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

6 months to
28 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 48 65
Rank change year-on-year +23 +17 -4
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 1,811 940 922
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.32% 5.68% 4.06%
As % of the General category 11.95% 7.97% 6.48%
Number of salaries quoted 1,348 515 545
10th Percentile £37,000 £33,000 £37,040
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,138 £42,238
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 £86,500 £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 15,156 11,794 14,222
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.26% 71.21% 62.62%
Number of salaries quoted 9,192 6,231 8,036
10th Percentile £32,250 £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 28 September 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 (2.43%) SharePoint
2 23 (1.27%) Oracle Workflow
3 17 (0.94%) Apache Spark
4 14 (0.77%) Microsoft Exchange
5 13 (0.72%) Apache
5 13 (0.72%) Confluence
6 11 (0.61%) Apache Airflow
7 8 (0.44%) Jupyter
7 8 (0.44%) SharePoint Server
8 7 (0.39%) CMS
9 5 (0.28%) MS Project Server
9 5 (0.28%) SAS
10 4 (0.22%) WordPress
11 3 (0.17%) Camunda
12 2 (0.11%) nginx
12 2 (0.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 2 (0.11%) Palantir Foundry
12 2 (0.11%) WebLogic
12 2 (0.11%) WebLogic Portal
13 1 (0.055%) Oracle HTTP Server
Applications
1 50 (2.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 37 (2.04%) Microsoft Office
3 19 (1.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (0.72%) AutoCAD
4 13 (0.72%) Spreadsheet
5 11 (0.61%) Chatbot
5 11 (0.61%) Microsoft Project
6 10 (0.55%) Adobe XD
7 9 (0.50%) Civil 3D
7 9 (0.50%) Navisworks
7 9 (0.50%) Revit
8 4 (0.22%) Windchill
9 3 (0.17%) MS Visio
9 3 (0.17%) ProjectWise
10 2 (0.11%) InDesign
10 2 (0.11%) PlantUML
11 1 (0.055%) Elementor
11 1 (0.055%) Photoshop
11 1 (0.055%) SPSS
11 1 (0.055%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 20 (1.10%) Oracle EBS
2 16 (0.88%) Workday HCM
3 15 (0.83%) Dynamics CRM
3 15 (0.83%) Oracle Payables
3 15 (0.83%) SAP S/4HANA
4 14 (0.77%) Oracle Cash Management
4 14 (0.77%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 9 (0.50%) iTrent
6 6 (0.33%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
7 5 (0.28%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 4 (0.22%) Distributed Ledger
9 3 (0.17%) Elite 3E
9 3 (0.17%) Integrated Workplace Management System
9 3 (0.17%) SAP PSCD
10 2 (0.11%) Oracle Applications
10 2 (0.11%) Oracle EBS R12
11 1 (0.055%) HFM
11 1 (0.055%) SAP CO
11 1 (0.055%) SAP FI
11 1 (0.055%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 348 (19.22%) AWS
2 313 (17.28%) Azure
3 95 (5.25%) GCP
4 90 (4.97%) Power Platform
5 76 (4.20%) Microsoft 365
6 65 (3.59%) SaaS
7 48 (2.65%) Azure DevOps
8 42 (2.32%) Entra ID
9 39 (2.15%) GitHub
9 39 (2.15%) Serverless
10 33 (1.82%) Amazon EC2
11 31 (1.71%) Microsoft Copilot
12 28 (1.55%) Azure AKS
13 27 (1.49%) AWS Lambda
14 24 (1.33%) Google Analytics
15 21 (1.16%) Amazon EMR
15 21 (1.16%) Azure Service Bus
16 19 (1.05%) Amazon EKS
16 19 (1.05%) Amazon S3
16 19 (1.05%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 43 (2.37%) Network Security
2 39 (2.15%) WAN
3 36 (1.99%) LAN
4 33 (1.82%) Firewall
5 28 (1.55%) DNS
6 24 (1.33%) DHCP
7 14 (0.77%) VLAN
7 14 (0.77%) VPN
8 13 (0.72%) BGP
8 13 (0.72%) Wi-Fi
9 12 (0.66%) TCP/IP
10 11 (0.61%) CTI
10 11 (0.61%) VoIP
11 10 (0.55%) OSPF
11 10 (0.55%) Unified Communications
12 9 (0.50%) MPLS
13 7 (0.39%) Cisco Nexus
13 7 (0.39%) Intranet
13 7 (0.39%) Structured Cabling
13 7 (0.39%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 77 (4.25%) Power BI
2 65 (3.59%) PostgreSQL
3 48 (2.65%) MongoDB
4 39 (2.15%) MySQL
