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 13 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 42 107
Rank change year-on-year +22 +65 -64
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 66 38 59
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 4.94% 5.17% 2.81%
As % of the General category 11.30% 7.41% 3.88%
Number of salaries quoted 35 14 42
10th Percentile £25,375 £25,061 £34,251
25th Percentile £26,038 £25,203 £39,907
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,029 £60,000 £40,265
Median % change year-on-year +8.38% +49.01% -32.04%
75th Percentile £70,750 £71,149 £57,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £60,000
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £28,750 £51,093
% change year-on-year +91.30% -43.73% +5.07%

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 584 513 1,522
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 43.75% 69.80% 72.51%
Number of salaries quoted 308 167 269
10th Percentile £27,482 £27,650 £35,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £44,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% -12.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £61,875 £67,500
90th Percentile £83,250 £75,400 £83,750
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £33,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +36.36% -34.00% -4.76%

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 13 September 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (3.03%) IIS
2 1 (1.52%) CMS
2 1 (1.52%) WordPress
Applications
1 1 (1.52%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (6.06%) Azure
2 1 (1.52%) AWS
2 1 (1.52%) GCP
2 1 (1.52%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (6.06%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.03%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (3.03%) Git
1 2 (3.03%) JIRA
General
1 13 (19.70%) Social Skills
2 7 (10.61%) Analytical Skills
2 7 (10.61%) Finance
3 5 (7.58%) Local Government
4 4 (6.06%) Legal
5 2 (3.03%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (1.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (1.52%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (1.52%) Marketing
6 1 (1.52%) Multimedia
6 1 (1.52%) Police
6 1 (1.52%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 15 (22.73%) Business Development Manager
1 15 (22.73%) Business Manager
1 15 (22.73%) Development Manager
2 10 (15.15%) Field Engineer
2 10 (15.15%) Field Service Engineer
2 10 (15.15%) IT Engineer
2 10 (15.15%) Senior
3 9 (13.64%) Developer
4 7 (10.61%) Consultant
4 7 (10.61%) Full-Stack Developer
4 7 (10.61%) Security Consultant
4 7 (10.61%) Senior Manager
5 5 (7.58%) Architect
5 5 (7.58%) IT Technician
5 5 (7.58%) Senior Business Development Manager
5 5 (7.58%) Senior Business Manager
5 5 (7.58%) Senior Development Manager
6 4 (6.06%) Field Service Technician
6 4 (6.06%) Head of Cybersecurity
6 4 (6.06%) Head of Security
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (4.55%) .NET
2 1 (1.52%) Middleware
2 1 (1.52%) REST
2 1 (1.52%) Spring
2 1 (1.52%) Spring Boot
2 1 (1.52%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 6 (9.09%) Smartphone
2 4 (6.06%) Analytical Mindset
2 4 (6.06%) Data Centre
3 3 (4.55%) Driving Licence
3 3 (4.55%) e-Learning
4 2 (3.03%) Virtual Team
5 1 (1.52%) Cloud Native
5 1 (1.52%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (1.52%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.52%) Freedom of Information
5 1 (1.52%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.03%) Windows
1 2 (3.03%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (25.76%) Business Development
2 13 (19.70%) Decision-Making
3 12 (18.18%) Business Strategy
4 10 (15.15%) Full-Stack Development
5 9 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
6 8 (12.12%) Coaching
7 6 (9.09%) Cybersecurity
7 6 (9.09%) Stakeholder Management
8 5 (7.58%) Continuous Improvement
8 5 (7.58%) IT Strategy
8 5 (7.58%) Technology Strategy
9 4 (6.06%) AI
9 4 (6.06%) Customer Service
9 4 (6.06%) DevOps
9 4 (6.06%) Roadmaps
10 3 (4.55%) Analytics
10 3 (4.55%) High Availability
10 3 (4.55%) ITIL
10 3 (4.55%) Mentoring
10 3 (4.55%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 9 (13.64%) Kotlin
2 3 (4.55%) C#
3 2 (3.03%) Java
4 1 (1.52%) JavaScript
4 1 (1.52%) SQL
4 1 (1.52%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (10.61%) BPSS Clearance
2 6 (9.09%) A+ Certification
2 6 (9.09%) CCNA
2 6 (9.09%) Cisco Certification
2 6 (9.09%) MCSE
2 6 (9.09%) Microsoft Certification
3 4 (6.06%) Network+ Certification
4 1 (1.52%) Azure Certification
4 1 (1.52%) CISSP
4 1 (1.52%) CompTIA CySA+
4 1 (1.52%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (1.52%) Degree
4 1 (1.52%) DV Cleared
4 1 (1.52%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (1.52%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.52%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (6.06%) Accessibility
2 2 (3.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.52%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (1.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (1.52%) NIST
3 1 (1.52%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (1.52%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (1.52%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 4 (6.06%) Dell
2 2 (3.03%) Microsoft
2 2 (3.03%) VMware