Developer Job Trends in Bristol

Developer
South West > Bristol

The median Developer salary in Bristol is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 March 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 11 8
Rank change year-on-year 0 -3 -1
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 167 140 401
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 6.46% 13.37% 15.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.82% 14.10% 15.69%
Number of salaries quoted 133 110 350
10th Percentile £43,750 £45,900 £39,966
25th Percentile £47,500 £52,500 £43,473
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £84,125 £80,000
South West median annual salary £55,000 £56,250 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.22% +12.50% -4.76%

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 2,450 993 2,556
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.81% 94.84% 96.27%
Number of salaries quoted 1,803 672 2,058
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,750 £46,438 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,886 £72,433
90th Percentile £80,000 £91,250 £86,250
South West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -

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 17 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 17 March 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 44 (26.35%) JavaScript
2 31 (18.56%) .NET
3 28 (16.77%) Agile
4 26 (15.57%) HTML
5 25 (14.97%) Azure
5 25 (14.97%) C#
5 25 (14.97%) PHP
6 24 (14.37%) TypeScript
7 23 (13.77%) AWS
7 23 (13.77%) CSS
8 22 (13.17%) Software Engineering
9 20 (11.98%) Full-Stack Development
10 19 (11.38%) Python
10 19 (11.38%) SaaS
11 18 (10.78%) Clean Code
11 18 (10.78%) SQL
12 16 (9.58%) React
13 14 (8.38%) GitHub
13 14 (8.38%) Microsoft
13 14 (8.38%) SQL Server
14 12 (7.19%) AngularJS
14 12 (7.19%) Git
14 12 (7.19%) Mentoring
15 11 (6.59%) MySQL
16 10 (5.99%) ASP.NET
16 10 (5.99%) React Native
16 10 (5.99%) Salesforce
17 9 (5.39%) Microservices
17 9 (5.39%) Problem-Solving
17 9 (5.39%) REST

