Public Sector Job Trends in the East Midlands

Public Sector
England > East Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies in the East Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 23 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 59 75
Rank change year-on-year -4 +16 +22
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 82 73 64
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 3.15% 3.40% 2.72%
As % of the General category 5.86% 5.62% 4.97%
Number of salaries quoted 75 50 58
10th Percentile £29,000 £32,225 £31,925
25th Percentile £31,250 £43,750 £37,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,500 £50,000 £48,860
Median % change year-on-year -17.00% +2.33% -13.14%
75th Percentile £50,135 £57,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £52,604
% change year-on-year - +14.06% -6.06%

All General Skills
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,399 1,299 1,289
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 53.68% 60.50% 54.87%
Number of salaries quoted 812 585 1,017
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,154 £25,750
25th Percentile £29,000 £36,250 £29,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,500 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% +10.47% -18.10%
75th Percentile £56,250 £62,000 £56,250
90th Percentile £73,625 £70,000 £67,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +7.14% -10.40%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Public Sector
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Public Sector.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 23 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Public Sector in the East Midlands

Public Sector
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Public Sector within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 23 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
Nottinghamshire +18 39 £35,000 -36.36% 13
Leicestershire +11 17 £45,390 +48.82% 6
Lincolnshire -27 10 £65,000 +36.84% 8
Derbyshire - 8 £46,135 - 9
Northamptonshire +4 7 £30,000 -40.00% 10
Public Sector
England

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 10 (12.20%) SharePoint
Applications
1 13 (15.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (4.88%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (1.22%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.22%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (3.66%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (2.44%) NEC Housing
3 1 (1.22%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 10 (12.20%) Microsoft 365
1 10 (12.20%) Power Platform
2 5 (6.10%) Azure
2 5 (6.10%) Smartsheet
3 2 (2.44%) Dynamics 365
3 2 (2.44%) Microsoft Copilot
3 2 (2.44%) PowerApps
3 2 (2.44%) SaaS
4 1 (1.22%) AWS
4 1 (1.22%) Azure Cognitive Services
4 1 (1.22%) Azure Data Factory
4 1 (1.22%) Azure Logic Apps
4 1 (1.22%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (1.22%) Azure Synapse Analytics
4 1 (1.22%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.22%) Lucidchart
4 1 (1.22%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.66%) OpenScape
1 3 (3.66%) VoIP
2 2 (2.44%) IP Telephony
3 1 (1.22%) DNS
3 1 (1.22%) LAN
3 1 (1.22%) SAN
3 1 (1.22%) SSL
3 1 (1.22%) VLAN
3 1 (1.22%) WAN
3 1 (1.22%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (9.76%) Power BI
2 3 (3.66%) Data Mining
3 2 (2.44%) Tableau
4 1 (1.22%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (1.22%) MySQL
4 1 (1.22%) Power Query
4 1 (1.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
General
1 25 (30.49%) Social Skills
2 19 (23.17%) Law
3 14 (17.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 13 (15.85%) Local Government
5 12 (14.63%) Marketing
6 8 (9.76%) Finance
6 8 (9.76%) Organisational Skills
7 6 (7.32%) Telecoms
8 5 (6.10%) Social Housing
9 3 (3.66%) Health Technology
10 2 (2.44%) Analytical Skills
10 2 (2.44%) Automotive
10 2 (2.44%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (2.44%) Legal
10 2 (2.44%) Military
10 2 (2.44%) Police
11 1 (1.22%) Electronics
11 1 (1.22%) Manufacturing
11 1 (1.22%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 16 (19.51%) Lead
2 8 (9.76%) Administrator
2 8 (9.76%) Service Manager
2 8 (9.76%) Service Support Manager
2 8 (9.76%) Support Manager
3 6 (7.32%) Analyst
3 6 (7.32%) Architect
3 6 (7.32%) IT Support
3 6 (7.32%) Lead Architect
3 6 (7.32%) Lead Solutions Architect
3 6 (7.32%) Solutions Architect
4 5 (6.10%) Developer
4 5 (6.10%) IT Administrator
4 5 (6.10%) Project Administrator
4 5 (6.10%) Sales Executive
4 5 (6.10%) Support Team Leader
4 5 (6.10%) Team Leader
5 4 (4.88%) Senior
6 3 (3.66%) Data Analyst
6 3 (3.66%) Telephony Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (9.76%) Driving Licence
2 6 (7.32%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (4.88%) NHS
4 3 (3.66%) Management Information System
5 2 (2.44%) Mashup
6 1 (1.22%) e-Learning
6 1 (1.22%) Freedom of Information
6 1 (1.22%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.22%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.44%) Windows
2 1 (1.22%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (23.17%) Decision-Making
2 15 (18.29%) ITIL
2 15 (18.29%) Service Delivery
3 11 (13.41%) Customer Service
4 10 (12.20%) Cybersecurity
4 10 (12.20%) Project Management
5 9 (10.98%) CRM
5 9 (10.98%) ITSM
5 9 (10.98%) Risk Management
5 9 (10.98%) Service Management
6 8 (9.76%) Business Intelligence
6 8 (9.76%) Continuous Improvement
6 8 (9.76%) PRINCE2
6 8 (9.76%) Process Improvement
6 8 (9.76%) Service Delivery Management
7 7 (8.54%) Analytics
7 7 (8.54%) Coaching
7 7 (8.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 6 (7.32%) Digital Transformation Strategy
8 6 (7.32%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 8 (9.76%) SQL
2 4 (4.88%) Python
3 2 (2.44%) R
4 1 (1.22%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (1.22%) PHP
4 1 (1.22%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 10 (12.20%) DBS Check
2 9 (10.98%) Degree
3 3 (3.66%) PMI Certification
3 3 (3.66%) PMP
3 3 (3.66%) Security Cleared
4 2 (2.44%) CESG Certified Professional
4 2 (2.44%) CISM
4 2 (2.44%) CISSP
4 2 (2.44%) CRISC
4 2 (2.44%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
4 2 (2.44%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
5 1 (1.22%) Azure Certification
5 1 (1.22%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (1.22%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (1.22%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 1 (1.22%) SC Cleared
5 1 (1.22%) Six Sigma Black Belt
5 1 (1.22%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.10%) GDPR
2 4 (4.88%) PMO
3 3 (3.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (3.66%) PCI DSS
4 2 (2.44%) Data Quality
4 2 (2.44%) GRC
4 2 (2.44%) NCSC
4 2 (2.44%) QA
5 1 (1.22%) ISO 9001
5 1 (1.22%) P3O
5 1 (1.22%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (3.66%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.22%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 20 (24.39%) Microsoft
2 4 (4.88%) Civica
2 4 (4.88%) Northgate
3 3 (3.66%) SAP
4 2 (2.44%) Oracle
4 2 (2.44%) Workday
5 1 (1.22%) Aareon
5 1 (1.22%) Google
5 1 (1.22%) Meraki
5 1 (1.22%) NEC
5 1 (1.22%) OpenAI
5 1 (1.22%) Orchard
5 1 (1.22%) ServiceNow