Public Sector Jobs in London

Public Sector
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 80 109 174
Rank change year-on-year +29 +65 -34
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 876 958 1,975
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 3.54% 3.07% 2.65%
As % of the General category 5.30% 4.49% 3.83%
Number of salaries quoted 650 609 848
10th Percentile £35,000 £41,180 £41,846
25th Percentile £43,997 £50,522 £50,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% - -10.34%
75th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £87,813
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £100,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000

All General Skills
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 16,537 21,348 51,533
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 66.74% 68.39% 69.24%
Number of salaries quoted 11,503 15,104 23,027
10th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £53,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +7.14% -
75th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £92,500
90th Percentile £120,000 £120,000 £112,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +4.35%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in London

Public Sector
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Public Sector in London

Public Sector
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in London over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Public Sector in London

Public Sector
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Public Sector within the London region over the 6 months to 12 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
Central London -56 67 £67,500 +3.85% 60
South London +22 55 £53,750 +117.17% 5
West London -60 7 £44,500 -8.25% 21
East London -11 4 £45,268 -24.55% 16
Public Sector
England

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 33 (3.77%) SharePoint
2 20 (2.28%) Apache
3 14 (1.60%) OpenStack
4 13 (1.48%) Confluence
4 13 (1.48%) IIS
5 12 (1.37%) Apache Spark
6 11 (1.26%) Microsoft Exchange
7 10 (1.14%) Tomcat
8 8 (0.91%) CMS
8 8 (0.91%) Jupyter
9 7 (0.80%) Drupal
10 6 (0.68%) JBoss
10 6 (0.68%) Red Hat Fuse
11 4 (0.46%) nginx
11 4 (0.46%) Office Communications Server
12 3 (0.34%) WordPress
13 2 (0.23%) Camunda
14 1 (0.11%) Documentum
14 1 (0.11%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 29 (3.31%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (2.28%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (1.83%) Adobe XD
4 13 (1.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (0.68%) InVision
5 6 (0.68%) Sketch
6 5 (0.57%) Trello
7 3 (0.34%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 3 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.34%) Photoshop
8 2 (0.23%) MS Visio
9 1 (0.11%) Blender
Business Applications
1 19 (2.17%) Dynamics CRM
1 19 (2.17%) NEC Housing
2 6 (0.68%) Unit4 Business World
3 3 (0.34%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 2 (0.23%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.23%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.11%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.11%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 170 (19.41%) Azure
2 157 (17.92%) AWS
3 75 (8.56%) Power Platform
4 60 (6.85%) Microsoft 365
5 55 (6.28%) Dynamics 365
6 49 (5.59%) Power Automate
6 49 (5.59%) PowerApps
7 44 (5.02%) Serverless
8 37 (4.22%) Amazon EKS
9 36 (4.11%) Azure DevOps
10 35 (4.00%) GCP
11 28 (3.20%) IBM Cloud
12 27 (3.08%) dbt
13 24 (2.74%) Amazon ECS
14 21 (2.40%) Azure Logic Apps
14 21 (2.40%) Azure Service Bus
15 20 (2.28%) Azure Functions
16 18 (2.05%) OCI
16 18 (2.05%) SaaS
17 16 (1.83%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 27 (3.08%) Firewall
