Computer Science Jobs in Devon

Computer Science
South West > Devon

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Devon requiring Computer Science skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Computer Science over the 6 months leading up to 10 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 18 26
Rank change year-on-year +10 +8 +3
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 72 72 48
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Devon 15.45% 8.38% 8.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 16.22% 11.37% 9.27%
Number of salaries quoted 34 14 35
10th Percentile - - £29,450
25th Percentile £31,750 £28,500 £31,827
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £34,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.90% -13.75% -15.79%
75th Percentile £35,250 £37,500 £46,567
90th Percentile - £49,125 £58,000
South West median annual salary £40,101 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -19.80% -9.09% +10.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Devon

Computer Science falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Devon.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 444 633 518
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Devon 95.28% 73.69% 92.50%
Number of salaries quoted 214 465 344
10th Percentile £25,087 £25,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,750 £31,000 £30,932
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.18% - -5.56%
75th Percentile £51,000 £55,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £62,200 £65,000 £63,075
South West median annual salary £52,600 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +3.14% -2.86% +5.00%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

Job postings citing Computer Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Devon.

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in Devon

Computer Science
Salary Trend in Devon

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in Devon.

Salary trend for Computer Science in Devon

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in Devon

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in Devon over the 6 months to 10 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Computer Science in Devon

Computer Science
Job Locations in Devon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science within the Devon region over the 6 months to 10 May 2025. 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Paignton -7 14 - - 1
Plymouth +12 5 - - 8
Exeter +6 1 £105,000 +200.00% 4
Brixham - 1 - -
Computer Science
South West

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Devon 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:

Applications
1 1 (1.39%) Chatbot
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.39%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (18.06%) 5G
1 13 (18.06%) SD-WAN
1 13 (18.06%) WAN
2 11 (15.28%) Broadband
3 4 (5.56%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.39%) Amazon Aurora
1 1 (1.39%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 4 (5.56%) Visual Studio
General
1 18 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 14 (19.44%) Analytical Skills
2 14 (19.44%) Electronics
3 9 (12.50%) Presentation Skills
4 8 (11.11%) Organisational Skills
5 6 (8.33%) Finance
6 5 (6.94%) Manufacturing
7 4 (5.56%) Marketing
8 2 (2.78%) Multimedia
9 1 (1.39%) Automotive
9 1 (1.39%) Banking
9 1 (1.39%) Financial Institution
9 1 (1.39%) Law
9 1 (1.39%) Legal
9 1 (1.39%) Military
9 1 (1.39%) Retail
Job Titles
1 14 (19.44%) Lead
1 14 (19.44%) Senior
2 8 (11.11%) Project Leader
2 8 (11.11%) Senior Project Leader
2 8 (11.11%) Software Project Leader
2 8 (11.11%) Technical Leader
2 8 (11.11%) Technical Project Leader
3 6 (8.33%) FPGA Engineer
3 6 (8.33%) Senior FPGA Engineer
3 6 (8.33%) Senior VHDL Engineer
3 6 (8.33%) VHDL Engineer
4 5 (6.94%) Software Engineer
5 4 (5.56%) C Software Engineer
5 4 (5.56%) C++ Software Engineer
5 4 (5.56%) Embedded C Engineer
5 4 (5.56%) Embedded C Software Engineer
5 4 (5.56%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 4 (5.56%) Real Time Embedded Engineer
5 4 (5.56%) Real Time Engineer
5 4 (5.56%) Real Time Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.39%) AngularJS
1 1 (1.39%) Node.js
1 1 (1.39%) React
1 1 (1.39%) Spring
1 1 (1.39%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 35 (48.61%) Social Media
2 13 (18.06%) Self-Driving Car
3 10 (13.89%) GNSS
4 8 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (8.33%) FPGA
5 6 (8.33%) MicroBlaze
5 6 (8.33%) Satnav
5 6 (8.33%) VHDL
6 4 (5.56%) Robotics
6 4 (5.56%) SCADA
7 1 (1.39%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 41 (56.94%) Windows
2 35 (48.61%) Windows Vista
3 10 (13.89%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (41.67%) Problem-Solving
2 28 (38.89%) Mentoring
3 20 (27.78%) B2B
4 19 (26.39%) Product Management
5 18 (25.00%) Defect Tracking
5 18 (25.00%) Requirements Analysis
6 14 (19.44%) Creative Thinking
6 14 (19.44%) Innovative Thinking
7 13 (18.06%) Software Engineering
7 13 (18.06%) Test Automation
8 12 (16.67%) Test Assurance
8 12 (16.67%) Validation
9 11 (15.28%) Broadcast Engineering
9 11 (15.28%) High Availability
9 11 (15.28%) Roadmaps
10 9 (12.50%) Agile
10 9 (12.50%) Technical Leadership
11 8 (11.11%) Conflict Resolution
11 8 (11.11%) Customer Requirements
11 8 (11.11%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 11 (15.28%) C++
2 10 (13.89%) C
3 7 (9.72%) MATLAB
4 6 (8.33%) Perl
4 6 (8.33%) Tcl
4 6 (8.33%) VB
5 1 (1.39%) Java
5 1 (1.39%) Python
Qualifications
1 35 (48.61%) DBS Check
2 32 (44.44%) Degree
3 12 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (1.39%) Master's Degree
4 1 (1.39%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (16.67%) PMO
System Software
1 6 (8.33%) Embedded Firmware
1 6 (8.33%) Firmware
2 1 (1.39%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (1.39%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 6 (8.33%) Altera
1 6 (8.33%) Green Hills
1 6 (8.33%) Xilinx
2 4 (5.56%) Intel
3 1 (1.39%) PayPal