Public Sector Job Trends in Stoke-on-Trent

Public Sector
Staffordshire > Stoke-on-Trent

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 36 10
Rank change year-on-year - -26 +7
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 0 2 18
As % of all permanent jobs in Stoke-on-Trent - 1.63% 10.91%
As % of the General category - 2.00% 20.22%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 18
10th Percentile - £32,984 -
25th Percentile - £33,710 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £36,169 £21,500
Median % change year-on-year - +68.23% -
75th Percentile - £37,460 £43,813
90th Percentile - £37,484 £60,000
Staffordshire median annual salary £50,000 £40,000 £39,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% +2.56% +13.87%

All General Skills
Stoke-on-Trent

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 Stoke-on-Trent.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 56 100 89
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent 34.78% 81.30% 53.94%
Number of salaries quoted 29 76 75
10th Percentile £26,824 £30,000 £21,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £25,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £35,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% - -28.21%
75th Percentile £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
90th Percentile £66,750 £56,000 £61,250
Staffordshire median annual salary £42,500 £47,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -10.53% +18.75% -15.79%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Stoke-on-Trent

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in Stoke-on-Trent

Public Sector
Salary Trend in Stoke-on-Trent

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Stoke-on-Trent citing Public Sector.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Stoke-on-Trent citing Public Sector