Public Sector Jobs in the West Midlands

Public Sector
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands. 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 57 67 63
Rank change year-on-year +10 -4 -8
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 280 314 316
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 3.87% 4.65% 4.37%
As % of the General category 6.65% 6.09% 7.09%
Number of salaries quoted 255 228 224
10th Percentile £24,000 £31,572 £35,489
25th Percentile £40,988 £42,063 £42,076
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
75th Percentile £66,137 £73,751 £66,250
90th Percentile £84,964 £81,325 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year - +1.85% -1.82%

All General Skills
West Midlands

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 West Midlands with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 4,209 5,159 4,460
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 58.16% 76.37% 61.67%
Number of salaries quoted 3,032 2,263 2,817
10th Percentile £25,750 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +9.38% +4.04%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £73,995 £77,500 £77,500
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 West Midlands

Job postings citing Public Sector as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in the West Midlands

Public Sector
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Public Sector in the West Midlands

Public Sector
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Public Sector in the West Midlands

Public Sector
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Public Sector within the West Midlands 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
Birmingham -6 156 £59,659 +5.13% 56
Staffordshire -11 47 £25,000 -28.57% 7
Warwickshire +87 46 £57,500 -6.12% 1
Worcestershire -26 5 £47,500 +12.09%
Wolverhampton +17 4 £47,500 -13.64%
Coventry +6 3 £47,500 -26.92% 10
Solihull -4 3 £41,250 -16.67% 3
Shropshire -19 3 £47,500 -32.14% 2
Public Sector
England

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 10 (3.57%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.86%) Confluence
3 4 (1.43%) Office Communications Server
4 2 (0.71%) Alfresco
4 2 (0.71%) Apache
4 2 (0.71%) Captiva
4 2 (0.71%) Documentum
4 2 (0.71%) IIS
4 2 (0.71%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.71%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.36%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.36%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (0.36%) WordPress
Applications
1 43 (15.36%) Microsoft Office
2 40 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
3 39 (13.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.07%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (2.50%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.43%) NEC Housing
3 1 (0.36%) MIS ActiveH
3 1 (0.36%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.36%) Scribe Insight
Cloud Services
1 38 (13.57%) Azure
2 25 (8.93%) Power Platform
3 13 (4.64%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (3.57%) AWS
5 8 (2.86%) SaaS
6 7 (2.50%) Dynamics 365
7 4 (1.43%) Virtual Private Cloud
8 3 (1.07%) Azure Data Factory
9 2 (0.71%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (0.71%) dbt
10 1 (0.36%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 1 (0.36%) Power Automate
10 1 (0.36%) PowerApps
10 1 (0.36%) Scribe Online
10 1 (0.36%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 13 (4.64%) Firewall
2 6 (2.14%) SAN
3 5 (1.79%) Network Security
3 5 (1.79%) Wi-Fi
4 4 (1.43%) Cisco Firepower
4 4 (1.43%) DNS
5 2 (0.71%) 2G
5 2 (0.71%) 3G
5 2 (0.71%) 4G
5 2 (0.71%) Broadband
5 2 (0.71%) Ethernet
5 2 (0.71%) FlexRay
5 2 (0.71%) LAN
5 2 (0.71%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.36%) Intranet
6 1 (0.36%) NGFW
6 1 (0.36%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (8.57%) Power BI
2 18 (6.43%) SQL Server
3 16 (5.71%) Data Warehouse
4 15 (5.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 10 (3.57%) NoSQL
6 9 (3.21%) MySQL
6 9 (3.21%) PostgreSQL
7 7 (2.50%) Tableau
8 6 (2.14%) MongoDB
9 5 (1.79%) GIS
10 4 (1.43%) Oracle Database
11 2 (0.71%) Data Mining
11 2 (0.71%) EDMS
11 2 (0.71%) Oracle Database 12c
11 2 (0.71%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 2 (0.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 1 (0.36%) Oracle Reports
12 1 (0.36%) QGIS
12 1 (0.36%) SAP BW
12 1 (0.36%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 8 (2.86%) JIRA
2 3 (1.07%) Visual Studio
General
1 112 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 72 (25.71%) Finance
3 33 (11.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 31 (11.07%) Organisational Skills
5 22 (7.86%) Retail
6 17 (6.07%) Local Government
7 14 (5.00%) Analytical Skills
8 13 (4.64%) Marketing
9 11 (3.93%) Electronics
9 11 (3.93%) Telecoms
10 9 (3.21%) Influencing Skills
10 9 (3.21%) Legal
10 9 (3.21%) Manufacturing
11 8 (2.86%) Police
12 6 (2.14%) Billing
12 6 (2.14%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (1.43%) Automotive
13 4 (1.43%) Games
14 2 (0.71%) Back Office
14 2 (0.71%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 42 (15.00%) Consultant
2 36 (12.86%) Lead
3 28 (10.00%) Senior
4 25 (8.93%) Project Manager
5 24 (8.57%) Graduate
5 24 (8.57%) Graduate Consultant
5 24 (8.57%) Research Consultant
5 24 (8.57%) Resource Consultant
6 19 (6.79%) Business Manager
7 17 (6.07%) Architect
8 15 (5.36%) Developer
8 15 (5.36%) Junior
9 12 (4.29%) Analyst
10 11 (3.93%) Software Engineer
11 10 (3.57%) Business Development Manager
11 10 (3.57%) Business Intelligence Consultant
11 10 (3.57%) Change Manager
11 10 (3.57%) Development Manager
11 10 (3.57%) Solutions Architect
12 9 (3.21%) Business Change Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.86%) RESTful
2 2 (0.71%) HTML
2 2 (0.71%) React
2 2 (0.71%) Web Services
3 1 (0.36%) .NET
3 1 (0.36%) CSS
3 1 (0.36%) HTML5
3 1 (0.36%) Unity (Game Engine)
Miscellaneous
1 45 (16.07%) Driving Licence
2 15 (5.36%) Self-Motivation
3 13 (4.64%) NHS
4 6 (2.14%) Enterprise Software
4 6 (2.14%) Housing Association
4 6 (2.14%) Public Cloud
5 5 (1.79%) Management Information System
6 4 (1.43%) PMI
7 2 (0.71%) Embedded Systems
7 2 (0.71%) Product Ownership
8 1 (0.36%) Augmented Reality
8 1 (0.36%) e-Learning
8 1 (0.36%) Mobile App
8 1 (0.36%) Operational Technology
8 1 (0.36%) Renewable Energy
8 1 (0.36%) Security Operations Centre
8 1 (0.36%) Virtual Reality
8 1 (0.36%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 10 (3.57%) Windows
2 6 (2.14%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.79%) Windows Server 2012
3 5 (1.79%) Windows Server 2016
3 5 (1.79%) Windows Server 2019
4 4 (1.43%) Unix
5 2 (0.71%) Android
5 2 (0.71%) Linux
5 2 (0.71%) Solaris
5 2 (0.71%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.71%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (25.36%) Coaching
2 68 (24.29%) Mentoring
3 59 (21.07%) Problem-Solving
4 56 (20.00%) Agile
5 48 (17.14%) Cybersecurity
6 40 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
6 40 (14.29%) Incident Response
7 39 (13.93%) Data Collection
8 37 (13.21%) Customer Service
9 28 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
10 22 (7.86%) Project Management
11 21 (7.50%) Roadmaps
12 20 (7.14%) CRM
13 18 (6.43%) Change Management
14 17 (6.07%) Business Development
14 17 (6.07%) ETL
15 16 (5.71%) Artificial Intelligence
15 16 (5.71%) Machine Learning
16 15 (5.36%) Migration
16 15 (5.36%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 31 (11.07%) SQL
2 17 (6.07%) Java
3 16 (5.71%) C#
4 14 (5.00%) Python
5 6 (2.14%) JavaScript
6 4 (1.43%) C
7 2 (0.71%) PHP
7 2 (0.71%) Shell Script
7 2 (0.71%) TypeScript
7 2 (0.71%) VB
8 1 (0.36%) C++
8 1 (0.36%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 82 (29.29%) Security Cleared
2 28 (10.00%) Degree
3 12 (4.29%) SC Cleared
4 6 (2.14%) ACCA
5 5 (1.79%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (1.43%) CCNA
6 4 (1.43%) Network+ Certification
6 4 (1.43%) PMI Certification
7 3 (1.07%) APMP
7 3 (1.07%) CITP
8 2 (0.71%) A+ Certification
8 2 (0.71%) CISSP
8 2 (0.71%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (0.71%) Oracle Certification
9 1 (0.36%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 1 (0.36%) CCAB
9 1 (0.36%) CCSP
9 1 (0.36%) CISM
9 1 (0.36%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.36%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (15.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 39 (13.93%) ISO 9001
2 39 (13.93%) ISO/IEC 17025
2 39 (13.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 13 (4.64%) Accessibility
4 12 (4.29%) QA
5 6 (2.14%) GAAP
5 6 (2.14%) IFRS
5 6 (2.14%) WCAG
6 4 (1.43%) SLA
7 3 (1.07%) GDPR
8 2 (0.71%) Data Quality
8 2 (0.71%) ISO 26262
8 2 (0.71%) MISRA
System Software
1 6 (2.14%) Hyper-V
1 6 (2.14%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.36%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 39 (13.93%) EnCase
2 1 (0.36%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 80 (28.57%) Microsoft
2 18 (6.43%) YouTube
3 15 (5.36%) SAP
4 14 (5.00%) Cisco
5 9 (3.21%) Salesforce
6 8 (2.86%) Atlassian
7 7 (2.50%) VMware
8 6 (2.14%) CA
9 5 (1.79%) Oracle
10 4 (1.43%) NEC
11 3 (1.07%) Databricks
11 3 (1.07%) Meraki
12 2 (0.71%) Apple
13 1 (0.36%) CheckPoint
13 1 (0.36%) Dell
13 1 (0.36%) Forcepoint
13 1 (0.36%) Fortinet
13 1 (0.36%) HP
13 1 (0.36%) Juniper
13 1 (0.36%) NetApp