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 27 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 27 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 94 | 145 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +51 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Programmer | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol | 0.079% | 0.10% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.087% | 0.11% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 2 | 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 | 1,154 | 2,818 | 2,214 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.66% | 97.01% | 94.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 855 | 2,033 | 1,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,909 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,750 | £42,000 | £42,874 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £59,191 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -7.08% | +7.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £70,250 | £74,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £85,000 | £86,250 |
| South West median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £52,725 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.17% | +5.45% |
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 27 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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