Public Sector Contract Job Trends in Chelmsford

Public Sector
Essex > Chelmsford

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in Chelmsford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 - 6
Rank change year-on-year - - -3
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Chelmsford 11.11% - 23.08%
As % of the General category 16.67% - 25.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £103
25th Percentile £463 - £105
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - £107
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.73%
75th Percentile £488 - £329
90th Percentile - - £461
Essex median daily rate £300 £350 £488
% change year-on-year -14.29% -28.21% +2.36%

All General Skills
Chelmsford

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 Chelmsford.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 6 3 12
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chelmsford 66.67% 33.33% 92.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 7
10th Percentile £249 - £104
25th Percentile £284 - £106
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 - £190
Median % change year-on-year - - -61.03%
75th Percentile £422 - £431
90th Percentile £461 - £513
Essex median daily rate £319 £319 £363
% change year-on-year -0.08% -12.00% -23.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £16.17 - £10.42
Median hourly rate £16.25 - £17.50
Median % change year-on-year - - +43.09%
75th Percentile £16.33 - £20.25
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median hourly rate £22.00 £30.00 £25.33
% change year-on-year -26.67% +18.46% +25.06%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in Chelmsford

Public Sector
Daily Rate Trend in Chelmsford

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

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

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Trend in Chelmsford

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

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

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chelmsford 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
General
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft