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 9 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 94 51
Rank change year-on-year +68 -43 +10
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 1,081 515 1,570
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.53% 3.66% 5.25%
As % of the General category 11.31% 5.14% 8.54%
Number of salaries quoted 868 334 1,338
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,276 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,696 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,454 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.75% +0.76% -
75th Percentile £72,908 £74,688 £74,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £87,275 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -2.62%

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 9,561 10,018 18,393
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 57.76% 71.29% 61.54%
Number of salaries quoted 6,067 6,310 14,684
10th Percentile £29,800 £31,725 £32,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £83,000 £75,772
90th Percentile £99,273 £110,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.38%

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 9 March 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 40 (3.70%) SharePoint
2 14 (1.30%) Confluence
3 9 (0.83%) SAS
4 7 (0.65%) Drupal
5 6 (0.56%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (0.46%) ArcGIS
6 5 (0.46%) CMS
6 5 (0.46%) nginx
6 5 (0.46%) WordPress
7 3 (0.28%) Apache
8 2 (0.19%) Tomcat
8 2 (0.19%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.19%) WebLogic
8 2 (0.19%) WebLogic Portal
9 1 (0.093%) Camunda
9 1 (0.093%) JBoss
9 1 (0.093%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.093%) Palantir Foundry
9 1 (0.093%) SugarCRM
Applications
1 28 (2.59%) Adobe XD
2 19 (1.76%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.57%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.37%) InVision
5 4 (0.37%) Sketch
6 3 (0.28%) Trello
7 2 (0.19%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.093%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.093%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.093%) FrameMaker
8 1 (0.093%) MadCap Flare
8 1 (0.093%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 1 (0.093%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.093%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (0.56%) Dynamics CRM
1 6 (0.56%) Oracle EBS
1 6 (0.56%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.37%) Oracle ERP
2 4 (0.37%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 3 (0.28%) Elite 3E
3 3 (0.28%) Primavera
3 3 (0.28%) SAP PM
4 2 (0.19%) SAP HCM
4 2 (0.19%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.093%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 1 (0.093%) iTrent
5 1 (0.093%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.093%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.093%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.093%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.093%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.093%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 220 (20.35%) Azure
2 175 (16.19%) AWS
3 76 (7.03%) Power Platform
4 70 (6.48%) GCP
5 52 (4.81%) Microsoft 365
6 37 (3.42%) SaaS
7 36 (3.33%) PowerApps
7 36 (3.33%) Serverless
8 33 (3.05%) Entra ID
9 29 (2.68%) Figma
10 28 (2.59%) Dynamics 365
11 26 (2.41%) GitHub
11 26 (2.41%) OCI
12 22 (2.04%) Google Analytics
12 22 (2.04%) Power Automate
13 20 (1.85%) Azure DevOps
13 20 (1.85%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 20 (1.85%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 18 (1.67%) Amazon S3
15 14 (1.30%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 36 (3.33%) Firewall
2 18 (1.67%) Wi-Fi
3 17 (1.57%) LAN
3 17 (1.57%) WAN
4 16 (1.48%) Wireshark
5 15 (1.39%) NGFW
5 15 (1.39%) VXLAN
6 10 (0.93%) TCP/IP
