Public Sector Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Public Sector
Central London > City of London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 22 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 34 18
Rank change year-on-year +5 -16 +18
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 158 104 184
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 7.09% 6.02% 8.80%
As % of the General category 11.19% 8.03% 12.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 96 75 118
10th Percentile £363 £408 £371
25th Percentile £413 £459 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £548 £525 £513
Median % change year-on-year +4.29% +2.44% -2.38%
75th Percentile £645 £594 £594
90th Percentile £738 £688 £677
Central London median daily rate £550 £520 £510
% change year-on-year +5.77% +1.96% +2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 4 1
10th Percentile - £17.89 -
25th Percentile £55.00 £19.11 £146.25
Median hourly rate £60.00 £21.10 £147.50
Median % change year-on-year +184.43% -85.70% +719.44%
75th Percentile £65.00 £27.44 £148.75
90th Percentile - £37.23 -
Central London median hourly rate £25.00 £22.00 £147.50
% change year-on-year +13.64% -85.08% +719.44%

All General Skills
City of London

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 the City of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,412 1,295 1,417
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 63.38% 74.99% 67.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 913 864 884
10th Percentile £356 £325 £357
25th Percentile £463 £413 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £694 £675 £700
90th Percentile £788 £770 £813
Central London median daily rate £570 £550 £575
% change year-on-year +3.55% -4.35% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 19 9
10th Percentile £17.13 £16.96 £13.45
25th Percentile £19.13 £23.33 £16.00
Median hourly rate £23.58 £28.50 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year -17.26% +5.56% +42.11%
75th Percentile £39.38 £63.75 £78.75
90th Percentile £58.75 £70.21 £103.75
Central London median hourly rate £35.82 £34.00 £31.00
% change year-on-year +5.35% +9.68% +63.16%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in the City of London

Public Sector
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Public Sector.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in the City of London over the 6 months to 22 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Public Sector in the City of London