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 (2.99%) Umbraco
2 4 (2.40%) CMS
3 3 (1.80%) NServiceBus
3 3 (1.80%) Tomcat
3 3 (1.80%) WebLogic
3 3 (1.80%) WebLogic Portal
4 1 (0.60%) Apache
4 1 (0.60%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.60%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.60%) Appian
4 1 (0.60%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (1.20%) Windchill
2 1 (0.60%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.60%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.60%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 3 (1.80%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (1.80%) Oracle EBS
1 3 (1.80%) Primavera
2 2 (1.20%) Teamcenter
3 1 (0.60%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 25 (14.97%) Azure
2 23 (13.77%) AWS
3 19 (11.38%) SaaS
4 14 (8.38%) GitHub
5 4 (2.40%) Power Platform
6 3 (1.80%) Azure Cosmos DB
6 3 (1.80%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (1.80%) OCI
6 3 (1.80%) PowerApps
7 2 (1.20%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.60%) AWS Lambda
8 1 (0.60%) Boomi
8 1 (0.60%) GCP
8 1 (0.60%) GitHub Actions
8 1 (0.60%) OneDrive
8 1 (0.60%) Prefect
8 1 (0.60%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 7 (4.19%) Internet
2 1 (0.60%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (8.38%) SQL Server
2 11 (6.59%) MySQL
3 7 (4.19%) MongoDB
4 5 (2.99%) GIS
4 5 (2.99%) Spatial Data
5 3 (1.80%) Oracle Database
5 3 (1.80%) Oracle Discoverer
5 3 (1.80%) Oracle Reports
5 3 (1.80%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (1.20%) DataStage
7 1 (0.60%) DB2
7 1 (0.60%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.60%) Power BI
7 1 (0.60%) Power Query
7 1 (0.60%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 12 (7.19%) Git
2 3 (1.80%) Oracle APEX
2 3 (1.80%) Oracle Forms
3 1 (0.60%) JIRA
3 1 (0.60%) MSTest
3 1 (0.60%) NUnit
General
1 9 (5.39%) Finance
1 9 (5.39%) Tech for Good
2 7 (4.19%) Multimedia
3 6 (3.59%) Social Skills
4 4 (2.40%) Marketing
4 4 (2.40%) Pharmaceutical
5 3 (1.80%) Electronics
5 3 (1.80%) Manufacturing
5 3 (1.80%) Public Sector
5 3 (1.80%) Telecoms
6 2 (1.20%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (1.20%) Back Office
6 2 (1.20%) Social Housing
7 1 (0.60%) Military
7 1 (0.60%) Wearables
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (18.56%) .NET
2 26 (15.57%) HTML
3 23 (13.77%) CSS
4 16 (9.58%) React
5 12 (7.19%) AngularJS
6 10 (5.99%) ASP.NET
6 10 (5.99%) React Native
7 9 (5.39%) REST
8 7 (4.19%) Node.js
9 6 (3.59%) Laravel
10 4 (2.40%) Symfony
10 4 (2.40%) WPF
11 3 (1.80%) .NET Framework
11 3 (1.80%) NumPy
11 3 (1.80%) Oracle ADF
11 3 (1.80%) Pandas
11 3 (1.80%) Spring
11 3 (1.80%) Spring Boot
11 3 (1.80%) Web Services
11 3 (1.80%) WebCenter
Miscellaneous
1 9 (5.39%) Educational Technology
2 8 (4.79%) IoT
3 6 (3.59%) Greenfield Project
4 4 (2.40%) Mobile App
4 4 (2.40%) Product Ownership
5 3 (1.80%) Algorithms
5 3 (1.80%) Cloud Native
6 2 (1.20%) Distributed Architecture
6 2 (1.20%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (1.20%) Smart Home
7 1 (0.60%) Embedded Systems
7 1 (0.60%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 6 (3.59%) Windows
2 4 (2.40%) Linux
3 3 (1.80%) Unix
4 1 (0.60%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (16.77%) Agile
2 22 (13.17%) Software Engineering
3 20 (11.98%) Full-Stack Development
4 18 (10.78%) Clean Code
5 12 (7.19%) Mentoring
6 9 (5.39%) Microservices
6 9 (5.39%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (4.79%) API Development
8 7 (4.19%) CI/CD
8 7 (4.19%) Cybersecurity
8 7 (4.19%) DevOps
9 6 (3.59%) Continuous Improvement
9 6 (3.59%) Data Pipeline
9 6 (3.59%) Front End Development
10 5 (2.99%) Business Intelligence
10 5 (2.99%) Computer Science
10 5 (2.99%) Open Source
10 5 (2.99%) Scrum
10 5 (2.99%) Technical Architecture
10 5 (2.99%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 44 (26.35%) JavaScript
2 25 (14.97%) C#
2 25 (14.97%) PHP
3 24 (14.37%) TypeScript
4 19 (11.38%) Python
5 18 (10.78%) SQL
6 7 (4.19%) Java
7 3 (1.80%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.60%) C++
8 1 (0.60%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.60%) Perl
8 1 (0.60%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.60%) R
8 1 (0.60%) VBA
Qualifications
1 7 (4.19%) AWS Certification
1 7 (4.19%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
1 7 (4.19%) Azure Certification
1 7 (4.19%) Microsoft Certification
1 7 (4.19%) SC Cleared
1 7 (4.19%) Security Cleared
2 6 (3.59%) Degree
3 4 (2.40%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (1.80%) DV Cleared
5 2 (1.20%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (1.20%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.60%) Numerate Degree
6 1 (0.60%) OCA
6 1 (0.60%) OCP
6 1 (0.60%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (4.19%) QA
2 2 (1.20%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.60%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (0.60%) Data Quality
System Software
1 5 (2.99%) Docker
2 3 (1.80%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.60%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (1.80%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 14 (8.38%) Microsoft
2 10 (5.99%) Salesforce
3 4 (2.40%) Oracle
4 3 (1.80%) IFS
4 3 (1.80%) SAP
5 2 (1.20%) JDA
5 2 (1.20%) Remedy
5 2 (1.20%) Syncfusion
5 2 (1.20%) Telerik
6 1 (0.60%) BMC
6 1 (0.60%) Databricks
6 1 (0.60%) MuleSoft
6 1 (0.60%) Siemens
6 1 (0.60%) SnapLogic