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 8 May 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
8 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
44 |
80 |
73 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+36 |
-7 |
+62 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer |
67 |
11 |
86 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol |
2.35% |
1.16% |
2.94% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.47% |
1.23% |
3.03% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
67 |
10 |
68 |
| 10th Percentile |
£59,000 |
£54,163 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£61,250 |
£55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£70,000 |
£70,000 |
£65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+7.69% |
-7.14% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£81,750 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£83,853 |
£80,000 |
| South West median annual salary |
£70,000 |
£67,500 |
£62,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.70% |
+8.00% |
-5.66% |
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 |
2,716 |
895 |
2,834 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
95.20% |
94.71% |
96.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,032 |
626 |
2,259 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,500 |
£30,000 |
£33,200 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£45,250 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
£57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-8.33% |
+4.35% |
-0.86% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£75,000 |
£71,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£82,500 |
£93,139 |
£87,500 |
| South West median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
+5.00% |
-4.76% |
