Public Sector Job Trends in Bolton

Public Sector
Manchester > Bolton

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies in Bolton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 12 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 34 13
Rank change year-on-year +14 -21 -
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 4 5 21
As % of all permanent jobs in Bolton 3.57% 3.31% 14.69%
As % of the General category 4.40% 3.82% 21.88%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - -
Manchester median annual salary £67,249 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +22.27% -8.33% +16.34%

All General Skills
Bolton

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 Bolton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 91 131 96
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bolton 81.25% 86.75% 67.13%
Number of salaries quoted 74 102 60
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,480 £25,450
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,063 £36,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.38% -14.55% +15.79%
75th Percentile £71,250 £59,375 £60,313
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £82,500
Manchester median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% +5.00% -13.04%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in Bolton

Public Sector
Salary Trend in Bolton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Public Sector.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton 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:

Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Business Change Director
1 4 (100.00%) Technology Director
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 4 (100.00%) Business Transformation
1 4 (100.00%) Culture Change
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) Data Strategy
1 4 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 4 (100.00%) Digital Strategy
1 4 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 4 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 4 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 4 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 4 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 4 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking