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 3 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 15 39
Rank change year-on-year -13 +24 +12
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 127 205 131
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 7.08% 9.59% 5.00%
As % of the General category 9.72% 14.18% 7.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 94 133 70
10th Percentile £407 £335 £187
25th Percentile £463 £450 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £513
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +2.44% +1.23%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £638
90th Percentile £729 £720 £739
Central London median daily rate £525 £520 £500
% change year-on-year +0.96% +4.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 3 0
10th Percentile £17.89 - -
25th Percentile £19.11 - -
Median hourly rate £20.27 £22.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -7.85% - -
75th Percentile £20.55 £27.88 -
90th Percentile £20.58 £31.40 -
Central London median hourly rate £20.27 £22.00 -
% change year-on-year -7.85% - -

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 common skills in the City of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,307 1,446 1,709
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 72.81% 67.66% 65.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 902 885 1,212
10th Percentile £325 £350 £358
25th Percentile £413 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £580 £588
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% -1.28% +0.43%
75th Percentile £687 £688 £695
90th Percentile £775 £799 £825
Central London median daily rate £550 £585 £583
% change year-on-year -5.98% +0.34% +1.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 9 12
10th Percentile £20.02 £13.45 -
25th Percentile £25.75 £22.00 £17.00
Median hourly rate £34.00 £27.00 £24.50
Median % change year-on-year +25.93% +10.20% -51.96%
75th Percentile £53.75 £61.25 £40.19
90th Percentile £64.48 £81.50 £71.05
Central London median hourly rate £34.00 £33.75 £26.00
% change year-on-year +0.74% +29.81% -48.51%

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 3 December 2025.

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
Contract Job Locations in the City of London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Public Sector within the City of London region over the 6 months to 3 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London Bridge - 1 - -
Public Sector
Central London

