Graduate Job Trends in Devon

Graduate
South West > Devon

The median Graduate salary in Devon is £24,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 45 47 59
Rank change year-on-year +2 +12 -13
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate 2 9 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Devon 0.43% 1.45% 1.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.45% 1.49% 1.27%
Number of salaries quoted 1 7 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £24,000 £24,000 -
South West median annual salary £27,750 £33,000 £25,000
% change year-on-year -15.91% +32.00% -9.91%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Devon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Devon. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Devon with a recognized job title 440 604 394
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.62% 97.58% 95.86%
Number of salaries quoted 286 401 319
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,000 £24,750
25th Percentile £29,750 £38,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,250 £45,000 £46,750
Median % change year-on-year -12.78% -3.74% +13.85%
75th Percentile £57,250 £61,250 £55,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £66,750
South West median annual salary £45,000 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -11.76% -2.86% +5.00%

Graduate
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Graduate' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Devon.

Graduate job vacancy trend in Devon

Graduate
Salary Trend in Devon

Salary distribution trend for Graduate job vacancies in Devon.

Salary distribution trend for Graduate job vacancies in Devon

Graduate
Job Locations in Devon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate within the Devon region over the 6 months to 9 November 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 0 1 - - 3
Graduate
South West

Graduate Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon

For the 6 months to 9 November 2025, Graduate job roles required 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 featuring Graduate in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) C#
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Dashboard Development
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Economics
2 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (50.00%) PHP
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) SQL

Graduate Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Dashboard Development
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Economics
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) C#
1 1 (50.00%) PHP
1 1 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft