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 advertised in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Public Sector over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 26 78 42
Rank change year-on-year +52 -36 +35
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 1,143 757 1,244
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 6.61% 4.33% 6.89%
As % of the General category 11.87% 6.15% 11.86%
Number of salaries quoted 873 453 593
10th Percentile £31,579 £29,650 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,988 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,965 £45,613 £47,142
Median % change year-on-year +27.08% -3.24% -0.75%
75th Percentile £71,991 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £84,964 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £54,100
% change year-on-year - +1.66% -1.64%

All General Skills
North of England

Public Sector is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 9,632 12,301 10,490
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 55.69% 70.34% 58.11%
Number of salaries quoted 7,306 5,223 6,150
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,500 £27,875
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +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 4 May 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 4 May 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 +48 613 £57,965 +26.01% 117
Yorkshire +46 345 £57,965 +28.81% 69
North East +38 186 £52,500 +12.90% 19
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 38 (3.32%) Confluence
2 21 (1.84%) SharePoint
3 17 (1.49%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (0.70%) JBoss
4 8 (0.70%) Red Hat Fuse
5 7 (0.61%) IIS
6 5 (0.44%) ArcGIS
7 4 (0.35%) Apache
7 4 (0.35%) Tomcat
7 4 (0.35%) Umbraco
8 3 (0.26%) Anypoint
8 3 (0.26%) CMS
9 2 (0.17%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 32 (2.80%) Microsoft Office
2 28 (2.45%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (0.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.52%) Sketch
5 5 (0.44%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.35%) AutoCAD
6 4 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.35%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.17%) Fusion 360
8 1 (0.087%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.087%) InVision
8 1 (0.087%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 14 (1.22%) NEC Housing
2 11 (0.96%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.52%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (0.35%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.35%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 3 (0.26%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.26%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.17%) iTrent
6 2 (0.17%) SAP GRC
6 2 (0.17%) SAP HCM
6 2 (0.17%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 257 (22.48%) Azure
2 140 (12.25%) AWS
3 117 (10.24%) IBM Cloud
4 114 (9.97%) Power Platform
5 52 (4.55%) Azure DevOps
6 48 (4.20%) Microsoft 365
6 48 (4.20%) Serverless
7 41 (3.59%) Azure API Management
7 41 (3.59%) Azure Functions
7 41 (3.59%) Azure Logic Apps
7 41 (3.59%) Azure Service Bus
8 38 (3.32%) OCI
9 37 (3.24%) Amazon EKS
9 37 (3.24%) Amazon S3
10 36 (3.15%) Amazon ECR
10 36 (3.15%) Route 53
11 29 (2.54%) GitHub
12 26 (2.27%) GitHub Actions
13 20 (1.75%) Azure Data Factory
14 19 (1.66%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 24 (2.10%) Wi-Fi
2 23 (2.01%) Firewall
3 13 (1.14%) DNS
3 13 (1.14%) WAN
4 12 (1.05%) Network Security
5 9 (0.79%) SD-WAN
6 8 (0.70%) Wireless
7 7 (0.61%) Cisco Firepower
8 6 (0.52%) Intranet
9 4 (0.35%) Cisco IOS
9 4 (0.35%) Cisco ISE
9 4 (0.35%) TETRA
9 4 (0.35%) VSAN
10 3 (0.26%) 4G
10 3 (0.26%) 5G
10 3 (0.26%) BGP
