Public Sector Jobs in the North West

Public Sector
England > North West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Public Sector over the 6 months to 19 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 25 76 37
Rank change year-on-year +51 -39 +71
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 616 338 740
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 6.18% 4.37% 7.83%
As % of the General category 11.57% 6.45% 12.64%
Number of salaries quoted 402 193 278
10th Percentile £28,100 £30,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £40,988 £36,250 £40,132
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,965 £47,800 £53,231
Median % change year-on-year +21.26% -10.20% +12.07%
75th Percentile £71,991 £65,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £84,964 £78,500 £90,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000

All General Skills
North West

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 the North West with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 5,326 5,237 5,853
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 53.39% 67.76% 61.94%
Number of salaries quoted 3,939 2,422 3,074
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,250 £28,341
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £51,439
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +2.06% +8.29%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £66,140
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +4.35%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Public Sector as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in the North West

Public Sector
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in the North West.

Salary trend for Public Sector in the North West

Public Sector
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in the North West over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Public Sector in the North West

Public Sector
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Public Sector within the North West region over the 6 months to 19 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
Manchester +65 397 £57,965 +12.39% 96
Lancashire +34 101 £62,783 +69.81% 13
Cheshire +24 70 £55,000 +46.67% 21
Merseyside -21 37 £40,000 -11.11% 11
Cumbria - 11 £42,500 - 6
Public Sector
England

