Public Sector Jobs in the City of London

Public Sector
Central London > City of London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 98 117 90
Rank change year-on-year +19 -27 +43
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 41 61 150
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 2.10% 1.82% 3.35%
As % of the General category 2.97% 2.98% 5.10%
Number of salaries quoted 34 52 78
10th Percentile £33,000 £38,084 £45,875
25th Percentile £37,000 £57,375 £51,544
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £63,287 £66,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.46% -4.11% -17.50%
75th Percentile £75,313 £87,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £102,500 £87,500 £108,175
Central London median annual salary £60,000 £63,287 £65,000
% change year-on-year -5.19% -2.64% -18.75%

All General Skills
City of London

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 common skills in the City of London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,381 2,049 2,939
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 70.60% 61.24% 65.66%
Number of salaries quoted 979 1,579 2,380
10th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £41,988
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% -3.33% +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £98,750
90th Percentile £122,500 £112,500 £118,875
Central London median annual salary £71,975 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +2.82% -3.45% -

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Job postings citing Public Sector as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in the City of London

Public Sector
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in the City of London.

Salary trend for Public Sector in the City of London

Public Sector
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in the City of London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Public Sector in the City of London

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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 2 (4.88%) Confluence
1 2 (4.88%) SharePoint
2 1 (2.44%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (14.63%) Adobe XD
1 6 (14.63%) InVision
1 6 (14.63%) Sketch
2 4 (9.76%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (7.32%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (2.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (9.76%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (2.44%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 15 (36.59%) Azure
2 12 (29.27%) Power Platform
3 8 (19.51%) Dynamics 365
4 7 (17.07%) Power Automate
5 6 (14.63%) Figma
5 6 (14.63%) PowerApps
6 5 (12.20%) Azure Functions
6 5 (12.20%) Azure Logic Apps
6 5 (12.20%) Serverless
7 4 (9.76%) AWS
7 4 (9.76%) GitHub
8 3 (7.32%) GCP
8 3 (7.32%) Microsoft 365
9 2 (4.88%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (4.88%) Azure Machine Learning
9 2 (4.88%) Entra ID
9 2 (4.88%) Google Analytics
9 2 (4.88%) Google Workspace
9 2 (4.88%) Microsoft Purview
9 2 (4.88%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.44%) Softphone
1 1 (2.44%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (17.07%) Power BI
2 4 (9.76%) SQL Server
3 1 (2.44%) Data Mining
3 1 (2.44%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (14.63%) Axure RP
2 1 (2.44%) Git
General
1 19 (46.34%) Social Skills
2 8 (19.51%) Law
3 6 (14.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 4 (9.76%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (9.76%) Finance
5 3 (7.32%) Marketing
6 2 (4.88%) Local Government
7 1 (2.44%) Automotive
7 1 (2.44%) Electronics
7 1 (2.44%) Manufacturing
7 1 (2.44%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (2.44%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (2.44%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 10 (24.39%) Developer
2 9 (21.95%) Consultant
3 6 (14.63%) Architect
3 6 (14.63%) User Experience Consultant
3 6 (14.63%) UX Developer
4 4 (9.76%) Analyst
5 3 (7.32%) CRM Architect
5 3 (7.32%) Dynamics CRM Architect
5 3 (7.32%) IT Support
5 3 (7.32%) Lead
5 3 (7.32%) Salesforce Developer
5 3 (7.32%) Support Officer
5 3 (7.32%) Technical Architect
6 2 (4.88%) Change and Release Manager
6 2 (4.88%) Functional Consultant
6 2 (4.88%) Platform Architect
6 2 (4.88%) Power Platform Architect
6 2 (4.88%) Product Specialist
6 2 (4.88%) Release Manager
6 2 (4.88%) Transformation Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (21.95%) CSS
1 9 (21.95%) HTML
2 4 (9.76%) .NET
3 3 (7.32%) .NET Framework
3 3 (7.32%) ASP.NET Web API
3 3 (7.32%) JSON
3 3 (7.32%) Lightning Web Components
3 3 (7.32%) WCF
3 3 (7.32%) XML
4 1 (2.44%) AWS CDK
4 1 (2.44%) Playwright
4 1 (2.44%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 4 (9.76%) Cloud Native
2 2 (4.88%) IoT
2 2 (4.88%) NHS
3 1 (2.44%) CMDB
3 1 (2.44%) Cyber Defence
3 1 (2.44%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 1 (2.44%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (2.44%) iPhone
3 1 (2.44%) Mobile Computing
3 1 (2.44%) Operational Technology
3 1 (2.44%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 5 (12.20%) Windows
2 4 (9.76%) Windows 10
3 1 (2.44%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (36.59%) Agile
2 11 (26.83%) DevOps
3 9 (21.95%) User Experience
4 8 (19.51%) User Research
4 8 (19.51%) Workshop Facilitation
5 7 (17.07%) Customer Service
5 7 (17.07%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (14.63%) Business Intelligence
6 6 (14.63%) Inclusive Design
6 6 (14.63%) Prototyping
6 6 (14.63%) User Stories
6 6 (14.63%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
6 6 (14.63%) Wireframes
7 5 (12.20%) Data Integration
7 5 (12.20%) ITIL
7 5 (12.20%) Migration
7 5 (12.20%) Technical Leadership
8 4 (9.76%) Continuous Improvement
8 4 (9.76%) CRM
8 4 (9.76%) Thought Leadership
Programming Languages
1 12 (29.27%) JavaScript
2 3 (7.32%) Apex Code
2 3 (7.32%) Java
2 3 (7.32%) Python
2 3 (7.32%) TypeScript
3 2 (4.88%) C++
3 2 (4.88%) SQL
4 1 (2.44%) Bicep
4 1 (2.44%) C#
4 1 (2.44%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 14 (34.15%) Security Cleared
2 8 (19.51%) SC Cleared
3 4 (9.76%) Degree
4 2 (4.88%) DV Cleared
5 1 (2.44%) ACSA
5 1 (2.44%) ACSP
5 1 (2.44%) CCSK
5 1 (2.44%) CCSP
5 1 (2.44%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (2.44%) ISSAP
5 1 (2.44%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (14.63%) Accessibility
1 6 (14.63%) WCAG
2 2 (4.88%) NIST
2 2 (4.88%) QA
3 1 (2.44%) COBIT
3 1 (2.44%) GDPR
3 1 (2.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (2.44%) NCSC
System Software
1 5 (12.20%) Active Directory
2 2 (4.88%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (7.32%) Terraform
2 2 (4.88%) Kubernetes
3 1 (2.44%) Ansible
3 1 (2.44%) DameWare
3 1 (2.44%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 16 (39.02%) Microsoft
2 6 (14.63%) Adobe
3 4 (9.76%) Databricks
3 4 (9.76%) Google
4 3 (7.32%) Salesforce
5 2 (4.88%) Okta
5 2 (4.88%) ServiceNow
5 2 (4.88%) Zscaler
6 1 (2.44%) Cvent
6 1 (2.44%) CyberArk
6 1 (2.44%) Netskope
6 1 (2.44%) Oracle
6 1 (2.44%) Rapid7
6 1 (2.44%) SAP