Back Office Jobs in the South West

Back Office
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Back Office in permanent job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Back Office over the 6 months leading up to 5 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 152 232 248
Rank change year-on-year +80 +16 +39
Permanent jobs citing Back Office 32 22 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.78% 0.26% 0.18%
As % of the General category 1.25% 0.54% 0.30%
Number of salaries quoted 11 22 10
10th Percentile £29,750 - £43,800
25th Percentile £33,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £30,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -40.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £57,500 £61,563 -
90th Percentile £65,000 £77,500 £51,250
England median annual salary £70,000 £62,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year +12.00% -16.67% +25.00%

All General Skills
South West

Back Office 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 the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,561 4,070 3,682
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 62.62% 48.42% 60.67%
Number of salaries quoted 1,485 2,461 2,310
10th Percentile £25,087 £28,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £29,750 £35,475 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £50,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% -3.85% +9.43%
75th Percentile £61,250 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Back Office
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Back Office as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Back Office in the South West

Back Office
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Back Office in the South West.

Salary trend for Back Office in the South West

Back Office
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Back Office in the South West over the 6 months to 5 August 2025.

Salary histogram for Back Office in the South West

Back Office
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Back Office within the South West region over the 6 months to 5 August 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
Wiltshire +19 10 £55,000 +83.33%
Bristol - 9 £77,500 - 13
Somerset +13 6 - - 2
Gloucestershire - 4 £37,500 - 7
Devon - 3 £30,500 -
Back Office
England

Back Office
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 3 (9.38%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 14 (43.75%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (3.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (6.25%) SAP PM
2 1 (3.13%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 16 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 14 (43.75%) Entra ID
3 2 (6.25%) Dynamics 365
3 2 (6.25%) GitHub
3 2 (6.25%) SaaS
4 1 (3.13%) AWS
4 1 (3.13%) GitHub Actions
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.25%) Tableau
2 1 (3.13%) Relational Database
2 1 (3.13%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (3.13%) Git
General
1 21 (65.63%) Social Skills
2 7 (21.88%) Finance
3 6 (18.75%) Law
3 6 (18.75%) Military
3 6 (18.75%) Telecoms
4 4 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (9.38%) Automotive
6 2 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (3.13%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (3.13%) Legal
7 1 (3.13%) Retail
Job Titles
1 14 (43.75%) Desktop Support
1 14 (43.75%) Desktop Support Technician
1 14 (43.75%) Desktop Technician
1 14 (43.75%) Support Technician
2 7 (21.88%) Administrator
3 6 (18.75%) Project Administrator
4 4 (12.50%) Network Administrator
4 4 (12.50%) Project Manager
5 3 (9.38%) Analyst
6 2 (6.25%) Developer
6 2 (6.25%) Network Manager
6 2 (6.25%) Performance Analyst
6 2 (6.25%) Presales Manager
7 1 (3.13%) Backend Developer
7 1 (3.13%) Cisco Administrator
7 1 (3.13%) Cisco Network Administrator
7 1 (3.13%) Cisco Network Consultant
7 1 (3.13%) Cisco Presales Consultant
7 1 (3.13%) IT Analyst
7 1 (3.13%) SaaS Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.13%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (15.63%) Driving Licence
2 1 (3.13%) Management Information System
2 1 (3.13%) NHS
2 1 (3.13%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 15 (46.88%) Windows
2 14 (43.75%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 15 (46.88%) Analytics
2 15 (46.88%) Customer Acquisition
2 15 (46.88%) Customer Experience
2 15 (46.88%) Customer Service
2 15 (46.88%) Ticket Management
3 14 (43.75%) Cybersecurity
3 14 (43.75%) ITIL
3 14 (43.75%) Patch Management
3 14 (43.75%) Software Deployment
4 6 (18.75%) Project Delivery
5 4 (12.50%) Commercial Awareness
5 4 (12.50%) Presales
6 3 (9.38%) Change Management
6 3 (9.38%) Collaborative Working
6 3 (9.38%) Time Management
7 2 (6.25%) Bill of Materials
7 2 (6.25%) Data Development
7 2 (6.25%) Data Governance
7 2 (6.25%) Data-Driven Decision Making
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.13%) C
1 1 (3.13%) C#
1 1 (3.13%) Java
1 1 (3.13%) Python
1 1 (3.13%) SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (46.88%) Degree
2 14 (43.75%) CTC Cleared
2 14 (43.75%) SC Cleared
2 14 (43.75%) Security Cleared
3 1 (3.13%) ACCA
3 1 (3.13%) CIMA
3 1 (3.13%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (43.75%) SLA
2 2 (6.25%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (6.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 2 (6.25%) NIST
3 1 (3.13%) ISO 9001
3 1 (3.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
Systems Management
1 2 (6.25%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (3.13%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 16 (50.00%) Cisco
1 16 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (9.38%) SAP
3 2 (6.25%) Fortinet
3 2 (6.25%) Juniper
3 2 (6.25%) Meraki
3 2 (6.25%) Palo Alto
3 2 (6.25%) Ruckus Wireless