Public Sector IT Jobs

Whether you’re an experienced professional or starting your tech career, Morgan Hunt will help you find the right job opportunities and navigate the application process for public sector technology jobs. These include permanent and contract IT jobs in London and the UK.

Public sector technology jobs

Our networks in the public sector, established through over 25 years in the industry, give you access to leading public sector and not-for-profit organisations. There are public sector job opportunities within Central Government, Local Authorities, the NHS, schools, and higher and further education.

If you’re looking for exciting and rewarding public-sector technology jobs, Morgan Hunt has a variety of roles for tech professionals. These public sector IT jobs include:

Data analyst jobs
Business Analyst jobs
Public sector developer jobs

Morgan Hunt has a proven track record of connecting skilled tech candidates with organisations within the charity, education, finance, government, housing, professional services, property and construction, social care, and technology sectors.

Some of the biggest companies are in the public sector, and estimates show that over six million people in Britain work in the public sector.

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Nationwide coverage

With offices in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, and Milton Keynes, there’s a regional office near you. If you’re an employer looking to fill vacancies in these areas, Morgan Hunt can enable you to find the right candidates for your organisation.

IT skills shortage: Getting you the talent you need today

In 2023, research found that only one in 10 (11%) UK workers have the required digital skills.

The study, conducted by Gallup and Amazon Web Services, found that 72% of businesses in the UK have vacancies for workers with digital skills, and more than two-thirds (68%) find it challenging to hire the tech workers they need.

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Your goals and needs come first

Our specialist tech recruiters have a simple and effective approach to working with clients and candidates alike: they listen to your goals and needs.

At each step of the recruitment process, the Morgan Hunt public sector tech jobs team provide advice and guidance. And because of our experience and expertise, we have networks of both businesses and skilled tech professionals.

The Morgan Hunt technology recruitment team hires for:

Infrastructure and support roles
Cloud computing vacancies
BI, data, and analytics
Development and digital technology jobs
Project management
Change and digital transformation projects
Business transformation projects
Cyber security
Technology leadership

Within these areas, we recruit tech professionals at every level, including:

CIOs
Heads of data
Project managers
Software developers
Software engineers
IT technicians
Security advisors
Data scientists
Business analysts

Benefit of public sector IT jobs

There are many benefits to working in technology in the public sector. Some of these benefits include:

Flexibility of the public sector
Flexible working patterns in the public sector are common and these may include full-time, part-time, job share, remote, or hybrid working.

Learning and development
Opportunities for training and development are often plentiful in the public sector. Public sector employers often support colleagues through different professional qualifications, training, and e-learning.

Salaries in the public sector
Wages in the public sector are competitive when compared to those in the private sector. Average pay in the public sector rose by 5.8% in the three months to May 2023, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Public sector benefits
Public sector jobs often come with a range of good benefits, including a generous pension scheme and holiday allowance. This is sometimes higher than in the private sector (depending on grade) and is likely to increase over time.

A diverse and inclusive culture
The public sector has a culture encouraging inclusivity and diversity, and they often have a range of local and national employee networks.

Tech job stability in the public sector
Public sector technology jobs have full government backing, which usually lets them promise more stability than most for-profit organisations, which are vulnerable to mergers, acquisitions, and redundancies.

Looking to enhance your tech career by working in the public sector? Get in touch today to find out how we can help.