The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in Blackpool. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 2 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Blackpool.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
8
5
51
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Blackpool
44.44%
26.32%
65.38%
Number of daily rates quoted
5
2
42
10th Percentile
-
-
£500
25th Percentile
£153
£259
£550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£387
£268
£630
Median % change year-on-year
+44.67%
-57.54%
+16.67%
75th Percentile
£450
£276
£688
90th Percentile
£491
-
£720
Lancashire median daily rate
£463
£500
£550
% change year-on-year
-7.50%
-9.09%
+4.76%
Public Sector Job Vacancy Trend in Blackpool
Job postings citing Public Sector as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Blackpool.
Public Sector Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Blackpool
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in Blackpool.
Public Sector Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Blackpool
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in Blackpool.
Public Sector Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Blackpool
For the 6 months to 2 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Public Sector also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Blackpool region with a requirement for Public Sector.
Public Sector Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Blackpool 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:
