Senior Software Engineer Job Trends in Bristol

Senior Software Engineer
South West > Bristol

The median Senior Software Engineer salary in Bristol is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 May 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
22 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 50 78 72
Rank change year-on-year +28 -6 +68
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer 64 8 89
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 2.24% 0.90% 3.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.36% 0.95% 3.09%
Number of salaries quoted 64 7 72
10th Percentile £60,000 £56,150 -
25th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +11.54% -7.14%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,751 £75,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,161 £80,000
South West median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - +12.00% -3.85%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 2,707 844 2,880
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.75% 94.73% 97.04%
Number of salaries quoted 2,048 582 2,297
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,863 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,063 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +5.26% -1.40%
75th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £70,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £92,500 £86,750
South West median annual salary £50,000 £51,729 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.34% +3.46% -4.76%

Senior Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Senior Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Bristol

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for Senior Software Engineer job vacancies in Bristol.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Software Engineer job vacancies in Bristol

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Software Engineer in Bristol over the 6 months to 22 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Software Engineer in Bristol

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 22 May 2026, Senior Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bristol region featuring Senior Software Engineer in the job title.

1 64 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 22 (34.38%) Full-Stack Development
3 11 (17.19%) Email Migration
3 11 (17.19%) Migration
4 7 (10.94%) JavaScript
5 6 (9.38%) Agile
6 4 (6.25%) MySQL
6 4 (6.25%) Problem-Solving
6 4 (6.25%) TypeScript
7 3 (4.69%) .NET
7 3 (4.69%) C#
7 3 (4.69%) Critical Thinking
7 3 (4.69%) Docker
7 3 (4.69%) Kubernetes
7 3 (4.69%) Node.js
7 3 (4.69%) Security Cleared
7 3 (4.69%) SQL
8 2 (3.13%) .NET Core
8 2 (3.13%) .NET Framework
8 2 (3.13%) Azure AKS
8 2 (3.13%) Containerisation
8 2 (3.13%) Dapper ORM
8 2 (3.13%) Entity Framework
8 2 (3.13%) Performance Optimisation
8 2 (3.13%) REST
8 2 (3.13%) SaaS
8 2 (3.13%) SQL Server
9 1 (1.56%) AI
9 1 (1.56%) Analytics
9 1 (1.56%) AngularJS

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 2 (3.13%) Azure AKS
1 2 (3.13%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (6.25%) MySQL
2 2 (3.13%) SQL Server
General
1 6 (9.38%) Social Housing
1 6 (9.38%) Tech for Good
2 5 (7.81%) Automotive
3 3 (4.69%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (4.69%) .NET
1 3 (4.69%) Node.js
2 2 (3.13%) .NET Core
2 2 (3.13%) .NET Framework
2 2 (3.13%) Dapper ORM
2 2 (3.13%) Entity Framework
2 2 (3.13%) REST
3 1 (1.56%) AngularJS
3 1 (1.56%) Bootstrap
3 1 (1.56%) CSS
3 1 (1.56%) Deno
3 1 (1.56%) Django
3 1 (1.56%) FastAPI
3 1 (1.56%) React
3 1 (1.56%) RESTful
3 1 (1.56%) Tailwind CSS
3 1 (1.56%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 9 (14.06%) Algorithms
2 6 (9.38%) IoT
2 6 (9.38%) Smart Home
3 3 (4.69%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 22 (34.38%) Full-Stack Development
3 11 (17.19%) Email Migration
3 11 (17.19%) Migration
4 6 (9.38%) Agile
5 4 (6.25%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (4.69%) Critical Thinking
7 2 (3.13%) Containerisation
7 2 (3.13%) Performance Optimisation
8 1 (1.56%) AI
8 1 (1.56%) Analytics
8 1 (1.56%) Decision-Making
8 1 (1.56%) DevOps
8 1 (1.56%) Predictive Analytics
8 1 (1.56%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 7 (10.94%) JavaScript
2 4 (6.25%) TypeScript
3 3 (4.69%) C#
3 3 (4.69%) SQL
4 1 (1.56%) C++
4 1 (1.56%) Java
4 1 (1.56%) PHP
4 1 (1.56%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (4.69%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 3 (4.69%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (4.69%) Kubernetes
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