Public Sector Job Trends in Watford

Public Sector
Hertfordshire > Watford

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies in Watford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 - 24
Rank change year-on-year - - +42
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 16 0 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Watford 8.16% - 4.97%
As % of the General category 14.68% - 6.90%
Number of salaries quoted 11 0 6
10th Percentile £55,000 - £55,625
25th Percentile £60,000 - £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +86.57%
75th Percentile £70,000 - £63,750
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median annual salary £62,500 £70,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.71% +33.33% +10.21%

All General Skills
Watford

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 Watford.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 109 127 116
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Watford 55.61% 70.95% 72.05%
Number of salaries quoted 93 57 89
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £32,450
25th Percentile £32,500 £27,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% - -13.04%
75th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £89,500 £78,000 £81,500
Hertfordshire median annual salary £50,500 £50,967 £52,500
% change year-on-year -0.92% -2.92% -4.55%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in Watford

Public Sector
Salary Trend in Watford

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing Public Sector.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Salary Histogram in Watford

Salary distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in Watford over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Public Sector in Watford

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford 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:

General
1 5 (31.25%) Marketing
2 4 (25.00%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 5 (31.25%) Content Manager
1 5 (31.25%) Content Marketing Manager
1 5 (31.25%) Marketing Manager
2 4 (25.00%) Cybersecurity Manager
2 4 (25.00%) Security Manager
3 3 (18.75%) Account Director
3 3 (18.75%) Data Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) Architect
4 1 (6.25%) Data Architect
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (31.25%) Content Marketing
1 5 (31.25%) Storytelling
1 5 (31.25%) WFM
2 4 (25.00%) Cyber Resilience
2 4 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (18.75%) Business Development
Qualifications
1 3 (18.75%) SC Cleared
1 3 (18.75%) Security Cleared