PCRE Job Trends in the South West
Perl Compatible Regular Expressions (PCRE, PCRE2)
England > South West
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West citing PCRE skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 242 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing PCRE | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the South West | 0.009% | - | - |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 0.11% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| England median annual salary | - | - | - |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
South West
PCRE falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in the South West.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 933 | 460 | 1,102 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West | 8.43% | 12.26% | 17.83% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 668 | 349 | 664 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,375 | £28,250 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £42,500 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,250 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.55% | -8.33% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £72,500 | £76,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £91,250 | £90,000 | £87,500 |
| England median annual salary | £67,500 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.57% | +7.69% | -3.70% |
PCRE 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 PCRE within the South West region over the 6 months to 28 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwall | - | 1 | - | - | |
| PCRE England |
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PCRE Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Regular Expression | 100.0% | 1 |