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 6 December 2025.

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

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 12 14
Rank change year-on-year -9 +2 -2
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 107 204 215
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 5.94% 11.68% 13.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.45% 12.24% 14.04%
Number of salaries quoted 92 140 193
10th Percentile £40,125 £36,025 £38,750
25th Percentile £48,438 £46,250 £44,192
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - -
75th Percentile £65,625 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £79,750 £80,000 £75,000
South West median annual salary £54,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +8.00% -9.09% +4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 1,658 1,667 1,531
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.11% 95.42% 95.15%
Number of salaries quoted 1,193 1,011 1,283
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £35,733
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £58,000 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year -13.79% -2.61% +8.28%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £73,125
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £87,500
South West median annual salary £47,500 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.86% -2.86% +5.00%

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 6 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Developer in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 6 December 2025, 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 31 (28.97%) AWS
2 30 (28.04%) Azure
2 30 (28.04%) JavaScript
3 26 (24.30%) Agile
4 25 (23.36%) .NET
5 23 (21.50%) Software Engineering
6 21 (19.63%) C#
6 21 (19.63%) SQL
7 19 (17.76%) Security Cleared
8 18 (16.82%) Full-Stack Development
9 17 (15.89%) Clean Code
9 17 (15.89%) GitHub
9 17 (15.89%) HTML
9 17 (15.89%) React
9 17 (15.89%) TypeScript
10 14 (13.08%) Mentoring
10 14 (13.08%) Python
11 13 (12.15%) CSS
11 13 (12.15%) Degree
12 12 (11.21%) CI/CD
12 12 (11.21%) SC Cleared
13 11 (10.28%) Microsoft
13 11 (10.28%) PHP
14 10 (9.35%) Business Intelligence
14 10 (9.35%) DevOps
14 10 (9.35%) Git
15 9 (8.41%) .NET Core
15 9 (8.41%) Computer Science
15 9 (8.41%) Power Platform
15 9 (8.41%) Problem-Solving

