Public Sector Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

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 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 81 47 62
Rank change year-on-year -34 +15 -1
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 728 1,737 2,071
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 4.06% 5.15% 5.01%
As % of the General category 5.19% 8.37% 7.59%
Number of salaries quoted 343 1,423 1,345
10th Percentile £36,450 £37,500 £35,179
25th Percentile £46,250 £43,750 £43,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,965 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.51% -3.39% +9.09%
75th Percentile £68,750 £73,750 £76,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £84,964 £88,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,554
% change year-on-year +9.09% -1.00% +1.01%

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 14,029 20,750 27,292
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 78.27% 61.55% 66.01%
Number of salaries quoted 7,518 15,057 18,200
10th Percentile £25,087 £31,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,620 £41,750 £46,570
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,745 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.17% -12.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £82,751
90th Percentile £105,000 £95,000 £102,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Public Sector
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Public Sector as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Public Sector trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Public Sector
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Public Sector.

Public Sector salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Public Sector
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Public Sector over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Public Sector salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 9 (1.24%) Confluence
2 7 (0.96%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.82%) Apache
3 6 (0.82%) IIS
3 6 (0.82%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.27%) CMS
4 2 (0.27%) Jupyter
4 2 (0.27%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.14%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.14%) Moodle
5 1 (0.14%) Totara
5 1 (0.14%) Umbraco
5 1 (0.14%) WordPress
Applications
1 28 (3.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (3.02%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (1.24%) Spreadsheet
5 8 (1.10%) Adobe XD
6 5 (0.69%) Stata
6 5 (0.69%) Trello
7 4 (0.55%) Notion
8 3 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
9 2 (0.27%) Oracle Smart View
10 1 (0.14%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.14%) Adobe Illustrator
10 1 (0.14%) Adobe Premiere
10 1 (0.14%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.14%) InDesign
10 1 (0.14%) MicroStation
10 1 (0.14%) Photoshop
10 1 (0.14%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 14 (1.92%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (1.65%) Salesforce CRM
3 5 (0.69%) NetSuite
4 4 (0.55%) SAP HCM
5 3 (0.41%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.27%) Oracle Assets
6 2 (0.27%) Oracle Cash Management
6 2 (0.27%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.27%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (0.27%) Oracle General Ledger
6 2 (0.27%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.27%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.27%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 91 (12.50%) Azure
2 57 (7.83%) AWS
3 55 (7.55%) Power Platform
4 36 (4.95%) SaaS
5 25 (3.43%) Dynamics 365
5 25 (3.43%) GitHub
6 23 (3.16%) Power Automate
7 22 (3.02%) PowerApps
8 21 (2.88%) GCP
9 20 (2.75%) Azure DevOps
10 18 (2.47%) Microsoft 365
10 18 (2.47%) PaaS
11 15 (2.06%) GitHub Actions
12 14 (1.92%) Serverless
