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

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 98 45
Rank change year-on-year +72 -53 +20
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 1,126 460 1,628
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.63% 3.53% 5.32%
As % of the General category 11.66% 4.91% 8.65%
Number of salaries quoted 902 323 1,401
10th Percentile £35,575 £37,250 £37,199
25th Percentile £46,696 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year - +3.51% -2.74%
75th Percentile £72,908 £72,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £82,375 £87,350 £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 9,659 9,370 18,829
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 56.85% 71.82% 61.56%
Number of salaries quoted 6,217 6,277 14,834
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £42,238
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 £82,751 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -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 24 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 38 (3.37%) SharePoint
2 14 (1.24%) Confluence
3 9 (0.80%) SAS
4 8 (0.71%) Drupal
5 7 (0.62%) Apache Airflow
6 6 (0.53%) CMS
7 5 (0.44%) nginx
7 5 (0.44%) WordPress
8 4 (0.36%) Apache
8 4 (0.36%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.18%) Camunda
9 2 (0.18%) JBoss
9 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
9 2 (0.18%) Tomcat
9 2 (0.18%) Umbraco
9 2 (0.18%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.18%) WebLogic Portal
10 1 (0.089%) OpenStack
10 1 (0.089%) Palantir Foundry
10 1 (0.089%) SugarCRM
Applications
1 29 (2.58%) Adobe XD
2 19 (1.69%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (1.33%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (0.36%) InVision
4 4 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.36%) Sketch
5 3 (0.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.27%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.27%) Trello
6 1 (0.089%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.089%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.089%) FrameMaker
6 1 (0.089%) MadCap Flare
6 1 (0.089%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 7 (0.62%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.53%) Oracle EBS
2 6 (0.53%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.36%) Oracle ERP
3 4 (0.36%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 3 (0.27%) Elite 3E
4 3 (0.27%) Primavera
4 3 (0.27%) SAP PM
5 2 (0.18%) SAP HCM
5 2 (0.18%) SAP Payroll
6 1 (0.089%) iTrent
6 1 (0.089%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.089%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.089%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.089%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.089%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 226 (20.07%) Azure
2 185 (16.43%) AWS
3 74 (6.57%) Power Platform
4 73 (6.48%) GCP
5 50 (4.44%) Microsoft 365
6 35 (3.11%) Serverless
7 34 (3.02%) SaaS
8 32 (2.84%) PowerApps
9 30 (2.66%) Entra ID
9 30 (2.66%) Figma
10 26 (2.31%) GitHub
10 26 (2.31%) OCI
11 24 (2.13%) Dynamics 365
12 23 (2.04%) Google Analytics
13 20 (1.78%) Azure DevOps
14 19 (1.69%) Power Automate
14 19 (1.69%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
14 19 (1.69%) Salesforce Service Cloud
15 18 (1.60%) Amazon S3
16 14 (1.24%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 37 (3.29%) Firewall
2 19 (1.69%) WAN
3 18 (1.60%) LAN
3 18 (1.60%) Wi-Fi
4 16 (1.42%) Wireshark
5 15 (1.33%) NGFW
5 15 (1.33%) VXLAN
6 11 (0.98%) TCP/IP
7 10 (0.89%) Network Security
8 9 (0.80%) Cisco ASA
8 9 (0.80%) SMTP
9 8 (0.71%) SD-WAN
10 7 (0.62%) BGP
10 7 (0.62%) VLAN
10 7 (0.62%) VPN
11 6 (0.53%) DMZ
11 6 (0.53%) MPLS
11 6 (0.53%) Unified Communications
