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 1 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 92 46
Rank change year-on-year +66 -46 +19
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 1,141 455 1,664
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.81% 3.55% 5.36%
As % of the General category 11.89% 4.95% 8.71%
Number of salaries quoted 918 332 1,436
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,696 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,204 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year -0.34% +3.86% -3.39%
75th Percentile £73,140 £71,563 £73,750
90th Percentile £81,625 £86,750 £84,964
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -2.62%

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 general skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 9,596 9,192 19,112
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 57.31% 71.75% 61.53%
Number of salaries quoted 6,373 6,316 14,949
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £42,139
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £61,644 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.29% +7.21% -8.00%
75th Percentile £78,957 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £99,273 £110,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -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 1 April 2026.

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 39 (3.42%) SharePoint
2 13 (1.14%) Confluence
3 9 (0.79%) SAS
4 8 (0.70%) Drupal
5 7 (0.61%) Apache Airflow
6 6 (0.53%) CMS
7 5 (0.44%) nginx
7 5 (0.44%) WordPress
8 4 (0.35%) Apache
8 4 (0.35%) ArcGIS
9 3 (0.26%) Microsoft Exchange
10 2 (0.18%) Camunda
10 2 (0.18%) JBoss
10 2 (0.18%) Palantir Foundry
10 2 (0.18%) Tomcat
10 2 (0.18%) Umbraco
10 2 (0.18%) WebLogic
10 2 (0.18%) WebLogic Portal
11 1 (0.088%) OpenStack
11 1 (0.088%) SugarCRM
Applications
1 29 (2.54%) Adobe XD
2 20 (1.75%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (1.40%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (0.44%) InVision
4 5 (0.44%) Sketch
5 4 (0.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.26%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.26%) Trello
7 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.088%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.088%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.088%) FrameMaker
8 1 (0.088%) MadCap Flare
8 1 (0.088%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 8 (0.70%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.53%) Oracle EBS
3 5 (0.44%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.35%) Oracle ERP
4 4 (0.35%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 3 (0.26%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.18%) iTrent
6 2 (0.18%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.18%) Primavera
6 2 (0.18%) SAP HCM
6 2 (0.18%) SAP Payroll
6 2 (0.18%) SAP PM
7 1 (0.088%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.088%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (0.088%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (0.088%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 229 (20.07%) Azure
2 189 (16.56%) AWS
3 77 (6.75%) Power Platform
4 75 (6.57%) GCP
5 54 (4.73%) Microsoft 365
6 36 (3.16%) Serverless
7 33 (2.89%) SaaS
8 32 (2.80%) PowerApps
9 30 (2.63%) Entra ID
10 29 (2.54%) Figma
11 28 (2.45%) OCI
12 27 (2.37%) GitHub
13 24 (2.10%) Dynamics 365
13 24 (2.10%) Google Analytics
14 20 (1.75%) Azure DevOps
15 19 (1.67%) Power Automate
16 18 (1.58%) Amazon S3
16 18 (1.58%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
16 18 (1.58%) Salesforce Service Cloud
17 14 (1.23%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 39 (3.42%) Firewall
2 23 (2.02%) WAN
3 20 (1.75%) LAN
4 19 (1.67%) Wi-Fi
5 16 (1.40%) Wireshark
6 15 (1.31%) NGFW
6 15 (1.31%) VXLAN
7 11 (0.96%) Cisco ASA
7 11 (0.96%) Network Security
