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

6 months to
1 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 48 64
Rank change year-on-year +24 +16 -2
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 1,839 943 907
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.37% 5.61% 4.04%
As % of the General category 12.01% 7.94% 6.44%
Number of salaries quoted 1,369 518 524
10th Percentile £38,750 £33,000 £36,660
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,497 £42,434
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.68% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £78,750 £68,750 £71,991
90th Percentile £91,269 £87,500 £84,964
UK median annual salary £65,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +13.04% +4.55% -

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 15,318 11,877 14,086
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.39% 70.60% 62.78%
Number of salaries quoted 9,287 6,217 7,891
10th Percentile £32,257 £29,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £38,869 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £111,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% -4.17%

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 October 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 44 (2.39%) SharePoint
2 23 (1.25%) Oracle Workflow
3 18 (0.98%) Apache Spark
4 14 (0.76%) Confluence
5 13 (0.71%) Apache
5 13 (0.71%) Microsoft Exchange
6 11 (0.60%) Apache Airflow
7 8 (0.44%) Jupyter
7 8 (0.44%) SharePoint Server
8 7 (0.38%) CMS
9 5 (0.27%) MS Project Server
9 5 (0.27%) SAS
10 4 (0.22%) WordPress
11 3 (0.16%) Camunda
12 2 (0.11%) nginx
12 2 (0.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 2 (0.11%) WebLogic
12 2 (0.11%) WebLogic Portal
13 1 (0.054%) Oracle HTTP Server
13 1 (0.054%) Tomcat
Applications
1 49 (2.66%) Microsoft Excel
2 36 (1.96%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (0.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (0.71%) AutoCAD
4 13 (0.71%) Spreadsheet
5 11 (0.60%) Chatbot
5 11 (0.60%) Microsoft Project
6 10 (0.54%) Adobe XD
7 9 (0.49%) Civil 3D
7 9 (0.49%) Navisworks
7 9 (0.49%) Revit
8 4 (0.22%) MS Visio
8 4 (0.22%) Windchill
9 3 (0.16%) ProjectWise
10 2 (0.11%) InDesign
10 2 (0.11%) PlantUML
11 1 (0.054%) Elementor
11 1 (0.054%) Photoshop
11 1 (0.054%) SPSS
11 1 (0.054%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 20 (1.09%) Oracle EBS
2 17 (0.92%) SAP S/4HANA
3 16 (0.87%) Workday HCM
4 15 (0.82%) Oracle Payables
5 14 (0.76%) Dynamics CRM
5 14 (0.76%) Oracle Cash Management
5 14 (0.76%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
6 9 (0.49%) iTrent
7 8 (0.44%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
8 5 (0.27%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 5 (0.27%) SAP PSCD
9 4 (0.22%) Distributed Ledger
10 3 (0.16%) Elite 3E
10 3 (0.16%) Integrated Workplace Management System
11 2 (0.11%) Oracle Applications
11 2 (0.11%) Oracle EBS R12
12 1 (0.054%) HFM
12 1 (0.054%) SAP CO
12 1 (0.054%) SAP FI
12 1 (0.054%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 360 (19.58%) AWS
2 320 (17.40%) Azure
3 98 (5.33%) GCP
4 92 (5.00%) Power Platform
5 76 (4.13%) Microsoft 365
6 66 (3.59%) SaaS
7 49 (2.66%) Azure DevOps
8 42 (2.28%) Entra ID
9 41 (2.23%) GitHub
9 41 (2.23%) Serverless
10 34 (1.85%) Amazon EC2
11 31 (1.69%) Microsoft Copilot
12 29 (1.58%) AWS Lambda
12 29 (1.58%) Azure AKS
13 23 (1.25%) Google Analytics
14 22 (1.20%) Amazon EMR
15 21 (1.14%) Amazon S3
15 21 (1.14%) Azure Service Bus
16 20 (1.09%) Amazon EKS
17 19 (1.03%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 44 (2.39%) Network Security
2 37 (2.01%) WAN
3 36 (1.96%) LAN
4 34 (1.85%) Firewall
5 27 (1.47%) DNS
6 23 (1.25%) DHCP
7 14 (0.76%) VPN
8 13 (0.71%) VLAN
8 13 (0.71%) Wi-Fi
9 12 (0.65%) BGP
9 12 (0.65%) TCP/IP
9 12 (0.65%) Unified Communications
10 11 (0.60%) CTI
10 11 (0.60%) VoIP
