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

6 months to
5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 47 63 64
Rank change year-on-year +16 +1 +14
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 783 858 952
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.11% 4.50% 4.65%
As % of the General category 8.10% 6.85% 7.13%
Number of salaries quoted 608 476 784
10th Percentile £26,250 £37,185 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,160 £45,000
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 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.48% +4.55% -3.51%

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 9,662 12,532 13,351
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 63.04% 65.69% 65.16%
Number of salaries quoted 6,193 7,303 10,497
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,920 £36,000
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 £108,750 £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 5 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 (3.70%) SharePoint
2 19 (2.43%) 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 (0.26%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.26%) SAS
6 2 (0.26%) Tomcat
6 2 (0.26%) Umbraco
6 2 (0.26%) WebLogic
6 2 (0.26%) WebLogic Portal
7 1 (0.13%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.13%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.13%) SugarCRM
Applications
1 27 (3.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (3.32%) 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%) FrameMaker
7 1 (0.13%) MadCap Flare
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 (0.77%) 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 (0.26%) Oracle Applications
6 2 (0.26%) SAP APO
6 2 (0.26%) SAP EWM
6 2 (0.26%) SAP QM
6 2 (0.26%) 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 (17.24%) Azure
2 93 (11.88%) AWS
3 50 (6.39%) Power Platform
4 41 (5.24%) Microsoft 365
4 41 (5.24%) SaaS
5 31 (3.96%) Serverless
6 28 (3.58%) Figma
7 27 (3.45%) Dynamics 365
7 27 (3.45%) Entra ID
8 26 (3.32%) GCP
9 24 (3.07%) Power Automate
10 23 (2.94%) PowerApps
11 20 (2.55%) GitHub
12 17 (2.17%) Google Analytics
13 15 (1.92%) Azure DevOps
13 15 (1.92%) Miro
14 14 (1.79%) PaaS
15 12 (1.53%) AWS Lambda
16 11 (1.40%) GitHub Actions
16 11 (1.40%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 35 (4.47%) Network Security
2 14 (1.79%) Firewall
3 11 (1.40%) WAN
4 10 (1.28%) LAN
4 10 (1.28%) TCP/IP
5 6 (0.77%) DNS
5 6 (0.77%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (0.51%) DMZ
7 3 (0.38%) DHCP
7 3 (0.38%) Internet
7 3 (0.38%) SD-WAN
7 3 (0.38%) VPN
7 3 (0.38%) VSAT
8 2 (0.26%) HTTP
8 2 (0.26%) Intranet
8 2 (0.26%) SAN
8 2 (0.26%) Unified Communications
8 2 (0.26%) VoIP
8 2 (0.26%) Wireless
9 1 (0.13%) Frame Relay
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (4.85%) Power BI
2 23 (2.94%) SQL Server
3 11 (1.40%) Metadata
4 9 (1.15%) Relational Database
5 6 (0.77%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (0.77%) Geospatial Data
5 6 (0.77%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (0.77%) Tableau
6 5 (0.64%) Azure SQL Database
6 5 (0.64%) MariaDB
6 5 (0.64%) Metadata Repository
6 5 (0.64%) MySQL
6 5 (0.64%) SAP Data Services
7 4 (0.51%) BusinessObjects
7 4 (0.51%) Data Mining
7 4 (0.51%) MS Access
7 4 (0.51%) NoSQL
7 4 (0.51%) Oracle Database
8 3 (0.38%) Oracle Reports
8 3 (0.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 26 (3.32%) Axure RP
1 26 (3.32%) Balsamiq
2 23 (2.94%) JIRA
3 13 (1.66%) Git
4 9 (1.15%) Selenium
5 8 (1.02%) Cypress.io
5 8 (1.02%) GitLab
5 8 (1.02%) Subversion
6 7 (0.89%) Bitbucket
6 7 (0.89%) Burp Suite
6 7 (0.89%) Metasploit
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 (0.26%) ER Studio
9 2 (0.26%) LoadRunner
9 2 (0.26%) NUnit
9 2 (0.26%) Oracle APEX
General
1 267 (34.10%) Social Skills
2 206 (26.31%) Finance
3 165 (21.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 134 (17.11%) Analytical Skills
5 120 (15.33%) Law
6 97 (12.39%) Telecoms
7 96 (12.26%) Manufacturing
8 91 (11.62%) Marketing
9 73 (9.32%) Electronics
10 70 (8.94%) Local Government
11 44 (5.62%) Legal
12 42 (5.36%) Presentation Skills
13 22 (2.81%) Retail
14 16 (2.04%) Billing
14 16 (2.04%) Pharmaceutical
15 14 (1.79%) Police
16 12 (1.53%) Organisational Skills
17 10 (1.28%) Influencing Skills
18 8 (1.02%) Documentation Skills
18 8 (1.02%) Military
Job Titles
1 117 (14.94%) Consultant
2 81 (10.34%) Architect
3 80 (10.22%) Senior
4 79 (10.09%) Developer
5 60 (7.66%) Security Consultant
6 58 (7.41%) Lead
7 45 (5.75%) Analyst
7 45 (5.75%) Solutions Architect
8 31 (3.96%) Designer
9 30 (3.83%) Cybersecurity Consultant
10 27 (3.45%) Senior Developer
11 24 (3.07%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 23 (2.94%) IT Manager
13 21 (2.68%) Account Manager
13 21 (2.68%) IT Support
14 18 (2.30%) Service Designer
