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 15 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 31 25
Rank change year-on-year +1 -6 +13
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 137 108 154
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 5.68% 6.29% 7.07%
As % of the General category 10.06% 8.58% 10.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 86 71 103
10th Percentile £363 £420 £375
25th Percentile £448 £456 £418
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £630 £585 £556
90th Percentile £731 £642 £638
Central London median daily rate £550 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 1
10th Percentile £18.51 £23.93 -
25th Percentile £20.42 £26.81 £146.25
Median hourly rate £25.77 £32.25 £147.50
Median % change year-on-year -20.09% -78.14% +719.44%
75th Percentile £65.00 £38.31 £148.75
90th Percentile £72.05 £41.58 -
Central London median hourly rate £25.77 £25.08 £147.50
% change year-on-year +2.77% -83.00% +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 1,362 1,259 1,463
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 56.51% 73.37% 67.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 845 794 1,008
10th Percentile £357 £350 £338
25th Percentile £460 £442 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £553 £575
Median % change year-on-year +4.07% -3.91% -8.00%
75th Percentile £700 £688 £688
90th Percentile £813 £775 £804
Central London median daily rate £572 £550 £555
% change year-on-year +4.00% -0.81% -7.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 15 7
10th Percentile - £18.70 £18.35
25th Percentile £18.75 £24.66 £20.07
Median hourly rate £22.27 £31.00 £20.82
Median % change year-on-year -28.18% +48.93% +15.64%
75th Percentile £42.65 £63.75 £38.63
90th Percentile £60.00 £95.50 £89.65
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £31.00 £25.18
% change year-on-year -15.77% +23.11% +21.61%

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 15 June 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
Hourly Rate Histogram in the City of London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Public Sector in the City of London over the 6 months to 15 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Public Sector in the City of 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 3 (2.19%) Confluence
2 1 (0.73%) Camunda
2 1 (0.73%) CMS
2 1 (0.73%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.73%) WordPress
Applications
1 4 (2.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.46%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.73%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.73%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (2.19%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.46%) Exchequer
2 2 (1.46%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (1.46%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.73%) iTrent
3 1 (0.73%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.73%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 31 (22.63%) AWS
2 25 (18.25%) Azure
3 16 (11.68%) GCP
4 10 (7.30%) Serverless
5 8 (5.84%) AWS Lambda
6 7 (5.11%) Amazon S3
7 4 (2.92%) GitHub
7 4 (2.92%) PaaS
8 3 (2.19%) Amazon EMR
8 3 (2.19%) Amazon SageMaker
8 3 (2.19%) AWS Step Functions
8 3 (2.19%) Azure Data Factory
8 3 (2.19%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (2.19%) Azure Machine Learning
8 3 (2.19%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 3 (2.19%) Power Platform
9 2 (1.46%) Amazon Bedrock
9 2 (1.46%) Amazon MSK
9 2 (1.46%) GitHub Actions
9 2 (1.46%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 6 (4.38%) Firewall
1 6 (4.38%) Network Security
2 2 (1.46%) NGFW
3 1 (0.73%) 3G
3 1 (0.73%) 3GPP
3 1 (0.73%) 4G
3 1 (0.73%) 5G
3 1 (0.73%) DHCP
3 1 (0.73%) DNS
3 1 (0.73%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (0.73%) LAN
3 1 (0.73%) LTE
3 1 (0.73%) Radio Access Network
3 1 (0.73%) Reverse Proxy
3 1 (0.73%) Software-Defined Networking
3 1 (0.73%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.92%) Amazon Redshift
1 4 (2.92%) Data Lake
1 4 (2.92%) Data Mining
2 3 (2.19%) Amazon Athena
2 3 (2.19%) Metadata
2 3 (2.19%) Power BI
3 2 (1.46%) Amazon QuickSight
3 2 (1.46%) Electronic Patient Records
3 2 (1.46%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (1.46%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.73%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (0.73%) CockroachDB
4 1 (0.73%) DynamoDB
4 1 (0.73%) Geospatial Data
4 1 (0.73%) GIS
4 1 (0.73%) Metadata Repository
