Public Sector Jobs in the Thames Valley

Public Sector
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Public Sector over the 6 months to 8 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 91 120 140
Rank change year-on-year +29 +20 -26
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 198 137 161
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 2.70% 2.44% 2.15%
As % of the General category 5.18% 3.79% 3.60%
Number of salaries quoted 125 66 94
10th Percentile £38,691 £28,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £38,245 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £70,250 £74,235 £72,813
90th Percentile £87,000 £88,750 £82,500
South East median annual salary £52,500 £51,250 £52,250
% change year-on-year +2.44% -1.91% +4.50%

All General Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 3,824 3,617 4,467
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 52.17% 64.30% 59.52%
Number of salaries quoted 2,231 1,666 2,115
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,125 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,750 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £53,519
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -6.58% +7.04%
75th Percentile £60,750 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,250 £80,000
South East median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £53,825
% change year-on-year -9.52% -2.46% +7.65%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in the Thames Valley

Public Sector
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Public Sector in the Thames Valley

Public Sector
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 8 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Public Sector in the Thames Valley

Public Sector
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Public Sector within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 8 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
Berkshire +23 119 £62,500 -3.85% 40
Oxfordshire +24 52 £57,500 +9.52% 11
Buckinghamshire -12 27 £47,500 +47.08% 18
Public Sector
South East

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 14 (7.07%) OpenStack
2 6 (3.03%) JBoss
2 6 (3.03%) Red Hat Fuse
3 5 (2.53%) Apache
4 3 (1.52%) Confluence
5 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.51%) nginx
5 1 (0.51%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (2.53%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (1.01%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.51%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 47 (23.74%) Azure
2 36 (18.18%) AWS
3 22 (11.11%) Serverless
4 20 (10.10%) Amazon EKS
5 19 (9.60%) Amazon ECS
6 11 (5.56%) Power Platform
7 8 (4.04%) Microsoft 365
8 6 (3.03%) Amazon EC2
9 5 (2.53%) Entra ID
9 5 (2.53%) SaaS
10 4 (2.02%) Cloud Computing
10 4 (2.02%) GitHub
11 3 (1.52%) GCP
11 3 (1.52%) PaaS
11 3 (1.52%) SuccessFactors
12 2 (1.01%) Azure API Management
12 2 (1.01%) Azure Data Factory
12 2 (1.01%) Azure Functions
12 2 (1.01%) Google Docs
13 1 (0.51%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 13 (6.57%) Internet
2 9 (4.55%) DNS
3 3 (1.52%) DHCP
4 2 (1.01%) Firewall
5 1 (0.51%) 5G
5 1 (0.51%) LTE
5 1 (0.51%) Radio Access Network
5 1 (0.51%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.51%) VPN
5 1 (0.51%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.51%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (13.64%) Relational Database
2 20 (10.10%) PostgreSQL
3 10 (5.05%) Power BI
4 7 (3.54%) SQL Server
5 6 (3.03%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (3.03%) NoSQL
5 6 (3.03%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (2.53%) RDBMS
7 4 (2.02%) DTS
8 3 (1.52%) GIS
8 3 (1.52%) Redis
9 2 (1.01%) Elasticsearch
9 2 (1.01%) MySQL
9 2 (1.01%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.51%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 21 (10.61%) Jenkins
2 17 (8.59%) Git
3 16 (8.08%) JUnit
4 6 (3.03%) Cucumber
4 6 (3.03%) JIRA
4 6 (3.03%) JMeter
4 6 (3.03%) Selenium
5 5 (2.53%) Mockito
5 5 (2.53%) TestNG
5 5 (2.53%) WebDriver
6 4 (2.02%) REST Assured
7 3 (1.52%) Bitbucket
8 2 (1.01%) GitLab
8 2 (1.01%) Oracle APEX
9 1 (0.51%) Bitbucket Server
9 1 (0.51%) Cypress.io
9 1 (0.51%) Postman
9 1 (0.51%) Serenity BDD
9 1 (0.51%) SoapUI
9 1 (0.51%) SonarQube
General
1 70 (35.35%) Social Skills
2 35 (17.68%) Analytical Skills
3 25 (12.63%) Finance
4 10 (5.05%) Organisational Skills
5 7 (3.54%) Presentation Skills
5 7 (3.54%) Retail
6 5 (2.53%) Telecoms
7 4 (2.02%) Legal
8 3 (1.52%) Electronics
8 3 (1.52%) Manufacturing
8 3 (1.52%) Marketing
9 2 (1.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.01%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (1.01%) Local Government
9 2 (1.01%) Tech for Good
10 1 (0.51%) Digital Economy
10 1 (0.51%) Fire and Rescue
10 1 (0.51%) Health Technology
10 1 (0.51%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (0.51%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 41 (20.71%) Developer
2 31 (15.66%) Senior
3 23 (11.62%) Consultant
4 20 (10.10%) Senior Developer
5 18 (9.09%) Java Developer
5 18 (9.09%) Lead
6 17 (8.59%) Full Stack Developer
7 14 (7.07%) Principal Consultant
7 14 (7.07%) Technical Consultant
8 13 (6.57%) Principal Technical Consultant
9 12 (6.06%) Analyst
9 12 (6.06%) Delivery Manager
10 11 (5.56%) Project Manager
10 11 (5.56%) Service Delivery Manager
10 11 (5.56%) Service Manager
11 9 (4.55%) Full Stack Java Developer
11 9 (4.55%) Software Developer
11 9 (4.55%) Team Leader
12 8 (4.04%) Architect
12 8 (4.04%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (14.65%) REST
2 26 (13.13%) Spring
3 20 (10.10%) React
3 20 (10.10%) Web Services
4 19 (9.60%) Apache Camel
4 19 (9.60%) Spring Boot
5 15 (7.58%) Elastic Stack
6 14 (7.07%) AngularJS
6 14 (7.07%) Node.js
7 11 (5.56%) RESTful
8 9 (4.55%) JSON
8 9 (4.55%) SOAP
8 9 (4.55%) WireMock
9 8 (4.04%) XML
10 7 (3.54%) HTML
11 6 (3.03%) .NET
11 6 (3.03%) J2EE
12 5 (2.53%) ActiveMQ
12 5 (2.53%) Hibernate
12 5 (2.53%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 18 (9.09%) Distributed Systems
2 13 (6.57%) Cyber Threat
3 9 (4.55%) Analytical Mindset
3 9 (4.55%) Fibre Optics
4 6 (3.03%) Data Centre
5 4 (2.02%) Legacy Systems
5 4 (2.02%) NHS
5 4 (2.02%) Product Ownership
6 3 (1.52%) PKI
7 2 (1.01%) Onboarding
8 1 (0.51%) Algorithms
8 1 (0.51%) CCTV
8 1 (0.51%) Driving Licence
8 1 (0.51%) FPGA
8 1 (0.51%) Private Cloud
8 1 (0.51%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.51%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 7 (3.54%) Windows
2 5 (2.53%) Linux
3 2 (1.01%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.51%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.51%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.51%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (0.51%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (32.83%) Agile
2 47 (23.74%) Problem-Solving
3 34 (17.17%) DevOps
4 31 (15.66%) Scrum
5 30 (15.15%) Full Stack Development
6 29 (14.65%) CI/CD
7 25 (12.63%) Continuous Improvement
8 24 (12.12%) BDD
8 24 (12.12%) Microservices
9 23 (11.62%) Kanban
9 23 (11.62%) Service Delivery
10 22 (11.11%) TDD
11 21 (10.61%) Mentoring
11 21 (10.61%) Project Delivery
11 21 (10.61%) Project Management
12 20 (10.10%) Artificial Intelligence
13 19 (9.60%) Roadmaps
14 17 (8.59%) Collaborative Working
14 17 (8.59%) Decision-Making
14 17 (8.59%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 45 (22.73%) JavaScript
2 43 (21.72%) Java
3 41 (20.71%) Python
4 22 (11.11%) SQL
5 10 (5.05%) Shell Script
6 8 (4.04%) C#
7 6 (3.03%) TypeScript
8 3 (1.52%) PL/SQL
9 2 (1.01%) R
9 2 (1.01%) Ruby
10 1 (0.51%) C
10 1 (0.51%) C++
10 1 (0.51%) Go
10 1 (0.51%) Groovy
10 1 (0.51%) Perl
Qualifications
1 66 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 37 (18.69%) SC Cleared
3 24 (12.12%) Degree
4 16 (8.08%) DV Cleared
5 10 (5.05%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (3.03%) CCNA
6 6 (3.03%) CCNP
6 6 (3.03%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (2.53%) AWS Certification
7 5 (2.53%) Azure Certification
7 5 (2.53%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (1.52%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.51%) A+ Certification
9 1 (0.51%) CCSK
9 1 (0.51%) CISA
9 1 (0.51%) CISM
9 1 (0.51%) CISSP
9 1 (0.51%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.51%) MCDST
9 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (5.05%) SLA
2 4 (2.02%) Data Quality
3 3 (1.52%) PMO
4 2 (1.01%) QA
5 1 (0.51%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.51%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 1 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.51%) NIST
System Software
1 34 (17.17%) Docker
2 8 (4.04%) Hyper-V
3 3 (1.52%) Active Directory
3 3 (1.52%) XenApp
3 3 (1.52%) XenDesktop
4 1 (0.51%) Firmware
4 1 (0.51%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 25 (12.63%) Kubernetes
2 17 (8.59%) Ansible
3 11 (5.56%) Terraform
4 5 (2.53%) Kibana
5 3 (1.52%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (1.01%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.51%) Packer
7 1 (0.51%) SCOM
Vendors
1 31 (15.66%) Microsoft
2 14 (7.07%) WSO2
3 7 (3.54%) Cisco
4 6 (3.03%) SAP
5 5 (2.53%) Dynatrace
5 5 (2.53%) Splunk
5 5 (2.53%) YouTube
6 4 (2.02%) Citrix
7 2 (1.01%) Cadence
7 2 (1.01%) F5
7 2 (1.01%) Google
7 2 (1.01%) Oracle
8 1 (0.51%) Adobe
8 1 (0.51%) Apple
8 1 (0.51%) Aruba
8 1 (0.51%) Atlassian
8 1 (0.51%) Fortinet
8 1 (0.51%) IBM
8 1 (0.51%) Juniper
8 1 (0.51%) NEC