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

6 months to
10 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 56 56
Rank change year-on-year +25 0 +7
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 1,540 893 1,108
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.78% 5.41% 4.46%
As % of the General category 11.30% 7.45% 7.28%
Number of salaries quoted 1,231 477 862
10th Percentile £37,000 £33,075 £36,775
25th Percentile £46,250 £44,196 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.68% -4.35% +1.77%
75th Percentile £78,750 £68,750 £71,991
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £84,964
UK median annual salary £62,500 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.76% +5.45% -

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 13,626 11,994 15,214
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.03% 72.60% 61.23%
Number of salaries quoted 8,663 6,683 10,294
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £33,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £58,800
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -2.21% -5.92%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

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 10 August 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 (2.27%) SharePoint
2 16 (1.04%) Apache Spark
3 15 (0.97%) Apache
4 13 (0.84%) Apache Airflow
5 11 (0.71%) Confluence
6 9 (0.58%) SAS
7 8 (0.52%) SharePoint Server
8 7 (0.45%) CMS
8 7 (0.45%) Jupyter
9 6 (0.39%) Microsoft Exchange
10 4 (0.26%) Camunda
10 4 (0.26%) WordPress
11 3 (0.19%) ArcGIS
11 3 (0.19%) Drupal
12 2 (0.13%) nginx
12 2 (0.13%) Palantir Foundry
13 1 (0.065%) JBoss
13 1 (0.065%) Oracle HTTP Server
13 1 (0.065%) Tomcat
Applications
1 33 (2.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (1.75%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (0.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (0.84%) Adobe XD
5 11 (0.71%) Chatbot
6 8 (0.52%) AutoCAD
6 8 (0.52%) Civil 3D
7 6 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.26%) MS Visio
8 4 (0.26%) Navisworks
8 4 (0.26%) Revit
8 4 (0.26%) Windchill
9 2 (0.13%) InDesign
9 2 (0.13%) PlantUML
10 1 (0.065%) Elementor
10 1 (0.065%) InVision
10 1 (0.065%) Photoshop
10 1 (0.065%) Sketch
10 1 (0.065%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 15 (0.97%) Workday HCM
2 14 (0.91%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (0.45%) iTrent
5 4 (0.26%) Distributed Ledger
5 4 (0.26%) Elite 3E
6 3 (0.19%) Oracle EBS
6 3 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.13%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
7 2 (0.13%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.13%) SAP HCM
7 2 (0.13%) SAP Payroll
8 1 (0.065%) HFM
8 1 (0.065%) Oracle Assets
8 1 (0.065%) Oracle General Ledger
8 1 (0.065%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 1 (0.065%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 298 (19.35%) AWS
2 285 (18.51%) Azure
3 87 (5.65%) GCP
4 64 (4.16%) Power Platform
5 62 (4.03%) Microsoft 365
6 40 (2.60%) SaaS
7 38 (2.47%) Azure DevOps
8 32 (2.08%) Google Analytics
9 29 (1.88%) Entra ID
10 23 (1.49%) GitHub
11 22 (1.43%) Serverless
12 18 (1.17%) Amazon S3
12 18 (1.17%) Azure AKS
12 18 (1.17%) Azure Service Bus
13 17 (1.10%) Figma
14 16 (1.04%) Slack
15 14 (0.91%) Amazon EC2
16 12 (0.78%) AWS Lambda
16 12 (0.78%) Microsoft Copilot
17 11 (0.71%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 38 (2.47%) WAN
2 32 (2.08%) LAN
3 30 (1.95%) Firewall
4 27 (1.75%) Network Security
5 16 (1.04%) DNS
6 15 (0.97%) Unified Communications
7 13 (0.84%) DHCP
7 13 (0.84%) VoIP
8 12 (0.78%) Cisco ASA
8 12 (0.78%) VLAN
9 11 (0.71%) CTI
10 10 (0.65%) Cisco Firepower
10 10 (0.65%) WebEx
11 9 (0.58%) MPLS
11 9 (0.58%) VPN
12 8 (0.52%) BGP
12 8 (0.52%) Wi-Fi
13 7 (0.45%) TCP/IP
14 6 (0.39%) SD-WAN
15 5 (0.32%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 73 (4.74%) PostgreSQL
2 60 (3.90%) Power BI
3 59 (3.83%) MongoDB
4 48 (3.12%) MySQL
5 40 (2.60%) NoSQL
6 36 (2.34%) Metadata
7 26 (1.69%) SQL Server
8 18 (1.17%) Relational Database
9 16 (1.04%) BigQuery
9 16 (1.04%) Data Lake
10 13 (0.84%) Amazon Athena
10 13 (0.84%) Big Data
11 12 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
12 11 (0.71%) Looker
13 10 (0.65%) Tableau
14 9 (0.58%) Azure SQL Database
14 9 (0.58%) DynamoDB
15 6 (0.39%) Amazon Redshift
16 5 (0.32%) Amazon RDS
17 4 (0.26%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 52 (3.38%) Git
2 41 (2.66%) GitLab
3 20 (1.30%) Jenkins
3 20 (1.30%) JIRA
4 10 (0.65%) Balsamiq
5 8 (0.52%) Axure RP
5 8 (0.52%) Selenium
6 6 (0.39%) Cypress.io
7 4 (0.26%) TeamCity
8 3 (0.19%) Gatling
8 3 (0.19%) JMeter
8 3 (0.19%) REST Assured
8 3 (0.19%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.13%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 2 (0.13%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.13%) Jasmine
9 2 (0.13%) Mercurial
9 2 (0.13%) NUnit
9 2 (0.13%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.13%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 354 (22.99%) Social Skills
2 218 (14.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 214 (13.90%) Finance
4 150 (9.74%) Analytical Skills
5 142 (9.22%) Law
6 79 (5.13%) Legal
7 76 (4.94%) Local Government
8 73 (4.74%) Influencing Skills
9 63 (4.09%) Marketing
10 54 (3.51%) Presentation Skills
11 39 (2.53%) Retail
12 37 (2.40%) Organisational Skills
13 31 (2.01%) Telecoms
14 20 (1.30%) Banking
15 17 (1.10%) Police
16 11 (0.71%) Aerospace
16 11 (0.71%) Multimedia
17 9 (0.58%) Environmental Health
18 7 (0.45%) Welsh Language
19 6 (0.39%) Military
Job Titles
1 384 (24.94%) Senior
2 251 (16.30%) Architect
3 155 (10.06%) Lead
4 133 (8.64%) Analyst
5 126 (8.18%) Consultant
6 92 (5.97%) Senior Manager
7 90 (5.84%) Business Analyst
7 90 (5.84%) Developer
8 82 (5.32%) Technical Architect
9 65 (4.22%) Software Engineer
10 59 (3.83%) Account Manager
11 55 (3.57%) Data Architect
11 55 (3.57%) Solutions Architect
12 54 (3.51%) Delivery Manager
13 50 (3.25%) DevOps Engineer
13 50 (3.25%) Lead Architect
14 48 (3.12%) Designer
15 46 (2.99%) Senior Architect
16 45 (2.92%) Technical Leader
17 39 (2.53%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (3.38%) .NET
2 43 (2.79%) Node.js
3 36 (2.34%) React
4 35 (2.27%) REST
5 34 (2.21%) RESTful
6 32 (2.08%) CSS
7 28 (1.82%) HTML
8 26 (1.69%) Spring
9 18 (1.17%) SOAP
10 17 (1.10%) .NET Core
10 17 (1.10%) AngularJS
10 17 (1.10%) Kafka
10 17 (1.10%) Spring Boot
11 16 (1.04%) Middleware
12 15 (0.97%) Oracle Fusion
13 14 (0.91%) PySpark
14 13 (0.84%) Entity Framework
15 10 (0.65%) XMPP
16 9 (0.58%) .NET Framework
16 9 (0.58%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 97 (6.30%) Cloud Native
2 71 (4.61%) Product Ownership
3 62 (4.03%) Onboarding
4 49 (3.18%) Self-Motivation
5 44 (2.86%) Management Information System
6 40 (2.60%) NHS
7 37 (2.40%) e-Learning
8 34 (2.21%) Virtual Team
9 33 (2.14%) Blog
9 33 (2.14%) Legacy Systems
10 19 (1.23%) CMDB
10 19 (1.23%) Greenfield Project
10 19 (1.23%) Security Posture
11 16 (1.04%) Hybrid Cloud
11 16 (1.04%) Legacy Applications
12 14 (0.91%) AI Agents
12 14 (0.91%) Data Centre
12 14 (0.91%) Enterprise Software
12 14 (0.91%) PKI
13 13 (0.84%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 75 (4.87%) Windows
2 66 (4.29%) Linux
3 42 (2.73%) Unix
4 20 (1.30%) Windows Server
5 7 (0.45%) Android
5 7 (0.45%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.19%) VME
6 3 (0.19%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.13%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.065%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.065%) Solaris
8 1 (0.065%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.065%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.065%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 511 (33.18%) Agile