2 15 (1.71%) WAN
3 13 (1.48%) LAN
4 12 (1.37%) DNS
5 8 (0.91%) TCP/IP
5 8 (0.91%) VPLS
6 7 (0.80%) DHCP
7 6 (0.68%) BGP
7 6 (0.68%) IGRP
7 6 (0.68%) Internet
7 6 (0.68%) MPLS
7 6 (0.68%) VRRP
8 5 (0.57%) Network Security
9 4 (0.46%) VPN
9 4 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (0.34%) IPv4
10 3 (0.34%) IPv6
10 3 (0.34%) Wireshark
11 2 (0.23%) Intranet
11 2 (0.23%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 73 (8.33%) Relational Database
2 65 (7.42%) Power BI
3 53 (6.05%) PostgreSQL
4 40 (4.57%) MongoDB
4 40 (4.57%) NoSQL
5 38 (4.34%) SQL Server
6 26 (2.97%) DB2
7 17 (1.94%) Oracle Database
8 16 (1.83%) RDBMS
9 14 (1.60%) Amazon RDS
9 14 (1.60%) MySQL
10 9 (1.03%) Metadata
11 7 (0.80%) Oracle Database 12c
12 6 (0.68%) Azure SQL Database
12 6 (0.68%) Data Warehouse
12 6 (0.68%) Tableau
13 5 (0.57%) Apache Cassandra
13 5 (0.57%) Data Mining
13 5 (0.57%) Oracle Reports
13 5 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 70 (7.99%) Jenkins
2 49 (5.59%) Git
3 22 (2.51%) JIRA
4 21 (2.40%) JUnit
5 16 (1.83%) Axure RP
5 16 (1.83%) JMeter
6 15 (1.71%) GitLab
7 13 (1.48%) Balsamiq
8 12 (1.37%) Visual Studio
9 11 (1.26%) Cucumber
9 11 (1.26%) Selenium
10 9 (1.03%) TestNG
11 8 (0.91%) Mockito
11 8 (0.91%) REST Assured
12 7 (0.80%) SoapUI
12 7 (0.80%) WebDriver
13 6 (0.68%) Bitbucket
13 6 (0.68%) SonarQube
14 5 (0.57%) Gatling
14 5 (0.57%) LoadRunner
General
1 314 (35.84%) Social Skills
2 176 (20.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 145 (16.55%) Finance
4 89 (10.16%) Analytical Skills
5 75 (8.56%) Local Government
6 63 (7.19%) Marketing
7 43 (4.91%) Presentation Skills
8 42 (4.79%) Retail
9 31 (3.54%) Digital Economy
10 25 (2.85%) Telecoms
11 23 (2.63%) Legal
12 21 (2.40%) Manufacturing
12 21 (2.40%) Police
13 20 (2.28%) Law
14 15 (1.71%) Back Office
15 14 (1.60%) Electronics
16 11 (1.26%) Automotive
17 10 (1.14%) Organisational Skills
18 9 (1.03%) Brand Awareness
19 5 (0.57%) French Language
Job Titles
1 118 (13.47%) Senior
2 104 (11.87%) Architect
3 103 (11.76%) Developer
4 80 (9.13%) Consultant
5 62 (7.08%) Lead
6 52 (5.94%) Analyst
7 38 (4.34%) DevOps Engineer
8 36 (4.11%) Full Stack Developer
9 34 (3.88%) Delivery Manager
10 33 (3.77%) Java Developer
10 33 (3.77%) Project Manager
11 32 (3.65%) Technical Architect
12 28 (3.20%) Trainer
13 26 (2.97%) IT Manager
14 24 (2.74%) Software Engineer
15 23 (2.63%) Senior DevOps
16 22 (2.51%) Platform Architect
16 22 (2.51%) Power Platform Architect
17 21 (2.40%) Solutions Architect
18 20 (2.28%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (5.48%) .NET
2 46 (5.25%) Web Services
3 45 (5.14%) HTML
4 43 (4.91%) Spring
5 40 (4.57%) REST
6 39 (4.45%) CSS
7 33 (3.77%) Node.js
8 31 (3.54%) RESTful
9 30 (3.42%) AngularJS
10 28 (3.20%) React
11 27 (3.08%) Spring Boot
12 20 (2.28%) Apache Camel
13 19 (2.17%) Elastic Stack
14 16 (1.83%) jQuery
15 15 (1.71%) ASP.NET
16 14 (1.60%) ASP.NET Core
16 14 (1.60%) HTML5 Canvas
16 14 (1.60%) JSON
16 14 (1.60%) WireMock
17 11 (1.26%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 63 (7.19%) Management Information System
2 49 (5.59%) Social Media
3 47 (5.37%) Self-Motivation
4 42 (4.79%) Product Ownership
5 30 (3.42%) Distributed Systems
6 28 (3.20%) Blockchain
6 28 (3.20%) Hybrid Cloud
7 15 (1.71%) NHS
8 14 (1.60%) e-Learning
8 14 (1.60%) Onboarding
9 13 (1.48%) Algorithms
9 13 (1.48%) IoT
9 13 (1.48%) Public Cloud
10 12 (1.37%) Data Centre
11 11 (1.26%) Data Structures
12 9 (1.03%) Cyberattack
12 9 (1.03%) Enterprise Software
12 9 (1.03%) PKI
13 8 (0.91%) BBC
13 8 (0.91%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 58 (6.62%) Windows
2 45 (5.14%) Linux
3 24 (2.74%) Unix
4 18 (2.05%) Windows Server
5 14 (1.60%) Apple iOS
