Public Sector Jobs in the South East

Public Sector
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Public Sector over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 69 124 177
Rank change year-on-year +55 +53 -25
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 633 353 444
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 3.55% 2.57% 2.15%
As % of the General category 6.39% 4.06% 3.57%
Number of salaries quoted 341 212 231
10th Percentile £32,500 £29,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £33,500 £40,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £51,125 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.69% -2.62% +5.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £73,672
90th Percentile £86,250 £81,250 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000

All General Skills
South East

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 South East with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 9,910 8,691 12,423
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 55.64% 63.20% 60.15%
Number of salaries quoted 6,164 4,299 6,497
10th Percentile £25,750 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% -2.78% +8.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,175 £85,000 £81,250
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 South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in the South East

Public Sector
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in the South East.

Salary trend for Public Sector in the South East

Public Sector
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in the South East over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Public Sector in the South East

Public Sector
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Public Sector within the South East region over the 6 months to 1 June 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
Hampshire +66 280 £47,500 -3.55% 42
Thames Valley +45 198 £57,500 +9.52% 66
Berkshire +33 120 £62,500 -3.85% 33
Surrey +4 89 £50,000 -16.67% 37
Oxfordshire +38 54 £57,789 +10.07% 13
East Sussex +15 25 £62,822 +9.26% 4
Buckinghamshire -15 24 £47,500 +40.74% 20
Kent -30 20 £47,500 +32.87% 11
West Sussex +32 12 £55,000 -8.33% 5
Home Counties +13 5 - -
Public Sector
England

