Public Sector Jobs in the South East

Public Sector
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies in the South East. 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 61 130 178
Rank change year-on-year +69 +48 -15
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 522 303 459
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 3.46% 2.61% 2.08%
As % of the General category 6.43% 4.30% 3.24%
Number of salaries quoted 237 189 259
10th Percentile £30,650 £29,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 £74,375
90th Percentile £91,250 £82,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £53,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.77% -3.64% -

All General Skills
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 8,122 7,045 14,153
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 53.81% 60.80% 64.14%
Number of salaries quoted 4,765 4,014 6,830
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,881 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.99% -4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £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 South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in the South East

Public Sector
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in the South East.

Salary trend for Public Sector in the South East

Public Sector
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in the South East over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Public Sector in the South East

Public Sector
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Public Sector within the South East 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
Hampshire +59 260 £45,000 +4.05% 35
Thames Valley +16 134 £57,500 +9.52% 43
Berkshire +8 91 £63,500 -2.31% 22
Surrey +32 87 £50,000 - 11
Oxfordshire -9 24 £57,500 +9.52% 11
Buckinghamshire +3 19 £52,198 +50.90% 10
East Sussex +11 15 £72,500 +29.10% 3
Kent -27 10 £49,737 +30.89% 10
West Sussex +22 7 £65,000 +8.33% 2
Home Counties +10 7 - -
Public Sector
England

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 39 (7.47%) nginx
2 33 (6.32%) Camunda
3 8 (1.53%) Apache
4 7 (1.34%) SharePoint
5 4 (0.77%) Confluence
6 3 (0.57%) OpenStack
7 2 (0.38%) JBoss
7 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (0.38%) Red Hat Fuse
8 1 (0.19%) IIS
Applications
1 18 (3.45%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.34%) OrCAD
3 6 (1.15%) InVision
3 6 (1.15%) Sketch
4 5 (0.96%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.19%) Doxygen
6 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (1.92%) NEC Housing
2 3 (0.57%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.19%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 175 (33.52%) IBM Cloud
2 159 (30.46%) Azure
3 115 (22.03%) Azure DevOps
4 86 (16.48%) Serverless
5 76 (14.56%) Azure API Management
5 76 (14.56%) Azure Functions
6 74 (14.18%) Azure Logic Apps
6 74 (14.18%) Azure Service Bus
7 59 (11.30%) AWS
8 39 (7.47%) Azure AI
9 33 (6.32%) OpenShift
10 20 (3.83%) Microsoft 365
10 20 (3.83%) SaaS
11 12 (2.30%) Amazon EKS
11 12 (2.30%) PaaS
12 11 (2.11%) GitHub
12 11 (2.11%) Power Platform
13 10 (1.92%) Amazon ECS
14 8 (1.53%) GitHub Actions
15 7 (1.34%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.11%) DNS
2 9 (1.72%) Firewall
2 9 (1.72%) Modbus
2 9 (1.72%) Wireless
3 7 (1.34%) 3G
3 7 (1.34%) GPRS
4 6 (1.15%) 4G
4 6 (1.15%) Internet
4 6 (1.15%) Intranet
5 5 (0.96%) Ethernet
6 3 (0.57%) BGP
6 3 (0.57%) DHCP
6 3 (0.57%) LTE
7 2 (0.38%) Cisco ASA
7 2 (0.38%) EIGRP
7 2 (0.38%) IPsec
7 2 (0.38%) Network Security
7 2 (0.38%) OSPF
7 2 (0.38%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.38%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 112 (21.46%) MongoDB
2 101 (19.35%) PostgreSQL
3 92 (17.62%) Relational Database
4 77 (14.75%) NoSQL
5 75 (14.37%) DB2
6 43 (8.24%) Oracle Database
7 10 (1.92%) GIS
8 8 (1.53%) Power BI
8 8 (1.53%) Redis
9 7 (1.34%) RDBMS
10 4 (0.77%) DTS
11 2 (0.38%) MySQL
11 2 (0.38%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 2 (0.38%) Oracle Reports
11 2 (0.38%) SQL Server
12 1 (0.19%) Data Warehouse
12 1 (0.19%) Geospatial Data
12 1 (0.19%) Power Query
12 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 1 (0.19%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 20 (3.83%) Git
2 17 (3.26%) Jenkins
2 17 (3.26%) JIRA
3 11 (2.11%) JUnit
4 10 (1.92%) Maven
4 10 (1.92%) Oracle APEX
5 7 (1.34%) JMeter
5 7 (1.34%) Mockito
6 4 (0.77%) Eclipse
6 4 (0.77%) GitLab
6 4 (0.77%) Subversion
6 4 (0.77%) Visual Studio
7 3 (0.57%) Selenium
7 3 (0.57%) WebDriver
8 2 (0.38%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.38%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.38%) REST Assured
8 2 (0.38%) TestNG
9 1 (0.19%) Cypress.io
General
1 135 (25.86%) Social Skills
2 79 (15.13%) Finance
3 53 (10.15%) Analytical Skills
4 49 (9.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 44 (8.43%) Marketing
6 43 (8.24%) Telecoms
7 42 (8.05%) Electronics
7 42 (8.05%) Manufacturing
8 20 (3.83%) Local Government
9 13 (2.49%) Organisational Skills
10 12 (2.30%) Police
11 10 (1.92%) Presentation Skills
12 7 (1.34%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (0.96%) Fire and Rescue
13 5 (0.96%) Legal
14 4 (0.77%) Aerospace
14 4 (0.77%) Financial Institution
15 2 (0.38%) Retail
15 2 (0.38%) Social Housing
16 1 (0.19%) Digital Economy
Job Titles
1 132 (25.29%) Developer
2 84 (16.09%) Full Stack Developer
3 75 (14.37%) Azure Developer
4 58 (11.11%) Full Stack Engineer
5 46 (8.81%) Senior
6 32 (6.13%) Lead
7 31 (5.94%) Consultant
8 27 (5.17%) AWS Engineer
9 26 (4.98%) Analyst
10 24 (4.60%) Architect
11 18 (3.45%) Software Developer
12 16 (3.07%) Technical Consultant
13 14 (2.68%) Principal Consultant
14 13 (2.49%) Electronics Engineer
14 13 (2.49%) Principal Technical Consultant
15 12 (2.30%) Java Developer
15 12 (2.30%) Project Manager
15 12 (2.30%) Security Consultant
15 12 (2.30%) Senior Manager
15 12 (2.30%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 147 (28.16%) React
2 122 (23.37%) HTML
3 115 (22.03%) CSS
4 112 (21.46%) Node.js
5 100 (19.16%) REST
6 89 (17.05%) .NET
7 87 (16.67%) AngularJS
8 85 (16.28%) Web Services
9 82 (15.71%) jQuery
10 76 (14.56%) ASP.NET
11 75 (14.37%) ASP.NET Core
11 75 (14.37%) Backbone.js
11 75 (14.37%) Ember.js
11 75 (14.37%) Twitter Bootstrap
