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

6 months to
25 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 82 46
Rank change year-on-year +57 -36 +15
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 1,289 486 1,671
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.17% 3.60% 5.14%
As % of the General category 12.78% 4.99% 8.30%
Number of salaries quoted 1,057 354 1,438
10th Percentile £38,772 £37,250 £37,425
25th Percentile £46,446 £46,486 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +3.51% -3.39%
75th Percentile £74,674 £68,750 £73,750
90th Percentile £83,750 £82,500 £84,964
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 10,087 9,744 20,131
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 56.08% 72.14% 61.95%
Number of salaries quoted 6,708 6,522 15,161
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £31,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £43,439 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year - +8.11% -11.20%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,125 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.17% +10.48% -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 25 April 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 (3.10%) SharePoint
2 10 (0.78%) Apache Airflow
2 10 (0.78%) Confluence
3 9 (0.70%) SAS
4 8 (0.62%) Drupal
5 6 (0.47%) Apache
5 6 (0.47%) CMS
5 6 (0.47%) nginx
6 5 (0.39%) WordPress
7 4 (0.31%) ArcGIS
7 4 (0.31%) Microsoft Exchange
8 3 (0.23%) Palantir Foundry
9 2 (0.16%) Camunda
9 2 (0.16%) JBoss
9 2 (0.16%) Umbraco
10 1 (0.078%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 29 (2.25%) Adobe XD
2 21 (1.63%) Microsoft Office
3 19 (1.47%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (0.39%) InVision
4 5 (0.39%) Sketch
5 4 (0.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.23%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.16%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.078%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.078%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.078%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.078%) Civil 3D
8 1 (0.078%) FrameMaker
8 1 (0.078%) MadCap Flare
8 1 (0.078%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.078%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (0.62%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.54%) iTrent
3 4 (0.31%) Elite 3E
3 4 (0.31%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (0.31%) Oracle ERP
3 4 (0.31%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 3 (0.23%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.16%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
5 2 (0.16%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.16%) SAP HCM
5 2 (0.16%) SAP Payroll
6 1 (0.078%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.078%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.078%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 241 (18.70%) Azure
2 202 (15.67%) AWS
3 83 (6.44%) Power Platform
4 80 (6.21%) GCP
5 54 (4.19%) Microsoft 365
6 35 (2.72%) SaaS
7 30 (2.33%) Azure DevOps
7 30 (2.33%) Entra ID
8 29 (2.25%) Figma
9 28 (2.17%) Serverless
10 26 (2.02%) Google Analytics
10 26 (2.02%) OCI
10 26 (2.02%) PowerApps
11 23 (1.78%) GitHub
12 19 (1.47%) Dynamics 365
13 18 (1.40%) Amazon S3
14 17 (1.32%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
14 17 (1.32%) Salesforce Service Cloud
15 15 (1.16%) Azure AKS
16 14 (1.09%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 42 (3.26%) Firewall
2 31 (2.40%) WAN
3 25 (1.94%) LAN
4 19 (1.47%) Wi-Fi
5 16 (1.24%) Wireshark
6 15 (1.16%) Network Security
6 15 (1.16%) NGFW
6 15 (1.16%) VXLAN
7 13 (1.01%) Cisco ASA
7 13 (1.01%) VLAN
8 11 (0.85%) SD-WAN
