Software Engineer Jobs in Bristol

Software Engineer
South West > Bristol

The median Software Engineer salary in Bristol is £56,250 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 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
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 14 54 18
Rank change year-on-year +40 -36 +17
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 330 128 381
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 10.13% 5.02% 11.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.42% 5.42% 11.38%
Number of salaries quoted 260 62 165
10th Percentile £40,000 £45,125 £37,800
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,625 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £63,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.76% +6.25% +14.29%
75th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,715 £93,750
South West median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £59,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +1.69% +18.00%

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 3,166 2,360 3,348
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.15% 92.55% 97.69%
Number of salaries quoted 2,372 1,473 2,206
10th Percentile £32,000 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,874 £40,063
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 £74,250 £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 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 28 May 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 28 May 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.

1 327 (99.09%) Software Engineering
2 86 (26.06%) Agile
3 80 (24.24%) Security Cleared
4 70 (21.21%) JavaScript
5 68 (20.61%) Python
6 66 (20.00%) DevOps
7 64 (19.39%) C++
8 63 (19.09%) React
9 62 (18.79%) C#
10 60 (18.18%) AWS
11 53 (16.06%) .NET
12 49 (14.85%) Azure
13 44 (13.33%) Java
14 39 (11.82%) PostgreSQL
15 38 (11.52%) Web Development
15 38 (11.52%) .NET Core
16 37 (11.21%) Self-Motivation
16 37 (11.21%) C
16 37 (11.21%) SC Cleared
17 36 (10.91%) Actionable Insight
17 36 (10.91%) BPSS Clearance
18 35 (10.61%) Social Skills
19 34 (10.30%) Ada
19 34 (10.30%) CSS
20 33 (10.00%) Linux
21 32 (9.70%) Git
21 32 (9.70%) Problem-Solving
22 31 (9.39%) Degree
23 28 (8.48%) Microservices
23 28 (8.48%) Mentoring

