Fibre Optics Job Trends in Devon

Fibre Optics
South West > Devon

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fibre Optics in permanent job vacancies in Devon. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Fibre Optics over the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 23 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	70	-	55
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	+1
Permanent jobs citing Fibre Optics	3	0	1
As % of all permanent jobs in Devon	0.26%	-	0.16%
As % of the Miscellaneous category	1.02%	-	0.64%
Number of salaries quoted	3	0	1
10^th Percentile	£64,000	-	-
25^th Percentile	£66,250	-	£42,500
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£70,000	-	£45,000
75^th Percentile	-	-	£47,500
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
South West median annual salary	£65,000	£55,000	£32,000
% change year-on-year	+18.18%	+71.88%	-

All Generic Skills
Devon

Fibre Optics falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing generic IT skills in Devon.

	6 months to 23 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing generic IT skills	295	151	157
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Devon	25.43%	34.55%	24.49%
Number of salaries quoted	211	94	80
10^th Percentile	£27,000	£26,000	£30,925
25^th Percentile	£31,250	£30,500	£36,649
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£49,129	£39,125	£43,491
Median % change year-on-year	+25.57%	-10.04%	+2.33%
75^th Percentile	£63,750	£48,750	£68,750
90^th Percentile	£70,000	£67,825	£70,000
South West median annual salary	£50,500	£42,500	£50,000
% change year-on-year	+18.82%	-15.00%	-9.09%

Fibre Optics Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Fibre Optics relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Devon.

Fibre Optics Salary Trend in Devon

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Devon citing Fibre Optics.

Fibre Optics Job Locations in Devon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Fibre Optics within the Devon region over the 6 months to 23 October 2026. 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
Torquay	-	3	£70,000	-	2
Fibre Optics South West

Fibre Optics Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon

For the 6 months to 23 October 2026, job vacancies citing Fibre Optics also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Devon region citing Fibre Optics.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Customer Engagement	33.3%	1
1	Degree	33.3%	1
1	PhD	33.3%	1
1	Physics	33.3%	1
1	Project Management	33.3%	1
1	Prototyping	33.3%	1
1	Remote Sensing	33.3%	1
1	Technical Leadership	33.3%	1

Fibre Optics Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Miscellaneous

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Optoelectronics	33.3%	1