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 24 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 74 55
Rank change year-on-year +40 -19 +12
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 953 688 1,241
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.11% 4.20% 4.98%
As % of the General category 10.23% 6.08% 7.98%
Number of salaries quoted 764 380 1,045
10th Percentile £32,500 £41,250 £36,750
25th Percentile £44,972 £50,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -5.98%
75th Percentile £71,250 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £81,183 £85,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -2.64%

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 9,318 11,309 15,547
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.70% 69.07% 62.41%
Number of salaries quoted 5,883 6,391 12,285
10th Percentile £29,000 £36,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,779 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.41% +4.63% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,750 £96,539
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% -11.53%

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 24 January 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 29 (3.04%) SharePoint
2 16 (1.68%) Confluence
3 5 (0.52%) Drupal
3 5 (0.52%) nginx
3 5 (0.52%) WordPress
4 4 (0.42%) Oracle Workflow
5 3 (0.31%) CMS
5 3 (0.31%) SAS
6 2 (0.21%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.21%) Tomcat
6 2 (0.21%) Umbraco
6 2 (0.21%) WebLogic
6 2 (0.21%) WebLogic Portal
7 1 (0.10%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.10%) Camunda
7 1 (0.10%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.10%) SugarCRM
Applications
1 29 (3.04%) Adobe XD
2 24 (2.52%) Microsoft Excel
3 18 (1.89%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (0.73%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.42%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.31%) InVision
6 3 (0.31%) Sketch
6 3 (0.31%) Trello
7 2 (0.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 1 (0.10%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.10%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.10%) FrameMaker
8 1 (0.10%) MadCap Flare
8 1 (0.10%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.10%) Revit
8 1 (0.10%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (0.73%) Oracle EBS
2 6 (0.63%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.63%) NEC Housing
2 6 (0.63%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.42%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 3 (0.31%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.31%) Primavera
4 3 (0.31%) SAP PM
5 2 (0.21%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.10%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 1 (0.10%) iTrent
6 1 (0.10%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.10%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.10%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.10%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.10%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 184 (19.31%) Azure
2 131 (13.75%) AWS
3 67 (7.03%) Power Platform
4 49 (5.14%) GCP
5 44 (4.62%) Microsoft 365
6 43 (4.51%) SaaS
7 38 (3.99%) Serverless
8 35 (3.67%) PowerApps
9 31 (3.25%) Figma
10 27 (2.83%) Entra ID
11 26 (2.73%) Dynamics 365
12 23 (2.41%) GitHub
13 22 (2.31%) OCI
13 22 (2.31%) Power Automate
14 18 (1.89%) Azure DevOps
15 17 (1.78%) Amazon S3
15 17 (1.78%) Google Analytics
16 15 (1.57%) Miro
17 14 (1.47%) PaaS
18 12 (1.26%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 32 (3.36%) Firewall
2 16 (1.68%) Wi-Fi
3 14 (1.47%) LAN
3 14 (1.47%) WAN
4 13 (1.36%) NGFW
4 13 (1.36%) VXLAN
4 13 (1.36%) Wireshark
5 10 (1.05%) Network Security
6 9 (0.94%) TCP/IP
7 8 (0.84%) SD-WAN
7 8 (0.84%) VPN
8 7 (0.73%) DMZ
9 5 (0.52%) BGP
9 5 (0.52%) DNS
9 5 (0.52%) SSL
10 4 (0.42%) Cisco ASA
10 4 (0.42%) Wireless
11 3 (0.31%) MPLS
11 3 (0.31%) VLAN
12 2 (0.21%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (4.09%) Power BI
2 27 (2.83%) Metadata
3 17 (1.78%) SQL Server
4 12 (1.26%) Data Warehouse
5 9 (0.94%) Relational Database
6 7 (0.73%) Geospatial Data
6 7 (0.73%) PostgreSQL
6 7 (0.73%) Tableau
7 6 (0.63%) Data Lake
7 6 (0.63%) NoSQL
7 6 (0.63%) Oracle Reports
8 5 (0.52%) MariaDB
8 5 (0.52%) Metadata Repository
8 5 (0.52%) MongoDB
8 5 (0.52%) MySQL
8 5 (0.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (0.42%) BusinessObjects
9 4 (0.42%) Data Mining
9 4 (0.42%) MS Access
9 4 (0.42%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 27 (2.83%) Axure RP
2 26 (2.73%) Balsamiq
3 19 (1.99%) JIRA
4 18 (1.89%) Git
5 10 (1.05%) GitLab
6 9 (0.94%) Cypress.io
6 9 (0.94%) Selenium
6 9 (0.94%) Subversion
7 8 (0.84%) Bitbucket
7 8 (0.84%) WebDriver
8 7 (0.73%) Burp Suite
8 7 (0.73%) Metasploit
9 4 (0.42%) Jenkins
9 4 (0.42%) Oracle Forms
9 4 (0.42%) Toad
10 3 (0.31%) Visual Studio
11 2 (0.21%) ER Studio
11 2 (0.21%) LoadRunner
11 2 (0.21%) NUnit
11 2 (0.21%) Oracle APEX
General
1 329 (34.52%) Social Skills
2 223 (23.40%) Finance
3 180 (18.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 138 (14.48%) Analytical Skills
5 127 (13.33%) Law
6 81 (8.50%) Marketing
7 74 (7.76%) Telecoms
8 69 (7.24%) Manufacturing
9 63 (6.61%) Local Government
10 50 (5.25%) Electronics
11 41 (4.30%) Presentation Skills
12 35 (3.67%) Legal
13 30 (3.15%) Retail
14 24 (2.52%) Organisational Skills
15 21 (2.20%) Influencing Skills
16 20 (2.10%) Billing
17 14 (1.47%) Police
18 12 (1.26%) Banking
18 12 (1.26%) Pharmaceutical
19 8 (0.84%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 196 (20.57%) Senior
2 117 (12.28%) Architect
3 88 (9.23%) Consultant
4 85 (8.92%) Senior Manager
5 83 (8.71%) Developer
6 75 (7.87%) Lead
7 52 (5.46%) Analyst
8 46 (4.83%) Solutions Architect
9 39 (4.09%) Designer
10 37 (3.88%) Security Consultant
11 32 (3.36%) Portfolio Manager
12 31 (3.25%) IT Manager
12 31 (3.25%) Senior Portfolio Manager
13 28 (2.94%) Data Architect
14 27 (2.83%) Business Analyst
14 27 (2.83%) Data Engineer
14 27 (2.83%) Project Manager
15 25 (2.62%) Senior Developer
16 24 (2.52%) Senior Architect
17 23 (2.41%) Audit Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (3.78%) .NET
2 28 (2.94%) React
3 27 (2.83%) CSS
3 27 (2.83%) HTML
4 26 (2.73%) SAP CAF
5 23 (2.41%) REST
6 20 (2.10%) Spring
7 19 (1.99%) SOAP
8 15 (1.57%) HTML5 Canvas
9 14 (1.47%) Spring Boot
10 11 (1.15%) .NET Core
10 11 (1.15%) Middleware
10 11 (1.15%) Node.js
11 10 (1.05%) Django
11 10 (1.05%) JSON
11 10 (1.05%) Lightning Web Components
11 10 (1.05%) Visualforce
12 9 (0.94%) .NET Framework
12 9 (0.94%) AngularJS
12 9 (0.94%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 53 (5.56%) Cloud Native
2 52 (5.46%) Product Ownership
3 49 (5.14%) Self-Motivation
4 45 (4.72%) Blog
5 28 (2.94%) Legacy Systems
5 28 (2.94%) NHS
6 27 (2.83%) Data Centre
7 24 (2.52%) Virtual Team
8 23 (2.41%) Onboarding
8 23 (2.41%) PKI
9 21 (2.20%) Hybrid Cloud
10 20 (2.10%) Public Cloud
11 19 (1.99%) Low-Code
12 18 (1.89%) Management Information System
13 15 (1.57%) Enterprise Cloud
13 15 (1.57%) Security Posture
14 14 (1.47%) Legacy Applications
15 12 (1.26%) PMI
15 12 (1.26%) Social Media
16 11 (1.15%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 23 (2.41%) Windows
2 20 (2.10%) Linux
3 13 (1.36%) Unix
4 10 (1.05%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.21%) Android
5 2 (0.21%) VMS
5 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.10%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.10%) Rocky
6 1 (0.10%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 253 (26.55%) Agile
2 199 (20.88%) Mentoring
3 166 (17.42%) Continuous Improvement
4 164 (17.21%) Coaching
5 160 (16.79%) AI
6 159 (16.68%) Problem-Solving
7 117 (12.28%) Analytics
8 104 (10.91%) Decision-Making
8 104 (10.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 100 (10.49%) Community of Practice
9 100 (10.49%) DevOps
10 97 (10.18%) Business Intelligence
11 96 (10.07%) Collaborative Culture
12 93 (9.76%) Cybersecurity
13 86 (9.02%) Business Development
14 85 (8.92%) CI/CD
15 82 (8.60%) Project Management
15 82 (8.60%) Stakeholder Management
15 82 (8.60%) Technology Strategy
16 73 (7.66%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 79 (8.29%) Python
2 66 (6.93%) JavaScript
3 53 (5.56%) SQL
4 51 (5.35%) C#
5 47 (4.93%) Java
6 23 (2.41%) PowerShell
7 14 (1.47%) VBA
8 13 (1.36%) Bash
9 12 (1.26%) TypeScript
10 10 (1.05%) Apex Code
11 7 (0.73%) Bicep
11 7 (0.73%) Scala
12 5 (0.52%) PL/SQL
12 5 (0.52%) R
13 4 (0.42%) Shell Script
13 4 (0.42%) VB
14 3 (0.31%) Go
15 2 (0.21%) Google Apps Script
15 2 (0.21%) SPARQL
15 2 (0.21%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 276 (28.96%) Security Cleared
2 234 (24.55%) SC Cleared
3 181 (18.99%) Degree
4 42 (4.41%) CISSP
5 40 (4.20%) CISM
6 36 (3.78%) DV Cleared
7 34 (3.57%) Microsoft Certification
8 33 (3.46%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 31 (3.25%) Computer Science Degree
10 23 (2.41%) Azure Certification
11 22 (2.31%) ACCA
12 16 (1.68%) DBS Check
13 15 (1.57%) BPSS Clearance
14 14 (1.47%) PMI Certification
15 13 (1.36%) AWS Certification
16 11 (1.15%) CHECK Team Member
17 9 (0.94%) CREST Certified
17 9 (0.94%) Cyber Scheme
18 8 (0.84%) Cisco Certification
18 8 (0.84%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (7.66%) Accessibility
2 60 (6.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 51 (5.35%) QA
4 49 (5.14%) GRC
5 43 (4.51%) NIST
6 33 (3.46%) WCAG
7 29 (3.04%) Data Quality
8 24 (2.52%) GDPR
9 19 (1.99%) GAAP
9 19 (1.99%) IFRS
10 15 (1.57%) P3O
11 12 (1.26%) JSP 440
11 12 (1.26%) NCSC
12 11 (1.15%) PCI DSS
13 10 (1.05%) SLA
14 9 (0.94%) ISO 9001
14 9 (0.94%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 7 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials
15 7 (0.73%) PMO
16 5 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 32 (3.36%) Active Directory
2 30 (3.15%) Docker
3 14 (1.47%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (0.84%) VMware NSX
5 5 (0.52%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.10%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.10%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.10%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 46 (4.83%) Terraform
2 32 (3.36%) Kubernetes
3 19 (1.99%) Ansible
4 18 (1.89%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (0.73%) Nessus
5 7 (0.73%) Nmap
6 4 (0.42%) Grafana
7 3 (0.31%) Control-M
7 3 (0.31%) Microsoft Intune
7 3 (0.31%) SCOM
8 2 (0.21%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.10%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.10%) Kibana
9 1 (0.10%) OpenView
9 1 (0.10%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.10%) Puppet
9 1 (0.10%) Rancher
9 1 (0.10%) Tivoli
9 1 (0.10%) WSUS
9 1 (0.10%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 172 (18.05%) Microsoft
2 69 (7.24%) SAP
3 48 (5.04%) Google
4 34 (3.57%) Oracle
5 33 (3.46%) Adobe
6 23 (2.41%) Salesforce
7 21 (2.20%) ServiceNow
8 14 (1.47%) Aruba
8 14 (1.47%) VMware
9 13 (1.36%) Arista
9 13 (1.36%) Cisco
9 13 (1.36%) NetScout
10 11 (1.15%) MuleSoft
10 11 (1.15%) NEC
11 10 (1.05%) Atlassian
12 7 (0.73%) CyberArk
13 6 (0.63%) Planon
13 6 (0.63%) Talend
13 6 (0.63%) Workday
14 5 (0.52%) OpenAI