Public Sector Contracts in West Lothian

Public Sector
Scotland > West Lothian

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies advertised in West Lothian. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Public Sector over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 14 18 9
Rank change year-on-year +4 -9 -3
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 5 2 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in West Lothian 10.00% 3.64% 14.63%
As % of the General category 12.50% 6.25% 25.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 6
10th Percentile £180 £401 £250
25th Percentile £181 £403 £367
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £188 £413 £394
Median % change year-on-year -54.55% +4.76% +96.88%
75th Percentile £316 £428 £413
90th Percentile £389 £434 £422
Scotland median daily rate £475 £460 £438
% change year-on-year +3.26% +5.14% +5.42%

All General Skills
West Lothian

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 West Lothian with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 40 32 24
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Lothian 80.00% 58.18% 58.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 22 19
10th Percentile £127 £120 £131
25th Percentile £270 £130 £341
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £473 £413 £400
Median % change year-on-year +14.55% +3.13% +14.29%
75th Percentile £565 £575 £468
90th Percentile £590 £625 £500
Scotland median daily rate £475 £475 £458
% change year-on-year - +3.83% +7.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 4 1
10th Percentile - £15.83 -
25th Percentile - £15.94 £17.25
Median hourly rate £48.00 £16.25 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year +195.38% -16.67% -
75th Percentile - £31.94 £21.75
90th Percentile - £58.38 -
Scotland median hourly rate £19.17 £19.88 £26.00
% change year-on-year -3.57% -23.54% +33.33%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in West Lothian

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

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in West Lothian

Public Sector
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in West Lothian

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

Daily rate trend for Public Sector in West Lothian

Public Sector
Daily Rate Histogram in West Lothian

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in West Lothian over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Public Sector in West Lothian

Public Sector
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in West Lothian

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

Hourly rate trend for Public Sector in West Lothian

Public Sector
Contract Job Locations in West Lothian

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 West Lothian region over the 6 months to 29 April 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
Livingston +1 4 £184 -55.45% 1
Public Sector
Scotland

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Lothian 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (40.00%) Firewall
1 2 (40.00%) Internet
1 2 (40.00%) LAN
1 2 (40.00%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (40.00%) Oracle Reports
General
1 5 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Finance
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) IT Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Project Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) IT Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) IT Manager
2 1 (20.00%) IT Project Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Network Communications Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Network Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Service Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Service Desk Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Freedom of Information
1 2 (40.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (20.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 2 (40.00%) Unix
1 2 (40.00%) Windows
1 2 (40.00%) Windows Server
2 1 (20.00%) Linux
2 1 (20.00%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) ITIL
1 5 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 5 (100.00%) Project Management
2 3 (60.00%) Service Delivery
3 2 (40.00%) Application Packaging
3 2 (40.00%) Data Protection
3 2 (40.00%) Mentoring
3 2 (40.00%) PRINCE
3 2 (40.00%) Project Delivery
3 2 (40.00%) Resource Management
3 2 (40.00%) Server Management
3 2 (40.00%) Supplier Management
3 2 (40.00%) Time Management
4 1 (20.00%) Change Advisory Board
4 1 (20.00%) Customer Requirements
4 1 (20.00%) ITSM
4 1 (20.00%) Performance Management
4 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (20.00%) Scenario Testing
4 1 (20.00%) Service Continuity Management
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) Disclosure Scotland
2 2 (40.00%) COBIT
3 1 (20.00%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Avaya
1 2 (40.00%) Extreme Networks
1 2 (40.00%) Fortinet
1 2 (40.00%) Oracle