Senior Software Developer Jobs in Bristol

Senior Software Developer
South West > Bristol

The median Senior Software Developer salary in Bristol is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 87 139 -
Rank change year-on-year +52 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Developer 11 22 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 0.88% 0.71% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.93% 0.73% -
Number of salaries quoted 7 22 0
10th Percentile £52,500 £46,250 -
25th Percentile £54,375 £46,563 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - -
75th Percentile £75,625 £69,375 -
90th Percentile £84,011 £73,886 -
South West median annual salary £58,750 £58,000 £30,932
% change year-on-year +1.29% +87.51% -48.45%

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 1,187 3,008 2,462
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.88% 96.91% 92.80%
Number of salaries quoted 808 2,249 1,546
10th Percentile £34,500 £33,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £46,594 £42,500 £42,710
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,471 £57,500 £57,810
Median % change year-on-year -0.05% -0.54% +8.85%
75th Percentile £71,250 £71,250 £74,250
90th Percentile £86,625 £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%

Senior Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Software Developer in Bristol

Senior Software Developer
Salary Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Developer in Bristol.

Salary trend for Senior Software Developer in Bristol

Senior Software Developer
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Software Developer in Bristol over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior Software Developer in Bristol

Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Senior Software Developer 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 Senior Software Developer in the job title.

1 9 (81.82%) React
1 9 (81.82%) Node.js
1 9 (81.82%) TypeScript
2 8 (72.73%) AWS
2 8 (72.73%) Full-Stack Development
3 6 (54.55%) GraphQL
3 6 (54.55%) JavaScript
4 5 (45.45%) SQL
4 5 (45.45%) Finance
4 5 (45.45%) Mentoring
4 5 (45.45%) CI/CD
5 4 (36.36%) Legacy Systems
5 4 (36.36%) Java
5 4 (36.36%) Git
5 4 (36.36%) Docker
5 4 (36.36%) NoSQL
6 3 (27.27%) Test Automation
6 3 (27.27%) Secure Coding
6 3 (27.27%) AWS Lambda
6 3 (27.27%) Serverless
6 3 (27.27%) Microservices
6 3 (27.27%) Clean Code
7 2 (18.18%) Technology Strategy
7 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
7 2 (18.18%) Event-Driven
7 2 (18.18%) Event-Driven Architecture
7 2 (18.18%) DynamoDB
7 2 (18.18%) Functional Programming
7 2 (18.18%) C#
7 2 (18.18%) Software Engineering

Senior Software Developer 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:

Cloud Services
1 8 (72.73%) AWS
2 3 (27.27%) AWS Lambda
2 3 (27.27%) Serverless
3 1 (9.09%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (36.36%) NoSQL
2 2 (18.18%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 4 (36.36%) Git
General
1 5 (45.45%) Finance
2 1 (9.09%) Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (81.82%) Node.js
1 9 (81.82%) React
2 6 (54.55%) GraphQL
3 1 (9.09%) .NET
3 1 (9.09%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 4 (36.36%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (9.09%) Mobile App
2 1 (9.09%) PropTech
2 1 (9.09%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (9.09%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (72.73%) Full-Stack Development
2 5 (45.45%) CI/CD
2 5 (45.45%) Mentoring
3 3 (27.27%) Clean Code
3 3 (27.27%) Microservices
3 3 (27.27%) Secure Coding
3 3 (27.27%) Test Automation
4 2 (18.18%) Event-Driven
4 2 (18.18%) Event-Driven Architecture
4 2 (18.18%) Functional Programming
4 2 (18.18%) Kanban
4 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (18.18%) Software Engineering
4 2 (18.18%) Technology Strategy
4 2 (18.18%) Unit Testing
5 1 (9.09%) Agile
5 1 (9.09%) iOS Development
5 1 (9.09%) Knowledge Management
5 1 (9.09%) OWASP
5 1 (9.09%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (81.82%) TypeScript
2 6 (54.55%) JavaScript
3 5 (45.45%) SQL
4 4 (36.36%) Java
5 2 (18.18%) C#
6 1 (9.09%) Swift
System Software
1 4 (36.36%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (9.09%) Kubernetes