6 12 (1.37%) Android
7 8 (0.91%) Solaris
7 8 (0.91%) Windows 10
8 4 (0.46%) Mac OS
9 3 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 242 (27.63%) Agile
2 131 (14.95%) DevOps
3 124 (14.16%) Problem-Solving
4 109 (12.44%) Mentoring
5 108 (12.33%) Project Management
6 95 (10.84%) Business Intelligence
7 94 (10.73%) CI/CD
8 84 (9.59%) Project Delivery
9 80 (9.13%) Scrum
10 79 (9.02%) Coaching
11 78 (8.90%) Artificial Intelligence
12 76 (8.68%) Decision-Making
12 76 (8.68%) Stakeholder Management
13 69 (7.88%) Microservices
14 68 (7.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 68 (7.76%) Test Automation
15 65 (7.42%) Customer Service
16 64 (7.31%) Cybersecurity
17 59 (6.74%) Computer Science
17 59 (6.74%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 119 (13.58%) Java
2 104 (11.87%) JavaScript
3 91 (10.39%) Python
4 89 (10.16%) C#
5 71 (8.11%) SQL
6 25 (2.85%) Shell Script
7 13 (1.48%) PHP
7 13 (1.48%) PowerShell
8 11 (1.26%) Bash
8 11 (1.26%) C
8 11 (1.26%) Scala
9 9 (1.03%) TypeScript
10 8 (0.91%) MATLAB
11 5 (0.57%) Perl
12 3 (0.34%) Apex Code
12 3 (0.34%) C++
12 3 (0.34%) Ruby
12 3 (0.34%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.23%) Lua
13 2 (0.23%) R
Qualifications
1 251 (28.65%) Security Cleared
2 204 (23.29%) Degree
3 169 (19.29%) SC Cleared
4 48 (5.48%) DV Cleared
5 46 (5.25%) Microsoft Certification
6 45 (5.14%) Computer Science Degree
7 35 (4.00%) BPSS Clearance
8 32 (3.65%) Master's Degree
9 29 (3.31%) Azure Certification
10 20 (2.28%) CISSP
11 17 (1.94%) DBS Check
12 12 (1.37%) AWS Certification
13 10 (1.14%) CISM
14 8 (0.91%) CISA
14 8 (0.91%) Cisco Certification
14 8 (0.91%) CREST Certified
15 7 (0.80%) CESG Certified Professional
15 7 (0.80%) Oracle Certification
15 7 (0.80%) PMI Certification
16 6 (0.68%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (5.37%) Accessibility
2 23 (2.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 23 (2.63%) QA
3 21 (2.40%) PMO
4 15 (1.71%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 13 (1.48%) GDPR
5 13 (1.48%) WCAG
6 11 (1.26%) NCSC
7 9 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 8 (0.91%) Data Quality
9 7 (0.80%) SLA
10 6 (0.68%) ITGC
10 6 (0.68%) NIST
11 4 (0.46%) ISO 14000
12 3 (0.34%) Actionable Recommendations
12 3 (0.34%) GRC
13 2 (0.23%) WAI
14 1 (0.11%) ISO 9001
14 1 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 111 (12.67%) Docker
2 16 (1.83%) Active Directory
3 10 (1.14%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (1.03%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.34%) Forefront TMG
5 3 (0.34%) VMware Workstation
5 3 (0.34%) vSphere
6 2 (0.23%) NFS
7 1 (0.11%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.11%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 95 (10.84%) Kubernetes
2 71 (8.11%) Terraform
3 42 (4.79%) Ansible
4 16 (1.83%) Prometheus
5 12 (1.37%) Kibana
6 6 (0.68%) Grafana
6 6 (0.68%) Puppet
7 5 (0.57%) Packer
7 5 (0.57%) SCCM
8 4 (0.46%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 4 (0.46%) Docker Swarm
8 4 (0.46%) Jamf Pro
9 3 (0.34%) Nessus
9 3 (0.34%) Progress Chef
9 3 (0.34%) SCOM
9 3 (0.34%) WSUS
10 2 (0.23%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
10 2 (0.23%) SCDPM
10 2 (0.23%) Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.23%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 182 (20.78%) Microsoft
2 53 (6.05%) Oracle
3 32 (3.65%) Red Hat
4 29 (3.31%) Google
5 28 (3.20%) IBM
5 28 (3.20%) YouTube
6 25 (2.85%) SAP
7 22 (2.51%) Dynatrace
8 20 (2.28%) Adobe
8 20 (2.28%) NEC
9 18 (2.05%) Capita
10 14 (1.60%) Salesforce
10 14 (1.60%) WSO2
11 13 (1.48%) Cisco
12 11 (1.26%) VMware
13 10 (1.14%) Splunk
13 10 (1.14%) Sybase
14 9 (1.03%) Meraki
15 7 (0.80%) Apple
16 6 (0.68%) Sage