Public Sector
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Public Sector over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 59 84 85
Rank change year-on-year +25 +1 +15
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 4,051 3,734 6,875
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 3.95% 3.84% 4.12%
As % of the General category 6.72% 5.65% 6.34%
Number of salaries quoted 2,918 2,253 2,998
10th Percentile £30,270 £32,750 £32,996
25th Percentile £40,988 £41,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,554 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.00% +1.01% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £72,464
90th Percentile £84,964 £87,500 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £49,000 £47,900
% change year-on-year +7.14% +2.30% +0.84%

All General Skills
UK

Public Sector is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 60,283 66,144 108,481
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 58.75% 67.94% 64.98%
Number of salaries quoted 39,987 35,943 51,825
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,000 £42,521
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,426 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £102,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.26%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Public Sector as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in the UK

Public Sector
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Public Sector.

Salary trend for Public Sector in the UK

Public Sector
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Public Sector over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Public Sector in the UK

Public Sector
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Public Sector within the UK over the 6 months to 28 May 2024. 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
England +39 3,534 £55,000 - 1,243
UK excluding London +27 2,937 £52,500 +7.14% 1,000
Work from Home +15 1,743 £57,965 -3.39% 670
North of England +45 1,144 £57,965 +22.68% 273
London +34 884 £60,000 -10.45% 372
South East +59 631 £51,000 -0.24% 205
North West +52 613 £57,965 +20.29% 167
Midlands +16 426 £50,000 -7.41% 145
Yorkshire +39 354 £57,965 +25.03% 70
South West -5 310 £51,000 +7.32% 164
West Midlands +2 270 £55,000 - 100
North East +34 178 £50,500 +8.60% 37
Scotland -80 173 £42,500 -15.84% 114
East Midlands +29 156 £47,500 +1.53% 44
East of England -13 109 £47,500 +11.76% 52
Wales +4 97 £52,956 +18.45% 37
Northern Ireland +22 53 £35,000 -12.50% 32

