Public Sector Job Trends in Glasgow

Public Sector
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 22 44 91
Rank change year-on-year +22 +47 -32
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 32 27 35
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 4.69% 3.71% 2.90%
As % of the General category 9.50% 6.07% 3.82%
Number of salaries quoted 17 16 21
10th Percentile £25,122 £38,000 £39,347
25th Percentile £25,203 £47,688 £45,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £54,695 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.21% -15.85% +33.03%
75th Percentile £44,000 £62,813 £73,000
90th Percentile £60,200 £88,375 £78,000
Scotland median annual salary £30,000 £55,000 £48,628
% change year-on-year -45.45% +13.10% -2.40%

All General Skills
Glasgow

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 Glasgow.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 337 445 917
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 49.41% 61.21% 76.10%
Number of salaries quoted 190 179 272
10th Percentile £26,250 £34,550 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £57,375 £78,125 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £110,000 £78,000
Scotland median annual salary £35,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -36.36% +4.76% -8.94%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Public Sector
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Public Sector.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Salary Histogram in Glasgow

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

Salary histogram for Public Sector in Glasgow

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (3.13%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 8 (25.00%) SaaS
2 3 (9.38%) Azure
3 2 (6.25%) Entra ID
4 1 (3.13%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (3.13%) Boomi
4 1 (3.13%) Copilot Studio
4 1 (3.13%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (3.13%) Power Automate
4 1 (3.13%) Power Platform
4 1 (3.13%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.25%) LAN
1 2 (6.25%) Network Security
1 2 (6.25%) SAN
1 2 (6.25%) WAN
General
1 17 (53.13%) Finance
2 15 (46.88%) Social Skills
3 6 (18.75%) Local Government
4 5 (15.63%) Marketing
4 5 (15.63%) Police
5 4 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (12.50%) General Ledger
6 3 (9.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (6.25%) Electronics
7 2 (6.25%) Fire and Rescue
7 2 (6.25%) Legal
7 2 (6.25%) Manufacturing
7 2 (6.25%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (6.25%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (6.25%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 5 (15.63%) IT Engineer
2 4 (12.50%) Field Engineer
3 3 (9.38%) Architect
3 3 (9.38%) Audit Manager
3 3 (9.38%) Field Support Engineer
3 3 (9.38%) IT Support
3 3 (9.38%) IT Support Engineer
3 3 (9.38%) Sales Executive
3 3 (9.38%) Senior
3 3 (9.38%) Senior Audit Manager
3 3 (9.38%) Senior Manager
3 3 (9.38%) Support Engineer
4 2 (6.25%) Analyst
4 2 (6.25%) Data Analyst
4 2 (6.25%) Field Service Engineer
4 2 (6.25%) Solutions Architect
5 1 (3.13%) IT Manager
5 1 (3.13%) Network Engineer
5 1 (3.13%) Technical Architect
5 1 (3.13%) Technical Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.13%) REST
1 1 (3.13%) SOAP
1 1 (3.13%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 4 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (6.25%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (6.25%) Data Centre
2 2 (6.25%) Driving Licence
2 2 (6.25%) Legacy Systems
2 2 (6.25%) Smartphone
2 2 (6.25%) Virtual Team
3 1 (3.13%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (3.13%) Low-Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (34.38%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (21.88%) AI
2 7 (21.88%) Service Delivery
3 6 (18.75%) Data Migration
3 6 (18.75%) Migration
3 6 (18.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 5 (15.63%) Coaching
4 5 (15.63%) Customer Experience
5 4 (12.50%) Accounts Payable
5 4 (12.50%) Accounts Receivable
5 4 (12.50%) Agile
5 4 (12.50%) Data Cleansing
5 4 (12.50%) Decision-Making
5 4 (12.50%) Validation
6 3 (9.38%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (9.38%) Creative Problem-Solving
6 3 (9.38%) Email Marketing
6 3 (9.38%) Financial Modelling
6 3 (9.38%) IT Strategy
6 3 (9.38%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.25%) C#
2 1 (3.13%) Java
2 1 (3.13%) JavaScript
2 1 (3.13%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (12.50%) A+ Certification
1 4 (12.50%) ACCA
1 4 (12.50%) Cisco Certification
2 3 (9.38%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (6.25%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (6.25%) CCIE
3 2 (6.25%) CCNA
3 2 (6.25%) Degree
3 2 (6.25%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 2 (6.25%) MCSE
3 2 (6.25%) Network+ Certification
3 2 (6.25%) Security Cleared
4 1 (3.13%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (9.38%) GAAP
1 3 (9.38%) IFRS
2 2 (6.25%) Data Quality
2 2 (6.25%) SLA
3 1 (3.13%) GRC
System Software
1 2 (6.25%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (6.25%) Cisco
1 2 (6.25%) Dell
1 2 (6.25%) Microsoft
1 2 (6.25%) SAP
2 1 (3.13%) MuleSoft
2 1 (3.13%) Palantir
2 1 (3.13%) Talend