10 3 (0.26%) Cisco ASA
10 3 (0.26%) Internet
10 3 (0.26%) OSPF
10 3 (0.26%) Spanning Tree
Database & Business Intelligence
1 132 (11.55%) NoSQL
2 106 (9.27%) PostgreSQL
3 100 (8.75%) MongoDB
3 100 (8.75%) Power BI
4 78 (6.82%) DB2
5 51 (4.46%) SQL Server
6 43 (3.76%) Relational Database
7 40 (3.50%) Data Warehouse
7 40 (3.50%) Tableau
8 37 (3.24%) Amazon RDS
9 34 (2.97%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 21 (1.84%) MySQL
11 14 (1.22%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
12 11 (0.96%) Oracle Database
13 9 (0.79%) Data Lake
13 9 (0.79%) Power Query
14 8 (0.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 6 (0.52%) QlikView
16 5 (0.44%) Big Data
16 5 (0.44%) Oracle Database 12c
Development Applications
1 51 (4.46%) JIRA
2 27 (2.36%) GitLab
3 25 (2.19%) CircleCI
4 21 (1.84%) Artifactory
5 12 (1.05%) Git
6 8 (0.70%) IntelliJ
7 5 (0.44%) Cucumber
7 5 (0.44%) Visual Studio
8 4 (0.35%) Jenkins
8 4 (0.35%) Selenium
9 3 (0.26%) Burp Suite
9 3 (0.26%) Metasploit
9 3 (0.26%) Octopus Deploy
9 3 (0.26%) TeamCity
10 2 (0.17%) Cypress.io
10 2 (0.17%) Maven
10 2 (0.17%) REST Assured
10 2 (0.17%) SonarQube
10 2 (0.17%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 2 (0.17%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 249 (21.78%) Social Skills
2 231 (20.21%) Finance
3 153 (13.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 97 (8.49%) Analytical Skills
5 58 (5.07%) Local Government
6 47 (4.11%) Presentation Skills
7 43 (3.76%) Organisational Skills
8 38 (3.32%) Influencing Skills
9 33 (2.89%) Retail
10 32 (2.80%) Police
11 27 (2.36%) Billing
12 13 (1.14%) Marketing
13 12 (1.05%) Legal
14 10 (0.87%) Law
15 9 (0.79%) Back Office
15 9 (0.79%) Manufacturing
16 8 (0.70%) Banking
17 7 (0.61%) Electronics
17 7 (0.61%) Games
17 7 (0.61%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 284 (24.85%) Senior
2 208 (18.20%) Lead
3 151 (13.21%) Developer
4 102 (8.92%) Architect
5 78 (6.82%) Analyst
6 61 (5.34%) Full Stack Developer
7 56 (4.90%) Project Manager
8 55 (4.81%) DevOps Engineer
9 52 (4.55%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 49 (4.29%) Azure Developer
11 47 (4.11%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
12 42 (3.67%) Designer
12 42 (3.67%) Senior DevOps
12 42 (3.67%) Senior DevOps Engineer
13 41 (3.59%) Agile Coach
13 41 (3.59%) Programme Manager
14 40 (3.50%) Azure Engineer
14 40 (3.50%) Consultant
14 40 (3.50%) Solutions Architect
15 37 (3.24%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 129 (11.29%) .NET
2 105 (9.19%) AngularJS
3 99 (8.66%) React
4 95 (8.31%) HTML
5 92 (8.05%) CSS
5 92 (8.05%) Web Services
6 90 (7.87%) REST
7 85 (7.44%) ASP.NET
8 83 (7.26%) Vue
9 82 (7.17%) ASP.NET Core
10 78 (6.82%) Backbone.js
10 78 (6.82%) Ember.js
10 78 (6.82%) jQuery
10 78 (6.82%) Twitter Bootstrap
11 51 (4.46%) Node.js
12 44 (3.85%) RESTful
13 14 (1.22%) .NET Core
13 14 (1.22%) Spring
14 11 (0.96%) JSON
15 10 (0.87%) Hibernate
Miscellaneous
1 150 (13.12%) Hybrid Cloud
2 122 (10.67%) Blockchain
3 105 (9.19%) Public Cloud
4 78 (6.82%) Algorithms
4 78 (6.82%) Data Structures
5 74 (6.47%) e-Learning
6 39 (3.41%) NHS
7 32 (2.80%) Management Information System
8 31 (2.71%) Enterprise Software
9 27 (2.36%) Housing Association
10 25 (2.19%) Distributed Systems
11 21 (1.84%) Driving Licence
11 21 (1.84%) Product Ownership
12 13 (1.14%) Graphic Design
13 12 (1.05%) PKI
13 12 (1.05%) Self-Motivation
14 8 (0.70%) Data Centre
15 7 (0.61%) IoT
16 6 (0.52%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
17 5 (0.44%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 133 (11.64%) Windows
2 118 (10.32%) Linux
3 78 (6.82%) Android
3 78 (6.82%) Apple iOS
4 24 (2.10%) Unix
5 10 (0.87%) Windows Server 2016
5 10 (0.87%) Windows Server 2019
6 9 (0.79%) Windows Server
