Finance Job Trends in Devon

Financial
South West > Devon

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies in Devon. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 3 12
Rank change year-on-year -18 +9 0
Permanent jobs citing Finance 31 92 48
As % of all permanent jobs in Devon 5.52% 19.66% 14.77%
As % of the General category 12.20% 29.58% 28.92%
Number of salaries quoted 15 25 20
10th Percentile £26,000 £35,879 -
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £26,677
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £51,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.57% +27.50% -27.60%
75th Percentile £42,500 - £51,188
90th Percentile £59,906 £58,300 £55,959
South West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £59,778
% change year-on-year -9.09% -7.99% +8.69%

All General Skills
Devon

Finance falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Devon.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 254 311 166
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Devon 45.20% 66.45% 51.08%
Number of salaries quoted 142 114 103
10th Percentile £25,000 £33,071 £26,677
25th Percentile £27,000 £40,313 £33,550
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 £51,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -28.43% +20.00% +8.57%
75th Percentile £47,500 £68,438 £54,000
90th Percentile £67,825 £82,500 £57,500
South West median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +5.00%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

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

Finance job vacancy trend in Devon

Finance
Salary Trend in Devon

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Devon citing Finance.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Devon citing Finance

Finance
Salary Histogram in Devon

Salary distribution for jobs citing Finance in Devon over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Finance in Devon

Finance
Job Locations in Devon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the Devon region over the 6 months to 30 December 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
Exeter -2 16 £40,000 -6.81% 94
Plymouth -11 5 £42,682 -6.19% 90
Totnes - 4 - -
Newton Abbot -3 3 - - 1
Finance
South West

Finance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 4 (12.90%) SharePoint
Applications
1 11 (35.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (25.81%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (16.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (12.90%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 5 (16.13%) Power Platform
2 4 (12.90%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (12.90%) Power Automate
2 4 (12.90%) PowerApps
3 2 (6.45%) Azure
4 1 (3.23%) Azure Cosmos DB
4 1 (3.23%) Azure Data Factory
4 1 (3.23%) Azure Stack
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (16.13%) Power BI
2 1 (3.23%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (3.23%) Data Lake
2 1 (3.23%) Metadata
General
1 16 (51.61%) Social Skills
2 6 (19.35%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (12.90%) Billing
4 3 (9.68%) Banking
4 3 (9.68%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (6.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (6.45%) Marketing
6 1 (3.23%) Financial Institution
6 1 (3.23%) Retail
6 1 (3.23%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 9 (29.03%) Analyst
2 7 (22.58%) Junior
3 5 (16.13%) Business Analyst
3 5 (16.13%) Developer
4 4 (12.90%) Account Manager
4 4 (12.90%) Business IT Analyst
4 4 (12.90%) Business Systems Analyst
4 4 (12.90%) IT Analyst
4 4 (12.90%) Junior Account Manager
4 4 (12.90%) Portfolio Manager
4 4 (12.90%) Power Platform Developer
4 4 (12.90%) Systems Analyst
5 3 (9.68%) Administrator
5 3 (9.68%) Contracts Manager
5 3 (9.68%) Graduate
5 3 (9.68%) Junior Analyst
5 3 (9.68%) Junior Business Analyst
5 3 (9.68%) Supplier Manager
6 2 (6.45%) Graduate Analyst
6 2 (6.45%) Graduate Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 4 (12.90%) Driving Licence
1 4 (12.90%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (3.23%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (32.26%) Business Intelligence
2 9 (29.03%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (25.81%) Roadmaps
4 6 (19.35%) Agile
4 6 (19.35%) Analytics
5 5 (16.13%) Business Analytics
5 5 (16.13%) Dashboard Development
5 5 (16.13%) Data Analysis
5 5 (16.13%) Economics
5 5 (16.13%) Project Management
6 4 (12.90%) Actionable Insight
6 4 (12.90%) Budgeting
6 4 (12.90%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (12.90%) Contract Management
6 4 (12.90%) Data Visualisation
6 4 (12.90%) ERP
6 4 (12.90%) Logistics
6 4 (12.90%) Mentoring
6 4 (12.90%) Portfolio Management
6 4 (12.90%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.45%) SQL
2 1 (3.23%) C#
2 1 (3.23%) PHP
Qualifications
1 6 (19.35%) Degree
2 5 (16.13%) Master's Degree
3 4 (12.90%) AAT
3 4 (12.90%) ACCA
4 1 (3.23%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (3.23%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.23%) Accessibility
1 1 (3.23%) QA
Vendors
1 15 (48.39%) Microsoft
2 7 (22.58%) Sage
3 4 (12.90%) Xero