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 40 (6.32%) nginx
2 34 (5.37%) Camunda
3 15 (2.37%) OpenStack
4 10 (1.58%) Apache
5 9 (1.42%) Confluence
6 8 (1.26%) SharePoint
7 6 (0.95%) JBoss
7 6 (0.95%) Red Hat Fuse
8 4 (0.63%) IIS
9 2 (0.32%) Oracle Workflow
10 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 20 (3.16%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.11%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.95%) InVision
3 6 (0.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (0.95%) OrCAD
3 6 (0.95%) Sketch
3 6 (0.95%) Spreadsheet
4 5 (0.79%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.63%) Doxygen
6 1 (0.16%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 3 (0.47%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.32%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (0.32%) Oracle EBS R12
Cloud Services
1 215 (33.97%) Azure
2 157 (24.80%) IBM Cloud
3 120 (18.96%) Azure DevOps
4 97 (15.32%) Serverless
5 76 (12.01%) Azure API Management
5 76 (12.01%) Azure Functions
6 74 (11.69%) Azure Logic Apps
6 74 (11.69%) Azure Service Bus
7 54 (8.53%) AWS
8 38 (6.00%) Power Platform
9 34 (5.37%) OpenShift
10 25 (3.95%) Microsoft 365
11 24 (3.79%) Amazon EKS
12 20 (3.16%) Amazon ECS
13 13 (2.05%) GitHub
13 13 (2.05%) SaaS
14 12 (1.90%) PaaS
15 8 (1.26%) Entra ID
15 8 (1.26%) Power Automate
16 7 (1.11%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 17 (2.69%) DNS
2 15 (2.37%) Internet
3 11 (1.74%) Wireless
4 8 (1.26%) Modbus
5 7 (1.11%) 3G
5 7 (1.11%) GPRS
6 6 (0.95%) 4G
6 6 (0.95%) Intranet
7 5 (0.79%) LTE
8 4 (0.63%) Ethernet
8 4 (0.63%) Network Security
9 3 (0.47%) 5G
9 3 (0.47%) DHCP
9 3 (0.47%) Firewall
9 3 (0.47%) SAN
9 3 (0.47%) SSL
10 2 (0.32%) Software-Defined Radio
10 2 (0.32%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.16%) TCP/IP
11 1 (0.16%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 114 (18.01%) MongoDB
2 112 (17.69%) PostgreSQL
3 102 (16.11%) Relational Database
4 83 (13.11%) NoSQL
5 76 (12.01%) DB2
6 39 (6.16%) Oracle Database
7 34 (5.37%) Power BI
8 31 (4.90%) SQL Server
9 25 (3.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 24 (3.79%) Data Warehouse
11 10 (1.58%) GIS
12 8 (1.26%) Redis
13 5 (0.79%) RDBMS
14 4 (0.63%) DTS
14 4 (0.63%) Oracle Reports
15 2 (0.32%) Data Lake
15 2 (0.32%) Elasticsearch
15 2 (0.32%) MySQL
15 2 (0.32%) Oracle BI Publisher
15 2 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 41 (6.48%) Git
2 29 (4.58%) Jenkins
3 24 (3.79%) JIRA
4 16 (2.53%) JUnit
5 12 (1.90%) Maven
6 7 (1.11%) Bitbucket
7 6 (0.95%) Cucumber
7 6 (0.95%) GitLab
7 6 (0.95%) JMeter
7 6 (0.95%) Selenium
8 5 (0.79%) Mockito
8 5 (0.79%) TestNG
8 5 (0.79%) WebDriver
9 4 (0.63%) Eclipse
9 4 (0.63%) Oracle APEX
9 4 (0.63%) REST Assured
9 4 (0.63%) Subversion
9 4 (0.63%) Visual Studio
10 2 (0.32%) Oracle Forms
11 1 (0.16%) TeamCity
General
1 157 (24.80%) Social Skills
2 134 (21.17%) Finance
3 59 (9.32%) Marketing
3 59 (9.32%) Telecoms
4 57 (9.00%) Electronics
4 57 (9.00%) Manufacturing
5 56 (8.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 53 (8.37%) Analytical Skills
7 27 (4.27%) Retail
8 18 (2.84%) Organisational Skills
9 17 (2.69%) Presentation Skills
10 7 (1.11%) Influencing Skills
11 6 (0.95%) Legal
12 5 (0.79%) Aerospace
12 5 (0.79%) Local Government
12 5 (0.79%) Police
13 4 (0.63%) Financial Institution
13 4 (0.63%) Fire and Rescue
14 2 (0.32%) Tech for Good
15 1 (0.16%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 155 (24.49%) Developer
2 97 (15.32%) Full Stack Developer
3 79 (12.48%) Azure Developer
4 65 (10.27%) Senior
5 53 (8.37%) Consultant
6 40 (6.32%) Full Stack Engineer
7 36 (5.69%) Analyst
7 36 (5.69%) Lead
8 28 (4.42%) Project Manager
9 24 (3.79%) Java Developer
10 23 (3.63%) Senior Developer
11 22 (3.48%) Delivery Manager
12 21 (3.32%) Business Analyst
12 21 (3.32%) Business Intelligence Consultant
13 20 (3.16%) Service Delivery Manager
13 20 (3.16%) Service Manager
14 18 (2.84%) Architect
14 18 (2.84%) Technical Analyst
15 17 (2.69%) Electronics Engineer
15 17 (2.69%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 135 (21.33%) React
2 130 (20.54%) Node.js
3 110 (17.38%) REST
4 101 (15.96%) HTML
5 100 (15.80%) AngularJS
6 99 (15.64%) Web Services
