Public Sector Jobs in the West Midlands

Public Sector
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands. 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 64 69 55
Rank change year-on-year +5 -14 +3
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 273 287 362
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 3.65% 4.58% 4.91%
As % of the General category 6.34% 6.02% 7.80%
Number of salaries quoted 237 212 253
10th Percentile £23,000 £31,296 £32,100
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,594 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £53,976
Median % change year-on-year - +1.90% +9.04%
75th Percentile £66,137 £71,563 £65,000
90th Percentile £84,964 £80,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000

All General Skills
West Midlands

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 West Midlands with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 4,304 4,771 4,639
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 57.50% 76.18% 62.90%
Number of salaries quoted 3,023 2,194 2,884
10th Percentile £25,550 £29,750 £30,368
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +10.53% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +4.35%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in the West Midlands

Public Sector
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for Public Sector in the West Midlands

Public Sector
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

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

Salary histogram for Public Sector in the West Midlands

Public Sector
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Public Sector within the West Midlands 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
Birmingham +1 161 £59,000 +3.51% 57
Staffordshire -12 46 £25,000 -36.77% 5
Warwickshire +67 31 £60,000 +33.33% 9
Worcestershire -18 7 £47,500 +12.09% 3
Wolverhampton +18 3 £47,500 -13.64% 1
Solihull -2 3 £41,250 -16.67% 3
Shropshire -27 3 £47,500 -32.14% 2
Coventry +1 2 £58,367 -10.20% 22
Public Sector
England

