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 2 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 47 64 64
Rank change year-on-year +17 0 +15
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 774 855 957
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.11% 4.48% 4.61%
As % of the General category 8.09% 6.87% 7.08%
Number of salaries quoted 601 472 798
10th Percentile £26,250 £37,354 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,449 £44,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,250 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.58% +3.10% -1.74%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £55,500 £57,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.63% +3.64% -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 9,563 12,444 13,508
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 63.15% 65.18% 65.13%
Number of salaries quoted 6,122 7,235 10,645
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,750 £36,041
25th Percentile £38,500 £46,250 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,875 £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 2 December 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 (3.75%) SharePoint
2 18 (2.33%) Confluence
3 5 (0.65%) Drupal
3 5 (0.65%) nginx
3 5 (0.65%) WordPress
4 4 (0.52%) 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 (3.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (3.10%) Adobe XD
3 16 (2.07%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (0.90%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.65%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.52%) AutoCAD
6 4 (0.52%) Civil 3D
6 4 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 4 (0.52%) 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 (2.07%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (1.03%) Unit4 Business World
3 6 (0.78%) NEC Housing
4 4 (0.52%) 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 CO
7 1 (0.13%) SAP IBP
7 1 (0.13%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 130 (16.80%) Azure
2 91 (11.76%) AWS
3 48 (6.20%) Power Platform
4 39 (5.04%) SaaS
5 38 (4.91%) Microsoft 365
6 31 (4.01%) Serverless
7 27 (3.49%) Dynamics 365
8 26 (3.36%) Entra ID
8 26 (3.36%) Figma
9 25 (3.23%) GCP
10 24 (3.10%) Power Automate
11 23 (2.97%) PowerApps
12 18 (2.33%) GitHub
13 16 (2.07%) Google Analytics
14 14 (1.81%) Miro
14 14 (1.81%) PaaS
15 12 (1.55%) AWS Lambda
15 12 (1.55%) Azure DevOps
16 11 (1.42%) IaaS
17 10 (1.29%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 35 (4.52%) Network Security
2 14 (1.81%) Firewall
3 11 (1.42%) WAN
4 10 (1.29%) LAN
4 10 (1.29%) TCP/IP
5 6 (0.78%) DNS
5 6 (0.78%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (0.52%) DMZ
7 3 (0.39%) DHCP
7 3 (0.39%) Internet
7 3 (0.39%) SD-WAN
7 3 (0.39%) VPN
7 3 (0.39%) VSAT
8 2 (0.26%) HTTP
8 2 (0.26%) Intranet
8 2 (0.26%) SAN
8 2 (0.26%) Unified Communications
8 2 (0.26%) VoIP
8 2 (0.26%) Wireless
9 1 (0.13%) 4G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (4.91%) Power BI
2 22 (2.84%) SQL Server
3 11 (1.42%) Metadata
4 9 (1.16%) Relational Database
5 6 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (0.78%) Geospatial Data
5 6 (0.78%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (0.78%) Tableau
6 5 (0.65%) Azure SQL Database
6 5 (0.65%) MariaDB
6 5 (0.65%) Metadata Repository
6 5 (0.65%) MySQL
6 5 (0.65%) SAP Data Services
7 4 (0.52%) BusinessObjects
7 4 (0.52%) Data Mining
7 4 (0.52%) MS Access
7 4 (0.52%) NoSQL
7 4 (0.52%) Oracle Database
8 3 (0.39%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 24 (3.10%) Axure RP
1 24 (3.10%) Balsamiq
2 22 (2.84%) JIRA
3 12 (1.55%) 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 (0.78%) Bitbucket
8 4 (0.52%) Jenkins
8 4 (0.52%) Oracle Forms
8 4 (0.52%) 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
1 259 (33.46%) Social Skills
2 203 (26.23%) Finance
3 164 (21.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 131 (16.93%) Analytical Skills
5 117 (15.12%) Law
6 96 (12.40%) Telecoms
7 95 (12.27%) Manufacturing
8 91 (11.76%) Marketing
9 73 (9.43%) Electronics
10 68 (8.79%) Local Government
11 44 (5.68%) Legal
12 41 (5.30%) Presentation Skills
13 22 (2.84%) Retail
14 15 (1.94%) Billing
14 15 (1.94%) Pharmaceutical
15 13 (1.68%) Police
16 12 (1.55%) Organisational Skills
17 8 (1.03%) Military
18 7 (0.90%) Influencing Skills
19 6 (0.78%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 115 (14.86%) Consultant
2 79 (10.21%) Developer
2 79 (10.21%) Senior
3 78 (10.08%) Architect
4 60 (7.75%) Security Consultant
5 57 (7.36%) Lead
6 45 (5.81%) Analyst
6 45 (5.81%) Solutions Architect
7 30 (3.88%) Cybersecurity Consultant
8 29 (3.75%) Designer
9 27 (3.49%) Senior Developer
10 25 (3.23%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 22 (2.84%) IT Manager
12 20 (2.58%) Account Manager
12 20 (2.58%) IT Support
13 17 (2.20%) Service Designer
14 16 (2.07%) Recruitment Consultant
14 16 (2.07%) Senior Consultant
15 15 (1.94%) Power Platform Developer
16 14 (1.81%) 1st Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (3.88%) .NET
2 26 (3.36%) React
3 24 (3.10%) CSS
3 24 (3.10%) HTML
3 24 (3.10%) SAP CAF
4 20 (2.58%) REST
5 17 (2.20%) SOAP
5 17 (2.20%) Spring
6 16 (2.07%) HTML5 Canvas
7 13 (1.68%) Spring Boot
8 11 (1.42%) .NET Framework
8 11 (1.42%) Node.js
9 10 (1.29%) Web Services
10 9 (1.16%) .NET Core
10 9 (1.16%) Django
10 9 (1.16%) JSON
11 8 (1.03%) AngularJS
11 8 (1.03%) Entity Framework
11 8 (1.03%) Middleware
11 8 (1.03%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 53 (6.85%) Cloud Native
2 46 (5.94%) Self-Motivation
3 43 (5.56%) Product Ownership
4 42 (5.43%) Blog
5 41 (5.30%) NHS
6 33 (4.26%) Onboarding
7 31 (4.01%) Analytical Mindset
8 27 (3.49%) Virtual Team
9 15 (1.94%) Data Centre
9 15 (1.94%) Hybrid Cloud
10 12 (1.55%) Management Information System
11 10 (1.29%) Legacy Systems
12 9 (1.16%) Enterprise Cloud
12 9 (1.16%) Social Media
13 7 (0.90%) Greenfield Project
13 7 (0.90%) IoT
13 7 (0.90%) Reference Data
13 7 (0.90%) Security Posture
13 7 (0.90%) Team-Oriented Environment
14 6 (0.78%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 33 (4.26%) Windows
2 22 (2.84%) Linux
2 22 (2.84%) Windows Server
3 11 (1.42%) Unix
4 10 (1.29%) Windows Server 2019
5 8 (1.03%) Rocky
6 2 (0.26%) Android
6 2 (0.26%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.26%) VMS
7 1 (0.13%) Kali Linux
7 1 (0.13%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.13%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 175 (22.61%) Agile
2 140 (18.09%) Continuous Improvement
3 139 (17.96%) AI
4 135 (17.44%) Problem-Solving
5 112 (14.47%) Mentoring
6 111 (14.34%) Business Intelligence
7 102 (13.18%) Cybersecurity
8 101 (13.05%) Analytics
9 90 (11.63%) Business Development
10 89 (11.50%) Decision-Making
11 83 (10.72%) Programme Management
12 81 (10.47%) Project Management
13 80 (10.34%) Collaborative Culture
14 77 (9.95%) Community of Practice
14 77 (9.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 74 (9.56%) Digital Marketing
16 72 (9.30%) Customer Service
17 69 (8.91%) Technology Strategy
18 65 (8.40%) DevOps
19 61 (7.88%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 61 (7.88%) JavaScript
2 59 (7.62%) SQL
3 54 (6.98%) Python
4 51 (6.59%) C#
5 39 (5.04%) Java
6 19 (2.45%) PowerShell
7 14 (1.81%) TypeScript
8 9 (1.16%) Bash
8 9 (1.16%) Bicep
9 7 (0.90%) Apex Code
10 4 (0.52%) PL/SQL
10 4 (0.52%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.52%) 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
1 250 (32.30%) Security Cleared
2 195 (25.19%) SC Cleared
3 185 (23.90%) Degree
4 62 (8.01%) CISSP
5 40 (5.17%) DV Cleared
6 37 (4.78%) CISM
7 31 (4.01%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 29 (3.75%) Computer Science Degree
9 27 (3.49%) Microsoft Certification
10 26 (3.36%) Azure Certification
10 26 (3.36%) CompTIA Security+
11 25 (3.23%) CEH
12 21 (2.71%) DBS Check
13 20 (2.58%) ACCA
14 19 (2.45%) BPSS Clearance
15 18 (2.33%) AWS Certification
16 14 (1.81%) ITIL Certification
17 13 (1.68%) SAP Certification
18 9 (1.16%) CRISC
18 9 (1.16%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (10.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 64 (8.27%) NIST
3 55 (7.11%) Accessibility
4 42 (5.43%) GRC
5 36 (4.65%) QA
6 32 (4.13%) PCI DSS
7 31 (4.01%) WCAG
8 16 (2.07%) GDPR
9 14 (1.81%) ISO 9001
10 12 (1.55%) GAAP
10 12 (1.55%) 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 (0.78%) Data Quality
13 6 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 5 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 4 (0.52%) NIST 800
16 3 (0.39%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 28 (3.62%) Active Directory
2 23 (2.97%) Docker
3 12 (1.55%) Hyper-V
4 11 (1.42%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.52%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.39%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.13%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.13%) IAG
7 1 (0.13%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 34 (4.39%) Kubernetes
2 25 (3.23%) Terraform
3 8 (1.03%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (0.90%) Nessus
5 6 (0.78%) Ansible
5 6 (0.78%) Nmap
6 4 (0.52%) Grafana
6 4 (0.52%) Microsoft Intune
7 3 (0.39%) SCOM
8 2 (0.26%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.13%) Docker Swarm
9 1 (0.13%) Kibana
9 1 (0.13%) OpenView
9 1 (0.13%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.13%) Puppet
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
1 121 (15.63%) Microsoft
2 101 (13.05%) SAP
3 33 (4.26%) Google
4 28 (3.62%) Adobe
5 25 (3.23%) Oracle
6 17 (2.20%) Salesforce
7 16 (2.07%) ServiceNow
8 11 (1.42%) NEC
8 11 (1.42%) VMware
9 10 (1.29%) MuleSoft
10 9 (1.16%) Apple
10 9 (1.16%) Atlassian
10 9 (1.16%) Cisco
10 9 (1.16%) Dell
11 8 (1.03%) Mercator
12 6 (0.78%) Fortinet
13 5 (0.65%) Ariba
14 4 (0.52%) Civica
14 4 (0.52%) Meraki
14 4 (0.52%) Northgate