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 136 (3.36%) SharePoint
2 68 (1.68%) Confluence
3 58 (1.43%) Microsoft Exchange
4 47 (1.16%) Apache
5 45 (1.11%) IIS
6 42 (1.04%) nginx
7 36 (0.89%) Camunda
8 27 (0.67%) Tomcat
9 24 (0.59%) OpenStack
10 14 (0.35%) CMS
11 12 (0.30%) Apache Spark
12 9 (0.22%) Office Communications Server
13 8 (0.20%) Drupal
13 8 (0.20%) Jupyter
14 6 (0.15%) ArcGIS
14 6 (0.15%) JBoss
14 6 (0.15%) Red Hat Fuse
15 4 (0.099%) Umbraco
15 4 (0.099%) WordPress
16 3 (0.074%) Totara
Applications
1 148 (3.65%) Microsoft Office
2 113 (2.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 61 (1.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 58 (1.43%) Spreadsheet
5 17 (0.42%) Adobe XD
5 17 (0.42%) Sketch
6 16 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
7 15 (0.37%) MS Visio
8 14 (0.35%) Trello
9 12 (0.30%) InVision
10 11 (0.27%) AutoCAD
11 6 (0.15%) Chatbot
11 6 (0.15%) OrCAD
12 5 (0.12%) Adobe Creative Suite
12 5 (0.12%) InfoPath
13 4 (0.099%) Doxygen
14 3 (0.074%) Photoshop
15 2 (0.049%) Fusion 360
16 1 (0.025%) PTC Creo
16 1 (0.025%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 78 (1.93%) NEC Housing
2 38 (0.94%) Dynamics CRM
3 17 (0.42%) Unit4 Business World
4 14 (0.35%) Oracle EBS
5 12 (0.30%) SAP S/4HANA
6 6 (0.15%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 5 (0.12%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 4 (0.099%) Misys Midas
8 4 (0.099%) Oracle Payroll
9 3 (0.074%) NetSuite
9 3 (0.074%) Oracle ERP
10 2 (0.049%) Dynamics AX
10 2 (0.049%) iTrent
10 2 (0.049%) Magento
10 2 (0.049%) Oracle EBS R12
10 2 (0.049%) Salesforce CRM
10 2 (0.049%) SAP GRC
10 2 (0.049%) SAP HCM
10 2 (0.049%) SAP MM
11 1 (0.025%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 975 (24.07%) Azure
2 506 (12.49%) AWS
3 386 (9.53%) IBM Cloud
4 324 (8.00%) Power Platform
5 228 (5.63%) Azure DevOps
6 220 (5.43%) Microsoft 365
7 203 (5.01%) Serverless
8 143 (3.53%) Azure Service Bus
9 138 (3.41%) Azure Logic Apps
10 137 (3.38%) Azure Functions
11 132 (3.26%) Azure API Management
12 100 (2.47%) Amazon EKS
13 93 (2.30%) GCP
14 88 (2.17%) OCI
15 82 (2.02%) PowerApps
16 79 (1.95%) GitHub
17 75 (1.85%) Dynamics 365
17 75 (1.85%) Power Automate
18 69 (1.70%) SaaS
19 67 (1.65%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 92 (2.27%) Firewall
2 56 (1.38%) DNS
3 48 (1.18%) LAN
4 47 (1.16%) Network Security
5 45 (1.11%) Wi-Fi
6 41 (1.01%) WAN
7 38 (0.94%) Wireless
8 31 (0.77%) Internet
9 26 (0.64%) HTTP
9 26 (0.64%) SAN
10 19 (0.47%) Intranet
11 17 (0.42%) SD-WAN
11 17 (0.42%) TCP/IP
12 14 (0.35%) MQTT
12 14 (0.35%) Unified Communications
13 12 (0.30%) DHCP
13 12 (0.30%) iSCSI
13 12 (0.30%) Modbus
14 11 (0.27%) Remote Desktop
15 10 (0.25%) LTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 353 (8.71%) PostgreSQL
2 344 (8.49%) MongoDB
3 339 (8.37%) NoSQL
4 282 (6.96%) Power BI
5 267 (6.59%) DB2
6 224 (5.53%) Relational Database
7 198 (4.89%) SQL Server
8 119 (2.94%) Data Warehouse
9 110 (2.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 96 (2.37%) Oracle Database
11 64 (1.58%) Tableau
12 59 (1.46%) Amazon RDS
13 58 (1.43%) MySQL
14 33 (0.81%) GIS
15 24 (0.59%) Redis
16 22 (0.54%) Oracle Database 12c
17 18 (0.44%) Big Data
17 18 (0.44%) RDBMS
18 16 (0.39%) Data Lake
18 16 (0.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 136 (3.36%) JIRA
2 128 (3.16%) Git
3 103 (2.54%) Jenkins
4 67 (1.65%) GitLab
5 39 (0.96%) CircleCI
6 36 (0.89%) Visual Studio
7 22 (0.54%) Artifactory
8 19 (0.47%) JMeter
