Public Sector Contracts in Kent

Public Sector
South East > Kent

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies advertised in Kent. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Public Sector over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 6 10 36
Rank change year-on-year +4 +26 -11
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 23 24 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Kent 11.50% 10.91% 1.75%
As % of the General category 29.11% 20.34% 3.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 23 3
10th Percentile - - £228
25th Percentile - - £337
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £205 £205 £538
Median % change year-on-year - -61.86% +190.54%
75th Percentile - - £548
90th Percentile - £300 £553
South East median daily rate £450 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -10.00% - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £23.50
Median hourly rate £24.00 - £24.00
75th Percentile - - £24.50
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £58.30 £29.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +101.03% +45.00% -

All General Skills
Kent

Public Sector is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Kent with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 79 118 145
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent 39.50% 53.64% 50.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 58 82 122
10th Percentile - £151 £202
25th Percentile £205 £205 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £411 £365 £500
Median % change year-on-year +12.67% -27.00% +40.35%
75th Percentile £547 £625 £592
90th Percentile £675 £788 £656
South East median daily rate £490 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -2.00% - +8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 7 9
10th Percentile £11.25 £42.78 £17.27
25th Percentile £11.40 £50.38 £23.50
Median hourly rate £17.75 £56.47 £33.24
Median % change year-on-year -68.57% +69.89% -13.01%
75th Percentile £66.74 £62.25 £37.76
90th Percentile £72.65 £71.72 £47.22
South East median hourly rate £45.00 £47.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year -5.26% +137.50% -21.57%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in Kent

Public Sector
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Kent

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in Kent.

Daily rate trend for Public Sector in Kent

Public Sector
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Kent

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in Kent.

Hourly rate trend for Public Sector in Kent

Public Sector
Contract Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Public Sector within the Kent region over the 6 months to 3 May 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Gravesend - 2 - -
Stansted - 1 £294 -
Public Sector
South East

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (8.70%) Azure
1 2 (8.70%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (8.70%) Firewall
1 2 (8.70%) LAN
1 2 (8.70%) VPN
1 2 (8.70%) WAN
1 2 (8.70%) Wireless
General
1 19 (82.61%) Finance
2 18 (78.26%) Electronics
2 18 (78.26%) Manufacturing
2 18 (78.26%) Marketing
2 18 (78.26%) Telecoms
3 1 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (4.35%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 16 (69.57%) Desktop Engineer
1 16 (69.57%) Desktop Support
1 16 (69.57%) Desktop Support Engineer
1 16 (69.57%) Support Engineer
2 2 (8.70%) C# Developer
2 2 (8.70%) Developer
2 2 (8.70%) JavaScript Developer
2 2 (8.70%) Network Engineer
2 2 (8.70%) Power Platform Developer
2 2 (8.70%) Senior
2 2 (8.70%) Senior C# Developer
2 2 (8.70%) Senior Developer
2 2 (8.70%) Senior JavaScript Developer
3 1 (4.35%) Head of Digital
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (8.70%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 18 (78.26%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 16 (69.57%) Windows
1 16 (69.57%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (78.26%) Business Intelligence
1 18 (78.26%) Digital Marketing
1 18 (78.26%) Programme Management
2 2 (8.70%) High Availability
3 1 (4.35%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (4.35%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 2 (8.70%) C#
1 2 (8.70%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 3 (13.04%) SC Cleared
1 3 (13.04%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 18 (78.26%) SAP
2 2 (8.70%) SolarWinds