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 19 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 61 47
Rank change year-on-year +32 -14 +15
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 1,468 844 1,485
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.81% 5.12% 4.87%
As % of the General category 11.44% 7.07% 7.95%
Number of salaries quoted 1,232 427 1,194
10th Percentile £38,984 £33,000 £37,000
25th Percentile £46,446 £44,452 £44,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £55,000 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.68% -6.78% +2.61%
75th Percentile £76,201 £68,750 £73,438
90th Percentile £88,148 £81,750 £84,964
UK median annual salary £60,000 £59,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.69% +7.27% -

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 12,832 11,933 18,680
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.53% 72.34% 61.31%
Number of salaries quoted 8,308 6,687 13,329
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £32,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - -8.00%
75th Percentile £79,207 £80,000 £76,500
90th Percentile £99,273 £107,500 £98,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -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 19 July 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 33 (2.25%) SharePoint
2 16 (1.09%) Apache Airflow
3 14 (0.95%) Apache
3 14 (0.95%) Apache Spark
4 11 (0.75%) SAS
5 8 (0.54%) SharePoint Server
6 7 (0.48%) Jupyter
7 6 (0.41%) Confluence
8 5 (0.34%) Microsoft Exchange
9 4 (0.27%) CMS
10 3 (0.20%) ArcGIS
10 3 (0.20%) Drupal
11 2 (0.14%) Camunda
11 2 (0.14%) JBoss
11 2 (0.14%) Palantir Foundry
12 1 (0.068%) nginx
12 1 (0.068%) WordPress
Applications
1 26 (1.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (1.57%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (0.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (0.75%) Adobe XD
4 11 (0.75%) Chatbot
5 4 (0.27%) AutoCAD
5 4 (0.27%) Civil 3D
5 4 (0.27%) Windchill
6 3 (0.20%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.14%) InVision
7 2 (0.14%) PlantUML
7 2 (0.14%) Sketch
8 1 (0.068%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.068%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 16 (1.09%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (0.68%) Workday HCM
3 8 (0.54%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (0.48%) iTrent
5 4 (0.27%) Elite 3E
6 3 (0.20%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.20%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.14%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
7 2 (0.14%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.14%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.14%) SAP HCM
7 2 (0.14%) SAP Payroll
8 1 (0.068%) HFM
8 1 (0.068%) Oracle General Ledger
8 1 (0.068%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 290 (19.75%) Azure
2 282 (19.21%) AWS
3 78 (5.31%) GCP
4 74 (5.04%) Power Platform
5 61 (4.16%) Microsoft 365
6 38 (2.59%) Azure DevOps
7 35 (2.38%) Entra ID
8 27 (1.84%) Google Analytics
9 26 (1.77%) SaaS
10 20 (1.36%) Amazon S3
10 20 (1.36%) Serverless
11 19 (1.29%) OCI
12 18 (1.23%) Azure AKS
12 18 (1.23%) Azure Service Bus
13 17 (1.16%) GitHub
14 16 (1.09%) Amazon EC2
15 13 (0.89%) PowerApps
16 12 (0.82%) Dynamics 365
16 12 (0.82%) Microsoft Copilot
17 11 (0.75%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 37 (2.52%) WAN
2 35 (2.38%) Firewall
3 31 (2.11%) LAN
4 29 (1.98%) Network Security
5 16 (1.09%) Unified Communications
6 15 (1.02%) DNS
6 15 (1.02%) VoIP
7 14 (0.95%) Wi-Fi
8 12 (0.82%) DHCP
8 12 (0.82%) VLAN
9 11 (0.75%) CTI
10 10 (0.68%) Cisco ASA
10 10 (0.68%) Cisco Firepower
10 10 (0.68%) MPLS
11 9 (0.61%) BGP
11 9 (0.61%) SMTP
11 9 (0.61%) WebEx