7 9 (0.83%) SMTP
8 8 (0.74%) Cisco ASA
8 8 (0.74%) Network Security
8 8 (0.74%) SD-WAN
8 8 (0.74%) VPN
9 6 (0.56%) BGP
9 6 (0.56%) DMZ
9 6 (0.56%) Unified Communications
9 6 (0.56%) VLAN
10 5 (0.46%) DNS
10 5 (0.46%) SSL
10 5 (0.46%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (4.35%) Power BI
2 33 (3.05%) Metadata
3 21 (1.94%) PostgreSQL
4 19 (1.76%) NoSQL
5 16 (1.48%) Data Warehouse
6 15 (1.39%) MongoDB
6 15 (1.39%) MySQL
7 13 (1.20%) SQL Server
8 9 (0.83%) BigQuery
8 9 (0.83%) Data Lake
9 8 (0.74%) Relational Database
9 8 (0.74%) Tableau
10 7 (0.65%) Geospatial Data
11 6 (0.56%) Amazon Redshift
11 6 (0.56%) Looker
11 6 (0.56%) Oracle Reports
12 5 (0.46%) MariaDB
12 5 (0.46%) Metadata Repository
12 5 (0.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 4 (0.37%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 25 (2.31%) Axure RP
2 24 (2.22%) Balsamiq
3 21 (1.94%) Git
4 17 (1.57%) JIRA
5 13 (1.20%) GitLab
6 9 (0.83%) Subversion
7 8 (0.74%) Bitbucket
8 7 (0.65%) Burp Suite
8 7 (0.65%) Jenkins
8 7 (0.65%) Metasploit
8 7 (0.65%) Selenium
9 6 (0.56%) Cypress.io
10 5 (0.46%) WebDriver
11 3 (0.28%) Oracle Forms
11 3 (0.28%) Visual Studio
12 2 (0.19%) NUnit
12 2 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
13 1 (0.093%) Maven
13 1 (0.093%) MSTest
13 1 (0.093%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 319 (29.51%) Social Skills
2 244 (22.57%) Finance
3 186 (17.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 141 (13.04%) Analytical Skills
5 125 (11.56%) Law
6 82 (7.59%) Marketing
7 68 (6.29%) Telecoms
8 60 (5.55%) Manufacturing
9 48 (4.44%) Local Government
10 47 (4.35%) Legal
10 47 (4.35%) Presentation Skills
11 41 (3.79%) Electronics
12 35 (3.24%) Retail
13 34 (3.15%) Influencing Skills
14 24 (2.22%) Organisational Skills
15 18 (1.67%) Billing
16 16 (1.48%) Banking
17 13 (1.20%) Police
18 12 (1.11%) Pharmaceutical
19 10 (0.93%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 267 (24.70%) Senior
2 131 (12.12%) Architect
3 122 (11.29%) Senior Manager
4 96 (8.88%) Developer
5 90 (8.33%) Consultant
6 85 (7.86%) Lead
7 54 (5.00%) Analyst
8 47 (4.35%) Solutions Architect
9 46 (4.26%) Project Manager
10 39 (3.61%) Designer
11 38 (3.52%) Portfolio Manager
12 37 (3.42%) Senior Portfolio Manager
13 36 (3.33%) Data Engineer
14 33 (3.05%) Data Architect
14 33 (3.05%) Software Engineer
15 31 (2.87%) Business Analyst
15 31 (2.87%) Digital Project Manager
16 29 (2.68%) Security Consultant
17 28 (2.59%) Senior Architect
17 28 (2.59%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 41 (3.79%) .NET
2 32 (2.96%) REST
3 30 (2.78%) CSS
3 30 (2.78%) HTML
4 27 (2.50%) React
5 24 (2.22%) Spring
6 23 (2.13%) SAP CAF
7 22 (2.04%) SOAP
8 19 (1.76%) RESTful
9 18 (1.67%) Lightning Web Components
9 18 (1.67%) Middleware
9 18 (1.67%) Visualforce
10 17 (1.57%) Spring Boot
11 16 (1.48%) HTML5 Canvas
12 13 (1.20%) .NET Core
13 12 (1.11%) Node.js
14 10 (0.93%) Django
14 10 (0.93%) Entity Framework
15 9 (0.83%) .NET Framework
15 9 (0.83%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 68 (6.29%) Cloud Native
2 54 (5.00%) Product Ownership
3 46 (4.26%) Blog
4 44 (4.07%) Self-Motivation
5 37 (3.42%) NHS
6 34 (3.15%) Legacy Systems
7 31 (2.87%) Virtual Team
8 30 (2.78%) Onboarding
9 29 (2.68%) Data Centre
10 24 (2.22%) Management Information System
10 24 (2.22%) PKI
11 21 (1.94%) Hybrid Cloud
11 21 (1.94%) Public Cloud
12 19 (1.76%) Low-Code
13 15 (1.39%) Enterprise Cloud
13 15 (1.39%) Enterprise Software
13 15 (1.39%) Security Posture
14 14 (1.30%) Legacy Applications
15 13 (1.20%) PMI
16 11 (1.02%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 27 (2.50%) Windows
2 23 (2.13%) Linux
3 10 (0.93%) Android
4 9 (0.83%) Apple iOS
5 8 (0.74%) Unix
6 6 (0.56%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.19%) VMS
8 1 (0.093%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.093%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.093%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.093%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 309 (28.58%) Agile
2 303 (28.03%) Mentoring
3 247 (22.85%) Coaching
4 215 (19.89%) Continuous Improvement
5 174 (16.10%) Problem-Solving
6 163 (15.08%) AI
7 136 (12.58%) Analytics
8 125 (11.56%) Community of Practice
9 118 (10.92%) DevOps
10 111 (10.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 110 (10.18%) CI/CD
12 105 (9.71%) Collaborative Culture
13 103 (9.53%) Business Intelligence
14 97 (8.97%) Cybersecurity
15 96 (8.88%) Decision-Making
16 95 (8.79%) Project Management
17 92 (8.51%) Technology Strategy
18 90 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management
19 84 (7.77%) Business Development
20 78 (7.22%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 98 (9.07%) Python
2 79 (7.31%) JavaScript
3 67 (6.20%) Java
4 66 (6.11%) SQL
5 50 (4.63%) C#
6 19 (1.76%) PowerShell
7 18 (1.67%) Apex Code
8 14 (1.30%) Bash
8 14 (1.30%) VBA
9 12 (1.11%) TypeScript
10 8 (0.74%) R
10 8 (0.74%) Scala
11 7 (0.65%) Bicep
12 4 (0.37%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.28%) Go
14 2 (0.19%) ABAP
14 2 (0.19%) Google Apps Script
14 2 (0.19%) Kotlin
14 2 (0.19%) SPARQL
15 1 (0.093%) SHACL
Qualifications
1 309 (28.58%) Security Cleared
2 257 (23.77%) SC Cleared
3 194 (17.95%) Degree
4 38 (3.52%) Microsoft Certification
5 37 (3.42%) CISSP
6 35 (3.24%) Computer Science Degree
7 34 (3.15%) DV Cleared
8 31 (2.87%) CISM
9 27 (2.50%) BPSS Clearance
10 26 (2.41%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 22 (2.04%) Azure Certification
12 19 (1.76%) ACCA
13 15 (1.39%) PMI Certification
14 14 (1.30%) DBS Check
15 12 (1.11%) AWS Certification
16 11 (1.02%) CHECK Team Member
17 9 (0.83%) Cisco Certification
17 9 (0.83%) CREST Certified
17 9 (0.83%) Cyber Scheme
18 6 (0.56%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (6.66%) Accessibility
2 52 (4.81%) QA
3 50 (4.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 42 (3.89%) GRC
5 38 (3.52%) Data Quality
6 34 (3.15%) GDPR
7 33 (3.05%) NIST
8 28 (2.59%) WCAG
9 19 (1.76%) GAAP
9 19 (1.76%) IFRS
10 13 (1.20%) P3O
11 11 (1.02%) NCSC
12 10 (0.93%) PCI DSS
12 10 (0.93%) SLA
13 8 (0.74%) ISO 9001
13 8 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 8 (0.74%) JSP 440
13 8 (0.74%) PMO
14 7 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials
15 5 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 37 (3.42%) Active Directory
2 34 (3.15%) Docker
3 17 (1.57%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (0.83%) VMware NSX
5 4 (0.37%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.37%) vSphere
6 3 (0.28%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 3 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.28%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.093%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.093%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 59 (5.46%) Terraform
2 30 (2.78%) Kubernetes
3 24 (2.22%) Ansible
4 20 (1.85%) Single Sign-On
5 10 (0.93%) Microsoft Intune
6 7 (0.65%) Grafana
6 7 (0.65%) Nessus
6 7 (0.65%) Nmap
7 3 (0.28%) Cisco CUCM
7 3 (0.28%) Control-M
7 3 (0.28%) OpenView
7 3 (0.28%) SCOM
8 2 (0.19%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
8 2 (0.19%) Tivoli
9 1 (0.093%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.093%) Kibana
9 1 (0.093%) Puppet
9 1 (0.093%) Rancher
9 1 (0.093%) WSUS
9 1 (0.093%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 193 (17.85%) Microsoft
2 59 (5.46%) Google
3 52 (4.81%) SAP
4 36 (3.33%) Salesforce
5 35 (3.24%) Oracle
6 32 (2.96%) Adobe
7 25 (2.31%) ServiceNow
8 19 (1.76%) MuleSoft
9 18 (1.67%) VMware
10 17 (1.57%) Cisco
11 16 (1.48%) Aruba
11 16 (1.48%) CyberArk
12 15 (1.39%) Arista
12 15 (1.39%) NetScout
13 8 (0.74%) Apple
13 8 (0.74%) Atlassian
13 8 (0.74%) Samsung
14 7 (0.65%) NEC
15 6 (0.56%) Fortinet
15 6 (0.56%) Talend