Hybrid/Remote Public Sector Job Trends

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 6 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 48 65 61
Rank change year-on-year +17 -4 +18
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 785 852 954
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.12% 4.49% 4.64%
As % of the General category 8.12% 6.83% 7.12%
Number of salaries quoted 610 470 786
10th Percentile £26,250 £37,331 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,348 £44,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% +0.87% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £55,500 £57,250 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.06% +4.09% -4.04%

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 9,665 12,474 13,393
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 63.00% 65.77% 65.14%
Number of salaries quoted 6,191 7,256 10,537
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,750 £35,750
25th Percentile £38,750 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Public Sector and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Public Sector job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Public Sector
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Public Sector.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Public Sector over the 6 months to 6 December 2025.

Public Sector salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Application Platforms
1 29 (3.69%) SharePoint
2 19 (2.42%) Confluence
3 5 (0.64%) Drupal
3 5 (0.64%) nginx
3 5 (0.64%) WordPress
4 4 (0.51%) Oracle Workflow
5 3 (0.38%) CMS
6 2 (0.25%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.25%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.25%) SAS
6 2 (0.25%) Tomcat
6 2 (0.25%) Umbraco
6 2 (0.25%) WebLogic
6 2 (0.25%) WebLogic Portal
7 1 (0.13%) Camunda
7 1 (0.13%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.13%) SugarCRM
Applications
1 28 (3.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (3.18%) Adobe XD
3 16 (2.04%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (0.89%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.64%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.51%) AutoCAD
6 4 (0.51%) Civil 3D
6 4 (0.51%) Trello
7 1 (0.13%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.13%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.13%) FrameMaker
7 1 (0.13%) MadCap Flare
7 1 (0.13%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.13%) Revit
7 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (2.04%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (1.02%) Unit4 Business World
3 6 (0.76%) NEC Housing
4 4 (0.51%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.51%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (0.51%) SAP SCM
5 3 (0.38%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.38%) Primavera
5 3 (0.38%) SAP PM
5 3 (0.38%) SAP PP
6 2 (0.25%) Oracle Applications
6 2 (0.25%) SAP APO
6 2 (0.25%) SAP EWM
6 2 (0.25%) SAP QM
6 2 (0.25%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 1 (0.13%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 1 (0.13%) SAP BPC
7 1 (0.13%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.13%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 135 (17.20%) Azure
2 94 (11.97%) AWS
3 51 (6.50%) Power Platform
4 41 (5.22%) Microsoft 365
4 41 (5.22%) SaaS
5 31 (3.95%) Serverless
6 27 (3.44%) Dynamics 365
6 27 (3.44%) Entra ID
6 27 (3.44%) Figma
7 26 (3.31%) GCP
8 24 (3.06%) Power Automate
9 23 (2.93%) PowerApps
10 20 (2.55%) GitHub
11 16 (2.04%) Google Analytics
12 15 (1.91%) Azure DevOps
12 15 (1.91%) Miro
13 14 (1.78%) PaaS
14 12 (1.53%) AWS Lambda
15 11 (1.40%) GitHub Actions
15 11 (1.40%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 33 (4.20%) Network Security
2 14 (1.78%) Firewall
3 11 (1.40%) TCP/IP
4 9 (1.15%) WAN
5 8 (1.02%) LAN
