Public Sector Job Trends in Salford

Public Sector
Manchester > Salford

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies in Salford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 28 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 20 11
Rank change year-on-year -1 -9 +16
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 1 8 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Salford 0.87% 7.92% 7.55%
As % of the General category 1.23% 10.26% 12.12%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - £47,084
25th Percentile £71,349 - £52,976
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £74,830 - £61,250
Median % change year-on-year - - +61.56%
75th Percentile £78,312 - £69,800
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median annual salary £52,000 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.33% +20.00% -

All General Skills
Salford

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 Salford.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 81 78 33
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Salford 70.43% 77.23% 62.26%
Number of salaries quoted 47 14 20
10th Percentile £26,500 £46,713 £38,856
25th Percentile £31,250 £56,495 £42,679
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £67,138 £57,395
Median % change year-on-year -36.70% +16.97% +4.36%
75th Percentile £55,000 £74,144 £69,800
90th Percentile £75,000 - £80,070
Manchester median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% -4.35% +4.55%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Salford

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in Salford

Public Sector
Salary Trend in Salford

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Salford citing Public Sector.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Salford citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Salford 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
General
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Django
1 1 (100.00%) Node.js
1 1 (100.00%) React
1 1 (100.00%) Web Services
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared