Public Sector Contracts in Barrow-in-Furness

Public Sector
Cumbria > Barrow-in-Furness

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in Barrow-in-Furness. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 7 25
Rank change year-on-year -1 +18 -14
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Public Sector 19 34 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Barrow-in-Furness 16.96% 18.58% 5.17%
As % of the General category 36.54% 29.82% 9.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 32 2
10th Percentile £459 £437 -
25th Percentile £510 £486 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £548 £508 £627
Median % change year-on-year +7.88% -19.06% +48.05%
75th Percentile £603 £669 -
90th Percentile £825 £670 -
Cumbria median daily rate £545 £500 £394
% change year-on-year +9.00% +26.98% +150.00%

All General Skills
Barrow-in-Furness

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 Barrow-in-Furness.

DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 52 114 31
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Barrow-in-Furness 46.43% 62.30% 53.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 74 27
10th Percentile £439 £424 £456
25th Percentile £458 £483 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £522 £500 £486
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +2.88% +14.76%
75th Percentile £588 £587 £601
90th Percentile £783 £670 £627
Cumbria median daily rate £508 £500 £486
% change year-on-year +1.52% +2.88% +13.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 7 2
10th Percentile £26.61 - £22.94
25th Percentile £27.14 £45.22 £28.33
Median hourly rate £41.84 £48.56 £37.98
Median % change year-on-year -13.84% +27.87% -21.18%
75th Percentile £58.34 £51.91 £46.95
90th Percentile £63.88 £52.14 £51.93
Cumbria median hourly rate £43.09 £48.56 £37.98
% change year-on-year -11.26% +27.87% -22.28%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Barrow-in-Furness

Job postings citing Public Sector as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Barrow-in-Furness.

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in Barrow-in-Furness

Public Sector
Daily Rate Trend in Barrow-in-Furness

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Barrow-in-Furness citing Public Sector.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Barrow-in-Furness citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Daily Rate Histogram in Barrow-in-Furness

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in Barrow-in-Furness over the 6 months to 28 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Public Sector in Barrow-in-Furness

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Trend in Barrow-in-Furness

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Barrow-in-Furness citing Public Sector.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Barrow-in-Furness citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Barrow-in-Furness 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (5.26%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (5.26%) OpenStack
1 1 (5.26%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 1 (5.26%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.26%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (42.11%) Firewall
2 5 (26.32%) BGP
2 5 (26.32%) IPsec
2 5 (26.32%) OSPF
2 5 (26.32%) Wi-Fi
3 4 (21.05%) Cisco ASA
3 4 (21.05%) Cisco Firepower
3 4 (21.05%) EIGRP
3 4 (21.05%) HSRP
4 3 (15.79%) WAN
5 2 (10.53%) Cisco ISE
5 2 (10.53%) DHCP
5 2 (10.53%) DNS
5 2 (10.53%) NetScaler
5 2 (10.53%) SAN
5 2 (10.53%) VLAN
6 1 (5.26%) 4G
6 1 (5.26%) 5G
6 1 (5.26%) Radio Access Network
6 1 (5.26%) Skype
Development Applications
1 1 (5.26%) Eclipse
General
1 4 (21.05%) Social Skills
2 2 (10.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 7 (36.84%) Network Engineer
2 4 (21.05%) Architect
3 3 (15.79%) Technical Architect
4 2 (10.53%) Network Architect
4 2 (10.53%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
5 1 (5.26%) Deployment Engineer
5 1 (5.26%) Designer
5 1 (5.26%) Domain Architect
5 1 (5.26%) Linux Engineer
5 1 (5.26%) Network Designer
5 1 (5.26%) Network Technical Architect
5 1 (5.26%) Project Director
5 1 (5.26%) Project Manager
5 1 (5.26%) Security Analyst
5 1 (5.26%) Senior
5 1 (5.26%) Senior Architect
5 1 (5.26%) Senior Network Architect
5 1 (5.26%) Technical Engineer
5 1 (5.26%) Transformation Director
5 1 (5.26%) Vulnerability Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (10.53%) 802.1X
2 1 (5.26%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 4 (21.05%) Data Centre
2 1 (5.26%) Onboarding
2 1 (5.26%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.26%) Linux
1 1 (5.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 1 (5.26%) Windows
1 1 (5.26%) Windows 10
1 1 (5.26%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (21.05%) Network Management
2 3 (15.79%) Customer Service
2 3 (15.79%) Network Architecture
2 3 (15.79%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (15.79%) Technical Leadership
3 2 (10.53%) Application Virtualisation
3 2 (10.53%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (10.53%) Due Diligence
3 2 (10.53%) Impact Assessments
3 2 (10.53%) ITIL
3 2 (10.53%) Load Balancing
3 2 (10.53%) Network Design
3 2 (10.53%) Technical Architecture
4 1 (5.26%) ITSM
4 1 (5.26%) Penetration Testing
4 1 (5.26%) Project Management
4 1 (5.26%) Regression Testing
4 1 (5.26%) Risk Management
4 1 (5.26%) Service Management
4 1 (5.26%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.26%) C++
1 1 (5.26%) PowerShell
1 1 (5.26%) VB
1 1 (5.26%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 19 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 19 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (5.26%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (10.53%) NIST
System Software
1 1 (5.26%) BitLocker
1 1 (5.26%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (5.26%) Nessus
1 1 (5.26%) SCCM
1 1 (5.26%) SELinux
Vendors
1 6 (31.58%) Cisco
1 6 (31.58%) Palo Alto
2 4 (21.05%) CheckPoint
3 2 (10.53%) Meraki
3 2 (10.53%) SolarWinds
4 1 (5.26%) Dell
4 1 (5.26%) Microsoft
4 1 (5.26%) Qualys
4 1 (5.26%) Red Hat
4 1 (5.26%) ServiceNow
4 1 (5.26%) Splunk
4 1 (5.26%) Tanium