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 18 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 46 60 62
Rank change year-on-year +14 +2 +18
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 922 866 1,117
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.64% 4.25% 4.77%
As % of the General category 7.99% 6.87% 7.25%
Number of salaries quoted 523 462 942
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,110 £36,513
25th Percentile £42,640 £42,238 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,768 £55,000 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.40% -2.65% -1.74%
75th Percentile £69,875 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,000 £83,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -4.35%

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 11,546 12,610 15,403
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 70.64% 61.93% 65.77%
Number of salaries quoted 6,149 7,314 12,100
10th Percentile £28,750 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £38,750 £45,651 £46,570
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,888 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.98% - +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £102,500 £112,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £59,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.02% -1.67% -

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 18 October 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 24 (2.60%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.08%) Confluence
3 6 (0.65%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.43%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.11%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.11%) Moodle
5 1 (0.11%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.11%) SugarCRM
5 1 (0.11%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.11%) Totara
5 1 (0.11%) WebLogic
5 1 (0.11%) WebLogic Portal
Applications
1 27 (2.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (2.82%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (1.74%) Adobe XD
4 8 (0.87%) AutoCAD
4 8 (0.87%) Civil 3D
4 8 (0.87%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (0.76%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 3 (0.33%) Trello
8 1 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.11%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.11%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (0.11%) InDesign
8 1 (0.11%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.11%) Revit
8 1 (0.11%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 15 (1.63%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (0.87%) Salesforce CRM
2 8 (0.87%) Unit4 Business World
3 6 (0.65%) NEC Housing
4 5 (0.54%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.43%) SAP SCM
6 3 (0.33%) SAP PP
6 3 (0.33%) Shopify
7 2 (0.22%) Dynamics CRM
7 2 (0.22%) Oracle Applications
7 2 (0.22%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.22%) Primavera
7 2 (0.22%) SAP APO
7 2 (0.22%) SAP EWM
7 2 (0.22%) SAP PM
7 2 (0.22%) SAP QM
7 2 (0.22%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
8 1 (0.11%) SAP CO
8 1 (0.11%) SAP FI
8 1 (0.11%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 118 (12.80%) Azure
2 76 (8.24%) AWS
3 48 (5.21%) Power Platform
4 38 (4.12%) Microsoft 365
5 32 (3.47%) Serverless
6 31 (3.36%) SaaS
7 22 (2.39%) Entra ID
8 21 (2.28%) Dynamics 365
9 19 (2.06%) Power Automate
10 18 (1.95%) Figma
10 18 (1.95%) PowerApps
11 17 (1.84%) AWS Lambda
11 17 (1.84%) Azure DevOps
12 14 (1.52%) GCP
13 13 (1.41%) PaaS
14 12 (1.30%) Azure Data Factory
14 12 (1.30%) IaaS
15 11 (1.19%) Google Analytics
16 10 (1.08%) Amazon S3
17 9 (0.98%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 34 (3.69%) Network Security
2 18 (1.95%) Firewall
3 15 (1.63%) WAN
4 12 (1.30%) LAN
5 10 (1.08%) Wi-Fi
6 9 (0.98%) DNS
7 6 (0.65%) DHCP
8 5 (0.54%) BGP
8 5 (0.54%) TCP/IP
9 4 (0.43%) Internet
9 4 (0.43%) SAN
10 3 (0.33%) OSPF
10 3 (0.33%) SD-WAN
10 3 (0.33%) Unified Communications
10 3 (0.33%) VPN
10 3 (0.33%) VSAT
10 3 (0.33%) Wireless
11 2 (0.22%) 4G
11 2 (0.22%) Cisco Nexus
11 2 (0.22%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (3.69%) Power BI
2 26 (2.82%) SQL Server
3 12 (1.30%) Metadata
4 11 (1.19%) Relational Database
5 8 (0.87%) PostgreSQL
6 7 (0.76%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (0.76%) DynamoDB
6 7 (0.76%) MySQL
7 6 (0.65%) Geospatial Data
7 6 (0.65%) Metadata Repository
7 6 (0.65%) MongoDB
8 5 (0.54%) Amazon RDS
8 5 (0.54%) NoSQL
8 5 (0.54%) SAP Data Services
9 4 (0.43%) BusinessObjects
9 4 (0.43%) MS Access
9 4 (0.43%) Oracle Database
9 4 (0.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.33%) Data Mining
10 3 (0.33%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 17 (1.84%) JIRA
2 16 (1.74%) Axure RP
2 16 (1.74%) Balsamiq
3 10 (1.08%) Git
3 10 (1.08%) Selenium
4 8 (0.87%) Cypress.io
4 8 (0.87%) WebDriver
5 4 (0.43%) Toad
6 3 (0.33%) Oracle Forms
7 2 (0.22%) ER Studio
7 2 (0.22%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.22%) LoadRunner
7 2 (0.22%) Mockito
7 2 (0.22%) Oracle APEX
7 2 (0.22%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.11%) Burp Suite
8 1 (0.11%) Gatling
8 1 (0.11%) Octopus Deploy
8 1 (0.11%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.11%) Sourcetree
General
1 475 (51.52%) Social Skills
2 420 (45.55%) Finance
3 339 (36.77%) Marketing
4 120 (13.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 89 (9.65%) Law
6 88 (9.54%) Analytical Skills
7 74 (8.03%) Telecoms
8 71 (7.70%) Manufacturing
9 64 (6.94%) Local Government
10 56 (6.07%) Electronics
11 36 (3.90%) Legal
12 13 (1.41%) Organisational Skills
12 13 (1.41%) Presentation Skills
13 10 (1.08%) Retail
14 9 (0.98%) Pharmaceutical
15 7 (0.76%) Aerospace
15 7 (0.76%) Documentation Skills
15 7 (0.76%) Police
16 6 (0.65%) Military
17 5 (0.54%) Digital Economy
Job Titles
1 276 (29.93%) Business Manager
2 274 (29.72%) Business Development Manager
2 274 (29.72%) Development Manager
3 102 (11.06%) Consultant
4 83 (9.00%) Senior
5 78 (8.46%) Developer
6 48 (5.21%) Security Consultant
7 47 (5.10%) Architect
7 47 (5.10%) Lead
8 40 (4.34%) Analyst
9 37 (4.01%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 29 (3.15%) Cybersecurity Consultant
11 28 (3.04%) Senior Developer
12 25 (2.71%) Designer
13 24 (2.60%) Civil Engineer
14 23 (2.49%) Development Engineer
15 20 (2.17%) Recruitment Consultant
16 19 (2.06%) IT Manager
17 18 (1.95%) 1st Line Support
18 17 (1.84%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (2.49%) React
2 19 (2.06%) .NET
2 19 (2.06%) CSS
2 19 (2.06%) HTML
3 18 (1.95%) REST
4 17 (1.84%) Spring
5 16 (1.74%) Spring Boot
6 13 (1.41%) HTML5 Canvas
6 13 (1.41%) SAP CAF
7 12 (1.30%) SOAP
8 11 (1.19%) Web Services
9 9 (0.98%) Node.js
10 8 (0.87%) .NET Framework
10 8 (0.87%) Playwright
10 8 (0.87%) SAP Fiori
11 7 (0.76%) AngularJS
11 7 (0.76%) Django
11 7 (0.76%) JSON
11 7 (0.76%) XML
12 6 (0.65%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 43 (4.66%) Cloud Native
2 40 (4.34%) NHS
3 31 (3.36%) Onboarding
4 28 (3.04%) Product Ownership
5 26 (2.82%) Analytical Mindset
6 23 (2.49%) Self-Motivation
7 15 (1.63%) Management Information System
8 14 (1.52%) Data Centre
8 14 (1.52%) Hybrid Cloud
8 14 (1.52%) Social Media
9 12 (1.30%) Legacy Systems
10 8 (0.87%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 7 (0.76%) Greenfield Project
11 7 (0.76%) IoT
12 6 (0.65%) Reference Data
13 5 (0.54%) Housing Association
14 4 (0.43%) Driving Licence
14 4 (0.43%) Security Operations Centre
15 3 (0.33%) e-Learning
15 3 (0.33%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 39 (4.23%) Windows
2 30 (3.25%) Windows Server
3 22 (2.39%) Linux
4 13 (1.41%) Unix
4 13 (1.41%) Windows Server 2019
5 8 (0.87%) Rocky
6 4 (0.43%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.22%) VMS
8 1 (0.11%) Android
8 1 (0.11%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.11%) Kali Linux
8 1 (0.11%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.11%) Solaris
8 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 317 (34.38%) Collaborative Culture
2 294 (31.89%) Business Development
3 288 (31.24%) Collaborative Working
4 267 (28.96%) Facilities Management
4 267 (28.96%) Marketing Strategy
5 158 (17.14%) Agile
6 118 (12.80%) Continuous Improvement
7 112 (12.15%) Mentoring
8 97 (10.52%) Cybersecurity
9 91 (9.87%) Business Intelligence
10 80 (8.68%) Problem-Solving
11 72 (7.81%) Analytics
12 68 (7.38%) Project Management
13 67 (7.27%) Roadmaps
14 65 (7.05%) Stakeholder Management
15 64 (6.94%) Programme Management
16 62 (6.72%) Decision-Making
17 61 (6.62%) AI
18 60 (6.51%) Digital Marketing
19 57 (6.18%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 58 (6.29%) Python
1 58 (6.29%) SQL
2 49 (5.31%) JavaScript
3 44 (4.77%) C#
4 34 (3.69%) Java
5 22 (2.39%) PowerShell
6 12 (1.30%) TypeScript
7 8 (0.87%) Bicep
8 5 (0.54%) Apex Code
8 5 (0.54%) Bash
9 4 (0.43%) PL/SQL
9 4 (0.43%) Shell Script
9 4 (0.43%) VB
10 3 (0.33%) Go
10 3 (0.33%) R
10 3 (0.33%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.22%) ABAP
11 2 (0.22%) Kotlin
11 2 (0.22%) Scala
12 1 (0.11%) Fortran
Qualifications
1 225 (24.40%) Security Cleared
2 176 (19.09%) SC Cleared
3 127 (13.77%) Degree
4 51 (5.53%) CISSP
5 33 (3.58%) DV Cleared
6 27 (2.93%) Azure Certification
6 27 (2.93%) Microsoft Certification
7 26 (2.82%) CompTIA Security+
7 26 (2.82%) Computer Science Degree
8 25 (2.71%) CEH
8 25 (2.71%) CISM
9 20 (2.17%) BPSS Clearance
9 20 (2.17%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 18 (1.95%) DBS Check
11 15 (1.63%) Postgraduate
12 14 (1.52%) ITIL Certification
13 13 (1.41%) AWS Certification
13 13 (1.41%) SAP Certification
14 12 (1.30%) Master's Degree
15 9 (0.98%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (6.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 56 (6.07%) Accessibility
3 51 (5.53%) NIST
4 34 (3.69%) QA
5 30 (3.25%) PCI DSS
6 24 (2.60%) GRC
7 21 (2.28%) WCAG
8 10 (1.08%) GDPR
8 10 (1.08%) PMO
9 8 (0.87%) ISO 9001
10 7 (0.76%) JSP 440
11 6 (0.65%) NCSC
12 5 (0.54%) Data Quality
12 5 (0.54%) ITGC
13 4 (0.43%) Def Stans
13 4 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 4 (0.43%) NIST 800
14 3 (0.33%) ISO 19650
14 3 (0.33%) P3O
15 2 (0.22%) SLA
System Software
1 29 (3.15%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.30%) Docker
2 12 (1.30%) Hyper-V
2 12 (1.30%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.33%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (0.33%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.22%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.11%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.11%) Firmware
5 1 (0.11%) IAG
5 1 (0.11%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 29 (3.15%) Kubernetes
2 24 (2.60%) Terraform
3 6 (0.65%) Ansible
3 6 (0.65%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (0.43%) Grafana
5 3 (0.33%) SCOM
5 3 (0.33%) SmoothWall
6 2 (0.22%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.22%) vCenter Server
6 2 (0.22%) ZABBIX
7 1 (0.11%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.11%) Data Guard
7 1 (0.11%) Nessus
7 1 (0.11%) OpenView
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle ZFS
7 1 (0.11%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.11%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 118 (12.80%) Microsoft
2 85 (9.22%) SAP
3 30 (3.25%) Salesforce
4 23 (2.49%) Adobe
4 23 (2.49%) Oracle
5 21 (2.28%) ServiceNow
6 20 (2.17%) Google
7 17 (1.84%) Cisco
7 17 (1.84%) VMware
8 12 (1.30%) Apple
9 10 (1.08%) Fortinet
10 9 (0.98%) Dell
11 7 (0.76%) Mercator
11 7 (0.76%) Palo Alto
12 6 (0.65%) EMC
12 6 (0.65%) Meraki
13 5 (0.54%) Ariba
13 5 (0.54%) Extreme Networks
13 5 (0.54%) MuleSoft
13 5 (0.54%) NEC