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 advertised in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Public Sector over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 61 122 171
Rank change year-on-year +61 +49 -22
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 641 411 431
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 3.85% 2.72% 2.19%
As % of the General category 6.81% 4.23% 3.77%
Number of salaries quoted 350 231 255
10th Percentile £27,965 £29,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £38,846 £33,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,173 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.34% +0.35% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £66,875 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year - +1.85% -1.82%

All General Skills
South East

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 South East with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 9,409 9,707 11,442
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 56.55% 64.13% 58.14%
Number of salaries quoted 6,050 4,682 6,527
10th Percentile £25,500 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,713 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,250 £52,500 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -3.67% +9.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,315 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.96% +0.53% +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 25 April 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 25 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
Hampshire +77 279 £45,000 -5.26% 42
Thames Valley +58 203 £55,000 -12.00% 61
Berkshire +44 125 £57,500 -11.54% 35
Surrey -19 81 £50,000 -25.93% 27
Oxfordshire +54 53 £57,789 -20.90% 11
Kent -18 35 £27,965 -20.10% 14
Buckinghamshire -11 25 £47,500 +24.59% 15
East Sussex +18 24 £70,644 +22.53% 2
West Sussex +43 13 £55,000 +9.62% 4
Home Counties +14 2 - -
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 40 (6.24%) nginx
2 34 (5.30%) Camunda
3 21 (3.28%) OpenStack
4 12 (1.87%) Red Hat Fuse
5 11 (1.72%) Apache
5 11 (1.72%) JBoss
6 10 (1.56%) Confluence
7 9 (1.40%) IIS
8 8 (1.25%) SharePoint
9 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Exchange
9 2 (0.31%) Oracle Workflow
10 1 (0.16%) Anypoint
10 1 (0.16%) WebSphere
Applications
1 21 (3.28%) Microsoft Office
1 21 (3.28%) Spreadsheet
2 7 (1.09%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.94%) InVision
3 6 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (0.94%) Sketch
4 5 (0.78%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (0.78%) OrCAD
5 4 (0.62%) Doxygen
6 1 (0.16%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.16%) PTC Creo
6 1 (0.16%) Simulink
6 1 (0.16%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 3 (0.47%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.31%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (0.31%) Oracle EBS R12
Cloud Services
1 208 (32.45%) Azure
2 151 (23.56%) IBM Cloud
3 115 (17.94%) Azure DevOps
4 96 (14.98%) Serverless
5 70 (10.92%) Azure API Management
5 70 (10.92%) Azure Functions
6 68 (10.61%) Azure Logic Apps
6 68 (10.61%) Azure Service Bus
7 58 (9.05%) AWS
8 37 (5.77%) Power Platform
9 34 (5.30%) OpenShift
10 29 (4.52%) Amazon EKS
11 25 (3.90%) Amazon ECS
11 25 (3.90%) Microsoft 365
12 13 (2.03%) GitHub
12 13 (2.03%) PaaS
12 13 (2.03%) SaaS
13 8 (1.25%) Entra ID
14 7 (1.09%) Power Automate
15 6 (0.94%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 19 (2.96%) Internet
2 17 (2.65%) DNS
3 10 (1.56%) Wireless
4 6 (0.94%) 3G
4 6 (0.94%) GPRS
4 6 (0.94%) Intranet
4 6 (0.94%) Modbus
5 5 (0.78%) 4G
5 5 (0.78%) Network Security
5 5 (0.78%) VPN
6 4 (0.62%) DHCP
6 4 (0.62%) LTE
7 3 (0.47%) Ethernet
7 3 (0.47%) SAN
7 3 (0.47%) SSL
8 2 (0.31%) 5G
8 2 (0.31%) Firewall
8 2 (0.31%) Software-Defined Radio
8 2 (0.31%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.16%) NaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 111 (17.32%) PostgreSQL
2 108 (16.85%) MongoDB
3 104 (16.22%) Relational Database
4 80 (12.48%) NoSQL
5 70 (10.92%) DB2
6 44 (6.86%) Oracle Database
7 37 (5.77%) SQL Server
8 33 (5.15%) Power BI
9 30 (4.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 24 (3.74%) Data Warehouse
11 13 (2.03%) GIS
12 8 (1.25%) Redis
13 4 (0.62%) Geospatial Data
13 4 (0.62%) Oracle Reports
13 4 (0.62%) RDBMS
14 3 (0.47%) DTS
14 3 (0.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 2 (0.31%) Data Lake
15 2 (0.31%) Elasticsearch
15 2 (0.31%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 48 (7.49%) Git
2 34 (5.30%) Jenkins
3 25 (3.90%) JIRA
4 18 (2.81%) JUnit
5 12 (1.87%) Maven
6 7 (1.09%) Bitbucket
6 7 (1.09%) Selenium
7 6 (0.94%) Cucumber
7 6 (0.94%) GitLab
7 6 (0.94%) WebDriver
8 5 (0.78%) JMeter
8 5 (0.78%) Oracle APEX
8 5 (0.78%) TestNG
9 4 (0.62%) Eclipse
9 4 (0.62%) Mockito
9 4 (0.62%) REST Assured
9 4 (0.62%) Subversion
9 4 (0.62%) Visual Studio
10 2 (0.31%) IntelliJ
10 2 (0.31%) Oracle Forms
General
1 158 (24.65%) Social Skills
2 143 (22.31%) Finance
3 61 (9.52%) Marketing
3 61 (9.52%) Telecoms
4 59 (9.20%) Electronics
4 59 (9.20%) Manufacturing
5 56 (8.74%) Analytical Skills
6 55 (8.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 27 (4.21%) Retail
8 19 (2.96%) Organisational Skills
8 19 (2.96%) Presentation Skills
9 8 (1.25%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (0.94%) Local Government
11 5 (0.78%) Aerospace
11 5 (0.78%) Police
12 4 (0.62%) Financial Institution
12 4 (0.62%) Legal
13 3 (0.47%) Fire and Rescue
14 2 (0.31%) Tech for Good
15 1 (0.16%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 152 (23.71%) Developer
2 91 (14.20%) Full Stack Developer
3 73 (11.39%) Azure Developer
4 68 (10.61%) Senior
5 49 (7.64%) Consultant
6 40 (6.24%) Full Stack Engineer
7 39 (6.08%) Analyst
8 37 (5.77%) Lead
9 30 (4.68%) Java Developer
10 28 (4.37%) Project Manager
11 27 (4.21%) Senior Developer
12 23 (3.59%) Business Analyst
13 21 (3.28%) Business Intelligence Consultant
13 21 (3.28%) Delivery Manager
14 20 (3.12%) Service Delivery Manager
14 20 (3.12%) Service Manager
14 20 (3.12%) Technical Analyst
15 19 (2.96%) Architect
16 18 (2.81%) Software Engineer
16 18 (2.81%) Technical Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 130 (20.28%) Node.js
2 129 (20.12%) React
3 113 (17.63%) REST
4 102 (15.91%) AngularJS
5 101 (15.76%) Web Services
6 95 (14.82%) HTML
7 92 (14.35%) .NET
8 91 (14.20%) CSS
9 74 (11.54%) ASP.NET
9 74 (11.54%) jQuery
10 71 (11.08%) ASP.NET Core
11 70 (10.92%) Backbone.js
11 70 (10.92%) Ember.js
11 70 (10.92%) Twitter Bootstrap
11 70 (10.92%) Vue
12 35 (5.46%) Spring
12 35 (5.46%) Swagger
13 34 (5.30%) KeystoneJS
14 27 (4.21%) Spring Boot
15 25 (3.90%) Apache Camel
Miscellaneous
1 151 (23.56%) Blockchain
1 151 (23.56%) Hybrid Cloud
2 73 (11.39%) Algorithms
3 70 (10.92%) Data Structures
4 68 (10.61%) Distributed Systems
5 43 (6.71%) e-Learning
6 27 (4.21%) Product Ownership
7 17 (2.65%) NHS
7 17 (2.65%) Self-Motivation
8 13 (2.03%) Cyber Threat
9 12 (1.87%) Management Information System
10 11 (1.72%) Analytical Mindset
10 11 (1.72%) IoT
11 10 (1.56%) Onboarding