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 (6.30%) SharePoint
2 6 (4.72%) Confluence
3 1 (0.79%) nginx
3 1 (0.79%) WordPress
Applications
1 5 (3.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.15%) MS Visio
3 3 (2.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.57%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.79%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (1.57%) Unit4 Business World
2 1 (0.79%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.79%) Exchequer
2 1 (0.79%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 1 (0.79%) iTrent
2 1 (0.79%) Maximo
2 1 (0.79%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.79%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 18 (14.17%) Azure
2 16 (12.60%) AWS
3 13 (10.24%) Power Platform
4 7 (5.51%) Azure Machine Learning
5 6 (4.72%) Power Automate
5 6 (4.72%) PowerApps
6 4 (3.15%) Amazon S3
6 4 (3.15%) Azure AI
6 4 (3.15%) Microsoft Copilot
6 4 (3.15%) Microsoft Purview
6 4 (3.15%) SaaS
7 3 (2.36%) AWS Lambda
7 3 (2.36%) Copilot Studio
7 3 (2.36%) GCP
7 3 (2.36%) GitHub
7 3 (2.36%) Serverless
7 3 (2.36%) SuccessFactors
8 2 (1.57%) Apigee
8 2 (1.57%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (1.57%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.36%) Firewall
2 2 (1.57%) DNS
2 2 (1.57%) VPN
3 1 (0.79%) Cisco Firepower
3 1 (0.79%) Cisco IOS
3 1 (0.79%) Cisco ISE
3 1 (0.79%) Intranet
3 1 (0.79%) Junos
3 1 (0.79%) LAN
3 1 (0.79%) Network Security
3 1 (0.79%) NX-OS
3 1 (0.79%) SSL
3 1 (0.79%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.79%) WAN
3 1 (0.79%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (7.09%) Power BI
2 4 (3.15%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (2.36%) Metadata
4 2 (1.57%) Amazon QuickSight
4 2 (1.57%) DataStage
4 2 (1.57%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (1.57%) Power Query
4 2 (1.57%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.79%) Amazon Athena
5 1 (0.79%) Amazon Redshift
5 1 (0.79%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.79%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.79%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 10 (7.87%) JIRA
2 5 (3.94%) Git
3 2 (1.57%) Postman
3 2 (1.57%) Selenium
4 1 (0.79%) ERwin
4 1 (0.79%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.79%) MSTest
4 1 (0.79%) TeamCity
General
1 26 (20.47%) Finance
2 22 (17.32%) Analytical Skills
2 22 (17.32%) Social Skills
3 7 (5.51%) Documentation Skills
3 7 (5.51%) Legal
4 3 (2.36%) Banking
4 3 (2.36%) Marketing
4 3 (2.36%) Military
4 3 (2.36%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (1.57%) Electronics
5 2 (1.57%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (1.57%) Local Government
5 2 (1.57%) Manufacturing
5 2 (1.57%) Publishing
5 2 (1.57%) Telecoms
6 1 (0.79%) Back Office
6 1 (0.79%) Billing
6 1 (0.79%) Financial Institution
6 1 (0.79%) Police
6 1 (0.79%) Retail
Job Titles
1 24 (18.90%) Senior
2 22 (17.32%) Analyst
3 10 (7.87%) Business Analyst
3 10 (7.87%) Lead
4 9 (7.09%) Architect
4 9 (7.09%) Developer
5 8 (6.30%) Consultant
6 7 (5.51%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
7 6 (4.72%) Designer
8 5 (3.94%) Data Engineer
8 5 (3.94%) Senior Analyst
9 4 (3.15%) Fraud Analyst
9 4 (3.15%) Head of Support
9 4 (3.15%) Senior Business Analyst
10 3 (2.36%) Business Change Analyst
10 3 (2.36%) Data Scientist
10 3 (2.36%) SC Cleared Business Analyst
10 3 (2.36%) Senior Data Scientist
10 3 (2.36%) Senior Manager
10 3 (2.36%) User Researcher
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (4.72%) Kafka
2 5 (3.94%) REST
3 4 (3.15%) XML
4 3 (2.36%) .NET
4 3 (2.36%) HTML
4 3 (2.36%) NumPy
4 3 (2.36%) Pandas
4 3 (2.36%) scikit-learn
5 2 (1.57%) CSS
5 2 (1.57%) FastAPI
5 2 (1.57%) JSON
5 2 (1.57%) Lightning Web Components
5 2 (1.57%) OAuth
5 2 (1.57%) Oracle Fusion
5 2 (1.57%) SQLAlchemy
5 2 (1.57%) Swagger
6 1 (0.79%) SAML
6 1 (0.79%) SOAP
6 1 (0.79%) Web Services
6 1 (0.79%) XML Schema
Miscellaneous
1 7 (5.51%) Data Centre
2 6 (4.72%) Data Structures
2 6 (4.72%) Product Ownership
3 4 (3.15%) Cloud Native
3 4 (3.15%) Management Information System
4 3 (2.36%) AI Agents
5 2 (1.57%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (1.57%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (1.57%) Freedom of Information
5 2 (1.57%) Greenfield Project
5 2 (1.57%) NHS
5 2 (1.57%) Replication
6 1 (0.79%) BYOD
6 1 (0.79%) Data Fabric
6 1 (0.79%) Freedom of Information Act
6 1 (0.79%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (0.79%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (0.79%) PKI
6 1 (0.79%) Security Posture
6 1 (0.79%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.57%) Windows
2 1 (0.79%) Android
2 1 (0.79%) Linux
2 1 (0.79%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (29.92%) Agile
2 19 (14.96%) AI
3 18 (14.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 16 (12.60%) Stakeholder Management
5 13 (10.24%) Problem-Solving
5 13 (10.24%) Roadmaps
6 12 (9.45%) Decision-Making
6 12 (9.45%) User Acceptance Testing
7 11 (8.66%) Business Intelligence
7 11 (8.66%) Data Science
7 11 (8.66%) Generative AI
8 10 (7.87%) Continuous Improvement
8 10 (7.87%) Data Governance
8 10 (7.87%) ERP
8 10 (7.87%) Knowledge Transfer
8 10 (7.87%) Machine Learning
8 10 (7.87%) Migration
8 10 (7.87%) Workshop Facilitation
9 9 (7.09%) Business Analysis
9 9 (7.09%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 15 (11.81%) Python
2 14 (11.02%) SQL
3 6 (4.72%) Java
4 4 (3.15%) C#
4 4 (3.15%) JavaScript
4 4 (3.15%) PowerShell
5 3 (2.36%) Apex Code
6 2 (1.57%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 2 (1.57%) Go
7 1 (0.79%) C++
7 1 (0.79%) R
7 1 (0.79%) Ruby
7 1 (0.79%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 83 (65.35%) Security Cleared
2 63 (49.61%) SC Cleared
3 7 (5.51%) BPSS Clearance
4 6 (4.72%) Degree
5 4 (3.15%) DV Cleared
6 2 (1.57%) Master's Degree
6 2 (1.57%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (1.57%) TOGAF Certification
7 1 (0.79%) AWS Certification
7 1 (0.79%) CISA
7 1 (0.79%) CISSP
7 1 (0.79%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.79%) IIBA
7 1 (0.79%) ISTQB
7 1 (0.79%) MBA
7 1 (0.79%) VCAP
7 1 (0.79%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (4.72%) QA
2 5 (3.94%) Data Quality
3 4 (3.15%) Accessibility
4 3 (2.36%) GDPR
5 2 (1.57%) NIST
6 1 (0.79%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.79%) COBIT
6 1 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.79%) NCSC
6 1 (0.79%) WCAG
System Software
1 5 (3.94%) Docker
2 2 (1.57%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.79%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.79%) VMware NSX
3 1 (0.79%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 5 (3.94%) Kubernetes
2 4 (3.15%) Terraform
3 2 (1.57%) Ansible
3 2 (1.57%) Argo
3 2 (1.57%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (1.57%) SCCM
4 1 (0.79%) AirWatch
4 1 (0.79%) Consul
4 1 (0.79%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.79%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.79%) Packer
4 1 (0.79%) PowerCLI
4 1 (0.79%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.79%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 22 (17.32%) Microsoft
2 6 (4.72%) Oracle
3 5 (3.94%) SAP
4 4 (3.15%) Foundry
4 4 (3.15%) Salesforce
5 3 (2.36%) MuleSoft
6 2 (1.57%) Cisco
6 2 (1.57%) Databricks
6 2 (1.57%) IBM
6 2 (1.57%) OpenText
6 2 (1.57%) Palo Alto
6 2 (1.57%) Sparx
7 1 (0.79%) Axway
7 1 (0.79%) Google
7 1 (0.79%) OpenAI
7 1 (0.79%) Planon
7 1 (0.79%) Pure Storage
7 1 (0.79%) SolarWinds
7 1 (0.79%) VMware
7 1 (0.79%) webMethods