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 10 (3.66%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.93%) Apache
2 8 (2.93%) Confluence
2 8 (2.93%) IIS
2 8 (2.93%) Tomcat
3 4 (1.47%) Office Communications Server
4 2 (0.73%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.37%) Alfresco
5 1 (0.37%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.37%) Captiva
5 1 (0.37%) Documentum
5 1 (0.37%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (0.37%) WordPress
Applications
1 31 (11.36%) Microsoft Office
2 26 (9.52%) Microsoft Excel
3 25 (9.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.10%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 17 (6.23%) NEC Housing
2 8 (2.93%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.37%) MIS ActiveH
3 1 (0.37%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.37%) Scribe Insight
Cloud Services
1 39 (14.29%) Azure
2 27 (9.89%) Power Platform
3 14 (5.13%) AWS
4 13 (4.76%) Microsoft 365
5 8 (2.93%) Dynamics 365
6 7 (2.56%) SaaS
7 4 (1.47%) Virtual Private Cloud
8 3 (1.10%) Azure Data Factory
9 1 (0.37%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.37%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 1 (0.37%) GCP
9 1 (0.37%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.37%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.37%) Scribe Online
9 1 (0.37%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 12 (4.40%) Firewall
2 5 (1.83%) SAN
2 5 (1.83%) Wi-Fi
3 4 (1.47%) Cisco Firepower
3 4 (1.47%) DNS
3 4 (1.47%) Network Security
4 2 (0.73%) Broadband
4 2 (0.73%) LAN
5 1 (0.37%) FlexRay
5 1 (0.37%) Intranet
5 1 (0.37%) NGFW
5 1 (0.37%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (9.52%) Power BI
2 23 (8.42%) SQL Server
3 18 (6.59%) Data Warehouse
4 15 (5.49%) Oracle Database
4 15 (5.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 14 (5.13%) PostgreSQL
6 10 (3.66%) NoSQL
7 7 (2.56%) MySQL
7 7 (2.56%) Oracle Database 12c
7 7 (2.56%) Tableau
8 6 (2.20%) MongoDB
9 5 (1.83%) GIS
10 2 (0.73%) BusinessObjects
10 2 (0.73%) Data Mining
10 2 (0.73%) Semantic Layer
10 2 (0.73%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 2 (0.73%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 1 (0.37%) Data Lake
11 1 (0.37%) Geospatial Data
11 1 (0.37%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 8 (2.93%) JIRA
2 3 (1.10%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.37%) GitLab
General
1 103 (37.73%) Social Skills
2 78 (28.57%) Finance
3 33 (12.09%) Organisational Skills
4 30 (10.99%) Local Government
5 29 (10.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 21 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
6 21 (7.69%) Police
7 20 (7.33%) Retail
8 9 (3.30%) Influencing Skills
8 9 (3.30%) Legal
8 9 (3.30%) Marketing
9 7 (2.56%) Back Office
9 7 (2.56%) Electronics
9 7 (2.56%) Telecoms
10 5 (1.83%) Manufacturing
11 4 (1.47%) Billing
11 4 (1.47%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (1.10%) Games
13 2 (0.73%) Welsh Language
14 1 (0.37%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 43 (15.75%) Consultant
2 33 (12.09%) Lead
3 27 (9.89%) Senior
4 24 (8.79%) Graduate
4 24 (8.79%) Graduate Consultant
4 24 (8.79%) Research Consultant
4 24 (8.79%) Resource Consultant
5 23 (8.42%) Project Manager
6 20 (7.33%) Architect
7 18 (6.59%) Business Manager
8 17 (6.23%) Developer
9 15 (5.49%) Junior
10 10 (3.66%) Analyst
10 10 (3.66%) Business Intelligence Consultant
10 10 (3.66%) Change Manager
10 10 (3.66%) Solutions Architect
11 9 (3.30%) Business Change Manager
11 9 (3.30%) Business Change Project Manager
11 9 (3.30%) Business Development Manager
11 9 (3.30%) Business Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.93%) RESTful
1 8 (2.93%) Web Services
2 1 (0.37%) .NET
2 1 (0.37%) HTML
2 1 (0.37%) HTML5
2 1 (0.37%) React
2 1 (0.37%) Unity (Game Engine)
Miscellaneous
1 36 (13.19%) Driving Licence
2 19 (6.96%) Self-Motivation
3 12 (4.40%) Public Cloud
4 10 (3.66%) NHS
5 6 (2.20%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (1.83%) Management Information System
7 4 (1.47%) Housing Association
7 4 (1.47%) PMI
8 2 (0.73%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.37%) Augmented Reality
9 1 (0.37%) Data Centre
9 1 (0.37%) e-Learning
9 1 (0.37%) Mobile App
9 1 (0.37%) Operational Technology
9 1 (0.37%) Renewable Energy
9 1 (0.37%) Security Operations Centre
9 1 (0.37%) Virtual Reality
9 1 (0.37%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 16 (5.86%) Unix
1 16 (5.86%) Windows
2 9 (3.30%) Linux
3 8 (2.93%) Solaris
4 5 (1.83%) Windows Server
5 4 (1.47%) Windows Server 2012
5 4 (1.47%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (1.47%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (0.73%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.73%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.37%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (25.64%) Coaching
2 67 (24.54%) Mentoring
3 55 (20.15%) Agile
4 44 (16.12%) Problem-Solving
5 43 (15.75%) Customer Service
6 38 (13.92%) Business Intelligence
7 35 (12.82%) Cybersecurity
8 26 (9.52%) Incident Response
9 25 (9.16%) Data Collection
9 25 (9.16%) Stakeholder Management
10 24 (8.79%) Roadmaps
11 21 (7.69%) ITIL
12 20 (7.33%) CRM
13 18 (6.59%) Project Management
14 17 (6.23%) ETL
15 16 (5.86%) Machine Learning
16 15 (5.49%) Artificial Intelligence
16 15 (5.49%) Change Management
17 14 (5.13%) Supplier Management
17 14 (5.13%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 34 (12.45%) SQL
2 17 (6.23%) Java
3 15 (5.49%) C#
4 14 (5.13%) Python
5 8 (2.93%) Shell Script
6 4 (1.47%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.73%) VB
8 1 (0.37%) C
8 1 (0.37%) C++
8 1 (0.37%) Embedded C
8 1 (0.37%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 77 (28.21%) Security Cleared
2 35 (12.82%) Degree
3 10 (3.66%) SC Cleared
4 7 (2.56%) Oracle Certification
5 5 (1.83%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (1.47%) ACCA
6 4 (1.47%) CCNA
6 4 (1.47%) Network+ Certification
6 4 (1.47%) PMI Certification
7 3 (1.10%) APMP
7 3 (1.10%) CITP
7 3 (1.10%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.73%) A+ Certification
8 2 (0.73%) AWS Certification
8 2 (0.73%) CISSP
8 2 (0.73%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (0.73%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.37%) CCSP
9 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.37%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (10.26%) Cyber Essentials
2 26 (9.52%) Accessibility
3 25 (9.16%) ISO 9001
3 25 (9.16%) ISO/IEC 17025
3 25 (9.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (4.76%) QA
5 6 (2.20%) WCAG
6 4 (1.47%) GAAP
6 4 (1.47%) IFRS
6 4 (1.47%) SLA
7 3 (1.10%) GDPR
8 2 (0.73%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.37%) ISO 26262
9 1 (0.37%) MISRA
System Software
1 6 (2.20%) Hyper-V
1 6 (2.20%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.73%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.37%) vSphere
3 1 (0.37%) XenApp
3 1 (0.37%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 25 (9.16%) EnCase
2 1 (0.37%) Grafana
2 1 (0.37%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.37%) Prometheus
2 1 (0.37%) Terraform
Vendors
1 72 (26.37%) Microsoft
2 18 (6.59%) YouTube
3 17 (6.23%) NEC
4 16 (5.86%) Oracle
5 13 (4.76%) Cisco
6 11 (4.03%) SAP
7 9 (3.30%) Salesforce
8 8 (2.93%) Atlassian
9 7 (2.56%) VMware
10 4 (1.47%) CA
11 3 (1.10%) Databricks
11 3 (1.10%) Meraki
12 1 (0.37%) Aruba
12 1 (0.37%) CheckPoint
12 1 (0.37%) Citrix
12 1 (0.37%) Dell
12 1 (0.37%) HP
12 1 (0.37%) Juniper
12 1 (0.37%) NetApp
12 1 (0.37%) Ruckus Wireless