Public Sector Jobs in Devon

Public Sector
South West > Devon

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies in Devon. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 55 74 31
Rank change year-on-year +19 -43 +18
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 8 7 41
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Devon 1.61% 0.73% 7.19%
As % of the General category 2.27% 1.41% 9.74%
Number of salaries quoted 5 7 37
10th Percentile - £43,750 £30,400
25th Percentile - £46,875 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £63,376 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.53% +40.83% +14.54%
75th Percentile - £67,728 £48,750
90th Percentile £54,900 - £53,000
South West median annual salary £62,500 £51,000 £47,520
% change year-on-year +22.55% +7.32% +0.04%

All General Skills
Devon

Public Sector 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 353 495 421
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Devon 71.03% 51.94% 73.86%
Number of salaries quoted 131 362 276
10th Percentile £25,087 £24,100 £26,250
25th Percentile £25,177 £32,132 £28,406
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £40,000 £37,750
Median % change year-on-year -21.25% +5.96% -6.79%
75th Percentile £53,750 £50,844 £48,750
90th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £57,500
South West median annual salary £47,683 £47,500 £50,238
% change year-on-year +0.39% -5.45% +2.79%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

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

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in Devon

Public Sector
Salary Trend in Devon

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

Salary trend for Public Sector in Devon

Public Sector
Job Locations in Devon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Public Sector within the Devon region over the 6 months to 31 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
Newton Abbot - 4 £51,000 -
Exeter +13 1 £55,000 +15.79% 6
Public Sector
South West

Public Sector
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) AWS
1 1 (12.50%) Azure
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) Firewall
1 1 (12.50%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) SQL Server
General
1 8 (100.00%) Finance
2 4 (50.00%) Marketing
2 4 (50.00%) Retail
2 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Electronics
3 1 (12.50%) Manufacturing
3 1 (12.50%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Project Manager
1 4 (50.00%) Senior
1 4 (50.00%) Senior Manager
1 4 (50.00%) Senior Project Manager
2 3 (37.50%) Business Development Manager
2 3 (37.50%) Business Manager
2 3 (37.50%) Development Manager
3 1 (12.50%) AWS Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Azure Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Cloud Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) IT Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) IT Support
3 1 (12.50%) IT Support Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (12.50%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (12.50%) Linux
1 1 (12.50%) Windows
1 1 (12.50%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Budget Management
1 4 (50.00%) Project Delivery
1 4 (50.00%) Project Management
1 4 (50.00%) Time Management
2 3 (37.50%) Business Development
2 3 (37.50%) Collaborative Culture
2 3 (37.50%) Collaborative Working
2 3 (37.50%) Facilities Management
2 3 (37.50%) Marketing Strategy
3 1 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (12.50%) CI/CD
3 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (12.50%) DevOps
3 1 (12.50%) Digital Marketing
3 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (12.50%) Programme Management
3 1 (12.50%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 1 (12.50%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) CCNA
1 1 (12.50%) CCNP
1 1 (12.50%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (12.50%) CISSP
1 1 (12.50%) Degree
1 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
1 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (12.50%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (12.50%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 1 (12.50%) Ansible
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (12.50%) Terraform
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Cisco
1 1 (12.50%) Fortinet
1 1 (12.50%) HP
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
1 1 (12.50%) SAP
1 1 (12.50%) VMware