PUBLIC SECTOR, Housing & Charity SALARY GUIDE 2025

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Essential Insights into Salaries, Day Rates and Hiring Trends in the Public, Housing and Charity Sectors

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Our public sector, housing and charity salary guide provides essential insights into pay trends, benefits, and hiring conditions for professional roles, including finance, accounting, HR, property services, technology, and more. As public sector, housing and charity organisations navigate budget constraints, policy changes, and skills shortages, understanding market salaries is crucial for workforce planning and career development. This guide helps employers set competitive pay structures and supports professionals in negotiating fair compensation.

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Stay Ahead with the Public Sector, Housing and Charity Salary Guide

Understanding market pay trends is essential in today’s competitive job landscape. Our 2025 Salary Guide provides up-to-date insights into salaries, benefits, and hiring trends across key sectors. Whether you’re negotiating a new role or benchmarking your team’s pay, this guide offers data-driven insights to help you make informed decisions. Stay competitive with the latest salary trends and industry analysis.

UK Labour Market Update: Public, Housing and Charity Sectors

‍The public, housing and charity sectors remain a vital employer, adapting to economic pressures and evolving workforce expectations. Key trends influencing hiring include:

  • Workforce Expansion and Challenges: Increased hiring in finance, technology, and compliance roles, but ongoing budget constraints limit broader recruitment efforts.
  • Skills Shortages: Strong demand for professionals in finance, digital transformation, and housing development, creating recruitment challenges.
  • Flexible Working and Retention: Hybrid and remote work policies continue to evolve as organisations balance operational needs with employee expectations.
  • Technology Investment: Increased digital transformation in data management, cybersecurity, and cloud infrastructure, driving demand for IT specialists.
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Salaries, Benefits & Perks

‍Public sector professionals can expect modest pay growth in 2025 alongside enhanced benefits:

  • Salary Growth: Average pay increases of 4.7%, with finance, digital, and compliance roles seeing the highest adjustments.
  • Pension and Job Security: Defined benefit pension schemes and job stability remain key advantages for public sector professionals. 
  • Flexible Work:  With increased attendance requirements in civil service, flexible and hybrid working remains a key priority for public sector workers. 77% of public sector organisations allow some form of hybrid working if the job allows. 
  • Wellbeing: Nearly two-thirds of public sector employees report high levels of wellbeing and engagement. Employers continue to offer mental health initiatives and wellbeing support schemes.
  • Learning and Development: While training in the public sector has reportedly dropped by a fifth in the last decade, many organisations are increasing funding digital skills programmes to upskill workers.

Recruitment Market Spotlight

The recruitment landscape for public, housing and charity sector professional roles reflects shifting priorities and workforce strategies.
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Hiring Trends

  • Growing demand for finance, digital transformation, and asset management specialists amid restructuring efforts.
  • Increased use of interim contracts to address skills shortages in treasury, procurement, and regeneration.
  • Employers offering career development and training incentives to attract and retain top talent.
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Candidate Availability

  • High competition for digital and finance professionals, leading to extended hiring processes.
  • Increased movement of private sector talent into public sector roles due to job security and pension benefits.
  • Strong demand for HR and compliance professionals to support workforce planning and governance.
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In-Demand Roles

  • Finance Business Partner 
  • Digital Transformation Manager 
  • Asset & Compliance Manager
  • Treasury & Tax Specialist 
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As public sector organisations continue to adapt to policy changes and budgetary constraints, understanding salary trends and workforce expectations is key to successful hiring and career progression.

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