9 17 (0.42%) JUnit
10 16 (0.39%) Axure RP
10 16 (0.39%) Maven
10 16 (0.39%) Subversion
11 15 (0.37%) Selenium
12 13 (0.32%) Balsamiq
12 13 (0.32%) Cucumber
12 13 (0.32%) Eclipse
13 12 (0.30%) Bitbucket
13 12 (0.30%) TeamCity
14 10 (0.25%) REST Assured
15 8 (0.20%) SonarQube
General
1 1,126 (27.80%) Social Skills
2 890 (21.97%) Finance
3 618 (15.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 354 (8.74%) Analytical Skills
5 256 (6.32%) Marketing
6 223 (5.50%) Local Government
7 203 (5.01%) Telecoms
8 189 (4.67%) Manufacturing
9 187 (4.62%) Retail
10 172 (4.25%) Presentation Skills
11 167 (4.12%) Electronics
12 151 (3.73%) Police
13 131 (3.23%) Organisational Skills
14 102 (2.52%) Legal
15 87 (2.15%) Influencing Skills
16 44 (1.09%) Law
17 38 (0.94%) Digital Economy
18 34 (0.84%) Back Office
19 32 (0.79%) Billing
20 24 (0.59%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 639 (15.77%) Senior
2 536 (13.23%) Developer
3 440 (10.86%) Lead
4 345 (8.52%) Architect
5 332 (8.20%) Consultant
6 278 (6.86%) Analyst
7 212 (5.23%) Full Stack Developer
8 211 (5.21%) Project Manager
9 154 (3.80%) Full Stack Engineer
10 149 (3.68%) DevOps Engineer
11 140 (3.46%) Azure Developer
12 128 (3.16%) Azure Engineer
13 112 (2.76%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 108 (2.67%) Software Engineer
15 102 (2.52%) Solutions Architect
16 99 (2.44%) IT Manager
17 93 (2.30%) Business Analyst
18 85 (2.10%) Delivery Manager
19 83 (2.05%) Lead Developer
20 80 (1.97%) Business Intelligence Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 394 (9.73%) .NET
2 367 (9.06%) React
3 365 (9.01%) HTML
4 343 (8.47%) CSS
5 323 (7.97%) Web Services
6 316 (7.80%) AngularJS
7 300 (7.41%) REST
8 269 (6.64%) ASP.NET
9 255 (6.29%) ASP.NET Core
10 245 (6.05%) jQuery
10 245 (6.05%) Vue
11 242 (5.97%) Node.js
12 241 (5.95%) Twitter Bootstrap
13 238 (5.88%) Backbone.js
13 238 (5.88%) Ember.js
14 107 (2.64%) RESTful
15 82 (2.02%) Spring
16 47 (1.16%) Spring Boot
17 44 (1.09%) .NET Core
18 43 (1.06%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 419 (10.34%) Hybrid Cloud
2 391 (9.65%) Blockchain
3 244 (6.02%) Algorithms
4 242 (5.97%) Data Structures
5 216 (5.33%) e-Learning
6 197 (4.86%) Management Information System
7 157 (3.88%) Public Cloud
8 120 (2.96%) Distributed Systems
9 118 (2.91%) Product Ownership
10 117 (2.89%) Self-Motivation
11 103 (2.54%) NHS
12 101 (2.49%) Driving Licence
13 70 (1.73%) Onboarding
14 59 (1.46%) Social Media
15 57 (1.41%) Data Centre
16 53 (1.31%) IoT
17 52 (1.28%) Enterprise Software
18 38 (0.94%) Housing Association
19 27 (0.67%) PKI
20 25 (0.62%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 510 (12.59%) Windows
2 492 (12.15%) Linux
3 246 (6.07%) Apple iOS
4 244 (6.02%) Android
5 94 (2.32%) Unix
6 75 (1.85%) Windows Server
7 42 (1.04%) CentOS
8 40 (0.99%) Alpine Linux
8 40 (0.99%) Debian
9 36 (0.89%) Windows 10
10 28 (0.69%) Solaris
11 17 (0.42%) Windows Server 2016
12 16 (0.39%) Windows Server 2019
13 12 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 8 (0.20%) VMS
15 7 (0.17%) Mac OS
15 7 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
16 6 (0.15%) Windows Server 2008
17 4 (0.099%) AIX
17 4 (0.099%) DC/OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 997 (24.61%) Agile
2 946 (23.35%) Mentoring
3 887 (21.90%) Coaching
4 599 (14.79%) Artificial Intelligence
5 554 (13.68%) DevOps
6 488 (12.05%) Business Intelligence
7 481 (11.87%) Problem-Solving
8 427 (10.54%) Full Stack Development
9 400 (9.87%) Project Management
10 387 (9.55%) User Experience
11 366 (9.03%) Stakeholder Management
12 329 (8.12%) Co-Creation
13 313 (7.73%) Design Patterns
14 291 (7.18%) Roadmaps
15 285 (7.04%) CI/CD
15 285 (7.04%) Web Development
16 270 (6.67%) MVC
16 270 (6.67%) OO
17 265 (6.54%) OOP
18 261 (6.44%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 636 (15.70%) SQL
2 529 (13.06%) JavaScript
3 487 (12.02%) C#
4 444 (10.96%) Java
5 385 (9.50%) Python
6 70 (1.73%) PowerShell
7 59 (1.46%) C
8 55 (1.36%) Shell Script
9 51 (1.26%) TypeScript
10 49 (1.21%) C++
11 42 (1.04%) Bash
12 40 (0.99%) Lua
13 35 (0.86%) PHP
14 31 (0.77%) Go
15 26 (0.64%) T-SQL
16 18 (0.44%) Ruby
17 16 (0.39%) Embedded C
18 15 (0.37%) MATLAB
19 14 (0.35%) Scala
20 13 (0.32%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 791 (19.53%) Security Cleared
2 519 (12.81%) Degree
3 475 (11.73%) SC Cleared
4 128 (3.16%) DV Cleared
5 117 (2.89%) Microsoft Certification
6 105 (2.59%) Azure Certification
7 97 (2.39%) DBS Check
8 88 (2.17%) BPSS Clearance
9 86 (2.12%) Computer Science Degree
10 59 (1.46%) CISSP
11 56 (1.38%) Cisco Certification
12 49 (1.21%) Master's Degree
13 46 (1.14%) MCSE
14 43 (1.06%) AWS Certification
15 41 (1.01%) MCSA
16 38 (0.94%) CISM
16 38 (0.94%) PMI Certification
17 32 (0.79%) ACCA
18 27 (0.67%) CCNP
19 25 (0.62%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 205 (5.06%) Accessibility
2 112 (2.76%) QA
3 75 (1.85%) WCAG
4 71 (1.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 67 (1.65%) GDPR
6 56 (1.38%) PMO
7 50 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials
8 49 (1.21%) SLA
9 38 (0.94%) Data Quality
10 34 (0.84%) NIST
11 31 (0.77%) GAAP
11 31 (0.77%) IFRS
12 30 (0.74%) ISO 9001
12 30 (0.74%) NCSC
13 24 (0.59%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 23 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 17025
15 21 (0.52%) GRC
16 17 (0.42%) ITGC
17 16 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
18 11 (0.27%) ISO 14000
System Software
1 301 (7.43%) Docker
2 135 (3.33%) Active Directory
3 67 (1.65%) VMware Infrastructure
4 54 (1.33%) Hyper-V
5 36 (0.89%) Firmware
6 18 (0.44%) VMware ESXi
7 14 (0.35%) Virtual Servers
8 12 (0.30%) Embedded Firmware
8 12 (0.30%) vSphere
9 11 (0.27%) Virtual Desktop
10 6 (0.15%) Forefront TMG
10 6 (0.15%) VMware Workstation
11 5 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
11 5 (0.12%) XenApp
11 5 (0.12%) XenDesktop
12 4 (0.099%) Microsoft Virtual Server
13 3 (0.074%) NFS
14 2 (0.049%) VMware NSX
15 1 (0.025%) BitLocker
15 1 (0.025%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 271 (6.69%) Terraform
2 270 (6.67%) Kubernetes
3 99 (2.44%) Ansible
4 69 (1.70%) Prometheus
5 23 (0.57%) EnCase
6 22 (0.54%) Grafana
7 20 (0.49%) Microsoft Intune
7 20 (0.49%) SCCM
7 20 (0.49%) Single Sign-On
8 16 (0.39%) Kibana
9 13 (0.32%) ZABBIX
10 12 (0.30%) CA Single Sign-On
10 12 (0.30%) EMC NetWorker
10 12 (0.30%) vCenter Server
11 10 (0.25%) Nagios
12 9 (0.22%) Puppet
13 8 (0.20%) Jamf Pro
13 8 (0.20%) SCOM
14 7 (0.17%) Active Directory Federation Services
14 7 (0.17%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 745 (18.39%) Microsoft
2 403 (9.95%) Red Hat
3 395 (9.75%) IBM
4 225 (5.55%) SAP
5 198 (4.89%) Oracle
6 102 (2.52%) VMware
7 83 (2.05%) YouTube
8 82 (2.02%) NEC
9 73 (1.80%) Cisco
10 69 (1.70%) Dynatrace
11 67 (1.65%) Google
12 53 (1.31%) ServiceNow
13 48 (1.18%) Atlassian
13 48 (1.18%) CA
14 43 (1.06%) Salesforce
15 32 (0.79%) Adobe
15 32 (0.79%) EMC
15 32 (0.79%) Splunk
16 24 (0.59%) WSO2
17 21 (0.52%) Aruba