Public Sector
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Public Sector over the 6 months to 2 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 71 | 99 | 121 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +28 | +22 | -12 |
| Permanent jobs citing Public Sector | 2,182 | 4,251 | 3,908 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 4.09% | 3.39% | 3.02% |
| As % of the General category | 6.22% | 4.94% | 5.04% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,605 | 2,831 | 2,625 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,500 | £32,000 | £32,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £42,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £57,384 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.15% | +4.33% | +8.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £75,090 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £91,250 | £88,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | -5.00% |
All General Skills
UK
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 with a requirement for common skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 35,097 | 86,059 | 77,509 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 65.77% | 68.66% | 59.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,595 | 48,938 | 48,014 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,625 | £32,500 | £31,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £82,500 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £100,000 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £49,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +6.06% | +4.21% |
Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Public Sector as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Public Sector
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Public Sector.
Public Sector
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Public Sector over the 6 months to 2 December 2023.
Public Sector
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Public Sector within the UK over the 6 months to 2 December 2023. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +28 | 1,778 | £55,000 | -1.79% | 1,328 |
| UK excluding London | +32 | 1,333 | £50,000 | - | 888 |
| Work from Home | +4 | 999 | £57,000 | -0.87% | 639 |
| London | +41 | 575 | £65,000 | -3.70% | 540 |
| North of England | +26 | 400 | £49,557 | +6.57% | 247 |
| South West | +9 | 251 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 136 |
| South East | +37 | 232 | £49,720 | -13.53% | 217 |
| Midlands | -8 | 183 | £54,000 | -1.82% | 124 |
| North West | +24 | 178 | £49,500 | +6.10% | 129 |
| Yorkshire | +26 | 176 | £47,750 | +6.11% | 84 |
| West Midlands | -7 | 128 | £54,075 | -1.68% | 101 |
| Scotland | +21 | 121 | £48,814 | +2.33% | 86 |
| East of England | +128 | 67 | £42,500 | -22.73% | 61 |
| Northern Ireland | +71 | 55 | £37,250 | -42.69% | 10 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 54 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 23 |
| North East | +21 | 48 | £54,500 | -12.80% | 34 |
| Wales | +7 | 42 | £53,750 | +23.12% | 29 |
Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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