Software Engineer
South West > Bristol
The median Software Engineer salary in Bristol is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 18 | 14 | 58 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +44 | -35 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 117 | 320 | 138 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol | 9.31% | 10.33% | 5.20% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 9.80% | 10.65% | 5.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 74 | 248 | 72 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,250 | £42,500 | £42,650 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,526 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £57,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.35% | -11.54% | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,751 | £67,500 | £74,063 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,778 | £80,000 | £77,715 |
| South West median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -8.33% | +9.09% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol
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 | 1,194 | 3,006 | 2,460 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.99% | 97.03% | 92.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 809 | 2,247 | 1,544 |
| 10th Percentile | £34,500 | £33,500 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,231 | £42,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £57,500 | £57,810 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -0.54% | +8.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £71,250 | £73,776 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £85,000 | £87,500 |
| South West median annual salary | £52,600 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.20% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Bristol
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Bristol.
Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Bristol
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Bristol over the 6 months to 5 May 2025.
Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol
For the 6 months to 5 May 2025, Software Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Software Engineer 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:
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