Public Sector Job Trends in Kent

Public Sector
South East > Kent

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies in Kent. 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 77 67 30
Rank change year-on-year -10 -37 +27
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 10 10 32
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 0.97% 1.37% 5.51%
As % of the General category 1.55% 1.93% 8.02%
Number of salaries quoted 10 3 29
10th Percentile £25,375 £24,650 -
25th Percentile £36,250 £26,938 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,250 £31,500 £27,965
Median % change year-on-year +46.83% +12.64% -20.10%
75th Percentile £58,750 £45,908 £32,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £54,102 £50,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £48,000
% change year-on-year -15.38% +35.42% -16.52%

All General Skills
Kent

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 Kent.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 644 518 399
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 62.40% 70.77% 68.67%
Number of salaries quoted 276 164 302
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,150 £21,250
25th Percentile £29,750 £42,188 £27,965
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +29.41% -15.00%
75th Percentile £55,688 £70,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £76,875 £87,500 £73,750
South East median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -9.09%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in Kent

Public Sector
Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Public Sector.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Salary Histogram in Kent

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

Salary histogram for Public Sector in Kent

Public Sector
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Public Sector within the Kent region over the 6 months to 1 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
Chatham - 3 £37,500 - 1
Gravesend - 3 £60,000 -
Tonbridge - 1 £26,150 -
Public Sector
South East

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (30.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (20.00%) SAN
General
1 6 (60.00%) Finance
2 2 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (20.00%) Legal
Job Titles
1 3 (30.00%) Account Manager
1 3 (30.00%) Workday Specialist
2 2 (20.00%) Civil Engineer
2 2 (20.00%) Field Engineer
2 2 (20.00%) Field Service Engineer
2 2 (20.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 2 (20.00%) IT Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (20.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (20.00%) Data Centre
1 2 (20.00%) Smartphone
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (30.00%) Business Transformation
1 3 (30.00%) ERP
1 3 (30.00%) Process Improvement
2 2 (20.00%) Coaching
2 2 (20.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (20.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 2 (20.00%) A+ Certification
1 2 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (20.00%) CCNA
1 2 (20.00%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (20.00%) MCSE
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 2 (20.00%) Network+ Certification
Vendors
1 3 (30.00%) Workday
2 2 (20.00%) Dell