Public Sector Jobs in London

Public Sector
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 103 122 161
Rank change year-on-year +19 +39 -4
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 677 747 2,065
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 3.26% 2.75% 2.75%
As % of the General category 4.75% 4.07% 3.89%
Number of salaries quoted 484 539 858
10th Percentile £37,828 £39,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £45,569 £50,329 £50,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £66,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% -1.52% -5.71%
75th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £101,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £53,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.77% -3.64% -

All General Skills
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 14,244 18,353 53,034
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 68.68% 67.67% 70.70%
Number of salaries quoted 9,429 13,938 24,332
10th Percentile £37,000 £41,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £53,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £73,993 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.02% +5.70% -
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £92,500
90th Percentile £122,500 £120,000 £112,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +4.35%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in London

Public Sector
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Public Sector in London

Public Sector
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in London over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Public Sector in London

Public Sector
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Public Sector within the London region over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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
Central London -31 57 £72,500 +9.85% 52
South London -9 27 £58,500 +134.00% 3
West London -35 7 £44,500 -25.83% 15
East London +15 6 £42,500 -9.68% 11
Public Sector
England

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 31 (4.58%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.77%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (1.62%) Confluence
4 10 (1.48%) Apache
4 10 (1.48%) IIS
4 10 (1.48%) Tomcat
5 5 (0.74%) CMS
6 4 (0.59%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.59%) nginx
6 4 (0.59%) Office Communications Server
7 3 (0.44%) Camunda
7 3 (0.44%) OpenStack
8 2 (0.30%) JBoss
8 2 (0.30%) Red Hat Fuse
9 1 (0.15%) Documentum
9 1 (0.15%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 21 (3.10%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (2.51%) Adobe XD
3 10 (1.48%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (1.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (1.03%) InVision
5 7 (1.03%) Sketch
6 4 (0.59%) Trello
7 1 (0.15%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.15%) Blender
7 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 23 (3.40%) NEC Housing
2 17 (2.51%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (1.62%) Unit4 Business World
4 3 (0.44%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 2 (0.30%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.30%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle Assets
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle Cash Management
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle FAH
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 147 (21.71%) Azure
2 103 (15.21%) AWS
3 67 (9.90%) Power Platform
4 57 (8.42%) Microsoft 365
5 56 (8.27%) Dynamics 365
6 50 (7.39%) Power Automate
6 50 (7.39%) PowerApps
7 33 (4.87%) Azure DevOps
8 31 (4.58%) Amazon EKS
8 31 (4.58%) IBM Cloud
8 31 (4.58%) Serverless
9 29 (4.28%) GCP
10 21 (3.10%) Azure Logic Apps
10 21 (3.10%) Azure Service Bus
