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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 135 26 76
Rank change year-on-year -109 +50 -36
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 212 1,144 766
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 1.94% 6.62% 4.40%
As % of the General category 2.79% 11.87% 6.20%
Number of salaries quoted 126 873 459
10th Percentile £36,625 £31,579 £28,250
25th Percentile £43,500 £40,988 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,965 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.11% +28.81% -2.64%
75th Percentile £69,500 £73,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,875 £84,964 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - +1.85%

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 7,603 9,640 12,359
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 69.40% 55.79% 71.00%
Number of salaries quoted 3,827 7,324 5,221
10th Percentile £25,250 £26,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £33,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.38% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £63,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £60,249
% change year-on-year +9.52% -12.86% +0.42%

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 1 May 2025.

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 1 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
North West -131 109 £65,000 +12.14% 135
Yorkshire -34 93 £50,000 -13.74% 85
North East -44 9 £60,000 +6.67% 24
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 6 (2.83%) Camunda
1 6 (2.83%) Confluence
1 6 (2.83%) nginx
1 6 (2.83%) Oracle SOA Suite
2 3 (1.42%) Apache Spark
2 3 (1.42%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 10 (4.72%) Microsoft Excel
1 10 (4.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (1.89%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.94%) Adobe XD
4 1 (0.47%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.47%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 20 (9.43%) NEC Housing
2 6 (2.83%) Oracle EBS
2 6 (2.83%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 6 (2.83%) PeopleSoft HCM
3 2 (0.94%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 1 (0.47%) Distributed Ledger
4 1 (0.47%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.47%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 40 (18.87%) Azure
2 27 (12.74%) AWS
3 24 (11.32%) IBM Cloud
4 15 (7.08%) GCP
5 14 (6.60%) SaaS
6 13 (6.13%) Entra ID
7 11 (5.19%) GitHub
8 10 (4.72%) OCI
9 9 (4.25%) GitHub Actions
10 8 (3.77%) PaaS
11 6 (2.83%) OpenShift
12 4 (1.89%) Power Platform
13 3 (1.42%) Microsoft 365
14 2 (0.94%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 2 (0.94%) Azure Data Factory
14 2 (0.94%) Figma
14 2 (0.94%) IaaS
14 2 (0.94%) Power Automate
14 2 (0.94%) PowerApps
14 2 (0.94%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 13 (6.13%) Firewall
2 10 (4.72%) LAN
3 3 (1.42%) VoIP
4 2 (0.94%) MPLS
4 2 (0.94%) VPN
5 1 (0.47%) BGP
5 1 (0.47%) Cisco ASA
5 1 (0.47%) Cisco Firepower
5 1 (0.47%) Cisco IOS
5 1 (0.47%) DHCP
5 1 (0.47%) DNS
5 1 (0.47%) EIGRP
5 1 (0.47%) HSRP
5 1 (0.47%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.47%) IPsec
5 1 (0.47%) Modbus
5 1 (0.47%) Network Security
5 1 (0.47%) OSPF
5 1 (0.47%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.47%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (5.66%) MongoDB
2 10 (4.72%) Oracle Database
3 8 (3.77%) Data Lake
3 8 (3.77%) NoSQL
4 7 (3.30%) SQL Server
5 6 (2.83%) MySQL
5 6 (2.83%) Oracle ODI
5 6 (2.83%) Oracle Reports
5 6 (2.83%) RDBMS
5 6 (2.83%) Relational Database
6 4 (1.89%) BusinessObjects
6 4 (1.89%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (1.42%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.94%) Big Data
8 2 (0.94%) Power BI
9 1 (0.47%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.47%) Oracle Exadata
9 1 (0.47%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 9 (4.25%) CircleCI
1 9 (4.25%) JIRA
2 8 (3.77%) Git
3 6 (2.83%) JDeveloper
3 6 (2.83%) Maven
3 6 (2.83%) Oracle Forms
4 2 (0.94%) ERwin
5 1 (0.47%) GitLab
5 1 (0.47%) Jasmine
5 1 (0.47%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.47%) Karma Test Runner
5 1 (0.47%) Protractor
5 1 (0.47%) Zephyr
General
1 62 (29.25%) Social Skills
2 51 (24.06%) Finance
3 27 (12.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 25 (11.79%) Local Government
5 22 (10.38%) Police
6 12 (5.66%) Social Housing
7 10 (4.72%) Organisational Skills
7 10 (4.72%) Telecoms
8 7 (3.30%) Analytical Skills
9 6 (2.83%) Legal
10 4 (1.89%) Electronics
10 4 (1.89%) Retail
11 3 (1.42%) Aviation
11 3 (1.42%) Manufacturing
11 3 (1.42%) Marketing
11 3 (1.42%) Pharmaceutical
12 2 (0.94%) Aerospace
12 2 (0.94%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (0.94%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.94%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 41 (19.34%) Senior