7 98 (15.48%) .NET
8 96 (15.17%) CSS
9 81 (12.80%) jQuery
10 80 (12.64%) ASP.NET
11 77 (12.16%) ASP.NET Core
12 76 (12.01%) Backbone.js
12 76 (12.01%) Ember.js
12 76 (12.01%) Twitter Bootstrap
12 76 (12.01%) Vue
13 35 (5.53%) Swagger
14 34 (5.37%) KeystoneJS
15 28 (4.42%) Spring
16 22 (3.48%) Spring Boot
17 20 (3.16%) Apache Camel
Miscellaneous
1 157 (24.80%) Blockchain
1 157 (24.80%) Hybrid Cloud
2 80 (12.64%) Algorithms
3 76 (12.01%) Data Structures
4 63 (9.95%) Distributed Systems
5 43 (6.79%) e-Learning
6 27 (4.27%) Product Ownership
7 17 (2.69%) NHS
8 16 (2.53%) Self-Motivation
9 13 (2.05%) Cyber Threat
9 13 (2.05%) IoT
9 13 (2.05%) Management Information System
10 11 (1.74%) Analytical Mindset
11 10 (1.58%) Onboarding
12 9 (1.42%) Data Centre
12 9 (1.42%) Embedded Systems
12 9 (1.42%) Fibre Optics
13 8 (1.26%) NB-IoT
14 7 (1.11%) Legacy Systems
15 5 (0.79%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 151 (23.85%) Linux
2 96 (15.17%) Windows
3 76 (12.01%) Android
3 76 (12.01%) Apple iOS
4 40 (6.32%) Alpine Linux
4 40 (6.32%) CentOS
4 40 (6.32%) Debian
5 4 (0.63%) VMS
5 4 (0.63%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.32%) AIX
6 2 (0.32%) Oracle Linux
6 2 (0.32%) Unix
7 1 (0.16%) Embedded Linux
7 1 (0.16%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.16%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 206 (32.54%) Artificial Intelligence
2 173 (27.33%) DevOps
3 146 (23.06%) Full Stack Development
4 119 (18.80%) Co-Creation
5 108 (17.06%) Agile
6 103 (16.27%) User Experience
7 93 (14.69%) Business Intelligence
8 87 (13.74%) Design Patterns
8 87 (13.74%) Technology Transformation
9 85 (13.43%) SOLID
9 85 (13.43%) Web Development
10 83 (13.11%) OO
11 81 (12.80%) MVC
12 80 (12.64%) OOP
13 78 (12.32%) CI/CD
14 76 (12.01%) Design Thinking
14 76 (12.01%) MVVM
14 76 (12.01%) Responsive Web Design
15 75 (11.85%) API Management
15 75 (11.85%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 174 (27.49%) JavaScript
2 173 (27.33%) Java
3 134 (21.17%) Python
4 131 (20.70%) SQL
5 105 (16.59%) C#
6 34 (5.37%) Lua
7 19 (3.00%) C
8 17 (2.69%) C++
9 11 (1.74%) Shell Script
10 10 (1.58%) TypeScript
11 8 (1.26%) Go
12 7 (1.11%) Embedded C
12 7 (1.11%) PL/SQL
13 6 (0.95%) MATLAB
13 6 (0.95%) Ruby
14 5 (0.79%) Assembly Language
14 5 (0.79%) PowerShell
15 4 (0.63%) Bicep
16 3 (0.47%) R
17 1 (0.16%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 130 (20.54%) Security Cleared
2 81 (12.80%) Degree
2 81 (12.80%) SC Cleared
3 46 (7.27%) Azure Certification
4 43 (6.79%) Microsoft Certification
5 42 (6.64%) MCSE
6 40 (6.32%) MCSA
7 30 (4.74%) DV Cleared
8 13 (2.05%) Computer Science Degree
9 10 (1.58%) BPSS Clearance
9 10 (1.58%) DBS Check
10 9 (1.42%) Cisco Certification
10 9 (1.42%) CISSP
11 8 (1.26%) CCNA
12 7 (1.11%) CESG Certified Professional
12 7 (1.11%) CISMP
12 7 (1.11%) CREST Certified
12 7 (1.11%) Master's Degree
12 7 (1.11%) PMI Certification
13 6 (0.95%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (3.00%) SLA
2 14 (2.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (1.74%) QA
4 8 (1.26%) Accessibility
4 8 (1.26%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 7 (1.11%) GDPR
5 7 (1.11%) GRC
5 7 (1.11%) PMO
6 6 (0.95%) Actionable Recommendations
7 4 (0.63%) Data Quality
7 4 (0.63%) IEC 61131
7 4 (0.63%) ISO 14001
7 4 (0.63%) ISO 9001
7 4 (0.63%) JTAG
8 2 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 1 (0.16%) NIST
System Software
1 115 (18.17%) Docker
2 11 (1.74%) Firmware
3 9 (1.42%) Hyper-V
4 4 (0.63%) Active Directory
4 4 (0.63%) Embedded Firmware
5 3 (0.47%) XenApp
5 3 (0.47%) XenDesktop
6 2 (0.32%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 69 (10.90%) Kubernetes
2 63 (9.95%) Terraform
3 17 (2.69%) Ansible
4 5 (0.79%) Kibana
5 3 (0.47%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.16%) Packer
6 1 (0.16%) SCOM
Vendors
1 160 (25.28%) IBM
2 157 (24.80%) Red Hat
3 87 (13.74%) Microsoft
4 61 (9.64%) SAP
5 43 (6.79%) Oracle
6 15 (2.37%) WSO2
7 8 (1.26%) EMC
7 8 (1.26%) YouTube
8 7 (1.11%) Adobe
8 7 (1.11%) Cisco
8 7 (1.11%) Google
9 6 (0.95%) Hotjar
10 5 (0.79%) Dynatrace
10 5 (0.79%) Splunk
11 3 (0.47%) Cadence
11 3 (0.47%) Citrix
11 3 (0.47%) webMethods
12 2 (0.32%) Dell
13 1 (0.16%) CA
13 1 (0.16%) Juniper