DevOps Job Trends in the South West

DevOps
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring DevOps skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 47 23 13
Rank change year-on-year -24 -10 +2
Permanent jobs citing DevOps 157 426 617
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 3.99% 7.00% 13.61%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.02% 9.20% 14.43%
Number of salaries quoted 118 229 474
10th Percentile £42,500 £42,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £48,750 £52,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £76,875 £76,500 £77,438
90th Percentile £95,000 £87,750 £91,729
England median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £70,000

All Process and Methodology Skills
South West

DevOps falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,126 4,630 4,277
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 79.50% 76.06% 94.33%
Number of salaries quoted 2,023 2,625 3,268
10th Percentile £27,707 £30,000 £30,431
25th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

DevOps
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing DevOps relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

DevOps job vacancy trend in the South West

DevOps
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing DevOps.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing DevOps

DevOps
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing DevOps in the South West over the 6 months to 4 November 2025.

Salary histogram for DevOps in the South West

DevOps
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 DevOps within the South West region over the 6 months to 4 November 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
Bristol -14 50 £61,250 -12.50% 54
Gloucestershire -19 35 £65,000 +4.00% 64
Devon +6 19 £50,000 +14.97% 8
Somerset 0 18 £45,000 -7.69% 27
Dorset -10 12 £65,000 +19.40% 11
Wiltshire -16 8 £60,000 -14.29% 24
Cornwall -14 6 £55,000 -8.33% 2
Avon - 1 £52,500 - 22
DevOps
England

