Public Sector Jobs in the North of England

Public Sector
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies in the North of England. 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 29 72 53
Rank change year-on-year +43 -19 +32
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 913 571 1,041
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 5.60% 4.40% 5.43%
As % of the General category 10.46% 6.54% 8.89%
Number of salaries quoted 624 397 548
10th Percentile £35,000 £28,250 £29,674
25th Percentile £42,434 £36,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,965 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +22.03% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £69,500 £63,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £84,964 £77,500 £90,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £53,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.77% -3.64% -

All General Skills
North of England

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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 8,726 8,726 11,708
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 53.53% 67.23% 61.10%
Number of salaries quoted 5,690 4,817 6,621
10th Percentile £26,500 £28,500 £27,875
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £37,575
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,137 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.41% +5.00% +9.79%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £81,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +4.35%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Public Sector as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in the North of England

Public Sector
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in the North of England.

Salary trend for Public Sector in the North of England

Public Sector
Salary Histogram in the North of England

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

Salary histogram for Public Sector in the North of England

Public Sector
Job Locations in the North of England

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 of England 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
North West +60 498 £57,965 +24.65% 79
Yorkshire +28 298 £57,965 +20.76% 34
North East +13 117 £57,965 +15.93% 11
Public Sector
England

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 24 (2.63%) SharePoint
2 20 (2.19%) Confluence
3 11 (1.20%) IIS
4 10 (1.10%) Microsoft Exchange
5 9 (0.99%) Apache
5 9 (0.99%) Tuxedo
6 8 (0.88%) Tomcat
7 5 (0.55%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.22%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.11%) CMS
Applications
1 24 (2.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (2.52%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (0.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.44%) AutoCAD
5 3 (0.33%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.22%) Fusion 360
6 2 (0.22%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.11%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 34 (3.72%) NEC Housing
2 11 (1.20%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.22%) iTrent
3 2 (0.22%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.22%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.22%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 2 (0.22%) SAP GRC
3 2 (0.22%) SAP HCM
3 2 (0.22%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.11%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 198 (21.69%) Azure
2 154 (16.87%) AWS
3 141 (15.44%) IBM Cloud
4 65 (7.12%) Amazon ECR
4 65 (7.12%) Amazon EKS
4 65 (7.12%) Amazon S3
4 65 (7.12%) OCI
4 65 (7.12%) Route 53
5 60 (6.57%) GitHub
6 57 (6.24%) GitHub Actions
7 52 (5.70%) Power Platform
8 49 (5.37%) Azure DevOps
9 43 (4.71%) Serverless
10 41 (4.49%) Azure API Management
10 41 (4.49%) Azure Functions
10 41 (4.49%) Azure Logic Apps
10 41 (4.49%) Azure Service Bus
10 41 (4.49%) Microsoft 365
11 32 (3.50%) GCP