13 12 (1.65%) Google Analytics
13 12 (1.65%) Google Workspace
14 11 (1.51%) IaaS
15 8 (1.10%) Entra ID
16 7 (0.96%) AWS Lambda
16 7 (0.96%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.65%) Firewall
2 11 (1.51%) DNS
3 9 (1.24%) TCP/IP
4 7 (0.96%) Network Security
5 6 (0.82%) VPN
6 5 (0.69%) WAN
7 4 (0.55%) 4G
7 4 (0.55%) 5G
7 4 (0.55%) MPLS
7 4 (0.55%) SAN
7 4 (0.55%) Unified Communications
7 4 (0.55%) VoIP
8 3 (0.41%) DHCP
8 3 (0.41%) Ethernet
8 3 (0.41%) Intrusion Detection
8 3 (0.41%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (0.27%) Software-Defined Networking
10 1 (0.14%) Modbus
10 1 (0.14%) Remote Desktop
10 1 (0.14%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (5.91%) Power BI
2 25 (3.43%) SQL Server
3 23 (3.16%) Relational Database
4 15 (2.06%) PostgreSQL
5 12 (1.65%) MySQL
6 10 (1.37%) Tableau
7 9 (1.24%) MongoDB
8 7 (0.96%) Data Lake
8 7 (0.96%) NoSQL
8 7 (0.96%) RDBMS
9 6 (0.82%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (0.55%) Data Warehouse
10 4 (0.55%) Power Query
10 4 (0.55%) Redis
11 3 (0.41%) Amazon RDS
11 3 (0.41%) DynamoDB
12 2 (0.27%) Amazon Redshift
12 2 (0.27%) Big Data
12 2 (0.27%) Oracle Database
12 2 (0.27%) Oracle Exadata
Development Applications
1 18 (2.47%) Git
2 16 (2.20%) JIRA
3 12 (1.65%) SonarQube
4 7 (0.96%) Axure RP
4 7 (0.96%) Balsamiq
4 7 (0.96%) Jenkins
5 5 (0.69%) JMeter
6 4 (0.55%) ERwin
6 4 (0.55%) GitLab
6 4 (0.55%) JUnit
6 4 (0.55%) Mockito
6 4 (0.55%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.27%) Locust
7 2 (0.27%) Oracle APEX
7 2 (0.27%) Postman
7 2 (0.27%) Selenium
8 1 (0.14%) Maven
8 1 (0.14%) NUnit
8 1 (0.14%) Subversion
8 1 (0.14%) TeamCity
General
1 479 (65.80%) Social Skills
2 367 (50.41%) Finance
3 335 (46.02%) Marketing
4 90 (12.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 70 (9.62%) Analytical Skills
6 55 (7.55%) Telecoms
7 49 (6.73%) Manufacturing
8 45 (6.18%) Electronics
9 39 (5.36%) Local Government
10 31 (4.26%) Presentation Skills
11 21 (2.88%) Retail
12 20 (2.75%) Legal
13 18 (2.47%) Organisational Skills
14 16 (2.20%) Law
15 10 (1.37%) Back Office
16 7 (0.96%) Aerospace
16 7 (0.96%) Influencing Skills
16 7 (0.96%) Tech for Good
17 5 (0.69%) Advertising
17 5 (0.69%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 275 (37.77%) Business Manager
2 273 (37.50%) Development Manager
3 270 (37.09%) Business Development Manager
4 70 (9.62%) Senior
5 50 (6.87%) Architect
6 43 (5.91%) Developer
7 40 (5.49%) Analyst
8 38 (5.22%) Consultant
9 27 (3.71%) Project Manager
10 26 (3.57%) Lead
11 16 (2.20%) Senior Architect
11 16 (2.20%) Senior Developer
12 14 (1.92%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 14 (1.92%) Solutions Architect
13 13 (1.79%) Data Architect
14 12 (1.65%) Designer
14 12 (1.65%) IT Consultant
15 11 (1.51%) Product Manager
15 11 (1.51%) Service Analyst
15 11 (1.51%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (3.02%) HTML
2 20 (2.75%) CSS
3 16 (2.20%) .NET
3 16 (2.20%) RESTful
4 15 (2.06%) React
5 13 (1.79%) AngularJS
5 13 (1.79%) Kafka
6 11 (1.51%) JSON
7 10 (1.37%) .NET Framework
8 8 (1.10%) Spring Boot
9 7 (0.96%) ARM Templates
9 7 (0.96%) Azure Blueprints
9 7 (0.96%) OAuth
9 7 (0.96%) REST
9 7 (0.96%) XML
10 6 (0.82%) ASP.NET Web API
10 6 (0.82%) pytest
10 6 (0.82%) SOAP
10 6 (0.82%) Vue
11 5 (0.69%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 32 (4.40%) Management Information System
2 31 (4.26%) Self-Motivation
3 26 (3.57%) NHS
4 24 (3.30%) Onboarding
5 21 (2.88%) Data Centre
6 19 (2.61%) Cloud Native
6 19 (2.61%) PMI
7 16 (2.20%) Public Cloud
7 16 (2.20%) Renewable Energy
8 15 (2.06%) Product Ownership
9 12 (1.65%) Driving Licence
9 12 (1.65%) SCADA
10 11 (1.51%) Housing Association
11 10 (1.37%) Social Media
12 9 (1.24%) IoT
13 8 (1.10%) Algorithms
14 7 (0.96%) Distributed Architecture
14 7 (0.96%) Linux Command Line
15 6 (0.82%) Client/Server
15 6 (0.82%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 22 (3.02%) Windows
2 18 (2.47%) Linux
3 14 (1.92%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.69%) Windows Server 2019
5 4 (0.55%) Unix
6 3 (0.41%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.14%) Android
7 1 (0.14%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.14%) Robot Operating System
7 1 (0.14%) Solaris
7 1 (0.14%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 304 (41.76%) Business Development
2 294 (40.38%) Collaborative Working
3 284 (39.01%) Collaborative Culture
4 268 (36.81%) Marketing Strategy
5 267 (36.68%) Facilities Management
6 126 (17.31%) Agile
7 115 (15.80%) Project Management
8 104 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
9 102 (14.01%) Project Delivery
10 89 (12.23%) Business Intelligence
11 83 (11.40%) Continuous Improvement
12 75 (10.30%) Mentoring
13 71 (9.75%) Cybersecurity
14 65 (8.93%) Stakeholder Management
15 63 (8.65%) Analytics
16 59 (8.10%) DevOps
17 47 (6.46%) Programme Management
18 44 (6.04%) Digital Marketing
19 43 (5.91%) PRINCE2
20 42 (5.77%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 46 (6.32%) SQL
2 45 (6.18%) Python
3 33 (4.53%) JavaScript
4 23 (3.16%) C#
5 20 (2.75%) Java
6 14 (1.92%) PowerShell
7 7 (0.96%) PHP
7 7 (0.96%) R
7 7 (0.96%) TypeScript
8 6 (0.82%) Ruby
9 5 (0.69%) C++
10 3 (0.41%) Apex Code
10 3 (0.41%) Groovy
11 2 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.27%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.14%) Bash
12 1 (0.14%) C
12 1 (0.14%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.14%) VB
12 1 (0.14%) VBA
Qualifications
1 154 (21.15%) Security Cleared
2 100 (13.74%) Degree
3 97 (13.32%) SC Cleared
4 38 (5.22%) DV Cleared
5 24 (3.30%) PMI Certification
6 23 (3.16%) BPSS Clearance
7 17 (2.34%) Master's Degree
8 14 (1.92%) Microsoft Certification
9 10 (1.37%) Chartered Engineer
10 8 (1.10%) DBS Check
11 7 (0.96%) CISSP
12 6 (0.82%) AWS Certification
13 5 (0.69%) Azure Certification
13 5 (0.69%) Computer Science Degree
13 5 (0.69%) PMP
14 4 (0.55%) CISM
14 4 (0.55%) HND
15 3 (0.41%) Cisco Certification
15 3 (0.41%) HNC
15 3 (0.41%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (3.30%) Accessibility
2 16 (2.20%) QA
3 13 (1.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 12 (1.65%) NCSC
4 12 (1.65%) PMO
5 10 (1.37%) WCAG
6 9 (1.24%) Data Quality
7 6 (0.82%) Def Stans
7 6 (0.82%) GDPR
7 6 (0.82%) NIST
8 4 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (0.55%) ISO 9001
9 3 (0.41%) IEC 61508
9 3 (0.41%) SLA
10 2 (0.27%) GRC
10 2 (0.27%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.14%) COBIT
11 1 (0.14%) ISO 14001
11 1 (0.14%) JSP 440
System Software
1 32 (4.40%) Docker
2 13 (1.79%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.65%) Active Directory
4 3 (0.41%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.27%) Virtual Servers
5 2 (0.27%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.14%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.14%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.14%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 22 (3.02%) Kubernetes
2 21 (2.88%) Terraform
3 11 (1.51%) Ansible
4 8 (1.10%) Grafana
5 5 (0.69%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (0.69%) Prometheus
5 5 (0.69%) ZABBIX
6 4 (0.55%) Cisco CUCM
7 3 (0.41%) Functional Safety
8 2 (0.27%) SCCM
8 2 (0.27%) SmoothWall
8 2 (0.27%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.14%) DameWare
9 1 (0.14%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.14%) Oracle ZFS
Vendors
1 89 (12.23%) Microsoft
2 49 (6.73%) SAP
3 28 (3.85%) Salesforce
4 27 (3.71%) Google
5 20 (2.75%) VMware
6 16 (2.20%) Oracle
7 14 (1.92%) Facebook
8 13 (1.79%) Cisco
9 12 (1.65%) YouTube
10 9 (1.24%) Adobe
10 9 (1.24%) ServiceNow
11 8 (1.10%) Databricks
12 5 (0.69%) Palo Alto
13 4 (0.55%) Dell
13 4 (0.55%) DocuSign
14 3 (0.41%) EMC
14 3 (0.41%) HP
15 2 (0.27%) arcserve
15 2 (0.27%) Juniper
15 2 (0.27%) Mercator