Public Sector Jobs in the North West

Public Sector
England > North West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Public Sector over the 6 months to 18 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 26 84 32
Rank change year-on-year +58 -52 +93
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 588 356 735
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 6.14% 4.38% 7.77%
As % of the General category 11.42% 6.33% 12.81%
Number of salaries quoted 400 207 296
10th Percentile £27,625 £28,250 £35,625
25th Percentile £40,988 £36,250 £40,132
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,965 £45,000 £53,350
Median % change year-on-year +28.81% -15.65% +6.70%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £84,964 £78,000 £90,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year - +1.85% -1.82%

All General Skills
North West

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 West with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 5,149 5,628 5,737
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 53.76% 69.23% 60.63%
Number of salaries quoted 3,852 2,555 3,074
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,250 £28,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% - +6.06%
75th Percentile £63,148 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,500 £80,525
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.22% +0.83% +4.35%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in the North West

Public Sector
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Public Sector in the North West

Public Sector
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in the North West over the 6 months to 18 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Public Sector in the North West

Public Sector
Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 18 April 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
Manchester +63 369 £60,000 +16.34% 74
Lancashire +26 103 £62,783 +49.14% 15
Cheshire +17 65 £55,000 +38.36% 13
Merseyside -8 39 £40,000 -18.67% 11
Cumbria - 11 £42,500 - 6
Public Sector
England

