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 4 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 161 | 161 | 177 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +16 | +21 |
| Permanent Full-Stack Engineer jobs | 90 | 18 | 38 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the South West | 0.80% | 0.46% | 0.62% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.86% | 0.49% | 0.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 62 | 11 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £60,000 | £52,500 | £47,850 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £55,625 | £51,563 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £65,000 | £61,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.69% | +6.12% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £76,250 | £70,625 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £83,750 | £78,750 |
| England median annual salary | £75,000 | £90,000 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +20.00% | -6.59% |
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 4 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in the South West matching a recognised job title | 10,412 | 3,652 | 5,737 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.31% | 92.88% | 94.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6,953 | 2,416 | 3,546 |
| 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 | £51,099 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -11.94% | -3.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| England median annual salary | £59,500 | £53,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.21% | -6.96% | -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 4 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 4 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 | -4 | 42 | £70,000 | -1.75% | 2 |
| Gloucestershire | -53 | 21 | £95,000 | +49.02% | 2 |
| Devon | - | 9 | £75,000 | - | 1 |
| Dorset | -2 | 8 | £100,000 | +66.67% | 1 |
| 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 4 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% | 90 |
| 2 | Software Engineering | 70.0% | 63 |
| 3 | Security Cleared | 23.3% | 21 |
| 4 | AI | 22.2% | 20 |
| 4 | CI/CD | 22.2% | 20 |
| 6 | Agile | 21.1% | 19 |
| 7 | Java | 20.0% | 18 |
| 8 | JavaScript | 18.9% | 17 |
| 9 | React | 15.6% | 14 |
| 9 | TypeScript | 15.6% | 14 |
| 11 | Generative AI | 14.4% | 13 |
| 11 | Kubernetes | 14.4% | 13 |
| 11 | Microservices | 14.4% | 13 |
| 11 | Python | 14.4% | 13 |
| 15 | DV Cleared | 13.3% | 12 |
| 16 | AWS | 11.1% | 10 |
| 16 | Docker | 11.1% | 10 |
| 18 | Azure | 10.0% | 9 |
| 18 | Containerisation | 10.0% | 9 |
| 18 | DevOps | 10.0% | 9 |
| 18 | Spring | 10.0% | 9 |
| 18 | Spring Boot | 10.0% | 9 |
| 18 | Test Automation | 10.0% | 9 |
| 24 | .NET | 7.8% | 7 |
| 24 | C# | 7.8% | 7 |
| 24 | GCP | 7.8% | 7 |
| 24 | GitLab | 7.8% | 7 |
| 24 | Infrastructure as Code | 7.8% | 7 |
| 24 | Kotlin | 7.8% | 7 |
| 24 | Observability | 7.8% | 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 | 70.0% | 63 |
| 2 | Senior Full-Stack Engineer | 26.7% | 24 |
| 3 | Lead Software Engineer | 18.9% | 17 |
| 4 | Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer | 16.7% | 15 |
| 5 | Gen AI Engineer | 14.4% | 13 |
| 6 | .NET Software Engineer | 7.8% | 7 |
| 7 | C# Software Engineer | 6.7% | 6 |
| 8 | Azure Engineer | 2.2% | 2 |
| 8 | C Software Engineer | 2.2% | 2 |
| 8 | UI Engineer | 2.2% | 2 |
| 11 | Java Software Engineer | 1.1% | 1 |
| 11 | Senior .NET Software Engineer | 1.1% | 1 |