6 6 (0.76%) DNS
7 4 (0.51%) DMZ
7 4 (0.51%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (0.38%) DHCP
8 3 (0.38%) Internet
8 3 (0.38%) VPN
8 3 (0.38%) VSAT
9 2 (0.25%) HTTP
9 2 (0.25%) Intranet
9 2 (0.25%) SAN
9 2 (0.25%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.25%) Unified Communications
9 2 (0.25%) VoIP
9 2 (0.25%) Wireless
10 1 (0.13%) Frame Relay
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (4.97%) Power BI
2 23 (2.93%) SQL Server
3 12 (1.53%) Metadata
4 9 (1.15%) Relational Database
5 7 (0.89%) Geospatial Data
5 7 (0.89%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (0.76%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (0.76%) Tableau
7 5 (0.64%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (0.64%) MariaDB
7 5 (0.64%) Metadata Repository
7 5 (0.64%) MySQL
7 5 (0.64%) NoSQL
7 5 (0.64%) SAP Data Services
8 4 (0.51%) BusinessObjects
8 4 (0.51%) Data Mining
8 4 (0.51%) MongoDB
8 4 (0.51%) MS Access
8 4 (0.51%) Oracle Database
9 3 (0.38%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 25 (3.18%) Axure RP
1 25 (3.18%) Balsamiq
2 23 (2.93%) JIRA
3 13 (1.66%) Git
4 9 (1.15%) Selenium
5 8 (1.02%) Burp Suite
5 8 (1.02%) Cypress.io
5 8 (1.02%) GitLab
5 8 (1.02%) Metasploit
5 8 (1.02%) Subversion
6 7 (0.89%) Bitbucket
6 7 (0.89%) WebDriver
7 4 (0.51%) Jenkins
7 4 (0.51%) Oracle Forms
7 4 (0.51%) Toad
8 3 (0.38%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.25%) ER Studio
9 2 (0.25%) LoadRunner
9 2 (0.25%) NUnit
9 2 (0.25%) Oracle APEX
General
1 268 (34.14%) Social Skills
2 208 (26.50%) Finance
3 166 (21.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 134 (17.07%) Analytical Skills
5 120 (15.29%) Law
6 97 (12.36%) Telecoms
7 96 (12.23%) Manufacturing
8 91 (11.59%) Marketing
9 73 (9.30%) Electronics
10 69 (8.79%) Local Government
11 44 (5.61%) Legal
12 42 (5.35%) Presentation Skills
13 22 (2.80%) Retail
14 16 (2.04%) Billing
14 16 (2.04%) Pharmaceutical
15 14 (1.78%) Police
16 13 (1.66%) Organisational Skills
17 10 (1.27%) Influencing Skills
18 8 (1.02%) Documentation Skills
18 8 (1.02%) Military
Job Titles
1 118 (15.03%) Consultant
2 81 (10.32%) Architect
3 80 (10.19%) Senior
4 79 (10.06%) Developer
5 60 (7.64%) Security Consultant
6 58 (7.39%) Lead
7 46 (5.86%) Analyst
8 45 (5.73%) Solutions Architect
9 30 (3.82%) Cybersecurity Consultant
9 30 (3.82%) Designer
10 27 (3.44%) Senior Developer
11 24 (3.06%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 23 (2.93%) IT Manager
13 21 (2.68%) IT Support
14 20 (2.55%) Account Manager
15 18 (2.29%) Service Designer
16 17 (2.17%) Senior Consultant
17 16 (2.04%) Recruitment Consultant
18 15 (1.91%) Power Platform Developer
19 14 (1.78%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (3.95%) .NET
2 27 (3.44%) React
3 25 (3.18%) CSS
3 25 (3.18%) HTML
4 24 (3.06%) SAP CAF
5 20 (2.55%) REST
6 18 (2.29%) Spring
7 17 (2.17%) SOAP
8 16 (2.04%) HTML5 Canvas
9 14 (1.78%) Spring Boot
10 12 (1.53%) .NET Framework
11 11 (1.40%) Node.js
11 11 (1.40%) Web Services
12 10 (1.27%) .NET Core
13 9 (1.15%) Django
13 9 (1.15%) Entity Framework
13 9 (1.15%) JSON
14 8 (1.02%) AngularJS
14 8 (1.02%) Middleware
14 8 (1.02%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 53 (6.75%) Cloud Native
2 47 (5.99%) Self-Motivation
3 44 (5.61%) Product Ownership
4 42 (5.35%) Blog
4 42 (5.35%) NHS
5 32 (4.08%) Onboarding
6 31 (3.95%) Analytical Mindset
7 27 (3.44%) Virtual Team
8 15 (1.91%) Data Centre
9 14 (1.78%) Hybrid Cloud
9 14 (1.78%) Management Information System
10 10 (1.27%) Legacy Systems
11 9 (1.15%) Enterprise Cloud
12 8 (1.02%) Social Media
13 7 (0.89%) Greenfield Project
13 7 (0.89%) IoT
13 7 (0.89%) Reference Data
13 7 (0.89%) Security Posture
13 7 (0.89%) Team-Oriented Environment
14 6 (0.76%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 32 (4.08%) Windows
2 21 (2.68%) Linux
2 21 (2.68%) Windows Server
3 12 (1.53%) Unix