11 10 (0.54%) OSPF
12 8 (0.44%) MPLS
13 7 (0.38%) Cisco Nexus
13 7 (0.38%) Intranet
13 7 (0.38%) Structured Cabling
13 7 (0.38%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 78 (4.24%) Power BI
2 68 (3.70%) PostgreSQL
3 51 (2.77%) MongoDB
4 41 (2.23%) MySQL
5 38 (2.07%) Metadata
6 31 (1.69%) NoSQL
7 27 (1.47%) SQL Server
8 21 (1.14%) Relational Database
9 17 (0.92%) Spark SQL
10 16 (0.87%) Data Lake
10 16 (0.87%) Oracle Reports
11 14 (0.76%) Big Data
11 14 (0.76%) Data Warehouse
11 14 (0.76%) Oracle BI Publisher
12 11 (0.60%) Amazon Athena
12 11 (0.60%) Azure SQL Database
13 10 (0.54%) Tableau
14 9 (0.49%) BigQuery
14 9 (0.49%) Metadata Repository
15 8 (0.44%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 76 (4.13%) Git
2 44 (2.39%) GitLab
3 26 (1.41%) JIRA
4 17 (0.92%) Jenkins
5 8 (0.44%) Balsamiq
6 6 (0.33%) Axure RP
7 5 (0.27%) Claude Code
8 4 (0.22%) Bitbucket
8 4 (0.22%) Cypress.io
8 4 (0.22%) SonarQube
8 4 (0.22%) Sonatype Nexus
9 3 (0.16%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 3 (0.16%) Mercurial
9 3 (0.16%) TeamCity
10 2 (0.11%) Flyway
10 2 (0.11%) Selenium
11 1 (0.054%) Ranorex
11 1 (0.054%) TestComplete
11 1 (0.054%) Visual Studio Team System
11 1 (0.054%) Zephyr
General
1 446 (24.25%) Social Skills
2 271 (14.74%) Finance
3 229 (12.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 191 (10.39%) Analytical Skills
5 142 (7.72%) Law
6 95 (5.17%) Local Government
7 91 (4.95%) Legal
8 86 (4.68%) Influencing Skills
9 77 (4.19%) Marketing
10 74 (4.02%) Presentation Skills
11 48 (2.61%) Retail
12 39 (2.12%) Telecoms
13 34 (1.85%) Organisational Skills
14 31 (1.69%) Police
15 23 (1.25%) Banking
16 22 (1.20%) General Ledger
17 12 (0.65%) Multimedia
18 11 (0.60%) Aerospace
19 8 (0.44%) Environmental Health
19 8 (0.44%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 475 (25.83%) Senior
2 295 (16.04%) Architect
3 195 (10.60%) Lead
4 146 (7.94%) Analyst
5 137 (7.45%) Consultant
6 106 (5.76%) Developer
7 99 (5.38%) Technical Architect
8 95 (5.17%) Business Analyst
9 89 (4.84%) Senior Manager
10 65 (3.53%) Data Architect
10 65 (3.53%) Solutions Architect
11 64 (3.48%) DevOps Engineer
11 64 (3.48%) Senior Architect
12 62 (3.37%) Lead Architect
13 60 (3.26%) Data Engineer
13 60 (3.26%) Software Engineer
13 60 (3.26%) Technical Leader
14 59 (3.21%) Delivery Manager
15 55 (2.99%) Designer
15 55 (2.99%) User Researcher
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 98 (5.33%) Terraform
2 75 (4.08%) .NET
3 51 (2.77%) Node.js
4 39 (2.12%) CSS
5 34 (1.85%) React
6 33 (1.79%) HTML
7 32 (1.74%) PySpark
7 32 (1.74%) REST
8 31 (1.69%) Middleware
9 26 (1.41%) Spring
10 24 (1.31%) Oracle Fusion
10 24 (1.31%) Spring Boot
11 23 (1.25%) RESTful
12 19 (1.03%) .NET Core
13 18 (0.98%) AngularJS
13 18 (0.98%) Web Services
14 17 (0.92%) Kafka
15 15 (0.82%) XML
16 14 (0.76%) Entity Framework
16 14 (0.76%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 97 (5.27%) Cloud Native
2 71 (3.86%) Product Ownership
3 62 (3.37%) Management Information System
4 59 (3.21%) Self-Motivation
5 56 (3.05%) Onboarding
6 50 (2.72%) NHS
7 38 (2.07%) e-Learning
8 36 (1.96%) Blog
9 35 (1.90%) Enterprise Software
10 31 (1.69%) Virtual Team
11 30 (1.63%) Legacy Systems
12 27 (1.47%) Hybrid Cloud
13 26 (1.41%) Data Centre
14 20 (1.09%) CMDB
14 20 (1.09%) PKI
15 19 (1.03%) AI Agents
15 19 (1.03%) Greenfield Project
15 19 (1.03%) Public Cloud
16 18 (0.98%) Driving Licence
16 18 (0.98%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 80 (4.35%) Windows
2 78 (4.24%) Linux
3 60 (3.26%) Unix
4 21 (1.14%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.22%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.16%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.11%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.054%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.054%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 581 (31.59%) Agile
2 566 (30.78%) Mentoring
3 520 (28.28%) Coaching
4 404 (21.97%) Continuous Improvement
5 257 (13.97%) CI/CD
6 245 (13.32%) Decision-Making
7 235 (12.78%) AI
8 227 (12.34%) Analytics
9 217 (11.80%) Problem-Solving
10 213 (11.58%) DevOps
11 211 (11.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 207 (11.26%) Stakeholder Management
13 201 (10.93%) Community of Practice
14 173 (9.41%) Technology Strategy
15 166 (9.03%) Cybersecurity
16 163 (8.86%) Technical Leadership
17 162 (8.81%) Scrum
18 151 (8.21%) Roadmaps
19 147 (7.99%) Software Engineering
20 135 (7.34%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 156 (8.48%) Java
2 154 (8.37%) SQL
3 134 (7.29%) Python
4 121 (6.58%) JavaScript
5 69 (3.75%) C#
6 29 (1.58%) Bash
7 25 (1.36%) C++
8 24 (1.31%) TypeScript
9 20 (1.09%) PL/SQL
10 17 (0.92%) PowerShell
11 13 (0.71%) Bicep
12 8 (0.44%) PHP
12 8 (0.44%) Scala
13 7 (0.38%) ABAP
13 7 (0.38%) Ruby
14 6 (0.33%) R
15 4 (0.22%) C
15 4 (0.22%) Perl
16 3 (0.16%) Go
16 3 (0.16%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 471 (25.61%) Security Cleared
2 366 (19.90%) SC Cleared
3 212 (11.53%) Degree
4 85 (4.62%) DV Cleared
5 44 (2.39%) Computer Science Degree
6 43 (2.34%) CISSP
7 36 (1.96%) BPSS Clearance
8 33 (1.79%) CISM
9 22 (1.20%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 18 (0.98%) AWS Certification
10 18 (0.98%) Azure Certification
11 15 (0.82%) DBS Check
11 15 (0.82%) TOGAF Certification
12 12 (0.65%) Master's Degree
13 11 (0.60%) Microsoft Certification
14 9 (0.49%) PMI Certification
14 9 (0.49%) PMP
15 8 (0.44%) APMP
15 8 (0.44%) CREST Certified
16 7 (0.38%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 154 (8.37%) Accessibility
2 75 (4.08%) Data Quality
3 73 (3.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 59 (3.21%) NCSC
5 56 (3.05%) QA
6 43 (2.34%) NIST
7 37 (2.01%) GDPR
8 34 (1.85%) Actionable Recommendations
9 29 (1.58%) WCAG
10 28 (1.52%) GRC
11 20 (1.09%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 18 (0.98%) PCI DSS
13 14 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials
14 13 (0.71%) PMO
14 13 (0.71%) SLA
15 10 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 42001
16 9 (0.49%) ISO 19650
16 9 (0.49%) ISO 9001
17 7 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 20000
18 6 (0.33%) JSP 440
System Software
1 60 (3.26%) Docker
2 45 (2.45%) Active Directory
3 23 (1.25%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (0.60%) Hyper-V
5 9 (0.49%) VMware NSX
6 4 (0.22%) Virtual Servers
6 4 (0.22%) vSphere
7 3 (0.16%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.11%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 2 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.054%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.054%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 77 (4.19%) Kubernetes
2 37 (2.01%) Ansible
3 20 (1.09%) Grafana
4 15 (0.82%) Argo
4 15 (0.82%) Microsoft Intune
5 12 (0.65%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 6 (0.33%) Cisco CUCM
6 6 (0.33%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (0.27%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.22%) FTK
9 3 (0.16%) Oracle RMAN
10 2 (0.11%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 2 (0.11%) Proxmox
10 2 (0.11%) SCCM
10 2 (0.11%) vCenter Server
11 1 (0.054%) Cisco UCCE
11 1 (0.054%) Data Guard
11 1 (0.054%) Kibana
11 1 (0.054%) logstash
11 1 (0.054%) Packer
Vendors
1 231 (12.56%) Microsoft
2 77 (4.19%) Oracle
3 56 (3.05%) Google
4 52 (2.83%) ServiceNow
5 35 (1.90%) Workday
6 32 (1.74%) Cisco
7 30 (1.63%) YouTube
8 27 (1.47%) SAP
8 27 (1.47%) VMware
9 23 (1.25%) Adobe
10 15 (0.82%) Salesforce
11 14 (0.76%) Databricks
12 13 (0.71%) Pega
12 13 (0.71%) Splunk
13 12 (0.65%) Avaya
13 12 (0.65%) Genesys
14 11 (0.60%) Fortinet
15 8 (0.44%) Dynatrace
15 8 (0.44%) Palo Alto
16 6 (0.33%) Blue Prism