Degree Job Trends in Paignton

Academic Degree
Devon > Paignton

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Paignton with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 3 1
Rank change year-on-year +1 -2 +1
Permanent jobs citing Degree 9 15 18
As % of all permanent jobs in Paignton 69.23% 83.33% 100.00%
As % of the Qualifications category 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £67,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £90,000 £35,392
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% +154.29% -
75th Percentile £72,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median annual salary £52,500 £80,000 £41,250
% change year-on-year -34.38% +93.94% +3.13%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Paignton

Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Paignton.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 9 15 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Paignton 69.23% 83.33% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £67,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £90,000 £35,392
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% +154.29% -37.91%
75th Percentile £72,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median annual salary £37,000 £43,491 £42,048
% change year-on-year -14.92% +3.43% +8.11%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Paignton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Degree relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Paignton.

Degree job vacancy trend in Paignton

Degree
Salary Trend in Paignton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Paignton citing Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Paignton citing Degree

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Paignton 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (44.44%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 4 (44.44%) 5G
1 4 (44.44%) SD-WAN
1 4 (44.44%) WAN
Development Applications
1 4 (44.44%) Git
1 4 (44.44%) LabVIEW
General
1 4 (44.44%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Electronics
2 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) GNSS Engineer
1 4 (44.44%) Hardware Engineer
1 4 (44.44%) Product Engineer
1 4 (44.44%) Product Test Engineer
1 4 (44.44%) RF Engineer
1 4 (44.44%) Senior
1 4 (44.44%) Senior Test Engineer
1 4 (44.44%) Senior Verification Engineer
1 4 (44.44%) Test Engineer
1 4 (44.44%) Verification Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Electronics Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Lead
2 1 (11.11%) Lead Electronics Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (44.44%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 8 (88.89%) GNSS
2 4 (44.44%) Satnav
2 4 (44.44%) Self-Driving Car
3 1 (11.11%) ASIC
3 1 (11.11%) Data Centre
3 1 (11.11%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 4 (44.44%) Unix
1 4 (44.44%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) B2B
1 8 (88.89%) Problem-Solving
1 8 (88.89%) Test Automation
2 4 (44.44%) Customer Engagement
2 4 (44.44%) Kalman Filter
2 4 (44.44%) Project Delivery
2 4 (44.44%) Requirements Gathering
2 4 (44.44%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (44.44%) Test Assurance
3 1 (11.11%) FPGA Design
3 1 (11.11%) Project Management
3 1 (11.11%) Supplier Management
3 1 (11.11%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 4 (44.44%) MATLAB
1 4 (44.44%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (44.44%) HND
2 1 (11.11%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) Xilinx