Public Sector Job Trends in Bristol

Public Sector
South West > Bristol

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies in Bristol. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 47 61
Rank change year-on-year +17 +14 -14
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 82 61 73
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 4.11% 4.23% 4.41%
As % of the General category 9.62% 7.43% 7.18%
Number of salaries quoted 75 52 53
10th Percentile £34,000 £30,000 £36,875
25th Percentile £47,500 £40,313 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +20.00% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £74,063 £62,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,000 £67,500
South West median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% +16.67%

All General Skills
Bristol

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 Bristol.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 852 821 1,017
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 42.66% 56.97% 61.41%
Number of salaries quoted 650 455 807
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £35,750
25th Percentile £33,750 £42,500 £42,874
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £55,000 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year -11.82% -7.65% +8.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £76,875
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £92,161
South West median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +5.00%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in Bristol

Public Sector
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Public Sector.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in Bristol over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Public Sector in Bristol

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (4.88%) IIS
2 2 (2.44%) Apache
2 2 (2.44%) Apache Spark
2 2 (2.44%) Tomcat
2 2 (2.44%) WebLogic
2 2 (2.44%) WebLogic Portal
3 1 (1.22%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (1.22%) Apache Superset
Applications
1 1 (1.22%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 2 (2.44%) Oracle EBS
1 2 (2.44%) Primavera
2 1 (1.22%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 15 (18.29%) Azure
2 7 (8.54%) AWS
3 4 (4.88%) GCP
3 4 (4.88%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (2.44%) OCI
4 2 (2.44%) Power Platform
5 1 (1.22%) AWS CloudFormation
5 1 (1.22%) Mimecast
5 1 (1.22%) Power Automate
5 1 (1.22%) PowerApps
5 1 (1.22%) SaaS
5 1 (1.22%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 23 (28.05%) Network Security
2 5 (6.10%) Firewall
3 4 (4.88%) Cisco IOS
3 4 (4.88%) DHCP
3 4 (4.88%) DNS
3 4 (4.88%) IPsec
3 4 (4.88%) VLAN
3 4 (4.88%) VoIP
3 4 (4.88%) VPN
3 4 (4.88%) Wireless
4 1 (1.22%) DMZ
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (6.10%) SQL Server
2 4 (4.88%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (3.66%) Oracle Reports
4 2 (2.44%) Oracle Database
4 2 (2.44%) Oracle Discoverer
4 2 (2.44%) Power BI
5 1 (1.22%) Metadata
5 1 (1.22%) NoSQL
5 1 (1.22%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 1 (1.22%) Spark SQL
5 1 (1.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (1.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (2.44%) Oracle APEX
1 2 (2.44%) Oracle Forms
General
1 57 (69.51%) Finance
2 51 (62.20%) Manufacturing
2 51 (62.20%) Telecoms
3 47 (57.32%) Electronics
3 47 (57.32%) Marketing
4 34 (41.46%) Social Skills
5 26 (31.71%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (4.88%) Pharmaceutical
7 2 (2.44%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.22%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 47 (57.32%) Consultant
2 33 (40.24%) Security Consultant
3 23 (28.05%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 11 (13.41%) Recruitment Consultant
5 8 (9.76%) Lead
6 6 (7.32%) Architect
6 6 (7.32%) Project Manager
6 6 (7.32%) Senior
7 5 (6.10%) Developer
8 4 (4.88%) 2nd Line Support
8 4 (4.88%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
8 4 (4.88%) 3rd Line Support
8 4 (4.88%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
8 4 (4.88%) IT Support Engineer
8 4 (4.88%) Lead Project Manager
8 4 (4.88%) Project Leader
8 4 (4.88%) Sales Consultant
8 4 (4.88%) Solutions Architect
8 4 (4.88%) Support Engineer
8 4 (4.88%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (12.20%) SAP CAF
2 2 (2.44%) ModSecurity
2 2 (2.44%) Oracle ADF
2 2 (2.44%) PySpark
2 2 (2.44%) WebCenter
3 1 (1.22%) .NET
3 1 (1.22%) Kafka
3 1 (1.22%) NumPy
3 1 (1.22%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (1.22%) Pandas
3 1 (1.22%) PyTorch
3 1 (1.22%) React
3 1 (1.22%) scikit-learn
3 1 (1.22%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 22 (26.83%) Analytical Mindset
2 7 (8.54%) Cloud Native
3 4 (4.88%) Clustering
4 2 (2.44%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (2.44%) Virtual Team
5 1 (1.22%) Algorithms
5 1 (1.22%) Cloud Security Posture
5 1 (1.22%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 1 (1.22%) Data Fabric
5 1 (1.22%) Educational Technology
5 1 (1.22%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (1.22%) PKI
5 1 (1.22%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 7 (8.54%) Linux
2 6 (7.32%) Windows
3 4 (4.88%) Mac OS
3 4 (4.88%) Windows Server
4 2 (2.44%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (60.98%) Business Intelligence
2 47 (57.32%) Digital Marketing
2 47 (57.32%) Programme Management
3 35 (42.68%) Cybersecurity
4 27 (32.93%) Mentoring
5 24 (29.27%) Vulnerability Management
6 22 (26.83%) Collaborative Culture
7 13 (15.85%) AI
8 12 (14.63%) Agile
8 12 (14.63%) Continuous Improvement
9 11 (13.41%) ISMS
9 11 (13.41%) Risk Management
10 9 (10.98%) Coaching
10 9 (10.98%) Project Management
11 7 (8.54%) Analytics
11 7 (8.54%) Containerisation
11 7 (8.54%) Machine Learning
12 5 (6.10%) Problem-Solving
12 5 (6.10%) Project Delivery
12 5 (6.10%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 5 (6.10%) Python
2 4 (4.88%) PowerShell
2 4 (4.88%) SQL
3 2 (2.44%) JavaScript
3 2 (2.44%) PL/SQL
4 1 (1.22%) Bash
4 1 (1.22%) Bicep
4 1 (1.22%) C#
4 1 (1.22%) T-SQL
4 1 (1.22%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 48 (58.54%) Security Cleared
2 32 (39.02%) CISSP
3 22 (26.83%) CEH
3 22 (26.83%) CompTIA Security+
4 20 (24.39%) SC Cleared
5 11 (13.41%) CISM
6 10 (12.20%) DV Cleared
6 10 (12.20%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 4 (4.88%) ACMT
7 4 (4.88%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 1 (1.22%) Azure Certification
8 1 (1.22%) CISA
8 1 (1.22%) CISMP
8 1 (1.22%) Degree
8 1 (1.22%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (40.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 33 (40.24%) NIST
2 23 (28.05%) PCI DSS
3 12 (14.63%) GRC
4 5 (6.10%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (3.66%) GDPR
6 2 (2.44%) Data Quality
6 2 (2.44%) NCSC
7 1 (1.22%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (1.22%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 1 (1.22%) JSP 440
System Software
1 8 (9.76%) Docker
2 4 (4.88%) Hyper-V
2 4 (4.88%) VMware ESXi
2 4 (4.88%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (2.44%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 8 (9.76%) Kubernetes
2 4 (4.88%) Autotask
2 4 (4.88%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (4.88%) vCenter Server
3 2 (2.44%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 1 (1.22%) Terraform
Vendors
1 47 (57.32%) SAP
2 10 (12.20%) Microsoft
3 8 (9.76%) Oracle
4 4 (4.88%) Apple
4 4 (4.88%) Cisco
4 4 (4.88%) Datto
4 4 (4.88%) Sophos
4 4 (4.88%) Veeam
4 4 (4.88%) VMware
5 2 (2.44%) IFS
6 1 (1.22%) Databricks
6 1 (1.22%) Palantir