Principal Developer
South West > Bristol
The median Principal Developer salary in Bristol is £86,250 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 |
154 |
175 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+58 |
+21 |
+13 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Developer |
4 |
10 |
2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol |
0.32% |
0.32% |
0.076% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.34% |
0.33% |
0.082% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
4 |
7 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£75,000 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£82,500 |
£82,500 |
£68,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£86,250 |
£90,000 |
£72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.17% |
+24.14% |
-30.95% |
| 75th Percentile |
£89,063 |
- |
£76,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£89,625 |
- |
- |
| South West median annual salary |
£86,250 |
£80,000 |
£75,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+7.81% |
+6.67% |
+3.45% |
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% |