12 5 (0.44%) Cisco Firepower
12 5 (0.44%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (4.26%) Power BI
2 30 (2.66%) Metadata
3 22 (1.95%) PostgreSQL
4 20 (1.78%) NoSQL
5 18 (1.60%) MongoDB
6 16 (1.42%) MySQL
6 16 (1.42%) SQL Server
7 13 (1.15%) Data Warehouse
8 9 (0.80%) BigQuery
8 9 (0.80%) Data Lake
9 8 (0.71%) Relational Database
10 7 (0.62%) Tableau
11 6 (0.53%) Amazon Redshift
11 6 (0.53%) Looker
11 6 (0.53%) Oracle Reports
11 6 (0.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 5 (0.44%) MariaDB
12 5 (0.44%) Power Query
13 4 (0.36%) Amazon Athena
13 4 (0.36%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 26 (2.31%) Axure RP
2 25 (2.22%) Balsamiq
3 22 (1.95%) Git
4 17 (1.51%) JIRA
5 16 (1.42%) GitLab
6 10 (0.89%) Jenkins
6 10 (0.89%) Selenium
7 9 (0.80%) Subversion
8 8 (0.71%) Bitbucket
8 8 (0.71%) Cypress.io
9 7 (0.62%) Burp Suite
9 7 (0.62%) Metasploit
10 5 (0.44%) Visual Studio
11 4 (0.36%) NUnit
11 4 (0.36%) WebDriver
12 3 (0.27%) Gatling
12 3 (0.27%) JMeter
12 3 (0.27%) Oracle Forms
12 3 (0.27%) REST Assured
13 2 (0.18%) Jasmine
General
1 320 (28.42%) Social Skills
2 246 (21.85%) Finance
3 191 (16.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 142 (12.61%) Analytical Skills
5 126 (11.19%) Law
6 81 (7.19%) Marketing
7 64 (5.68%) Telecoms
8 55 (4.88%) Manufacturing
9 51 (4.53%) Local Government
9 51 (4.53%) Presentation Skills
10 46 (4.09%) Legal
11 38 (3.37%) Retail
12 37 (3.29%) Electronics
13 34 (3.02%) Influencing Skills
14 29 (2.58%) Organisational Skills
15 19 (1.69%) Banking
16 17 (1.51%) Billing
17 12 (1.07%) Police
18 11 (0.98%) Pharmaceutical
19 10 (0.89%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 288 (25.58%) Senior
2 136 (12.08%) Architect
3 133 (11.81%) Senior Manager
4 100 (8.88%) Developer
5 90 (7.99%) Consultant
6 85 (7.55%) Lead
7 56 (4.97%) Analyst
8 53 (4.71%) Project Manager
9 50 (4.44%) Solutions Architect
10 41 (3.64%) Designer
10 41 (3.64%) Digital Project Manager
11 38 (3.37%) Portfolio Manager
11 38 (3.37%) Senior Project Manager
12 37 (3.29%) Data Engineer
12 37 (3.29%) Senior Portfolio Manager
13 36 (3.20%) Senior Digital Project Manager
14 35 (3.11%) Business Analyst
15 33 (2.93%) Software Engineer
16 31 (2.75%) Security Consultant
17 30 (2.66%) Data Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (3.73%) .NET
2 34 (3.02%) REST
3 30 (2.66%) CSS
3 30 (2.66%) HTML
4 29 (2.58%) React
5 24 (2.13%) Spring
6 23 (2.04%) RESTful
7 21 (1.87%) SOAP
8 20 (1.78%) SAP CAF
9 18 (1.60%) Lightning Web Components
9 18 (1.60%) Middleware
9 18 (1.60%) Visualforce
10 16 (1.42%) Spring Boot
11 15 (1.33%) HTML5 Canvas
12 13 (1.15%) .NET Core
13 12 (1.07%) Node.js
14 10 (0.89%) AngularJS
14 10 (0.89%) Django
14 10 (0.89%) Entity Framework
15 9 (0.80%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 70 (6.22%) Cloud Native
2 60 (5.33%) Product Ownership
3 50 (4.44%) Blog
4 41 (3.64%) Self-Motivation
5 38 (3.37%) NHS
6 34 (3.02%) Legacy Systems
7 31 (2.75%) Virtual Team
8 30 (2.66%) Onboarding
9 28 (2.49%) Data Centre
9 28 (2.49%) Management Information System
10 25 (2.22%) PKI
11 21 (1.87%) Hybrid Cloud
11 21 (1.87%) Legacy Applications
12 20 (1.78%) Public Cloud
13 18 (1.60%) Security Posture
14 17 (1.51%) Low-Code
15 15 (1.33%) Enterprise Cloud
16 14 (1.24%) Enterprise Software
17 13 (1.15%) PMI
18 12 (1.07%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 34 (3.02%) Windows
2 30 (2.66%) Linux
3 10 (0.89%) Android
3 10 (0.89%) Unix
4 9 (0.80%) Apple iOS
5 7 (0.62%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.27%) VME
7 1 (0.089%) VMS
7 1 (0.089%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.089%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.089%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 317 (28.15%) Agile
2 314 (27.89%) Mentoring
3 262 (23.27%) Coaching
4 212 (18.83%) Continuous Improvement
5 171 (15.19%) Problem-Solving
6 162 (14.39%) AI
7 136 (12.08%) Analytics
8 133 (11.81%) Community of Practice
9 117 (10.39%) DevOps
10 112 (9.95%) CI/CD
11 109 (9.68%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 102 (9.06%) Collaborative Culture
13 100 (8.88%) Business Intelligence
14 99 (8.79%) Cybersecurity
15 96 (8.53%) Decision-Making
15 96 (8.53%) Technology Strategy
16 89 (7.90%) Project Management
17 86 (7.64%) Roadmaps
17 86 (7.64%) Stakeholder Management
18 81 (7.19%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 98 (8.70%) Python
2 77 (6.84%) JavaScript
3 71 (6.31%) Java
4 67 (5.95%) SQL
5 48 (4.26%) C#
6 18 (1.60%) Apex Code
7 16 (1.42%) PowerShell
8 14 (1.24%) VBA
9 13 (1.15%) Bash
10 11 (0.98%) TypeScript
11 8 (0.71%) R
11 8 (0.71%) Scala
12 5 (0.44%) Bicep
13 4 (0.36%) PL/SQL
14 3 (0.27%) COBOL
15 2 (0.18%) ABAP
15 2 (0.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 2 (0.18%) Google Apps Script
15 2 (0.18%) Kotlin
15 2 (0.18%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 314 (27.89%) Security Cleared
2 263 (23.36%) SC Cleared
3 200 (17.76%) Degree
4 39 (3.46%) Computer Science Degree
4 39 (3.46%) DV Cleared
5 35 (3.11%) CISSP
6 32 (2.84%) Microsoft Certification
7 29 (2.58%) CISM
8 26 (2.31%) BPSS Clearance
9 24 (2.13%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 19 (1.69%) ACCA
11 18 (1.60%) Azure Certification
12 15 (1.33%) DBS Check
12 15 (1.33%) PMI Certification
13 13 (1.15%) CREST Certified
14 12 (1.07%) CHECK Team Member
15 11 (0.98%) AWS Certification
15 11 (0.98%) Cisco Certification
16 9 (0.80%) Cyber Scheme
17 8 (0.71%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (6.57%) Accessibility
2 54 (4.80%) QA
3 52 (4.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 42 (3.73%) Data Quality
5 41 (3.64%) GRC
6 31 (2.75%) GDPR
6 31 (2.75%) NIST
7 29 (2.58%) WCAG
8 19 (1.69%) GAAP
8 19 (1.69%) IFRS
9 15 (1.33%) PCI DSS
10 13 (1.15%) P3O
11 10 (0.89%) Cyber Essentials
11 10 (0.89%) NCSC
12 8 (0.71%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 8 (0.71%) ISO 9001
12 8 (0.71%) PMO
12 8 (0.71%) SLA
13 7 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 6 (0.53%) JSP 440
System Software
1 39 (3.46%) Active Directory
2 37 (3.29%) Docker
3 16 (1.42%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (0.89%) VMware NSX
5 6 (0.53%) vSphere
6 4 (0.36%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 4 (0.36%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.089%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.089%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.089%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.089%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.089%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 59 (5.24%) Terraform
2 31 (2.75%) Kubernetes
3 25 (2.22%) Ansible
4 20 (1.78%) Single Sign-On
5 10 (0.89%) Microsoft Intune
6 7 (0.62%) Grafana
6 7 (0.62%) Nessus
6 7 (0.62%) Nmap
7 4 (0.36%) Cisco CUCM
7 4 (0.36%) OpenView
8 3 (0.27%) Control-M
8 3 (0.27%) Tivoli
9 2 (0.18%) Check_MK
9 2 (0.18%) MIIS
9 2 (0.18%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.089%) Docker Swarm
10 1 (0.089%) Kibana
10 1 (0.089%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.089%) Rancher
10 1 (0.089%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 189 (16.79%) Microsoft
2 60 (5.33%) Google
3 50 (4.44%) SAP
4 34 (3.02%) Oracle
5 33 (2.93%) Adobe
5 33 (2.93%) Salesforce
6 20 (1.78%) ServiceNow
7 19 (1.69%) MuleSoft
7 19 (1.69%) VMware
8 18 (1.60%) Cisco
9 16 (1.42%) CyberArk
10 15 (1.33%) Arista
10 15 (1.33%) Aruba
10 15 (1.33%) NetScout
11 8 (0.71%) Apple
11 8 (0.71%) Atlassian
11 8 (0.71%) Samsung
12 7 (0.62%) NEC
13 6 (0.53%) Fortinet
13 6 (0.53%) Talend