Software Developer Jobs in Bristol

Software Developer
South West > Bristol

The median Software Developer salary in Bristol is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 64 125 102
Rank change year-on-year +61 -23 -24
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 106 40 102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 3.42% 1.50% 3.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.53% 1.62% 3.17%
Number of salaries quoted 95 34 62
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,500 £36,375
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% +5.56% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £60,938 £62,188
90th Percentile £77,250 £71,025 £76,250
South West median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% - +5.56%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 2,999 2,476 3,213
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.84% 92.87% 98.02%
Number of salaries quoted 2,236 1,556 2,224
10th Percentile £33,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,719 £42,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £58,000 £53,112
Median % change year-on-year -0.86% +9.20% +14.22%
75th Percentile £71,250 £74,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £85,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%

Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for Software Developer in Bristol

Software Developer
Salary Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in Bristol.

Salary trend for Software Developer in Bristol

Software Developer
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Developer in Bristol over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Developer in Bristol

Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Software Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bristol region featuring Software Developer in the job title.

1 49 (46.23%) .NET
2 48 (45.28%) C#
3 45 (42.45%) Software Engineering
4 40 (37.74%) Agile
5 38 (35.85%) JavaScript
5 38 (35.85%) Problem-Solving
6 31 (29.25%) Social Skills
7 30 (28.30%) Java
8 27 (25.47%) Finance
9 25 (23.58%) AWS
10 24 (22.64%) Analytical Skills
11 23 (21.70%) Git
11 23 (21.70%) Continuous Improvement
12 22 (20.75%) Test Automation
13 21 (19.81%) Design Patterns
13 21 (19.81%) HTML
14 20 (18.87%) CSS
14 20 (18.87%) Azure
14 20 (18.87%) React
15 19 (17.92%) Apple iOS
16 18 (16.98%) SQL
16 18 (16.98%) Microsoft
16 18 (16.98%) TypeScript
17 17 (16.04%) iOS Development
17 17 (16.04%) AngularJS
17 17 (16.04%) User Experience
17 17 (16.04%) Windows
17 17 (16.04%) SQL Server
17 17 (16.04%) UX Design
18 16 (15.09%) .NET Framework

Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.94%) Mendix
1 1 (0.94%) Umbraco
Cloud Services
1 25 (23.58%) AWS
2 20 (18.87%) Azure
3 10 (9.43%) Azure DevOps
4 7 (6.60%) GCP
5 4 (3.77%) npm
6 3 (2.83%) GitHub
7 1 (0.94%) PaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (16.04%) SQL Server
2 10 (9.43%) MySQL
3 8 (7.55%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (3.77%) MongoDB
4 4 (3.77%) Redis
4 4 (3.77%) SQLite
5 3 (2.83%) Relational Database
6 2 (1.89%) Big Data
6 2 (1.89%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.94%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 23 (21.70%) Git
2 9 (8.49%) Visual Studio
3 7 (6.60%) Jenkins
4 6 (5.66%) Maven
4 6 (5.66%) Rational Rhapsody
5 3 (2.83%) Moq
5 3 (2.83%) Selenium
5 3 (2.83%) SpecFlow
5 3 (2.83%) xUnit.net
6 1 (0.94%) WebDriver
General
1 31 (29.25%) Social Skills
2 27 (25.47%) Finance
3 24 (22.64%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (10.38%) Electronics
5 8 (7.55%) Tech for Good
6 7 (6.60%) Banking
7 6 (5.66%) Legal
7 6 (5.66%) Publishing
7 6 (5.66%) Social Housing
8 5 (4.72%) Public Sector
9 4 (3.77%) Retail
9 4 (3.77%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.94%) Health Technology
10 1 (0.94%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (46.23%) .NET
2 21 (19.81%) HTML
3 20 (18.87%) CSS
3 20 (18.87%) React
4 17 (16.04%) AngularJS
5 16 (15.09%) .NET Framework
6 12 (11.32%) ASP.NET
7 10 (9.43%) XML
8 9 (8.49%) CSS3
8 9 (8.49%) HTML5
8 9 (8.49%) jQuery
8 9 (8.49%) Node.js
8 9 (8.49%) REST
9 7 (6.60%) RESTful
9 7 (6.60%) Vue
10 6 (5.66%) Spring Boot
10 6 (5.66%) Twitter Bootstrap
10 6 (5.66%) WPF
10 6 (5.66%) XSD
10 6 (5.66%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 9 (8.49%) IoT
2 8 (7.55%) Product Ownership
3 6 (5.66%) Enterprise Software
3 6 (5.66%) Smart Home
4 4 (3.77%) Mobile App
4 4 (3.77%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (1.89%) Distributed Systems
5 2 (1.89%) Public Cloud
6 1 (0.94%) Greenfield Project
6 1 (0.94%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 19 (17.92%) Apple iOS
2 17 (16.04%) Windows
3 4 (3.77%) Android
4 2 (1.89%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (42.45%) Software Engineering
2 40 (37.74%) Agile
3 38 (35.85%) Problem-Solving
4 23 (21.70%) Continuous Improvement
5 22 (20.75%) Test Automation
6 21 (19.81%) Design Patterns
7 17 (16.04%) iOS Development
7 17 (16.04%) User Experience
7 17 (16.04%) UX Design
8 16 (15.09%) Scrum
9 15 (14.15%) DevOps
10 14 (13.21%) Code Quality
10 14 (13.21%) Mentoring
10 14 (13.21%) Microservices
10 14 (13.21%) MVVM
11 13 (12.26%) Full Stack Development
11 13 (12.26%) SOLID
12 12 (11.32%) Fintech
12 12 (11.32%) MVC
13 11 (10.38%) Refactoring
Programming Languages
1 48 (45.28%) C#
2 38 (35.85%) JavaScript
3 30 (28.30%) Java
4 18 (16.98%) SQL
4 18 (16.98%) TypeScript
5 11 (10.38%) Python
6 8 (7.55%) PHP
7 7 (6.60%) C++
8 6 (5.66%) Ada
8 6 (5.66%) C
8 6 (5.66%) Swift
9 4 (3.77%) Kotlin
9 4 (3.77%) VB.NET
10 2 (1.89%) Rust
Qualifications
1 12 (11.32%) Degree
2 11 (10.38%) Computer Science Degree
3 10 (9.43%) Security Cleared
4 5 (4.72%) DV Cleared
5 2 (1.89%) SC Cleared
6 1 (0.94%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (9.43%) QA
System Software
1 6 (5.66%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (4.72%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.94%) Terraform
Vendors
1 18 (16.98%) Microsoft
2 11 (10.38%) Xamarin
3 7 (6.60%) Google
4 6 (5.66%) Oracle
5 4 (3.77%) Databricks