11 20 (2.95%) Azure Functions
12 19 (2.81%) OCI
13 18 (2.66%) dbt
13 18 (2.66%) OpenShift
14 16 (2.36%) Amazon S3
15 15 (2.22%) Route 53
Communications & Networking
1 18 (2.66%) Firewall
2 9 (1.33%) DNS
2 9 (1.33%) WAN
3 8 (1.18%) LAN
3 8 (1.18%) VPLS
4 6 (0.89%) BGP
4 6 (0.89%) IGRP
4 6 (0.89%) MPLS
4 6 (0.89%) VRRP
5 5 (0.74%) DHCP
6 4 (0.59%) Network Security
6 4 (0.59%) Wi-Fi
7 3 (0.44%) IPv4
7 3 (0.44%) IPv6
7 3 (0.44%) VPN
8 2 (0.30%) Intranet
8 2 (0.30%) IP Telephony
8 2 (0.30%) TCP/IP
8 2 (0.30%) Unified Communications
9 1 (0.15%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (9.45%) Relational Database
2 57 (8.42%) Power BI
3 42 (6.20%) PostgreSQL
4 38 (5.61%) MongoDB
5 32 (4.73%) NoSQL
6 31 (4.58%) DB2
6 31 (4.58%) SQL Server
7 17 (2.51%) Amazon RDS
7 17 (2.51%) Oracle Database
7 17 (2.51%) RDBMS
8 13 (1.92%) MySQL
9 7 (1.03%) Oracle Database 12c
10 6 (0.89%) Metadata
11 5 (0.74%) Azure SQL Database
12 4 (0.59%) Big Data
12 4 (0.59%) Data Warehouse
12 4 (0.59%) Oracle BI Publisher
12 4 (0.59%) Power Query
13 3 (0.44%) Qlik Sense
13 3 (0.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 50 (7.39%) Jenkins
2 27 (3.99%) Git
3 21 (3.10%) JIRA
4 17 (2.51%) Axure RP
5 15 (2.22%) JUnit
5 15 (2.22%) Selenium
6 13 (1.92%) Balsamiq
6 13 (1.92%) GitLab
7 10 (1.48%) Cucumber
8 9 (1.33%) Mockito
9 7 (1.03%) JMeter
9 7 (1.03%) WebDriver
10 6 (0.89%) TestNG
10 6 (0.89%) Visual Studio
11 5 (0.74%) Bitbucket
11 5 (0.74%) Maven
11 5 (0.74%) SonarQube
11 5 (0.74%) Terragrunt
12 4 (0.59%) Cypress.io
12 4 (0.59%) Postman
General
1 253 (37.37%) Social Skills
2 123 (18.17%) Finance
2 123 (18.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 62 (9.16%) Analytical Skills
3 62 (9.16%) Local Government
4 55 (8.12%) Marketing
5 39 (5.76%) Presentation Skills
6 25 (3.69%) Retail
7 24 (3.55%) Police
8 20 (2.95%) Manufacturing
8 20 (2.95%) Telecoms
9 19 (2.81%) Digital Economy
9 19 (2.81%) Legal
10 17 (2.51%) Back Office
11 15 (2.22%) Electronics
12 13 (1.92%) Law
13 11 (1.62%) Automotive
14 6 (0.89%) Military
14 6 (0.89%) Organisational Skills
14 6 (0.89%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 93 (13.74%) Architect
2 91 (13.44%) Senior
3 75 (11.08%) Developer
4 73 (10.78%) Consultant
5 42 (6.20%) Lead
6 35 (5.17%) Analyst
7 31 (4.58%) Technical Architect
8 30 (4.43%) Delivery Manager
9 29 (4.28%) DevOps Engineer
10 27 (3.99%) IT Manager
11 26 (3.84%) Solutions Architect
12 25 (3.69%) Full Stack Developer
13 21 (3.10%) Platform Architect
13 21 (3.10%) Power Platform Architect
13 21 (3.10%) Senior DevOps
14 18 (2.66%) IT Trainer
14 18 (2.66%) Project Manager
14 18 (2.66%) Trainer
15 17 (2.51%) Software Engineer
16 16 (2.36%) Lead Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (7.39%) HTML
2 38 (5.61%) .NET
3 36 (5.32%) CSS
4 34 (5.02%) Web Services
5 29 (4.28%) Spring
6 27 (3.99%) RESTful
7 26 (3.84%) REST
8 25 (3.69%) React
9 21 (3.10%) Node.js
10 19 (2.81%) AngularJS
11 17 (2.51%) jQuery
12 15 (2.22%) HTML5 Canvas
13 14 (2.07%) Spring Boot
13 14 (2.07%) WireMock
14 12 (1.77%) ASP.NET
15 11 (1.62%) ASP.NET Core
16 10 (1.48%) Apache Camel
16 10 (1.48%) Spring XD
16 10 (1.48%) Twitter Bootstrap
16 10 (1.48%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 49 (7.24%) Management Information System
2 41 (6.06%) Self-Motivation
3 38 (5.61%) Social Media
4 31 (4.58%) Blockchain
4 31 (4.58%) Hybrid Cloud
5 29 (4.28%) Product Ownership
6 19 (2.81%) Distributed Systems
7 17 (2.51%) NHS
8 16 (2.36%) Algorithms
8 16 (2.36%) e-Learning
9 13 (1.92%) IoT
10 12 (1.77%) Data Structures
10 12 (1.77%) Public Cloud
11 11 (1.62%) Onboarding
12 10 (1.48%) Data Centre
13 9 (1.33%) Cloud Native
14 8 (1.18%) Legacy Systems
15 7 (1.03%) Cyberattack
15 7 (1.03%) Driving Licence
15 7 (1.03%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 58 (8.57%) Windows
2 51 (7.53%) Linux