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 15 (2.55%) Confluence
2 10 (1.70%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.85%) JBoss
3 5 (0.85%) Red Hat Fuse
4 4 (0.68%) ArcGIS
5 3 (0.51%) IIS
6 2 (0.34%) Anypoint
6 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.17%) CMS
7 1 (0.17%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.17%) Umbraco
Applications
1 13 (2.21%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (1.87%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.02%) Sketch
5 4 (0.68%) AutoCAD
5 4 (0.68%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.34%) Fusion 360
6 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.17%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.17%) InVision
7 1 (0.17%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 4 (0.68%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (0.68%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
1 4 (0.68%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.17%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 151 (25.68%) Azure
2 99 (16.84%) IBM Cloud
3 63 (10.71%) AWS
4 49 (8.33%) Power Platform
5 46 (7.82%) Serverless
6 43 (7.31%) Azure DevOps
7 41 (6.97%) Azure API Management
7 41 (6.97%) Azure Functions
7 41 (6.97%) Azure Logic Apps
7 41 (6.97%) Azure Service Bus
8 26 (4.42%) OCI
9 24 (4.08%) Amazon ECR
9 24 (4.08%) Amazon EKS
9 24 (4.08%) Amazon S3
9 24 (4.08%) Route 53
10 20 (3.40%) Microsoft 365
11 13 (2.21%) Azure Data Factory
12 12 (2.04%) PowerApps
13 9 (1.53%) Entra ID
14 7 (1.19%) AWS KMS
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.87%) WAN
2 9 (1.53%) Firewall
2 9 (1.53%) Network Security
3 8 (1.36%) DNS
3 8 (1.36%) SD-WAN
3 8 (1.36%) Wireless
4 6 (1.02%) Cisco Firepower
5 5 (0.85%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (0.68%) Cisco IOS
6 4 (0.68%) Cisco ISE
6 4 (0.68%) TETRA
6 4 (0.68%) VSAN
7 3 (0.51%) Internet
7 3 (0.51%) Intranet
7 3 (0.51%) SMS
8 2 (0.34%) BGP
8 2 (0.34%) EIGRP
8 2 (0.34%) LAN
8 2 (0.34%) OSPF
8 2 (0.34%) RTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 92 (15.65%) NoSQL
2 79 (13.44%) MongoDB
3 78 (13.27%) PostgreSQL
4 72 (12.24%) DB2
5 41 (6.97%) Relational Database
6 37 (6.29%) Power BI
7 24 (4.08%) Amazon RDS
8 23 (3.91%) Data Warehouse
9 21 (3.57%) SQL Server
10 18 (3.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 15 (2.55%) Tableau
12 10 (1.70%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
13 7 (1.19%) MySQL
14 6 (1.02%) Data Lake
15 5 (0.85%) Big Data
16 4 (0.68%) BusinessObjects
17 3 (0.51%) Azure SQL Database
17 3 (0.51%) Data Mining
18 2 (0.34%) Oracle Database
18 2 (0.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 21 (3.57%) JIRA
2 9 (1.53%) GitLab
3 7 (1.19%) Artifactory
4 5 (0.85%) IntelliJ
4 5 (0.85%) Visual Studio
5 4 (0.68%) Git
6 3 (0.51%) Burp Suite
6 3 (0.51%) Metasploit
7 2 (0.34%) LabVIEW
7 2 (0.34%) Maven
8 1 (0.17%) Axure RP
8 1 (0.17%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.17%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 123 (20.92%) Social Skills
2 109 (18.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 104 (17.69%) Finance
4 40 (6.80%) Analytical Skills
5 25 (4.25%) Presentation Skills
6 23 (3.91%) Local Government
7 21 (3.57%) Organisational Skills
8 17 (2.89%) Retail
9 16 (2.72%) Influencing Skills
10 13 (2.21%) Billing
11 11 (1.87%) Legal
12 9 (1.53%) Marketing
13 7 (1.19%) Electronics
13 7 (1.19%) Manufacturing
14 6 (1.02%) Telecoms
15 4 (0.68%) Law
15 4 (0.68%) Military
15 4 (0.68%) Police
16 3 (0.51%) Banking
17 2 (0.34%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 116 (19.73%) Senior
2 91 (15.48%) Lead
3 82 (13.95%) Developer
4 47 (7.99%) Full Stack Developer
5 46 (7.82%) Architect
6 43 (7.31%) Azure Developer
7 33 (5.61%) Azure Engineer
8 31 (5.27%) Full Stack Engineer
9 30 (5.10%) Analyst
10 27 (4.59%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 27 (4.59%) Project Manager
11 26 (4.42%) DevOps Engineer
12 24 (4.08%) Senior DevOps
12 24 (4.08%) Senior DevOps Engineer
13 23 (3.91%) Junior
14 22 (3.74%) Designer
14 22 (3.74%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
15 20 (3.40%) Consultant
15 20 (3.40%) Programme Manager
16 18 (3.06%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 86 (14.63%) .NET
2 80 (13.61%) HTML
3 79 (13.44%) AngularJS
3 79 (13.44%) REST