5 38 (2.10%) Metadata
6 28 (1.55%) NoSQL
7 26 (1.44%) SQL Server
8 21 (1.16%) Relational Database
9 17 (0.94%) Spark SQL
10 16 (0.88%) Oracle Reports
11 15 (0.83%) Data Lake
12 14 (0.77%) Big Data
12 14 (0.77%) Oracle BI Publisher
13 12 (0.66%) Data Warehouse
14 11 (0.61%) Azure SQL Database
15 10 (0.55%) Amazon Athena
15 10 (0.55%) Tableau
16 9 (0.50%) Metadata Repository
17 8 (0.44%) DynamoDB
18 7 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 74 (4.09%) Git
2 44 (2.43%) GitLab
3 25 (1.38%) JIRA
4 17 (0.94%) Jenkins
5 8 (0.44%) Balsamiq
6 6 (0.33%) Axure RP
7 5 (0.28%) Claude Code
8 4 (0.22%) Bitbucket
8 4 (0.22%) SonarQube
8 4 (0.22%) Sonatype Nexus
9 3 (0.17%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 3 (0.17%) Cypress.io
9 3 (0.17%) Mercurial
9 3 (0.17%) TeamCity
10 2 (0.11%) Flyway
10 2 (0.11%) Selenium
11 1 (0.055%) Ranorex
11 1 (0.055%) TestComplete
11 1 (0.055%) Visual Studio Team System
11 1 (0.055%) Zephyr
General
1 438 (24.19%) Social Skills
2 267 (14.74%) Finance
3 229 (12.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 187 (10.33%) Analytical Skills
5 142 (7.84%) Law
6 95 (5.25%) Local Government
7 91 (5.02%) Legal
8 86 (4.75%) Influencing Skills
9 74 (4.09%) Marketing
10 70 (3.87%) Presentation Skills
11 47 (2.60%) Retail
12 38 (2.10%) Telecoms
13 36 (1.99%) Organisational Skills
14 30 (1.66%) Police
15 23 (1.27%) Banking
16 22 (1.21%) General Ledger
17 12 (0.66%) Multimedia
18 11 (0.61%) Aerospace
19 8 (0.44%) Environmental Health
19 8 (0.44%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 460 (25.40%) Senior
2 295 (16.29%) Architect
3 193 (10.66%) Lead
4 144 (7.95%) Analyst
5 134 (7.40%) Consultant
6 101 (5.58%) Developer
7 100 (5.52%) Technical Architect
8 94 (5.19%) Business Analyst
9 83 (4.58%) Senior Manager
10 65 (3.59%) Data Architect
11 64 (3.53%) Senior Architect
11 64 (3.53%) Solutions Architect
12 62 (3.42%) Lead Architect
13 60 (3.31%) Data Engineer
13 60 (3.31%) DevOps Engineer
13 60 (3.31%) Technical Leader
14 58 (3.20%) Delivery Manager
15 57 (3.15%) Software Engineer
16 55 (3.04%) Designer
16 55 (3.04%) User Researcher
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 95 (5.25%) Terraform
2 74 (4.09%) .NET
3 51 (2.82%) Node.js
4 38 (2.10%) CSS
5 33 (1.82%) HTML
5 33 (1.82%) React
6 32 (1.77%) PySpark
6 32 (1.77%) REST
7 31 (1.71%) Middleware
8 24 (1.33%) Oracle Fusion
8 24 (1.33%) Spring
9 22 (1.21%) Spring Boot
10 20 (1.10%) RESTful
11 19 (1.05%) .NET Core
12 18 (0.99%) AngularJS
12 18 (0.99%) Web Services
13 16 (0.88%) Kafka
14 15 (0.83%) XML
15 14 (0.77%) Entity Framework
15 14 (0.77%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 94 (5.19%) Cloud Native
2 69 (3.81%) Product Ownership
3 60 (3.31%) Management Information System
4 58 (3.20%) Onboarding
5 57 (3.15%) Self-Motivation
6 50 (2.76%) NHS
7 38 (2.10%) e-Learning
8 36 (1.99%) Blog
9 35 (1.93%) Enterprise Software
10 31 (1.71%) Virtual Team
11 30 (1.66%) Legacy Systems
12 26 (1.44%) Data Centre
12 26 (1.44%) Hybrid Cloud
13 20 (1.10%) CMDB
13 20 (1.10%) PKI
14 19 (1.05%) Greenfield Project
14 19 (1.05%) Public Cloud
15 18 (0.99%) AI Agents
15 18 (0.99%) Security Posture
16 16 (0.88%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 81 (4.47%) Windows
2 74 (4.09%) Linux
3 57 (3.15%) Unix
4 22 (1.21%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.22%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.17%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.11%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.055%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.055%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 567 (31.31%) Agile
2 551 (30.43%) Mentoring
3 507 (28.00%) Coaching
4 391 (21.59%) Continuous Improvement
5 243 (13.42%) CI/CD
