Public Sector Contract Job Trends in Aberdeen

Public Sector
Scotland > Aberdeen

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in Aberdeen. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 - 6
Rank change year-on-year - - +1
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 2 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Aberdeen 5.41% - 10.34%
As % of the General category 11.76% - 17.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £174
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £175
Median % change year-on-year - - -61.22%
75th Percentile - - £175
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £465
% change year-on-year - -3.23% -1.33%

All General Skills
Aberdeen

Public Sector falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Aberdeen.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 17 12 17
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen 45.95% 40.00% 58.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 7 7
10th Percentile £344 £313 £150
25th Percentile £440 £338 £155
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £375 £175
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% +114.90% -65.10%
75th Percentile - £419 £334
90th Percentile £530 £585 £466
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £480
% change year-on-year - -6.25% +1.05%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Public Sector relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen.

Public Sector job vacancy trend in Aberdeen

Public Sector
Daily Rate Trend in Aberdeen

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Aberdeen citing Public Sector.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Aberdeen citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Trend in Aberdeen

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Aberdeen citing Public Sector.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Aberdeen citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Aberdeen by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Accountant
1 1 (50.00%) Trainer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) ERP
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) ACCA
1 1 (50.00%) CCAB
1 1 (50.00%) CIMA
1 1 (50.00%) CIPFA
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft