Software Support Engineer Jobs in Bristol

Software Support Engineer
South West > Bristol

The median Software Support Engineer salary in Bristol is £32,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 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
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 99 153 172
Rank change year-on-year +54 +19 +24
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Support Engineer 1 9 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 0.080% 0.29% 0.038%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.084% 0.30% 0.041%
Number of salaries quoted 1 9 1
10th Percentile - £35,250 -
25th Percentile £29,500 £36,250 £24,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 £37,500 £26,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.67% +41.51% -24.29%
75th Percentile £34,500 £38,750 £28,250
90th Percentile - £51,250 -
South West median annual salary £32,000 £37,500 £27,500
% change year-on-year -14.67% +36.36% -21.43%

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 1,191 3,010 2,450
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.98% 96.97% 92.77%
Number of salaries quoted 813 2,250 1,531
10th Percentile £34,500 £33,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £47,231 £42,510 £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 £74,051
90th Percentile £87,250 £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 Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Support Engineer in Bristol

Software Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Bristol

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

Salary trend for Software Support Engineer in Bristol

Software Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Software Support 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 Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Automotive
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Robotics
1 1 (100.00%) Mechatronics
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills

Software Support 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Automotive
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Mechatronics
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree