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 26 June 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 14 5
Rank change year-on-year +2 -9 +4
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 190 107 492
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 7.08% 11.26% 14.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.46% 11.98% 15.06%
Number of salaries quoted 169 89 413
10th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £38,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £48,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% +0.74%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,525 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,500 £80,000
South West median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -6.32%

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 2,546 893 3,268
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.89% 94.00% 97.09%
Number of salaries quoted 1,960 656 2,498
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,625 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £43,290 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,200 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.09% +7.64% -4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £70,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £93,778 £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 26 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 26 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 48 (25.26%) .NET
2 38 (20.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 38 (20.00%) JavaScript
2 38 (20.00%) Microsoft
3 36 (18.95%) C#
4 35 (18.42%) Agile
5 27 (14.21%) Azure
5 27 (14.21%) Software Engineering
6 26 (13.68%) SQL
7 25 (13.16%) AWS
8 23 (12.11%) SQL Server
8 23 (12.11%) TypeScript
9 21 (11.05%) PHP
10 18 (9.47%) HTML
10 18 (9.47%) SaaS
11 17 (8.95%) React
12 16 (8.42%) CSS
12 16 (8.42%) Python
13 15 (7.89%) Mentoring
14 14 (7.37%) ASP.NET
14 14 (7.37%) Problem-Solving
15 13 (6.84%) AI
16 12 (6.32%) C++
16 12 (6.32%) SC Cleared
16 12 (6.32%) Security Cleared
17 11 (5.79%) Clean Code
17 11 (5.79%) REST
18 10 (5.26%) Analytics
18 10 (5.26%) AngularJS
18 10 (5.26%) DevOps

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 (2.11%) NServiceBus
2 2 (1.05%) CMS
2 2 (1.05%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.05%) WordPress
3 1 (0.53%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.53%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 1 (0.53%) Chatbot
1 1 (0.53%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.53%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 27 (14.21%) Azure
2 25 (13.16%) AWS
3 18 (9.47%) SaaS
4 8 (4.21%) Dynamics 365
5 6 (3.16%) Azure DevOps
5 6 (3.16%) GitHub
6 5 (2.63%) Power Platform
7 3 (1.58%) AWS Lambda
7 3 (1.58%) Azure AI
7 3 (1.58%) Azure Cosmos DB
7 3 (1.58%) Figma
7 3 (1.58%) Google Play
7 3 (1.58%) Microsoft 365
7 3 (1.58%) Serverless
8 2 (1.05%) Amazon S3
8 2 (1.05%) Power Automate
8 2 (1.05%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.53%) Copilot Studio
9 1 (0.53%) Microsoft Copilot
9 1 (0.53%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.05%) Internet
1 2 (1.05%) TCP/IP
2 1 (0.53%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (12.11%) SQL Server
2 8 (4.21%) MongoDB
3 5 (2.63%) MySQL
4 3 (1.58%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (1.05%) DataStage
5 2 (1.05%) DynamoDB
5 2 (1.05%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (1.05%) Power BI
6 1 (0.53%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.53%) Redis
Development Applications
1 8 (4.21%) Git
2 2 (1.05%) Postman
3 1 (0.53%) JIRA
3 1 (0.53%) MSTest
3 1 (0.53%) NUnit
3 1 (0.53%) Vite
General
1 10 (5.26%) Local Government
2 9 (4.74%) Social Skills
3 8 (4.21%) Tech for Good
4 6 (3.16%) Influencing Skills
5 5 (2.63%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (2.63%) Finance
6 4 (2.11%) Back Office
6 4 (2.11%) Pharmaceutical
7 2 (1.05%) Military
7 2 (1.05%) Multimedia
8 1 (0.53%) Automotive
8 1 (0.53%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.53%) Marketing
8 1 (0.53%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.53%) Social Housing
8 1 (0.53%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (25.26%) .NET
2 18 (9.47%) HTML
3 17 (8.95%) React
4 16 (8.42%) CSS
5 14 (7.37%) ASP.NET
6 11 (5.79%) REST
7 10 (5.26%) AngularJS
8 7 (3.68%) Node.js
9 6 (3.16%) .NET Core
9 6 (3.16%) ASP.NET Core
9 6 (3.16%) MFC
10 5 (2.63%) Laravel
10 5 (2.63%) RESTful
11 4 (2.11%) Blazor
11 4 (2.11%) NumPy
11 4 (2.11%) Pandas
11 4 (2.11%) React Native
11 4 (2.11%) Symfony
11 4 (2.11%) Web Services
12 3 (1.58%) ML.NET
Miscellaneous
1 11 (5.79%) Cloud Native
2 10 (5.26%) NHS
3 8 (4.21%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (3.68%) Educational Technology
5 5 (2.63%) Mobile App
6 4 (2.11%) Algorithms
7 3 (1.58%) IoT
7 3 (1.58%) iPhone
7 3 (1.58%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (1.58%) Product Ownership
8 2 (1.05%) Renewable Energy
9 1 (0.53%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.53%) Distributed Architecture
9 1 (0.53%) iPad
9 1 (0.53%) Management Information System
9 1 (0.53%) Raspberry Pi
9 1 (0.53%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 7 (3.68%) Windows
2 3 (1.58%) Android
2 3 (1.58%) Linux
3 1 (0.53%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (20.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 35 (18.42%) Agile
3 27 (14.21%) Software Engineering
4 15 (7.89%) Mentoring
5 14 (7.37%) Problem-Solving
6 13 (6.84%) AI
7 11 (5.79%) Clean Code
8 10 (5.26%) Analytics
8 10 (5.26%) DevOps
9 9 (4.74%) Test Automation
10 8 (4.21%) CI/CD
10 8 (4.21%) Front End Development
10 8 (4.21%) Refactoring
11 7 (3.68%) Coaching
11 7 (3.68%) Data Security
11 7 (3.68%) Migration
11 7 (3.68%) TDD
12 6 (3.16%) Architectural Design
12 6 (3.16%) Scrum
12 6 (3.16%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 38 (20.00%) JavaScript
2 36 (18.95%) C#
3 26 (13.68%) SQL
4 23 (12.11%) TypeScript
5 21 (11.05%) PHP
6 16 (8.42%) Python
7 12 (6.32%) C++
8 9 (4.74%) Java
9 2 (1.05%) PowerShell
9 2 (1.05%) Scala
10 1 (0.53%) Go
10 1 (0.53%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.53%) VB
Qualifications
1 12 (6.32%) SC Cleared
1 12 (6.32%) Security Cleared
2 5 (2.63%) Degree
3 2 (1.05%) AWS Certification
3 2 (1.05%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
3 2 (1.05%) Azure Certification
3 2 (1.05%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (1.05%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (1.05%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (3.16%) QA
2 2 (1.05%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.53%) Data Quality
System Software
1 5 (2.63%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.05%) Terraform
Vendors
1 38 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 10 (5.26%) Salesforce
3 3 (1.58%) Google
4 2 (1.05%) OpenAI
5 1 (0.53%) Databricks
5 1 (0.53%) Remedy
5 1 (0.53%) WooCommerce