Public Sector Jobs with Work from Home Options

Public Sector
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 27 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 47 65 70
Rank change year-on-year +18 +5 +23
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 1,351 1,500 3,890
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 4.85% 4.59% 4.96%
As % of the General category 7.96% 7.05% 7.50%
Number of salaries quoted 1,022 1,150 1,859
10th Percentile £36,775 £36,250 £34,268
25th Percentile £42,530 £42,563 £41,684
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,965 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.81% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £71,991 £75,150 £75,000
90th Percentile £84,964 £85,250 £91,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000

All General Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 16,983 21,265 51,878
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.91% 65.13% 66.11%
Number of salaries quoted 11,494 15,550 26,987
10th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,533 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% +7.14%
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £96,250
UK median annual salary £54,125 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.79% - +6.19%

Public Sector
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Public Sector as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Public Sector trend for jobs with a WFH option

Public Sector
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Public Sector.

Public Sector salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Public Sector
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Public Sector over the 6 months to 27 July 2024.

Public Sector salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 44 (3.26%) SharePoint
2 34 (2.52%) Apache
2 34 (2.52%) IIS
3 29 (2.15%) Tomcat
4 26 (1.92%) Confluence
5 25 (1.85%) Microsoft Exchange
6 11 (0.81%) Tuxedo
7 8 (0.59%) nginx
8 6 (0.44%) CMS
9 5 (0.37%) ArcGIS
10 3 (0.22%) Oracle Workflow
10 3 (0.22%) Totara
11 2 (0.15%) JBoss
11 2 (0.15%) OpenStack
11 2 (0.15%) Red Hat Fuse
11 2 (0.15%) Umbraco
12 1 (0.074%) Appian
12 1 (0.074%) Camunda
12 1 (0.074%) WordPress
Applications
1 54 (4.00%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (2.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (1.04%) Adobe XD
4 9 (0.67%) Microsoft Project
4 9 (0.67%) MS Visio
5 7 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 6 (0.44%) InVision
6 6 (0.44%) Sketch
7 4 (0.30%) AutoCAD
8 3 (0.22%) Trello
9 2 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
10 1 (0.074%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.074%) Blender
Business Applications
1 89 (6.59%) NEC Housing
2 17 (1.26%) Unit4 Business World
3 8 (0.59%) Dynamics CRM
4 7 (0.52%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 5 (0.37%) SAP S/4HANA
6 3 (0.22%) iTrent
7 2 (0.15%) Magento
7 2 (0.15%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.15%) Oracle Payroll
7 2 (0.15%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 2 (0.15%) SAP GRC
7 2 (0.15%) SAP HCM
7 2 (0.15%) SAP MM
8 1 (0.074%) MIS ActiveH
8 1 (0.074%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.074%) Payment Gateway
8 1 (0.074%) Scribe Insight
Cloud Services
1 267 (19.76%) Azure
2 155 (11.47%) AWS
3 119 (8.81%) Power Platform
4 107 (7.92%) Microsoft 365
5 53 (3.92%) PowerApps
6 51 (3.77%) Power Automate
7 47 (3.48%) SaaS
8 33 (2.44%) IaaS
8 33 (2.44%) PaaS
9 29 (2.15%) Entra ID
10 26 (1.92%) Dynamics 365
10 26 (1.92%) GitHub
11 25 (1.85%) Figma
12 23 (1.70%) GitHub Actions
13 19 (1.41%) GCP
14 16 (1.18%) Azure DevOps
15 13 (0.96%) Serverless
16 10 (0.74%) Nutanix
17 9 (0.67%) Azure Data Factory
17 9 (0.67%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 34 (2.52%) DNS
1 34 (2.52%) Firewall
2 27 (2.00%) Network Security
3 12 (0.89%) Wi-Fi
4 11 (0.81%) LAN
4 11 (0.81%) SAN
4 11 (0.81%) WAN
5 10 (0.74%) Wireless
6 8 (0.59%) BGP
7 7 (0.52%) Intranet
8 6 (0.44%) DHCP
8 6 (0.44%) IGRP
8 6 (0.44%) MPLS
8 6 (0.44%) VPLS
8 6 (0.44%) VRRP
9 5 (0.37%) Internet
9 5 (0.37%) LoRaWAN
9 5 (0.37%) SD-WAN
9 5 (0.37%) SSL
9 5 (0.37%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 111 (8.22%) Power BI
2 71 (5.26%) NoSQL
3 59 (4.37%) PostgreSQL
4 54 (4.00%) Tableau
5 51 (3.77%) Relational Database
6 43 (3.18%) MySQL
7 41 (3.03%) MongoDB
8 37 (2.74%) Oracle Database
9 30 (2.22%) SQL Server
10 18 (1.33%) Data Warehouse
11 17 (1.26%) DB2
12 16 (1.18%) GIS
13 14 (1.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 12 (0.89%) Amazon RDS
15 11 (0.81%) Redis
15 11 (0.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
16 7 (0.52%) Big Data
17 6 (0.44%) Amazon QuickSight
17 6 (0.44%) DTS
17 6 (0.44%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 78 (5.77%) JIRA
2 33 (2.44%) Git
3 26 (1.92%) GitLab
4 19 (1.41%) Jenkins
5 16 (1.18%) Selenium
6 15 (1.11%) Visual Studio
7 13 (0.96%) Axure RP
7 13 (0.96%) Balsamiq
8 12 (0.89%) Artifactory
8 12 (0.89%) Cypress.io
9 10 (0.74%) Oracle APEX
10 9 (0.67%) SonarQube
11 8 (0.59%) Postman
12 7 (0.52%) Maven
12 7 (0.52%) WebDriver
13 6 (0.44%) JMeter
13 6 (0.44%) JUnit
14 5 (0.37%) Terragrunt
15 4 (0.30%) Bitbucket
15 4 (0.30%) Cucumber
General
1 414 (30.64%) Social Skills
2 360 (26.65%) Finance
3 163 (12.07%) Analytical Skills
4 141 (10.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 127 (9.40%) Local Government
6 108 (7.99%) Police
7 85 (6.29%) Marketing
8 71 (5.26%) Presentation Skills
9 56 (4.15%) Manufacturing
10 53 (3.92%) Telecoms
11 52 (3.85%) Electronics
12 41 (3.03%) Influencing Skills
13 34 (2.52%) Legal
14 28 (2.07%) Social Housing
15 13 (0.96%) Organisational Skills
16 12 (0.89%) Retail
17 11 (0.81%) Aerospace
18 8 (0.59%) Automotive
18 8 (0.59%) Law
18 8 (0.59%) Military
Job Titles
1 311 (23.02%) Senior
2 165 (12.21%) Lead
3 150 (11.10%) Architect
4 121 (8.96%) Developer
5 83 (6.14%) Consultant
6 80 (5.92%) Analyst
7 75 (5.55%) Project Manager
8 64 (4.74%) Software Engineer
9 62 (4.59%) Category Manager
10 61 (4.52%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 59 (4.37%) ICT Manager
12 53 (3.92%) Solutions Architect
13 45 (3.33%) IT Manager
13 45 (3.33%) Senior Software Engineer
14 41 (3.03%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
15 39 (2.89%) Senior Architect
16 35 (2.59%) Senior Solutions Architect
17 34 (2.52%) Technical Architect
18 33 (2.44%) Java Engineer
18 33 (2.44%) Java Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (4.59%) HTML
2 58 (4.29%) RESTful
3 54 (4.00%) .NET
4 53 (3.92%) CSS
5 45 (3.33%) Web Services
6 34 (2.52%) REST
7 29 (2.15%) AngularJS
8 24 (1.78%) React
9 21 (1.55%) HTML5 Canvas
10 19 (1.41%) Node.js
11 18 (1.33%) SOAP
12 16 (1.18%) .NET Framework
12 16 (1.18%) JSON
13 15 (1.11%) XML
14 11 (0.81%) .NET Core
15 10 (0.74%) Ruby on Rails
16 8 (0.59%) Flask
16 8 (0.59%) Spring
17 7 (0.52%) Django
17 7 (0.52%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 99 (7.33%) Public Cloud
2 58 (4.29%) Management Information System
3 55 (4.07%) Product Ownership
4 49 (3.63%) NHS
5 47 (3.48%) Onboarding
6 39 (2.89%) Hybrid Cloud
7 34 (2.52%) Mobile App
7 34 (2.52%) Self-Motivation
8 24 (1.78%) Cloud Native
9 19 (1.41%) Enterprise Software
10 14 (1.04%) Distributed Systems
11 11 (0.81%) IoT
11 11 (0.81%) PKI
12 10 (0.74%) Clustering
12 10 (0.74%) Driving Licence
12 10 (0.74%) Enterprise Cloud
13 9 (0.67%) Data Centre
14 8 (0.59%) Low-Code
15 7 (0.52%) Life Science
16 5 (0.37%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 166 (12.29%) Windows
2 108 (7.99%) Linux
3 57 (4.22%) Unix
4 48 (3.55%) Windows Server
5 27 (2.00%) Solaris
6 21 (1.55%) Windows 10
7 11 (0.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 10 (0.74%) Windows Server 2016
9 9 (0.67%) Windows Server 2019
10 5 (0.37%) Windows Server 2012
11 3 (0.22%) Amazon Linux
11 3 (0.22%) Kali Linux
11 3 (0.22%) Windows Server 2008
12 2 (0.15%) Apple iOS
12 2 (0.15%) Mac OS
13 1 (0.074%) AIX
13 1 (0.074%) Android
13 1 (0.074%) CentOS
13 1 (0.074%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 392 (29.02%) Agile
2 387 (28.65%) Mentoring
3 351 (25.98%) Coaching
4 217 (16.06%) Project Management
5 191 (14.14%) Problem-Solving
6 180 (13.32%) Business Intelligence
7 168 (12.44%) Stakeholder Management
8 111 (8.22%) Software Engineering
9 106 (7.85%) Microservices
10 105 (7.77%) Service Delivery
11 104 (7.70%) Continuous Improvement
12 103 (7.62%) Project Delivery
13 102 (7.55%) Roadmaps
14 99 (7.33%) User Experience
15 98 (7.25%) ITIL
16 89 (6.59%) DevOps
17 87 (6.44%) Service Management
18 86 (6.37%) Business Strategy
19 85 (6.29%) Test Automation
20 84 (6.22%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 198 (14.66%) SQL
2 105 (7.77%) C#
3 104 (7.70%) Java
4 103 (7.62%) JavaScript
5 70 (5.18%) Python
6 41 (3.03%) PowerShell
7 31 (2.29%) Shell Script
8 21 (1.55%) TypeScript
9 19 (1.41%) C
10 14 (1.04%) Bash
11 12 (0.89%) Ruby
12 11 (0.81%) COBOL
12 11 (0.81%) Micro Focus COBOL
12 11 (0.81%) T-SQL
13 10 (0.74%) PL/SQL
14 8 (0.59%) C++
15 7 (0.52%) Go
16 6 (0.44%) R
17 5 (0.37%) Embedded C
17 5 (0.37%) PHP
Qualifications
1 300 (22.21%) Security Cleared
2 271 (20.06%) Degree
3 195 (14.43%) SC Cleared
4 63 (4.66%) DBS Check
5 48 (3.55%) Computer Science Degree
6 47 (3.48%) Microsoft Certification
7 44 (3.26%) BPSS Clearance
8 40 (2.96%) DV Cleared
9 20 (1.48%) CISA
10 18 (1.33%) Master's Degree
11 13 (0.96%) CISSP
12 12 (0.89%) Azure Certification
13 10 (0.74%) PMP
14 9 (0.67%) CISM
14 9 (0.67%) PMI Certification
15 8 (0.59%) Cisco Certification
16 7 (0.52%) CCNP
17 6 (0.44%) AWS Certification
17 6 (0.44%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
17 6 (0.44%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 178 (13.18%) Accessibility
2 76 (5.63%) QA
3 57 (4.22%) WCAG
4 33 (2.44%) PMO
5 30 (2.22%) NCSC
6 18 (1.33%) Data Quality
6 18 (1.33%) NIST
7 17 (1.26%) ITGC
8 13 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 10 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials
10 7 (0.52%) GRC
10 7 (0.52%) SLA
11 6 (0.44%) Actionable Recommendations
12 5 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 4 (0.30%) PCI DSS
14 3 (0.22%) Disclosure Scotland
14 3 (0.22%) GDPR
15 2 (0.15%) Government Security Classifications
15 2 (0.15%) ISO 14000
15 2 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 60 (4.44%) Active Directory
2 49 (3.63%) Docker
3 34 (2.52%) VMware Infrastructure
4 17 (1.26%) Hyper-V
5 15 (1.11%) VMware ESXi
6 9 (0.67%) Virtual Desktop
7 8 (0.59%) vSphere
8 4 (0.30%) XenApp
8 4 (0.30%) XenDesktop
9 3 (0.22%) Forefront TMG
9 3 (0.22%) VMware Workstation
10 2 (0.15%) Embedded Firmware
10 2 (0.15%) Firmware
10 2 (0.15%) Virtual Servers
11 1 (0.074%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 59 (4.37%) Terraform
2 46 (3.40%) Ansible
3 36 (2.66%) Kubernetes
4 15 (1.11%) Microsoft Intune
5 14 (1.04%) Single Sign-On
6 10 (0.74%) Failover Clustering
7 9 (0.67%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 8 (0.59%) WSUS
9 7 (0.52%) CA Single Sign-On
9 7 (0.52%) SCCM
9 7 (0.52%) SysTrack
10 5 (0.37%) Grafana
11 4 (0.30%) Kibana
12 3 (0.22%) FortiGate
12 3 (0.22%) Nessus
12 3 (0.22%) NetIQ Identity Manager
12 3 (0.22%) Nmap
12 3 (0.22%) SCOM
12 3 (0.22%) vRealize
13 2 (0.15%) Puppet
Vendors
1 297 (21.98%) Microsoft
2 89 (6.59%) NEC
3 78 (5.77%) SAP
4 68 (5.03%) Oracle
5 44 (3.26%) VMware
6 40 (2.96%) ServiceNow
7 26 (1.92%) Adobe
7 26 (1.92%) Cisco
8 19 (1.41%) Atlassian
9 18 (1.33%) Google
9 18 (1.33%) Salesforce
10 17 (1.26%) Sage
11 14 (1.04%) Splunk
12 11 (0.81%) BMC
12 11 (0.81%) CyberArk
12 11 (0.81%) Micro Focus
13 9 (0.67%) Databricks
14 8 (0.59%) Meraki
15 7 (0.52%) Snow
15 7 (0.52%) YouTube