Public Sector Jobs with Work from Home Options

Public Sector
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH). 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 50 59 64
Rank change year-on-year +9 +5 +25
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 1,748 1,970 3,934
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 5.03% 5.12% 5.30%
As % of the General category 8.30% 7.79% 8.24%
Number of salaries quoted 1,428 1,305 1,766
10th Percentile £37,500 £35,600 £35,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £43,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,965 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.39% +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £73,750 £76,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £84,964 £88,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000

All General Skills
Work from Home

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 with a WFH option and a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 21,072 25,291 47,771
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.66% 65.76% 64.31%
Number of salaries quoted 15,129 17,155 25,018
10th Percentile £31,750 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,570 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,548 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £103,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Public Sector
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Public Sector as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Public Sector trend for jobs with a WFH option

Public Sector
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Public Sector.

Public Sector salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Public Sector
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Public Sector over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Public Sector salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 57 (3.26%) Confluence
2 46 (2.63%) SharePoint
3 37 (2.12%) IIS
4 34 (1.95%) Apache
5 28 (1.60%) Tomcat
6 25 (1.43%) Microsoft Exchange
7 13 (0.74%) CMS
8 11 (0.63%) OpenStack
9 7 (0.40%) nginx
10 6 (0.34%) JBoss
10 6 (0.34%) Red Hat Fuse
11 5 (0.29%) ArcGIS
12 4 (0.23%) Umbraco
13 3 (0.17%) Oracle Workflow
13 3 (0.17%) Totara
14 2 (0.11%) Drupal
14 2 (0.11%) Sitecore CMS
14 2 (0.11%) WordPress
15 1 (0.057%) Appian
Applications
1 56 (3.20%) Microsoft Office
2 37 (2.12%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (0.80%) Adobe XD
4 10 (0.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (0.57%) Microsoft Project
4 10 (0.57%) MS Visio
5 6 (0.34%) AutoCAD
5 6 (0.34%) InVision
5 6 (0.34%) Sketch
6 4 (0.23%) Trello
7 3 (0.17%) Photoshop
7 3 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.057%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.057%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.057%) Blender
9 1 (0.057%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 43 (2.46%) NEC Housing
2 13 (0.74%) Unit4 Business World
3 11 (0.63%) Dynamics CRM
4 8 (0.46%) Oracle EBS
5 6 (0.34%) SAP S/4HANA
6 5 (0.29%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 5 (0.29%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 3 (0.17%) NetSuite
7 3 (0.17%) Oracle ERP
8 2 (0.11%) iTrent
8 2 (0.11%) Magento
8 2 (0.11%) Oracle EBS R12
8 2 (0.11%) Oracle Payroll
8 2 (0.11%) SAP GRC
8 2 (0.11%) SAP HCM
8 2 (0.11%) SAP MM
9 1 (0.057%) MIS ActiveH
9 1 (0.057%) Payment Gateway
9 1 (0.057%) SAP FI
9 1 (0.057%) Scribe Insight
Cloud Services
1 417 (23.86%) Azure
2 239 (13.67%) Power Platform
3 222 (12.70%) AWS
4 102 (5.84%) Microsoft 365
5 49 (2.80%) PowerApps
6 41 (2.35%) GCP
6 41 (2.35%) Power Automate
7 37 (2.12%) Cloud Computing
8 34 (1.95%) Entra ID
9 33 (1.89%) PaaS
10 32 (1.83%) SaaS
11 31 (1.77%) IaaS
11 31 (1.77%) Serverless
12 26 (1.49%) GitHub
13 23 (1.32%) Azure Data Factory
14 22 (1.26%) Azure DevOps
14 22 (1.26%) Dynamics 365
15 21 (1.20%) GitHub Actions
16 18 (1.03%) Amazon EKS
