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Software developer jobs in Bristol, City of

The 2021 census counted 8,333 residents working as information technology professionals living in Bristol, City of.

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What the official data says about Bristol, City of

At the 2021 census, 8,333 people living in Bristol, City of were in work as information technology professionals. It was 3.49% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Bristol, City of 2nd of 15 areas in the South West, where the middle area recorded 4,226. Gloucestershire was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Bristol, City of, every occupation counted together, had a median of £42,160. That is 2nd of 14 in the South West, against a regional middle of £36,427. Work of this kind pays £54,150 across the region, which is £11,990 more than the typical Bristol, City of job, about 28% above it.

Where people live and where the technology work is are not the same map: Bristol, City of had 14,000 employee jobs in computer programming, consultancy and information services in 2024, out of 310,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 4.52% of every job here, that ranks 1st of 15 in the South West, where the middle area sits at 2.37%.

Residents in work as IT professionals (SOC 213)
8,333
Median full-time pay for IT professionals across the South West
£54,150
Employee jobs in the area in computer programming, consultancy and information services
14,000
Computer programming, consultancy and information services, share of all employee jobs in the area
4.52%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£42,160
Residents of the area in work at the census
238,508
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
310,000

The software developer role

Writing software that other people depend on, and staying responsible for it once it is running. Most of the job is reading existing code, understanding why it is the way it is, and changing it without breaking anything.

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Software developer jobs in Bristol, City of: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Bristol, City of?

8,333 residents of Bristol, City of were in work as IT professionals at the 2021 census, which was 3.49% of everyone in work there. That counts people who live in the area, whether or not they work there, and it is not a count of current vacancies.

What does this work pay around Bristol, City of?

Across the South West, £54,150 is the median for IT professionals. In Bristol, City of itself the median across all occupations together is £42,160. ONS publishes pay by occupation for regions rather than for single councils, so the first figure covers the whole region. What any particular advert pays is on the advert.

Is there much of this work based in Bristol, City of?

14,000 of the 310,000 employee jobs in Bristol, City of are in the industries this role sits in, on the 2024 business survey. That counts jobs located in the area rather than people living there, and it is a count of jobs that exist, not of jobs being advertised.