12 15 (1.64%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 25 (2.74%) DNS
2 14 (1.53%) Network Security
3 13 (1.42%) Firewall
4 11 (1.20%) Wi-Fi
5 6 (0.66%) Intranet
5 6 (0.66%) Wireless
6 4 (0.44%) Cisco Firepower
6 4 (0.44%) Cisco IOS
6 4 (0.44%) Cisco ISE
6 4 (0.44%) DHCP
6 4 (0.44%) TETRA
6 4 (0.44%) VSAN
7 3 (0.33%) HTTPS
7 3 (0.33%) Internet
7 3 (0.33%) LAN
7 3 (0.33%) SSL
7 3 (0.33%) WAN
8 2 (0.22%) WPA
9 1 (0.11%) Intrusion Detection
9 1 (0.11%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 126 (13.80%) NoSQL
2 107 (11.72%) PostgreSQL
3 99 (10.84%) MongoDB
4 77 (8.43%) DB2
5 73 (8.00%) Amazon RDS
6 46 (5.04%) Power BI
7 42 (4.60%) Relational Database
8 39 (4.27%) Tableau
9 27 (2.96%) SQL Server
10 20 (2.19%) MySQL
11 15 (1.64%) Oracle Database
12 7 (0.77%) Oracle Database 12c
13 6 (0.66%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 5 (0.55%) Data Warehouse
14 5 (0.55%) QlikView
14 5 (0.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 3 (0.33%) SAP HANA
16 2 (0.22%) Data Lake
16 2 (0.22%) GIS
16 2 (0.22%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 57 (6.24%) CircleCI
2 36 (3.94%) JIRA
3 23 (2.52%) GitLab
4 12 (1.31%) Artifactory
5 9 (0.99%) Git
6 3 (0.33%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.33%) Burp Suite
6 3 (0.33%) Metasploit
7 2 (0.22%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.22%) LabVIEW
7 2 (0.22%) Selenium
8 1 (0.11%) AdminStudio
8 1 (0.11%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.11%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.11%) Maven
8 1 (0.11%) Postman
8 1 (0.11%) SoapUI
8 1 (0.11%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.11%) Subversion
8 1 (0.11%) Visual Studio
General
1 180 (19.72%) Social Skills
2 160 (17.52%) Finance
3 147 (16.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 98 (10.73%) Local Government
5 64 (7.01%) Analytical Skills
6 55 (6.02%) Organisational Skills
7 46 (5.04%) Police
8 45 (4.93%) Presentation Skills
9 27 (2.96%) Billing
10 24 (2.63%) Influencing Skills
11 14 (1.53%) Retail
12 13 (1.42%) Marketing
12 13 (1.42%) Social Housing
13 8 (0.88%) Games
13 8 (0.88%) Legal
14 7 (0.77%) Back Office
14 7 (0.77%) Law
14 7 (0.77%) Manufacturing
15 6 (0.66%) Electronics
15 6 (0.66%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 271 (29.68%) Senior
2 152 (16.65%) Lead
3 107 (11.72%) DevOps Engineer
4 106 (11.61%) Developer
5 76 (8.32%) Senior DevOps
5 76 (8.32%) Senior DevOps Engineer
6 60 (6.57%) Architect
7 49 (5.37%) Full Stack Developer
7 49 (5.37%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 48 (5.26%) Azure Developer
8 48 (5.26%) Software Engineer
9 40 (4.38%) Analyst
10 39 (4.27%) Audit Manager
10 39 (4.27%) Azure Engineer
11 37 (4.05%) Project Manager
12 36 (3.94%) Full Stack Engineer
12 36 (3.94%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
13 35 (3.83%) Solutions Architect
14 31 (3.40%) Senior Architect
14 31 (3.40%) Senior Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 121 (13.25%) .NET
2 106 (11.61%) React
3 105 (11.50%) AngularJS
4 87 (9.53%) REST
5 86 (9.42%) Web Services
6 81 (8.87%) HTML
7 80 (8.76%) CSS
8 77 (8.43%) ASP.NET
8 77 (8.43%) ASP.NET Core
8 77 (8.43%) Backbone.js
8 77 (8.43%) Ember.js
8 77 (8.43%) jQuery
8 77 (8.43%) Twitter Bootstrap
8 77 (8.43%) Vue
9 48 (5.26%) RESTful
10 42 (4.60%) Node.js
11 29 (3.18%) .NET Core
12 7 (0.77%) Microsoft Graph
13 5 (0.55%) Razor View Engine
14 4 (0.44%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 172 (18.84%) Hybrid Cloud
2 145 (15.88%) Blockchain
3 127 (13.91%) Public Cloud
4 100 (10.95%) e-Learning
5 77 (8.43%) Algorithms
5 77 (8.43%) Data Structures
6 60 (6.57%) Distributed Systems
7 38 (4.16%) NHS
8 29 (3.18%) Housing Association
9 20 (2.19%) Management Information System
10 18 (1.97%) Driving Licence
11 17 (1.86%) Enterprise Software
11 17 (1.86%) Product Ownership
12 13 (1.42%) Self-Motivation
13 11 (1.20%) Enterprise Cloud
13 11 (1.20%) PKI
14 10 (1.10%) Mobile App