17 14 (0.80%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 41 (2.35%) Firewall
2 34 (1.95%) Network Security
3 25 (1.43%) DNS
4 24 (1.37%) Wi-Fi
5 22 (1.26%) WAN
6 18 (1.03%) SAN
7 16 (0.92%) LAN
7 16 (0.92%) SD-WAN
8 12 (0.69%) Wireless
9 11 (0.63%) HTTP
9 11 (0.63%) MQTT
10 9 (0.51%) Internet
11 8 (0.46%) Unified Communications
12 7 (0.40%) Intranet
12 7 (0.40%) SSL
13 6 (0.34%) BGP
13 6 (0.34%) IGRP
13 6 (0.34%) MPLS
13 6 (0.34%) VPLS
13 6 (0.34%) VRRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 230 (13.16%) Power BI
2 133 (7.61%) SQL Server
3 99 (5.66%) Data Warehouse
4 94 (5.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 71 (4.06%) NoSQL
6 69 (3.95%) PostgreSQL
7 64 (3.66%) Relational Database
7 64 (3.66%) Tableau
8 47 (2.69%) MySQL
9 41 (2.35%) MongoDB
10 31 (1.77%) Oracle Database
11 16 (0.92%) GIS
12 15 (0.86%) Data Lake
12 15 (0.86%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 13 (0.74%) DB2
14 12 (0.69%) Power Query
14 12 (0.69%) Redis
15 8 (0.46%) QlikView
16 7 (0.40%) BusinessObjects
16 7 (0.40%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 84 (4.81%) JIRA
2 66 (3.78%) Git
3 39 (2.23%) Jenkins
4 37 (2.12%) GitLab
5 21 (1.20%) Artifactory
6 19 (1.09%) Visual Studio
7 13 (0.74%) Axure RP
7 13 (0.74%) Balsamiq
8 10 (0.57%) Subversion
9 9 (0.51%) JUnit
10 8 (0.46%) JMeter
10 8 (0.46%) Selenium
11 7 (0.40%) Eclipse
12 6 (0.34%) Maven
12 6 (0.34%) Metasploit
12 6 (0.34%) Postman
12 6 (0.34%) SoapUI
13 5 (0.29%) Bitbucket
13 5 (0.29%) Cypress.io
13 5 (0.29%) REST Assured
General
1 520 (29.75%) Social Skills
2 502 (28.72%) Finance
3 192 (10.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 172 (9.84%) Analytical Skills
5 112 (6.41%) Retail
6 104 (5.95%) Marketing
7 78 (4.46%) Police
8 77 (4.41%) Telecoms
9 76 (4.35%) Manufacturing
10 75 (4.29%) Local Government
11 72 (4.12%) Electronics
12 66 (3.78%) Presentation Skills
13 56 (3.20%) Influencing Skills
14 31 (1.77%) Legal
15 17 (0.97%) Aerospace
16 16 (0.92%) Organisational Skills
17 14 (0.80%) Law
18 11 (0.63%) French Language
19 9 (0.51%) Fire and Rescue
20 8 (0.46%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 374 (21.40%) Senior
2 257 (14.70%) Lead
3 200 (11.44%) Architect
4 177 (10.13%) Developer
5 159 (9.10%) Consultant
6 127 (7.27%) Analyst
7 103 (5.89%) Project Manager
8 80 (4.58%) Business Intelligence Consultant
9 63 (3.60%) Solutions Architect
10 62 (3.55%) Category Manager
11 58 (3.32%) Senior Architect
12 57 (3.26%) ICT Manager
12 57 (3.26%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 56 (3.20%) Software Engineer
14 54 (3.09%) Business Analyst
15 52 (2.97%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
16 50 (2.86%) IT Manager
17 48 (2.75%) Agile Coach
17 48 (2.75%) Programme Manager
18 47 (2.69%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 89 (5.09%) .NET
2 76 (4.35%) HTML
2 76 (4.35%) RESTful
3 67 (3.83%) CSS
4 57 (3.26%) Web Services
5 39 (2.23%) React
6 37 (2.12%) AngularJS
7 36 (2.06%) Node.js
8 27 (1.54%) Spring
9 24 (1.37%) .NET Core
10 22 (1.26%) REST
11 20 (1.14%) Spring Boot
12 19 (1.09%) .NET Framework
12 19 (1.09%) HTML5 Canvas
13 18 (1.03%) Django
13 18 (1.03%) SOAP
14 17 (0.97%) Elastic Stack
14 17 (0.97%) Flask
15 16 (0.92%) ASP.NET
15 16 (0.92%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 113 (6.46%) Public Cloud
2 77 (4.41%) Product Ownership
3 63 (3.60%) Management Information System
4 36 (2.06%) Onboarding
5 34 (1.95%) Hybrid Cloud
6 33 (1.89%) NHS
7 32 (1.83%) Enterprise Software
8 27 (1.54%) Self-Motivation
9 22 (1.26%) Distributed Systems
9 22 (1.26%) IoT
10 20 (1.14%) Cloud Native
11 17 (0.97%) Data Centre
12 12 (0.69%) PKI
13 11 (0.63%) Driving Licence
14 10 (0.57%) Mobile App
15 9 (0.51%) Legacy Systems
16 7 (0.40%) Arduino
16 7 (0.40%) Life Science
16 7 (0.40%) Raspberry Pi
16 7 (0.40%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 152 (8.70%) Windows
2 127 (7.27%) Linux
3 58 (3.32%) Unix
4 35 (2.00%) Windows Server
5 27 (1.54%) Solaris
6 12 (0.69%) Windows 10
6 12 (0.69%) Windows Server 2016
