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 28 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 49 64 64
Rank change year-on-year +15 0 +13
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 775 866 964
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.07% 4.36% 4.61%
As % of the General category 7.89% 6.79% 7.07%
Number of salaries quoted 601 470 807
10th Percentile £26,250 £37,253 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,000 £47,500 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% +3.57% -2.61%
75th Percentile £70,298 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £55,634 £56,430 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.41% +2.60% -4.15%

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 9,822 12,754 13,637
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 64.26% 64.26% 65.26%
Number of salaries quoted 6,304 7,389 10,752
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,667 £36,250
25th Percentile £38,750 £46,250 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,100 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.84% - +0.81%
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 28 November 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 (3.74%) SharePoint
2 19 (2.45%) Confluence
3 4 (0.52%) Drupal
3 4 (0.52%) nginx
3 4 (0.52%) Oracle Workflow
3 4 (0.52%) WordPress
4 3 (0.39%) CMS
5 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.26%) SAS
5 2 (0.26%) Tomcat
5 2 (0.26%) Umbraco
5 2 (0.26%) WebLogic
5 2 (0.26%) WebLogic Portal
6 1 (0.13%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.13%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.13%) SugarCRM
Applications
1 27 (3.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (3.10%) Adobe XD
3 19 (2.45%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (0.90%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (0.77%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.65%) Trello
7 4 (0.52%) AutoCAD
7 4 (0.52%) Civil 3D
7 4 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 1 (0.13%) FrameMaker
8 1 (0.13%) MadCap Flare
8 1 (0.13%) Revit
8 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (2.06%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (1.03%) Unit4 Business World
3 6 (0.77%) NEC Housing
4 4 (0.52%) SAP SCM
5 3 (0.39%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.39%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.39%) Primavera
5 3 (0.39%) SAP PM
5 3 (0.39%) SAP PP
6 2 (0.26%) Dynamics CRM
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%) SAP BPC
7 1 (0.13%) SAP IBP
7 1 (0.13%) SAP MDG
7 1 (0.13%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 133 (17.16%) Azure
2 94 (12.13%) AWS
3 50 (6.45%) Power Platform
4 40 (5.16%) SaaS
5 38 (4.90%) Microsoft 365
6 32 (4.13%) Serverless
7 28 (3.61%) Dynamics 365
8 27 (3.48%) GCP
9 26 (3.35%) Entra ID
9 26 (3.35%) Figma
10 24 (3.10%) Power Automate
11 23 (2.97%) PowerApps
12 17 (2.19%) GitHub
13 16 (2.06%) Google Analytics
14 15 (1.94%) PaaS
15 14 (1.81%) Miro
16 13 (1.68%) AWS Lambda
16 13 (1.68%) Azure DevOps
17 12 (1.55%) IaaS
18 10 (1.29%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 35 (4.52%) Network Security
2 17 (2.19%) Firewall
3 12 (1.55%) WAN
4 10 (1.29%) LAN
4 10 (1.29%) TCP/IP
5 6 (0.77%) DNS
5 6 (0.77%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (0.52%) BGP
6 4 (0.52%) DMZ
6 4 (0.52%) Internet
6 4 (0.52%) VPN
7 3 (0.39%) DHCP
7 3 (0.39%) SD-WAN
7 3 (0.39%) VSAT
8 2 (0.26%) HTTP
8 2 (0.26%) Intranet
8 2 (0.26%) MPLS
8 2 (0.26%) OSPF
8 2 (0.26%) SAN
8 2 (0.26%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (4.90%) Power BI
2 24 (3.10%) SQL Server
3 11 (1.42%) Metadata
4 10 (1.29%) Relational Database
5 7 (0.90%) Data Warehouse
5 7 (0.90%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (0.77%) Geospatial Data
6 6 (0.77%) MySQL
6 6 (0.77%) Tableau
7 5 (0.65%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (0.65%) Metadata Repository
7 5 (0.65%) NoSQL
7 5 (0.65%) SAP Data Services
8 4 (0.52%) BusinessObjects
8 4 (0.52%) Data Mining
8 4 (0.52%) MariaDB
8 4 (0.52%) MS Access
8 4 (0.52%) Oracle Database
8 4 (0.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 3 (0.39%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 24 (3.10%) Axure RP
1 24 (3.10%) Balsamiq
2 23 (2.97%) JIRA
3 12 (1.55%) Git
4 9 (1.16%) Selenium
5 8 (1.03%) Cypress.io
6 7 (0.90%) Subversion
6 7 (0.90%) WebDriver
7 6 (0.77%) Bitbucket
7 6 (0.77%) Burp Suite
7 6 (0.77%) GitLab
7 6 (0.77%) Metasploit
8 4 (0.52%) Jenkins
8 4 (0.52%) Oracle Forms
8 4 (0.52%) Toad
9 3 (0.39%) Visual Studio
10 2 (0.26%) ER Studio
10 2 (0.26%) LoadRunner
10 2 (0.26%) Oracle APEX
11 1 (0.13%) Sourcetree
General
1 263 (33.94%) Social Skills
2 204 (26.32%) Finance
3 162 (20.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 132 (17.03%) Analytical Skills
5 117 (15.10%) Law
6 97 (12.52%) Telecoms
7 95 (12.26%) Manufacturing
8 93 (12.00%) Marketing
9 73 (9.42%) Electronics
10 69 (8.90%) Local Government
11 44 (5.68%) Legal
12 41 (5.29%) Presentation Skills
13 22 (2.84%) Retail
14 15 (1.94%) Billing
14 15 (1.94%) Pharmaceutical
15 12 (1.55%) Organisational Skills
15 12 (1.55%) Police
16 8 (1.03%) Military
17 7 (0.90%) Documentation Skills
17 7 (0.90%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 113 (14.58%) Consultant
2 85 (10.97%) Developer
3 84 (10.84%) Senior
4 79 (10.19%) Architect
5 58 (7.48%) Security Consultant
6 56 (7.23%) Lead
7 46 (5.94%) Analyst
7 46 (5.94%) Solutions Architect
8 30 (3.87%) Cybersecurity Consultant
8 30 (3.87%) Designer
8 30 (3.87%) Senior Developer
9 24 (3.10%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 22 (2.84%) IT Manager
11 20 (2.58%) Account Manager
11 20 (2.58%) IT Support
12 18 (2.32%) Service Designer
13 16 (2.06%) Recruitment Consultant
13 16 (2.06%) Senior Consultant
14 15 (1.94%) Power Platform Developer
15 14 (1.81%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (3.87%) .NET
2 26 (3.35%) React
3 25 (3.23%) CSS
3 25 (3.23%) HTML
4 22 (2.84%) SAP CAF
5 21 (2.71%) REST
6 18 (2.32%) Spring
7 17 (2.19%) SOAP
8 16 (2.06%) HTML5 Canvas
9 14 (1.81%) Spring Boot
10 11 (1.42%) .NET Framework
10 11 (1.42%) Node.js
11 10 (1.29%) Web Services
12 9 (1.16%) .NET Core
12 9 (1.16%) Django
12 9 (1.16%) JSON
13 8 (1.03%) AngularJS
13 8 (1.03%) Entity Framework
13 8 (1.03%) Middleware
13 8 (1.03%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 53 (6.84%) Cloud Native
2 47 (6.06%) Self-Motivation
3 42 (5.42%) Product Ownership
4 41 (5.29%) NHS
5 38 (4.90%) Blog
6 33 (4.26%) Onboarding
7 31 (4.00%) Analytical Mindset
8 27 (3.48%) Virtual Team
9 15 (1.94%) Data Centre
9 15 (1.94%) Hybrid Cloud
10 12 (1.55%) Management Information System
11 11 (1.42%) Legacy Systems
11 11 (1.42%) Social Media
12 9 (1.16%) Enterprise Cloud
13 7 (0.90%) Greenfield Project
13 7 (0.90%) IoT
13 7 (0.90%) Reference Data
13 7 (0.90%) Team-Oriented Environment
14 6 (0.77%) Driving Licence
14 6 (0.77%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 34 (4.39%) Windows
2 23 (2.97%) Windows Server
3 21 (2.71%) Linux
4 11 (1.42%) Unix
5 10 (1.29%) Windows Server 2019
6 8 (1.03%) Rocky
7 3 (0.39%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.26%) Android
8 2 (0.26%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.26%) VMS
8 2 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.13%) Kali Linux
9 1 (0.13%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 178 (22.97%) Agile
2 140 (18.06%) Continuous Improvement
3 137 (17.68%) AI
4 131 (16.90%) Problem-Solving
5 112 (14.45%) Business Intelligence
6 111 (14.32%) Mentoring
7 102 (13.16%) Analytics
7 102 (13.16%) Cybersecurity
8 91 (11.74%) Decision-Making
9 85 (10.97%) Business Development
10 83 (10.71%) Programme Management
10 83 (10.71%) Project Management
11 78 (10.06%) Collaborative Culture
11 78 (10.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 77 (9.94%) Community of Practice
13 76 (9.81%) Digital Marketing
14 70 (9.03%) Customer Service
15 69 (8.90%) Technology Strategy
16 65 (8.39%) DevOps
17 62 (8.00%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 62 (8.00%) JavaScript
2 60 (7.74%) SQL
3 58 (7.48%) Python
4 52 (6.71%) C#
5 40 (5.16%) Java
6 20 (2.58%) PowerShell
7 14 (1.81%) TypeScript
8 9 (1.16%) Bash
8 9 (1.16%) Bicep
9 7 (0.90%) Apex Code
10 4 (0.52%) PL/SQL
10 4 (0.52%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.52%) VB
11 3 (0.39%) Go
11 3 (0.39%) R
11 3 (0.39%) Scala
11 3 (0.39%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.26%) ABAP
12 2 (0.26%) Kotlin
13 1 (0.13%) PHP
Qualifications
1 249 (32.13%) Security Cleared
2 195 (25.16%) SC Cleared
3 182 (23.48%) Degree
4 60 (7.74%) CISSP
5 40 (5.16%) DV Cleared
6 35 (4.52%) CISM
7 30 (3.87%) Computer Science Degree
8 29 (3.74%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 28 (3.61%) Azure Certification
10 27 (3.48%) CompTIA Security+
10 27 (3.48%) Microsoft Certification
11 25 (3.23%) CEH
12 20 (2.58%) ACCA
12 20 (2.58%) DBS Check
13 18 (2.32%) AWS Certification
13 18 (2.32%) BPSS Clearance
14 14 (1.81%) ITIL Certification
15 13 (1.68%) SAP Certification
16 9 (1.16%) Network+ Certification
16 9 (1.16%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (9.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 62 (8.00%) NIST
3 56 (7.23%) Accessibility
4 39 (5.03%) GRC
5 36 (4.65%) QA
6 32 (4.13%) PCI DSS
7 31 (4.00%) WCAG
8 15 (1.94%) GDPR
9 13 (1.68%) ISO 9001
10 12 (1.55%) GAAP
10 12 (1.55%) IFRS
11 9 (1.16%) JSP 440
11 9 (1.16%) NCSC
12 8 (1.03%) PMO
13 7 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials
14 6 (0.77%) Data Quality
14 6 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 4 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 4 (0.52%) NIST 800
16 3 (0.39%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 29 (3.74%) Active Directory
2 21 (2.71%) Docker
3 12 (1.55%) Hyper-V
4 10 (1.29%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.26%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.13%) Embedded Firmware
7 1 (0.13%) Firmware
7 1 (0.13%) IAG
7 1 (0.13%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 33 (4.26%) Kubernetes
2 24 (3.10%) Terraform
3 8 (1.03%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (0.77%) Nessus
5 5 (0.65%) Ansible
5 5 (0.65%) Nmap
6 3 (0.39%) Grafana
6 3 (0.39%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (0.39%) SCOM
7 2 (0.26%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.26%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 2 (0.26%) ZABBIX
8 1 (0.13%) Docker Swarm
8 1 (0.13%) Kibana
8 1 (0.13%) OpenView
8 1 (0.13%) Puppet
8 1 (0.13%) Rancher
8 1 (0.13%) SmoothWall
8 1 (0.13%) Tivoli
8 1 (0.13%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 126 (16.26%) Microsoft
2 101 (13.03%) SAP
3 33 (4.26%) Google
4 30 (3.87%) Adobe
5 25 (3.23%) Oracle
6 18 (2.32%) Salesforce
7 17 (2.19%) ServiceNow
8 12 (1.55%) Cisco
9 11 (1.42%) Apple
9 11 (1.42%) NEC
9 11 (1.42%) VMware
10 10 (1.29%) MuleSoft
11 9 (1.16%) Atlassian
11 9 (1.16%) Dell
12 7 (0.90%) Fortinet
12 7 (0.90%) Mercator
13 5 (0.65%) Ariba
14 4 (0.52%) Civica
14 4 (0.52%) Northgate
14 4 (0.52%) Talend