Reference Data Job Trends in Devon

Reference Data
South West > Devon

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Reference Data in permanent job vacancies in Devon. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Reference Data over the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 50 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Reference Data 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Devon 0.53% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.84% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £60,875 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,350 - -
75th Percentile £67,825 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £64,350 £48,507 £75,669
% change year-on-year +32.66% -35.90% +8.53%

All Generic Skills
Devon

Reference Data falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Devon.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 163 216 135
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Devon 28.60% 47.58% 37.29%
Number of salaries quoted 88 71 101
10th Percentile £24,850 £32,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £27,000 £37,349 £34,854
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £42,048
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +7.02% +9.53%
75th Percentile £48,750 £65,272 £54,000
90th Percentile £67,825 £82,500 £57,500
South West median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% -

Reference Data
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Reference Data relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Devon.

Reference Data job vacancy trend in Devon

Reference Data
Salary Trend in Devon

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Devon citing Reference Data.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Devon citing Reference Data

Reference Data
Job Locations in Devon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Reference Data within the Devon region over the 6 months to 12 January 2026. 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 - 3 £64,350 - 1
Reference Data
South West

Reference Data
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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
1 3 (100.00%) Geospatial Data
1 3 (100.00%) Metadata
1 3 (100.00%) Metadata Repository
General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Architect
1 3 (100.00%) Data Architect
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 3 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 3 (100.00%) Data Design
1 3 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 3 (100.00%) Data Management
1 3 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 3 (100.00%) Data Transformation
1 3 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
1 3 (100.00%) Master Data Management
1 3 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 3 (100.00%) Service Delivery