8 10 (0.88%) SD-WAN
8 10 (0.88%) VLAN
9 9 (0.79%) SMTP
9 9 (0.79%) TCP/IP
9 9 (0.79%) Unified Communications
10 8 (0.70%) BGP
10 8 (0.70%) VPN
11 7 (0.61%) Cisco Firepower
12 6 (0.53%) DMZ
12 6 (0.53%) MPLS
12 6 (0.53%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (4.38%) Power BI
2 30 (2.63%) Metadata
3 23 (2.02%) PostgreSQL
4 21 (1.84%) NoSQL
5 20 (1.75%) MongoDB
6 17 (1.49%) SQL Server
7 16 (1.40%) MySQL
8 12 (1.05%) Data Warehouse
9 10 (0.88%) Data Lake
10 9 (0.79%) BigQuery
11 8 (0.70%) Relational Database
11 8 (0.70%) Tableau
12 6 (0.53%) Amazon Redshift
12 6 (0.53%) Looker
12 6 (0.53%) Oracle Reports
12 6 (0.53%) Power Query
12 6 (0.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 5 (0.44%) MariaDB
14 4 (0.35%) Amazon RDS
14 4 (0.35%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 25 (2.19%) Axure RP
2 24 (2.10%) Balsamiq
3 23 (2.02%) Git
4 16 (1.40%) GitLab
4 16 (1.40%) JIRA
5 10 (0.88%) Jenkins
5 10 (0.88%) Selenium
6 9 (0.79%) Subversion
7 8 (0.70%) Bitbucket
7 8 (0.70%) Cypress.io
8 7 (0.61%) Burp Suite
8 7 (0.61%) Metasploit
9 5 (0.44%) Visual Studio
10 4 (0.35%) NUnit
10 4 (0.35%) WebDriver
11 3 (0.26%) Gatling
11 3 (0.26%) JMeter
11 3 (0.26%) Oracle Forms
11 3 (0.26%) REST Assured
12 2 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
General
1 315 (27.61%) Social Skills
2 245 (21.47%) Finance
3 206 (18.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 141 (12.36%) Analytical Skills
5 128 (11.22%) Law
6 80 (7.01%) Marketing
7 62 (5.43%) Telecoms
8 52 (4.56%) Presentation Skills
9 50 (4.38%) Local Government
9 50 (4.38%) Manufacturing
10 46 (4.03%) Legal
11 40 (3.51%) Retail
12 34 (2.98%) Electronics
12 34 (2.98%) Influencing Skills
13 29 (2.54%) Organisational Skills
14 21 (1.84%) Banking
15 17 (1.49%) Billing
16 13 (1.14%) Police
17 10 (0.88%) General Ledger
17 10 (0.88%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 293 (25.68%) Senior
2 140 (12.27%) Architect
3 134 (11.74%) Senior Manager
4 99 (8.68%) Developer
5 87 (7.62%) Lead
6 86 (7.54%) Consultant
7 56 (4.91%) Analyst
8 53 (4.65%) Project Manager
9 52 (4.56%) Solutions Architect
10 42 (3.68%) Digital Project Manager
11 40 (3.51%) Designer
12 39 (3.42%) Data Engineer
12 39 (3.42%) Senior Project Manager
13 38 (3.33%) Portfolio Manager
14 37 (3.24%) Senior Digital Project Manager
14 37 (3.24%) Senior Portfolio Manager
15 36 (3.16%) Business Analyst
16 35 (3.07%) Software Engineer
17 29 (2.54%) Data Architect
17 29 (2.54%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (3.68%) .NET
2 34 (2.98%) REST
3 31 (2.72%) React
4 30 (2.63%) CSS
4 30 (2.63%) HTML
5 24 (2.10%) RESTful
5 24 (2.10%) Spring
6 20 (1.75%) SOAP
7 17 (1.49%) Lightning Web Components
7 17 (1.49%) Middleware
7 17 (1.49%) SAP CAF
7 17 (1.49%) Visualforce
8 15 (1.31%) HTML5 Canvas
8 15 (1.31%) Spring Boot
9 13 (1.14%) .NET Core
10 12 (1.05%) AngularJS
10 12 (1.05%) Node.js
11 11 (0.96%) Django
12 10 (0.88%) Entity Framework
13 9 (0.79%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 70 (6.13%) Cloud Native
2 63 (5.52%) Product Ownership
3 51 (4.47%) Blog
4 41 (3.59%) Self-Motivation
5 38 (3.33%) NHS
6 36 (3.16%) Onboarding
7 32 (2.80%) Legacy Systems
8 31 (2.72%) Management Information System
8 31 (2.72%) Virtual Team
9 29 (2.54%) Data Centre
10 26 (2.28%) PKI
11 23 (2.02%) Hybrid Cloud
12 21 (1.84%) Legacy Applications
13 20 (1.75%) Public Cloud
14 18 (1.58%) Security Posture
15 17 (1.49%) Low-Code
16 15 (1.31%) Enterprise Cloud
16 15 (1.31%) Enterprise Software
17 14 (1.23%) PMI
18 12 (1.05%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 36 (3.16%) Windows
2 33 (2.89%) Linux
3 12 (1.05%) Unix
4 10 (0.88%) Android
5 9 (0.79%) Apple iOS
6 8 (0.70%) Windows Server
7 3 (0.26%) VME
8 1 (0.088%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.088%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.088%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 324 (28.40%) Agile
