Public Sector Jobs in London

Public Sector
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies advertised in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Public Sector over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 68 116 167
Rank change year-on-year +48 +51 -41
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 914 1,082 1,727
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 3.87% 3.14% 2.56%
As % of the General category 5.71% 4.57% 3.76%
Number of salaries quoted 699 663 856
10th Percentile £27,965 £43,750 £41,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £67,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.45% +3.08% -10.34%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £100,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £54,100
% change year-on-year - +1.66% -1.64%

All General Skills
London

Public Sector is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 15,996 23,679 45,972
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 67.71% 68.69% 68.13%
Number of salaries quoted 11,380 16,328 22,465
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,448 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £54,988 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £74,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.04% +6.43% -
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £92,500
90th Percentile £118,750 £120,000 £112,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +4.35%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Public Sector as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in London

Public Sector
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in London.

Salary trend for Public Sector in London

Public Sector
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in London over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Public Sector in London

Public Sector
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Public Sector within the London region over the 6 months to 8 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London -44 72 £61,500 -5.38% 34
South London +35 63 £37,572 +51.81% 10
East London +17 43 £27,965 -53.39% 6
West London -53 7 £44,500 -1.11% 15
North London -16 2 £60,500 - 3
Public Sector
England

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 28 (3.06%) SharePoint
2 18 (1.97%) Apache
2 18 (1.97%) OpenStack
3 12 (1.31%) Apache Spark
4 11 (1.20%) Confluence
4 11 (1.20%) IIS
4 11 (1.20%) JBoss
4 11 (1.20%) Microsoft Exchange
4 11 (1.20%) Red Hat Fuse
5 8 (0.88%) CMS
5 8 (0.88%) Drupal
5 8 (0.88%) Jupyter
6 6 (0.66%) Tomcat
7 4 (0.44%) Office Communications Server
8 3 (0.33%) WordPress
9 2 (0.22%) Camunda
9 2 (0.22%) nginx
9 2 (0.22%) Skype for Business
10 1 (0.11%) Anypoint
10 1 (0.11%) WebSphere
Applications
1 60 (6.56%) Spreadsheet
2 28 (3.06%) Microsoft Excel
3 21 (2.30%) Microsoft Office
4 13 (1.42%) Adobe XD
5 10 (1.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (0.55%) Trello
7 3 (0.33%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 3 (0.33%) InVision
7 3 (0.33%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.33%) Photoshop
7 3 (0.33%) Sketch
8 2 (0.22%) MS Visio
9 1 (0.11%) Blender
Business Applications
1 19 (2.08%) Dynamics CRM
2 17 (1.86%) NEC Housing
3 6 (0.66%) Unit4 Business World
4 3 (0.33%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 2 (0.22%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.22%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle FAH
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 161 (17.61%) Azure
2 160 (17.51%) AWS
3 64 (7.00%) Power Platform
4 52 (5.69%) Microsoft 365
5 50 (5.47%) Dynamics 365
6 46 (5.03%) Serverless
7 38 (4.16%) Amazon EKS
8 37 (4.05%) Power Automate
8 37 (4.05%) PowerApps
9 33 (3.61%) Azure DevOps
9 33 (3.61%) GCP
