Public Sector Jobs in Merseyside

Public Sector
North West > Merseyside

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies in Merseyside. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 52 58 35
Rank change year-on-year +6 -23 +36
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 4 38 70
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merseyside 0.90% 2.80% 6.65%
As % of the General category 1.08% 5.59% 9.64%
Number of salaries quoted 4 26 24
10th Percentile - £25,000 £34,990
25th Percentile £62,500 £36,706 £39,447
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £40,000 £46,737
Median % change year-on-year +62.50% -14.42% +16.84%
75th Percentile £68,125 £48,378 £65,000
90th Percentile £69,250 £53,375 -
North West median annual salary £69,647 £57,965 £47,900
% change year-on-year +20.15% +21.01% -9.81%

All General Skills
Merseyside

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 Merseyside.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 372 680 726
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merseyside 83.78% 50.11% 69.01%
Number of salaries quoted 134 489 250
10th Percentile £25,750 £25,700 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £35,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £44,875
Median % change year-on-year - -10.86% -0.37%
75th Percentile £57,500 £52,500 £57,375
90th Percentile £74,375 £68,750 £66,375
North West median annual salary £50,055 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.38% -9.52% +2.98%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

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

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in Merseyside

Public Sector
Salary Trend in Merseyside

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

Salary trend for Public Sector in Merseyside

Public Sector
Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Public Sector within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 28 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
Liverpool +12 4 £65,000 +62.50% 20
Public Sector
North West

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merseyside 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:

General
1 2 (50.00%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Head of Business Transformation
2 1 (25.00%) Consultant
2 1 (25.00%) IT Consultant
2 1 (25.00%) Procurement Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) COM+
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Housing Association
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 3 (75.00%) Business Case
1 3 (75.00%) Business Transformation
1 3 (75.00%) Change Management
1 3 (75.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 3 (75.00%) Process Improvement
1 3 (75.00%) Project Delivery
1 3 (75.00%) Roadmaps
2 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement