Full-Stack Engineer Job Trends in the South West
Full-Stack Engineer
England > South West
The median Full-Stack Engineer salary in the South West is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 168 | 160 | 165 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +5 | +38 |
| Permanent Full-Stack Engineer jobs | 91 | 17 | 40 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the South West | 0.79% | 0.41% | 0.67% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.86% | 0.45% | 0.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 61 | 10 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £60,000 | £52,375 | £48,750 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £55,313 | £49,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £63,750 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.80% | +6.25% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £78,125 | £69,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £84,875 | £78,000 |
| England median annual salary | £75,000 | £90,000 | £74,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +21.62% | -9.09% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
South West
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in the South West matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 11 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in the South West matching a recognised job title | 10,589 | 3,814 | 5,639 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.34% | 92.89% | 94.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6,970 | 2,557 | 3,453 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,500 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £31,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £45,000 | £51,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -11.76% | -2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £74,999 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -8.70% | -4.17% |
Full-Stack Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Full-Stack Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.
Full-Stack Engineer Salary Trend in the South West
Salary distribution trend for Full-Stack Engineer job vacancies in the South West.
Full-Stack Engineer Salary Histogram in the South West
Salary distribution for Full-Stack Engineer jobs in the South West over the 6 months to 11 November 2026.
Full-Stack Engineer Job Locations in the South West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Full-Stack Engineer jobs within the South West region over the 6 months to 11 November 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol | -3 | 41 | £70,000 | -1.75% | 4 |
| Gloucestershire | -56 | 20 | £95,000 | +52.00% | 5 |
| Devon | - | 9 | £75,000 | - | |
| Dorset | +3 | 8 | £100,000 | +66.67% | 2 |
| Wiltshire | - | 5 | £90,000 | - | |
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Full-Stack Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West
For the 6 months to 11 November 2026, Full-Stack Engineer job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent Full-Stack Engineer job ads across the South West region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full-Stack Development | 100.0% | 91 |
| 2 | Software Engineering | 70.3% | 64 |
| 3 | Security Cleared | 23.1% | 21 |
| 4 | AI | 22.0% | 20 |
| 4 | CI/CD | 22.0% | 20 |
| 6 | Agile | 20.9% | 19 |
| 7 | Java | 17.6% | 16 |
| 7 | JavaScript | 17.6% | 16 |
| 9 | Generative AI | 15.4% | 14 |
| 10 | Kubernetes | 14.3% | 13 |
| 10 | Microservices | 14.3% | 13 |
| 10 | Python | 14.3% | 13 |
| 10 | React | 14.3% | 13 |
| 10 | TypeScript | 14.3% | 13 |
| 15 | DV Cleared | 13.2% | 12 |
| 16 | AWS | 11.0% | 10 |
| 16 | Docker | 11.0% | 10 |
| 18 | Azure | 9.9% | 9 |
| 18 | Containerisation | 9.9% | 9 |
| 18 | Spring | 9.9% | 9 |
| 18 | Spring Boot | 9.9% | 9 |
| 18 | Test Automation | 9.9% | 9 |
| 23 | DevOps | 8.8% | 8 |
| 24 | .NET | 7.7% | 7 |
| 24 | C# | 7.7% | 7 |
| 24 | GCP | 7.7% | 7 |
| 24 | GitLab | 7.7% | 7 |
| 24 | Infrastructure as Code | 7.7% | 7 |
| 24 | Kotlin | 7.7% | 7 |
| 24 | Observability | 7.7% | 7 |
Full-Stack Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full-Stack Software Engineer | 70.3% | 64 |
| 2 | Senior Full-Stack Engineer | 26.4% | 24 |
| 3 | Lead Software Engineer | 18.7% | 17 |
| 4 | Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer | 16.5% | 15 |
| 5 | Gen AI Engineer | 15.4% | 14 |
| 6 | .NET Software Engineer | 7.7% | 7 |
| 7 | C# Software Engineer | 6.6% | 6 |
| 8 | Azure Engineer | 2.2% | 2 |
| 8 | C Software Engineer | 2.2% | 2 |
| 10 | Senior .NET Software Engineer | 1.1% | 1 |
| 10 | UI Engineer | 1.1% | 1 |