11 75 (14.37%) Vue
12 34 (6.51%) Swagger
13 33 (6.32%) KeystoneJS
14 14 (2.68%) Spring
15 13 (2.49%) SOAP
16 11 (2.11%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 178 (34.10%) Hybrid Cloud
2 175 (33.52%) Blockchain
3 81 (15.52%) Algorithms
4 75 (14.37%) Data Structures
5 51 (9.77%) Distributed Systems
6 42 (8.05%) Self-Motivation
7 39 (7.47%) e-Learning
8 24 (4.60%) NHS
9 22 (4.21%) Product Ownership
10 14 (2.68%) IoT
10 14 (2.68%) Management Information System
11 11 (2.11%) Analytical Mindset
12 9 (1.72%) Data Centre
12 9 (1.72%) Fibre Optics
12 9 (1.72%) NB-IoT
13 5 (0.96%) Cyber Threat
13 5 (0.96%) Embedded Systems
14 4 (0.77%) ARM Cortex
14 4 (0.77%) Driving Licence
14 4 (0.77%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 136 (26.05%) Linux
2 91 (17.43%) Windows
3 75 (14.37%) Android
3 75 (14.37%) Apple iOS
4 39 (7.47%) Alpine Linux
4 39 (7.47%) CentOS
4 39 (7.47%) Debian
5 2 (0.38%) Embedded Linux
5 2 (0.38%) VMS
5 2 (0.38%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.19%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.19%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 196 (37.55%) Artificial Intelligence
2 149 (28.54%) Full Stack Development
3 137 (26.25%) DevOps
4 117 (22.41%) Co-Creation
5 103 (19.73%) OO
6 97 (18.58%) Agile
7 94 (18.01%) User Experience
8 93 (17.82%) Problem-Solving
9 83 (15.90%) Web Development
10 82 (15.71%) Design Patterns
11 80 (15.33%) SOLID
12 78 (14.94%) Technology Transformation
13 77 (14.75%) Generative AI
14 76 (14.56%) MVC
14 76 (14.56%) OOP
15 75 (14.37%) API Management
15 75 (14.37%) Design Thinking
15 75 (14.37%) MVVM
15 75 (14.37%) Responsive Web Design
16 66 (12.64%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 178 (34.10%) Java
2 168 (32.18%) JavaScript
3 121 (23.18%) C#
4 119 (22.80%) Python
5 98 (18.77%) SQL
6 33 (6.32%) Lua
7 30 (5.75%) TypeScript
8 18 (3.45%) C
9 13 (2.49%) C++
10 11 (2.11%) Ruby
11 10 (1.92%) PL/SQL
12 8 (1.53%) Shell Script
13 6 (1.15%) Assembly Language
14 4 (0.77%) Embedded C
15 3 (0.57%) Go
15 3 (0.57%) PowerShell
15 3 (0.57%) R
16 2 (0.38%) Bicep
17 1 (0.19%) Formula Language
17 1 (0.19%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 97 (18.58%) Security Cleared
2 86 (16.48%) Degree
3 57 (10.92%) SC Cleared
4 42 (8.05%) Microsoft Certification
5 41 (7.85%) MCSE
6 39 (7.47%) Azure Certification
6 39 (7.47%) MCSA
7 27 (5.17%) DV Cleared
8 15 (2.87%) Computer Science Degree
8 15 (2.87%) DBS Check
9 9 (1.72%) Cisco Certification
9 9 (1.72%) CISSP
10 8 (1.53%) CCNA
11 7 (1.34%) CESG Certified Professional
11 7 (1.34%) CISMP
11 7 (1.34%) CREST Certified
11 7 (1.34%) Master's Degree
12 6 (1.15%) CCNP
12 6 (1.15%) PMI Certification
13 5 (0.96%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (3.45%) Accessibility
2 15 (2.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 13 (2.49%) QA
4 9 (1.72%) SLA
5 8 (1.53%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 7 (1.34%) GRC
7 6 (1.15%) Actionable Recommendations
8 5 (0.96%) PMO
9 4 (0.77%) IEC 61131
9 4 (0.77%) ISO 14001
9 4 (0.77%) ISO 9001
9 4 (0.77%) JTAG
10 3 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 3 (0.57%) NIST
10 3 (0.57%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.38%) Data Quality
12 1 (0.19%) COBIT
12 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials
12 1 (0.19%) GDPR
System Software
1 100 (19.16%) Docker
2 11 (2.11%) Firmware
3 6 (1.15%) Embedded Firmware
4 3 (0.57%) Active Directory
4 3 (0.57%) XenApp
4 3 (0.57%) XenDesktop
5 2 (0.38%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.19%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 55 (10.54%) Kubernetes
2 54 (10.34%) Terraform
3 7 (1.34%) Ansible
3 7 (1.34%) Kibana
4 3 (0.57%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (0.38%) Argo
5 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.19%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 175 (33.52%) IBM
1 175 (33.52%) Red Hat
2 46 (8.81%) Microsoft
3 45 (8.62%) Oracle
4 43 (8.24%) SAP
5 11 (2.11%) NEC
6 9 (1.72%) Cisco
7 8 (1.53%) EMC
8 7 (1.34%) Adobe
8 7 (1.34%) Dynatrace
8 7 (1.34%) Splunk
9 6 (1.15%) Google
9 6 (1.15%) Hotjar
10 5 (0.96%) Citrix
11 3 (0.57%) Palo Alto
11 3 (0.57%) WSO2
12 2 (0.38%) Atmel
12 2 (0.38%) F5
12 2 (0.38%) Freescale
12 2 (0.38%) VMware