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

6 months to
29 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 48 62 63
Rank change year-on-year +14 +1 +14
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 779 869 972
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.10% 4.42% 4.64%
As % of the General category 7.96% 6.85% 7.13%
Number of salaries quoted 605 478 812
10th Percentile £26,250 £37,219 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,000 £47,348 £43,969
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,000 £55,210
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% +5.05% -3.98%
75th Percentile £70,298 £71,250 £69,850
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £55,768 £56,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.41% +1.82% -4.26%

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 9,787 12,680 13,638
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 64.08% 64.51% 65.14%
Number of salaries quoted 6,260 7,358 10,756
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £38,750 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,100 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.84% - +0.16%
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 29 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 (3.72%) SharePoint
2 19 (2.44%) Confluence
3 5 (0.64%) Drupal
3 5 (0.64%) nginx
3 5 (0.64%) WordPress
4 4 (0.51%) Oracle Workflow
5 3 (0.39%) 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 (3.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (3.08%) Adobe XD
3 18 (2.31%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (0.90%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (0.77%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.51%) AutoCAD
6 4 (0.51%) Civil 3D
6 4 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
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 (2.05%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (1.03%) Unit4 Business World
3 6 (0.77%) NEC Housing
4 4 (0.51%) 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 (17.07%) Azure
2 94 (12.07%) AWS
3 50 (6.42%) Power Platform
4 40 (5.13%) SaaS
5 38 (4.88%) Microsoft 365
6 33 (4.24%) Serverless
7 28 (3.59%) Dynamics 365
8 26 (3.34%) Entra ID
8 26 (3.34%) Figma
8 26 (3.34%) GCP
9 24 (3.08%) Power Automate
10 23 (2.95%) PowerApps
11 18 (2.31%) GitHub
12 16 (2.05%) Google Analytics
13 15 (1.93%) PaaS
14 14 (1.80%) AWS Lambda
14 14 (1.80%) Miro
15 13 (1.67%) Azure DevOps
16 12 (1.54%) IaaS
17 10 (1.28%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 35 (4.49%) Network Security
2 15 (1.93%) Firewall
3 11 (1.41%) 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
6 4 (0.51%) Internet
7 3 (0.39%) DHCP
7 3 (0.39%) VPN
7 3 (0.39%) VSAT
8 2 (0.26%) BGP
8 2 (0.26%) HTTP
8 2 (0.26%) Intranet
8 2 (0.26%) MPLS
8 2 (0.26%) SAN
8 2 (0.26%) Unified Communications
8 2 (0.26%) VoIP
8 2 (0.26%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (4.88%) Power BI
2 24 (3.08%) SQL Server
3 11 (1.41%) Metadata
4 10 (1.28%) 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 (0.64%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (0.64%) MariaDB
7 5 (0.64%) Metadata Repository
7 5 (0.64%) NoSQL
7 5 (0.64%) SAP Data Services
8 4 (0.51%) BusinessObjects
8 4 (0.51%) Data Mining
8 4 (0.51%) MS Access
8 4 (0.51%) Oracle Database
8 4 (0.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 3 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 24 (3.08%) Axure RP
1 24 (3.08%) Balsamiq
2 22 (2.82%) JIRA
3 12 (1.54%) Git
4 9 (1.16%) Selenium
5 8 (1.03%) Cypress.io
6 7 (0.90%) Burp Suite
6 7 (0.90%) GitLab
6 7 (0.90%) Metasploit
6 7 (0.90%) Subversion
6 7 (0.90%) WebDriver
7 6 (0.77%) Bitbucket
8 4 (0.51%) Jenkins
8 4 (0.51%) Oracle Forms
8 4 (0.51%) 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
1 264 (33.89%) Social Skills
2 207 (26.57%) Finance
3 161 (20.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 131 (16.82%) Analytical Skills
5 117 (15.02%) Law
6 98 (12.58%) Telecoms
7 96 (12.32%) Manufacturing
8 93 (11.94%) Marketing
9 74 (9.50%) Electronics
10 70 (8.99%) Local Government
11 44 (5.65%) Legal
12 41 (5.26%) Presentation Skills
13 22 (2.82%) Retail
14 15 (1.93%) Billing
14 15 (1.93%) Pharmaceutical
15 13 (1.67%) Police
16 12 (1.54%) Organisational Skills
17 8 (1.03%) Military
18 7 (0.90%) Documentation Skills
18 7 (0.90%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 116 (14.89%) Consultant
2 85 (10.91%) Developer
3 83 (10.65%) Senior
4 79 (10.14%) Architect
5 60 (7.70%) Security Consultant
6 56 (7.19%) Lead
7 46 (5.91%) Solutions Architect
8 45 (5.78%) Analyst
9 30 (3.85%) Cybersecurity Consultant
9 30 (3.85%) Designer
9 30 (3.85%) Senior Developer
10 25 (3.21%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 22 (2.82%) IT Manager
12 20 (2.57%) Account Manager
12 20 (2.57%) IT Support
13 18 (2.31%) Service Designer
14 16 (2.05%) Recruitment Consultant
14 16 (2.05%) Senior Consultant
15 15 (1.93%) Power Platform Developer
16 14 (1.80%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (3.85%) .NET
2 26 (3.34%) React
3 25 (3.21%) CSS
3 25 (3.21%) HTML
4 24 (3.08%) SAP CAF
5 21 (2.70%) REST
6 18 (2.31%) Spring
7 17 (2.18%) SOAP
8 16 (2.05%) HTML5 Canvas
9 14 (1.80%) Spring Boot
10 11 (1.41%) .NET Framework
10 11 (1.41%) Node.js
11 10 (1.28%) 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 (6.80%) Cloud Native
2 46 (5.91%) Self-Motivation
3 42 (5.39%) Product Ownership
4 41 (5.26%) NHS
5 38 (4.88%) Blog
6 33 (4.24%) Onboarding
7 31 (3.98%) Analytical Mindset
8 27 (3.47%) Virtual Team
9 15 (1.93%) Data Centre
9 15 (1.93%) Hybrid Cloud
10 12 (1.54%) Management Information System
11 11 (1.41%) Legacy Systems
12 10 (1.28%) Social Media
13 9 (1.16%) Enterprise Cloud
14 7 (0.90%) Greenfield Project
14 7 (0.90%) IoT
14 7 (0.90%) Reference Data
14 7 (0.90%) Security Posture
14 7 (0.90%) Team-Oriented Environment
15 6 (0.77%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 34 (4.36%) Windows
2 22 (2.82%) Linux
2 22 (2.82%) Windows Server
3 11 (1.41%) Unix
4 10 (1.28%) Windows Server 2019
5 8 (1.03%) Rocky
6 2 (0.26%) Android
6 2 (0.26%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.26%) VMS
6 2 (0.26%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.13%) Kali Linux
7 1 (0.13%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 179 (22.98%) Agile
2 141 (18.10%) Continuous Improvement
3 136 (17.46%) AI
4 134 (17.20%) Problem-Solving
5 113 (14.51%) Business Intelligence
6 112 (14.38%) Mentoring
7 105 (13.48%) Cybersecurity
8 102 (13.09%) Analytics
9 91 (11.68%) Decision-Making
10 85 (10.91%) Business Development
11 84 (10.78%) Programme Management
12 82 (10.53%) Project Management
13 81 (10.40%) Collaborative Culture
14 79 (10.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 77 (9.88%) Community of Practice
16 76 (9.76%) Digital Marketing
17 69 (8.86%) Customer Service
17 69 (8.86%) Technology Strategy
18 66 (8.47%) DevOps
19 62 (7.96%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 62 (7.96%) JavaScript
2 60 (7.70%) SQL
3 59 (7.57%) Python
4 52 (6.68%) C#
5 40 (5.13%) Java
6 20 (2.57%) PowerShell
7 14 (1.80%) TypeScript
8 9 (1.16%) Bash
8 9 (1.16%) Bicep
9 7 (0.90%) Apex Code
10 4 (0.51%) PL/SQL
10 4 (0.51%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.51%) 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
1 252 (32.35%) Security Cleared
2 197 (25.29%) SC Cleared
3 183 (23.49%) Degree
4 62 (7.96%) CISSP
5 40 (5.13%) DV Cleared
6 37 (4.75%) CISM
7 31 (3.98%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 30 (3.85%) Computer Science Degree
9 28 (3.59%) Azure Certification
10 27 (3.47%) Microsoft Certification
11 26 (3.34%) CompTIA Security+
12 25 (3.21%) CEH
13 20 (2.57%) ACCA
13 20 (2.57%) DBS Check
14 19 (2.44%) AWS Certification
14 19 (2.44%) BPSS Clearance
15 14 (1.80%) ITIL Certification
16 13 (1.67%) SAP Certification
17 9 (1.16%) CRISC
17 9 (1.16%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (10.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 64 (8.22%) NIST
3 56 (7.19%) Accessibility
4 42 (5.39%) GRC
5 37 (4.75%) QA
6 32 (4.11%) PCI DSS
7 31 (3.98%) WCAG
8 16 (2.05%) GDPR
9 14 (1.80%) ISO 9001
10 12 (1.54%) GAAP
10 12 (1.54%) IFRS
11 9 (1.16%) JSP 440
11 9 (1.16%) NCSC
12 8 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials
12 8 (1.03%) 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 (0.39%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 29 (3.72%) Active Directory
2 23 (2.95%) Docker
3 12 (1.54%) Hyper-V
4 11 (1.41%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.39%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.13%) BitLocker
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 34 (4.36%) Kubernetes
2 25 (3.21%) Terraform
3 8 (1.03%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (0.90%) Nessus
5 6 (0.77%) Ansible
5 6 (0.77%) Nmap
6 4 (0.51%) Grafana
6 4 (0.51%) Microsoft Intune
7 3 (0.39%) 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
1 127 (16.30%) Microsoft
2 102 (13.09%) SAP
3 33 (4.24%) Google
4 29 (3.72%) Adobe
5 25 (3.21%) Oracle
6 17 (2.18%) Salesforce
6 17 (2.18%) ServiceNow
7 11 (1.41%) NEC
7 11 (1.41%) VMware
8 10 (1.28%) Apple
8 10 (1.28%) Cisco
8 10 (1.28%) MuleSoft
9 9 (1.16%) Atlassian
9 9 (1.16%) Dell
10 8 (1.03%) 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%) Talend