Jobs in East Devon
The jobs employers in East Devon advertise most, what they pay, and the kinds of work East Devon has more of than the rest of the UK.
New job adverts a quarter2,600on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised320 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 East Devon, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in South West, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.
- 1Care worker125 a quarter↑ 10% on last year£27,100
- 2Delivery drivers and couriers102 a quarter↑ 24% on last year£27,200
- 3Chefs101 a quarter↑ 18% on last year£27,000
- 4Cleaner92 a quarter↑ 28% on last year£23,100
- 5Kitchen and catering assistants72 a quarter↑ 1.4% on last year£22,300
- 6Sales assistant61 a quarter↑ 18% on last year£24,700
- 7Nursing auxiliaries and assistants58 a quarter↑ 40% on last year£28,700
- 8Warehouse operatives57 a quarter↑ 15% on last year£28,500
- 9Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers51 a quarter↑ 219% on last year£40,100
- 10Teaching assistant47 a quarter↑ 47% on last year£19,400
- 11IT support technician45 a quarter↑ 14% on last year£31,800
- 12Other administrative occupations n.e.c.44 a quarter↑ 6.1% on last year£26,900
- 13Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians33 a quarter↑ 38% on last year£37,100
- 14Receptionist33 a quarter↑ 10% on last year£23,500
- 15Food, drink and tobacco process operatives31 a quarter↑ 8.9% on last year£27,200
- 16Coffee shop workers29 a quarter↑ 63% on last year£21,600 UK
- 17Customer service occupations n.e.c.28 a quarter↓ 5.2% on last year£28,300
- 18Catering manager26 a quarter↑ 18% on last year£31,500
- 19Other vocational and industrial trainers25 a quarter↑ 16% on last year£34,000
- 19Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks25 a quarter↓ 24% on last year£30,400
- 19Maintenance fitter25 a quarter↑ 79% on last year£35,900
- 19Senior care worker25 a quarter↑ 56% on last year£29,700
- 23Bar staff24 a quarter↑ 12% on last year£24,300
- 24Secondary education teaching professionals23 a quarter↑ 92% on last year£45,200
- 25Human resources officer23 a quarter↑ 105% on last year£30,600
What East Devon has more of
ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in East Devon than across the UK. Coffee shop workers adverts are 4.5 times as common.
Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in East Devon over the year are shown.Nearby areas
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Bristol, City of
- Cheltenham
- Cornwall
- Cotswold
- Dorset
- 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
- West Devon
- Wiltshire
Sources
- Job adverts, what East 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.