12 8 (0.54%) VPN
12 8 (0.54%) Wireshark
13 7 (0.48%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (4.43%) PostgreSQL
2 62 (4.22%) Power BI
3 58 (3.95%) MongoDB
4 39 (2.66%) MySQL
4 39 (2.66%) NoSQL
5 34 (2.32%) Metadata
6 19 (1.29%) SQL Server
7 16 (1.09%) BigQuery
8 14 (0.95%) Data Lake
9 13 (0.89%) Amazon Athena
10 12 (0.82%) Big Data
11 11 (0.75%) Looker
11 11 (0.75%) Relational Database
11 11 (0.75%) Tableau
12 10 (0.68%) Data Warehouse
12 10 (0.68%) DynamoDB
13 9 (0.61%) Azure SQL Database
14 7 (0.48%) Amazon Redshift
15 6 (0.41%) Amazon RDS
16 4 (0.27%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 41 (2.79%) GitLab
2 37 (2.52%) Git
3 17 (1.16%) Jenkins
4 11 (0.75%) JIRA
5 8 (0.54%) Selenium
6 6 (0.41%) Cypress.io
7 5 (0.34%) Axure RP
7 5 (0.34%) Balsamiq
8 3 (0.20%) Gatling
8 3 (0.20%) JMeter
8 3 (0.20%) REST Assured
9 2 (0.14%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.14%) Jasmine
9 2 (0.14%) JUnit
9 2 (0.14%) NUnit
9 2 (0.14%) TeamCity
9 2 (0.14%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.14%) Visual Studio Code
10 1 (0.068%) SpecFlow
10 1 (0.068%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 321 (21.87%) Social Skills
2 199 (13.56%) Finance
3 181 (12.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 133 (9.06%) Analytical Skills
5 118 (8.04%) Law
6 66 (4.50%) Influencing Skills
7 56 (3.81%) Legal
8 51 (3.47%) Marketing
9 46 (3.13%) Local Government
10 44 (3.00%) Presentation Skills
11 37 (2.52%) Retail
12 33 (2.25%) Organisational Skills
13 27 (1.84%) Telecoms
14 20 (1.36%) Banking
15 12 (0.82%) Multimedia
16 9 (0.61%) Environmental Health
17 8 (0.54%) Advertising
17 8 (0.54%) General Ledger
17 8 (0.54%) Police
18 6 (0.41%) Military
Job Titles
1 385 (26.23%) Senior
2 238 (16.21%) Architect
3 141 (9.60%) Lead
4 121 (8.24%) Senior Manager
5 115 (7.83%) Analyst
6 107 (7.29%) Consultant
7 82 (5.59%) Developer
8 79 (5.38%) Business Analyst
9 70 (4.77%) Technical Architect
10 59 (4.02%) Software Engineer
11 56 (3.81%) Account Manager
11 56 (3.81%) Solutions Architect
12 55 (3.75%) Data Architect
13 47 (3.20%) Project Manager
14 46 (3.13%) Delivery Manager
14 46 (3.13%) DevOps Engineer
15 44 (3.00%) Lead Architect
16 43 (2.93%) Designer
17 42 (2.86%) Infrastructure Engineer
17 42 (2.86%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (2.86%) REST
2 40 (2.72%) Node.js
3 39 (2.66%) .NET
4 34 (2.32%) RESTful
5 25 (1.70%) React
6 24 (1.63%) Spring
7 21 (1.43%) SOAP
8 17 (1.16%) Middleware
8 17 (1.16%) Oracle Fusion
9 16 (1.09%) CSS
9 16 (1.09%) Spring Boot
10 15 (1.02%) HTML
11 14 (0.95%) Kafka
11 14 (0.95%) PySpark
12 13 (0.89%) SAML
13 10 (0.68%) Lightning Web Components
13 10 (0.68%) Visualforce
14 9 (0.61%) Playwright
14 9 (0.61%) XMPP
15 8 (0.54%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 99 (6.74%) Cloud Native
2 58 (3.95%) Product Ownership
3 52 (3.54%) Onboarding
4 47 (3.20%) Management Information System
5 46 (3.13%) Legacy Systems
6 37 (2.52%) e-Learning
7 35 (2.38%) Virtual Team
8 29 (1.98%) NHS
8 29 (1.98%) Self-Motivation
9 23 (1.57%) Data Centre
10 21 (1.43%) Enterprise Software
10 21 (1.43%) Hybrid Cloud
10 21 (1.43%) Legacy Applications
11 20 (1.36%) PKI
11 20 (1.36%) Security Posture
12 19 (1.29%) CMDB
12 19 (1.29%) Greenfield Project
13 17 (1.16%) Blog
14 12 (0.82%) Linux Command Line
14 12 (0.82%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 77 (5.25%) Windows
2 66 (4.50%) Linux
3 40 (2.72%) Unix
4 18 (1.23%) Windows Server
5 8 (0.54%) Android
5 8 (0.54%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.20%) VME
6 3 (0.20%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.14%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.068%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.068%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.068%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 491 (33.45%) Mentoring