DevOps
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (2.55%) Apache
2 3 (1.91%) Confluence
3 1 (0.64%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 2 (1.27%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.64%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (1.91%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.64%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.64%) Primavera
2 1 (0.64%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 94 (59.87%) Azure
2 72 (45.86%) AWS
3 46 (29.30%) Azure DevOps
4 26 (16.56%) GitHub
5 22 (14.01%) Serverless
6 15 (9.55%) GitHub Actions
7 13 (8.28%) SaaS
8 12 (7.64%) Amazon S3
9 10 (6.37%) AWS Lambda
9 10 (6.37%) Power Platform
10 9 (5.73%) GCP
11 8 (5.10%) Entra ID
12 7 (4.46%) Amazon ECS
12 7 (4.46%) OpenShift
13 6 (3.82%) PaaS
14 5 (3.18%) Amazon EC2
14 5 (3.18%) Amazon EKS
14 5 (3.18%) Dynamics 365
14 5 (3.18%) IaaS
15 4 (2.55%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 7 (4.46%) Firewall
2 5 (3.18%) AMQP
3 4 (2.55%) Internet
3 4 (2.55%) VPN
4 2 (1.27%) DNS
4 2 (1.27%) Network Security
5 1 (0.64%) Broadband
5 1 (0.64%) Cisco IOS
5 1 (0.64%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.64%) Software-Defined Networking
5 1 (0.64%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.64%) VLAN
5 1 (0.64%) VSAN
5 1 (0.64%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (7.01%) SQL Server
2 10 (6.37%) Relational Database
3 9 (5.73%) PostgreSQL
3 9 (5.73%) Power BI
4 6 (3.82%) MySQL
5 5 (3.18%) Amazon RDS
6 4 (2.55%) Data Lake
7 3 (1.91%) InfluxDB
7 3 (1.91%) MongoDB
7 3 (1.91%) NoSQL
8 2 (1.27%) Apache Cassandra
8 2 (1.27%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (1.27%) Big Data
8 2 (1.27%) InterSystems Cache
8 2 (1.27%) Metadata
8 2 (1.27%) RDBMS
8 2 (1.27%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 2 (1.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (1.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.64%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 17 (10.83%) Jenkins
2 16 (10.19%) Git
3 11 (7.01%) Cypress.io
4 6 (3.82%) JIRA
4 6 (3.82%) Selenium
5 4 (2.55%) GitLab
5 4 (2.55%) Postman
6 3 (1.91%) Zephyr
7 2 (1.27%) Balsamiq
7 2 (1.27%) CircleCI
7 2 (1.27%) Gatling
7 2 (1.27%) JUnit
7 2 (1.27%) LoadRunner
7 2 (1.27%) Locust
7 2 (1.27%) Mockito
7 2 (1.27%) Octopus Deploy
7 2 (1.27%) REST Assured
7 2 (1.27%) Team Foundation Server
7 2 (1.27%) TestRail
7 2 (1.27%) webpack
General
1 30 (19.11%) Finance
2 29 (18.47%) Social Skills
3 14 (8.92%) Public Sector
4 10 (6.37%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (4.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 7 (4.46%) Law
6 4 (2.55%) Banking
6 4 (2.55%) Legal
6 4 (2.55%) Manufacturing
7 3 (1.91%) Influencing Skills
7 3 (1.91%) Military
8 2 (1.27%) Advertising
8 2 (1.27%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (1.27%) Games
8 2 (1.27%) Marketing
8 2 (1.27%) Retail
8 2 (1.27%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.64%) Aerospace
9 1 (0.64%) Back Office
9 1 (0.64%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 30 (19.11%) Developer
2 23 (14.65%) DevOps Engineer
3 15 (9.55%) Architect
3 15 (9.55%) Platform Engineer
3 15 (9.55%) Senior
4 14 (8.92%) Software Developer
5 13 (8.28%) Software Engineer
6 12 (7.64%) Lead
7 7 (4.46%) .NET Developer
7 7 (4.46%) Analyst
7 7 (4.46%) Full-Stack Developer
8 6 (3.82%) Azure Engineer
9 5 (3.18%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 5 (3.18%) Azure Architect
9 5 (3.18%) Cloud Engineer
9 5 (3.18%) Consultant
9 5 (3.18%) Full-Stack Engineer
9 5 (3.18%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
9 5 (3.18%) Senior Developer
9 5 (3.18%) Site Reliability Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (17.20%) .NET
2 21 (13.38%) React
3 13 (8.28%) Spring
4 11 (7.01%) AngularJS
4 11 (7.01%) Spring Boot
5 10 (6.37%) RESTful
6 9 (5.73%) .NET Core
6 9 (5.73%) .NET Framework
6 9 (5.73%) YAML
7 8 (5.10%) CSS
7 8 (5.10%) HTML
7 8 (5.10%) Kafka
8 7 (4.46%) Playwright
9 6 (3.82%) Blazor
10 5 (3.18%) Node.js
11 4 (2.55%) Jest
11 4 (2.55%) Universal Windows Platform
11 4 (2.55%) WinUI
11 4 (2.55%) WPF
12 3 (1.91%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 31 (19.75%) Cloud Native
2 7 (4.46%) Product Ownership
3 6 (3.82%) Linux Command Line
3 6 (3.82%) Public Cloud
4 5 (3.18%) Enterprise Software