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 15 (2.44%) Confluence
2 11 (1.79%) IIS
2 11 (1.79%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.46%) Apache
4 8 (1.30%) Tomcat
5 4 (0.65%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.32%) JBoss
6 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.32%) Red Hat Fuse
7 1 (0.16%) CMS
7 1 (0.16%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.16%) Umbraco
Applications
1 12 (1.95%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (1.62%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.97%) Sketch
5 4 (0.65%) AutoCAD
5 4 (0.65%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.32%) Fusion 360
6 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.16%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.16%) InVision
7 1 (0.16%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 15 (2.44%) NEC Housing
2 4 (0.65%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.65%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 4 (0.65%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.16%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 157 (25.49%) Azure
2 117 (18.99%) IBM Cloud
3 78 (12.66%) AWS
4 47 (7.63%) Power Platform
5 46 (7.47%) Serverless
6 43 (6.98%) Azure DevOps
7 41 (6.66%) Azure API Management
7 41 (6.66%) Azure Functions
7 41 (6.66%) Azure Logic Apps
7 41 (6.66%) Azure Service Bus
8 38 (6.17%) OCI
9 36 (5.84%) Amazon ECR
9 36 (5.84%) Amazon EKS
9 36 (5.84%) Amazon S3
9 36 (5.84%) Route 53
10 19 (3.08%) Microsoft 365
11 13 (2.11%) Azure Data Factory
12 10 (1.62%) PowerApps
13 9 (1.46%) Entra ID
14 7 (1.14%) AWS KMS
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.79%) WAN
2 10 (1.62%) Firewall
3 9 (1.46%) Network Security
4 8 (1.30%) DNS
4 8 (1.30%) SD-WAN
4 8 (1.30%) Wireless
5 6 (0.97%) Cisco Firepower
6 5 (0.81%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (0.65%) Cisco IOS
7 4 (0.65%) Cisco ISE
7 4 (0.65%) TETRA
7 4 (0.65%) VSAN
8 3 (0.49%) Internet
8 3 (0.49%) Intranet
8 3 (0.49%) SMS
9 2 (0.32%) BGP
9 2 (0.32%) EIGRP
9 2 (0.32%) LAN
9 2 (0.32%) OSPF
9 2 (0.32%) RTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 98 (15.91%) NoSQL
2 92 (14.94%) PostgreSQL
3 85 (13.80%) MongoDB
4 78 (12.66%) DB2
5 41 (6.66%) Relational Database
6 37 (6.01%) Power BI
7 36 (5.84%) Amazon RDS
8 29 (4.71%) SQL Server
9 23 (3.73%) Data Warehouse
10 18 (2.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 17 (2.76%) Oracle Database
12 15 (2.44%) Tableau
13 10 (1.62%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
14 7 (1.14%) MySQL
14 7 (1.14%) Oracle Database 12c
15 6 (0.97%) Data Lake
16 5 (0.81%) Big Data
17 4 (0.65%) BusinessObjects
18 3 (0.49%) Azure SQL Database
18 3 (0.49%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 21 (3.41%) JIRA
2 9 (1.46%) GitLab
3 7 (1.14%) Artifactory
4 5 (0.81%) Git
4 5 (0.81%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.49%) Burp Suite
5 3 (0.49%) Metasploit
6 2 (0.32%) IntelliJ
6 2 (0.32%) LabVIEW
6 2 (0.32%) Maven
7 1 (0.16%) AdminStudio
7 1 (0.16%) Axure RP
7 1 (0.16%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.16%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 126 (20.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 126 (20.45%) Social Skills
2 117 (18.99%) Finance
3 44 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
4 39 (6.33%) Local Government
5 26 (4.22%) Presentation Skills
6 19 (3.08%) Police
7 17 (2.76%) Organisational Skills
8 15 (2.44%) Influencing Skills
8 15 (2.44%) Retail
9 14 (2.27%) Billing
10 11 (1.79%) Legal
11 9 (1.46%) Back Office
11 9 (1.46%) Marketing
12 7 (1.14%) Electronics
12 7 (1.14%) Manufacturing
13 6 (0.97%) Telecoms
14 4 (0.65%) Law
14 4 (0.65%) Military
15 3 (0.49%) Banking
Job Titles
1 124 (20.13%) Senior
2 92 (14.94%) Lead
3 84 (13.64%) Developer
4 47 (7.63%) Full Stack Developer
5 46 (7.47%) Architect
6 43 (6.98%) Azure Developer
7 41 (6.66%) DevOps Engineer
8 39 (6.33%) Azure Engineer
9 37 (6.01%) Full Stack Engineer
10 36 (5.84%) Senior DevOps
10 36 (5.84%) Senior DevOps Engineer
11 27 (4.38%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 27 (4.38%) Project Manager
12 26 (4.22%) Analyst
13 23 (3.73%) Junior
14 22 (3.57%) Consultant
14 22 (3.57%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
15 20 (3.25%) Designer
15 20 (3.25%) Programme Manager
16 18 (2.92%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 93 (15.10%) .NET
2 90 (14.61%) Web Services
3 87 (14.12%) HTML