2 470 (32.02%) Agile
3 423 (28.81%) Coaching
4 298 (20.30%) Continuous Improvement
5 177 (12.06%) CI/CD
6 174 (11.85%) Problem-Solving
7 166 (11.31%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 158 (10.76%) Community of Practice
9 157 (10.69%) Analytics
10 150 (10.22%) AI
11 147 (10.01%) DevOps
12 135 (9.20%) Roadmaps
13 130 (8.86%) Decision-Making
14 127 (8.65%) Technology Strategy
15 116 (7.90%) Cybersecurity
16 112 (7.63%) Software Engineering
17 109 (7.43%) Stakeholder Management
18 105 (7.15%) Scrum
18 105 (7.15%) Test Automation
19 96 (6.54%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 132 (8.99%) Java
2 116 (7.90%) SQL
3 104 (7.08%) Python
4 92 (6.27%) JavaScript
5 36 (2.45%) C#
6 21 (1.43%) Bash
7 18 (1.23%) PowerShell
8 11 (0.75%) TypeScript
9 10 (0.68%) Apex Code
10 8 (0.54%) C++
10 8 (0.54%) R
11 7 (0.48%) Scala
12 6 (0.41%) PHP
12 6 (0.41%) VBA
13 5 (0.34%) Bicep
14 4 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 4 (0.27%) Perl
14 4 (0.27%) PL/SQL
15 3 (0.20%) COBOL
15 3 (0.20%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 351 (23.91%) Security Cleared
2 299 (20.37%) SC Cleared
3 192 (13.08%) Degree
4 70 (4.77%) DV Cleared
5 55 (3.75%) Computer Science Degree
6 39 (2.66%) CISSP
7 27 (1.84%) CISM
8 25 (1.70%) BPSS Clearance
9 20 (1.36%) PMI Certification
10 17 (1.16%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 16 (1.09%) Microsoft Certification
12 10 (0.68%) Azure Certification
12 10 (0.68%) CREST Certified
12 10 (0.68%) DBS Check
13 9 (0.61%) Cisco Certification
13 9 (0.61%) PMP
14 8 (0.54%) CCNP
15 7 (0.48%) Master's Degree
16 6 (0.41%) AWS Certification
16 6 (0.41%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 110 (7.49%) Accessibility
2 66 (4.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 60 (4.09%) QA
4 47 (3.20%) Data Quality
5 38 (2.59%) NCSC
6 33 (2.25%) GDPR
6 33 (2.25%) NIST
7 28 (1.91%) Actionable Recommendations
8 20 (1.36%) PCI DSS
9 19 (1.29%) GRC
10 17 (1.16%) WCAG
11 14 (0.95%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 10 (0.68%) P3O
12 10 (0.68%) SLA
13 9 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials
14 7 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 6 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 6 (0.41%) PMO
16 5 (0.34%) ISO 9001
16 5 (0.34%) JSP 440
System Software
1 51 (3.47%) Active Directory
2 42 (2.86%) Docker
3 22 (1.50%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (0.82%) VMware NSX
5 10 (0.68%) vSphere
6 6 (0.41%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 6 (0.41%) Virtual Servers
7 5 (0.34%) Hyper-V
8 4 (0.27%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 73 (4.97%) Terraform
2 51 (3.47%) Kubernetes
3 34 (2.32%) Ansible
4 14 (0.95%) Argo
4 14 (0.95%) Microsoft Intune
5 13 (0.89%) Grafana
6 11 (0.75%) Single Sign-On
7 9 (0.61%) Cisco CUCM
8 6 (0.41%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 4 (0.27%) vCenter Server
10 3 (0.20%) Check_MK
10 3 (0.20%) OpenView
10 3 (0.20%) Prometheus
10 3 (0.20%) SCCM
11 2 (0.14%) MIIS
11 2 (0.14%) Tivoli
12 1 (0.068%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 1 (0.068%) Kibana
12 1 (0.068%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 176 (11.99%) Microsoft
2 49 (3.34%) ServiceNow
3 46 (3.13%) Google
3 46 (3.13%) Oracle
4 30 (2.04%) Cisco
5 29 (1.98%) VMware
6 22 (1.50%) Salesforce
7 20 (1.36%) CyberArk
8 18 (1.23%) Workday
9 15 (1.02%) Splunk
10 13 (0.89%) Avaya
10 13 (0.89%) Databricks
10 13 (0.89%) SAP
11 12 (0.82%) Fortinet
11 12 (0.82%) Palo Alto
11 12 (0.82%) Pega
12 11 (0.75%) Adobe
12 11 (0.75%) Genesys
12 11 (0.75%) MuleSoft
13 10 (0.68%) Apple