Public Sector Jobs in Scotland

Public Sector
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 111 67 79
Rank change year-on-year -44 +12 -47
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 108 135 210
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 2.13% 4.22% 3.79%
As % of the General category 3.33% 5.51% 5.65%
Number of salaries quoted 67 70 169
10th Percentile £36,967 £31,871 £32,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,390 £39,659
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £48,628 £49,861
Median % change year-on-year +7.96% -2.47% +18.33%
75th Percentile £59,125 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £67,000 £82,625 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year - -1.79% +1.82%

All General Skills
Scotland

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 requiring common skills in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 3,240 2,449 3,717
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 63.98% 76.51% 67.13%
Number of salaries quoted 1,039 1,571 2,048
10th Percentile £31,250 £25,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £36,250 £41,227
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% +11.45%
75th Percentile £67,500 £69,199 £71,250
90th Percentile £82,100 £82,548 £85,000
UK median annual salary £56,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% - +4.35%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in Scotland

Public Sector
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Public Sector in Scotland

Public Sector
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in Scotland over the 6 months to 20 September 2024.

Salary histogram for Public Sector in Scotland

Public Sector
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Public Sector within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 20 September 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
Glasgow -32 60 £40,265 -39.45% 21
Edinburgh +27 37 £56,509 +28.64% 15
Dundee -6 6 £49,990 +22.88%
Lanarkshire -5 1 - - 14
West Lothian -36 1 £57,500 +167.44% 1
Inverclyde - 1 £52,500 -
Public Sector
UK

