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 advertised in Scotland. 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 131 49 41
Rank change year-on-year -82 -8 +35
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 165 247 388
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 2.41% 5.68% 6.38%
As % of the General category 3.44% 7.59% 10.28%
Number of salaries quoted 88 89 167
10th Percentile £34,750 £24,550 £32,950
25th Percentile £39,556 £37,039 £40,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,592 £50,500 £48,300
Median % change year-on-year -15.66% +4.55% +6.74%
75th Percentile £52,813 £65,000 £60,250
90th Percentile £60,000 £74,200 £68,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000

All General Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 4,802 3,256 3,774
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 70.23% 74.83% 62.05%
Number of salaries quoted 1,574 1,564 1,975
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,500 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £68,275
90th Percentile £81,250 £85,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

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 1 June 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 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
Glasgow -124 70 £41,250 -28.45% 47
Edinburgh +11 55 £49,500 +16.47% 29
Dundee +1 17 £47,495 -2.33% 2
Scottish Borders +6 4 - -
West Lothian -9 3 £57,500 +167.44% 1
East Ayrshire - 3 £29,500 -
Lanarkshire -10 2 - - 32
North Lanarkshire - 2 £32,500 -
Stirling -8 1 - - 1
East Lothian - 1 - -
Aberdeen - 1 £27,500 - 3
Inverclyde - 1 £45,000 -
Dumfries and Galloway - 1 £42,500 -
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 3 (1.82%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.21%) WebLogic
3 1 (0.61%) CMS
3 1 (0.61%) IIS
3 1 (0.61%) Office Communications Server
Applications
1 10 (6.06%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (3.03%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (2.42%) AutoCAD
3 4 (2.42%) MS Visio
4 2 (1.21%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.61%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 11 (6.67%) Unit4 Business World
2 8 (4.85%) NEC Housing
3 4 (2.42%) Oracle Payroll
4 2 (1.21%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.61%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.61%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 21 (12.73%) Azure
2 11 (6.67%) AWS
3 10 (6.06%) Microsoft 365
4 8 (4.85%) OCI
5 7 (4.24%) Cloud Computing
6 5 (3.03%) SaaS
7 4 (2.42%) Power Platform
8 3 (1.82%) Serverless
9 2 (1.21%) Entra ID
10 1 (0.61%) Adobe Creative Cloud
10 1 (0.61%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 1 (0.61%) Amazon EventBridge
10 1 (0.61%) Amazon SQS
10 1 (0.61%) AWS Lambda
10 1 (0.61%) AWS Step Functions
10 1 (0.61%) Azure Data Factory
10 1 (0.61%) Azure Sentinel
10 1 (0.61%) CloudFront
10 1 (0.61%) Power Automate
10 1 (0.61%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 7 (4.24%) HTTP
1 7 (4.24%) MQTT
2 3 (1.82%) LAN
2 3 (1.82%) Remote Desktop
2 3 (1.82%) VLAN
2 3 (1.82%) WAN
2 3 (1.82%) Wireless
3 1 (0.61%) Ethernet
3 1 (0.61%) Modbus
3 1 (0.61%) SAN
3 1 (0.61%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (6.67%) DB2
2 4 (2.42%) MongoDB
3 2 (1.21%) Oracle Database
3 2 (1.21%) Power BI
3 2 (1.21%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.61%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.61%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.61%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.61%) MySQL
4 1 (0.61%) NonStop SQL
4 1 (0.61%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.61%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.61%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 10 (6.06%) Git
2 4 (2.42%) JIRA
3 1 (0.61%) JMeter
3 1 (0.61%) Selenium
3 1 (0.61%) Visual Studio
General
1 79 (47.88%) Social Skills
2 53 (32.12%) Finance
3 24 (14.55%) Marketing
4 23 (13.94%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (13.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 16 (9.70%) Legal
7 15 (9.09%) Manufacturing
8 14 (8.48%) Local Government
8 14 (8.48%) Police
9 11 (6.67%) Presentation Skills
10 10 (6.06%) Retail
11 9 (5.45%) Electronics
11 9 (5.45%) Telecoms
12 3 (1.82%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (1.82%) Publishing
13 2 (1.21%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (1.21%) Influencing Skills
14 1 (0.61%) Banking
14 1 (0.61%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 25 (15.15%) Senior
2 21 (12.73%) Analyst
3 18 (10.91%) Developer
4 16 (9.70%) Architect
5 15 (9.09%) Project Manager
6 13 (7.88%) Business Analyst
6 13 (7.88%) Consultant
7 11 (6.67%) IT Manager
8 8 (4.85%) Bid Writer
8 8 (4.85%) Senior Bid Writer
9 7 (4.24%) Audit Manager
9 7 (4.24%) Business Manager
9 7 (4.24%) Development Manager
9 7 (4.24%) IT Audit Manager
9 7 (4.24%) Solutions Architect
10 6 (3.64%) Business Development Manager
10 6 (3.64%) Delivery Manager
10 6 (3.64%) ICT Manager
10 6 (3.64%) Senior Consultant
10 6 (3.64%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (7.88%) CSS
1 13 (7.88%) HTML
2 10 (6.06%) React
3 7 (4.24%) AngularJS
3 7 (4.24%) Django
3 7 (4.24%) Flask
3 7 (4.24%) Hibernate
3 7 (4.24%) Spring
4 4 (2.42%) .NET
4 4 (2.42%) Entity Framework
4 4 (2.42%) Node.js
5 3 (1.82%) RESTful
5 3 (1.82%) Web Services
6 2 (1.21%) J2EE
6 2 (1.21%) Java EE
6 2 (1.21%) JPA
6 2 (1.21%) Oracle Fusion
6 2 (1.21%) Ruby on Rails
6 2 (1.21%) Vue
6 2 (1.21%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 18 (10.91%) Management Information System
2 7 (4.24%) Arduino
2 7 (4.24%) IoT
2 7 (4.24%) Raspberry Pi
3 6 (3.64%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (3.03%) Onboarding
5 4 (2.42%) Security Posture
6 2 (1.21%) PMI
6 2 (1.21%) Product Ownership
7 1 (0.61%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.61%) Device Driver
7 1 (0.61%) Driving Licence
7 1 (0.61%) FPGA
7 1 (0.61%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 18 (10.91%) Windows
2 17 (10.30%) Linux
3 13 (7.88%) Windows Server
4 12 (7.27%) Unix
5 1 (0.61%) Android
5 1 (0.61%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.61%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (26.06%) Agile
2 41 (24.85%) Project Management
3 33 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 25 (15.15%) Service Delivery
5 22 (13.33%) Problem-Solving
6 21 (12.73%) ITIL
6 21 (12.73%) User Experience
7 20 (12.12%) Analytics
8 18 (10.91%) Actionable Insight
8 18 (10.91%) Creative Thinking
8 18 (10.91%) Data Analytics
9 17 (10.30%) Business Analysis
9 17 (10.30%) Continuous Improvement
9 17 (10.30%) Programme Management
10 14 (8.48%) Business Strategy
10 14 (8.48%) Software Engineering
11 13 (7.88%) Business Development
11 13 (7.88%) Change Management
11 13 (7.88%) ERP
12 12 (7.27%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 27 (16.36%) SQL
2 13 (7.88%) Python
3 12 (7.27%) C#
4 8 (4.85%) JavaScript
5 7 (4.24%) Java
5 7 (4.24%) TypeScript
6 2 (1.21%) C
6 2 (1.21%) C++
6 2 (1.21%) Ruby
7 1 (0.61%) PHP
7 1 (0.61%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.61%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 45 (27.27%) Degree
2 21 (12.73%) Security Cleared
3 17 (10.30%) SC Cleared
4 11 (6.67%) CISA
5 9 (5.45%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (5.45%) DBS Check
6 7 (4.24%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 7 (4.24%) PMP
7 6 (3.64%) HND
8 5 (3.03%) PMI Certification
9 4 (2.42%) CCDP
9 4 (2.42%) CCNP
9 4 (2.42%) CCSP
9 4 (2.42%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (2.42%) ITIL Certification
10 3 (1.82%) DV Cleared
10 3 (1.82%) Oracle Certification
11 2 (1.21%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (1.21%) OCA
11 2 (1.21%) OCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (8.48%) PMO
2 11 (6.67%) Accessibility
2 11 (6.67%) ITGC
3 9 (5.45%) QA
4 4 (2.42%) Disclosure Scotland
5 3 (1.82%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (5.45%) Firmware
2 3 (1.82%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.82%) Hyper-V
2 3 (1.82%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.61%) BitLocker
3 1 (0.61%) Docker
3 1 (0.61%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (0.61%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 43 (26.06%) Microsoft
2 26 (15.76%) Oracle
3 20 (12.12%) SAP
4 11 (6.67%) Sage
5 8 (4.85%) NEC
6 7 (4.24%) NVIDIA
7 5 (3.03%) VMware
8 1 (0.61%) Adobe
8 1 (0.61%) Atlassian
8 1 (0.61%) Mitel
8 1 (0.61%) Salesforce