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 21 July 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
21 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
50 |
79 |
58 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+29 |
-21 |
+72 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer |
72 |
12 |
94 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol |
2.68% |
1.10% |
3.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.82% |
1.19% |
3.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
66 |
10 |
72 |
| 10th Percentile |
£55,000 |
£62,500 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£74,870 |
£55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£70,000 |
£78,810 |
£57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-11.18% |
+37.06% |
-17.86% |
| 75th Percentile |
£77,500 |
£80,000 |
£73,886 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£82,751 |
£79,500 |
| South West median annual salary |
£70,000 |
£70,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+16.67% |
-7.69% |
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 |
2,554 |
1,005 |
2,853 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.94% |
92.29% |
96.94% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,941 |
756 |
2,170 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,000 |
£29,799 |
£30,279 |
| 25th Percentile |
£36,250 |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£57,471 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.30% |
+4.49% |
-5.98% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£74,164 |
£70,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£90,000 |
£85,000 |
| South West median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.00% |
- |
-4.76% |
