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 12 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 62 44 45
Rank change year-on-year -18 +1 +20
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 27 37 26
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 3.22% 3.88% 3.98%
As % of the General category 4.80% 7.58% 6.34%
Number of salaries quoted 13 26 17
10th Percentile - £36,000 £42,300
25th Percentile £25,203 £40,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £45,728 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +31.21% -32.26% +35.00%
75th Percentile £71,532 £57,500 £73,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £63,750 £92,500
Scotland median annual salary £30,000 £54,282 £48,064
% change year-on-year -44.73% +12.94% +0.34%

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 common skills in Glasgow.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 562 488 410
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 67.06% 51.15% 62.69%
Number of salaries quoted 220 209 322
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £31,000 £39,876 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +3.77% +0.95%
75th Percentile £61,563 £71,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £93,350 £74,875
Scotland median annual salary £34,000 £52,375 £52,500
% change year-on-year -35.08% -0.24% -6.25%

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 12 November 2025.

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 2 (7.41%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 5 (18.52%) Azure
1 5 (18.52%) SaaS
2 2 (7.41%) Azure DevOps
2 2 (7.41%) Dynamics 365
2 2 (7.41%) Entra ID
2 2 (7.41%) Power Automate
2 2 (7.41%) Power Platform
3 1 (3.70%) AWS
3 1 (3.70%) Copilot Studio
3 1 (3.70%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (3.70%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 2 (7.41%) LAN
1 2 (7.41%) Network Security
1 2 (7.41%) SAN
1 2 (7.41%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (7.41%) DB2
1 2 (7.41%) MySQL
1 2 (7.41%) NoSQL
1 2 (7.41%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (7.41%) Relational Database
1 2 (7.41%) SQL Server
General
1 10 (37.04%) Finance
1 10 (37.04%) Social Skills
2 6 (22.22%) Local Government
3 5 (18.52%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (11.11%) Games
4 3 (11.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (11.11%) Marketing
4 3 (11.11%) Police
5 2 (7.41%) Legal
5 2 (7.41%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (14.81%) Senior
2 3 (11.11%) Architect
2 3 (11.11%) Audit Manager
2 3 (11.11%) Developer
2 3 (11.11%) IT Engineer
2 3 (11.11%) Sales Executive
2 3 (11.11%) Senior Audit Manager
2 3 (11.11%) Senior Manager
3 2 (7.41%) Analyst
3 2 (7.41%) Data Analyst
3 2 (7.41%) Field Engineer
3 2 (7.41%) Field Service Engineer
3 2 (7.41%) Java Developer
3 2 (7.41%) Solutions Architect
4 1 (3.70%) Account Manager
4 1 (3.70%) Consultant
4 1 (3.70%) IT Manager
4 1 (3.70%) Network Engineer
4 1 (3.70%) Scrum Master
4 1 (3.70%) Technical Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (7.41%) Spring
1 2 (7.41%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 2 (7.41%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (7.41%) Data Centre
1 2 (7.41%) Legacy Systems
1 2 (7.41%) Self-Motivation
1 2 (7.41%) Smartphone
1 2 (7.41%) Virtual Team
2 1 (3.70%) Driving Licence
2 1 (3.70%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (3.70%) Low-Code
2 1 (3.70%) Operational Technology
2 1 (3.70%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (29.63%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (22.22%) AI
3 5 (18.52%) Coaching
3 5 (18.52%) Customer Experience
4 4 (14.81%) Agile
4 4 (14.81%) Collaborative Culture
4 4 (14.81%) Project Management
5 3 (11.11%) Customer Service
5 3 (11.11%) Decision-Making
5 3 (11.11%) Email Marketing
5 3 (11.11%) IT Strategy
5 3 (11.11%) ITIL
5 3 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 3 (11.11%) Technology Strategy
6 2 (7.41%) Cloud Security
6 2 (7.41%) Collaborative Working
6 2 (7.41%) Cybersecurity
6 2 (7.41%) Due Diligence
6 2 (7.41%) SDLC
6 2 (7.41%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 2 (7.41%) Java
2 1 (3.70%) C#
2 1 (3.70%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 4 (14.81%) Cisco Certification
1 4 (14.81%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (11.11%) ACCA
2 3 (11.11%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (7.41%) A+ Certification
3 2 (7.41%) CCIE
3 2 (7.41%) CCNA
3 2 (7.41%) Degree
3 2 (7.41%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 2 (7.41%) MCSE
3 2 (7.41%) Network+ Certification
4 1 (3.70%) AWS Certification
4 1 (3.70%) PMI Certification
4 1 (3.70%) PMP
4 1 (3.70%) SC Cleared
4 1 (3.70%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (11.11%) GAAP
1 3 (11.11%) IFRS
2 2 (7.41%) Data Quality
3 1 (3.70%) GRC
3 1 (3.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 2 (7.41%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (7.41%) Cisco
1 2 (7.41%) Dell
1 2 (7.41%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.70%) Pega