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 1 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 67 47
Rank change year-on-year +43 -20 +15
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 1,530 788 1,670
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.38% 4.96% 4.99%
As % of the General category 12.58% 6.76% 8.18%
Number of salaries quoted 1,294 374 1,382
10th Percentile £38,984 £33,000 £37,252
25th Percentile £46,864 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £58,625 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year +7.59% +1.14% +0.81%
75th Percentile £76,201 £69,313 £73,438
90th Percentile £88,148 £84,250 £84,964
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -

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 12,161 11,655 20,418
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 58.69% 73.35% 61.07%
Number of salaries quoted 8,010 6,494 14,892
10th Percentile £32,500 £27,500 £31,275
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £79,250 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £96,539
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -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 1 July 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 35 (2.29%) SharePoint
2 17 (1.11%) Apache Airflow
3 14 (0.92%) Apache
4 12 (0.78%) SAS
5 9 (0.59%) Apache Spark
6 8 (0.52%) SharePoint Server
7 7 (0.46%) Jupyter
8 5 (0.33%) Microsoft Exchange
9 3 (0.20%) ArcGIS
9 3 (0.20%) CMS
9 3 (0.20%) Confluence
9 3 (0.20%) Drupal
9 3 (0.20%) Palantir Foundry
10 2 (0.13%) Camunda
10 2 (0.13%) JBoss
11 1 (0.065%) nginx
Applications
1 29 (1.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (1.57%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (0.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (0.78%) Adobe XD
5 7 (0.46%) Chatbot
6 4 (0.26%) Windchill
7 3 (0.20%) AutoCAD
7 3 (0.20%) Civil 3D
7 3 (0.20%) MS Visio
8 2 (0.13%) InVision
8 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
8 2 (0.13%) PlantUML
8 2 (0.13%) Sketch
9 1 (0.065%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 16 (1.05%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (0.46%) iTrent
4 4 (0.26%) Elite 3E
4 4 (0.26%) Workday HCM
5 3 (0.20%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.13%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
6 2 (0.13%) Oracle EBS
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 General Ledger
7 1 (0.065%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (0.065%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 289 (18.89%) Azure
2 276 (18.04%) AWS
3 89 (5.82%) GCP
4 85 (5.56%) Power Platform
5 61 (3.99%) Microsoft 365
6 38 (2.48%) Azure DevOps
7 28 (1.83%) Google Analytics
8 27 (1.76%) Entra ID
8 27 (1.76%) OCI
9 25 (1.63%) SaaS
10 22 (1.44%) PowerApps
11 21 (1.37%) Amazon S3
12 18 (1.18%) Azure AKS
12 18 (1.18%) Azure Service Bus
12 18 (1.18%) Serverless
13 17 (1.11%) GitHub
14 16 (1.05%) Amazon EC2
15 13 (0.85%) Dynamics 365
16 12 (0.78%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
16 12 (0.78%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 41 (2.68%) Firewall
2 36 (2.35%) WAN
3 30 (1.96%) LAN
4 27 (1.76%) Network Security
5 22 (1.44%) Wi-Fi
6 16 (1.05%) Unified Communications
6 16 (1.05%) Wireshark
7 15 (0.98%) NGFW
7 15 (0.98%) VXLAN
8 13 (0.85%) VLAN
9 12 (0.78%) Cisco ASA
9 12 (0.78%) DNS
10 11 (0.72%) VoIP
10 11 (0.72%) VPN
11 10 (0.65%) Cisco Firepower
12 9 (0.59%) BGP
12 9 (0.59%) DHCP
12 9 (0.59%) SMTP
12 9 (0.59%) WebEx
13 8 (0.52%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (4.12%) PostgreSQL
1 63 (4.12%) Power BI