7 4 (0.35%) Solaris
7 4 (0.35%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.26%) Amazon Linux
8 3 (0.26%) Kali Linux
8 3 (0.26%) Windows Server 2008
9 2 (0.17%) AIX
9 2 (0.17%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.087%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.087%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 505 (44.18%) Coaching
2 498 (43.57%) Mentoring
3 331 (28.96%) Agile
4 156 (13.65%) Artificial Intelligence
5 142 (12.42%) DevOps
6 139 (12.16%) Problem-Solving
7 132 (11.55%) Design Patterns
8 124 (10.85%) User Experience
9 123 (10.76%) Stakeholder Management
10 117 (10.24%) Full Stack Development
11 116 (10.15%) Business Intelligence
12 114 (9.97%) Co-Creation
13 100 (8.75%) Service Management
14 95 (8.31%) Project Management
15 90 (7.87%) ITIL
16 89 (7.79%) Roadmaps
17 85 (7.44%) MVC
18 84 (7.35%) Web Development
19 82 (7.17%) OO
20 81 (7.09%) SOLID
Programming Languages
1 209 (18.29%) SQL
2 132 (11.55%) C#
3 121 (10.59%) JavaScript
4 96 (8.40%) Java
5 70 (6.12%) Python
6 22 (1.92%) T-SQL
7 13 (1.14%) TypeScript
8 10 (0.87%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 6 (0.52%) PowerShell
10 5 (0.44%) C++
11 4 (0.35%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.26%) Bash
13 2 (0.17%) C
14 1 (0.087%) JCL
14 1 (0.087%) Kusto Query Language
14 1 (0.087%) PHP
14 1 (0.087%) REXX
14 1 (0.087%) Scala
Qualifications
1 90 (7.87%) Security Cleared
2 61 (5.34%) SC Cleared
3 56 (4.90%) Degree
4 27 (2.36%) ACCA
5 16 (1.40%) Cisco Certification
6 13 (1.14%) APMP
7 12 (1.05%) Microsoft Certification
8 8 (0.70%) Azure Certification
8 8 (0.70%) DBS Check
9 7 (0.61%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 7 (0.61%) AWS Certification
9 7 (0.61%) CCNP
9 7 (0.61%) CCSP
9 7 (0.61%) CISM
9 7 (0.61%) CISSP
10 6 (0.52%) CCSK
11 5 (0.44%) BPSS Clearance
11 5 (0.44%) CCNA
11 5 (0.44%) Oracle Certification
12 4 (0.35%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (6.30%) Accessibility
2 56 (4.90%) WCAG
3 28 (2.45%) QA
4 27 (2.36%) GAAP
4 27 (2.36%) IFRS
5 17 (1.49%) NIST
6 15 (1.31%) SLA
7 10 (0.87%) Data Quality
7 10 (0.87%) NCSC
8 8 (0.70%) PMO
9 4 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 2 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.17%) Disclosure Scotland
10 2 (0.17%) GRC
10 2 (0.17%) ISO 9001
10 2 (0.17%) WAI
11 1 (0.087%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.087%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.087%) GDPR
11 1 (0.087%) SOC 2
System Software
1 43 (3.76%) Active Directory
1 43 (3.76%) Docker
2 18 (1.57%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (1.22%) Hyper-V
4 11 (0.96%) Virtual Servers
5 7 (0.61%) Virtual Desktop
6 4 (0.35%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 4 (0.35%) vSphere
7 3 (0.26%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.087%) NFS
8 1 (0.087%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 92 (8.05%) Terraform
2 77 (6.74%) Kubernetes
3 37 (3.24%) Prometheus
4 30 (2.62%) Ansible
5 18 (1.57%) Single Sign-On
6 12 (1.05%) CA Single Sign-On
7 7 (0.61%) SysTrack
8 5 (0.44%) Grafana
8 5 (0.44%) Microsoft Intune
9 4 (0.35%) Jamf Pro
10 3 (0.26%) Nessus
10 3 (0.26%) Nmap
11 2 (0.17%) Kibana
11 2 (0.17%) SCCM
11 2 (0.17%) ZABBIX
12 1 (0.087%) HP ALM
12 1 (0.087%) Istio
12 1 (0.087%) Kiali
12 1 (0.087%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 187 (16.36%) Microsoft
2 120 (10.50%) IBM
3 119 (10.41%) Red Hat
4 40 (3.50%) CA
5 39 (3.41%) Dynatrace
6 37 (3.24%) ServiceNow
7 35 (3.06%) Atlassian
8 32 (2.80%) VMware
9 28 (2.45%) YouTube
10 27 (2.36%) SAP
11 26 (2.27%) Oracle
12 20 (1.75%) Cisco
13 15 (1.31%) Aruba
14 14 (1.22%) NEC
14 14 (1.22%) Splunk
15 13 (1.14%) BMC
16 12 (1.05%) CyberArk
16 12 (1.05%) Palo Alto
17 9 (0.79%) EMC
18 7 (0.61%) HP