6 242 (13.36%) Decision-Making
7 231 (12.76%) AI
8 226 (12.48%) Analytics
9 215 (11.87%) Problem-Solving
10 208 (11.49%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 204 (11.26%) DevOps
12 201 (11.10%) Community of Practice
12 201 (11.10%) Stakeholder Management
13 171 (9.44%) Technology Strategy
14 163 (9.00%) Cybersecurity
15 161 (8.89%) Technical Leadership
16 157 (8.67%) Scrum
17 148 (8.17%) Roadmaps
18 142 (7.84%) Software Engineering
19 133 (7.34%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 149 (8.23%) Java
1 149 (8.23%) SQL
2 126 (6.96%) Python
3 118 (6.52%) JavaScript
4 68 (3.75%) C#
5 27 (1.49%) Bash
6 25 (1.38%) C++
7 23 (1.27%) TypeScript
8 20 (1.10%) PL/SQL
9 18 (0.99%) PowerShell
10 13 (0.72%) Bicep
11 8 (0.44%) PHP
11 8 (0.44%) Scala
12 7 (0.39%) Ruby
13 6 (0.33%) R
14 5 (0.28%) ABAP
15 4 (0.22%) C
15 4 (0.22%) Perl
16 3 (0.17%) Kotlin
16 3 (0.17%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 464 (25.62%) Security Cleared
2 362 (19.99%) SC Cleared
3 211 (11.65%) Degree
4 85 (4.69%) DV Cleared
5 45 (2.48%) Computer Science Degree
6 43 (2.37%) CISSP
7 36 (1.99%) BPSS Clearance
8 33 (1.82%) CISM
9 22 (1.21%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 17 (0.94%) Azure Certification
11 16 (0.88%) AWS Certification
12 14 (0.77%) DBS Check
12 14 (0.77%) TOGAF Certification
13 12 (0.66%) Master's Degree
14 10 (0.55%) Microsoft Certification
15 9 (0.50%) PMI Certification
15 9 (0.50%) PMP
16 8 (0.44%) APMP
16 8 (0.44%) CREST Certified
17 7 (0.39%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 150 (8.28%) Accessibility
2 73 (4.03%) Data Quality
2 73 (4.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 59 (3.26%) NCSC
4 57 (3.15%) QA
5 43 (2.37%) NIST
6 37 (2.04%) GDPR
7 34 (1.88%) Actionable Recommendations
8 29 (1.60%) WCAG
9 27 (1.49%) GRC
10 20 (1.10%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 18 (0.99%) PCI DSS
12 14 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials
13 13 (0.72%) PMO
13 13 (0.72%) SLA
14 10 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 9 (0.50%) ISO 19650
15 9 (0.50%) ISO 9001
16 8 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 20000
17 6 (0.33%) JSP 440
System Software
1 57 (3.15%) Docker
2 45 (2.48%) Active Directory
3 23 (1.27%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (0.55%) Hyper-V
4 10 (0.55%) VMware NSX
5 5 (0.28%) vSphere
6 4 (0.22%) VMware ESXi
7 3 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
8 2 (0.11%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 2 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.055%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.055%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 70 (3.87%) Kubernetes
2 37 (2.04%) Ansible
3 19 (1.05%) Grafana
4 15 (0.83%) Argo
4 15 (0.83%) Microsoft Intune
5 12 (0.66%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 6 (0.33%) Cisco CUCM
6 6 (0.33%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.22%) FTK
7 4 (0.22%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.17%) Oracle RMAN
8 3 (0.17%) vCenter Server
9 2 (0.11%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 2 (0.11%) SCCM
10 1 (0.055%) Check_MK
10 1 (0.055%) Cisco UCCE
10 1 (0.055%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.055%) Kibana
10 1 (0.055%) logstash
10 1 (0.055%) Packer
Vendors
1 231 (12.76%) Microsoft
2 77 (4.25%) Oracle
3 56 (3.09%) Google
4 52 (2.87%) ServiceNow
5 35 (1.93%) Workday
6 33 (1.82%) Cisco
7 28 (1.55%) YouTube
8 27 (1.49%) VMware
9 26 (1.44%) SAP
10 23 (1.27%) Adobe
11 15 (0.83%) Salesforce
12 14 (0.77%) Splunk
13 13 (0.72%) Avaya
13 13 (0.72%) Databricks
13 13 (0.72%) Pega
14 12 (0.66%) Genesys
15 11 (0.61%) Fortinet
16 8 (0.44%) Dynatrace
16 8 (0.44%) Palo Alto
17 6 (0.33%) Blue Prism