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 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 46 76 34
Rank change year-on-year +30 -42 +22
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 15 7 36
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Devon 3.04% 0.80% 6.37%
As % of the General category 4.16% 1.47% 8.43%
Number of salaries quoted 10 7 33
10th Percentile £39,000 £43,750 £28,800
25th Percentile - £46,875 £36,625
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 £48,705
90th Percentile £51,650 - £53,500
South West median annual salary £60,000 £51,000 £47,520
% change year-on-year +17.65% +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 361 475 427
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Devon 73.08% 54.41% 75.58%
Number of salaries quoted 127 346 276
10th Percentile £25,087 £24,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £25,177 £30,625 £27,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £40,603 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.96% +8.27% -7.41%
75th Percentile £53,125 £52,188 £48,705
90th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £56,625
South West median annual salary £48,507 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.12% -5.00% +3.09%

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
Salary Histogram in Devon

Salary distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in Devon over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.

Salary histogram 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 17 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 - 7 £51,000 -
Exeter +15 3 £42,500 -10.53% 7
Tiverton - 1 £40,000 -
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (6.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (13.33%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (6.67%) AWS
2 1 (6.67%) Azure
2 1 (6.67%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.67%) Firewall
1 1 (6.67%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (13.33%) SQL Server
2 1 (6.67%) Power BI
General
1 11 (73.33%) Finance
2 7 (46.67%) Retail
3 5 (33.33%) Social Skills
4 4 (26.67%) Marketing
5 1 (6.67%) Electronics
5 1 (6.67%) Local Government
5 1 (6.67%) Manufacturing
5 1 (6.67%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (6.67%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 7 (46.67%) Project Manager
1 7 (46.67%) Senior
1 7 (46.67%) Senior Manager
1 7 (46.67%) Senior Project Manager
2 3 (20.00%) Business Development Manager
2 3 (20.00%) Business Manager
2 3 (20.00%) Development Manager
3 2 (13.33%) Support Engineer
4 1 (6.67%) Analyst
4 1 (6.67%) Azure Engineer
4 1 (6.67%) Business Developer
4 1 (6.67%) Business Intelligence Developer
4 1 (6.67%) Desktop Engineer
4 1 (6.67%) Desktop Support
4 1 (6.67%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 1 (6.67%) Developer
4 1 (6.67%) Infrastructure Analyst
4 1 (6.67%) IT Support
4 1 (6.67%) IT Support Engineer
4 1 (6.67%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (6.67%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 7 (46.67%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 2 (13.33%) Windows
1 2 (13.33%) Windows Server
2 1 (6.67%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (53.33%) Project Management
2 7 (46.67%) Budget Management
2 7 (46.67%) Project Delivery
2 7 (46.67%) Time Management
3 3 (20.00%) Business Development
3 3 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
3 3 (20.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 3 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
3 3 (20.00%) Facilities Management
3 3 (20.00%) Marketing Strategy
4 2 (13.33%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (6.67%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 1 (6.67%) Decision-Making
5 1 (6.67%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 1 (6.67%) Inventory Management
5 1 (6.67%) Mentoring
5 1 (6.67%) Product Roadmap
5 1 (6.67%) Product Vision
5 1 (6.67%) Technical Leadership
5 1 (6.67%) User Research
Programming Languages
1 1 (6.67%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 2 (13.33%) SC Cleared
1 2 (13.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (6.67%) CCNA
2 1 (6.67%) CCNP
2 1 (6.67%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (6.67%) CISSP
2 1 (6.67%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (6.67%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (6.67%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 1 (6.67%) Ansible
1 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (6.67%) SCCM
1 1 (6.67%) Terraform
Vendors
1 3 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (6.67%) Cisco
2 1 (6.67%) Fortinet
2 1 (6.67%) HP
2 1 (6.67%) SAP
2 1 (6.67%) VMware