Computer Science Jobs in Devon

Computer Science
South West > Devon

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Devon with a requirement for Computer Science skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Computer Science over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 16 26 26
Rank change year-on-year +10 0 +11
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 72 49 49
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Devon 8.48% 8.57% 8.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.41% 9.28% 9.01%
Number of salaries quoted 14 35 27
10th Percentile - £29,450 £32,000
25th Percentile £28,500 £31,827 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,500 £40,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.75% -15.79% +106.52%
75th Percentile £37,500 £46,567 £48,750
90th Percentile £49,125 £58,000 -
South West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +5.26%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Devon

Computer Science is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Devon with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 631 528 544
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Devon 74.32% 92.31% 90.07%
Number of salaries quoted 463 352 343
10th Percentile £25,500 £26,250 £26,000
25th Percentile £30,875 £30,932 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - -5.56% +21.58%
75th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £56,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £61,440 £73,000
South West median annual salary £50,952 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.95% +5.00% +7.53%

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 5 May 2024.

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 5 May 2024. 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 -5 49 - - 1
Plymouth -6 9 £39,500 +26.40% 2
Exeter -10 9 £35,000 -4.11% 3
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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (4.17%) Confluence
1 3 (4.17%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (6.94%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 6 (8.33%) Azure
1 6 (8.33%) GCP
1 6 (8.33%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (4.17%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 22 (30.56%) SD-WAN
1 22 (30.56%) WAN
2 19 (26.39%) 5G
3 9 (12.50%) TCP/IP
4 8 (11.11%) DNS
4 8 (11.11%) HTTP
4 8 (11.11%) Internet
4 8 (11.11%) Network Security
4 8 (11.11%) SMTP
5 6 (8.33%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (4.17%) Bluetooth
6 3 (4.17%) Firewall
6 3 (4.17%) GSM
6 3 (4.17%) MPLS
6 3 (4.17%) NetScaler
6 3 (4.17%) PABX
6 3 (4.17%) SAN
6 3 (4.17%) VLAN
6 3 (4.17%) VSAT
6 3 (4.17%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.17%) MySQL
1 3 (4.17%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 10 (13.89%) Visual Studio
2 8 (11.11%) Jenkins
3 3 (4.17%) Git
3 3 (4.17%) JIRA
General
1 33 (45.83%) Social Skills
2 27 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
3 23 (31.94%) Electronics
4 19 (26.39%) Presentation Skills
5 11 (15.28%) Organisational Skills
6 10 (13.89%) Marketing
7 8 (11.11%) Law
8 7 (9.72%) Aviation
8 7 (9.72%) Games
8 7 (9.72%) Military
9 3 (4.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (4.17%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 23 (31.94%) Developer
2 14 (19.44%) Senior
3 11 (15.28%) Lead
3 11 (15.28%) Project Leader
3 11 (15.28%) Technical Leader
3 11 (15.28%) Technical Project Leader
4 10 (13.89%) Senior Software Engineer
4 10 (13.89%) Software Engineer
5 8 (11.11%) Embedded Developer
5 8 (11.11%) Firmware Developer
5 8 (11.11%) FPGA Developer
5 8 (11.11%) Linux Engineer
5 8 (11.11%) Linux Systems Engineer
5 8 (11.11%) Software Project Leader
5 8 (11.11%) Systems Engineer
6 5 (6.94%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
6 5 (6.94%) 2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer
6 5 (6.94%) 2nd Line Engineer
6 5 (6.94%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
6 5 (6.94%) Field Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (9.72%) .NET
1 7 (9.72%) Unity (Game Engine)
Miscellaneous
1 26 (36.11%) GNSS
2 22 (30.56%) Self-Motivation
3 11 (15.28%) FPGA
3 11 (15.28%) Management Information System
4 8 (11.11%) CUDA
4 8 (11.11%) MicroBlaze
4 8 (11.11%) Robotics
4 8 (11.11%) Tandem
4 8 (11.11%) VHDL
5 7 (9.72%) Oculus
5 7 (9.72%) Virtual Reality
6 5 (6.94%) Onboarding
7 3 (4.17%) Embedded Systems
7 3 (4.17%) IoT
7 3 (4.17%) VAX
8 1 (1.39%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 41 (56.94%) Linux
2 28 (38.89%) Windows
3 11 (15.28%) Unix
4 8 (11.11%) Debian
4 8 (11.11%) Ubuntu
5 5 (6.94%) Mac OS
6 3 (4.17%) Windows 10
6 3 (4.17%) Windows 7
6 3 (4.17%) Windows Server 2008
6 3 (4.17%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (2.78%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (68.06%) B2B
2 40 (55.56%) Problem-Solving
3 35 (48.61%) Test Automation
4 33 (45.83%) Defect Tracking
4 33 (45.83%) Requirements Analysis
5 29 (40.28%) Creative Thinking
5 29 (40.28%) Validation
6 26 (36.11%) Project Management
7 22 (30.56%) Software Engineering
8 21 (29.17%) Innovative Thinking
8 21 (29.17%) Signal Processing
9 19 (26.39%) Containerisation
9 19 (26.39%) Test Assurance
10 18 (25.00%) Configuration Management
11 11 (15.28%) DevOps
11 11 (15.28%) Mentoring
11 11 (15.28%) Product Management
11 11 (15.28%) Project Delivery
11 11 (15.28%) SDLC
11 11 (15.28%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 34 (47.22%) C++
2 27 (37.50%) Python
3 18 (25.00%) Perl
4 17 (23.61%) Bash
5 16 (22.22%) C
6 11 (15.28%) MATLAB
7 8 (11.11%) C#
7 8 (11.11%) Tcl
7 8 (11.11%) VB
8 3 (4.17%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 71 (98.61%) Degree
2 19 (26.39%) Computer Science Degree
3 5 (6.94%) A+ Certification
3 5 (6.94%) DBS Check
3 5 (6.94%) MCP
3 5 (6.94%) Microsoft Certification
4 4 (5.56%) PMP
5 3 (4.17%) ISTQB
5 3 (4.17%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 1 (1.39%) Master's Degree
6 1 (1.39%) PhD
6 1 (1.39%) SC Cleared
6 1 (1.39%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (40.28%) PMO
2 7 (9.72%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (4.17%) JTAG
System Software
1 16 (22.22%) Embedded Firmware
1 16 (22.22%) Firmware
2 8 (11.11%) Active Directory
3 7 (9.72%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (4.17%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (4.17%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 6 (8.33%) Nagios
2 3 (4.17%) EMC VPLEX
2 3 (4.17%) OfficeScan
2 3 (4.17%) WSUS
Vendors
1 11 (15.28%) Microsoft
2 8 (11.11%) Altera
2 8 (11.11%) Green Hills
2 8 (11.11%) Motorola
2 8 (11.11%) Xilinx
3 6 (8.33%) Centreon
4 3 (4.17%) Alcatel-Lucent
4 3 (4.17%) CheckPoint
4 3 (4.17%) Cisco
4 3 (4.17%) Citrix
4 3 (4.17%) EMC
4 3 (4.17%) Fortinet
4 3 (4.17%) Sybase
4 3 (4.17%) Veeam
4 3 (4.17%) VMware
5 2 (2.78%) Red Hat