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 4 (3.70%) Confluence
1 4 (3.70%) IIS
2 3 (2.78%) CMS
3 1 (0.93%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (7.41%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.78%) Trello
3 2 (1.85%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 8 (7.41%) NEC Housing
2 6 (5.56%) Oracle Payroll
3 2 (1.85%) iTrent
4 1 (0.93%) Infor M3
4 1 (0.93%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.93%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 12 (11.11%) Azure
2 8 (7.41%) AWS
3 6 (5.56%) OCI
4 5 (4.63%) GCP
5 4 (3.70%) SaaS
6 3 (2.78%) Azure ExpressRoute
6 3 (2.78%) Azure Storage
6 3 (2.78%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (2.78%) Entra ID
6 3 (2.78%) Figma
6 3 (2.78%) IaaS
6 3 (2.78%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (2.78%) PaaS
6 3 (2.78%) Power Platform
7 2 (1.85%) Azure AI
7 2 (1.85%) Azure Cognitive Services
7 2 (1.85%) Azure Machine Learning
7 2 (1.85%) Serverless
8 1 (0.93%) AWS Lambda
8 1 (0.93%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.78%) Broadband
1 3 (2.78%) Firewall
1 3 (2.78%) Software-Defined Networking
2 2 (1.85%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.70%) SQL Server
2 3 (2.78%) Big Data
2 3 (2.78%) DTS
2 3 (2.78%) Power BI
3 2 (1.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 2 (1.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.93%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.93%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.93%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (0.93%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.93%) NonStop SQL
Development Applications
1 5 (4.63%) JIRA
2 4 (3.70%) JMeter
2 4 (3.70%) Selenium
3 2 (1.85%) Git
4 1 (0.93%) Jenkins
General
1 38 (35.19%) Social Skills
2 29 (26.85%) Finance
3 10 (9.26%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (9.26%) Local Government
4 9 (8.33%) Marketing
5 8 (7.41%) Legal
5 8 (7.41%) Police
6 4 (3.70%) Financial Institution
6 4 (3.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (2.78%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (1.85%) Banking
8 2 (1.85%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (1.85%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.93%) Electronics
9 1 (0.93%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.93%) Publishing
9 1 (0.93%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 19 (17.59%) Senior
2 15 (13.89%) Architect
3 12 (11.11%) Consultant
4 8 (7.41%) Bid Writer
4 8 (7.41%) Project Manager
4 8 (7.41%) Senior Bid Writer
5 7 (6.48%) Analyst
5 7 (6.48%) Developer
6 6 (5.56%) Category Manager
6 6 (5.56%) Cloud Consultant
6 6 (5.56%) ICT Manager
6 6 (5.56%) ITSM Architect
6 6 (5.56%) Oracle Consultant
6 6 (5.56%) Service Architect
6 6 (5.56%) Solutions Architect
7 5 (4.63%) Change Manager
7 5 (4.63%) Compliance Specialist
7 5 (4.63%) DevOps Manager
7 5 (4.63%) Senior Manager
8 4 (3.70%) Transformation Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (6.48%) Web Services
2 3 (2.78%) .NET
2 3 (2.78%) .NET Core
2 3 (2.78%) ARM Templates
3 2 (1.85%) .NET Framework
3 2 (1.85%) ASP.NET
3 2 (1.85%) ASP.NET MVC
3 2 (1.85%) ASP.NET Web API
3 2 (1.85%) CSS
3 2 (1.85%) Entity Framework
3 2 (1.85%) Razor View Engine
4 1 (0.93%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 13 (12.04%) Management Information System
2 5 (4.63%) Security Posture
3 4 (3.70%) Algorithms
4 3 (2.78%) Data Protection Act
4 3 (2.78%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (2.78%) FMCG
4 3 (2.78%) Hybrid Cloud
4 3 (2.78%) Onboarding
4 3 (2.78%) Public Cloud
4 3 (2.78%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (2.78%) Social Media
5 2 (1.85%) Freedom of Information
5 2 (1.85%) Legacy Code
6 1 (0.93%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.93%) Arduino
6 1 (0.93%) ARM Cortex
6 1 (0.93%) Linux Command Line
6 1 (0.93%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.93%) Virtual Reality
6 1 (0.93%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.70%) Linux
2 3 (2.78%) Windows
3 1 (0.93%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (0.93%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (30.56%) Project Management
2 21 (19.44%) Stakeholder Management
3 16 (14.81%) Service Delivery
4 15 (13.89%) Agile
5 12 (11.11%) Change Management
5 12 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
5 12 (11.11%) DevOps
5 12 (11.11%) ITIL
5 12 (11.11%) Migration
6 10 (9.26%) CI/CD
6 10 (9.26%) Service Design
6 10 (9.26%) Software Delivery
7 9 (8.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 9 (8.33%) User Experience
7 9 (8.33%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
8 8 (7.41%) Actionable Insight
8 8 (7.41%) Business Development
8 8 (7.41%) CRM
8 8 (7.41%) Knowledge Management
8 8 (7.41%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 12 (11.11%) PowerShell
2 7 (6.48%) C#
3 5 (4.63%) SQL
4 4 (3.70%) C
5 3 (2.78%) C++
5 3 (2.78%) Fortran
6 2 (1.85%) JavaScript
6 2 (1.85%) VB
Qualifications
1 22 (20.37%) Degree
2 12 (11.11%) Security Cleared
3 9 (8.33%) DBS Check
4 7 (6.48%) SC Cleared
5 6 (5.56%) AWS Certification
6 4 (3.70%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (3.70%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 3 (2.78%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (2.78%) PhD
8 2 (1.85%) APMP
8 2 (1.85%) CCDP
8 2 (1.85%) CCNP
8 2 (1.85%) CCSP
8 2 (1.85%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (1.85%) HND
8 2 (1.85%) PMP
9 1 (0.93%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 1 (0.93%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.93%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.93%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (7.41%) Accessibility
1 8 (7.41%) QA
2 6 (5.56%) PMO
3 2 (1.85%) Data Quality
3 2 (1.85%) Disclosure Scotland
3 2 (1.85%) SLA
4 1 (0.93%) GDPR
4 1 (0.93%) JTAG
System Software
1 8 (7.41%) Active Directory
2 5 (4.63%) Docker
2 5 (4.63%) Hyper-V
3 3 (2.78%) Firmware
3 3 (2.78%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.93%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 6 (5.56%) Kubernetes
2 5 (4.63%) Ansible
Vendors
1 23 (21.30%) Microsoft
2 12 (11.11%) Oracle
3 8 (7.41%) NEC
4 5 (4.63%) VMware
5 3 (2.78%) IBM
6 2 (1.85%) Aruba
6 2 (1.85%) Atlassian
6 2 (1.85%) Cisco
6 2 (1.85%) Fortinet
6 2 (1.85%) Juniper
6 2 (1.85%) SAP
7 1 (0.93%) Adobe
7 1 (0.93%) Red Hat
7 1 (0.93%) Sparx
7 1 (0.93%) Xamarin