Public Sector Job Trends in Worcestershire

Public Sector
West Midlands > Worcestershire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies in Worcestershire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 42 8 33
Rank change year-on-year -34 +25 -12
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 4 29 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Worcestershire 0.91% 16.48% 1.56%
As % of the General category 1.25% 27.88% 2.61%
Number of salaries quoted 4 17 3
10th Percentile - £44,350 -
25th Percentile - £45,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £65,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.08% +44.44% +5.88%
75th Percentile - - £47,459
90th Percentile - - £48,935
West Midlands median annual salary £57,434 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.40% -4.55% +4.76%

All General Skills
Worcestershire

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 Worcestershire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 321 104 115
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Worcestershire 72.95% 59.09% 59.90%
Number of salaries quoted 118 55 111
10th Percentile £27,750 £36,250 -
25th Percentile £30,000 £43,417 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £65,000 £34,643
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% +87.63% -17.52%
75th Percentile £53,750 £70,000 £48,750
90th Percentile £77,875 £76,250 £65,000
West Midlands median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% -0.10%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in Worcestershire

Public Sector
Salary Trend in Worcestershire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing Public Sector.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Job Locations in Worcestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Public Sector within the Worcestershire region over the 6 months to 1 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
Malvern -1 4 £80,000 +23.08%
Worcester -6 4 £80,000 +23.08% 1
Public Sector
West Midlands

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worcestershire 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Azure
1 4 (100.00%) Azure Stack
1 4 (100.00%) Entra ID
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
1 4 (100.00%) IT Engineer
1 4 (100.00%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 4 (100.00%) Hybrid Cloud
1 4 (100.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Linux
1 4 (100.00%) Rocky
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
1 4 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 4 (100.00%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 4 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 4 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 4 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Network+ Certification
1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 4 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 4 (100.00%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 4 (100.00%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Dell