NEC Job Trends in the South West

NEC
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West requiring knowledge or experience of NEC products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited NEC over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within the NEC Corporation.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 151 178 215
Rank change year-on-year +27 +37 +51
Permanent jobs citing NEC 30 13 7
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.59% 0.31% 0.15%
As % of the Vendors category 2.22% 0.93% 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 7
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £44,263 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -26.23% +10.09%
England median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% -16.67% +24.68%

All Vendors
South West

NEC falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 1,351 1,398 1,813
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 26.69% 33.64% 38.02%
Number of salaries quoted 729 653 1,464
10th Percentile £27,000 £29,800 £29,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -3.06% +3.16%
75th Percentile £58,500 £65,000 £61,375
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £52,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.57% +4.55% -4.35%

NEC
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

NEC job vacancy trend in the South West

NEC
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing NEC

NEC
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 NEC within the South West region over the 6 months to 13 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
Somerset +16 30 - - 3
NEC
England

NEC
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:

Business Applications
1 29 (96.67%) Sprinklr
General
1 29 (96.67%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 29 (96.67%) Infrastructure Manager
2 1 (3.33%) Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (96.67%) Logistics
2 1 (3.33%) Project Planning
Qualifications
1 1 (3.33%) Degree