2 479 (31.10%) Mentoring
3 411 (26.69%) Coaching
4 316 (20.52%) Continuous Improvement
5 189 (12.27%) Community of Practice
6 187 (12.14%) CI/CD
7 183 (11.88%) Problem-Solving
8 172 (11.17%) Analytics
9 171 (11.10%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 170 (11.04%) AI
11 162 (10.52%) DevOps
12 156 (10.13%) Technology Strategy
13 141 (9.16%) Scrum
14 135 (8.77%) Decision-Making
14 135 (8.77%) Software Engineering
15 132 (8.57%) Roadmaps
16 131 (8.51%) Cybersecurity
17 129 (8.38%) Stakeholder Management
18 105 (6.82%) Project Delivery
19 104 (6.75%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 142 (9.22%) Java
2 114 (7.40%) SQL
3 106 (6.88%) Python
4 103 (6.69%) JavaScript
5 50 (3.25%) C#
6 17 (1.10%) Bash
7 12 (0.78%) PowerShell
8 11 (0.71%) TypeScript
9 9 (0.58%) R
10 8 (0.52%) C++
10 8 (0.52%) PHP
11 6 (0.39%) Apex Code
11 6 (0.39%) Ruby
11 6 (0.39%) Scala
12 4 (0.26%) Bicep
12 4 (0.26%) C
12 4 (0.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 4 (0.26%) Perl
12 4 (0.26%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.19%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 417 (27.08%) Security Cleared
2 339 (22.01%) SC Cleared
3 220 (14.29%) Degree
4 86 (5.58%) DV Cleared
5 60 (3.90%) Computer Science Degree
6 42 (2.73%) CISSP
7 41 (2.66%) BPSS Clearance
8 29 (1.88%) CISM
9 20 (1.30%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 13 (0.84%) CREST Certified
11 12 (0.78%) DBS Check
11 12 (0.78%) Master's Degree
12 11 (0.71%) Microsoft Certification
12 11 (0.71%) PMI Certification
13 10 (0.65%) AWS Certification
13 10 (0.65%) PMP
14 9 (0.58%) Cisco Certification
15 8 (0.52%) CCNP
16 7 (0.45%) CISMP
16 7 (0.45%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 121 (7.86%) Accessibility
2 70 (4.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 56 (3.64%) QA
4 50 (3.25%) Data Quality
5 42 (2.73%) NCSC
6 35 (2.27%) NIST
7 30 (1.95%) GDPR
8 28 (1.82%) Actionable Recommendations
9 24 (1.56%) WCAG
10 22 (1.43%) GRC
11 18 (1.17%) PCI DSS
12 17 (1.10%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 12 (0.78%) SLA
14 8 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials
14 8 (0.52%) ISO 9001
14 8 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 8 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 6 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 4 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 15288
16 4 (0.26%) PMO
System Software
1 52 (3.38%) Docker
2 43 (2.79%) Active Directory
3 25 (1.62%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (0.78%) VMware NSX
5 11 (0.71%) vSphere
6 7 (0.45%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 7 (0.45%) Virtual Servers
7 6 (0.39%) Hyper-V
8 5 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.065%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 75 (4.87%) Terraform
2 57 (3.70%) Kubernetes
3 31 (2.01%) Ansible
4 15 (0.97%) Microsoft Intune
5 14 (0.91%) Argo
5 14 (0.91%) Grafana
6 10 (0.65%) Cisco CUCM
7 7 (0.45%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 4 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.26%) vCenter Server
9 3 (0.19%) Check_MK
9 3 (0.19%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.19%) SCCM
10 2 (0.13%) MIIS
10 2 (0.13%) OpenView
10 2 (0.13%) Oracle RMAN
10 2 (0.13%) Tivoli
11 1 (0.065%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 1 (0.065%) Kibana
Vendors
1 174 (11.30%) Microsoft
2 56 (3.64%) Google
3 51 (3.31%) ServiceNow
4 40 (2.60%) Oracle
5 31 (2.01%) VMware
6 30 (1.95%) Cisco
7 23 (1.49%) Workday
8 19 (1.23%) Salesforce
9 16 (1.04%) Splunk
10 15 (0.97%) Adobe
11 14 (0.91%) Databricks
12 13 (0.84%) Avaya
12 13 (0.84%) Fortinet
12 13 (0.84%) Palo Alto
12 13 (0.84%) Pega
12 13 (0.84%) SAP
13 11 (0.71%) Genesys
14 9 (0.58%) Apple
15 8 (0.52%) MuleSoft
15 8 (0.52%) NetApp