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 27 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 33 22
Rank change year-on-year +5 -11 +18
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 146 107 162
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 6.13% 5.67% 7.83%
As % of the General category 10.44% 7.69% 11.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 89 70 112
10th Percentile £360 £413 £364
25th Percentile £448 £442 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £587 £588
90th Percentile £740 £680 £650
Central London median daily rate £525 £525 £500
% change year-on-year - +5.00% +1.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 3 1
10th Percentile £56.73 £18.06 -
25th Percentile £59.31 £19.54 £146.25
Median hourly rate £67.25 £22.00 £147.50
Median % change year-on-year +205.68% -85.08% +719.44%
75th Percentile £73.81 £32.88 £148.75
90th Percentile £75.58 £39.40 -
Central London median hourly rate £67.25 £23.54 £147.50
% change year-on-year +185.71% -84.04% +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 1,398 1,391 1,408
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 58.69% 73.75% 68.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 886 896 938
10th Percentile £356 £332 £350
25th Percentile £461 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -6.12%
75th Percentile £700 £688 £694
90th Percentile £813 £775 £813
Central London median daily rate £575 £550 £575
% change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 21 9
10th Percentile - £17.08 £19.38
25th Percentile £18.75 £24.66 £20.22
Median hourly rate £20.25 £31.00 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year -34.68% +14.81% +53.19%
75th Percentile £32.94 £63.75 £78.75
90th Percentile £53.74 £88.75 £103.75
Central London median hourly rate £23.16 £34.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year -31.88% +13.33% +13.21%

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 27 July 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 7 (4.79%) Confluence
2 5 (3.42%) SharePoint
3 3 (2.05%) CMS
4 1 (0.68%) Camunda
4 1 (0.68%) nginx
4 1 (0.68%) WordPress
Applications
1 4 (2.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.37%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.68%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (2.74%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.37%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (1.37%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.68%) Exchequer
3 1 (0.68%) iTrent
3 1 (0.68%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.68%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 28 (19.18%) AWS
2 21 (14.38%) Azure
3 14 (9.59%) GCP
4 8 (5.48%) Amazon S3
4 8 (5.48%) Serverless
5 7 (4.79%) AWS Lambda
6 6 (4.11%) GitHub
6 6 (4.11%) Power Platform
7 5 (3.42%) PaaS
8 4 (2.74%) Azure Data Factory
8 4 (2.74%) GitHub Actions
9 3 (2.05%) Amazon EC2
9 3 (2.05%) Amazon EMR
9 3 (2.05%) Amazon SageMaker
9 3 (2.05%) AWS Step Functions
9 3 (2.05%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 3 (2.05%) Google Workspace
9 3 (2.05%) SaaS
10 2 (1.37%) Amazon Kinesis
10 2 (1.37%) Azure Machine Learning
Communications & Networking
1 7 (4.79%) Firewall
1 7 (4.79%) Network Security
2 4 (2.74%) DNS
3 3 (2.05%) VPN
4 2 (1.37%) LAN
4 2 (1.37%) NGFW
4 2 (1.37%) Reverse Proxy
4 2 (1.37%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.68%) 3G
5 1 (0.68%) 3GPP
5 1 (0.68%) 4G
5 1 (0.68%) Cisco IPT
5 1 (0.68%) DHCP
5 1 (0.68%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.68%) LTE
5 1 (0.68%) OpenVPN
5 1 (0.68%) Radio Access Network
5 1 (0.68%) Software-Defined Networking
5 1 (0.68%) SSH
5 1 (0.68%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.74%) Amazon Redshift
1 4 (2.74%) Data Lake
1 4 (2.74%) Data Mining
1 4 (2.74%) Metadata
1 4 (2.74%) Power BI
2 3 (2.05%) Amazon Athena
2 3 (2.05%) SQL Server
3 2 (1.37%) Amazon QuickSight
3 2 (1.37%) Electronic Patient Records
3 2 (1.37%) NoSQL
3 2 (1.37%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.68%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.68%) CockroachDB
4 1 (0.68%) DynamoDB
4 1 (0.68%) Metadata Repository
4 1 (0.68%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.68%) Semantic Layer
4 1 (0.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (0.68%) Star Schema
4 1 (0.68%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 10 (6.85%) Git
2 7 (4.79%) JIRA
3 5 (3.42%) GitLab
4 1 (0.68%) Artifactory
4 1 (0.68%) ERwin
4 1 (0.68%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.68%) JUnit
4 1 (0.68%) Mockito
4 1 (0.68%) Selenium
General
1 51 (34.93%) Social Skills
2 26 (17.81%) Military
3 17 (11.64%) Finance
4 16 (10.96%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (4.79%) Legal
5 7 (4.79%) Police
6 6 (4.11%) Banking
6 6 (4.11%) Influencing Skills
6 6 (4.11%) Local Government
7 3 (2.05%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (2.05%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (2.05%) Telecoms
