Software Engineer Jobs in Bristol

Software Engineer
South West > Bristol

The median Software Engineer salary in Bristol is £57,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 13 58 18
Rank change year-on-year +45 -40 +15
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 339 118 390
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 10.17% 4.72% 11.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.47% 5.10% 11.64%
Number of salaries quoted 270 59 166
10th Percentile £42,250 £44,500 £37,875
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% +14.29%
75th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £77,690
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,715 £93,750
South West median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +20.00%

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 3,237 2,313 3,351
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.12% 92.59% 97.67%
Number of salaries quoted 2,409 1,458 2,178
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,781 £40,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,905 £53,325
Median % change year-on-year -5.02% +8.59% +12.26%
75th Percentile £70,250 £73,550 £73,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £86,250 £85,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%

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.

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in Bristol

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Bristol

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

Salary trend for Software Engineer in Bristol

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Bristol over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Engineer in Bristol

Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, 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.

1 336 (99.12%) Software Engineering
2 86 (25.37%) Agile
3 81 (23.89%) Security Cleared
4 72 (21.24%) Python
5 69 (20.35%) JavaScript
6 66 (19.47%) C++
7 64 (18.88%) DevOps
8 63 (18.58%) C#
9 61 (17.99%) React
10 59 (17.40%) AWS
11 53 (15.63%) .NET
12 50 (14.75%) Azure
13 41 (12.09%) Java
14 39 (11.50%) PostgreSQL
15 38 (11.21%) .NET Core
15 38 (11.21%) Web Development
15 38 (11.21%) C
15 38 (11.21%) SC Cleared
16 37 (10.91%) Self-Motivation
17 36 (10.62%) BPSS Clearance
18 35 (10.32%) Social Skills
19 34 (10.03%) Actionable Insight
19 34 (10.03%) CSS
19 34 (10.03%) Ada
19 34 (10.03%) Linux
20 31 (9.14%) Degree
21 30 (8.85%) Automotive
21 30 (8.85%) Git
21 30 (8.85%) Problem-Solving
22 29 (8.55%) Finance

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:

