Public Sector Contract Job Trends in Abingdon

Public Sector
Oxfordshire > Abingdon

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in Abingdon. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 13 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 9 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Abingdon 17.31% - -
As % of the General category 33.33% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £592 - -
Oxfordshire median daily rate £525 £214 £260
% change year-on-year +145.90% -17.88% -42.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51.25 - -
Median hourly rate £52.50 - -
75th Percentile £53.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £52.50 £21.90 £48.75
% change year-on-year +139.73% -55.08% -0.51%

All General Skills
Abingdon

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 general skills in Abingdon.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 27 3 4
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Abingdon 51.92% 75.00% 18.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 1 2
10th Percentile - - £132
25th Percentile £413 £356 £133
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £592 £363 £136
Median % change year-on-year +63.31% +166.06% -54.58%
75th Percentile - £369 £138
90th Percentile - - £139
Oxfordshire median daily rate £460 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +2.22% - -0.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile £50.38 - -
25th Percentile £50.94 - -
Median hourly rate £52.50 - £13.46
75th Percentile £53.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £47.50 £26.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year +79.25% +6.00% -3.75%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Abingdon

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in Abingdon

Public Sector
Daily Rate Trend in Abingdon

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

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

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Trend in Abingdon

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

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

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Abingdon 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (33.33%) Entra ID
2 1 (11.11%) Azure
2 1 (11.11%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (55.56%) SQL Server
General
1 4 (44.44%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (11.11%) Analyst
1 1 (11.11%) IAM Specialist
1 1 (11.11%) Identity Management Specialist
1 1 (11.11%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (11.11%) LDAP
1 1 (11.11%) OAuth
1 1 (11.11%) OAuth2
1 1 (11.11%) OpenID
1 1 (11.11%) SailPoint
1 1 (11.11%) SAML
1 1 (11.11%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 8 (88.89%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 7 (77.78%) Linux
1 7 (77.78%) Unix
1 7 (77.78%) Windows
2 1 (11.11%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) Runbook
2 7 (77.78%) SIEM
3 6 (66.67%) Privileged Access Management
4 5 (55.56%) Change Control
4 5 (55.56%) Computer Science
4 5 (55.56%) Cybersecurity
4 5 (55.56%) ITSM
5 4 (44.44%) Identity Management
5 4 (44.44%) Information Security
5 4 (44.44%) Privileged Identity Management
6 1 (11.11%) Analytics
6 1 (11.11%) API Integration
6 1 (11.11%) Cyber Assurance
6 1 (11.11%) Cyber Resilience
6 1 (11.11%) Identity Access Management
6 1 (11.11%) Risk Analytics
6 1 (11.11%) Risk Management
6 1 (11.11%) Security Testing
6 1 (11.11%) Vulnerability Management
6 1 (11.11%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 8 (88.89%) PowerShell
1 8 (88.89%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (77.78%) Degree
2 6 (66.67%) BPSS Clearance
2 6 (66.67%) SC Cleared
2 6 (66.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 9 (100.00%) NIST
2 1 (11.11%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (11.11%) Data Quality
2 1 (11.11%) Government Security Classifications
2 1 (11.11%) GRC
System Software
1 8 (88.89%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (11.11%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 7 (77.78%) BeyondTrust
1 7 (77.78%) CyberArk
2 5 (55.56%) Oracle
3 1 (11.11%) Microsoft