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 25 November 2025.

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

6 months to
25 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 11 14
Rank change year-on-year -8 +3 -3
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 109 229 211
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 6.67% 11.87% 13.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.25% 12.42% 13.85%
Number of salaries quoted 97 160 192
10th Percentile £40,000 £32,100 £38,075
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,000 £44,081
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £57,500
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £79,250 £80,000 £77,375
South West median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +6.80%

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 1,504 1,844 1,523
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.04% 95.54% 95.01%
Number of salaries quoted 1,099 1,122 1,274
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £35,738
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% -3.45% +8.28%
75th Percentile £66,250 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £81,900 £83,750 £87,419
South West median annual salary £46,500 £52,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.58% -0.95% +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 25 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Developer in Bristol

Developer
Job Locations in Bristol

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the Bristol region over the 6 months to 25 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Avonmouth - 1 £65,000 -
Developer
South West

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

For the 6 months to 25 November 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 34 (31.19%) Azure
2 32 (29.36%) Agile
3 31 (28.44%) AWS
3 31 (28.44%) JavaScript
4 25 (22.94%) .NET
5 24 (22.02%) SQL
6 23 (21.10%) Security Cleared
7 22 (20.18%) C#
8 20 (18.35%) Software Engineering
9 17 (15.60%) Clean Code
9 17 (15.60%) GitHub
10 16 (14.68%) HTML
10 16 (14.68%) Mentoring
10 16 (14.68%) SC Cleared
10 16 (14.68%) TypeScript
11 15 (13.76%) CI/CD
11 15 (13.76%) Git
11 15 (13.76%) Python
12 14 (12.84%) CSS
12 14 (12.84%) DevOps
12 14 (12.84%) Full-Stack Development
12 14 (12.84%) React
13 13 (11.93%) Degree
14 12 (11.01%) Microsoft
15 11 (10.09%) Problem-Solving
16 10 (9.17%) Business Intelligence
17 9 (8.26%) .NET Core
17 9 (8.26%) .NET Framework
17 9 (8.26%) AngularJS
17 9 (8.26%) Computer Science

