PDA Job Trends in the South West

Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term PDA in permanent job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited PDA over the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 166 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing PDA 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.028% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.078% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £35,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,500 - -
75th Percentile £35,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £27,500 £40,000 £26,000
% change year-on-year -31.25% +53.85% -32.90%

All Generic Skills
South West

PDA falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,285 1,883 1,842
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 35.83% 28.49% 40.00%
Number of salaries quoted 756 986 1,444
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,375 £29,250
25th Percentile £30,750 £35,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% -9.09% +9.48%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £71,375
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% -

PDA
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

PDA job vacancy trend in the South West

PDA
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing PDA

PDA
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 PDA within the South West region over the 6 months to 15 October 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 - 1 £35,500 - 1
PDA
England

PDA
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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) CCTV
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Preventative Maintenance
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check