15 8 (0.88%) Clustering
16 6 (0.66%) Data Centre
16 6 (0.66%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 151 (16.54%) Windows
2 123 (13.47%) Linux
3 78 (8.54%) Android
3 78 (8.54%) Apple iOS
4 30 (3.29%) Unix
5 21 (2.30%) Windows Server
6 9 (0.99%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 9 (0.99%) Windows 10
7 8 (0.88%) Solaris
7 8 (0.88%) Windows Server 2016
7 8 (0.88%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (0.33%) Amazon Linux
8 3 (0.33%) Kali Linux
8 3 (0.33%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.11%) AIX
9 1 (0.11%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 441 (48.30%) Coaching
2 430 (47.10%) Mentoring
3 278 (30.45%) Agile
4 178 (19.50%) DevOps
5 152 (16.65%) Artificial Intelligence
6 137 (15.01%) Stakeholder Management
7 123 (13.47%) Containerisation
7 123 (13.47%) Design Patterns
8 119 (13.03%) Test Automation
9 114 (12.49%) Full Stack Development
10 105 (11.50%) User Experience
11 93 (10.19%) Problem-Solving
12 92 (10.08%) Co-Creation
13 87 (9.53%) CI/CD
13 87 (9.53%) Service Management
14 85 (9.31%) Microservices
15 78 (8.54%) OO
16 77 (8.43%) MVC
16 77 (8.43%) OOP
16 77 (8.43%) SOLID
Programming Languages
1 166 (18.18%) SQL
2 124 (13.58%) C#
3 95 (10.41%) JavaScript
4 74 (8.11%) Java
5 64 (7.01%) Python
6 19 (2.08%) PowerShell
7 9 (0.99%) COBOL
7 9 (0.99%) Micro Focus COBOL
8 8 (0.88%) Shell Script
8 8 (0.88%) T-SQL
8 8 (0.88%) TypeScript
9 7 (0.77%) Bash
10 4 (0.44%) C++
11 2 (0.22%) C
11 2 (0.22%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.22%) Go
12 1 (0.11%) Scala
Qualifications
1 63 (6.90%) Security Cleared
2 58 (6.35%) Degree
3 39 (4.27%) ACCA
4 30 (3.29%) SC Cleared
5 15 (1.64%) DBS Check
6 8 (0.88%) Microsoft Certification
7 7 (0.77%) BC Cleared
7 7 (0.77%) Oracle Certification
8 6 (0.66%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (0.44%) A+ Certification
9 4 (0.44%) APMP
9 4 (0.44%) CCNP
9 4 (0.44%) MCP
9 4 (0.44%) Network+ Certification
9 4 (0.44%) PMP
10 3 (0.33%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (0.33%) CREST Certified
10 3 (0.33%) OSCE
10 3 (0.33%) OSCP
11 2 (0.22%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (8.21%) Accessibility
2 40 (4.38%) WCAG
3 39 (4.27%) GAAP
3 39 (4.27%) IFRS
4 24 (2.63%) QA
5 14 (1.53%) NIST
6 10 (1.10%) NCSC
7 7 (0.77%) SLA
8 5 (0.55%) PMO
9 4 (0.44%) Data Quality
9 4 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 3 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.33%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.22%) GRC
11 2 (0.22%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.11%) ISO 9000
12 1 (0.11%) SOC 2
System Software
1 68 (7.45%) Docker
2 42 (4.60%) Active Directory
3 19 (2.08%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (1.20%) Hyper-V
5 8 (0.88%) VMware ESXi
6 5 (0.55%) vSphere
7 3 (0.33%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (0.33%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.11%) Firmware
8 1 (0.11%) XenApp
8 1 (0.11%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 134 (14.68%) Kubernetes
2 132 (14.46%) Terraform
3 69 (7.56%) Prometheus
4 29 (3.18%) Ansible
5 11 (1.20%) Single Sign-On
6 8 (0.88%) Failover Clustering
7 7 (0.77%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 7 (0.77%) CA Single Sign-On
7 7 (0.77%) SysTrack
8 6 (0.66%) Microsoft Intune
9 4 (0.44%) Grafana
10 3 (0.33%) Jamf Pro
10 3 (0.33%) Nessus
10 3 (0.33%) Nmap
10 3 (0.33%) WSUS
11 2 (0.22%) Kibana
11 2 (0.22%) SCCM
11 2 (0.22%) ZABBIX
12 1 (0.11%) Istio
12 1 (0.11%) Kiali
Vendors
1 143 (15.66%) Red Hat
2 142 (15.55%) IBM
3 112 (12.27%) Microsoft
4 65 (7.12%) Dynatrace
5 46 (5.04%) CA
6 34 (3.72%) NEC
7 33 (3.61%) ServiceNow
8 26 (2.85%) Oracle
9 24 (2.63%) VMware
10 20 (2.19%) SAP
11 16 (1.75%) Atlassian
12 11 (1.20%) BMC
12 11 (1.20%) CyberArk
13 10 (1.10%) Cisco
14 9 (0.99%) Micro Focus
14 9 (0.99%) Splunk
15 8 (0.88%) Aruba
15 8 (0.88%) YouTube
16 7 (0.77%) Snow
17 6 (0.66%) Palo Alto