Junior Software Engineer Jobs in Bristol

Junior Software Engineer
South West > Bristol

The median Junior Software Engineer salary in Bristol is £40,101 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 96 - 175
Rank change year-on-year - - +17
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Software Engineer 4 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 0.32% - 0.076%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% - 0.082%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37,574 - £41,227
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,101 - £46,799
Median % change year-on-year - - +87.19%
75th Percentile £42,627 - £52,370
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £40,101 £32,500 £31,412
% change year-on-year +23.39% +3.47% +14.22%

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 1,192 3,009 2,447
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.90% 97.00% 92.76%
Number of salaries quoted 813 2,251 1,526
10th Percentile £34,500 £33,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £47,231 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,443 £57,500 £57,810
Median % change year-on-year -0.10% -0.54% +8.85%
75th Percentile £71,250 £71,250 £73,853
90th Percentile £87,250 £85,000 £87,500
South West median annual salary £52,600 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.20% -4.76% +5.00%

Junior Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings that featured Junior Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for Junior Software Engineer in Bristol

Junior Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior Software Engineer in Bristol.

Salary trend for Junior Software Engineer in Bristol

Junior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, Junior Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bristol region featuring Junior Software Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Java
1 4 (100.00%) Linux
1 4 (100.00%) Python
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
1 4 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 4 (100.00%) Physics
2 3 (75.00%) Computer Science
2 3 (75.00%) Software Testing
2 3 (75.00%) Clojure
2 3 (75.00%) Retail
2 3 (75.00%) Data Management
2 3 (75.00%) JavaScript
2 3 (75.00%) Spatial Analysis
2 3 (75.00%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (25.00%) SQL
3 1 (25.00%) CSS
3 1 (25.00%) JSP
3 1 (25.00%) Windows
3 1 (25.00%) UML
3 1 (25.00%) OO
3 1 (25.00%) Apache
3 1 (25.00%) Ada
3 1 (25.00%) OOD
3 1 (25.00%) ETL
3 1 (25.00%) Eclipse
3 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (25.00%) Middleware
3 1 (25.00%) Eclipse RCP
3 1 (25.00%) Business Analytics

Junior Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) Apache
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Eclipse
1 1 (25.00%) Eclipse RCP
General
1 3 (75.00%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) CSS
1 1 (25.00%) HTML
1 1 (25.00%) JSP
1 1 (25.00%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Linux
2 1 (25.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 4 (100.00%) Physics
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (75.00%) Computer Science
2 3 (75.00%) Data Management
2 3 (75.00%) Software Testing
2 3 (75.00%) Spatial Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) Business Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (25.00%) ETL
3 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (25.00%) OO
3 1 (25.00%) OOD
3 1 (25.00%) SDLC
3 1 (25.00%) UML
3 1 (25.00%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) Java
1 4 (100.00%) Python
2 3 (75.00%) Clojure
2 3 (75.00%) JavaScript
3 1 (25.00%) Ada
3 1 (25.00%) C#
3 1 (25.00%) Rust
3 1 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance