Public Sector Job Trends in Bedfordshire

Public Sector
East of England > Bedfordshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies in Bedfordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 55 22
Rank change year-on-year +33 -33 +49
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 11 10 9
As % of all permanent jobs in Bedfordshire 3.77% 2.48% 4.76%
As % of the General category 8.21% 3.12% 8.04%
Number of salaries quoted 5 6 9
10th Percentile - £49,750 -
25th Percentile £42,500 £50,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £54,250 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.21% +117.00% -40.48%
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,000 -
90th Percentile £73,000 £71,625 £34,300
East of England median annual salary £60,000 £61,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +29.47% -13.64%

All General Skills
Bedfordshire

Public Sector falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Bedfordshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 134 321 112
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 45.89% 79.46% 59.26%
Number of salaries quoted 83 128 92
10th Percentile £27,250 £38,200 £25,075
25th Percentile £31,250 £43,750 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £49,787
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +0.43% -13.41%
75th Percentile £62,250 £53,750 £62,813
90th Percentile £78,250 £75,000 £97,500
East of England median annual salary £45,000 £50,967 £50,000
% change year-on-year -11.71% +1.93% -4.76%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Public Sector relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.

Public Sector job vacancy trend in Bedfordshire

Public Sector
Salary Trend in Bedfordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing Public Sector.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Salary Histogram in Bedfordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in Bedfordshire over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Public Sector in Bedfordshire

Public Sector
Job Locations in Bedfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Public Sector within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 2 January 2026. 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
Luton +19 8 £45,000 -22.41% 3
Public Sector
East of England

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (18.18%) Azure
1 2 (18.18%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (27.27%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (27.27%) Metadata
2 2 (18.18%) Relational Database
3 1 (9.09%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 1 (9.09%) Git
General
1 8 (72.73%) Electronics
1 8 (72.73%) Finance
1 8 (72.73%) Manufacturing
1 8 (72.73%) Marketing
1 8 (72.73%) Telecoms
2 2 (18.18%) Retail
3 1 (9.09%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 5 (45.45%) Senior
2 3 (27.27%) Developer
2 3 (27.27%) Linux Engineer
2 3 (27.27%) Senior Linux Engineer
3 2 (18.18%) 3rd Line Engineer
3 2 (18.18%) Architect
3 2 (18.18%) Cybersecurity Architect
3 2 (18.18%) Security Architect
3 2 (18.18%) Senior Developer
4 1 (9.09%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
4 1 (9.09%) 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
4 1 (9.09%) 3rd Line Support
4 1 (9.09%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
4 1 (9.09%) Consultant
4 1 (9.09%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 1 (9.09%) Security Consultant
4 1 (9.09%) Support Engineer
4 1 (9.09%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (27.27%) JSON
2 2 (18.18%) Pandas
2 2 (18.18%) XML
3 1 (9.09%) FastAPI
3 1 (9.09%) JSON-LD
Miscellaneous
1 3 (27.27%) Semantic Web
2 2 (18.18%) Reference Data
3 1 (9.09%) Linked Data
3 1 (9.09%) W3C
Operating Systems
1 5 (45.45%) Linux
2 2 (18.18%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (72.73%) Business Intelligence
1 8 (72.73%) Digital Marketing
1 8 (72.73%) Programme Management
2 3 (27.27%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (27.27%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (27.27%) Data Validation
2 3 (27.27%) MODAF
2 3 (27.27%) Project Delivery
2 3 (27.27%) RDF
2 3 (27.27%) TOGAF
2 3 (27.27%) Validation
3 2 (18.18%) Data Analysis
3 2 (18.18%) Data Management
3 2 (18.18%) Data Transformation
3 2 (18.18%) Patch Management
3 2 (18.18%) Reference Data Management
4 1 (9.09%) Computer Science
4 1 (9.09%) Domain Models
4 1 (9.09%) Performance Tuning
4 1 (9.09%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 3 (27.27%) Python
1 3 (27.27%) SQL
2 1 (9.09%) SHACL
2 1 (9.09%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 11 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 11 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (27.27%) CISM
2 3 (27.27%) CISSP
3 1 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (9.09%) Degree
3 1 (9.09%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (18.18%) Data Quality
1 2 (18.18%) QA
2 1 (9.09%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (9.09%) Docker
1 1 (9.09%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 8 (72.73%) SAP
2 2 (18.18%) VMware