15 17 (2.17%) Senior Consultant
16 16 (2.04%) Recruitment Consultant
17 15 (1.92%) Power Platform Developer
18 14 (1.79%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (3.96%) .NET
2 27 (3.45%) React
3 26 (3.32%) CSS
3 26 (3.32%) HTML
4 24 (3.07%) SAP CAF
5 20 (2.55%) REST
6 17 (2.17%) SOAP
6 17 (2.17%) Spring
7 16 (2.04%) HTML5 Canvas
8 13 (1.66%) Spring Boot
9 12 (1.53%) .NET Framework
10 11 (1.40%) Node.js
10 11 (1.40%) Web Services
11 10 (1.28%) .NET Core
12 9 (1.15%) Django
12 9 (1.15%) Entity Framework
12 9 (1.15%) JSON
13 8 (1.02%) AngularJS
13 8 (1.02%) Middleware
13 8 (1.02%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 53 (6.77%) Cloud Native
2 47 (6.00%) Self-Motivation
3 45 (5.75%) Product Ownership
4 42 (5.36%) Blog
4 42 (5.36%) NHS
5 32 (4.09%) Onboarding
6 31 (3.96%) Analytical Mindset
7 27 (3.45%) Virtual Team
8 14 (1.79%) Data Centre
8 14 (1.79%) Hybrid Cloud
8 14 (1.79%) Management Information System
9 10 (1.28%) Legacy Systems
10 9 (1.15%) Enterprise Cloud
11 8 (1.02%) Social Media
12 7 (0.89%) Greenfield Project
12 7 (0.89%) IoT
12 7 (0.89%) Reference Data
12 7 (0.89%) Security Posture
12 7 (0.89%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 6 (0.77%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 32 (4.09%) 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 (0.26%) Android
6 2 (0.26%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.26%) 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 (22.22%) Agile
2 141 (18.01%) Continuous Improvement
3 140 (17.88%) AI
4 138 (17.62%) Problem-Solving
5 113 (14.43%) Mentoring
6 111 (14.18%) Business Intelligence
7 105 (13.41%) Analytics
8 104 (13.28%) Cybersecurity
9 90 (11.49%) Business Development
10 88 (11.24%) Decision-Making
11 83 (10.60%) Collaborative Culture
11 83 (10.60%) Programme Management
12 81 (10.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 78 (9.96%) Community of Practice
14 77 (9.83%) Project Management
15 74 (9.45%) Customer Service
16 73 (9.32%) Digital Marketing
17 70 (8.94%) DevOps
17 70 (8.94%) Technology Strategy
18 62 (7.92%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 63 (8.05%) JavaScript
2 60 (7.66%) SQL
3 55 (7.02%) Python
4 52 (6.64%) C#
5 39 (4.98%) Java
6 19 (2.43%) PowerShell
7 15 (1.92%) TypeScript
8 9 (1.15%) Bash
8 9 (1.15%) Bicep
9 7 (0.89%) Apex Code
10 4 (0.51%) PL/SQL
10 4 (0.51%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.51%) VB
11 3 (0.38%) Go
11 3 (0.38%) R
11 3 (0.38%) Scala
11 3 (0.38%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.26%) ABAP
12 2 (0.26%) Kotlin
13 1 (0.13%) PHP
Qualifications
1 253 (32.31%) Security Cleared
2 196 (25.03%) SC Cleared
3 187 (23.88%) Degree
4 62 (7.92%) CISSP
5 39 (4.98%) DV Cleared
6 37 (4.73%) CISM
7 31 (3.96%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 29 (3.70%) Computer Science Degree
9 27 (3.45%) Microsoft Certification
10 26 (3.32%) CompTIA Security+
11 25 (3.19%) Azure Certification
11 25 (3.19%) CEH
12 21 (2.68%) ACCA
12 21 (2.68%) DBS Check
13 19 (2.43%) BPSS Clearance
14 18 (2.30%) AWS Certification
15 14 (1.79%) ITIL Certification
16 13 (1.66%) SAP Certification
17 9 (1.15%) CRISC
17 9 (1.15%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (10.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 65 (8.30%) NIST
3 57 (7.28%) Accessibility
4 43 (5.49%) GRC
5 36 (4.60%) QA
6 33 (4.21%) WCAG
7 32 (4.09%) PCI DSS
8 17 (2.17%) GDPR
9 14 (1.79%) 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 6 (0.77%) Data Quality
13 6 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 5 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 4 (0.51%) NIST 800
16 3 (0.38%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 29 (3.70%) Active Directory
2 23 (2.94%) Docker
3 11 (1.40%) Hyper-V
3 11 (1.40%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.38%) 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 33 (4.21%) Kubernetes
2 25 (3.19%) Terraform
3 9 (1.15%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (0.89%) Nessus
5 6 (0.77%) Ansible
5 6 (0.77%) Nmap
6 4 (0.51%) Grafana
6 4 (0.51%) Microsoft Intune
7 3 (0.38%) SCOM
8 2 (0.26%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.13%) Docker Swarm
9 1 (0.13%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.13%) Kibana
9 1 (0.13%) OpenView
9 1 (0.13%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.13%) Rancher
9 1 (0.13%) SmoothWall
9 1 (0.13%) Tivoli
9 1 (0.13%) WSUS
9 1 (0.13%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 126 (16.09%) Microsoft
2 102 (13.03%) SAP
3 35 (4.47%) Google
4 29 (3.70%) Adobe
5 26 (3.32%) Oracle
6 17 (2.17%) Salesforce
6 17 (2.17%) ServiceNow
7 11 (1.40%) NEC
7 11 (1.40%) VMware
8 10 (1.28%) Atlassian
8 10 (1.28%) MuleSoft
9 9 (1.15%) Cisco
10 8 (1.02%) Apple
10 8 (1.02%) Dell
10 8 (1.02%) Mercator
11 6 (0.77%) Fortinet
12 5 (0.64%) Ariba
13 4 (0.51%) Civica
13 4 (0.51%) Northgate
13 4 (0.51%) Workday