Developer Job Trends in Bristol

Developer
South West > Bristol

The median Developer salary in Bristol is £57,423 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 June 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 12 4
Rank change year-on-year -1 -8 +5
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 189 118 504
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 6.98% 12.92% 15.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.35% 13.67% 15.79%
Number of salaries quoted 161 97 429
10th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,423 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.30% +4.35% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,525 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £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 2,570 863 3,191
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.90% 94.52% 97.08%
Number of salaries quoted 1,976 617 2,478
10th Percentile £28,500 £29,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,652 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.80% +8.46% -4.86%
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,886 £70,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £91,750 £85,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £50,860 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.69% +1.72% -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 9 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 9 June 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 (23.81%) .NET
2 39 (20.63%) JavaScript
3 33 (17.46%) C#
4 31 (16.40%) Microsoft
5 28 (14.81%) Agile
6 27 (14.29%) Full-Stack Development
7 26 (13.76%) Software Engineering
8 25 (13.23%) PHP
9 24 (12.70%) SQL Server
10 23 (12.17%) Azure
10 23 (12.17%) SQL
11 21 (11.11%) SaaS
12 20 (10.58%) AWS
12 20 (10.58%) HTML
13 19 (10.05%) CSS
13 19 (10.05%) TypeScript
14 16 (8.47%) Python
15 14 (7.41%) Mentoring
16 13 (6.88%) ASP.NET
17 12 (6.35%) React
18 11 (5.82%) AngularJS
18 11 (5.82%) Problem-Solving
19 10 (5.29%) C++
19 10 (5.29%) REST
19 10 (5.29%) Salesforce
20 9 (4.76%) Clean Code
20 9 (4.76%) Data Pipeline
20 9 (4.76%) Git
20 9 (4.76%) SC Cleared
20 9 (4.76%) Security Cleared

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 (2.12%) NServiceBus
2 2 (1.06%) CMS
2 2 (1.06%) WordPress
3 1 (0.53%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.53%) Headless CMS
3 1 (0.53%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (0.53%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.53%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (0.53%) Siemens NX
1 1 (0.53%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1 (0.53%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 23 (12.17%) Azure
2 21 (11.11%) SaaS
3 20 (10.58%) AWS
4 6 (3.17%) GitHub
5 5 (2.65%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (1.59%) Azure Cosmos DB
6 3 (1.59%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (1.59%) Power Platform
7 1 (0.53%) AWS Lambda
7 1 (0.53%) Azure AI
7 1 (0.53%) Azure Monitor
7 1 (0.53%) Figma
7 1 (0.53%) GitHub Actions
7 1 (0.53%) GitHub Copilot
7 1 (0.53%) Google Play
7 1 (0.53%) OneDrive
7 1 (0.53%) Power Automate
7 1 (0.53%) PowerApps
7 1 (0.53%) Prefect
7 1 (0.53%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.59%) Internet
2 2 (1.06%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (12.70%) SQL Server
2 8 (4.23%) MongoDB
3 5 (2.65%) GIS
3 5 (2.65%) Spatial Data
4 4 (2.12%) MySQL
5 2 (1.06%) DataStage
5 2 (1.06%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.53%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.53%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.53%) Power BI
6 1 (0.53%) Redis
Development Applications
1 9 (4.76%) Git
2 1 (0.53%) JIRA
2 1 (0.53%) MSTest
2 1 (0.53%) NUnit
2 1 (0.53%) Vite
General
1 8 (4.23%) Local Government
1 8 (4.23%) Tech for Good
2 4 (2.12%) Back Office
2 4 (2.12%) Finance
2 4 (2.12%) Influencing Skills
2 4 (2.12%) Pharmaceutical
3 3 (1.59%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (1.59%) Multimedia
3 3 (1.59%) Social Skills
4 2 (1.06%) Military
5 1 (0.53%) Marketing
5 1 (0.53%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (0.53%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (23.81%) .NET
2 20 (10.58%) HTML
3 19 (10.05%) CSS
4 13 (6.88%) ASP.NET
5 12 (6.35%) React
6 11 (5.82%) AngularJS
7 10 (5.29%) REST
8 7 (3.70%) Node.js
9 5 (2.65%) ASP.NET Core
9 5 (2.65%) Laravel
10 4 (2.12%) .NET Core
10 4 (2.12%) MFC
10 4 (2.12%) NumPy
10 4 (2.12%) Pandas
10 4 (2.12%) React Native
10 4 (2.12%) Symfony
11 3 (1.59%) Entity Framework
11 3 (1.59%) Tailwind CSS
11 3 (1.59%) Web Services
12 2 (1.06%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 8 (4.23%) Educational Technology
1 8 (4.23%) NHS
2 7 (3.70%) Cloud Native
3 4 (2.12%) Algorithms
3 4 (2.12%) Legacy Systems
3 4 (2.12%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (1.59%) IoT
4 3 (1.59%) Product Ownership
5 2 (1.06%) Mobile App
5 2 (1.06%) Renewable Energy
6 1 (0.53%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.53%) Distributed Architecture
6 1 (0.53%) Greenfield Project
6 1 (0.53%) iPad
6 1 (0.53%) iPhone
6 1 (0.53%) Management Information System
6 1 (0.53%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 5 (2.65%) Windows
2 2 (1.06%) Linux
3 1 (0.53%) Android
3 1 (0.53%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (14.81%) Agile
2 27 (14.29%) Full-Stack Development
3 26 (13.76%) Software Engineering
4 14 (7.41%) Mentoring
5 11 (5.82%) Problem-Solving
6 9 (4.76%) Clean Code
6 9 (4.76%) Data Pipeline
7 7 (3.70%) AI
7 7 (3.70%) Analytics
7 7 (3.70%) DevOps
7 7 (3.70%) Scrum
8 6 (3.17%) API Development
8 6 (3.17%) Front End Development
8 6 (3.17%) TDD
8 6 (3.17%) Test Automation
9 5 (2.65%) Coaching
9 5 (2.65%) Open Source
9 5 (2.65%) Refactoring
9 5 (2.65%) Technical Leadership
9 5 (2.65%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 39 (20.63%) JavaScript
2 33 (17.46%) C#
3 25 (13.23%) PHP
4 23 (12.17%) SQL
5 19 (10.05%) TypeScript
6 16 (8.47%) Python
7 10 (5.29%) C++
8 7 (3.70%) Java
9 2 (1.06%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.53%) Perl
10 1 (0.53%) Scala
10 1 (0.53%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.53%) VB
Qualifications
1 9 (4.76%) SC Cleared
1 9 (4.76%) Security Cleared
2 5 (2.65%) Degree
3 3 (1.59%) AWS Certification
3 3 (1.59%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
3 3 (1.59%) Azure Certification
3 3 (1.59%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (1.59%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (1.59%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (0.53%) Master's Degree
4 1 (0.53%) OCA
4 1 (0.53%) OCP
4 1 (0.53%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (3.70%) QA
2 2 (1.06%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.53%) Data Quality
System Software
1 5 (2.65%) Docker
Vendors
1 31 (16.40%) Microsoft
2 10 (5.29%) Salesforce
3 1 (0.53%) Databricks
3 1 (0.53%) Google
3 1 (0.53%) Oracle
3 1 (0.53%) Remedy
3 1 (0.53%) Siemens
3 1 (0.53%) WooCommerce