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 5 (4.67%) Umbraco
2 4 (3.74%) Appian
3 3 (2.80%) CMS
3 3 (2.80%) Tomcat
3 3 (2.80%) WebLogic
3 3 (2.80%) WebLogic Portal
4 2 (1.87%) Confluence
5 1 (0.93%) Apache
5 1 (0.93%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.93%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 1 (0.93%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 4 (3.74%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (2.80%) Oracle EBS
2 3 (2.80%) Primavera
3 1 (0.93%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.93%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.93%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 31 (28.97%) AWS
2 30 (28.04%) Azure
3 17 (15.89%) GitHub
4 9 (8.41%) Power Platform
5 6 (5.61%) Azure DevOps
6 5 (4.67%) PowerApps
6 5 (4.67%) SaaS
7 3 (2.80%) Azure Cosmos DB
7 3 (2.80%) Dynamics 365
7 3 (2.80%) OCI
7 3 (2.80%) Power Automate
8 2 (1.87%) GitHub Actions
8 2 (1.87%) Pulumi
9 1 (0.93%) Boomi
9 1 (0.93%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 6 (5.61%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (5.61%) MySQL
2 5 (4.67%) NoSQL
2 5 (4.67%) Power BI
3 4 (3.74%) MongoDB
3 4 (3.74%) SAP Data Services
3 4 (3.74%) SQL Server
4 3 (2.80%) Oracle Database
4 3 (2.80%) Oracle Discoverer
4 3 (2.80%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (1.87%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (1.87%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.93%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.93%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.93%) DB2
6 1 (0.93%) OLAP
6 1 (0.93%) OLAP Cube
6 1 (0.93%) Power Query
6 1 (0.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.93%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 10 (9.35%) Git
2 6 (5.61%) Oracle APEX
3 3 (2.80%) JIRA
3 3 (2.80%) Oracle Forms
4 2 (1.87%) Jenkins
4 2 (1.87%) TeamCity
General
1 11 (10.28%) Social Skills
2 7 (6.54%) Finance
3 6 (5.61%) Multimedia
4 5 (4.67%) Marketing
4 5 (4.67%) Public Sector
5 4 (3.74%) Back Office
5 4 (3.74%) Electronics
6 3 (2.80%) Games
6 3 (2.80%) Manufacturing
6 3 (2.80%) Telecoms
7 2 (1.87%) Agriculture
7 2 (1.87%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (1.87%) Retail
8 1 (0.93%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.93%) Wearables
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (23.36%) .NET
2 17 (15.89%) HTML
2 17 (15.89%) React
3 13 (12.15%) CSS
4 9 (8.41%) .NET Core
5 8 (7.48%) .NET Framework
6 7 (6.54%) AngularJS
6 7 (6.54%) Node.js
6 7 (6.54%) WPF
7 6 (5.61%) React Native
8 5 (4.67%) Laravel
8 5 (4.67%) REST
8 5 (4.67%) Universal Windows Platform
8 5 (4.67%) WinUI
9 3 (2.80%) Blazor
9 3 (2.80%) Entity Framework
9 3 (2.80%) ModSecurity
9 3 (2.80%) Spring Boot
9 3 (2.80%) Vue
9 3 (2.80%) WebCenter
Miscellaneous
1 5 (4.67%) Greenfield Project
2 4 (3.74%) IoT
2 4 (3.74%) Mobile App
2 4 (3.74%) Smart Home
3 3 (2.80%) Cloud Native
3 3 (2.80%) Renewable Energy
4 2 (1.87%) Algorithms
4 2 (1.87%) Product Ownership
5 1 (0.93%) Data Structures
5 1 (0.93%) Distributed Architecture
5 1 (0.93%) Educational Technology
5 1 (0.93%) Embedded Systems
5 1 (0.93%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 1 (0.93%) NHS
5 1 (0.93%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 8 (7.48%) Windows
2 3 (2.80%) Linux
2 3 (2.80%) Unix
3 1 (0.93%) Android
3 1 (0.93%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (24.30%) Agile
2 23 (21.50%) Software Engineering
3 18 (16.82%) Full-Stack Development
4 17 (15.89%) Clean Code
5 14 (13.08%) Mentoring
6 12 (11.21%) CI/CD
7 10 (9.35%) Business Intelligence
7 10 (9.35%) DevOps
8 9 (8.41%) Computer Science
8 9 (8.41%) Problem-Solving
9 8 (7.48%) CRM
10 7 (6.54%) ETL
11 6 (5.61%) Cybersecurity
11 6 (5.61%) Microservices
12 5 (4.67%) API Development
12 5 (4.67%) Data Protection
12 5 (4.67%) Design Patterns
12 5 (4.67%) MVVM
12 5 (4.67%) Test Automation
13 4 (3.74%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 30 (28.04%) JavaScript
2 21 (19.63%) C#
2 21 (19.63%) SQL
3 17 (15.89%) TypeScript
4 14 (13.08%) Python
5 11 (10.28%) PHP
6 6 (5.61%) PL/SQL
7 5 (4.67%) Java
8 4 (3.74%) T-SQL
9 2 (1.87%) XAML
10 1 (0.93%) C
10 1 (0.93%) C++
10 1 (0.93%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.93%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.93%) R
10 1 (0.93%) VBA
Qualifications
1 19 (17.76%) Security Cleared
2 13 (12.15%) Degree
3 12 (11.21%) SC Cleared
4 8 (7.48%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (6.54%) AWS Certification
5 7 (6.54%) Azure Certification
6 6 (5.61%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
6 6 (5.61%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (3.74%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (2.80%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.93%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.93%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.80%) Accessibility
2 2 (1.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.93%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (0.93%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.93%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.93%) QA
System Software
1 4 (3.74%) Docker
2 3 (2.80%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.93%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 7 (6.54%) Kubernetes
2 3 (2.80%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
3 2 (1.87%) Terraform
Vendors
1 11 (10.28%) Microsoft
2 6 (5.61%) Oracle
3 5 (4.67%) Syncfusion
3 5 (4.67%) Telerik
4 4 (3.74%) SAP
5 3 (2.80%) IFS
6 2 (1.87%) JDA
7 1 (0.93%) BMC
7 1 (0.93%) MuleSoft
7 1 (0.93%) Remedy
7 1 (0.93%) SnapLogic