2 25 (11.79%) Architect
2 25 (11.79%) Consultant
3 22 (10.38%) Lead
4 18 (8.49%) Project Manager
5 17 (8.02%) Analyst
6 16 (7.55%) Implementation Consultant
7 13 (6.13%) Senior Architect
8 10 (4.72%) Developer
8 10 (4.72%) Service Desk Engineer
9 8 (3.77%) AWS Engineer
9 8 (3.77%) Business Manager
9 8 (3.77%) Solutions Architect
10 7 (3.30%) Data Architect
10 7 (3.30%) DevOps Engineer
10 7 (3.30%) Oracle Architect
10 7 (3.30%) Senior Analyst
10 7 (3.30%) Senior Solutions Architect
10 7 (3.30%) Technical Architect
11 6 (2.83%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (5.66%) React
2 10 (4.72%) Node.js
3 7 (3.30%) .NET
4 6 (2.83%) KeystoneJS
4 6 (2.83%) Swagger
4 6 (2.83%) XML
5 5 (2.36%) AngularJS
5 5 (2.36%) Vue
6 4 (1.89%) CSS
7 3 (1.42%) .NET Core
7 3 (1.42%) HTML
7 3 (1.42%) RESTful
8 2 (0.94%) Laravel
8 2 (0.94%) Sass
9 1 (0.47%) ADO
9 1 (0.47%) Android SDK
9 1 (0.47%) COM+
9 1 (0.47%) Jest
9 1 (0.47%) Software Packaging
9 1 (0.47%) SwiftUI
Miscellaneous
1 25 (11.79%) Hybrid Cloud
2 24 (11.32%) Blockchain
3 22 (10.38%) Public Cloud
4 14 (6.60%) Housing Association
5 12 (5.66%) e-Learning
6 9 (4.25%) Distributed Systems
6 9 (4.25%) Driving Licence
6 9 (4.25%) Management Information System
7 8 (3.77%) NHS
8 7 (3.30%) Distributed Architecture
9 5 (2.36%) CCTV
9 5 (2.36%) Product Ownership
9 5 (2.36%) Robotics
10 4 (1.89%) Data Centre
11 3 (1.42%) Legacy Systems
11 3 (1.42%) Renewable Energy
11 3 (1.42%) Self-Motivation
12 2 (0.94%) Cyber Kill Chain
12 2 (0.94%) Data Protection Act
12 2 (0.94%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 22 (10.38%) Windows
2 12 (5.66%) Unix
2 12 (5.66%) Windows Server
3 6 (2.83%) Linux
4 4 (1.89%) Solaris
5 3 (1.42%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.94%) Android
7 1 (0.47%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.47%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (18.87%) Mentoring
2 35 (16.51%) Artificial Intelligence
3 32 (15.09%) Stakeholder Management
4 29 (13.68%) Agile
5 27 (12.74%) Coaching
6 24 (11.32%) Customer Service
6 24 (11.32%) Problem-Solving
7 22 (10.38%) SDLC
8 21 (9.91%) DevOps
9 20 (9.43%) Project Delivery
9 20 (9.43%) Project Management
9 20 (9.43%) Roadmaps
10 16 (7.55%) CI/CD
10 16 (7.55%) Continuous Improvement
10 16 (7.55%) Housing Management
10 16 (7.55%) Service Delivery
11 15 (7.08%) Customer Requirements
11 15 (7.08%) Data Strategy
12 14 (6.60%) Data Architecture
12 14 (6.60%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 40 (18.87%) SQL
2 15 (7.08%) Java
2 15 (7.08%) JavaScript
3 9 (4.25%) C#
4 6 (2.83%) Lua
5 4 (1.89%) PHP
5 4 (1.89%) PL/SQL
5 4 (1.89%) Python
6 3 (1.42%) Scala
6 3 (1.42%) TypeScript
7 2 (0.94%) VB
8 1 (0.47%) Kotlin
8 1 (0.47%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.47%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.47%) Ruby
8 1 (0.47%) Swift
8 1 (0.47%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 45 (21.23%) Security Cleared
2 25 (11.79%) Degree
3 24 (11.32%) DBS Check
4 18 (8.49%) SC Cleared
5 5 (2.36%) Chartered Engineer
6 3 (1.42%) CISM
6 3 (1.42%) CISSP
7 2 (0.94%) AWS Certification
7 2 (0.94%) Azure Certification
7 2 (0.94%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.47%) APMP
8 1 (0.47%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.47%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.47%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 1 (0.47%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.47%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (0.47%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (10.38%) Accessibility
2 9 (4.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (3.30%) ISO 9001
4 5 (2.36%) NIST
5 4 (1.89%) GDPR
6 3 (1.42%) Data Quality
6 3 (1.42%) GRC
6 3 (1.42%) IEC 61508
6 3 (1.42%) ISO 14001
6 3 (1.42%) QA
7 1 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.47%) PMO
System Software
1 18 (8.49%) Docker
2 13 (6.13%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.47%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.47%) RHEV
3 1 (0.47%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.47%) Virtual Servers
3 1 (0.47%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 13 (6.13%) Kubernetes
2 10 (4.72%) Terraform
3 3 (1.42%) Functional Safety
4 2 (0.94%) Cisco CUCM
5 1 (0.47%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.47%) Ansible
5 1 (0.47%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.47%) SCCM
Vendors
1 32 (15.09%) Microsoft
2 29 (13.68%) Oracle
3 24 (11.32%) IBM
3 24 (11.32%) Red Hat
4 20 (9.43%) NEC
5 6 (2.83%) PeopleSoft
6 5 (2.36%) Citrix
7 4 (1.89%) Cisco
8 3 (1.42%) Databricks
8 3 (1.42%) Palantir
8 3 (1.42%) SAP
9 2 (0.94%) Adobe
9 2 (0.94%) Apple
9 2 (0.94%) BiZZdesign
9 2 (0.94%) Facebook
9 2 (0.94%) Palo Alto
9 2 (0.94%) Rapid7
9 2 (0.94%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.94%) Sparx
9 2 (0.94%) YouTube