Manufacturing Jobs in Devon

Manufacturing
South West > Devon

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in Devon. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 55 58
Rank change year-on-year +34 +3 +10
Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing 43 26 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Devon 8.90% 3.02% 1.96%
As % of the General category 11.91% 5.51% 2.60%
Number of salaries quoted 10 23 9
10th Percentile £27,250 £27,750 £33,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,938 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,500 £40,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.75% -23.81% -12.50%
75th Percentile £52,500 £48,750 £53,750
90th Percentile £62,500 £57,000 £55,300
South West median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% -22.73% +22.22%

All General Skills
Devon

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 361 472 423
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Devon 74.74% 54.76% 75.40%
Number of salaries quoted 125 344 273
10th Percentile £25,087 £24,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £25,267 £30,500 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £40,603 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.96% +6.85% -11.11%
75th Percentile £52,500 £52,709 £48,705
90th Percentile £64,500 £65,000 £57,500
South West median annual salary £48,507 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.12% -5.00% +3.09%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

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

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in Devon

Manufacturing
Salary Trend in Devon

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

Salary trend for Manufacturing in Devon

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in Devon

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in Devon over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Manufacturing in Devon

Manufacturing
Job Locations in Devon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the Devon region over the 6 months to 13 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
Plymouth +11 18 £45,000 +5.88% 15
Exeter +28 17 £80,000 +108.47% 9
Torquay -7 2 £32,500 -31.58%
Ivybridge - 1 - -
Manufacturing
South West

Manufacturing
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 3 (6.98%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (9.30%) AWS
1 4 (9.30%) Azure
1 4 (9.30%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (6.98%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 4 (9.30%) Firewall
2 3 (6.98%) SD-WAN
2 3 (6.98%) VoIP
2 3 (6.98%) WAN
2 3 (6.98%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (2.33%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.33%) SQL Server
General
1 8 (18.60%) Finance
1 8 (18.60%) Social Skills
2 7 (16.28%) Electronics
3 4 (9.30%) Automotive
4 3 (6.98%) Aerospace
5 2 (4.65%) Marketing
5 2 (4.65%) Public Sector
5 2 (4.65%) Telecoms
6 1 (2.33%) Advertising
6 1 (2.33%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (2.33%) Legal
6 1 (2.33%) Retail
Job Titles
1 19 (44.19%) Technical Support
2 18 (41.86%) Support Technician
3 4 (9.30%) Technical Manager
4 3 (6.98%) 3rd Line Support
4 3 (6.98%) 3rd Line Support Specialist
4 3 (6.98%) 3rd Line Technical Support
4 3 (6.98%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 3 (6.98%) IT Engineer
4 3 (6.98%) IT Support
4 3 (6.98%) Support Specialist
4 3 (6.98%) Technical Specialist
4 3 (6.98%) Technical Support Specialist
5 2 (4.65%) Administrator
5 2 (4.65%) Business Development Manager
5 2 (4.65%) Business Manager
5 2 (4.65%) Development Manager
5 2 (4.65%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
5 2 (4.65%) IT Support Technician
5 2 (4.65%) IT Technician
5 2 (4.65%) Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.33%) ModSecurity
1 1 (2.33%) RESTful
1 1 (2.33%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 7 (16.28%) Operational Technology
2 4 (9.30%) Robotics
2 4 (9.30%) SCADA
3 3 (6.98%) Data Centre
3 3 (6.98%) FMCG
3 3 (6.98%) IoT
3 3 (6.98%) Renewable Energy
3 3 (6.98%) Video Conferencing
4 2 (4.65%) Fibre Optics
5 1 (2.33%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 6 (13.95%) Windows
2 3 (6.98%) Windows Server
3 1 (2.33%) Apple iOS
3 1 (2.33%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (46.51%) Coaching
1 20 (46.51%) Service Delivery
2 16 (37.21%) Customer Experience
2 16 (37.21%) Customer Service
2 16 (37.21%) Technical Analysis
3 14 (32.56%) Problem-Solving
4 9 (20.93%) Continuous Improvement
5 6 (13.95%) Process Improvement
6 5 (11.63%) Computer Science
7 4 (9.30%) Data Collection
7 4 (9.30%) Mentoring
7 4 (9.30%) Root Cause Analysis
7 4 (9.30%) Service Management
8 3 (6.98%) Business Continuity
8 3 (6.98%) Business Intelligence
8 3 (6.98%) Cybersecurity
8 3 (6.98%) Enterprise Architecture
8 3 (6.98%) High Availability
8 3 (6.98%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 2 (4.65%) Data Security
Programming Languages
1 4 (9.30%) PowerShell
2 1 (2.33%) Kotlin
2 1 (2.33%) Objective-C
2 1 (2.33%) Swift
Qualifications
1 20 (46.51%) NVQ Level 4
2 4 (9.30%) NVQ Level 3
3 3 (6.98%) Degree
3 3 (6.98%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (2.33%) CCNA
4 1 (2.33%) CCNP
4 1 (2.33%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (2.33%) CISSP
4 1 (2.33%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (2.33%) SC Cleared
4 1 (2.33%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 3 (6.98%) Active Directory
1 3 (6.98%) Virtual Servers
1 3 (6.98%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (2.33%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 4 (9.30%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (6.98%) SCCM
3 1 (2.33%) Ansible
3 1 (2.33%) Terraform
Vendors
1 4 (9.30%) Cisco
1 4 (9.30%) Fortinet
1 4 (9.30%) Microsoft
2 3 (6.98%) Aruba
2 3 (6.98%) Okta
2 3 (6.98%) VMware
3 2 (4.65%) SAP
4 1 (2.33%) Allen-Bradley
4 1 (2.33%) HP
4 1 (2.33%) Siemens
4 1 (2.33%) Telcordia