Open Source Development Job Trends in Devon

Open Source Software Development
South West > Devon

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Devon requiring Open Source Development skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 48 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Open Source Development 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Devon 0.39% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.48% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
South West median annual salary - - £47,500

All Process and Methodology Skills
Devon

Open Source Development falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Devon.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 415 414 352
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Devon 80.90% 68.77% 91.91%
Number of salaries quoted 272 243 278
10th Percentile £26,000 £27,598 £25,609
25th Percentile £29,750 £39,375 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £45,000 £46,750
Median % change year-on-year -15.56% -3.74% +13.85%
75th Percentile £57,985 £65,000 £55,093
90th Percentile £73,262 £70,000 £66,750
South West median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £54,545
% change year-on-year -13.64% +0.83% +9.09%

Open Source Development
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

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

Open Source Development job vacancy trend in Devon

Open Source Development
Salary Trend in Devon

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Devon citing Open Source Development.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Devon citing Open Source Development

Open Source Development
Job Locations in Devon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Open Source Development within the Devon region over the 6 months to 20 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
Paignton - 2 - - 1
Open Source Development
South West

Open Source Development
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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) DNS
1 2 (100.00%) HTTP
1 2 (100.00%) SMTP
1 2 (100.00%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Git
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) C++ Software Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Python Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Python Software Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) GNSS
1 2 (100.00%) Satnav
1 2 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) B2B
1 2 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 2 (100.00%) Open Source
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree