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 19 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 101 111 92
Rank change year-on-year +10 -19 +55
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 42 61 150
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 2.08% 1.83% 3.27%
As % of the General category 2.95% 2.98% 4.98%
Number of salaries quoted 32 52 79
10th Percentile £36,250 £27,965 £46,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £51,375 £51,092
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,313 £61,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.81% -5.38% -21.21%
75th Percentile £90,625 £87,000 £81,875
90th Percentile £102,500 £87,500 £101,300
Central London median annual salary £60,000 £61,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -2.44% -5.38% -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 1,423 2,050 3,011
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 70.31% 61.58% 65.58%
Number of salaries quoted 1,013 1,600 2,453
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,451 £42,444
25th Percentile £52,000 £51,250 £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 £92,500 £98,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £112,500 £117,500
Central London median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year - -3.45% +2.11%

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 19 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 (4.76%) Confluence
2 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (2.38%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (14.29%) Adobe XD
1 6 (14.29%) InVision
1 6 (14.29%) Sketch
2 3 (7.14%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (2.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (11.90%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (2.38%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 15 (35.71%) Azure
2 9 (21.43%) Dynamics 365
2 9 (21.43%) Power Platform
3 7 (16.67%) Power Automate
4 6 (14.29%) Azure Functions
4 6 (14.29%) Azure Logic Apps
4 6 (14.29%) Figma
4 6 (14.29%) PowerApps
4 6 (14.29%) Serverless
5 5 (11.90%) GitHub
6 4 (9.52%) AWS
7 3 (7.14%) GCP
8 2 (4.76%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (4.76%) Entra ID
8 2 (4.76%) Google Analytics
8 2 (4.76%) Google Workspace
8 2 (4.76%) Microsoft 365
8 2 (4.76%) Slack
9 1 (2.38%) PaaS
9 1 (2.38%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.38%) Softphone
1 1 (2.38%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (16.67%) Power BI
2 4 (9.52%) SQL Server
3 1 (2.38%) Data Mining
3 1 (2.38%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (14.29%) Axure RP
2 2 (4.76%) Git
General
1 19 (45.24%) Social Skills
2 8 (19.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 8 (19.05%) Law
3 5 (11.90%) Finance
4 4 (9.52%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (7.14%) Marketing
6 2 (4.76%) Local Government
7 1 (2.38%) Automotive
7 1 (2.38%) Electronics
7 1 (2.38%) Manufacturing
7 1 (2.38%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (2.38%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 10 (23.81%) Developer
2 9 (21.43%) Consultant
3 8 (19.05%) Architect
4 6 (14.29%) User Experience Consultant
4 6 (14.29%) UX Developer
5 5 (11.90%) Technical Architect
6 4 (9.52%) Analyst
6 4 (9.52%) CRM Architect
6 4 (9.52%) Dynamics CRM Architect
6 4 (9.52%) Project Manager
7 3 (7.14%) Digital Project Manager
7 3 (7.14%) Lead
7 3 (7.14%) Salesforce Developer
8 2 (4.76%) Change Manager
8 2 (4.76%) Development Manager
8 2 (4.76%) Functional Consultant
8 2 (4.76%) Power Platform Architect
8 2 (4.76%) Product Specialist
8 2 (4.76%) Release Manager
8 2 (4.76%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (23.81%) CSS
1 10 (23.81%) HTML
2 5 (11.90%) .NET
3 4 (9.52%) .NET Framework
3 4 (9.52%) ASP.NET Web API
3 4 (9.52%) JSON
3 4 (9.52%) WCF
3 4 (9.52%) XML
4 3 (7.14%) Lightning Web Components
5 1 (2.38%) .NET Core
5 1 (2.38%) ASP.NET
5 1 (2.38%) ASP.NET Core
5 1 (2.38%) AWS CDK
5 1 (2.38%) Entity Framework
5 1 (2.38%) Hibernate
5 1 (2.38%) Playwright
5 1 (2.38%) SailPoint
5 1 (2.38%) Spring
5 1 (2.38%) Spring MVC
Miscellaneous
1 5 (11.90%) Cloud Native
2 2 (4.76%) IoT
2 2 (4.76%) NHS
3 1 (2.38%) CMDB
3 1 (2.38%) Cyber Defence
3 1 (2.38%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 1 (2.38%) iPhone
3 1 (2.38%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.38%) Mobile Computing
3 1 (2.38%) Operational Technology
3 1 (2.38%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.76%) Windows
2 1 (2.38%) Linux
2 1 (2.38%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (45.24%) Agile
2 11 (26.19%) User Experience
3 10 (23.81%) DevOps
4 8 (19.05%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (19.05%) User Research
4 8 (19.05%) Workshop Facilitation
5 7 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
6 6 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
6 6 (14.29%) Inclusive Design
6 6 (14.29%) Migration
6 6 (14.29%) Prototyping
6 6 (14.29%) Technical Leadership
6 6 (14.29%) User Stories
6 6 (14.29%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
6 6 (14.29%) Wireframes
7 5 (11.90%) CRM
7 5 (11.90%) Data Integration
7 5 (11.90%) ITIL
8 4 (9.52%) Project Delivery
8 4 (9.52%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 12 (28.57%) JavaScript
2 4 (9.52%) Java
2 4 (9.52%) TypeScript
3 3 (7.14%) Apex Code
3 3 (7.14%) Python
4 2 (4.76%) C++
4 2 (4.76%) SQL
5 1 (2.38%) Bicep
5 1 (2.38%) C#
5 1 (2.38%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 14 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 9 (21.43%) SC Cleared
3 5 (11.90%) Degree
4 1 (2.38%) ACSA
4 1 (2.38%) ACSP
4 1 (2.38%) CCSK
4 1 (2.38%) CCSP
4 1 (2.38%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (2.38%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (2.38%) DV Cleared
4 1 (2.38%) ISSAP
4 1 (2.38%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (14.29%) Accessibility
1 6 (14.29%) WCAG
2 2 (4.76%) NIST
3 1 (2.38%) COBIT
3 1 (2.38%) GDPR
3 1 (2.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (2.38%) NCSC
3 1 (2.38%) QA
System Software
1 2 (4.76%) Active Directory
1 2 (4.76%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (4.76%) Kubernetes
1 2 (4.76%) Terraform
2 1 (2.38%) Ansible
2 1 (2.38%) DameWare
2 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 13 (30.95%) Microsoft
2 6 (14.29%) Adobe
3 5 (11.90%) Google
4 4 (9.52%) Databricks
5 3 (7.14%) Salesforce
6 2 (4.76%) ServiceNow
7 1 (2.38%) Capita
7 1 (2.38%) Cvent
7 1 (2.38%) CyberArk
7 1 (2.38%) Netskope
7 1 (2.38%) Okta
7 1 (2.38%) Oracle
7 1 (2.38%) Rapid7
7 1 (2.38%) SAP
7 1 (2.38%) Zscaler