Public Sector Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

Public Sector
North East > Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies in Tyne and Wear. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 22 13
Rank change year-on-year -19 -9 +21
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 28 63 53
As % of all permanent jobs in Tyne and Wear 3.54% 9.24% 10.00%
As % of the General category 6.98% 13.67% 16.83%
Number of salaries quoted 20 10 47
10th Percentile £29,450 £44,724 £36,418
25th Percentile £43,562 £49,000 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% -21.43%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,452 £65,000
90th Percentile £68,875 £66,750 £82,500
North East median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £50,001
% change year-on-year +14.29% +5.00% -25.92%

All General Skills
Tyne and Wear

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 Tyne and Wear.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 401 461 315
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 50.63% 67.60% 59.43%
Number of salaries quoted 289 183 275
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £29,600
25th Percentile £28,500 £36,250 £35,920
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% -5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £60,750 £67,500 £61,875
90th Percentile £71,500 £86,000 £74,500
North East median annual salary £40,831 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -18.34% +5.26% -3.23%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

Public Sector
Salary Trend in Tyne and Wear

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Public Sector.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Salary Histogram in Tyne and Wear

Salary distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in Tyne and Wear over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Public Sector in Tyne and Wear

Public Sector
Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Public Sector within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 11 January 2026. 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
Newcastle upon Tyne -17 22 £55,000 -9.25% 36
Sunderland - 4 £50,331 - 2
Gateshead -4 2 - -
Public Sector
North East

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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:

Applications
1 1 (3.57%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (3.57%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 2 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (3.57%) Google Analytics
2 1 (3.57%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.57%) LAN
1 1 (3.57%) Network Security
1 1 (3.57%) SD-WAN
1 1 (3.57%) WAN
1 1 (3.57%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.57%) Power BI
General
1 11 (39.29%) Social Skills
2 8 (28.57%) Finance
3 5 (17.86%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (14.29%) Local Government
4 4 (14.29%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (10.71%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (7.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (7.14%) Police
7 1 (3.57%) Banking
7 1 (3.57%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 6 (21.43%) Architect
1 6 (21.43%) Solutions Architect
2 4 (14.29%) Business Development Manager
2 4 (14.29%) Business Manager
2 4 (14.29%) Development Manager
3 3 (10.71%) Developer
3 3 (10.71%) Senior
4 2 (7.14%) Account Manager
4 2 (7.14%) Agile Delivery Manager
4 2 (7.14%) Analyst
4 2 (7.14%) Delivery Manager
4 2 (7.14%) Java Developer
4 2 (7.14%) Java Software Developer
4 2 (7.14%) Product Owner
4 2 (7.14%) Scala Developer
4 2 (7.14%) Senior Developer
4 2 (7.14%) Senior Java Developer
4 2 (7.14%) Senior Java Software Developer
4 2 (7.14%) Senior Scala Developer
4 2 (7.14%) Senior Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (7.14%) Spring
1 2 (7.14%) Spring Boot
2 1 (3.57%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 5 (17.86%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (14.29%) Product Ownership
2 4 (14.29%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (32.14%) Continuous Improvement
1 9 (32.14%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (28.57%) Business Development
3 7 (25.00%) Agile
4 6 (21.43%) AI
5 5 (17.86%) Analytics
5 5 (17.86%) Customer Experience
5 5 (17.86%) Decision-Making
5 5 (17.86%) Project Management
6 4 (14.29%) B2B
6 4 (14.29%) Collaborative Culture
6 4 (14.29%) Creative Problem-Solving
6 4 (14.29%) Customer Insight
6 4 (14.29%) Due Diligence
6 4 (14.29%) Financial Modelling
6 4 (14.29%) Strategic Thinking
6 4 (14.29%) Technical Architecture
7 3 (10.71%) Commercial Awareness
7 3 (10.71%) Service Management
7 3 (10.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 2 (7.14%) C#
1 2 (7.14%) Java
1 2 (7.14%) JavaScript
1 2 (7.14%) Kotlin
1 2 (7.14%) Python
1 2 (7.14%) Scala
1 2 (7.14%) TypeScript
2 1 (3.57%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (17.86%) Security Cleared
2 4 (14.29%) SC Cleared
3 2 (7.14%) DBS Check
4 1 (3.57%) CCNA
4 1 (3.57%) CCNP
4 1 (3.57%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.57%) Accessibility
1 1 (3.57%) Actionable Recommendations
Systems Management
1 1 (3.57%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 2 (7.14%) Atlassian
2 1 (3.57%) Fortinet
2 1 (3.57%) Google
2 1 (3.57%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.57%) Oracle
2 1 (3.57%) UiPath
2 1 (3.57%) Xero