Public Sector Jobs 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 19 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 73 48
Rank change year-on-year +38 -25 +40
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 38 30 55
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 4.59% 1.98% 5.00%
As % of the General category 7.62% 3.70% 7.14%
Number of salaries quoted 4 30 30
10th Percentile £31,938 £27,794 -
25th Percentile £45,156 - £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,715 £27,965 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +99.23% -20.10% +9.38%
75th Percentile £62,174 £51,250 £43,750
90th Percentile £66,870 £68,625 £55,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £51,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +7.84% +2.00% -

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 common skills in Kent.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 499 811 770
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 60.27% 53.57% 69.94%
Number of salaries quoted 231 557 291
10th Percentile £24,634 £25,400 £29,750
25th Percentile £30,500 £31,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.44% -5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £60,625
90th Percentile £70,615 £75,000 £70,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -2.78%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Job postings citing Public Sector as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in Kent

Public Sector
Salary Trend in Kent

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in Kent.

Salary trend for Public Sector in Kent

Public Sector
Salary Histogram in Kent

Salary distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in Kent over the 6 months to 19 May 2025.

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 19 May 2025. 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
Greenhithe - 3 - -
Swanley - 2 - -
Swanscombe - 2 - -
Dartford +11 1 £56,430 -43.57% 6
Westerham - 1 - -
Public Sector
South East

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 1 (2.63%) Google Ads
1 1 (2.63%) Google Analytics
General
1 37 (97.37%) Social Skills
2 35 (92.11%) Finance
3 34 (89.47%) Marketing
4 2 (5.26%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (2.63%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.63%) Law
5 1 (2.63%) Local Government
5 1 (2.63%) Retail
Job Titles
1 34 (89.47%) Business Development Manager
1 34 (89.47%) Business Manager
1 34 (89.47%) Development Manager
2 1 (2.63%) Category Manager
2 1 (2.63%) Commercial Manager
2 1 (2.63%) Project Manager
2 1 (2.63%) Relationships Manager
2 1 (2.63%) Supplier Manager
2 1 (2.63%) Supplier Relationship Manager
2 1 (2.63%) Transformation Manager
2 1 (2.63%) Transformation Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.63%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (89.47%) Business Development
1 34 (89.47%) Collaborative Culture
1 34 (89.47%) Collaborative Working
1 34 (89.47%) Facilities Management
1 34 (89.47%) Marketing Strategy
2 2 (5.26%) Contract Management
2 2 (5.26%) Project Management
3 1 (2.63%) Agile
3 1 (2.63%) Analytics
3 1 (2.63%) BPR
3 1 (2.63%) Content Management
3 1 (2.63%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (2.63%) Copywriting
3 1 (2.63%) CRM
3 1 (2.63%) PRINCE2
3 1 (2.63%) Risk Management
3 1 (2.63%) SEO
3 1 (2.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (2.63%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (2.63%) Supplier Management
Qualifications
1 1 (2.63%) PMP
1 1 (2.63%) SC Cleared
1 1 (2.63%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (2.63%) Google