8 11 (0.85%) Unified Communications
9 10 (0.78%) BGP
9 10 (0.78%) VPN
10 9 (0.70%) Cisco Firepower
10 9 (0.70%) SMTP
10 9 (0.70%) TCP/IP
11 8 (0.62%) MPLS
11 8 (0.62%) WebEx
12 6 (0.47%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (4.27%) Power BI
2 35 (2.72%) Metadata
2 35 (2.72%) MongoDB
3 33 (2.56%) PostgreSQL
4 23 (1.78%) NoSQL
5 15 (1.16%) SQL Server
6 13 (1.01%) Data Lake
6 13 (1.01%) Data Warehouse
7 12 (0.93%) MySQL
8 11 (0.85%) BigQuery
9 9 (0.70%) Tableau
10 8 (0.62%) Looker
11 7 (0.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 6 (0.47%) Amazon Redshift
13 5 (0.39%) Amazon Athena
13 5 (0.39%) DynamoDB
13 5 (0.39%) MariaDB
13 5 (0.39%) Power Query
13 5 (0.39%) Relational Database
13 5 (0.39%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 33 (2.56%) GitLab
2 23 (1.78%) Axure RP
3 22 (1.71%) Balsamiq
4 20 (1.55%) Git
5 13 (1.01%) Jenkins
5 13 (1.01%) JIRA
6 8 (0.62%) Subversion
7 7 (0.54%) Bitbucket
7 7 (0.54%) Burp Suite
7 7 (0.54%) Metasploit
7 7 (0.54%) Selenium
8 4 (0.31%) Cypress.io
8 4 (0.31%) NUnit
9 3 (0.23%) Gatling
9 3 (0.23%) JMeter
9 3 (0.23%) REST Assured
9 3 (0.23%) Visual Studio
10 2 (0.16%) Jasmine
10 2 (0.16%) TeamCity
10 2 (0.16%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 331 (25.68%) Social Skills
2 248 (19.24%) Finance
3 207 (16.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 134 (10.40%) Law
5 133 (10.32%) Analytical Skills
6 74 (5.74%) Marketing
7 59 (4.58%) Presentation Skills
8 54 (4.19%) Local Government
9 53 (4.11%) Telecoms
10 49 (3.80%) Influencing Skills
11 45 (3.49%) Legal
11 45 (3.49%) Retail
12 38 (2.95%) Manufacturing
13 29 (2.25%) Organisational Skills
14 26 (2.02%) Electronics
15 24 (1.86%) Banking
16 17 (1.32%) Billing
17 14 (1.09%) Police
18 10 (0.78%) General Ledger
19 7 (0.54%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 348 (27.00%) Senior
2 175 (13.58%) Architect
3 153 (11.87%) Senior Manager
4 105 (8.15%) Lead
5 86 (6.67%) Consultant
6 84 (6.52%) Analyst
7 82 (6.36%) Developer
8 62 (4.81%) Business Analyst
9 60 (4.65%) Solutions Architect
10 55 (4.27%) Designer
11 50 (3.88%) Project Manager
12 43 (3.34%) Data Engineer
12 43 (3.34%) Portfolio Manager
13 42 (3.26%) Digital Project Manager
14 40 (3.10%) Senior Project Manager
15 37 (2.87%) Senior Digital Project Manager
15 37 (2.87%) Senior Portfolio Manager
16 35 (2.72%) IT Manager
17 34 (2.64%) Data Architect
17 34 (2.64%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (2.72%) .NET
2 33 (2.56%) REST
3 22 (1.71%) CSS
3 22 (1.71%) HTML
3 22 (1.71%) RESTful
4 21 (1.63%) Middleware
4 21 (1.63%) React
4 21 (1.63%) Spring
5 18 (1.40%) SOAP
6 17 (1.32%) Node.js
7 16 (1.24%) Lightning Web Components
7 16 (1.24%) Visualforce
8 12 (0.93%) SAP CAF
9 11 (0.85%) Spring Boot
10 10 (0.78%) HTML5 Canvas
10 10 (0.78%) PySpark
11 9 (0.70%) AngularJS
11 9 (0.70%) ASP.NET
11 9 (0.70%) Kafka
11 9 (0.70%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 74 (5.74%) Product Ownership
2 62 (4.81%) Cloud Native
3 48 (3.72%) Blog
4 43 (3.34%) Management Information System
5 39 (3.03%) Self-Motivation
6 38 (2.95%) NHS
7 36 (2.79%) Legacy Systems
8 35 (2.72%) Onboarding
9 32 (2.48%) Data Centre
9 32 (2.48%) Virtual Team
10 28 (2.17%) Hybrid Cloud
11 27 (2.09%) PKI
12 21 (1.63%) Legacy Applications
13 20 (1.55%) Public Cloud
14 18 (1.40%) Security Posture
15 16 (1.24%) Low-Code
16 14 (1.09%) Enterprise Cloud
16 14 (1.09%) Enterprise Software
16 14 (1.09%) PMI
17 13 (1.01%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 49 (3.80%) Windows
2 47 (3.65%) Linux
3 23 (1.78%) Unix
4 12 (0.93%) Windows Server
5 10 (0.78%) Android
6 9 (0.70%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.23%) VME
8 1 (0.078%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.078%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.078%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 399 (30.95%) Mentoring
2 353 (27.39%) Agile
2 353 (27.39%) Coaching
3 230 (17.84%) Continuous Improvement
4 182 (14.12%) Problem-Solving
5 164 (12.72%) Community of Practice
6 158 (12.26%) AI
7 136 (10.55%) Analytics
8 132 (10.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 123 (9.54%) DevOps
10 120 (9.31%) CI/CD
11 119 (9.23%) Decision-Making
12 113 (8.77%) Technology Strategy
13 108 (8.38%) Collaborative Culture
14 106 (8.22%) Cybersecurity
15 102 (7.91%) Roadmaps
16 101 (7.84%) Business Intelligence
17 84 (6.52%) Project Delivery
18 81 (6.28%) Stakeholder Management
19 79 (6.13%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 98 (7.60%) Python
2 80 (6.21%) SQL
3 77 (5.97%) Java
4 61 (4.73%) JavaScript
5 37 (2.87%) C#
6 16 (1.24%) Apex Code
6 16 (1.24%) PowerShell
7 14 (1.09%) VBA
8 13 (1.01%) Bash
9 11 (0.85%) R
10 10 (0.78%) TypeScript
11 9 (0.70%) Scala
12 4 (0.31%) Bicep
12 4 (0.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.23%) COBOL
13 3 (0.23%) PHP
13 3 (0.23%) PL/SQL
14 2 (0.16%) ABAP
14 2 (0.16%) SPARQL
14 2 (0.16%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 329 (25.52%) Security Cleared
2 278 (21.57%) SC Cleared
3 221 (17.15%) Degree
4 46 (3.57%) Computer Science Degree
5 38 (2.95%) DV Cleared
6 37 (2.87%) CISSP
7 29 (2.25%) CISM
8 27 (2.09%) Microsoft Certification
9 24 (1.86%) BPSS Clearance
10 19 (1.47%) ACCA
11 16 (1.24%) Azure Certification
12 15 (1.16%) CREST Certified
12 15 (1.16%) DBS Check
12 15 (1.16%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 15 (1.16%) PMI Certification
13 12 (0.93%) CHECK Team Member
14 10 (0.78%) Cisco Certification
15 9 (0.70%) AWS Certification
15 9 (0.70%) Cyber Scheme
15 9 (0.70%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (5.74%) Accessibility
2 49 (3.80%) Data Quality
3 47 (3.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 45 (3.49%) QA
5 31 (2.40%) GDPR
6 28 (2.17%) GRC
6 28 (2.17%) WCAG
7 27 (2.09%) NIST
8 19 (1.47%) GAAP
8 19 (1.47%) IFRS
9 14 (1.09%) PCI DSS
10 13 (1.01%) Actionable Recommendations
10 13 (1.01%) P3O
11 11 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials
12 10 (0.78%) NCSC
13 9 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 8 (0.62%) SLA
15 6 (0.47%) ISO 9001
16 5 (0.39%) JSP 440
16 5 (0.39%) PMO
System Software
1 42 (3.26%) Active Directory
2 38 (2.95%) Docker
3 22 (1.71%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (1.24%) VMware NSX
5 10 (0.78%) vSphere
6 5 (0.39%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 5 (0.39%) Virtual Servers
7 4 (0.31%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.078%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.078%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.078%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 75 (5.82%) Terraform
2 39 (3.03%) Ansible
3 35 (2.72%) Kubernetes
4 19 (1.47%) Single Sign-On
5 12 (0.93%) Grafana
6 11 (0.85%) Argo
7 10 (0.78%) Microsoft Intune
8 8 (0.62%) Cisco CUCM
9 7 (0.54%) Nessus
9 7 (0.54%) Nmap
10 4 (0.31%) vCenter Server
11 3 (0.23%) Check_MK
11 3 (0.23%) Control-M
11 3 (0.23%) OpenView
11 3 (0.23%) Prometheus
12 2 (0.16%) MIIS
12 2 (0.16%) Tivoli
13 1 (0.078%) Puppet
13 1 (0.078%) SCCM
13 1 (0.078%) WSUS
Vendors
1 197 (15.28%) Microsoft
2 65 (5.04%) Google
3 38 (2.95%) SAP
4 34 (2.64%) Oracle
5 33 (2.56%) Salesforce
6 31 (2.40%) Adobe
7 26 (2.02%) VMware
8 23 (1.78%) Cisco
9 20 (1.55%) ServiceNow
10 17 (1.32%) MuleSoft
11 16 (1.24%) CyberArk
12 15 (1.16%) Arista
12 15 (1.16%) Aruba
12 15 (1.16%) NetScout
13 12 (0.93%) Splunk
14 10 (0.78%) Fortinet
15 8 (0.62%) Apple
15 8 (0.62%) Palo Alto
15 8 (0.62%) Samsung
16 7 (0.54%) Red Hat