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 27 February 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
27 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
54 |
88 |
107 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+34 |
+19 |
+18 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer |
43 |
13 |
44 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol |
1.76% |
1.09% |
1.81% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.86% |
1.15% |
1.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
43 |
11 |
40 |
| 10th Percentile |
£55,000 |
£47,603 |
£55,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£58,125 |
£56,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£65,000 |
£65,000 |
£67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-3.70% |
+3.85% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£79,250 |
£78,125 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£80,000 |
£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 |
2,311 |
1,135 |
2,341 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.56% |
95.54% |
96.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,709 |
679 |
1,921 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,250 |
£31,250 |
£32,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£37,500 |
£46,250 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
£57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-8.33% |
+4.35% |
+4.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£73,886 |
£71,800 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£90,000 |
£85,000 |
| South West median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£54,380 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.05% |
+8.76% |
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