12 9 (1.40%) Fibre Optics
13 8 (1.25%) Embedded Systems
14 7 (1.09%) Legacy Systems
15 6 (0.94%) NB-IoT
16 5 (0.78%) Enterprise Software
16 5 (0.78%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 145 (22.62%) Linux
2 94 (14.66%) Windows
3 70 (10.92%) Android
3 70 (10.92%) Apple iOS
4 40 (6.24%) Alpine Linux
4 40 (6.24%) CentOS
4 40 (6.24%) Debian
5 5 (0.78%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.62%) VMS
7 2 (0.31%) AIX
7 2 (0.31%) Oracle Linux
7 2 (0.31%) Unix
8 1 (0.16%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.16%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 199 (31.05%) Artificial Intelligence
2 175 (27.30%) DevOps
3 141 (22.00%) Full Stack Development
4 113 (17.63%) Co-Creation
5 112 (17.47%) Agile
6 100 (15.60%) User Experience
7 94 (14.66%) Business Intelligence
8 88 (13.73%) Technology Transformation
9 81 (12.64%) Design Patterns
10 80 (12.48%) Mentoring
11 79 (12.32%) CI/CD
11 79 (12.32%) Problem-Solving
11 79 (12.32%) SOLID
11 79 (12.32%) Web Development
12 77 (12.01%) OO
13 75 (11.70%) MVC
14 74 (11.54%) OOP
15 72 (11.23%) Data Science
16 71 (11.08%) Design Thinking
17 70 (10.92%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 177 (27.61%) Java
2 173 (26.99%) JavaScript
3 133 (20.75%) SQL
4 132 (20.59%) Python
5 102 (15.91%) C#
6 34 (5.30%) Lua
7 23 (3.59%) C
8 16 (2.50%) C++
9 12 (1.87%) Shell Script
10 10 (1.56%) TypeScript
11 8 (1.25%) Go
11 8 (1.25%) PL/SQL
12 7 (1.09%) Embedded C
12 7 (1.09%) MATLAB
12 7 (1.09%) Ruby
13 6 (0.94%) PowerShell
14 4 (0.62%) Assembly Language
14 4 (0.62%) Bicep
15 3 (0.47%) R
16 1 (0.16%) Bash
Qualifications
1 136 (21.22%) Security Cleared
2 89 (13.88%) SC Cleared
3 84 (13.10%) Degree
4 48 (7.49%) Azure Certification
5 44 (6.86%) Microsoft Certification
6 43 (6.71%) MCSE
7 41 (6.40%) MCSA
8 28 (4.37%) DV Cleared
9 24 (3.74%) DBS Check
10 13 (2.03%) Computer Science Degree
11 10 (1.56%) BPSS Clearance
12 9 (1.40%) Cisco Certification
12 9 (1.40%) CISSP
12 9 (1.40%) PMI Certification
13 8 (1.25%) AWS Certification
13 8 (1.25%) CCNA
13 8 (1.25%) Master's Degree
14 7 (1.09%) CESG Certified Professional
14 7 (1.09%) CISMP
14 7 (1.09%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (3.43%) GDPR
1 22 (3.43%) SLA
2 12 (1.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (1.56%) QA
4 8 (1.25%) Accessibility
4 8 (1.25%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 7 (1.09%) GRC
5 7 (1.09%) PMO
6 6 (0.94%) Actionable Recommendations
7 5 (0.78%) Data Quality
8 4 (0.62%) IEC 61131
8 4 (0.62%) ISO 14001
8 4 (0.62%) ISO 9001
8 4 (0.62%) JTAG
9 2 (0.31%) NCSC
9 2 (0.31%) NIST
10 1 (0.16%) Government Security Classifications
System Software
1 119 (18.56%) Docker
2 12 (1.87%) Hyper-V
3 9 (1.40%) Active Directory
3 9 (1.40%) Firmware
4 3 (0.47%) Embedded Firmware
4 3 (0.47%) XenApp
4 3 (0.47%) XenDesktop
5 2 (0.31%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 74 (11.54%) Kubernetes
2 67 (10.45%) Terraform
3 24 (3.74%) Ansible
4 4 (0.62%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 4 (0.62%) Kibana
5 2 (0.31%) SCOM
6 1 (0.16%) Packer
6 1 (0.16%) SCCM
6 1 (0.16%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 155 (24.18%) IBM
2 153 (23.87%) Red Hat
3 92 (14.35%) Microsoft
4 64 (9.98%) SAP
5 49 (7.64%) Oracle
6 21 (3.28%) WSO2
7 8 (1.25%) YouTube
8 7 (1.09%) Adobe
8 7 (1.09%) Cisco
8 7 (1.09%) EMC
8 7 (1.09%) Google
9 6 (0.94%) Hotjar
10 4 (0.62%) Citrix
10 4 (0.62%) Dynatrace
10 4 (0.62%) Splunk
11 3 (0.47%) Cadence
11 3 (0.47%) webMethods
12 2 (0.31%) ESRI
12 2 (0.31%) Mapinfo
12 2 (0.31%) Salesforce