Public Sector Job Trends in the North East

Public Sector
England > North East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies in the North East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 32 15
Rank change year-on-year -13 -17 +22
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 34 63 69
As % of all permanent jobs in the North East 3.30% 6.77% 9.24%
As % of the General category 6.22% 9.92% 15.86%
Number of salaries quoted 26 10 63
10th Percentile £34,540 £44,724 £32,100
25th Percentile £44,972 £49,000 £40,744
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £50,001
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% +5.00% -27.27%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,452 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £66,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £54,151
% change year-on-year - +10.80% -3.30%

All General Skills
North East

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 the North East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 547 635 435
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 53.11% 68.28% 58.23%
Number of salaries quoted 343 239 373
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £27,600
25th Percentile £28,500 £36,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.00% +5.26% -3.23%
75th Percentile £58,750 £65,302 £60,741
90th Percentile £72,500 £83,500 £72,250
England median annual salary £54,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.17% - -4.00%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in the North East

Public Sector
Salary Trend in the North East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Public Sector.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Salary Histogram in the North East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in the North East over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Public Sector in the North East

Public Sector
Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Public Sector within the North East region over the 6 months to 14 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
Tyne and Wear -18 31 £60,000 +14.29% 40
Durham - 3 £75,000 - 1
Public Sector
England

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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:

Applications
1 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (2.94%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 2 (5.88%) AWS
1 2 (5.88%) Azure
1 2 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (5.88%) Power Platform
2 1 (2.94%) GCP
2 1 (2.94%) Google Analytics
2 1 (2.94%) OCI
2 1 (2.94%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.88%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (2.94%) Firewall
2 1 (2.94%) LAN
2 1 (2.94%) Network Security
2 1 (2.94%) NGFW
2 1 (2.94%) SD-WAN
2 1 (2.94%) VXLAN
2 1 (2.94%) WAN
2 1 (2.94%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.94%) Metadata
1 1 (2.94%) Power BI
General
1 12 (35.29%) Social Skills
2 9 (26.47%) Finance
3 7 (20.59%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (11.76%) Local Government
4 4 (11.76%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (8.82%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (5.88%) Police
7 1 (2.94%) Banking
7 1 (2.94%) Legal
7 1 (2.94%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 7 (20.59%) Architect
2 6 (17.65%) Solutions Architect
3 5 (14.71%) Senior
4 4 (11.76%) Business Development Manager
4 4 (11.76%) Business Manager
4 4 (11.76%) Development Manager
4 4 (11.76%) Product Owner
5 3 (8.82%) Developer
6 2 (5.88%) Account Manager
6 2 (5.88%) Analyst
6 2 (5.88%) Consultant
6 2 (5.88%) Delivery Manager
6 2 (5.88%) IT Manager
6 2 (5.88%) Java Developer
6 2 (5.88%) Senior Developer
6 2 (5.88%) Senior Java Developer
6 2 (5.88%) Senior Manager
6 2 (5.88%) Senior Software Developer
6 2 (5.88%) ServiceNow Consultant
6 2 (5.88%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (5.88%) Spring
1 2 (5.88%) Spring Boot
2 1 (2.94%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 6 (17.65%) Product Ownership
2 5 (14.71%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (11.76%) Virtual Team
4 1 (2.94%) Data Centre
4 1 (2.94%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (2.94%) Legacy Applications
4 1 (2.94%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (2.94%) Low-Code
4 1 (2.94%) PKI
4 1 (2.94%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (29.41%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (26.47%) Agile
2 9 (26.47%) Continuous Improvement
3 8 (23.53%) Business Development
4 6 (17.65%) AI
4 6 (17.65%) Decision-Making
4 6 (17.65%) Project Management
5 5 (14.71%) Analytics
5 5 (14.71%) Coaching
5 5 (14.71%) Customer Experience
5 5 (14.71%) Mentoring
6 4 (11.76%) B2B
6 4 (11.76%) Collaborative Culture
6 4 (11.76%) Creative Problem-Solving
6 4 (11.76%) Customer Insight
6 4 (11.76%) Due Diligence
6 4 (11.76%) Financial Modelling
6 4 (11.76%) Project Delivery
6 4 (11.76%) Strategic Thinking
6 4 (11.76%) Technical Architecture
Programming Languages
1 3 (8.82%) Python
2 2 (5.88%) C#
2 2 (5.88%) Java
2 2 (5.88%) JavaScript
2 2 (5.88%) Kotlin
2 2 (5.88%) Scala
2 2 (5.88%) TypeScript
3 1 (2.94%) SQL
3 1 (2.94%) VBA
Qualifications
1 5 (14.71%) Security Cleared
2 4 (11.76%) SC Cleared
3 2 (5.88%) DBS Check
4 1 (2.94%) CCNA
4 1 (2.94%) CCNP
4 1 (2.94%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.94%) Accessibility
1 1 (2.94%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (2.94%) ISO/IEC 19770
Systems Management
1 1 (2.94%) Ansible
1 1 (2.94%) FortiGate
1 1 (2.94%) Terraform
Vendors
1 3 (8.82%) Microsoft
1 3 (8.82%) ServiceNow
2 2 (5.88%) Atlassian
2 2 (5.88%) Google
3 1 (2.94%) Arista
3 1 (2.94%) Aruba
3 1 (2.94%) Fortinet
3 1 (2.94%) NetScout
3 1 (2.94%) Oracle
3 1 (2.94%) Snow
3 1 (2.94%) UiPath
3 1 (2.94%) Xero