2 57 (3.73%) MongoDB
3 41 (2.68%) Metadata
4 38 (2.48%) NoSQL
5 37 (2.42%) MySQL
6 19 (1.24%) SQL Server
7 16 (1.05%) BigQuery
8 15 (0.98%) Data Lake
9 13 (0.85%) Amazon Athena
9 13 (0.85%) Data Warehouse
10 11 (0.72%) Looker
10 11 (0.72%) Relational Database
11 10 (0.65%) DynamoDB
11 10 (0.65%) Tableau
12 9 (0.59%) Azure SQL Database
13 7 (0.46%) Amazon Redshift
13 7 (0.46%) Big Data
14 6 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
14 6 (0.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 39 (2.55%) GitLab
2 35 (2.29%) Git
3 16 (1.05%) Jenkins
4 8 (0.52%) JIRA
4 8 (0.52%) Selenium
5 6 (0.39%) Axure RP
5 6 (0.39%) Balsamiq
6 5 (0.33%) Cypress.io
7 3 (0.20%) Gatling
7 3 (0.20%) JMeter
7 3 (0.20%) REST Assured
8 2 (0.13%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.13%) Jasmine
8 2 (0.13%) JUnit
8 2 (0.13%) NUnit
8 2 (0.13%) TeamCity
8 2 (0.13%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.13%) Visual Studio Code
9 1 (0.065%) SpecFlow
9 1 (0.065%) Zephyr
General
1 331 (21.63%) Social Skills
2 204 (13.33%) Finance
3 182 (11.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 147 (9.61%) Analytical Skills
5 119 (7.78%) Law
6 56 (3.66%) Influencing Skills
7 52 (3.40%) Marketing
8 51 (3.33%) Legal
9 44 (2.88%) Local Government
10 42 (2.75%) Presentation Skills
11 37 (2.42%) Organisational Skills
12 34 (2.22%) Retail
13 27 (1.76%) Telecoms
14 22 (1.44%) Banking
15 12 (0.78%) Multimedia
16 9 (0.59%) Advertising
16 9 (0.59%) Environmental Health
17 8 (0.52%) General Ledger
17 8 (0.52%) Police
18 6 (0.39%) Military
Job Titles
1 425 (27.78%) Senior
2 253 (16.54%) Architect
3 153 (10.00%) Senior Manager
4 141 (9.22%) Lead
5 110 (7.19%) Analyst
6 93 (6.08%) Consultant
7 84 (5.49%) Developer
8 77 (5.03%) Business Analyst
9 71 (4.64%) Data Architect
10 65 (4.25%) Technical Architect
11 63 (4.12%) Software Engineer
12 57 (3.73%) Solutions Architect
13 52 (3.40%) Project Manager
14 47 (3.07%) Account Manager
14 47 (3.07%) Data Engineer
14 47 (3.07%) Delivery Manager
14 47 (3.07%) Senior Architect
15 45 (2.94%) Designer
16 44 (2.88%) DevOps Engineer
17 43 (2.81%) Portfolio Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (2.75%) REST
2 41 (2.68%) .NET
3 36 (2.35%) Node.js
4 33 (2.16%) RESTful
5 26 (1.70%) Spring
6 22 (1.44%) SOAP
7 21 (1.37%) React
8 17 (1.11%) Middleware
8 17 (1.11%) Oracle Fusion
8 17 (1.11%) Spring Boot
9 14 (0.92%) CSS
9 14 (0.92%) HTML
10 11 (0.72%) Lightning Web Components
10 11 (0.72%) Visualforce
11 10 (0.65%) Kafka
12 9 (0.59%) AngularJS
12 9 (0.59%) EDI
12 9 (0.59%) SAML
12 9 (0.59%) XMPP
13 8 (0.52%) HTML5 Canvas
Miscellaneous
1 94 (6.14%) Cloud Native
2 60 (3.92%) Product Ownership
3 46 (3.01%) Legacy Systems
3 46 (3.01%) Onboarding
4 45 (2.94%) Management Information System
5 37 (2.42%) e-Learning
6 35 (2.29%) Virtual Team
7 31 (2.03%) Data Centre
8 30 (1.96%) Hybrid Cloud
9 29 (1.90%) Legacy Applications
10 27 (1.76%) PKI
11 26 (1.70%) Self-Motivation
12 24 (1.57%) NHS
12 24 (1.57%) Security Posture
13 19 (1.24%) CMDB
14 18 (1.18%) Public Cloud
15 17 (1.11%) Blog
15 17 (1.11%) Enterprise Software
16 15 (0.98%) Low-Code
17 14 (0.92%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 69 (4.51%) Windows
2 66 (4.31%) Linux
3 36 (2.35%) Unix
4 16 (1.05%) Windows Server
5 8 (0.52%) Android
5 8 (0.52%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.20%) VME
7 2 (0.13%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.065%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.065%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.065%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 502 (32.81%) Mentoring
2 468 (30.59%) Agile
3 444 (29.02%) Coaching
4 273 (17.84%) Continuous Improvement
5 186 (12.16%) Problem-Solving
6 178 (11.63%) CI/CD
7 165 (10.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 158 (10.33%) Community of Practice
9 156 (10.20%) Analytics
10 151 (9.87%) DevOps
11 142 (9.28%) AI
12 130 (8.50%) Decision-Making
13 126 (8.24%) Roadmaps
14 125 (8.17%) Technology Strategy
15 113 (7.39%) Cybersecurity
15 113 (7.39%) Software Engineering
16 104 (6.80%) Stakeholder Management
17 103 (6.73%) Test Automation
18 96 (6.27%) Scrum
19 94 (6.14%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 130 (8.50%) Java
2 109 (7.12%) Python
3 107 (6.99%) SQL
4 91 (5.95%) JavaScript
5 38 (2.48%) C#
6 17 (1.11%) Bash
7 15 (0.98%) PowerShell
8 14 (0.92%) VBA
9 11 (0.72%) Apex Code
10 10 (0.65%) R
11 8 (0.52%) C++
11 8 (0.52%) TypeScript
12 7 (0.46%) Scala
13 5 (0.33%) Bicep
13 5 (0.33%) PHP
14 4 (0.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 4 (0.26%) Perl
14 4 (0.26%) PL/SQL
15 3 (0.20%) COBOL
15 3 (0.20%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 368 (24.05%) Security Cleared
2 308 (20.13%) SC Cleared
3 193 (12.61%) Degree
4 67 (4.38%) DV Cleared
5 53 (3.46%) Computer Science Degree
6 35 (2.29%) CISSP
7 25 (1.63%) BPSS Clearance
8 24 (1.57%) CISM
9 19 (1.24%) PMI Certification
10 17 (1.11%) Microsoft Certification
11 16 (1.05%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 11 (0.72%) CREST Certified
13 10 (0.65%) DBS Check
14 8 (0.52%) Azure Certification
14 8 (0.52%) Master's Degree
15 7 (0.46%) AWS Certification
15 7 (0.46%) Cisco Certification
16 6 (0.39%) CCNP
16 6 (0.39%) CHECK Team Member
16 6 (0.39%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 108 (7.06%) Accessibility
2 64 (4.18%) QA
3 58 (3.79%) Data Quality
3 58 (3.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 36 (2.35%) NCSC
5 32 (2.09%) GDPR
6 29 (1.90%) NIST
7 28 (1.83%) Actionable Recommendations
8 20 (1.31%) GRC
9 19 (1.24%) PCI DSS
10 14 (0.92%) WCAG
11 13 (0.85%) P3O
12 11 (0.72%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 9 (0.59%) SLA
14 7 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials
14 7 (0.46%) PMO
15 5 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 5 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 5 (0.33%) JSP 440
16 4 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 43 (2.81%) Active Directory
2 42 (2.75%) Docker
3 23 (1.50%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (0.78%) VMware NSX
5 10 (0.65%) vSphere
6 6 (0.39%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 6 (0.39%) Virtual Servers
7 4 (0.26%) Hyper-V
7 4 (0.26%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 82 (5.36%) Terraform
2 51 (3.33%) Kubernetes
3 40 (2.61%) Ansible
4 16 (1.05%) Single Sign-On
5 14 (0.92%) Argo
6 13 (0.85%) Grafana
7 10 (0.65%) Microsoft Intune
8 9 (0.59%) Cisco CUCM
9 4 (0.26%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 4 (0.26%) vCenter Server
10 3 (0.20%) Check_MK
10 3 (0.20%) OpenView
10 3 (0.20%) Prometheus
11 2 (0.13%) MIIS
11 2 (0.13%) Tivoli
12 1 (0.065%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 1 (0.065%) Kibana
12 1 (0.065%) Oracle RMAN
12 1 (0.065%) SCCM
Vendors
1 188 (12.29%) Microsoft
2 60 (3.92%) Google
3 50 (3.27%) ServiceNow
4 45 (2.94%) Oracle
5 28 (1.83%) Cisco
5 28 (1.83%) Salesforce
5 28 (1.83%) VMware
6 16 (1.05%) CyberArk
7 15 (0.98%) Arista
7 15 (0.98%) Aruba
7 15 (0.98%) NetScout
7 15 (0.98%) Splunk
8 14 (0.92%) SAP
9 12 (0.78%) Adobe
9 12 (0.78%) Pega
10 11 (0.72%) Databricks
10 11 (0.72%) MuleSoft
11 10 (0.65%) Apple
11 10 (0.65%) Avaya
11 10 (0.65%) Palo Alto