Application Platforms
1 27 (7.96%) ArcGIS
1 27 (7.96%) GeoServer
2 1 (0.29%) CMS
2 1 (0.29%) Confluence
2 1 (0.29%) Umbraco
Applications
1 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.29%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 59 (17.40%) AWS
2 50 (14.75%) Azure
3 11 (3.24%) Azure DevOps
4 10 (2.95%) Serverless
5 9 (2.65%) SaaS
6 8 (2.36%) Azure Functions
6 8 (2.36%) npm
7 4 (1.18%) GitHub
7 4 (1.18%) OCI
7 4 (1.18%) OpenShift
8 3 (0.88%) GCP
9 2 (0.59%) WhatsApp
10 1 (0.29%) Amazon EC2
10 1 (0.29%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.77%) Wireless
2 5 (1.47%) Bluetooth
3 3 (0.88%) Network Security
4 2 (0.59%) 3GPP
4 2 (0.59%) 5G
4 2 (0.59%) RS-232
4 2 (0.59%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.29%) OFDM
5 1 (0.29%) Software-Defined Radio
5 1 (0.29%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.29%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (11.50%) PostgreSQL
2 27 (7.96%) GIS
2 27 (7.96%) QGIS
3 9 (2.65%) SQL Server
4 7 (2.06%) MySQL
5 4 (1.18%) Oracle ODI
6 3 (0.88%) Big Data
6 3 (0.88%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.59%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.29%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.29%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 30 (8.85%) Git
2 13 (3.83%) Jenkins
3 12 (3.54%) Rational Rhapsody
3 12 (3.54%) Visual Studio
4 6 (1.77%) Maven
5 5 (1.47%) MSTest
5 5 (1.47%) NUnit
6 4 (1.18%) Oracle Forms
7 3 (0.88%) Storybook
8 2 (0.59%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.59%) GitLab
9 1 (0.29%) JIRA
9 1 (0.29%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 35 (10.32%) Social Skills
2 30 (8.85%) Automotive
3 29 (8.55%) Finance
4 24 (7.08%) Aerospace
5 18 (5.31%) Aviation
6 15 (4.42%) Manufacturing
7 9 (2.65%) Pharmaceutical
7 9 (2.65%) Telecoms
8 8 (2.36%) Banking
8 8 (2.36%) Tech for Good
9 7 (2.06%) Electronics
9 7 (2.06%) Marketing
10 6 (1.77%) Analytical Skills
10 6 (1.77%) Financial Institution
10 6 (1.77%) Retail
11 5 (1.47%) Advertising
12 4 (1.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 1 (0.29%) Influencing Skills
13 1 (0.29%) Public Sector
13 1 (0.29%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (17.99%) React
2 53 (15.63%) .NET
3 38 (11.21%) .NET Core
4 34 (10.03%) CSS
5 27 (7.96%) Leaflet
5 27 (7.96%) OpenLayers
5 27 (7.96%) PostGIS
6 24 (7.08%) AngularJS
7 23 (6.78%) Node.js
8 18 (5.31%) Middleware
9 16 (4.72%) .NET Framework
10 14 (4.13%) Spring Boot
11 13 (3.83%) Entity Framework
11 13 (3.83%) Spring
12 12 (3.54%) ASP.NET
13 10 (2.95%) HTML
13 10 (2.95%) REST
13 10 (2.95%) WPF
14 9 (2.65%) ASP.NET Web API
14 9 (2.65%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 37 (10.91%) Self-Motivation
2 15 (4.42%) Product Ownership
3 8 (2.36%) Cloud Native
4 7 (2.06%) Embedded Systems
4 7 (2.06%) Greenfield Project
4 7 (2.06%) IoT
4 7 (2.06%) Mobile App
5 5 (1.47%) Public Cloud
6 4 (1.18%) Algorithms
7 3 (0.88%) ARM Cortex
7 3 (0.88%) Verilog
7 3 (0.88%) Virtual Team
8 2 (0.59%) Device Driver
8 2 (0.59%) Onboarding
9 1 (0.29%) Client/Server
9 1 (0.29%) Management Information System
9 1 (0.29%) N-Tier
9 1 (0.29%) Private Cloud
9 1 (0.29%) Raspberry Pi
9 1 (0.29%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 34 (10.03%) Linux
2 22 (6.49%) Windows
3 8 (2.36%) Apple iOS
4 7 (2.06%) Ubuntu
5 6 (1.77%) Embedded Linux
6 4 (1.18%) Android
7 2 (0.59%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 336 (99.12%) Software Engineering
2 86 (25.37%) Agile
3 64 (18.88%) DevOps
4 38 (11.21%) Web Development
5 34 (10.03%) Actionable Insight
6 30 (8.85%) Problem-Solving
7 28 (8.26%) Mentoring
8 27 (7.96%) CI/CD
9 26 (7.67%) Microservices
10 23 (6.78%) Fintech
11 19 (5.60%) Computer Science
11 19 (5.60%) OO
12 18 (5.31%) UML
13 17 (5.01%) Artificial Intelligence
13 17 (5.01%) Machine Learning
14 16 (4.72%) SDLC
14 16 (4.72%) Test Automation
15 15 (4.42%) Continuous Integration
15 15 (4.42%) Full Stack Development
16 13 (3.83%) Design Patterns
Programming Languages
1 72 (21.24%) Python
2 69 (20.35%) JavaScript
3 66 (19.47%) C++
4 63 (18.58%) C#
5 41 (12.09%) Java
6 38 (11.21%) C
7 34 (10.03%) Ada
8 25 (7.37%) TypeScript
9 10 (2.95%) Embedded C
9 10 (2.95%) SQL
10 6 (1.77%) Go
10 6 (1.77%) Swift
11 4 (1.18%) Bash
11 4 (1.18%) PowerShell
11 4 (1.18%) Rust
11 4 (1.18%) SystemVerilog
12 3 (0.88%) Kotlin
12 3 (0.88%) PHP
12 3 (0.88%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.88%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 81 (23.89%) Security Cleared
2 38 (11.21%) SC Cleared
3 36 (10.62%) BPSS Clearance
4 31 (9.14%) Degree
5 11 (3.24%) DV Cleared
6 3 (0.88%) Master's Degree
7 2 (0.59%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (2.06%) Def Stans
1 7 (2.06%) MISRA
2 4 (1.18%) IEC 61508
2 4 (1.18%) MISRA C
3 2 (0.59%) QA
4 1 (0.29%) DO-178B
System Software
1 12 (3.54%) Docker
2 1 (0.29%) Firmware
2 1 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.29%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 13 (3.83%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.18%) Ansible
2 4 (1.18%) Progress Chef
3 1 (0.29%) Terraform
Vendors
1 27 (7.96%) ESRI
2 9 (2.65%) Microsoft
3 6 (1.77%) Oracle
4 3 (0.88%) Red Hat
5 2 (0.59%) Google
5 2 (0.59%) Samsung
6 1 (0.29%) Netlify
6 1 (0.29%) SAP
6 1 (0.29%) Veracode
6 1 (0.29%) VMware