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 29 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 76 46
Rank change year-on-year +51 -30 +17
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 1,416 704 1,678
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.39% 4.81% 5.07%
As % of the General category 12.98% 6.41% 8.24%
Number of salaries quoted 1,174 319 1,424
10th Percentile £41,000 £34,600 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,789 £45,336 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £60,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year +5.13% +3.51% -3.39%
75th Percentile £75,000 £69,375 £73,750
90th Percentile £88,148 £82,500 £84,964
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -0.24%

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 10,913 10,985 20,372
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 56.93% 75.03% 61.54%
Number of salaries quoted 7,218 6,030 15,136
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £31,800
25th Percentile £43,000 £41,250 £41,254
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -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 29 May 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 (2.47%) SharePoint
2 15 (1.06%) Apache Airflow
3 11 (0.78%) Apache
3 11 (0.78%) SAS
4 8 (0.56%) SharePoint Server
5 6 (0.42%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.35%) Jupyter
7 4 (0.28%) ArcGIS
7 4 (0.28%) Microsoft Exchange
8 3 (0.21%) Camunda
8 3 (0.21%) CMS
8 3 (0.21%) Confluence
8 3 (0.21%) Drupal
8 3 (0.21%) Palantir Foundry
9 2 (0.14%) JBoss
10 1 (0.071%) nginx
Applications
1 31 (2.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 29 (2.05%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (1.41%) Adobe XD
4 14 (0.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.35%) InVision
5 5 (0.35%) Sketch
6 4 (0.28%) Windchill
7 3 (0.21%) MS Visio
8 2 (0.14%) AutoCAD
8 2 (0.14%) Civil 3D
8 2 (0.14%) Microsoft Project
8 2 (0.14%) Photoshop
8 2 (0.14%) PlantUML
9 1 (0.071%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.071%) Adobe Illustrator
Business Applications
1 15 (1.06%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.56%) iTrent
2 8 (0.56%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.28%) Elite 3E
3 4 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (0.28%) Oracle ERP
3 4 (0.28%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 2 (0.14%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
4 2 (0.14%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.14%) SAP HCM
4 2 (0.14%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.071%) HFM
5 1 (0.071%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.071%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.071%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 285 (20.13%) Azure
2 239 (16.88%) AWS
3 86 (6.07%) Power Platform
4 78 (5.51%) GCP
5 59 (4.17%) Microsoft 365
6 42 (2.97%) Azure DevOps
7 32 (2.26%) SaaS
8 31 (2.19%) Entra ID
9 28 (1.98%) Serverless
10 27 (1.91%) Google Analytics
11 26 (1.84%) OCI
12 24 (1.69%) Amazon S3
13 22 (1.55%) PowerApps
14 21 (1.48%) GitHub
15 20 (1.41%) Figma
16 18 (1.27%) Azure AKS
17 16 (1.13%) Azure Service Bus
18 14 (0.99%) Amazon EC2
18 14 (0.99%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
18 14 (0.99%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 43 (3.04%) Firewall
2 39 (2.75%) WAN
3 33 (2.33%) LAN
4 23 (1.62%) Network Security
5 18 (1.27%) Wi-Fi
6 16 (1.13%) Unified Communications
6 16 (1.13%) Wireshark
7 15 (1.06%) NGFW
7 15 (1.06%) VXLAN
8 14 (0.99%) Cisco ASA
8 14 (0.99%) VLAN
9 10 (0.71%) BGP
9 10 (0.71%) Cisco Firepower