10 27 (2.95%) dbt
10 27 (2.95%) IBM Cloud
11 26 (2.84%) Amazon ECS
12 21 (2.30%) Azure Logic Apps
12 21 (2.30%) Azure Service Bus
13 20 (2.19%) Azure Functions
14 19 (2.08%) OCI
14 19 (2.08%) SaaS
15 16 (1.75%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 28 (3.06%) Firewall
2 15 (1.64%) LAN
2 15 (1.64%) WAN
3 14 (1.53%) DNS
4 11 (1.20%) TCP/IP
5 8 (0.88%) DHCP
5 8 (0.88%) VPLS
6 7 (0.77%) Internet
7 6 (0.66%) BGP
7 6 (0.66%) IGRP
7 6 (0.66%) MPLS
7 6 (0.66%) Network Security
7 6 (0.66%) VRRP
8 4 (0.44%) VPN
8 4 (0.44%) Wi-Fi
9 3 (0.33%) IPv4
9 3 (0.33%) IPv6
9 3 (0.33%) Unified Communications
9 3 (0.33%) Wireless
9 3 (0.33%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (7.00%) Relational Database
2 56 (6.13%) Power BI
3 48 (5.25%) PostgreSQL
4 39 (4.27%) NoSQL
5 38 (4.16%) MongoDB
6 33 (3.61%) SQL Server
7 26 (2.84%) DB2
8 16 (1.75%) Metadata
9 15 (1.64%) Oracle Database
9 15 (1.64%) RDBMS
10 11 (1.20%) Amazon RDS
11 9 (0.98%) MySQL
12 6 (0.66%) Azure SQL Database
12 6 (0.66%) Data Warehouse
12 6 (0.66%) Oracle Database 12c
13 5 (0.55%) Apache Cassandra
13 5 (0.55%) Big Data
13 5 (0.55%) Oracle BI Publisher
13 5 (0.55%) Oracle Reports
13 5 (0.55%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 68 (7.44%) Jenkins
2 47 (5.14%) Git
3 21 (2.30%) JIRA
4 19 (2.08%) JUnit
5 15 (1.64%) GitLab
6 14 (1.53%) JMeter
7 13 (1.42%) Axure RP
7 13 (1.42%) Balsamiq
8 12 (1.31%) Visual Studio
9 8 (0.88%) Cucumber
9 8 (0.88%) REST Assured
10 7 (0.77%) Selenium
10 7 (0.77%) SoapUI
10 7 (0.77%) TestNG
11 6 (0.66%) WebDriver
12 5 (0.55%) Gatling
12 5 (0.55%) LoadRunner
13 4 (0.44%) Mockito
13 4 (0.44%) SonarQube
13 4 (0.44%) Terragrunt
General
1 295 (32.28%) Social Skills
2 173 (18.93%) Finance
3 172 (18.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 79 (8.64%) Analytical Skills
5 74 (8.10%) Local Government
6 72 (7.88%) Marketing
7 52 (5.69%) Presentation Skills
8 42 (4.60%) Retail
9 31 (3.39%) Digital Economy
10 26 (2.84%) Telecoms
11 21 (2.30%) Manufacturing
12 20 (2.19%) Legal
13 18 (1.97%) Law
13 18 (1.97%) Police
14 16 (1.75%) Electronics
15 13 (1.42%) Back Office
16 11 (1.20%) Automotive
16 11 (1.20%) Organisational Skills
17 9 (0.98%) Brand Awareness
18 5 (0.55%) French Language
Job Titles
1 119 (13.02%) Senior
2 106 (11.60%) Architect
3 97 (10.61%) Developer
4 81 (8.86%) Consultant
5 57 (6.24%) Analyst
5 57 (6.24%) Lead
6 38 (4.16%) DevOps Engineer
7 37 (4.05%) Java Developer
8 35 (3.83%) Delivery Manager
9 33 (3.61%) Full Stack Developer
10 31 (3.39%) Project Manager
11 28 (3.06%) Trainer
12 27 (2.95%) IT Manager
12 27 (2.95%) Technical Architect
13 25 (2.74%) Software Engineer
14 22 (2.41%) Business Analyst
15 21 (2.30%) Full Stack Java Developer
15 21 (2.30%) Solutions Architect
16 20 (2.19%) Senior DevOps
16 20 (2.19%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (5.25%) .NET
2 47 (5.14%) Web Services
3 45 (4.92%) Spring
4 43 (4.70%) REST
5 36 (3.94%) HTML
5 36 (3.94%) Node.js
6 34 (3.72%) AngularJS
7 33 (3.61%) CSS
8 31 (3.39%) RESTful
9 27 (2.95%) Spring Boot
10 25 (2.74%) React
11 22 (2.41%) Apache Camel
12 21 (2.30%) Elastic Stack
13 19 (2.08%) JSON
14 15 (1.64%) ASP.NET
15 14 (1.53%) ASP.NET Core
15 14 (1.53%) jQuery
15 14 (1.53%) SOAP
16 12 (1.31%) XML
17 11 (1.20%) Hibernate
Miscellaneous
1 64 (7.00%) Management Information System
2 49 (5.36%) Social Media
3 45 (4.92%) Self-Motivation
4 44 (4.81%) Product Ownership
5 31 (3.39%) Distributed Systems
6 27 (2.95%) Blockchain
6 27 (2.95%) Hybrid Cloud
7 15 (1.64%) Onboarding
8 13 (1.42%) e-Learning
8 13 (1.42%) IoT
8 13 (1.42%) NHS
8 13 (1.42%) Public Cloud
9 12 (1.31%) Data Centre
10 11 (1.20%) Algorithms
10 11 (1.20%) Cyberattack
10 11 (1.20%) Data Structures
11 10 (1.09%) PKI
12 9 (0.98%) Enterprise Software
13 8 (0.88%) BBC
14 7 (0.77%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 54 (5.91%) Windows
