Software Developer Jobs in Bristol

Software Developer
South West > Bristol

The median Software Developer salary in Bristol is £53,750 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 May 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
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 61 128 108
Rank change year-on-year +67 -20 -34
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 104 43 84
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 3.18% 1.69% 2.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.27% 1.82% 2.51%
Number of salaries quoted 94 37 50
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,500 £35,375
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.16% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £63,750 £61,250 £64,688
90th Percentile £73,886 £70,050 £76,250
South West median annual salary £50,000 £48,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.56% -2.50% +11.11%

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 3,177 2,362 3,340
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.13% 92.59% 97.69%
Number of salaries quoted 2,375 1,473 2,188
10th Percentile £31,600 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,874 £40,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,000 £53,112
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% +9.20% +13.00%
75th Percentile £70,250 £73,750 £73,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,419 £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 29 May 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 29 May 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 47 (45.19%) C#
2 46 (44.23%) .NET
3 41 (39.42%) Software Engineering
4 38 (36.54%) Problem-Solving
5 34 (32.69%) Agile
6 33 (31.73%) JavaScript
7 30 (28.85%) Social Skills
8 26 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
9 25 (24.04%) Java
9 25 (24.04%) Finance
10 23 (22.12%) Git
11 22 (21.15%) AWS
11 22 (21.15%) Continuous Improvement
12 18 (17.31%) TypeScript
12 18 (17.31%) CSS
12 18 (17.31%) Test Automation
13 17 (16.35%) Apple iOS
13 17 (16.35%) UX Design
13 17 (16.35%) HTML
13 17 (16.35%) Windows
13 17 (16.35%) Microsoft
13 17 (16.35%) iOS Development
13 17 (16.35%) User Experience
13 17 (16.35%) React
13 17 (16.35%) Design Patterns
14 16 (15.38%) AngularJS
14 16 (15.38%) Azure
15 15 (14.42%) .NET Framework
15 15 (14.42%) SQL Server
15 15 (14.42%) Mentoring

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 (0.96%) Mendix
1 1 (0.96%) Umbraco
Cloud Services
1 22 (21.15%) AWS
2 16 (15.38%) Azure
3 9 (8.65%) Azure DevOps
4 5 (4.81%) GCP
5 4 (3.85%) GitHub
5 4 (3.85%) npm
6 1 (0.96%) PaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (14.42%) SQL Server
2 12 (11.54%) MySQL
3 8 (7.69%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (4.81%) MongoDB
5 4 (3.85%) Redis
5 4 (3.85%) SQLite
6 3 (2.88%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.96%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 23 (22.12%) Git
2 8 (7.69%) Visual Studio
3 6 (5.77%) Rational Rhapsody
4 5 (4.81%) Jenkins
5 4 (3.85%) Maven
6 3 (2.88%) Moq
6 3 (2.88%) Selenium
6 3 (2.88%) SpecFlow
6 3 (2.88%) xUnit.net
General
1 30 (28.85%) Social Skills
2 26 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 25 (24.04%) Finance
4 11 (10.58%) Electronics
5 8 (7.69%) Tech for Good
6 6 (5.77%) Legal
6 6 (5.77%) Publishing
6 6 (5.77%) Social Housing
7 5 (4.81%) Banking
7 5 (4.81%) Public Sector
8 4 (3.85%) Telecoms
9 2 (1.92%) Retail
10 1 (0.96%) Health Technology
10 1 (0.96%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (44.23%) .NET
2 18 (17.31%) CSS
3 17 (16.35%) HTML
3 17 (16.35%) React
4 16 (15.38%) AngularJS
5 15 (14.42%) .NET Framework
6 10 (9.62%) Node.js
6 10 (9.62%) XML
7 9 (8.65%) ASP.NET
8 8 (7.69%) CSS3
8 8 (7.69%) HTML5
8 8 (7.69%) REST
9 6 (5.77%) jQuery
9 6 (5.77%) Spring Boot
9 6 (5.77%) Twitter Bootstrap
9 6 (5.77%) Vue
9 6 (5.77%) WPF
9 6 (5.77%) XSD
9 6 (5.77%) XSLT
10 5 (4.81%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 10 (9.62%) IoT
2 6 (5.77%) Enterprise Software
2 6 (5.77%) Product Ownership
2 6 (5.77%) Smart Home
3 4 (3.85%) Mobile App
4 3 (2.88%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (1.92%) Distributed Systems
6 1 (0.96%) Greenfield Project
6 1 (0.96%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 17 (16.35%) Apple iOS
1 17 (16.35%) Windows
2 2 (1.92%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (39.42%) Software Engineering
2 38 (36.54%) Problem-Solving
3 34 (32.69%) Agile
4 22 (21.15%) Continuous Improvement
5 18 (17.31%) Test Automation
6 17 (16.35%) Design Patterns
6 17 (16.35%) iOS Development
6 17 (16.35%) User Experience
6 17 (16.35%) UX Design
7 15 (14.42%) Mentoring
8 14 (13.46%) Code Quality
8 14 (13.46%) DevOps
8 14 (13.46%) Microservices
8 14 (13.46%) MVVM
8 14 (13.46%) Scrum
9 12 (11.54%) Fintech
9 12 (11.54%) SOLID
10 11 (10.58%) MVC
10 11 (10.58%) Refactoring
10 11 (10.58%) System Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 47 (45.19%) C#
2 33 (31.73%) JavaScript
3 25 (24.04%) Java
4 18 (17.31%) TypeScript
5 14 (13.46%) SQL
6 9 (8.65%) PHP
6 9 (8.65%) Python
7 7 (6.73%) C++
8 6 (5.77%) Ada
8 6 (5.77%) C
8 6 (5.77%) Swift
9 4 (3.85%) VB.NET
10 2 (1.92%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 12 (11.54%) Degree
2 11 (10.58%) Computer Science Degree
3 8 (7.69%) Security Cleared
4 5 (4.81%) DV Cleared
5 1 (0.96%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (7.69%) QA
System Software
1 6 (5.77%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (2.88%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.96%) Terraform
Vendors
1 17 (16.35%) Microsoft
2 11 (10.58%) Xamarin
3 7 (6.73%) Google
4 6 (5.77%) Oracle
5 4 (3.85%) Databricks