3 27 (3.99%) Unix
4 22 (3.25%) Windows Server
5 14 (2.07%) Apple iOS
6 12 (1.77%) Android
7 8 (1.18%) Solaris
8 6 (0.89%) Mac OS
8 6 (0.89%) Windows 10
9 3 (0.44%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.15%) Alpine Linux
10 1 (0.15%) CoreOS
10 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 220 (32.50%) Agile
2 96 (14.18%) DevOps
2 96 (14.18%) Problem-Solving
3 84 (12.41%) Business Intelligence
3 84 (12.41%) Project Management
4 82 (12.11%) Artificial Intelligence
5 77 (11.37%) CI/CD
5 77 (11.37%) Decision-Making
6 71 (10.49%) Mentoring
7 67 (9.90%) Stakeholder Management
8 63 (9.31%) Project Delivery
9 59 (8.71%) Scrum
10 56 (8.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 53 (7.83%) User Experience
12 51 (7.53%) Customer Service
12 51 (7.53%) Technical Leadership
13 50 (7.39%) Test Automation
14 47 (6.94%) Analytics
15 46 (6.79%) Machine Learning
16 45 (6.65%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 87 (12.85%) JavaScript
2 71 (10.49%) C#
3 70 (10.34%) Java
4 57 (8.42%) Python
5 56 (8.27%) SQL
6 20 (2.95%) Shell Script
7 11 (1.62%) Scala
7 11 (1.62%) TypeScript
8 7 (1.03%) PowerShell
9 5 (0.74%) Bash
10 4 (0.59%) Ruby
11 3 (0.44%) Apex Code
11 3 (0.44%) PHP
11 3 (0.44%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.30%) C++
12 2 (0.30%) Lua
12 2 (0.30%) R
13 1 (0.15%) X++
Qualifications
1 191 (28.21%) Security Cleared
2 181 (26.74%) Degree
3 115 (16.99%) SC Cleared
4 45 (6.65%) Microsoft Certification
5 37 (5.47%) Computer Science Degree
6 32 (4.73%) BPSS Clearance
7 26 (3.84%) DV Cleared
8 25 (3.69%) Master's Degree
9 23 (3.40%) Azure Certification
10 20 (2.95%) DBS Check
11 14 (2.07%) CISSP
12 13 (1.92%) CISA
13 8 (1.18%) CREST Certified
14 7 (1.03%) AWS Certification
14 7 (1.03%) Oracle Certification
14 7 (1.03%) PMI Certification
15 6 (0.89%) CISM
15 6 (0.89%) HNC
15 6 (0.89%) PMP
16 5 (0.74%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (7.09%) Accessibility
2 21 (3.10%) PMO
3 16 (2.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 16 (2.36%) QA
4 13 (1.92%) WCAG
5 11 (1.62%) ITGC
6 9 (1.33%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 8 (1.18%) NCSC
8 7 (1.03%) GDPR
9 6 (0.89%) Data Quality
10 3 (0.44%) GRC
10 3 (0.44%) NIST
11 2 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.30%) ISO 14000
11 2 (0.30%) SLA
12 1 (0.15%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.15%) COSHH
12 1 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 1 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 71 (10.49%) Docker
2 12 (1.77%) Active Directory
3 8 (1.18%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.44%) vSphere
5 1 (0.15%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.15%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.15%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 66 (9.75%) Kubernetes
2 53 (7.83%) Terraform
3 20 (2.95%) Ansible
4 19 (2.81%) Prometheus
5 13 (1.92%) Kibana
6 10 (1.48%) Puppet
7 7 (1.03%) Progress Chef
8 6 (0.89%) Jamf Pro
8 6 (0.89%) Microsoft Intune
9 5 (0.74%) Packer
9 5 (0.74%) SCCM
10 4 (0.59%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 4 (0.59%) Docker Swarm
10 4 (0.59%) Grafana
11 3 (0.44%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 3 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
12 2 (0.30%) Kustomize
12 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
12 2 (0.30%) SCDPM
13 1 (0.15%) Oracle Identity Management
Vendors
1 171 (25.26%) Microsoft
2 46 (6.79%) Oracle
3 35 (5.17%) Red Hat
4 31 (4.58%) IBM
5 29 (4.28%) SAP
6 26 (3.84%) Dynatrace
7 25 (3.69%) NEC
8 20 (2.95%) Adobe
8 20 (2.95%) Capita
9 14 (2.07%) Google
10 13 (1.92%) Cisco
11 12 (1.77%) Meraki
12 11 (1.62%) Sage
12 11 (1.62%) Splunk
13 10 (1.48%) Sybase
14 9 (1.33%) Salesforce
14 9 (1.33%) VMware
15 8 (1.18%) Apple
15 8 (1.18%) Databricks
15 8 (1.18%) ServiceNow