2 44 (4.81%) Linux
3 21 (2.30%) Unix
4 16 (1.75%) Windows Server
5 11 (1.20%) Apple iOS
6 10 (1.09%) Android
7 6 (0.66%) Solaris
7 6 (0.66%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.11%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 229 (25.05%) Agile
2 131 (14.33%) DevOps
3 114 (12.47%) Mentoring
4 113 (12.36%) Problem-Solving
5 108 (11.82%) Project Management
6 94 (10.28%) Project Delivery
7 85 (9.30%) Business Intelligence
8 84 (9.19%) CI/CD
9 81 (8.86%) Scrum
10 80 (8.75%) Coaching
11 78 (8.53%) Decision-Making
12 72 (7.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 71 (7.77%) Microservices
14 70 (7.66%) Cybersecurity
15 69 (7.55%) Stakeholder Management
16 67 (7.33%) Artificial Intelligence
17 63 (6.89%) Customer Service
18 62 (6.78%) Test Automation
19 61 (6.67%) Case Management
20 59 (6.46%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 121 (13.24%) Java
2 92 (10.07%) JavaScript
3 86 (9.41%) Python
4 78 (8.53%) SQL
5 77 (8.42%) C#
6 21 (2.30%) Shell Script
7 15 (1.64%) PowerShell
8 12 (1.31%) PHP
9 11 (1.20%) Bash
9 11 (1.20%) C
10 9 (0.98%) Scala
11 8 (0.88%) MATLAB
12 6 (0.66%) TypeScript
13 5 (0.55%) Perl
14 4 (0.44%) T-SQL
15 3 (0.33%) Apex Code
16 2 (0.22%) C++
16 2 (0.22%) PL/SQL
16 2 (0.22%) R
16 2 (0.22%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 249 (27.24%) Security Cleared
2 184 (20.13%) Degree
3 170 (18.60%) SC Cleared
4 77 (8.42%) DBS Check
5 52 (5.69%) DV Cleared
6 48 (5.25%) Microsoft Certification
7 40 (4.38%) Computer Science Degree
8 34 (3.72%) BPSS Clearance
9 31 (3.39%) Master's Degree
10 28 (3.06%) Azure Certification
11 19 (2.08%) CISSP
12 10 (1.09%) AWS Certification
12 10 (1.09%) CISM
13 8 (0.88%) CISA
13 8 (0.88%) Cisco Certification
14 7 (0.77%) CREST Certified
15 6 (0.66%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 6 (0.66%) CESG Certified Professional
15 6 (0.66%) HNC
15 6 (0.66%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (8.10%) GDPR
2 38 (4.16%) Accessibility
3 28 (3.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (2.19%) PMO
4 20 (2.19%) QA
5 15 (1.64%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 13 (1.42%) WCAG
7 11 (1.20%) Cyber Essentials
7 11 (1.20%) NCSC
8 10 (1.09%) Data Quality
9 9 (0.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 8 (0.88%) NIST
11 7 (0.77%) SLA
12 6 (0.66%) ITGC
13 5 (0.55%) GRC
14 4 (0.44%) ISO 14000
15 3 (0.33%) Actionable Recommendations
16 2 (0.22%) WAI
17 1 (0.11%) COREP
17 1 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 108 (11.82%) Docker
2 16 (1.75%) Active Directory
3 12 (1.31%) Hyper-V
4 10 (1.09%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.33%) Forefront TMG
5 3 (0.33%) NFS
5 3 (0.33%) VMware Workstation
5 3 (0.33%) vSphere
6 1 (0.11%) Firmware
6 1 (0.11%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.11%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 89 (9.74%) Kubernetes
2 66 (7.22%) Terraform
3 42 (4.60%) Ansible
4 15 (1.64%) Prometheus
5 9 (0.98%) Kibana
6 5 (0.55%) Grafana
6 5 (0.55%) Puppet
7 4 (0.44%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (0.44%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 3 (0.33%) Docker Swarm
8 3 (0.33%) Nessus
8 3 (0.33%) Packer
8 3 (0.33%) SCCM
8 3 (0.33%) SCOM
8 3 (0.33%) WSUS
9 2 (0.22%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.22%) ZABBIX
10 1 (0.11%) Istio
10 1 (0.11%) Kubeflow
Vendors
1 180 (19.69%) Microsoft
2 52 (5.69%) Oracle
3 29 (3.17%) Red Hat
4 28 (3.06%) Google
4 28 (3.06%) IBM
4 28 (3.06%) YouTube
5 27 (2.95%) SAP
6 19 (2.08%) Dynatrace
7 18 (1.97%) Capita
7 18 (1.97%) WSO2
8 17 (1.86%) Adobe
8 17 (1.86%) NEC
9 15 (1.64%) Salesforce
10 13 (1.42%) Cisco
11 11 (1.20%) VMware
12 10 (1.09%) Sybase
13 8 (0.88%) Splunk
14 7 (0.77%) Databricks
15 6 (0.66%) IFS
15 6 (0.66%) ServiceNow