7 11 (0.63%) Windows Server 2019
8 6 (0.34%) Windows Server 2012
9 4 (0.23%) AIX
10 3 (0.17%) Amazon Linux
10 3 (0.17%) Kali Linux
10 3 (0.17%) Windows Server 2008
11 2 (0.11%) Apple iOS
11 2 (0.11%) Mac OS
11 2 (0.11%) Oracle Linux
11 2 (0.11%) VMS
12 1 (0.057%) CentOS
12 1 (0.057%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.057%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 510 (29.18%) Agile
2 472 (27.00%) Mentoring
3 460 (26.32%) Coaching
4 320 (18.31%) Business Intelligence
5 230 (13.16%) Project Management
6 203 (11.61%) Problem-Solving
6 203 (11.61%) Roadmaps
7 188 (10.76%) Stakeholder Management
8 162 (9.27%) Artificial Intelligence
8 162 (9.27%) Migration
9 154 (8.81%) Machine Learning
10 143 (8.18%) Microservices
11 142 (8.12%) Project Delivery
12 128 (7.32%) Analytics
13 124 (7.09%) DevOps
14 119 (6.81%) ETL
14 119 (6.81%) ITIL
15 116 (6.64%) Service Delivery
16 115 (6.58%) Software Engineering
17 114 (6.52%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 298 (17.05%) SQL
2 138 (7.89%) JavaScript
3 133 (7.61%) Java
4 127 (7.27%) C#
5 105 (6.01%) Python
6 35 (2.00%) Shell Script
7 29 (1.66%) PowerShell
8 26 (1.49%) TypeScript
9 15 (0.86%) Bash
9 15 (0.86%) C++
10 14 (0.80%) C
10 14 (0.80%) PHP
11 11 (0.63%) Go
12 10 (0.57%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 10 (0.57%) Ruby
12 10 (0.57%) T-SQL
13 7 (0.40%) Embedded C
14 6 (0.34%) Embedded C++
14 6 (0.34%) PL/SQL
15 4 (0.23%) Perl
Qualifications
1 378 (21.62%) Security Cleared
2 281 (16.08%) SC Cleared
3 266 (15.22%) Degree
4 68 (3.89%) DV Cleared
5 52 (2.97%) Computer Science Degree
6 50 (2.86%) BPSS Clearance
7 47 (2.69%) Microsoft Certification
8 24 (1.37%) DBS Check
9 22 (1.26%) Azure Certification
10 19 (1.09%) Cisco Certification
11 18 (1.03%) Master's Degree
12 16 (0.92%) CISSP
13 15 (0.86%) AWS Certification
13 15 (0.86%) CISA
14 12 (0.69%) CCNP
14 12 (0.69%) CISM
15 11 (0.63%) CCSP
16 10 (0.57%) PMI Certification
16 10 (0.57%) PMP
17 7 (0.40%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 155 (8.87%) Accessibility
2 80 (4.58%) QA
3 74 (4.23%) WCAG
4 39 (2.23%) PMO
5 25 (1.43%) Data Quality
6 24 (1.37%) NIST
7 19 (1.09%) NCSC
8 13 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials
8 13 (0.74%) ITGC
9 11 (0.63%) SLA
10 9 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 7 (0.40%) GDPR
11 7 (0.40%) GRC
12 6 (0.34%) Actionable Recommendations
13 4 (0.23%) ISO 14000
14 3 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 2 (0.11%) Government Security Classifications
16 1 (0.057%) Disclosure Scotland
16 1 (0.057%) ISO 26262
16 1 (0.057%) MISRA
System Software
1 77 (4.41%) Docker
2 61 (3.49%) Active Directory
3 29 (1.66%) VMware Infrastructure
4 27 (1.54%) Hyper-V
5 15 (0.86%) Firmware
6 8 (0.46%) vSphere
7 7 (0.40%) VMware ESXi
8 6 (0.34%) Forefront TMG
8 6 (0.34%) Virtual Servers
8 6 (0.34%) VMware Workstation
9 5 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
10 4 (0.23%) Embedded Firmware
10 4 (0.23%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 4 (0.23%) XenApp
10 4 (0.23%) XenDesktop
11 1 (0.057%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 75 (4.29%) Terraform
2 61 (3.49%) Kubernetes
3 57 (3.26%) Ansible
4 19 (1.09%) Single Sign-On
5 12 (0.69%) CA Single Sign-On
6 11 (0.63%) Microsoft Intune
7 8 (0.46%) SCCM
8 7 (0.40%) SysTrack
9 6 (0.34%) Nessus
9 6 (0.34%) SCOM
9 6 (0.34%) WSUS
10 5 (0.29%) Grafana
10 5 (0.29%) vRealize
11 4 (0.23%) Kibana
11 4 (0.23%) Progress Chef
11 4 (0.23%) Puppet
12 3 (0.17%) FortiGate
12 3 (0.17%) Nmap
13 2 (0.11%) Jamf Pro
14 1 (0.057%) Oracle Identity Management
Vendors
1 409 (23.40%) Microsoft
2 104 (5.95%) SAP
3 73 (4.18%) Oracle
4 45 (2.57%) Atlassian
4 45 (2.57%) VMware
5 43 (2.46%) NEC
5 43 (2.46%) ServiceNow
6 32 (1.83%) Cisco
6 32 (1.83%) Google
7 26 (1.49%) Adobe
8 24 (1.37%) Salesforce
9 16 (0.92%) Splunk
10 14 (0.80%) Aruba
11 13 (0.74%) BMC
11 13 (0.74%) CA
11 13 (0.74%) Sage
12 12 (0.69%) CyberArk
13 11 (0.63%) WSO2
14 9 (0.51%) Meraki
14 9 (0.51%) webMethods