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 (8.18%) ArcGIS
1 27 (8.18%) GeoServer
2 1 (0.30%) CMS
2 1 (0.30%) Confluence
2 1 (0.30%) Umbraco
Applications
1 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.30%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 60 (18.18%) AWS
2 49 (14.85%) Azure
3 12 (3.64%) Serverless
4 11 (3.33%) Azure DevOps
5 9 (2.73%) SaaS
6 8 (2.42%) Azure Functions
6 8 (2.42%) npm
7 4 (1.21%) GitHub
7 4 (1.21%) OCI
7 4 (1.21%) OpenShift
8 3 (0.91%) GCP
9 2 (0.61%) WhatsApp
10 1 (0.30%) Amazon EC2
10 1 (0.30%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.82%) Wireless
2 5 (1.52%) Bluetooth
3 2 (0.61%) 3GPP
3 2 (0.61%) 5G
3 2 (0.61%) RS-232
3 2 (0.61%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.30%) OFDM
4 1 (0.30%) Software-Defined Radio
4 1 (0.30%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.30%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (11.82%) PostgreSQL
2 27 (8.18%) GIS
2 27 (8.18%) QGIS
3 9 (2.73%) SQL Server
4 7 (2.12%) MySQL
5 5 (1.52%) Relational Database
6 4 (1.21%) Oracle ODI
7 3 (0.91%) Big Data
8 2 (0.61%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.61%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.61%) RDBMS
9 1 (0.30%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.30%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 32 (9.70%) Git
2 13 (3.94%) Jenkins
3 12 (3.64%) Rational Rhapsody
3 12 (3.64%) Visual Studio
4 6 (1.82%) Maven
5 5 (1.52%) MSTest
5 5 (1.52%) NUnit
6 4 (1.21%) Oracle Forms
7 3 (0.91%) GitLab
7 3 (0.91%) Storybook
8 2 (0.61%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.61%) JDeveloper
9 1 (0.30%) JIRA
9 1 (0.30%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 35 (10.61%) Social Skills
2 28 (8.48%) Finance
3 27 (8.18%) Automotive
4 21 (6.36%) Aerospace
5 18 (5.45%) Aviation
6 14 (4.24%) Manufacturing
7 9 (2.73%) Pharmaceutical
8 8 (2.42%) Banking
8 8 (2.42%) Tech for Good
8 8 (2.42%) Telecoms
9 7 (2.12%) Electronics
9 7 (2.12%) Marketing
10 6 (1.82%) Analytical Skills
10 6 (1.82%) Financial Institution
10 6 (1.82%) Retail
11 4 (1.21%) Advertising
11 4 (1.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.30%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.30%) Public Sector
12 1 (0.30%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (19.09%) React
2 53 (16.06%) .NET
3 38 (11.52%) .NET Core
4 34 (10.30%) CSS
5 27 (8.18%) Leaflet
5 27 (8.18%) OpenLayers
5 27 (8.18%) PostGIS
6 25 (7.58%) Node.js
7 24 (7.27%) AngularJS
8 18 (5.45%) Middleware
9 16 (4.85%) .NET Framework
10 14 (4.24%) Spring Boot
11 13 (3.94%) Entity Framework
11 13 (3.94%) Spring
12 12 (3.64%) ASP.NET
13 10 (3.03%) HTML
13 10 (3.03%) REST
13 10 (3.03%) WPF
14 9 (2.73%) ASP.NET Web API
14 9 (2.73%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 37 (11.21%) Self-Motivation
2 15 (4.55%) Product Ownership
3 8 (2.42%) Cloud Native
4 7 (2.12%) Embedded Systems
4 7 (2.12%) Greenfield Project
4 7 (2.12%) IoT
4 7 (2.12%) Mobile App
5 5 (1.52%) Public Cloud
6 4 (1.21%) Algorithms
7 3 (0.91%) ARM Cortex
7 3 (0.91%) Verilog
7 3 (0.91%) Virtual Team
8 2 (0.61%) Device Driver
8 2 (0.61%) Onboarding
8 2 (0.61%) Private Cloud
9 1 (0.30%) CAN bus
9 1 (0.30%) Management Information System
9 1 (0.30%) N-Tier
9 1 (0.30%) Raspberry Pi
9 1 (0.30%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 33 (10.00%) Linux
2 22 (6.67%) Windows
3 8 (2.42%) Apple iOS
4 7 (2.12%) Ubuntu
5 6 (1.82%) Embedded Linux
6 4 (1.21%) Android
7 2 (0.61%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 327 (99.09%) Software Engineering
2 86 (26.06%) Agile
3 66 (20.00%) DevOps
4 38 (11.52%) Web Development
5 36 (10.91%) Actionable Insight
6 32 (9.70%) Problem-Solving
7 28 (8.48%) CI/CD
7 28 (8.48%) Mentoring
7 28 (8.48%) Microservices
8 23 (6.97%) Fintech
9 19 (5.76%) Computer Science
9 19 (5.76%) OO
10 18 (5.45%) UML
11 17 (5.15%) Continuous Integration
12 16 (4.85%) SDLC
12 16 (4.85%) Test Automation
13 15 (4.55%) Artificial Intelligence
13 15 (4.55%) Design Patterns
13 15 (4.55%) Full Stack Development
13 15 (4.55%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 70 (21.21%) JavaScript
2 68 (20.61%) Python
3 64 (19.39%) C++
4 62 (18.79%) C#
5 44 (13.33%) Java
6 37 (11.21%) C
7 34 (10.30%) Ada
8 24 (7.27%) TypeScript
9 10 (3.03%) Embedded C
9 10 (3.03%) SQL
10 8 (2.42%) Go
11 6 (1.82%) Bash
11 6 (1.82%) Swift
12 4 (1.21%) PowerShell
12 4 (1.21%) Rust
12 4 (1.21%) SystemVerilog
13 3 (0.91%) Kotlin
13 3 (0.91%) PHP
13 3 (0.91%) Shell Script
13 3 (0.91%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 80 (24.24%) Security Cleared
2 37 (11.21%) SC Cleared
3 36 (10.91%) BPSS Clearance
4 31 (9.39%) Degree
5 9 (2.73%) DV Cleared
6 3 (0.91%) Master's Degree
7 2 (0.61%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (2.12%) Def Stans
1 7 (2.12%) MISRA
2 4 (1.21%) IEC 61508
2 4 (1.21%) MISRA C
2 4 (1.21%) QA
3 1 (0.30%) DO-178B
System Software
1 11 (3.33%) Docker
2 1 (0.30%) Firmware
2 1 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.30%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 12 (3.64%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.21%) Ansible
2 4 (1.21%) Progress Chef
3 1 (0.30%) Terraform
Vendors
1 27 (8.18%) ESRI
2 9 (2.73%) Microsoft
3 8 (2.42%) Oracle
4 3 (0.91%) Red Hat
5 2 (0.61%) Google
5 2 (0.61%) Samsung
6 1 (0.30%) Netlify
6 1 (0.30%) SAP
6 1 (0.30%) Veracode
6 1 (0.30%) VMware