2 312 (27.34%) Mentoring
3 262 (22.96%) Coaching
4 219 (19.19%) Continuous Improvement
5 175 (15.34%) Problem-Solving
6 164 (14.37%) AI
7 141 (12.36%) Community of Practice
8 134 (11.74%) Analytics
9 117 (10.25%) DevOps
10 112 (9.82%) CI/CD
11 108 (9.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 104 (9.11%) Technology Strategy
13 102 (8.94%) Business Intelligence
14 100 (8.76%) Collaborative Culture
15 98 (8.59%) Cybersecurity
16 97 (8.50%) Decision-Making
17 86 (7.54%) Project Management
17 86 (7.54%) Roadmaps
18 85 (7.45%) Stakeholder Management
19 81 (7.10%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 98 (8.59%) Python
2 77 (6.75%) JavaScript
3 71 (6.22%) Java
4 70 (6.13%) SQL
5 49 (4.29%) C#
6 17 (1.49%) Apex Code
7 14 (1.23%) PowerShell
7 14 (1.23%) VBA
8 12 (1.05%) Bash
8 12 (1.05%) TypeScript
9 8 (0.70%) R
9 8 (0.70%) Scala
10 5 (0.44%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.35%) Bicep
12 3 (0.26%) COBOL
12 3 (0.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.18%) Google Apps Script
13 2 (0.18%) Kotlin
13 2 (0.18%) SPARQL
13 2 (0.18%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 323 (28.31%) Security Cleared
2 271 (23.75%) SC Cleared
3 208 (18.23%) Degree
4 46 (4.03%) Computer Science Degree
5 40 (3.51%) DV Cleared
6 32 (2.80%) CISSP
6 32 (2.80%) Microsoft Certification
7 27 (2.37%) BPSS Clearance
7 27 (2.37%) CISM
8 21 (1.84%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 19 (1.67%) ACCA
10 18 (1.58%) Azure Certification
11 15 (1.31%) DBS Check
11 15 (1.31%) PMI Certification
12 14 (1.23%) CREST Certified
13 12 (1.05%) CHECK Team Member
14 11 (0.96%) AWS Certification
15 10 (0.88%) Cisco Certification
16 9 (0.79%) Cyber Scheme
17 7 (0.61%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (6.40%) Accessibility
2 52 (4.56%) QA
3 51 (4.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 42 (3.68%) Data Quality
5 38 (3.33%) GRC
6 31 (2.72%) GDPR
7 29 (2.54%) NIST
8 27 (2.37%) WCAG
9 19 (1.67%) GAAP
9 19 (1.67%) IFRS
10 15 (1.31%) PCI DSS
11 13 (1.14%) P3O
12 10 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials
13 9 (0.79%) NCSC
14 8 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 8 (0.70%) ISO 9001
14 8 (0.70%) SLA
15 7 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 7 (0.61%) PMO
16 6 (0.53%) JSP 440
System Software
1 41 (3.59%) Active Directory
2 37 (3.24%) Docker
3 17 (1.49%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (0.96%) VMware NSX
5 8 (0.70%) vSphere
6 5 (0.44%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 5 (0.44%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.18%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.088%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.088%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.088%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.088%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 61 (5.35%) Terraform
2 32 (2.80%) Kubernetes
3 29 (2.54%) Ansible
4 20 (1.75%) Single Sign-On
5 10 (0.88%) Microsoft Intune
6 9 (0.79%) Grafana
7 7 (0.61%) Nessus
7 7 (0.61%) Nmap
8 6 (0.53%) Cisco CUCM
9 3 (0.26%) Check_MK
9 3 (0.26%) Control-M
9 3 (0.26%) OpenView
10 2 (0.18%) MIIS
10 2 (0.18%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 2 (0.18%) Tivoli
10 2 (0.18%) vCenter Server
11 1 (0.088%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 1 (0.088%) Docker Swarm
11 1 (0.088%) Prometheus
11 1 (0.088%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 192 (16.83%) Microsoft
2 61 (5.35%) Google
3 47 (4.12%) SAP
4 34 (2.98%) Oracle
5 33 (2.89%) Salesforce
6 31 (2.72%) Adobe
7 21 (1.84%) VMware
8 20 (1.75%) Cisco
8 20 (1.75%) ServiceNow
9 18 (1.58%) MuleSoft
10 16 (1.40%) CyberArk
11 15 (1.31%) Arista
11 15 (1.31%) Aruba
11 15 (1.31%) NetScout
12 8 (0.70%) Apple
12 8 (0.70%) Atlassian
12 8 (0.70%) Fortinet
12 8 (0.70%) Samsung
12 8 (0.70%) Splunk
13 6 (0.53%) Palo Alto