Programmer
South West > Bristol
The median Programmer salary in Bristol is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 100 | 150 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +50 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Programmer | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol | 0.080% | 0.066% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.087% | 0.068% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £43,695 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.46% | - | - |
| South West median annual salary | £40,000 | £45,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.11% | -18.18% | +22.22% |
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 | 1,150 | 2,934 | 2,228 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 92.15% | 96.93% | 94.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 847 | 2,125 | 1,467 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £42,000 | £42,792 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £59,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -6.78% | +7.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,725 | £70,250 | £74,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £85,000 | £86,718 |
| South West median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Job postings that featured Programmer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
Programmer
Salary Trend in Bristol
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Programmer in Bristol.
Programmer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol
For the 6 months to 24 July 2025, Programmer 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 Programmer in the job title.
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Programmer 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:
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