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 8 (7.34%) Appian
2 5 (4.59%) Umbraco
3 4 (3.67%) Confluence
4 3 (2.75%) CMS
4 3 (2.75%) Tomcat
4 3 (2.75%) WebLogic
4 3 (2.75%) WebLogic Portal
5 1 (0.92%) Apache
5 1 (0.92%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.92%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 1 (0.92%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 4 (3.67%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (2.75%) Oracle EBS
2 3 (2.75%) Primavera
3 1 (0.92%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.92%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.92%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 34 (31.19%) Azure
2 31 (28.44%) AWS
3 17 (15.60%) GitHub
4 9 (8.26%) Power Platform
5 7 (6.42%) Azure DevOps
6 5 (4.59%) PowerApps
7 4 (3.67%) Azure Cosmos DB
7 4 (3.67%) Dynamics 365
7 4 (3.67%) SaaS
8 3 (2.75%) GCP
8 3 (2.75%) OCI
8 3 (2.75%) Power Automate
9 2 (1.83%) GitHub Actions
9 2 (1.83%) Pulumi
10 1 (0.92%) Azure Functions
10 1 (0.92%) Azure Pipelines
10 1 (0.92%) Boomi
10 1 (0.92%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 6 (5.50%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (6.42%) NoSQL
2 6 (5.50%) MongoDB
2 6 (5.50%) MySQL
2 6 (5.50%) SQL Server
3 5 (4.59%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (4.59%) Power BI
4 4 (3.67%) SAP Data Services
5 3 (2.75%) Oracle Database
5 3 (2.75%) Oracle Discoverer
5 3 (2.75%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (1.83%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.92%) BusinessObjects
7 1 (0.92%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.92%) DB2
7 1 (0.92%) OLAP
7 1 (0.92%) OLAP Cube
7 1 (0.92%) Power Query
7 1 (0.92%) Redis
7 1 (0.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.92%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 15 (13.76%) Git
2 6 (5.50%) Oracle APEX
3 5 (4.59%) JIRA
4 3 (2.75%) Oracle Forms
5 2 (1.83%) Jenkins
5 2 (1.83%) TeamCity
General
1 13 (11.93%) Social Skills
2 11 (10.09%) Finance
3 6 (5.50%) Multimedia
4 5 (4.59%) Marketing
4 5 (4.59%) Public Sector
5 4 (3.67%) Back Office
5 4 (3.67%) Electronics
5 4 (3.67%) Games
6 3 (2.75%) Agriculture
6 3 (2.75%) Manufacturing
6 3 (2.75%) Telecoms
7 2 (1.83%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (1.83%) Retail
8 1 (0.92%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (22.94%) .NET
2 16 (14.68%) HTML
3 14 (12.84%) CSS
3 14 (12.84%) React
4 9 (8.26%) .NET Core
4 9 (8.26%) .NET Framework
4 9 (8.26%) AngularJS
5 7 (6.42%) Node.js
5 7 (6.42%) WPF
6 5 (4.59%) REST
6 5 (4.59%) Universal Windows Platform
6 5 (4.59%) Vue
6 5 (4.59%) WinUI
7 4 (3.67%) Entity Framework
7 4 (3.67%) Laravel
7 4 (3.67%) RESTful
8 3 (2.75%) ModSecurity
8 3 (2.75%) Oracle ADF
8 3 (2.75%) React Native
8 3 (2.75%) WebCenter
Miscellaneous
1 4 (3.67%) Mobile App
1 4 (3.67%) Renewable Energy
1 4 (3.67%) Smart Home
2 3 (2.75%) Cloud Native
2 3 (2.75%) Greenfield Project
2 3 (2.75%) IoT
3 2 (1.83%) Algorithms
3 2 (1.83%) Product Ownership
4 1 (0.92%) Data Structures
4 1 (0.92%) Distributed Architecture
4 1 (0.92%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 1 (0.92%) NHS
4 1 (0.92%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 8 (7.34%) Windows
2 4 (3.67%) Android
3 3 (2.75%) Linux
3 3 (2.75%) Unix
4 2 (1.83%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (29.36%) Agile
2 20 (18.35%) Software Engineering
3 17 (15.60%) Clean Code
4 16 (14.68%) Mentoring
5 15 (13.76%) CI/CD
6 14 (12.84%) DevOps
6 14 (12.84%) Full-Stack Development
7 11 (10.09%) Problem-Solving
8 10 (9.17%) Business Intelligence
9 9 (8.26%) Computer Science
10 8 (7.34%) Continuous Improvement
11 7 (6.42%) API Development
11 7 (6.42%) CRM
11 7 (6.42%) ETL
11 7 (6.42%) MVVM
12 6 (5.50%) Cybersecurity
12 6 (5.50%) Mobile Development
12 6 (5.50%) SDLC
12 6 (5.50%) Test Automation
13 5 (4.59%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 31 (28.44%) JavaScript
2 24 (22.02%) SQL
3 22 (20.18%) C#
4 16 (14.68%) TypeScript
5 15 (13.76%) Python
6 9 (8.26%) PHP
7 6 (5.50%) PL/SQL
8 4 (3.67%) Java
8 4 (3.67%) T-SQL
9 2 (1.83%) Kotlin
9 2 (1.83%) XAML
10 1 (0.92%) C
10 1 (0.92%) C++
10 1 (0.92%) Dart
10 1 (0.92%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.92%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.92%) R
10 1 (0.92%) VBA
Qualifications
1 23 (21.10%) Security Cleared
2 16 (14.68%) SC Cleared
3 13 (11.93%) Degree
4 8 (7.34%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (6.42%) AWS Certification
5 7 (6.42%) Azure Certification
6 6 (5.50%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
6 6 (5.50%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (3.67%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (2.75%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.92%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.92%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.67%) QA
2 3 (2.75%) Accessibility
3 2 (1.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.92%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (0.92%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.92%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 6 (5.50%) Docker
2 3 (2.75%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (8.26%) Kubernetes
2 3 (2.75%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
3 2 (1.83%) Terraform
Vendors
1 12 (11.01%) Microsoft
2 6 (5.50%) Oracle
3 5 (4.59%) Syncfusion
3 5 (4.59%) Telerik
4 4 (3.67%) SAP
5 3 (2.75%) IFS
6 2 (1.83%) Samsung
7 1 (0.92%) BMC
7 1 (0.92%) JDA
7 1 (0.92%) MuleSoft
7 1 (0.92%) Remedy
7 1 (0.92%) SnapLogic