Senior Software Engineer
South West > Bristol
The median Senior Software Engineer salary in Bristol is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 March 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
2 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
57 |
91 |
103 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+34 |
+12 |
+24 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer |
43 |
13 |
45 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol |
1.75% |
1.13% |
1.80% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.85% |
1.18% |
1.87% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
43 |
11 |
41 |
| 10th Percentile |
£55,000 |
£47,603 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£58,125 |
£55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£65,000 |
£65,000 |
£67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-3.70% |
+3.85% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£78,125 |
£77,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£79,750 |
£80,000 |
| South West median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£65,000 |
£62,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+4.00% |
-3.85% |
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 |
2,329 |
1,099 |
2,403 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.52% |
95.40% |
96.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,726 |
665 |
1,968 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,250 |
£32,000 |
£32,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£37,500 |
£47,000 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
£56,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-8.33% |
+6.19% |
+2.73% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£73,886 |
£71,744 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£90,000 |
£85,000 |
| South West median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-9.09% |
+10.00% |
- |
