Renewable Energy Jobs in the South West

Renewable Energy
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Renewable Energy in permanent job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Renewable Energy over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 156 231 208
Rank change year-on-year +75 -23 +79
Permanent jobs citing Renewable Energy 23 55 58
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.64% 0.59% 0.86%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.08% 1.87% 2.15%
Number of salaries quoted 16 34 27
10th Percentile £34,000 £31,000 £38,750
25th Percentile £41,563 £31,250 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £50,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% -41.18% +54.55%
75th Percentile £52,500 £64,063 £95,000
90th Percentile £66,875 £73,725 -
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £81,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -29.01% +15.71%

All Generic Skills
South West

Renewable Energy 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 1,108 2,945 2,702
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 30.90% 31.71% 40.04%
Number of salaries quoted 597 2,043 1,380
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £50,000 £54,590
Median % change year-on-year +3.00% -8.41% +3.98%
75th Percentile £68,525 £66,250 £70,250
90th Percentile £80,300 £82,500 £87,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

Renewable Energy
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Renewable Energy in the South West

Renewable Energy
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Renewable Energy in the South West.

Salary trend for Renewable Energy in the South West

Renewable Energy
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Renewable Energy in the South West over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Renewable Energy in the South West

Renewable Energy
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 Renewable Energy within the South West region over the 6 months to 11 May 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
Devon +31 8 £46,000 +41.54% 2
Gloucestershire +70 6 £50,000 - 23
Cornwall +7 5 £67,500 +98.53%
Bristol +53 3 - - 16
Somerset +7 1 £27,000 -61.43% 3
Renewable Energy
England

Renewable Energy
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:

Applications
1 3 (13.04%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (13.04%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (8.70%) AutoCAD
Cloud Services
1 4 (17.39%) Azure
2 3 (13.04%) AWS
2 3 (13.04%) Entra ID
2 3 (13.04%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (13.04%) Power Platform
3 1 (4.35%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (13.04%) Firewall
1 3 (13.04%) SD-WAN
1 3 (13.04%) VoIP
1 3 (13.04%) WAN
1 3 (13.04%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (13.04%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (4.35%) Rational DOORS
General
1 10 (43.48%) Social Skills
2 8 (34.78%) Manufacturing
3 7 (30.43%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (26.09%) Aerospace
4 6 (26.09%) Automotive
4 6 (26.09%) Electronics
5 4 (17.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (13.04%) Finance
6 3 (13.04%) Organisational Skills
6 3 (13.04%) Presentation Skills
6 3 (13.04%) Public Sector
7 1 (4.35%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 3 (13.04%) 3rd Line Support
1 3 (13.04%) 3rd Line Support Specialist
1 3 (13.04%) 3rd Line Technical Support
1 3 (13.04%) Analyst
1 3 (13.04%) Data Analyst
1 3 (13.04%) Developer
1 3 (13.04%) Support Specialist
1 3 (13.04%) Technical Specialist
1 3 (13.04%) Technical Support
1 3 (13.04%) Technical Support Specialist
2 2 (8.70%) Business Data Analyst
2 2 (8.70%) Business Intelligence Analyst
2 2 (8.70%) Business Intelligence Data Analyst
2 2 (8.70%) Project Manager
2 2 (8.70%) Quality Engineer
2 2 (8.70%) Reliability Engineer
2 2 (8.70%) Senior
2 2 (8.70%) Technical Director
3 1 (4.35%) Junior
3 1 (4.35%) Sustainability Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 4 (17.39%) Analytical Mindset
2 3 (13.04%) FMCG
2 3 (13.04%) IoT
2 3 (13.04%) Operational Technology
2 3 (13.04%) SCADA
2 3 (13.04%) Video Conferencing
3 2 (8.70%) Data Centre
4 1 (4.35%) Driving Licence
4 1 (4.35%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 5 (21.74%) Windows
2 1 (4.35%) Android
2 1 (4.35%) Apple iOS
2 1 (4.35%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (39.13%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (21.74%) Decision-Making
3 3 (13.04%) Analytics
3 3 (13.04%) Business Development
3 3 (13.04%) Business Intelligence
3 3 (13.04%) Data Analysis
3 3 (13.04%) Data Collection
3 3 (13.04%) Data Management
3 3 (13.04%) Data Science
3 3 (13.04%) Data Visualisation
3 3 (13.04%) Enterprise Architecture
3 3 (13.04%) Systems Analysis
3 3 (13.04%) Systems Engineering
3 3 (13.04%) Visualisation
4 2 (8.70%) Business Strategy
4 2 (8.70%) Cost Reduction
4 2 (8.70%) Customer Service
4 2 (8.70%) Project Management
4 2 (8.70%) Regulatory Change
4 2 (8.70%) Six Sigma
Programming Languages
1 4 (17.39%) PowerShell
2 3 (13.04%) Python
2 3 (13.04%) SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (43.48%) Degree
2 4 (17.39%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (4.35%) Azure Certification
3 1 (4.35%) DBS Check
3 1 (4.35%) HNC
3 1 (4.35%) HND
3 1 (4.35%) Master's Degree
3 1 (4.35%) NVQ Level 3
3 1 (4.35%) SC Cleared
3 1 (4.35%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.70%) ISO 9001
2 1 (4.35%) GDPR
System Software
1 4 (17.39%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (17.39%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (13.04%) SCCM
Vendors
1 5 (21.74%) Microsoft
2 3 (13.04%) Aruba
2 3 (13.04%) Cisco
2 3 (13.04%) Facebook
2 3 (13.04%) Fortinet
2 3 (13.04%) Okta
2 3 (13.04%) YouTube