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 7 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 60 46
Rank change year-on-year +35 -14 +16
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 1,344 760 1,679
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.32% 5.33% 5.16%
As % of the General category 13.16% 7.24% 8.33%
Number of salaries quoted 1,102 356 1,434
10th Percentile £39,299 £37,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,446 £46,486 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £60,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year +5.13% +3.51% -3.39%
75th Percentile £75,000 £68,750 £73,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £84,964
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -1.79%

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 10,209 10,503 20,164
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 55.60% 73.72% 61.95%
Number of salaries quoted 6,793 6,511 15,154
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,848 £31,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -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 7 May 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 40 (2.98%) SharePoint
2 12 (0.89%) Apache Airflow
3 11 (0.82%) SAS
4 8 (0.60%) Apache
5 7 (0.52%) Confluence
5 7 (0.52%) Drupal
6 6 (0.45%) CMS
7 5 (0.37%) nginx
8 4 (0.30%) ArcGIS
8 4 (0.30%) Microsoft Exchange
8 4 (0.30%) WordPress
9 3 (0.22%) Apache Spark
9 3 (0.22%) Palantir Foundry
10 2 (0.15%) Camunda
10 2 (0.15%) JBoss
10 2 (0.15%) Jupyter
10 2 (0.15%) Umbraco
Applications
1 26 (1.93%) Adobe XD
2 23 (1.71%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (1.49%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (0.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.37%) InVision
5 5 (0.37%) Sketch
6 3 (0.22%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.15%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.15%) Civil 3D
7 2 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.074%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.074%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.074%) FrameMaker
8 1 (0.074%) MadCap Flare
8 1 (0.074%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.074%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 9 (0.67%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.52%) iTrent
3 5 (0.37%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.30%) Elite 3E
4 4 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (0.30%) Oracle ERP
4 4 (0.30%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 2 (0.15%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
5 2 (0.15%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.15%) SAP HCM
5 2 (0.15%) SAP Payroll
6 1 (0.074%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.074%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.074%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 254 (18.90%) Azure
2 218 (16.22%) AWS
3 81 (6.03%) Power Platform
4 80 (5.95%) GCP
5 55 (4.09%) Microsoft 365
6 34 (2.53%) Azure DevOps
7 29 (2.16%) Entra ID
7 29 (2.16%) SaaS
8 28 (2.08%) Serverless
9 26 (1.93%) Figma
9 26 (1.93%) OCI
9 26 (1.93%) PowerApps
10 25 (1.86%) Google Analytics
11 21 (1.56%) GitHub
12 19 (1.41%) Amazon S3
13 18 (1.34%) Azure AKS
13 18 (1.34%) Dynamics 365
14 17 (1.26%) Azure Service Bus
15 16 (1.19%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
15 16 (1.19%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 42 (3.13%) Firewall
2 34 (2.53%) WAN
3 28 (2.08%) LAN
4 19 (1.41%) Wi-Fi
5 17 (1.26%) Network Security
6 16 (1.19%) Wireshark
7 15 (1.12%) NGFW
7 15 (1.12%) VXLAN
8 13 (0.97%) Cisco ASA
8 13 (0.97%) VLAN
9 12 (0.89%) Unified Communications
10 11 (0.82%) SD-WAN
11 10 (0.74%) BGP
11 10 (0.74%) VPN
12 9 (0.67%) Cisco Firepower
12 9 (0.67%) SMTP
13 8 (0.60%) MPLS
13 8 (0.60%) TCP/IP
13 8 (0.60%) WebEx
14 6 (0.45%) DMZ
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (4.02%) Power BI
2 39 (2.90%) Metadata
3 38 (2.83%) MongoDB
4 37 (2.75%) PostgreSQL
5 23 (1.71%) NoSQL
6 16 (1.19%) SQL Server
7 14 (1.04%) Data Lake
7 14 (1.04%) Data Warehouse
8 13 (0.97%) MySQL
9 11 (0.82%) BigQuery
10 8 (0.60%) Looker
10 8 (0.60%) Tableau
11 7 (0.52%) Amazon Athena
11 7 (0.52%) DynamoDB
11 7 (0.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 6 (0.45%) Amazon Redshift
13 5 (0.37%) Amazon RDS
13 5 (0.37%) Relational Database
13 5 (0.37%) Star Schema
14 4 (0.30%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 38 (2.83%) GitLab
2 21 (1.56%) Git
3 20 (1.49%) Axure RP
4 19 (1.41%) Balsamiq
5 15 (1.12%) Jenkins
6 10 (0.74%) JIRA
7 8 (0.60%) Selenium
8 6 (0.45%) Burp Suite
8 6 (0.45%) Metasploit
8 6 (0.45%) Subversion
9 5 (0.37%) Bitbucket
9 5 (0.37%) Cypress.io
10 4 (0.30%) NUnit
11 3 (0.22%) Gatling
11 3 (0.22%) JMeter
11 3 (0.22%) REST Assured
12 2 (0.15%) Jasmine
12 2 (0.15%) TeamCity
12 2 (0.15%) Visual Studio
12 2 (0.15%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 324 (24.11%) Social Skills
2 251 (18.68%) Finance
3 207 (15.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 145 (10.79%) Analytical Skills
5 127 (9.45%) Law
6 70 (5.21%) Marketing
7 54 (4.02%) Local Government
8 53 (3.94%) Influencing Skills
9 48 (3.57%) Presentation Skills
9 48 (3.57%) Telecoms
10 40 (2.98%) Legal
11 38 (2.83%) Retail
12 32 (2.38%) Manufacturing
13 31 (2.31%) Organisational Skills
14 25 (1.86%) Banking
15 22 (1.64%) Electronics
16 18 (1.34%) Billing
17 13 (0.97%) Police
18 10 (0.74%) General Ledger
19 5 (0.37%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 364 (27.08%) Senior
2 198 (14.73%) Architect
3 153 (11.38%) Senior Manager
4 107 (7.96%) Lead
5 90 (6.70%) Consultant
6 89 (6.62%) Analyst
7 86 (6.40%) Developer
8 72 (5.36%) Solutions Architect
9 67 (4.99%) Business Analyst
10 55 (4.09%) Designer
11 49 (3.65%) Project Manager
12 46 (3.42%) Data Engineer
13 43 (3.20%) Portfolio Manager
14 42 (3.13%) Digital Project Manager
15 40 (2.98%) Senior Project Manager
16 39 (2.90%) Data Architect
17 37 (2.75%) Delivery Manager
17 37 (2.75%) Senior Digital Project Manager
17 37 (2.75%) Senior Portfolio Manager
18 35 (2.60%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (2.60%) .NET
2 34 (2.53%) REST
3 22 (1.64%) RESTful
4 21 (1.56%) CSS
4 21 (1.56%) HTML
4 21 (1.56%) React
5 20 (1.49%) Middleware
5 20 (1.49%) Spring
6 19 (1.41%) Node.js
6 19 (1.41%) SOAP
7 15 (1.12%) Lightning Web Components
7 15 (1.12%) Visualforce
8 12 (0.89%) Oracle Fusion
9 11 (0.82%) SAP CAF
9 11 (0.82%) Spring Boot
10 10 (0.74%) HTML5 Canvas
10 10 (0.74%) PySpark
11 9 (0.67%) SAML
12 8 (0.60%) ASP.NET
12 8 (0.60%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 71 (5.28%) Product Ownership
2 70 (5.21%) Cloud Native
3 46 (3.42%) Virtual Team
4 43 (3.20%) Management Information System
5 39 (2.90%) Blog
6 38 (2.83%) Onboarding
7 36 (2.68%) Legacy Systems
7 36 (2.68%) NHS
8 33 (2.46%) Data Centre
9 28 (2.08%) Hybrid Cloud
9 28 (2.08%) PKI
9 28 (2.08%) Self-Motivation
10 22 (1.64%) Public Cloud
11 21 (1.56%) Legacy Applications
12 20 (1.49%) Security Posture
13 16 (1.19%) Low-Code
14 14 (1.04%) Enterprise Software
14 14 (1.04%) PMI
15 12 (0.89%) Video Conferencing
16 10 (0.74%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 51 (3.79%) Windows
2 49 (3.65%) Linux
3 26 (1.93%) Unix
4 12 (0.89%) Windows Server
5 10 (0.74%) Android
6 9 (0.67%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.22%) VME
8 1 (0.074%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.074%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.074%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 417 (31.03%) Mentoring
2 371 (27.60%) Agile
3 365 (27.16%) Coaching
4 224 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
5 193 (14.36%) Problem-Solving
6 166 (12.35%) Community of Practice
7 156 (11.61%) AI
8 151 (11.24%) Analytics
9 147 (10.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 128 (9.52%) CI/CD
11 127 (9.45%) DevOps
12 116 (8.63%) Technology Strategy
13 109 (8.11%) Cybersecurity
13 109 (8.11%) Decision-Making
14 106 (7.89%) Collaborative Culture
15 102 (7.59%) Roadmaps
16 98 (7.29%) Business Intelligence
17 90 (6.70%) Project Management
18 83 (6.18%) Business Development
18 83 (6.18%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 106 (7.89%) Python
2 85 (6.32%) SQL
3 83 (6.18%) Java
4 62 (4.61%) JavaScript
5 37 (2.75%) C#
6 15 (1.12%) Apex Code
6 15 (1.12%) Bash
6 15 (1.12%) PowerShell
7 14 (1.04%) VBA
8 12 (0.89%) Scala
9 11 (0.82%) R
10 8 (0.60%) TypeScript
11 5 (0.37%) Bicep
12 4 (0.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.22%) COBOL
13 3 (0.22%) PHP
13 3 (0.22%) PL/SQL
14 2 (0.15%) ABAP
14 2 (0.15%) Shell Script
14 2 (0.15%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 346 (25.74%) Security Cleared
2 292 (21.73%) SC Cleared
3 211 (15.70%) Degree
4 47 (3.50%) Computer Science Degree
5 43 (3.20%) DV Cleared
6 37 (2.75%) CISSP
7 30 (2.23%) CISM
8 27 (2.01%) Microsoft Certification
9 25 (1.86%) BPSS Clearance
10 19 (1.41%) ACCA
11 16 (1.19%) Azure Certification
11 16 (1.19%) PMI Certification
12 15 (1.12%) CREST Certified
12 15 (1.12%) DBS Check
13 14 (1.04%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 12 (0.89%) CHECK Team Member
15 10 (0.74%) Cisco Certification
16 9 (0.67%) AWS Certification
16 9 (0.67%) Cyber Scheme
16 9 (0.67%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (5.51%) Accessibility
2 56 (4.17%) Data Quality
3 50 (3.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 50 (3.72%) QA
4 33 (2.46%) GDPR
5 29 (2.16%) GRC
5 29 (2.16%) NIST
6 26 (1.93%) WCAG
7 19 (1.41%) GAAP
7 19 (1.41%) IFRS
8 15 (1.12%) Actionable Recommendations
8 15 (1.12%) NCSC
8 15 (1.12%) PCI DSS
9 13 (0.97%) P3O
10 12 (0.89%) SLA
11 10 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials
12 8 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 6 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 6 (0.45%) JSP 440
14 5 (0.37%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 41 (3.05%) Active Directory
2 37 (2.75%) Docker
3 23 (1.71%) VMware Infrastructure
4 17 (1.26%) VMware NSX
5 10 (0.74%) vSphere
6 5 (0.37%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 5 (0.37%) Virtual Servers
7 4 (0.30%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.074%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.074%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.074%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 78 (5.80%) Terraform
2 39 (2.90%) Ansible
3 34 (2.53%) Kubernetes
4 17 (1.26%) Single Sign-On
5 14 (1.04%) Argo
6 12 (0.89%) Grafana
7 10 (0.74%) Microsoft Intune
8 8 (0.60%) Cisco CUCM
9 6 (0.45%) Nessus
9 6 (0.45%) Nmap
10 4 (0.30%) vCenter Server
11 3 (0.22%) Check_MK
11 3 (0.22%) Control-M
11 3 (0.22%) OpenView
11 3 (0.22%) Prometheus
12 2 (0.15%) MIIS
12 2 (0.15%) Tivoli
13 1 (0.074%) Oracle RMAN
13 1 (0.074%) SCCM
13 1 (0.074%) WSUS
Vendors
1 199 (14.81%) Microsoft
2 64 (4.76%) Google
3 40 (2.98%) Oracle
4 35 (2.60%) SAP
5 32 (2.38%) Salesforce
6 28 (2.08%) Adobe
7 27 (2.01%) VMware
8 23 (1.71%) Cisco
8 23 (1.71%) ServiceNow
9 16 (1.19%) CyberArk
9 16 (1.19%) MuleSoft
10 15 (1.12%) Arista
10 15 (1.12%) Aruba
10 15 (1.12%) NetScout
11 12 (0.89%) Splunk
12 10 (0.74%) Fortinet
13 8 (0.60%) Apple
13 8 (0.60%) Palo Alto
13 8 (0.60%) Red Hat
13 8 (0.60%) Samsung