4 84 (13.64%) CSS
5 83 (13.47%) REST
6 82 (13.31%) AngularJS
7 81 (13.15%) ASP.NET
7 81 (13.15%) ASP.NET Core
8 80 (12.99%) React
8 80 (12.99%) Vue
9 78 (12.66%) Backbone.js
9 78 (12.66%) Ember.js
9 78 (12.66%) jQuery
9 78 (12.66%) Twitter Bootstrap
10 46 (7.47%) Node.js
11 10 (1.62%) RESTful
12 6 (0.97%) Spring
13 4 (0.65%) Hibernate
14 3 (0.49%) Microsoft Graph
14 3 (0.49%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 131 (21.27%) Hybrid Cloud
2 119 (19.32%) Blockchain
3 78 (12.66%) Algorithms
3 78 (12.66%) Data Structures
4 74 (12.01%) e-Learning
5 43 (6.98%) Public Cloud
6 20 (3.25%) Management Information System
7 18 (2.92%) NHS
8 17 (2.76%) Enterprise Software
9 15 (2.44%) Product Ownership
10 14 (2.27%) Driving Licence
10 14 (2.27%) Housing Association
11 13 (2.11%) Self-Motivation
12 11 (1.79%) Graphic Design
13 7 (1.14%) Data Centre
13 7 (1.14%) PKI
14 6 (0.97%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
15 4 (0.65%) Greenfield Project
15 4 (0.65%) IoT
15 4 (0.65%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 111 (18.02%) Windows
2 99 (16.07%) Linux
3 78 (12.66%) Android
3 78 (12.66%) Apple iOS
4 23 (3.73%) Unix
5 8 (1.30%) Solaris
6 7 (1.14%) Windows Server
7 3 (0.49%) Kali Linux
7 3 (0.49%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.32%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.32%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.16%) Amazon Linux
9 1 (0.16%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 288 (46.75%) Coaching
2 272 (44.16%) Mentoring
3 203 (32.95%) Agile
4 129 (20.94%) Artificial Intelligence
5 108 (17.53%) DevOps
6 103 (16.72%) Design Patterns
7 102 (16.56%) User Experience
8 93 (15.10%) Co-Creation
9 84 (13.64%) Full Stack Development
10 82 (13.31%) OO
11 81 (13.15%) MVC
11 81 (13.15%) SOLID
12 80 (12.99%) MVVM
12 80 (12.99%) OOP
12 80 (12.99%) Web Development
13 79 (12.82%) Design Thinking
14 78 (12.66%) Responsive Web Design
15 61 (9.90%) Problem-Solving
16 56 (9.09%) Test Automation
17 54 (8.77%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 131 (21.27%) SQL
2 104 (16.88%) C#
3 99 (16.07%) JavaScript
4 71 (11.53%) Java
5 60 (9.74%) Python
6 13 (2.11%) T-SQL
7 8 (1.30%) Shell Script
8 6 (0.97%) C++
9 4 (0.65%) PowerShell
10 3 (0.49%) TypeScript
11 2 (0.32%) C
12 1 (0.16%) Bash
12 1 (0.16%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.16%) Kusto Query Language
12 1 (0.16%) PHP
Qualifications
1 63 (10.23%) Security Cleared
2 41 (6.66%) Degree
3 36 (5.84%) SC Cleared
4 14 (2.27%) ACCA
4 14 (2.27%) Cisco Certification
5 11 (1.79%) APMP
6 7 (1.14%) Azure Certification
6 7 (1.14%) DBS Check
6 7 (1.14%) Oracle Certification
7 6 (0.97%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 6 (0.97%) AWS Certification
7 6 (0.97%) CCNP
7 6 (0.97%) CCSK
7 6 (0.97%) CCSP
7 6 (0.97%) CISM
7 6 (0.97%) CISSP
8 4 (0.65%) BC Cleared
8 4 (0.65%) CCNA
9 3 (0.49%) DV Cleared
9 3 (0.49%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (5.84%) Accessibility
2 21 (3.41%) WCAG
3 14 (2.27%) GAAP
3 14 (2.27%) IFRS
4 13 (2.11%) NIST
4 13 (2.11%) QA
5 7 (1.14%) NCSC
5 7 (1.14%) SLA
6 6 (0.97%) PMO
7 5 (0.81%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (0.32%) Disclosure Scotland
9 2 (0.32%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.16%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.16%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 20 (3.25%) Active Directory
2 14 (2.27%) Hyper-V
3 11 (1.79%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.30%) Docker
5 4 (0.65%) vSphere
6 2 (0.32%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.16%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 51 (8.28%) Terraform
2 46 (7.47%) Kubernetes
3 36 (5.84%) Prometheus
4 13 (2.11%) Ansible
4 13 (2.11%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (1.14%) CA Single Sign-On
6 5 (0.81%) Microsoft Intune
7 3 (0.49%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (0.49%) Nessus
7 3 (0.49%) Nmap
7 3 (0.49%) SysTrack
8 2 (0.32%) SCCM
8 2 (0.32%) ZABBIX
9 1 (0.16%) Kiali
9 1 (0.16%) Kibana
Vendors
1 117 (18.99%) IBM
1 117 (18.99%) Red Hat
2 85 (13.80%) Microsoft
3 37 (6.01%) Dynatrace
4 28 (4.55%) YouTube
5 21 (3.41%) CA
5 21 (3.41%) Oracle
6 20 (3.25%) ServiceNow
7 17 (2.76%) SAP
8 16 (2.60%) VMware
9 15 (2.44%) NEC
10 14 (2.27%) Atlassian
11 11 (1.79%) Cisco
12 8 (1.30%) BMC
13 7 (1.14%) Aruba
13 7 (1.14%) CyberArk
14 6 (0.97%) HP
14 6 (0.97%) HubSpot
14 6 (0.97%) Splunk
15 5 (0.81%) Fortinet