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Public Sector.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (5.06%) SharePoint
2 7 (4.43%) Confluence
3 3 (1.90%) CMS
4 1 (0.63%) Camunda
4 1 (0.63%) nginx
4 1 (0.63%) WordPress
Applications
1 8 (5.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.27%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (1.27%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (3.16%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.90%) Exchequer
3 2 (1.27%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.63%) iTrent
4 1 (0.63%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.63%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.63%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.63%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.63%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 28 (17.72%) AWS
1 28 (17.72%) Azure
2 12 (7.59%) Power Platform
3 10 (6.33%) GCP
3 10 (6.33%) Serverless
4 7 (4.43%) Amazon S3
5 6 (3.80%) AWS Lambda
5 6 (3.80%) GitHub
5 6 (3.80%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (3.16%) Azure Data Factory
7 4 (2.53%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (2.53%) Azure Functions
7 4 (2.53%) Azure Logic Apps
7 4 (2.53%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 4 (2.53%) GitHub Actions
7 4 (2.53%) Microsoft Copilot
8 3 (1.90%) Amazon EC2
8 3 (1.90%) Amazon EMR
8 3 (1.90%) Google Workspace
8 3 (1.90%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 7 (4.43%) Network Security
2 6 (3.80%) Firewall
3 5 (3.16%) DNS
4 3 (1.90%) VPN
5 2 (1.27%) LAN
5 2 (1.27%) Reverse Proxy
5 2 (1.27%) TCP/IP
5 2 (1.27%) WAN
6 1 (0.63%) Cisco IPT
6 1 (0.63%) DHCP
6 1 (0.63%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.63%) NGFW
6 1 (0.63%) OpenVPN
6 1 (0.63%) SAN
6 1 (0.63%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.63%) Software-Defined Networking
6 1 (0.63%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (5.06%) Power BI
2 5 (3.16%) Data Lake
2 5 (3.16%) Metadata
3 4 (2.53%) Amazon Redshift
3 4 (2.53%) Data Mining
3 4 (2.53%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (1.90%) Amazon Athena
4 3 (1.90%) Relational Database
4 3 (1.90%) Tableau
5 2 (1.27%) Amazon QuickSight
5 2 (1.27%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (1.27%) Electronic Patient Records
5 2 (1.27%) NoSQL
5 2 (1.27%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.63%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.63%) GIS
6 1 (0.63%) OLAP
6 1 (0.63%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.63%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 8 (5.06%) Git
1 8 (5.06%) JIRA
2 5 (3.16%) GitLab
3 3 (1.90%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.90%) JUnit
3 3 (1.90%) Mockito
4 2 (1.27%) Maven
4 2 (1.27%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.63%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.63%) Selenium
General
1 52 (32.91%) Social Skills
2 33 (20.89%) Military
3 16 (10.13%) Finance
4 14 (8.86%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (6.33%) Legal
6 8 (5.06%) Local Government
7 7 (4.43%) Influencing Skills
7 7 (4.43%) Police
8 6 (3.80%) Banking
8 6 (3.80%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (2.53%) Law
10 2 (1.27%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (1.27%) Legal Technology
10 2 (1.27%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.63%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.63%) Marketing
11 1 (0.63%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.63%) Retail
Job Titles
1 31 (19.62%) Architect
2 24 (15.19%) Lead
3 19 (12.03%) Senior
4 14 (8.86%) Developer
5 13 (8.23%) Analyst
6 9 (5.70%) Data Architect
7 8 (5.06%) Solutions Architect
8 7 (4.43%) Cloud Engineer
8 7 (4.43%) Project Manager
9 6 (3.80%) Designer
10 5 (3.16%) Business Analyst
10 5 (3.16%) Consultant
10 5 (3.16%) Delivery Manager
10 5 (3.16%) Enterprise Architect
10 5 (3.16%) Security Architect
10 5 (3.16%) Senior Developer
11 4 (2.53%) Java Developer
11 4 (2.53%) Product Manager
11 4 (2.53%) Senior Java Developer
11 4 (2.53%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (6.33%) Terraform
2 6 (3.80%) REST
3 5 (3.16%) Spring
3 5 (3.16%) Spring Boot
3 5 (3.16%) Web Services
4 4 (2.53%) .NET
4 4 (2.53%) PySpark
4 4 (2.53%) SOAP
5 3 (1.90%) Kafka
5 3 (1.90%) Oracle Fusion
5 3 (1.90%) RESTful
6 2 (1.27%) ActiveMQ
6 2 (1.27%) AngularJS
6 2 (1.27%) Hibernate
6 2 (1.27%) JPA
6 2 (1.27%) RabbitMQ
6 2 (1.27%) SAP Fiori
6 2 (1.27%) Spring Cloud
7 1 (0.63%) ASP.NET
7 1 (0.63%) JMS
Miscellaneous
1 14 (8.86%) Cloud Native
2 7 (4.43%) Management Information System
3 6 (3.80%) Onboarding
4 5 (3.16%) Data Centre
4 5 (3.16%) Product Ownership
5 3 (1.90%) Legacy Systems
5 3 (1.90%) Low-Code
5 3 (1.90%) Public Cloud
5 3 (1.90%) Taxonomies
6 2 (1.27%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (1.27%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (1.27%) Freedom of Information
6 2 (1.27%) NHS
6 2 (1.27%) Private Cloud
6 2 (1.27%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.63%) Client/Server
7 1 (0.63%) Data Structures
7 1 (0.63%) Distributed Systems
7 1 (0.63%) PKI
7 1 (0.63%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.90%) Linux
1 3 (1.90%) Windows
2 1 (0.63%) Android
2 1 (0.63%) Mac OS
2 1 (0.63%) Unix
2 1 (0.63%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (27.22%) Agile
2 35 (22.15%) Continuous Improvement
3 34 (21.52%) Stakeholder Management
4 29 (18.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 25 (15.82%) Decision-Making
6 24 (15.19%) CI/CD
7 23 (14.56%) AI
8 20 (12.66%) DevOps
9 19 (12.03%) Analytics
9 19 (12.03%) Problem-Solving
10 17 (10.76%) Data Protection
11 16 (10.13%) Migration
11 16 (10.13%) Roadmaps
12 14 (8.86%) Cybersecurity
13 13 (8.23%) Service Management
14 12 (7.59%) Risk Management
15 11 (6.96%) Data Modelling
15 11 (6.96%) Digital Transformation Programme
15 11 (6.96%) Infrastructure as Code
15 11 (6.96%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 10 (6.33%) Python
2 7 (4.43%) Java
3 6 (3.80%) SQL
4 5 (3.16%) Bicep
5 3 (1.90%) C#
5 3 (1.90%) TypeScript
6 2 (1.27%) Bash
7 1 (0.63%) Apex Code
7 1 (0.63%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (0.63%) Google Apps Script
7 1 (0.63%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.63%) Kotlin
7 1 (0.63%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.63%) R
7 1 (0.63%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.63%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 98 (62.03%) Security Cleared
2 73 (46.20%) SC Cleared
3 11 (6.96%) BPSS Clearance
3 11 (6.96%) DV Cleared
4 6 (3.80%) CISSP
5 4 (2.53%) AWS Certification
5 4 (2.53%) CISM
5 4 (2.53%) Degree
5 4 (2.53%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (1.90%) Azure Certification
6 3 (1.90%) Cisco Certification
6 3 (1.90%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (1.27%) CCNA
7 2 (1.27%) CCNP
7 2 (1.27%) CIPD
7 2 (1.27%) OSCP
7 2 (1.27%) Postgraduate
8 1 (0.63%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
8 1 (0.63%) CHECK Team Member
8 1 (0.63%) IISP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (7.59%) QA
2 9 (5.70%) Accessibility
2 9 (5.70%) Data Quality
3 4 (2.53%) GDPR
4 3 (1.90%) Government Security Classifications
4 3 (1.90%) NCSC
4 3 (1.90%) NIST
4 3 (1.90%) PMO
4 3 (1.90%) WCAG
5 2 (1.27%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 2 (1.27%) NIST 800
5 2 (1.27%) PERC
6 1 (0.63%) COBIT
6 1 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.63%) EU AI Act
6 1 (0.63%) GLP
6 1 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 42001
6 1 (0.63%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 7 (4.43%) Docker
2 4 (2.53%) Active Directory
3 2 (1.27%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (5.70%) Kubernetes
2 4 (2.53%) Ansible
2 4 (2.53%) Grafana
2 4 (2.53%) Prometheus
2 4 (2.53%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (1.27%) Istio
4 1 (0.63%) AirWatch
4 1 (0.63%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.63%) Puppet
4 1 (0.63%) Salt
4 1 (0.63%) SCCM
4 1 (0.63%) SELinux
Vendors
1 24 (15.19%) Microsoft
2 10 (6.33%) Google
3 9 (5.70%) ServiceNow
4 6 (3.80%) Oracle
4 6 (3.80%) SAP
5 5 (3.16%) Databricks
6 2 (1.27%) BMC
6 2 (1.27%) Cisco
6 2 (1.27%) Fortinet
6 2 (1.27%) MuleSoft
6 2 (1.27%) OneTrust
6 2 (1.27%) OpenAI
6 2 (1.27%) Remedy
6 2 (1.27%) Salesforce
6 2 (1.27%) Splunk
6 2 (1.27%) VMware
7 1 (0.63%) Dell
7 1 (0.63%) Foundry
7 1 (0.63%) Pega
7 1 (0.63%) Sitecore