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 16 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 55 57
Rank change year-on-year +23 +2 +5
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 1,531 898 1,095
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.70% 5.41% 4.44%
As % of the General category 11.14% 7.53% 7.26%
Number of salaries quoted 1,196 482 842
10th Percentile £36,353 £33,000 £36,537
25th Percentile £45,000 £44,196 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.68% -4.35% +1.77%
75th Percentile £78,750 £68,694 £71,991
90th Percentile £92,500 £85,000 £84,964
UK median annual salary £62,500 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.76% +5.45% -

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 13,745 11,932 15,076
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.19% 71.94% 61.09%
Number of salaries quoted 8,672 6,604 10,076
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,075 £33,125
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -2.54% -5.60%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,793 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.38% -0.38% -8.33%

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 16 August 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 33 (2.16%) SharePoint
2 17 (1.11%) Apache Spark
3 16 (1.05%) Apache
4 14 (0.91%) Apache Airflow
5 11 (0.72%) Confluence
6 8 (0.52%) Jupyter
6 8 (0.52%) SharePoint Server
7 7 (0.46%) CMS
7 7 (0.46%) Microsoft Exchange
8 6 (0.39%) SAS
9 4 (0.26%) Camunda
9 4 (0.26%) WordPress
10 3 (0.20%) ArcGIS
10 3 (0.20%) Drupal
11 2 (0.13%) MS Project Server
11 2 (0.13%) nginx
11 2 (0.13%) Palantir Foundry
12 1 (0.065%) JBoss
12 1 (0.065%) Oracle HTTP Server
12 1 (0.065%) Tomcat
Applications
1 38 (2.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 28 (1.83%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (1.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (0.85%) Adobe XD
5 11 (0.72%) Chatbot
6 9 (0.59%) AutoCAD
6 9 (0.59%) Civil 3D
7 6 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
8 4 (0.26%) MS Visio
8 4 (0.26%) Navisworks
8 4 (0.26%) Revit
8 4 (0.26%) Windchill
9 2 (0.13%) InDesign
9 2 (0.13%) PlantUML
10 1 (0.065%) Elementor
10 1 (0.065%) InVision
10 1 (0.065%) Photoshop
10 1 (0.065%) Sketch
10 1 (0.065%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 15 (0.98%) Dynamics CRM
1 15 (0.98%) Workday HCM
2 9 (0.59%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (0.46%) iTrent
4 4 (0.26%) Distributed Ledger
5 3 (0.20%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.13%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
6 2 (0.13%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.13%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.13%) SAP HCM
6 2 (0.13%) SAP Payroll
7 1 (0.065%) HFM
7 1 (0.065%) Oracle Assets
7 1 (0.065%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.065%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 1 (0.065%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (0.065%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 293 (19.14%) AWS
2 271 (17.70%) Azure
3 82 (5.36%) GCP
4 62 (4.05%) Power Platform
5 58 (3.79%) Microsoft 365
6 46 (3.00%) SaaS
7 37 (2.42%) Azure DevOps
8 26 (1.70%) Google Analytics
9 25 (1.63%) GitHub
10 23 (1.50%) Azure AKS
11 22 (1.44%) Entra ID
11 22 (1.44%) Serverless
12 19 (1.24%) Slack
13 18 (1.18%) Amazon S3
13 18 (1.18%) Azure Service Bus
14 17 (1.11%) Figma
15 15 (0.98%) Amazon EC2
15 15 (0.98%) Microsoft Copilot
16 14 (0.91%) Amazon EKS
17 13 (0.85%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 41 (2.68%) WAN
2 35 (2.29%) LAN
3 33 (2.16%) Network Security
4 30 (1.96%) Firewall
5 16 (1.05%) DNS
6 15 (0.98%) Unified Communications
6 15 (0.98%) VLAN
7 13 (0.85%) DHCP
7 13 (0.85%) VoIP
8 12 (0.78%) Cisco ASA
8 12 (0.78%) MPLS
9 11 (0.72%) BGP
9 11 (0.72%) CTI
10 10 (0.65%) Cisco Firepower
10 10 (0.65%) WebEx
11 9 (0.59%) VPN
12 8 (0.52%) Wi-Fi
13 7 (0.46%) TCP/IP
14 6 (0.39%) OSPF
14 6 (0.39%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (4.25%) PostgreSQL
2 58 (3.79%) Power BI
3 50 (3.27%) MongoDB
4 40 (2.61%) MySQL
5 33 (2.16%) Metadata
6 30 (1.96%) NoSQL
7 28 (1.83%) SQL Server
8 20 (1.31%) Relational Database
9 14 (0.91%) Big Data
9 14 (0.91%) Data Lake
10 12 (0.78%) Tableau
11 10 (0.65%) Amazon Athena
11 10 (0.65%) DynamoDB
12 9 (0.59%) Azure SQL Database
12 9 (0.59%) Data Warehouse
13 7 (0.46%) BigQuery
14 5 (0.33%) Amazon RDS
14 5 (0.33%) Looker
15 4 (0.26%) Hadoop
15 4 (0.26%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 55 (3.59%) Git
2 42 (2.74%) GitLab
3 21 (1.37%) Jenkins
3 21 (1.37%) JIRA
4 10 (0.65%) Balsamiq
5 8 (0.52%) Axure RP
5 8 (0.52%) Selenium
6 6 (0.39%) Cypress.io
7 5 (0.33%) TeamCity
8 4 (0.26%) SonarQube
9 3 (0.20%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 3 (0.20%) Bitbucket
9 3 (0.20%) Gatling
9 3 (0.20%) JMeter
9 3 (0.20%) Mercurial
9 3 (0.20%) REST Assured
10 2 (0.13%) Jasmine
10 2 (0.13%) NUnit
10 2 (0.13%) Visual Studio
10 2 (0.13%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 369 (24.10%) Social Skills
2 221 (14.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 209 (13.65%) Finance
4 154 (10.06%) Analytical Skills
5 146 (9.54%) Law
6 79 (5.16%) Legal
6 79 (5.16%) Local Government
7 73 (4.77%) Influencing Skills
8 67 (4.38%) Marketing
9 56 (3.66%) Presentation Skills
10 47 (3.07%) Retail
11 39 (2.55%) Organisational Skills
12 37 (2.42%) Telecoms
13 25 (1.63%) Banking
14 18 (1.18%) Police
15 13 (0.85%) Aerospace
16 11 (0.72%) Multimedia
17 9 (0.59%) Environmental Health
18 7 (0.46%) Welsh Language
19 6 (0.39%) Military
Job Titles
1 371 (24.23%) Senior
2 257 (16.79%) Architect
3 161 (10.52%) Lead
4 133 (8.69%) Analyst
5 126 (8.23%) Consultant
6 95 (6.21%) Business Analyst
7 83 (5.42%) Developer
7 83 (5.42%) Technical Architect
8 74 (4.83%) Senior Manager
9 58 (3.79%) Account Manager
9 58 (3.79%) Software Engineer
10 56 (3.66%) Data Architect
11 54 (3.53%) Designer
11 54 (3.53%) Solutions Architect
12 51 (3.33%) DevOps Engineer
12 51 (3.33%) Lead Architect
13 47 (3.07%) Delivery Manager
13 47 (3.07%) Technical Leader
14 45 (2.94%) Senior Architect
15 39 (2.55%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (3.66%) .NET
2 43 (2.81%) Node.js
3 39 (2.55%) React
4 35 (2.29%) CSS
5 32 (2.09%) REST
6 30 (1.96%) HTML
7 26 (1.70%) Spring
8 24 (1.57%) RESTful
9 20 (1.31%) .NET Core
10 19 (1.24%) AngularJS
10 19 (1.24%) Middleware
11 17 (1.11%) Kafka
11 17 (1.11%) SOAP
11 17 (1.11%) Spring Boot
12 15 (0.98%) Entity Framework
12 15 (0.98%) PySpark
13 13 (0.85%) Oracle Fusion
14 11 (0.72%) .NET Framework
15 10 (0.65%) OAuth
15 10 (0.65%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 89 (5.81%) Cloud Native
2 73 (4.77%) Product Ownership
3 61 (3.98%) Onboarding
4 51 (3.33%) Self-Motivation
5 44 (2.87%) Management Information System
6 42 (2.74%) NHS
7 38 (2.48%) Blog
8 37 (2.42%) e-Learning
9 33 (2.16%) Legacy Systems
10 32 (2.09%) Virtual Team
11 19 (1.24%) CMDB
11 19 (1.24%) Greenfield Project
11 19 (1.24%) Security Posture
12 18 (1.18%) Data Centre
13 17 (1.11%) Public Cloud
14 16 (1.05%) Enterprise Software
14 16 (1.05%) Hybrid Cloud
14 16 (1.05%) Legacy Applications
15 15 (0.98%) PKI
16 14 (0.91%) AI Agents
Operating Systems
1 79 (5.16%) Windows
2 71 (4.64%) Linux
3 47 (3.07%) Unix
4 26 (1.70%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.20%) VME
5 3 (0.20%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.13%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.13%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.13%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.065%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.065%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 503 (32.85%) Agile
2 431 (28.15%) Mentoring
3 369 (24.10%) Coaching
4 298 (19.46%) Continuous Improvement
5 195 (12.74%) Community of Practice
6 189 (12.34%) CI/CD
7 184 (12.02%) Problem-Solving
8 181 (11.82%) AI
9 176 (11.50%) Analytics
10 173 (11.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 169 (11.04%) DevOps
12 165 (10.78%) Technology Strategy
13 151 (9.86%) Scrum
14 145 (9.47%) Decision-Making
15 134 (8.75%) Stakeholder Management
16 133 (8.69%) Roadmaps
17 132 (8.62%) Software Engineering
18 131 (8.56%) Cybersecurity
19 116 (7.58%) Project Delivery
20 96 (6.27%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 135 (8.82%) Java
2 109 (7.12%) Python
3 107 (6.99%) JavaScript
4 98 (6.40%) SQL
5 54 (3.53%) C#
6 19 (1.24%) Bash
7 13 (0.85%) TypeScript
8 12 (0.78%) PowerShell
9 8 (0.52%) C++
9 8 (0.52%) PHP
10 7 (0.46%) Ruby
10 7 (0.46%) Scala
11 5 (0.33%) Apex Code
11 5 (0.33%) R
12 4 (0.26%) Bicep
12 4 (0.26%) C
12 4 (0.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 4 (0.26%) Perl
12 4 (0.26%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.20%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 428 (27.96%) Security Cleared
2 345 (22.53%) SC Cleared
3 220 (14.37%) Degree
4 89 (5.81%) DV Cleared
5 61 (3.98%) Computer Science Degree
6 43 (2.81%) CISSP
7 40 (2.61%) BPSS Clearance
8 32 (2.09%) CISM
9 21 (1.37%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 13 (0.85%) AWS Certification
10 13 (0.85%) CREST Certified
10 13 (0.85%) Master's Degree
11 12 (0.78%) DBS Check
12 11 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
12 11 (0.72%) PMI Certification
13 10 (0.65%) PMP
14 9 (0.59%) Cisco Certification
15 8 (0.52%) Azure Certification
15 8 (0.52%) CCNP
16 7 (0.46%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 128 (8.36%) Accessibility
2 73 (4.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 58 (3.79%) QA
4 47 (3.07%) NCSC
5 46 (3.00%) Data Quality
6 37 (2.42%) NIST
7 29 (1.89%) Actionable Recommendations
8 27 (1.76%) GDPR
9 24 (1.57%) WCAG
10 23 (1.50%) GRC
11 19 (1.24%) PCI DSS
12 18 (1.18%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 12 (0.78%) SLA
14 8 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials
14 8 (0.52%) ISO 9001
14 8 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 8 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 6 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 5 (0.33%) PMO
17 4 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 15288
System Software
1 55 (3.59%) Docker
2 44 (2.87%) Active Directory
3 26 (1.70%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (0.78%) VMware NSX
5 11 (0.72%) vSphere
6 7 (0.46%) Hyper-V
6 7 (0.46%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 7 (0.46%) Virtual Servers
7 5 (0.33%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.065%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 80 (5.23%) Terraform
2 60 (3.92%) Kubernetes
3 32 (2.09%) Ansible
4 15 (0.98%) Grafana
5 14 (0.91%) Argo
6 10 (0.65%) Cisco CUCM
7 8 (0.52%) Microsoft Intune
8 7 (0.46%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 5 (0.33%) Single Sign-On
10 4 (0.26%) vCenter Server
11 3 (0.20%) Check_MK
11 3 (0.20%) Prometheus
11 3 (0.20%) SCCM
12 2 (0.13%) MIIS
12 2 (0.13%) OpenView
12 2 (0.13%) Oracle RMAN
12 2 (0.13%) Tivoli
13 1 (0.065%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 1 (0.065%) Kibana
Vendors
1 172 (11.23%) Microsoft
2 55 (3.59%) Google
3 40 (2.61%) ServiceNow
4 35 (2.29%) Oracle
5 33 (2.16%) Cisco
6 32 (2.09%) VMware
7 23 (1.50%) Workday
8 21 (1.37%) Salesforce
9 19 (1.24%) Adobe
10 18 (1.18%) Splunk
11 14 (0.91%) Databricks
11 14 (0.91%) SAP
12 13 (0.85%) Avaya
12 13 (0.85%) Fortinet
12 13 (0.85%) Palo Alto
12 13 (0.85%) Pega
13 11 (0.72%) Genesys
14 9 (0.59%) NetApp
15 8 (0.52%) HubSpot
16 7 (0.46%) MuleSoft