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 4 August 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 20 4
Rank change year-on-year +3 -16 +5
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 191 87 372
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 6.90% 7.95% 14.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.27% 8.70% 14.76%
Number of salaries quoted 179 74 306
10th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,423 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.30% +4.35% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £68,438 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,750 £80,000
South West median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -2.78%

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 2,628 1,000 2,520
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.87% 91.32% 96.92%
Number of salaries quoted 1,970 759 1,880
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,900 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,750 £40,000 £42,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year - -3.51% -4.24%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,950 £70,250
90th Percentile £86,025 £87,500 £85,000
South West median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -7.79%

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 4 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 4 August 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 52 (27.23%) Full-Stack Development
2 51 (26.70%) .NET
3 45 (23.56%) JavaScript
4 44 (23.04%) Microsoft
5 40 (20.94%) Agile
6 37 (19.37%) C#
7 33 (17.28%) Azure
7 33 (17.28%) SQL
8 31 (16.23%) Software Engineering
9 30 (15.71%) TypeScript
10 29 (15.18%) AWS
11 27 (14.14%) React
12 23 (12.04%) HTML
13 22 (11.52%) Problem-Solving
14 21 (10.99%) AI
14 21 (10.99%) CSS
14 21 (10.99%) SQL Server
15 19 (9.95%) PHP
15 19 (9.95%) Python
16 16 (8.38%) ASP.NET
16 16 (8.38%) C++
16 16 (8.38%) Mentoring
16 16 (8.38%) SC Cleared
16 16 (8.38%) Security Cleared
17 15 (7.85%) Git
18 14 (7.33%) SaaS
19 12 (6.28%) CI/CD
19 12 (6.28%) DevOps
19 12 (6.28%) Java
19 12 (6.28%) RESTful

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 (2.09%) CMS
2 3 (1.57%) NServiceBus
3 2 (1.05%) EPiServer
3 2 (1.05%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.05%) WordPress
4 1 (0.52%) Apache Airflow
4 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 33 (17.28%) Azure
2 29 (15.18%) AWS
3 14 (7.33%) SaaS
4 10 (5.24%) Azure DevOps
5 9 (4.71%) Dynamics 365
6 7 (3.66%) GitHub
6 7 (3.66%) Power Platform
7 6 (3.14%) Azure AI
8 5 (2.62%) Figma
8 5 (2.62%) Google Play
9 4 (2.09%) AWS Lambda
9 4 (2.09%) Serverless
10 3 (1.57%) Amazon S3
10 3 (1.57%) GitHub Copilot
10 3 (1.57%) Microsoft 365
10 3 (1.57%) Power Automate
10 3 (1.57%) PowerApps
11 2 (1.05%) Anthropic Claude
11 2 (1.05%) Copilot Studio
11 2 (1.05%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.05%) 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 (10.99%) SQL Server
2 9 (4.71%) MongoDB
3 6 (3.14%) MySQL
4 5 (2.62%) Azure SQL Database
5 3 (1.57%) DynamoDB
5 3 (1.57%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (1.57%) Power BI
6 1 (0.52%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.52%) DataStage
6 1 (0.52%) Redis
6 1 (0.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 15 (7.85%) Git
2 4 (2.09%) Postman
3 1 (0.52%) Claude Code
3 1 (0.52%) Cypress.io
3 1 (0.52%) JIRA
3 1 (0.52%) MSTest
3 1 (0.52%) NUnit
3 1 (0.52%) Storybook
3 1 (0.52%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.52%) Vite
General
1 18 (9.42%) Social Skills
2 11 (5.76%) Local Government
3 10 (5.24%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (4.71%) Finance
5 8 (4.19%) Tech for Good
6 7 (3.66%) Influencing Skills
7 4 (2.09%) Back Office
7 4 (2.09%) Telecoms
8 3 (1.57%) Aerospace
9 2 (1.05%) Military
10 1 (0.52%) Automotive
10 1 (0.52%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.52%) Law
10 1 (0.52%) Marketing
10 1 (0.52%) Multimedia
10 1 (0.52%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.52%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (26.70%) .NET
2 27 (14.14%) React
3 23 (12.04%) HTML
4 21 (10.99%) CSS
5 16 (8.38%) ASP.NET
6 12 (6.28%) RESTful
7 11 (5.76%) REST
8 10 (5.24%) AngularJS
8 10 (5.24%) Node.js
9 9 (4.71%) Laravel
10 8 (4.19%) .NET Core
10 8 (4.19%) ASP.NET Core
11 7 (3.66%) MFC
11 7 (3.66%) Next.js
12 6 (3.14%) Blazor
12 6 (3.14%) Web Services
13 5 (2.62%) ML.NET
14 4 (2.09%) NumPy
14 4 (2.09%) Pandas
14 4 (2.09%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 13 (6.81%) Cloud Native
2 11 (5.76%) NHS
2 11 (5.76%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (3.66%) Mobile App
4 5 (2.62%) iPhone
5 4 (2.09%) Algorithms
6 3 (1.57%) Product Ownership
7 2 (1.05%) Educational Technology
7 2 (1.05%) IoT
7 2 (1.05%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.05%) Raspberry Pi
7 2 (1.05%) Renewable Energy
7 2 (1.05%) Virtual Team
8 1 (0.52%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.52%) Device Driver
8 1 (0.52%) Embedded Systems
8 1 (0.52%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (0.52%) iPad
8 1 (0.52%) Management Information System
8 1 (0.52%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 8 (4.19%) Windows
2 5 (2.62%) Android
3 4 (2.09%) Linux
4 1 (0.52%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (27.23%) Full-Stack Development
2 40 (20.94%) Agile
3 31 (16.23%) Software Engineering
4 22 (11.52%) Problem-Solving
5 21 (10.99%) AI
6 16 (8.38%) Mentoring
7 12 (6.28%) CI/CD
7 12 (6.28%) DevOps
8 11 (5.76%) Analytics
8 11 (5.76%) Continuous Improvement
8 11 (5.76%) Front End Development
9 10 (5.24%) Clean Code
9 10 (5.24%) Test Automation
9 10 (5.24%) Web Development
10 9 (4.71%) Coaching
10 9 (4.71%) Refactoring
10 9 (4.71%) Sprint Planning
10 9 (4.71%) Unit Testing
10 9 (4.71%) User Experience
11 8 (4.19%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 45 (23.56%) JavaScript
2 37 (19.37%) C#
3 33 (17.28%) SQL
4 30 (15.71%) TypeScript
5 19 (9.95%) PHP
5 19 (9.95%) Python
6 16 (8.38%) C++
7 12 (6.28%) Java
8 2 (1.05%) PowerShell
8 2 (1.05%) Scala
8 2 (1.05%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.52%) C
9 1 (0.52%) Go
9 1 (0.52%) Rust
9 1 (0.52%) VB
Qualifications
1 16 (8.38%) SC Cleared
1 16 (8.38%) Security Cleared
2 9 (4.71%) Degree
3 2 (1.05%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (1.05%) 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 4 (2.09%) QA
2 3 (1.57%) Accessibility
3 2 (1.05%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.52%) JTAG
4 1 (0.52%) WCAG
System Software
1 4 (2.09%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (1.57%) Terraform
Vendors
1 44 (23.04%) Microsoft
2 6 (3.14%) Google
3 4 (2.09%) OpenAI
4 3 (1.57%) Salesforce
5 2 (1.05%) Optimizely
6 1 (0.52%) Databricks
6 1 (0.52%) Remedy
6 1 (0.52%) WooCommerce
6 1 (0.52%) Yahoo!