4 5 (3.18%) Legacy Systems
4 5 (3.18%) Mobile App
5 3 (1.91%) IoT
5 3 (1.91%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.27%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (1.27%) Legacy Applications
6 2 (1.27%) NHS
6 2 (1.27%) Renewable Energy
6 2 (1.27%) Wiki
7 1 (0.64%) Client/Server
7 1 (0.64%) Cyberattack
7 1 (0.64%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.64%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 1 (0.64%) Hybrid Cloud
7 1 (0.64%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 19 (12.10%) Linux
2 13 (8.28%) Windows
3 7 (4.46%) Ubuntu
4 6 (3.82%) Windows Server
5 5 (3.18%) Debian
6 2 (1.27%) Android
6 2 (1.27%) CentOS
6 2 (1.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (1.27%) Unix
7 1 (0.64%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.64%) CoreOS
7 1 (0.64%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (46.50%) CI/CD
2 60 (38.22%) Agile
3 43 (27.39%) Infrastructure as Code
4 36 (22.93%) Containerisation
5 30 (19.11%) Problem-Solving
6 29 (18.47%) Software Engineering
7 24 (15.29%) Microservices
8 20 (12.74%) Mentoring
8 20 (12.74%) Platform Engineering
8 20 (12.74%) Test Automation
9 18 (11.46%) Scrum
10 17 (10.83%) AI
10 17 (10.83%) Computer Science
10 17 (10.83%) Continuous Improvement
10 17 (10.83%) Full-Stack Development
11 16 (10.19%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 16 (10.19%) SDLC
12 15 (9.55%) Roadmaps
12 15 (9.55%) User Experience
13 14 (8.92%) Clean Code
Programming Languages
1 47 (29.94%) Python
2 36 (22.93%) SQL
3 33 (21.02%) Java
4 24 (15.29%) C#
5 23 (14.65%) JavaScript
6 21 (13.38%) PowerShell
7 19 (12.10%) Bicep
8 18 (11.46%) TypeScript
9 15 (9.55%) Bash
10 9 (5.73%) Go
11 6 (3.82%) C++
12 3 (1.91%) Shell Script
12 3 (1.91%) T-SQL
12 3 (1.91%) VB.NET
13 2 (1.27%) C
13 2 (1.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (1.27%) VBScript
14 1 (0.64%) Perl
14 1 (0.64%) PHP
14 1 (0.64%) Swift
Qualifications
1 35 (22.29%) Security Cleared
2 26 (16.56%) Degree
3 25 (15.92%) SC Cleared
4 17 (10.83%) DV Cleared
5 13 (8.28%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (5.73%) ISTQB
7 6 (3.82%) Azure Certification
7 6 (3.82%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 5 (3.18%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 4 (2.55%) AWS Certification
10 2 (1.27%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 2 (1.27%) CCNA
10 2 (1.27%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (1.27%) CITP
10 2 (1.27%) CREST Certified
11 1 (0.64%) CISSP
11 1 (0.64%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.64%) PMI Certification
11 1 (0.64%) PMP
11 1 (0.64%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (9.55%) QA
2 4 (2.55%) Accessibility
2 4 (2.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (1.91%) GDPR
4 2 (1.27%) Def Stans
4 2 (1.27%) SLA
5 1 (0.64%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.64%) HIPAA
5 1 (0.64%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.64%) NCSC
5 1 (0.64%) P3O
5 1 (0.64%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.64%) PMO
5 1 (0.64%) SOC 2
5 1 (0.64%) WCAG
System Software
1 45 (28.66%) Docker
2 4 (2.55%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (1.91%) VMware ESXi
3 3 (1.91%) vSphere
4 2 (1.27%) Hyper-V
4 2 (1.27%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.27%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.64%) Active Directory
5 1 (0.64%) Firmware
5 1 (0.64%) iptables
Systems Management
1 50 (31.85%) Kubernetes
2 35 (22.29%) Terraform
3 21 (13.38%) Ansible
4 5 (3.18%) Prometheus
5 4 (2.55%) Grafana
5 4 (2.55%) Progress Chef
5 4 (2.55%) Puppet
6 3 (1.91%) Docker Swarm
7 2 (1.27%) Argo
7 2 (1.27%) Kibana
7 2 (1.27%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.64%) Kustomize
8 1 (0.64%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.64%) Rancher
8 1 (0.64%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.64%) yum
Vendors
1 18 (11.46%) Microsoft
2 8 (5.10%) Cisco
2 8 (5.10%) Red Hat
3 5 (3.18%) arcserve
3 5 (3.18%) Fortinet
3 5 (3.18%) Veeam
4 4 (2.55%) Databricks
4 4 (2.55%) Palo Alto
4 4 (2.55%) Syncfusion
4 4 (2.55%) Telerik
5 3 (1.91%) CrowdStrike
5 3 (1.91%) Google
5 3 (1.91%) Splunk
6 2 (1.27%) Oracle
6 2 (1.27%) Salesforce
6 2 (1.27%) VMware
7 1 (0.64%) 3PAR
7 1 (0.64%) HP
7 1 (0.64%) Juniper
7 1 (0.64%) SAP