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 3 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 46 61 64
Rank change year-on-year +15 +3 +15
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 777 855 947
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.09% 4.49% 4.61%
As % of the General category 8.06% 6.85% 7.07%
Number of salaries quoted 604 473 787
10th Percentile £26,250 £37,370 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,297 £44,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% +1.75% -0.87%
75th Percentile £70,063 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £55,500 £57,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.63% +3.64% -4.15%

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 common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 9,639 12,479 13,397
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 63.17% 65.48% 65.19%
Number of salaries quoted 6,173 7,267 10,545
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,750 £36,162
25th Percentile £38,750 £46,250 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,750 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 3 December 2025.

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 29 (3.73%) SharePoint
2 18 (2.32%) Confluence
3 5 (0.64%) Drupal
3 5 (0.64%) nginx
3 5 (0.64%) WordPress
4 4 (0.51%) Oracle Workflow
5 3 (0.39%) CMS
6 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.26%) SAS
6 2 (0.26%) Tomcat
6 2 (0.26%) Umbraco
6 2 (0.26%) WebLogic
6 2 (0.26%) WebLogic Portal
7 1 (0.13%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.13%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.13%) SugarCRM
Applications
1 27 (3.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (3.09%) Adobe XD
3 16 (2.06%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (0.90%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.64%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.51%) AutoCAD
6 4 (0.51%) Civil 3D
6 4 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 4 (0.51%) Trello
7 1 (0.13%) FrameMaker
7 1 (0.13%) MadCap Flare
7 1 (0.13%) Revit
7 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (2.06%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (1.03%) Unit4 Business World
3 6 (0.77%) NEC Housing
4 4 (0.51%) SAP SCM
5 3 (0.39%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.39%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.39%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.39%) Primavera
5 3 (0.39%) SAP PM
5 3 (0.39%) SAP PP
6 2 (0.26%) Oracle Applications
6 2 (0.26%) SAP APO
6 2 (0.26%) SAP EWM
6 2 (0.26%) SAP QM
6 2 (0.26%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 1 (0.13%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.13%) SAP BPC
7 1 (0.13%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.13%) SAP IBP
7 1 (0.13%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 132 (16.99%) Azure
2 92 (11.84%) AWS
3 49 (6.31%) Power Platform
4 41 (5.28%) SaaS
5 39 (5.02%) Microsoft 365
6 31 (3.99%) Serverless
7 27 (3.47%) Dynamics 365
8 26 (3.35%) Entra ID
8 26 (3.35%) Figma
9 25 (3.22%) GCP
10 24 (3.09%) Power Automate
11 23 (2.96%) PowerApps
12 19 (2.45%) GitHub
13 16 (2.06%) Google Analytics
14 14 (1.80%) Azure DevOps
14 14 (1.80%) Miro
14 14 (1.80%) PaaS
15 12 (1.54%) AWS Lambda
16 11 (1.42%) IaaS
17 10 (1.29%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 35 (4.50%) Network Security
2 14 (1.80%) Firewall
3 11 (1.42%) WAN
4 10 (1.29%) LAN
4 10 (1.29%) TCP/IP
5 6 (0.77%) DNS
5 6 (0.77%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (0.51%) DMZ
7 3 (0.39%) DHCP
7 3 (0.39%) Internet
7 3 (0.39%) SD-WAN
7 3 (0.39%) VPN
7 3 (0.39%) VSAT
8 2 (0.26%) HTTP
8 2 (0.26%) Intranet
8 2 (0.26%) SAN
8 2 (0.26%) Unified Communications
8 2 (0.26%) VoIP
8 2 (0.26%) Wireless
9 1 (0.13%) 4G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (4.89%) Power BI
2 23 (2.96%) SQL Server
3 11 (1.42%) Metadata
4 9 (1.16%) Relational Database
5 6 (0.77%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (0.77%) Geospatial Data
5 6 (0.77%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (0.77%) Tableau
6 5 (0.64%) Azure SQL Database
6 5 (0.64%) MariaDB
6 5 (0.64%) Metadata Repository
6 5 (0.64%) MySQL
6 5 (0.64%) SAP Data Services
7 4 (0.51%) BusinessObjects
7 4 (0.51%) Data Mining
7 4 (0.51%) MS Access
7 4 (0.51%) NoSQL
7 4 (0.51%) Oracle Database
8 3 (0.39%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 24 (3.09%) Axure RP
1 24 (3.09%) Balsamiq
2 22 (2.83%) JIRA
3 13 (1.67%) Git
4 9 (1.16%) Selenium
5 8 (1.03%) Cypress.io
6 7 (0.90%) Burp Suite
6 7 (0.90%) GitLab
6 7 (0.90%) Metasploit
6 7 (0.90%) Subversion
6 7 (0.90%) WebDriver
7 6 (0.77%) Bitbucket
8 4 (0.51%) Jenkins
8 4 (0.51%) Oracle Forms
8 4 (0.51%) Toad
9 3 (0.39%) Visual Studio
10 2 (0.26%) ER Studio
10 2 (0.26%) LoadRunner
10 2 (0.26%) NUnit
10 2 (0.26%) Oracle APEX
General
1 261 (33.59%) Social Skills
2 204 (26.25%) Finance
3 163 (20.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 131 (16.86%) Analytical Skills
5 117 (15.06%) Law
6 96 (12.36%) Telecoms
7 95 (12.23%) Manufacturing
8 91 (11.71%) Marketing
9 73 (9.40%) Electronics
10 69 (8.88%) Local Government
11 44 (5.66%) Legal
12 41 (5.28%) Presentation Skills
13 22 (2.83%) Retail
14 15 (1.93%) Billing
14 15 (1.93%) Pharmaceutical
15 13 (1.67%) Police
16 12 (1.54%) Organisational Skills
17 8 (1.03%) Influencing Skills
17 8 (1.03%) Military
18 7 (0.90%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 115 (14.80%) Consultant
2 79 (10.17%) Architect
2 79 (10.17%) Developer
3 78 (10.04%) Senior
4 60 (7.72%) Security Consultant
5 57 (7.34%) Lead
6 45 (5.79%) Analyst
6 45 (5.79%) Solutions Architect
7 30 (3.86%) Cybersecurity Consultant
8 29 (3.73%) Designer
9 27 (3.47%) Senior Developer
10 25 (3.22%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 22 (2.83%) IT Manager
12 21 (2.70%) Account Manager
13 20 (2.57%) IT Support
14 17 (2.19%) Service Designer
15 16 (2.06%) Recruitment Consultant
15 16 (2.06%) Senior Consultant
16 15 (1.93%) Power Platform Developer
17 14 (1.80%) 1st Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (3.99%) .NET
2 27 (3.47%) React
3 25 (3.22%) CSS
3 25 (3.22%) HTML
4 24 (3.09%) SAP CAF
5 20 (2.57%) REST
6 17 (2.19%) SOAP
6 17 (2.19%) Spring
7 16 (2.06%) HTML5 Canvas
8 13 (1.67%) Spring Boot
9 12 (1.54%) .NET Framework
10 11 (1.42%) Node.js
10 11 (1.42%) Web Services
11 10 (1.29%) .NET Core
12 9 (1.16%) Django
12 9 (1.16%) Entity Framework
12 9 (1.16%) JSON
13 8 (1.03%) AngularJS
13 8 (1.03%) Middleware
13 8 (1.03%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 53 (6.82%) Cloud Native
2 47 (6.05%) Self-Motivation
3 43 (5.53%) Product Ownership
4 42 (5.41%) Blog
5 41 (5.28%) NHS
6 33 (4.25%) Onboarding
7 31 (3.99%) Analytical Mindset
8 27 (3.47%) Virtual Team
9 15 (1.93%) Data Centre
9 15 (1.93%) Hybrid Cloud
10 13 (1.67%) Management Information System
11 10 (1.29%) Legacy Systems
12 9 (1.16%) Enterprise Cloud
13 8 (1.03%) Social Media
14 7 (0.90%) Greenfield Project
14 7 (0.90%) IoT
14 7 (0.90%) Reference Data
14 7 (0.90%) Security Posture
14 7 (0.90%) Team-Oriented Environment
15 6 (0.77%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 33 (4.25%) Windows
2 22 (2.83%) Linux
2 22 (2.83%) Windows Server
3 11 (1.42%) Unix
4 10 (1.29%) Windows Server 2019
5 8 (1.03%) Rocky
6 2 (0.26%) Android
6 2 (0.26%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.26%) VMS
7 1 (0.13%) Kali Linux
7 1 (0.13%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.13%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 175 (22.52%) Agile
2 141 (18.15%) Continuous Improvement
3 138 (17.76%) AI
4 136 (17.50%) Problem-Solving
5 112 (14.41%) Mentoring
6 111 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
7 102 (13.13%) Cybersecurity
8 101 (13.00%) Analytics
9 90 (11.58%) Business Development
10 89 (11.45%) Decision-Making
11 83 (10.68%) Programme Management
12 81 (10.42%) Collaborative Culture
13 80 (10.30%) Project Management
14 78 (10.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 77 (9.91%) Community of Practice
16 73 (9.40%) Customer Service
16 73 (9.40%) Digital Marketing
17 69 (8.88%) Technology Strategy
18 67 (8.62%) DevOps
19 61 (7.85%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 62 (7.98%) JavaScript
2 59 (7.59%) SQL
3 55 (7.08%) Python
4 52 (6.69%) C#
5 39 (5.02%) Java
6 19 (2.45%) PowerShell
7 15 (1.93%) TypeScript
8 9 (1.16%) Bash
8 9 (1.16%) Bicep
9 7 (0.90%) Apex Code
10 4 (0.51%) PL/SQL
10 4 (0.51%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.51%) VB
11 3 (0.39%) Go
11 3 (0.39%) R
11 3 (0.39%) Scala
11 3 (0.39%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.26%) ABAP
12 2 (0.26%) Kotlin
13 1 (0.13%) PHP
Qualifications
1 251 (32.30%) Security Cleared
2 195 (25.10%) SC Cleared
3 185 (23.81%) Degree
4 62 (7.98%) CISSP
5 40 (5.15%) DV Cleared
6 37 (4.76%) CISM
7 31 (3.99%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 29 (3.73%) Computer Science Degree
9 27 (3.47%) Microsoft Certification
10 26 (3.35%) Azure Certification
10 26 (3.35%) CompTIA Security+
11 25 (3.22%) CEH
12 21 (2.70%) DBS Check
13 20 (2.57%) ACCA
13 20 (2.57%) BPSS Clearance
14 18 (2.32%) AWS Certification
15 14 (1.80%) ITIL Certification
16 13 (1.67%) SAP Certification
17 9 (1.16%) CRISC
17 9 (1.16%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (10.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 64 (8.24%) NIST
3 55 (7.08%) Accessibility
4 42 (5.41%) GRC
5 36 (4.63%) QA
6 32 (4.12%) PCI DSS
7 31 (3.99%) WCAG
8 16 (2.06%) GDPR
9 14 (1.80%) ISO 9001
10 12 (1.54%) GAAP
10 12 (1.54%) IFRS
11 9 (1.16%) JSP 440
11 9 (1.16%) NCSC
12 8 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials
12 8 (1.03%) PMO
13 6 (0.77%) Data Quality
13 6 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 5 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 4 (0.51%) NIST 800
16 3 (0.39%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 28 (3.60%) Active Directory
2 23 (2.96%) Docker
3 12 (1.54%) Hyper-V
4 11 (1.42%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.39%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.13%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.13%) IAG
7 1 (0.13%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 34 (4.38%) Kubernetes
2 25 (3.22%) Terraform
3 8 (1.03%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (0.90%) Nessus
5 6 (0.77%) Ansible
5 6 (0.77%) Nmap
6 4 (0.51%) Grafana
6 4 (0.51%) Microsoft Intune
7 3 (0.39%) SCOM
8 2 (0.26%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.13%) Docker Swarm
9 1 (0.13%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.13%) Kibana
9 1 (0.13%) OpenView
9 1 (0.13%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.13%) Rancher
9 1 (0.13%) SmoothWall
9 1 (0.13%) Tivoli
9 1 (0.13%) WSUS
9 1 (0.13%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 121 (15.57%) Microsoft
2 101 (13.00%) SAP
3 34 (4.38%) Google
4 27 (3.47%) Adobe
5 25 (3.22%) Oracle
6 17 (2.19%) Salesforce
7 16 (2.06%) ServiceNow
8 11 (1.42%) NEC
8 11 (1.42%) VMware
9 10 (1.29%) MuleSoft
10 9 (1.16%) Atlassian
10 9 (1.16%) Cisco
10 9 (1.16%) Dell
11 8 (1.03%) Apple
11 8 (1.03%) Mercator
12 6 (0.77%) Fortinet
13 5 (0.64%) Ariba
14 4 (0.51%) Civica
14 4 (0.51%) Meraki
14 4 (0.51%) Northgate