4 9 (1.15%) Windows Server 2019
5 7 (0.89%) Rocky
6 2 (0.25%) Android
6 2 (0.25%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.25%) VMS
7 1 (0.13%) Kali Linux
7 1 (0.13%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.13%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 174 (22.17%) Agile
2 143 (18.22%) Continuous Improvement
3 141 (17.96%) AI
3 141 (17.96%) Problem-Solving
4 112 (14.27%) Business Intelligence
4 112 (14.27%) Mentoring
5 104 (13.25%) Analytics
5 104 (13.25%) Cybersecurity
6 90 (11.46%) Business Development
7 89 (11.34%) Decision-Making
8 84 (10.70%) Collaborative Culture
9 83 (10.57%) Programme Management
10 82 (10.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 78 (9.94%) Community of Practice
12 77 (9.81%) Project Management
13 74 (9.43%) Customer Service
14 73 (9.30%) Digital Marketing
15 71 (9.04%) DevOps
15 71 (9.04%) Technology Strategy
16 62 (7.90%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 62 (7.90%) JavaScript
1 62 (7.90%) SQL
2 55 (7.01%) Python
3 52 (6.62%) C#
4 40 (5.10%) Java
5 19 (2.42%) PowerShell
6 15 (1.91%) TypeScript
7 9 (1.15%) Bash
7 9 (1.15%) Bicep
8 7 (0.89%) Apex Code
9 4 (0.51%) PL/SQL
9 4 (0.51%) Shell Script
9 4 (0.51%) VB
10 3 (0.38%) Go
10 3 (0.38%) R
10 3 (0.38%) Scala
10 3 (0.38%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.25%) ABAP
11 2 (0.25%) Kotlin
12 1 (0.13%) PHP
Qualifications
1 253 (32.23%) Security Cleared
2 197 (25.10%) SC Cleared
3 187 (23.82%) Degree
4 62 (7.90%) CISSP
5 40 (5.10%) DV Cleared
6 37 (4.71%) CISM
7 31 (3.95%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 30 (3.82%) Computer Science Degree
9 27 (3.44%) Microsoft Certification
10 26 (3.31%) CompTIA Security+
11 25 (3.18%) Azure Certification
11 25 (3.18%) CEH
12 22 (2.80%) DBS Check
13 21 (2.68%) ACCA
14 19 (2.42%) BPSS Clearance
15 18 (2.29%) AWS Certification
16 14 (1.78%) ITIL Certification
17 13 (1.66%) SAP Certification
18 10 (1.27%) CHECK Team Member
19 9 (1.15%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (9.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 64 (8.15%) NIST
3 56 (7.13%) Accessibility
4 43 (5.48%) GRC
5 36 (4.59%) QA
6 32 (4.08%) WCAG
7 31 (3.95%) PCI DSS
8 18 (2.29%) GDPR
9 14 (1.78%) ISO 9001
10 13 (1.66%) GAAP
10 13 (1.66%) IFRS
11 9 (1.15%) JSP 440
11 9 (1.15%) NCSC
12 8 (1.02%) Cyber Essentials
12 8 (1.02%) PMO
13 7 (0.89%) Data Quality
14 6 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 5 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 4 (0.51%) NIST 800
17 3 (0.38%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 29 (3.69%) Active Directory
2 24 (3.06%) Docker
3 12 (1.53%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (1.40%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.51%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.13%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.13%) IAG
6 1 (0.13%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 34 (4.33%) Kubernetes
2 25 (3.18%) Terraform
3 9 (1.15%) Single Sign-On
4 8 (1.02%) Nessus
5 7 (0.89%) Nmap
6 6 (0.76%) Ansible
7 4 (0.51%) Grafana
7 4 (0.51%) Microsoft Intune
8 3 (0.38%) SCOM
9 2 (0.25%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.13%) Docker Swarm
10 1 (0.13%) Kibana
10 1 (0.13%) OpenView
10 1 (0.13%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.13%) Puppet
10 1 (0.13%) Rancher
10 1 (0.13%) SmoothWall
10 1 (0.13%) Tivoli
10 1 (0.13%) WSUS
10 1 (0.13%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 125 (15.92%) Microsoft
2 102 (12.99%) SAP
3 34 (4.33%) Google
4 29 (3.69%) Adobe
5 26 (3.31%) Oracle
6 17 (2.17%) Salesforce
6 17 (2.17%) ServiceNow
7 12 (1.53%) VMware
8 11 (1.40%) NEC
9 10 (1.27%) Atlassian
9 10 (1.27%) MuleSoft
10 8 (1.02%) Apple
10 8 (1.02%) Dell
10 8 (1.02%) Mercator
11 7 (0.89%) Cisco
12 5 (0.64%) Ariba
13 4 (0.51%) Civica
13 4 (0.51%) Fortinet
13 4 (0.51%) Northgate
13 4 (0.51%) Red Hat