8 2 (1.37%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (1.37%) Law
9 1 (0.68%) Agriculture
9 1 (0.68%) Financial Institution
9 1 (0.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.68%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 31 (21.23%) Architect
2 22 (15.07%) Lead
3 16 (10.96%) Senior
4 13 (8.90%) Analyst
5 11 (7.53%) Developer
6 10 (6.85%) Business Analyst
7 9 (6.16%) Data Architect
7 9 (6.16%) Solutions Architect
8 8 (5.48%) Cloud Engineer
9 7 (4.79%) Project Manager
10 5 (3.42%) Delivery Manager
10 5 (3.42%) Senior Architect
11 4 (2.74%) GCP Engineer
11 4 (2.74%) Lead DevOps
11 4 (2.74%) Network Architect
11 4 (2.74%) Product Manager
11 4 (2.74%) Security Architect
11 4 (2.74%) User Researcher
12 3 (2.05%) Senior Developer
12 3 (2.05%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.74%) PySpark
2 3 (2.05%) Kafka
2 3 (2.05%) Pandas
2 3 (2.05%) Spring
2 3 (2.05%) Spring Boot
3 2 (1.37%) .NET
3 2 (1.37%) ASP.NET
3 2 (1.37%) Django
3 2 (1.37%) Lightning Web Components
3 2 (1.37%) NumPy
3 2 (1.37%) Oracle Fusion
3 2 (1.37%) PyTorch
3 2 (1.37%) RabbitMQ
3 2 (1.37%) React
3 2 (1.37%) REST
3 2 (1.37%) SAP Fiori
3 2 (1.37%) scikit-learn
4 1 (0.68%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.68%) AWS CDK
4 1 (0.68%) Blazor
Miscellaneous
1 14 (9.59%) Cloud Native
2 3 (2.05%) Data Centre
2 3 (2.05%) Distributed Systems
2 3 (2.05%) Management Information System
2 3 (2.05%) Onboarding
2 3 (2.05%) Product Ownership
2 3 (2.05%) Taxonomies
3 2 (1.37%) Data Protection Act
3 2 (1.37%) Hybrid Cloud
3 2 (1.37%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (1.37%) NHS
3 2 (1.37%) Public Cloud
3 2 (1.37%) Virtual Team
4 1 (0.68%) AI Agents
4 1 (0.68%) BYOD
4 1 (0.68%) Enterprise Cloud
4 1 (0.68%) Freedom of Information Act
4 1 (0.68%) Linux Command Line
4 1 (0.68%) Low-Code
4 1 (0.68%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.05%) Linux
2 2 (1.37%) Windows
3 1 (0.68%) Unix
3 1 (0.68%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (23.97%) Agile
2 30 (20.55%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 26 (17.81%) Stakeholder Management
4 25 (17.12%) AI
4 25 (17.12%) Continuous Improvement
5 23 (15.75%) CI/CD
6 18 (12.33%) Analytics
7 16 (10.96%) Decision-Making
7 16 (10.96%) DevOps
8 14 (9.59%) Infrastructure as Code
8 14 (9.59%) Machine Learning
8 14 (9.59%) Problem-Solving
9 13 (8.90%) Data Modelling
9 13 (8.90%) Data Protection
9 13 (8.90%) Migration
10 12 (8.22%) Roadmaps
11 11 (7.53%) Risk Management
12 10 (6.85%) Event-Driven
12 10 (6.85%) Test Automation
13 9 (6.16%) Platform Engineering
Programming Languages
1 13 (8.90%) Python
2 7 (4.79%) Java
3 5 (3.42%) SQL
4 4 (2.74%) Bicep
5 2 (1.37%) Apex Code
5 2 (1.37%) Bash
5 2 (1.37%) JavaScript
5 2 (1.37%) Ruby
5 2 (1.37%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.68%) C#
6 1 (0.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.68%) Google Apps Script
6 1 (0.68%) Kotlin
6 1 (0.68%) Shell Script
6 1 (0.68%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 94 (64.38%) Security Cleared
2 77 (52.74%) SC Cleared
3 12 (8.22%) DV Cleared
4 6 (4.11%) BPSS Clearance
5 5 (3.42%) Degree
6 4 (2.74%) CISSP
7 3 (2.05%) AWS Certification
7 3 (2.05%) CISM
8 2 (1.37%) Azure Certification
8 2 (1.37%) CIPD
8 2 (1.37%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (1.37%) Postgraduate
9 1 (0.68%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
9 1 (0.68%) CCNP
9 1 (0.68%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.68%) IISP
9 1 (0.68%) ISEB
9 1 (0.68%) MBA
9 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.68%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (6.85%) QA
2 7 (4.79%) Accessibility
3 5 (3.42%) Data Quality
4 4 (2.74%) GDPR
5 3 (2.05%) NCSC
5 3 (2.05%) PMO
6 2 (1.37%) Government Security Classifications
6 2 (1.37%) NIST
6 2 (1.37%) NIST 800
6 2 (1.37%) PERC
7 1 (0.68%) COBIT
7 1 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.68%) GLP
7 1 (0.68%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 1 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.68%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.68%) SLA
7 1 (0.68%) WCAG
System Software
1 5 (3.42%) Docker
2 2 (1.37%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.68%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (6.85%) Kubernetes
1 10 (6.85%) Terraform
2 4 (2.74%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (2.05%) Ansible
4 2 (1.37%) Grafana
4 2 (1.37%) Istio
4 2 (1.37%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.68%) Puppet
5 1 (0.68%) Salt
5 1 (0.68%) SELinux
Vendors
1 17 (11.64%) Microsoft
2 12 (8.22%) Google
3 8 (5.48%) ServiceNow
4 7 (4.79%) Oracle
5 6 (4.11%) Databricks
5 6 (4.11%) SAP
6 3 (2.05%) MuleSoft
6 3 (2.05%) Salesforce
7 2 (1.37%) BMC
7 2 (1.37%) Cisco
7 2 (1.37%) Fortinet
7 2 (1.37%) IBM
7 2 (1.37%) OneTrust
7 2 (1.37%) OpenAI
7 2 (1.37%) Remedy
8 1 (0.68%) CheckPoint
8 1 (0.68%) Informatica
8 1 (0.68%) Pega
8 1 (0.68%) Red Hat
8 1 (0.68%) Sitecore