverless
10 2 (1.04%) Amazon S3
10 2 (1.04%) GitHub Copilot
10 2 (1.04%) Power Automate
10 2 (1.04%) PowerApps
11 1 (0.52%) Copilot Studio
11 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.04%) TCP/IP
2 1 (0.52%) Bluetooth
2 1 (0.52%) Internet
2 1 (0.52%) MQTT
2 1 (0.52%) UWB
2 1 (0.52%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (0.52%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (10.94%) SQL Server
2 10 (5.21%) MongoDB
3 6 (3.13%) MySQL
4 5 (2.60%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (1.04%) DataStage
5 2 (1.04%) DynamoDB
5 2 (1.04%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (1.04%) Power BI
6 1 (0.52%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.52%) Redis
Development Applications
1 9 (4.69%) Git
2 3 (1.56%) Postman
3 1 (0.52%) Claude Code
3 1 (0.52%) JIRA
3 1 (0.52%) MSTest
3 1 (0.52%) NUnit
3 1 (0.52%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.52%) Vite
General
1 11 (5.73%) Local Government
1 11 (5.73%) Social Skills
2 8 (4.17%) Tech for Good
3 7 (3.65%) Influencing Skills
4 6 (3.13%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (3.13%) Finance
5 4 (2.08%) Back Office
6 2 (1.04%) Military
7 1 (0.52%) Automotive
7 1 (0.52%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (0.52%) Law
7 1 (0.52%) Marketing
7 1 (0.52%) Multimedia
7 1 (0.52%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (0.52%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (0.52%) Social Housing
7 1 (0.52%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (26.04%) .NET
2 20 (10.42%) React
3 19 (9.90%) HTML
4 17 (8.85%) ASP.NET
4 17 (8.85%) CSS
5 11 (5.73%) AngularJS
5 11 (5.73%) REST
6 9 (4.69%) RESTful
7 8 (4.17%) .NET Core
7 8 (4.17%) ASP.NET Core
7 8 (4.17%) Laravel
7 8 (4.17%) Node.js
8 7 (3.65%) MFC
9 6 (3.13%) Blazor
10 5 (2.60%) ML.NET
10 5 (2.60%) Web Services
11 4 (2.08%) NumPy
11 4 (2.08%) Pandas
11 4 (2.08%) React Native
12 3 (1.56%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 12 (6.25%) Cloud Native
2 11 (5.73%) NHS
3 10 (5.21%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (3.65%) Mobile App
5 5 (2.60%) Educational Technology
5 5 (2.60%) iPhone
6 4 (2.08%) Algorithms
7 3 (1.56%) IoT
7 3 (1.56%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (1.56%) Product Ownership
8 2 (1.04%) Raspberry Pi
8 2 (1.04%) Renewable Energy
9 1 (0.52%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.52%) ARM Cortex
9 1 (0.52%) Device Driver
9 1 (0.52%) Distributed Architecture
9 1 (0.52%) Embedded Systems
9 1 (0.52%) iPad
9 1 (0.52%) Management Information System
9 1 (0.52%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 8 (4.17%) Windows
2 5 (2.60%) Android
3 4 (2.08%) Linux
4 1 (0.52%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (22.40%) Full-Stack Development
2 39 (20.31%) Agile
3 30 (15.63%) Software Engineering
4 17 (8.85%) AI
5 16 (8.33%) Mentoring
5 16 (8.33%) Problem-Solving
6 14 (7.29%) DevOps
7 10 (5.21%) Analytics
7 10 (5.21%) Test Automation
8 9 (4.69%) Clean Code
8 9 (4.69%) Coaching
8 9 (4.69%) Front End Development
8 9 (4.69%) Refactoring
9 8 (4.17%) CI/CD
9 8 (4.17%) Continuous Improvement
9 8 (4.17%) Data Security
9 8 (4.17%) Migration
9 8 (4.17%) Unit Testing
10 7 (3.65%) API Development
10 7 (3.65%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 40 (20.83%) JavaScript
2 35 (18.23%) C#
3 30 (15.63%) SQL
4 24 (12.50%) TypeScript
5 22 (11.46%) PHP
6 16 (8.33%) Python
7 13 (6.77%) C++
8 11 (5.73%) Java
9 2 (1.04%) PowerShell
9 2 (1.04%) Scala
10 1 (0.52%) C
10 1 (0.52%) Go
10 1 (0.52%) Rust
10 1 (0.52%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.52%) VB
Qualifications
1 14 (7.29%) SC Cleared
1 14 (7.29%) Security Cleared
2 6 (3.13%) Degree
3 2 (1.04%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (1.04%) 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%) DV Cleared
4 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (3.13%) QA
2 2 (1.04%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.52%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.52%) JTAG
3 1 (0.52%) WCAG
System Software
1 5 (2.60%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.04%) Terraform
Vendors
1 41 (21.35%) Microsoft
2 10 (5.21%) Salesforce
3 6 (3.13%) Google
4 2 (1.04%) OpenAI
5 1 (0.52%) Databricks
5 1 (0.52%) Remedy
5 1 (0.52%) WooCommerce
5 1 (0.52%) Yahoo!