Jobs in West Devon
The jobs employers in West Devon advertise most, what they pay, and the kinds of work West Devon has more of than the rest of the UK.
New job adverts a quarter1,800on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised311 of 412occupations had at least one advert in the year
Most advertised jobs
ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026The 25 jobs with the most new adverts in West Devon, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in South West.
- 1Care worker71 a quarter↑ 27% on last year£27,100
- 2Business development manager51 a quarter↑ 24% on last year£57,100
- 3Chefs46 a quarter↑ 40% on last year£27,000
- 4Delivery drivers and couriers45 a quarter↑ 59% on last year£27,200
- 5Kitchen and catering assistants39 a quarter↑ 13% on last year£22,300
- 6Nursing auxiliaries and assistants36 a quarter↑ 80% on last year£28,700
- 7Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers35 a quarter↑ 59% on last year£40,100
- 8Teaching assistant33 a quarter↓ 20% on last year£19,400
- 9Maintenance fitter31 a quarter↑ 88% on last year£35,900
- 10Business and financial project management professionals26 a quarter↑ 188% on last year£55,800
- 11Educational support assistants25 a quarter↑ 19% on last year£18,300
- 12Cleaner24 a quarter↑ 9.1% on last year£23,100
- 13Business sales executives23 a quarter↑ 180% on last year£44,500
- 13Warehouse operatives23 a quarter↑ 4% on last year£28,500
- 15Specialist medical practitioners and consultants22 a quarter↑ 83% on last year£98,200
- 16Primary education teaching professionals20 a quarter↑ 11% on last year£42,000
- 16Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians20 a quarter↓ 17% on last year£37,100
- 18Sales assistant19 a quarter↓ 5% on last year£24,700
- 19Other registered nursing professionals18 a quarter↓ 10% on last year£41,700
- 19IT support technician18 a quarter↓ 28% on last year£31,800
- 21Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks17 a quarter↑ 50% on last year£30,400
- 22Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.16 a quarter↓ 7.1% on last year£27,900
- 23Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.15 a quarter↑ 275% on last year£25,900
- 24Systems analyst14 a quarter↑ 1500% on last year£68,100
- 24Human resources officer14 a quarter↑ 233% on last year£30,600
What West Devon has more of
ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in West Devon than across the UK. Delivery drivers and couriers adverts are 1.7 times as common.
Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in West Devon over the year are shown.Nearby areas
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Bristol, City of
- Cheltenham
- Cornwall
- Cotswold
- Dorset
- East Devon
- Exeter
- Forest of Dean
- Gloucester
- Isles of Scilly
- Mid Devon
- North Devon
- North Somerset
- Plymouth
- Somerset
- South Gloucestershire
- South Hams
- Stroud
- Swindon
- Teignbridge
- Tewkesbury
- Torbay
- Torridge
- Wiltshire
Sources
- Job adverts, what West Devon has more of
- ONS, online job adverts by local authority (Textkernel), July 2025 to June 2026. An official statistic in development; counts are new online adverts, not every vacancy. Quarters ONS withheld are left out of averages.
- Typical pay
- ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, full-time employees
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.