9 10 (0.71%) SD-WAN
10 9 (0.64%) SMTP
10 9 (0.64%) VPN
10 9 (0.64%) WebEx
11 8 (0.56%) MPLS
12 7 (0.49%) DNS
13 6 (0.42%) DMZ
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (4.17%) Power BI
2 54 (3.81%) PostgreSQL
3 51 (3.60%) MongoDB
4 44 (3.11%) Metadata
5 36 (2.54%) NoSQL
6 30 (2.12%) MySQL
7 17 (1.20%) SQL Server
8 15 (1.06%) Data Lake
9 13 (0.92%) Data Warehouse
10 11 (0.78%) BigQuery
11 10 (0.71%) Amazon Athena
12 9 (0.64%) DynamoDB
12 9 (0.64%) Tableau
13 8 (0.56%) Azure SQL Database
13 8 (0.56%) Looker
14 6 (0.42%) Amazon RDS
14 6 (0.42%) Amazon Redshift
14 6 (0.42%) Big Data
14 6 (0.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 5 (0.35%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 39 (2.75%) Git
1 39 (2.75%) GitLab
2 15 (1.06%) Jenkins
3 13 (0.92%) Axure RP
4 12 (0.85%) Balsamiq
5 9 (0.64%) Selenium
6 6 (0.42%) Cypress.io
6 6 (0.42%) JIRA
7 3 (0.21%) Gatling
7 3 (0.21%) JMeter
7 3 (0.21%) NUnit
7 3 (0.21%) REST Assured
8 2 (0.14%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.14%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.14%) Jasmine
8 2 (0.14%) JUnit
8 2 (0.14%) Subversion
8 2 (0.14%) TeamCity
8 2 (0.14%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.14%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 325 (22.95%) Social Skills
2 216 (15.25%) Finance
3 199 (14.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 141 (9.96%) Analytical Skills
5 127 (8.97%) Law
6 57 (4.03%) Influencing Skills
7 54 (3.81%) Marketing
8 45 (3.18%) Legal
9 42 (2.97%) Local Government
9 42 (2.97%) Presentation Skills
10 40 (2.82%) Retail
11 31 (2.19%) Telecoms
12 27 (1.91%) Organisational Skills
13 22 (1.55%) Banking
14 11 (0.78%) Manufacturing
15 9 (0.64%) Police
16 8 (0.56%) Billing
16 8 (0.56%) Environmental Health
16 8 (0.56%) General Ledger
17 7 (0.49%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 401 (28.32%) Senior
2 211 (14.90%) Architect
3 161 (11.37%) Senior Manager
4 128 (9.04%) Lead
5 103 (7.27%) Analyst
6 88 (6.21%) Consultant
7 85 (6.00%) Developer
8 78 (5.51%) Business Analyst
9 57 (4.03%) Solutions Architect
10 53 (3.74%) Designer
10 53 (3.74%) Software Engineer
11 51 (3.60%) Project Manager
12 50 (3.53%) Data Engineer
13 49 (3.46%) Technical Architect
14 45 (3.18%) Data Architect
15 43 (3.04%) Delivery Manager
15 43 (3.04%) Portfolio Manager
16 42 (2.97%) Digital Project Manager
16 42 (2.97%) Senior Project Manager
16 42 (2.97%) User Researcher
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (3.04%) .NET
2 37 (2.61%) REST
3 33 (2.33%) RESTful
4 30 (2.12%) Node.js
5 23 (1.62%) Spring
6 22 (1.55%) React
7 21 (1.48%) SOAP
8 20 (1.41%) CSS
8 20 (1.41%) HTML
9 19 (1.34%) Middleware
10 16 (1.13%) Oracle Fusion
11 14 (0.99%) Spring Boot
12 13 (0.92%) Lightning Web Components
12 13 (0.92%) Visualforce
13 12 (0.85%) PySpark
14 11 (0.78%) EDI
15 9 (0.64%) Playwright
15 9 (0.64%) SAML
15 9 (0.64%) XMPP
16 8 (0.56%) HTML5 Canvas
Miscellaneous
1 80 (5.65%) Cloud Native
2 69 (4.87%) Product Ownership
3 48 (3.39%) Management Information System
4 45 (3.18%) Onboarding
5 44 (3.11%) Legacy Systems
6 34 (2.40%) Virtual Team
7 31 (2.19%) Data Centre
8 29 (2.05%) Hybrid Cloud
8 29 (2.05%) Legacy Applications
9 28 (1.98%) PKI
10 25 (1.77%) Public Cloud
11 24 (1.69%) NHS
11 24 (1.69%) Security Posture
12 22 (1.55%) Blog
13 19 (1.34%) Self-Motivation
14 16 (1.13%) CMDB
14 16 (1.13%) Low-Code
15 15 (1.06%) Video Conferencing
16 14 (0.99%) Enterprise Software
16 14 (0.99%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 54 (3.81%) Linux
2 50 (3.53%) Windows
3 26 (1.84%) Unix
4 12 (0.85%) Windows Server
5 9 (0.64%) Android
6 8 (0.56%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.21%) VME
8 2 (0.14%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 465 (32.84%) Mentoring
2 425 (30.01%) Agile
3 404 (28.53%) Coaching
4 236 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
5 179 (12.64%) Problem-Solving
6 164 (11.58%) Community of Practice
7 156 (11.02%) CI/CD
7 156 (11.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 148 (10.45%) Analytics
9 141 (9.96%) AI
10 138 (9.75%) DevOps
11 117 (8.26%) Technology Strategy
12 115 (8.12%) Roadmaps
13 113 (7.98%) Cybersecurity
14 107 (7.56%) Decision-Making
15 98 (6.92%) Collaborative Culture
16 97 (6.85%) Software Engineering
17 93 (6.57%) Stakeholder Management
18 86 (6.07%) Business Intelligence
18 86 (6.07%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 115 (8.12%) Java
2 113 (7.98%) Python
3 102 (7.20%) SQL
4 92 (6.50%) JavaScript
5 42 (2.97%) C#
6 16 (1.13%) Bash
7 14 (0.99%) VBA
8 13 (0.92%) Apex Code
8 13 (0.92%) PowerShell
8 13 (0.92%) Scala
9 10 (0.71%) R
10 8 (0.56%) C++
10 8 (0.56%) TypeScript
11 5 (0.35%) Bicep
11 5 (0.35%) PHP
12 4 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 4 (0.28%) Perl
12 4 (0.28%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.21%) COBOL
13 3 (0.21%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 366 (25.85%) Security Cleared
2 308 (21.75%) SC Cleared
3 191 (13.49%) Degree
4 60 (4.24%) DV Cleared
5 49 (3.46%) Computer Science Degree
6 34 (2.40%) CISSP
7 29 (2.05%) BPSS Clearance
8 24 (1.69%) Microsoft Certification
9 23 (1.62%) CISM
10 19 (1.34%) PMI Certification
11 15 (1.06%) Azure Certification
12 12 (0.85%) DBS Check
12 12 (0.85%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 10 (0.71%) CREST Certified
14 9 (0.64%) Cisco Certification
14 9 (0.64%) Master's Degree
15 8 (0.56%) ACCA
16 7 (0.49%) CITP
17 6 (0.42%) Oracle Certification
17 6 (0.42%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (5.86%) Accessibility
2 61 (4.31%) QA
3 58 (4.10%) Data Quality
4 50 (3.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 33 (2.33%) GDPR
6 27 (1.91%) NIST
7 26 (1.84%) NCSC
8 22 (1.55%) GRC
9 21 (1.48%) Actionable Recommendations
10 19 (1.34%) PCI DSS
10 19 (1.34%) WCAG
11 14 (0.99%) SLA
12 13 (0.92%) P3O
13 7 (0.49%) GAAP
13 7 (0.49%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 7 (0.49%) IFRS
14 6 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials
14 6 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 6 (0.42%) JSP 440
15 5 (0.35%) PMO
System Software
1 43 (3.04%) Active Directory
2 35 (2.47%) Docker
3 21 (1.48%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (0.99%) VMware NSX
5 10 (0.71%) vSphere
6 6 (0.42%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 6 (0.42%) Virtual Servers
7 4 (0.28%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 83 (5.86%) Terraform
2 40 (2.82%) Ansible
3 36 (2.54%) Kubernetes
4 18 (1.27%) Single Sign-On
5 14 (0.99%) Argo
6 13 (0.92%) Grafana
7 9 (0.64%) Cisco CUCM
7 9 (0.64%) Microsoft Intune
8 4 (0.28%) vCenter Server
9 3 (0.21%) Check_MK
9 3 (0.21%) Control-M
9 3 (0.21%) OpenView
9 3 (0.21%) Prometheus
10 2 (0.14%) MIIS
10 2 (0.14%) Tivoli
11 1 (0.071%) Kibana
11 1 (0.071%) Nessus
11 1 (0.071%) Nmap
11 1 (0.071%) Oracle RMAN
11 1 (0.071%) SCCM
Vendors
1 208 (14.69%) Microsoft
2 60 (4.24%) Google
3 46 (3.25%) Oracle
4 37 (2.61%) ServiceNow
5 31 (2.19%) Salesforce
6 25 (1.77%) VMware
7 23 (1.62%) Cisco
8 21 (1.48%) Adobe
8 21 (1.48%) SAP
9 16 (1.13%) CyberArk
10 15 (1.06%) Arista
10 15 (1.06%) Aruba
10 15 (1.06%) NetScout
10 15 (1.06%) Splunk
11 13 (0.92%) MuleSoft
12 10 (0.71%) Apple
12 10 (0.71%) Fortinet
13 9 (0.64%) Palo Alto
14 8 (0.56%) Samsung
15 7 (0.49%) Databricks