3 79 (13.44%) Web Services
4 77 (13.10%) CSS
5 75 (12.76%) ASP.NET
5 75 (12.76%) ASP.NET Core
6 74 (12.59%) React
6 74 (12.59%) Vue
7 72 (12.24%) Backbone.js
7 72 (12.24%) Ember.js
7 72 (12.24%) jQuery
7 72 (12.24%) Twitter Bootstrap
8 46 (7.82%) Node.js
9 13 (2.21%) RESTful
10 8 (1.36%) Spring
11 7 (1.19%) Hibernate
12 5 (0.85%) Java EE
12 5 (0.85%) JPA
Miscellaneous
1 113 (19.22%) Hybrid Cloud
2 101 (17.18%) Blockchain
3 72 (12.24%) Algorithms
3 72 (12.24%) Data Structures
4 56 (9.52%) e-Learning
5 35 (5.95%) Public Cloud
6 26 (4.42%) Management Information System
7 18 (3.06%) NHS
8 17 (2.89%) Enterprise Software
9 15 (2.55%) Product Ownership
10 14 (2.38%) Graphic Design
11 13 (2.21%) Housing Association
12 7 (1.19%) Driving Licence
12 7 (1.19%) PKI
12 7 (1.19%) Self-Motivation
13 6 (1.02%) Data Centre
13 6 (1.02%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
14 4 (0.68%) Enterprise Storage
14 4 (0.68%) Greenfield Project
14 4 (0.68%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 95 (16.16%) Windows
2 83 (14.12%) Linux
3 72 (12.24%) Android
3 72 (12.24%) Apple iOS
4 8 (1.36%) Unix
5 7 (1.19%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.51%) Kali Linux
6 3 (0.51%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.34%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.17%) Amazon Linux
8 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 267 (45.41%) Coaching
2 257 (43.71%) Mentoring
3 184 (31.29%) Agile
4 109 (18.54%) Artificial Intelligence
5 99 (16.84%) Design Patterns
5 99 (16.84%) User Experience
6 91 (15.48%) DevOps
7 87 (14.80%) Co-Creation
8 78 (13.27%) Full Stack Development
9 76 (12.93%) OO
10 75 (12.76%) MVC
10 75 (12.76%) SOLID
11 74 (12.59%) MVVM
11 74 (12.59%) OOP
11 74 (12.59%) Web Development
12 73 (12.41%) Design Thinking
13 72 (12.24%) Responsive Web Design
14 64 (10.88%) Problem-Solving
15 56 (9.52%) Stakeholder Management
16 54 (9.18%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 126 (21.43%) SQL
2 96 (16.33%) C#
3 92 (15.65%) JavaScript
4 72 (12.24%) Java
5 60 (10.20%) Python
6 14 (2.38%) T-SQL
7 5 (0.85%) C++
8 4 (0.68%) PowerShell
9 3 (0.51%) TypeScript
10 2 (0.34%) C
11 1 (0.17%) Bash
11 1 (0.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.17%) Kusto Query Language
11 1 (0.17%) PHP
Qualifications
1 51 (8.67%) Security Cleared
2 43 (7.31%) SC Cleared
3 36 (6.12%) Degree
4 14 (2.38%) APMP
4 14 (2.38%) Cisco Certification
5 13 (2.21%) ACCA
6 7 (1.19%) Azure Certification
6 7 (1.19%) DBS Check
7 6 (1.02%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 6 (1.02%) AWS Certification
7 6 (1.02%) CCNP
7 6 (1.02%) CCSK
7 6 (1.02%) CCSP
7 6 (1.02%) CISM
7 6 (1.02%) CISSP
8 5 (0.85%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (0.68%) CCNA
10 3 (0.51%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (0.51%) OSCE
10 3 (0.51%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (3.57%) Accessibility
1 21 (3.57%) WCAG
2 13 (2.21%) GAAP
2 13 (2.21%) IFRS
2 13 (2.21%) NIST
3 12 (2.04%) QA
4 7 (1.19%) NCSC
4 7 (1.19%) SLA
5 6 (1.02%) Data Quality
5 6 (1.02%) PMO
6 3 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.34%) Disclosure Scotland
7 2 (0.34%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.17%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.17%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 20 (3.40%) Active Directory
2 14 (2.38%) Hyper-V
3 11 (1.87%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.19%) Docker
5 4 (0.68%) vSphere
6 2 (0.34%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 38 (6.46%) Terraform
2 33 (5.61%) Kubernetes
3 24 (4.08%) Prometheus
4 13 (2.21%) Single Sign-On
5 12 (2.04%) Ansible
6 7 (1.19%) CA Single Sign-On
7 5 (0.85%) Microsoft Intune
8 3 (0.51%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (0.51%) Nessus
8 3 (0.51%) Nmap
8 3 (0.51%) SysTrack
9 2 (0.34%) ZABBIX
10 1 (0.17%) Kiali
10 1 (0.17%) Kibana
10 1 (0.17%) SCCM
Vendors
1 99 (16.84%) IBM
1 99 (16.84%) Red Hat
2 79 (13.44%) Microsoft
3 28 (4.76%) YouTube
4 25 (4.25%) Dynatrace
5 20 (3.40%) CA
5 20 (3.40%) ServiceNow
6 17 (2.89%) SAP
7 16 (2.72%) VMware
8 14 (2.38%) Atlassian
9 11 (1.87%) Cisco
10 8 (1.36%) BMC
11 7 (1.19%) Aruba
11 7 (1.19%) CyberArk
12 6 (1.02%) HP
12 6 (1.02%) HubSpot
12 6 (1.02%) Oracle
12 6 (1.02%) Splunk
13 5 (0.85%) Fortinet
14 4 (0.68%) Veeam