4 1 (0.73%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.73%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.73%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.73%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (5.84%) Git
2 7 (5.11%) JIRA
3 2 (1.46%) GitLab
3 2 (1.46%) Selenium
4 1 (0.73%) Artifactory
4 1 (0.73%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.73%) ERwin
4 1 (0.73%) SpecFlow
General
1 44 (32.12%) Social Skills
2 19 (13.87%) Military
3 15 (10.95%) Analytical Skills
3 15 (10.95%) Finance
4 6 (4.38%) Police
5 5 (3.65%) Banking
5 5 (3.65%) Documentation Skills
5 5 (3.65%) Legal
5 5 (3.65%) Local Government
6 4 (2.92%) Organisational Skills
6 4 (2.92%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (2.19%) Influencing Skills
7 3 (2.19%) Marketing
7 3 (2.19%) Telecoms
8 1 (0.73%) Agriculture
8 1 (0.73%) Financial Institution
8 1 (0.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.73%) Law
8 1 (0.73%) Retail
Job Titles
1 26 (18.98%) Architect
2 20 (14.60%) Lead
3 13 (9.49%) Senior
4 12 (8.76%) Analyst
5 10 (7.30%) Developer
6 7 (5.11%) Data Architect
6 7 (5.11%) Project Manager
6 7 (5.11%) Solutions Architect
7 6 (4.38%) Business Analyst
8 5 (3.65%) Cloud Engineer
8 5 (3.65%) Designer
8 5 (3.65%) Product Manager
8 5 (3.65%) User Researcher
9 4 (2.92%) Consultant
9 4 (2.92%) Data Scientist
9 4 (2.92%) Delivery Manager
9 4 (2.92%) Lead DevOps
9 4 (2.92%) Security Architect
9 4 (2.92%) Test Leader
10 3 (2.19%) Service Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.19%) Pandas
1 3 (2.19%) PySpark
2 2 (1.46%) .NET
2 2 (1.46%) ASP.NET
2 2 (1.46%) AWS CDK
2 2 (1.46%) Django
2 2 (1.46%) Kafka
2 2 (1.46%) Lightning Web Components
2 2 (1.46%) NumPy
2 2 (1.46%) PyTorch
2 2 (1.46%) React
2 2 (1.46%) REST
2 2 (1.46%) SAP Fiori
2 2 (1.46%) scikit-learn
2 2 (1.46%) Spring
2 2 (1.46%) Spring Boot
3 1 (0.73%) Entity Framework
3 1 (0.73%) jBPM
3 1 (0.73%) Node.js
3 1 (0.73%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 19 (13.87%) Cloud Native
2 3 (2.19%) Distributed Systems
2 3 (2.19%) Hybrid Cloud
2 3 (2.19%) Management Information System
2 3 (2.19%) Marketing Technology
2 3 (2.19%) NHS
2 3 (2.19%) Product Ownership
2 3 (2.19%) Taxonomies
3 2 (1.46%) Data Centre
3 2 (1.46%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (1.46%) Onboarding
4 1 (0.73%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (0.73%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (0.73%) Freedom of Information
4 1 (0.73%) Freedom of Information Act
4 1 (0.73%) Legacy Applications
4 1 (0.73%) Public Cloud
4 1 (0.73%) Security Posture
4 1 (0.73%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (0.73%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.92%) Linux
2 2 (1.46%) Windows
3 1 (0.73%) Unix
3 1 (0.73%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (21.90%) Agile
2 24 (17.52%) Stakeholder Management
3 22 (16.06%) AI
3 22 (16.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 21 (15.33%) Continuous Improvement
5 20 (14.60%) CI/CD
6 18 (13.14%) Analytics
7 17 (12.41%) DevOps
8 15 (10.95%) Infrastructure as Code
8 15 (10.95%) Migration
9 14 (10.22%) Machine Learning
10 13 (9.49%) Decision-Making
11 12 (8.76%) Roadmaps
12 10 (7.30%) Digital Transformation Programme
12 10 (7.30%) Problem-Solving
12 10 (7.30%) Test Automation
13 9 (6.57%) Data Modelling
13 9 (6.57%) ITIL
13 9 (6.57%) Risk Management
13 9 (6.57%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 14 (10.22%) Python
2 7 (5.11%) Java
3 4 (2.92%) SQL
4 3 (2.19%) Bicep
5 2 (1.46%) Apex Code
5 2 (1.46%) Bash
5 2 (1.46%) JavaScript
5 2 (1.46%) Ruby
5 2 (1.46%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.73%) C#
6 1 (0.73%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.73%) Kotlin
6 1 (0.73%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 78 (56.93%) Security Cleared
2 62 (45.26%) SC Cleared
3 8 (5.84%) DV Cleared
4 6 (4.38%) Degree
5 3 (2.19%) AWS Certification
5 3 (2.19%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (2.19%) CISSP
6 2 (1.46%) CIPD
6 2 (1.46%) CISM
6 2 (1.46%) ITIL Certification
6 2 (1.46%) Postgraduate
7 1 (0.73%) APMP
7 1 (0.73%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 1 (0.73%) IISP
7 1 (0.73%) ISTQB
7 1 (0.73%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.73%) MRICS
7 1 (0.73%) OSCP
7 1 (0.73%) RIBA
7 1 (0.73%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (7.30%) QA
2 7 (5.11%) Accessibility
3 6 (4.38%) Data Quality
4 4 (2.92%) NCSC
5 3 (2.19%) PMO
5 3 (2.19%) SLA
6 2 (1.46%) GDPR
6 2 (1.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (1.46%) NIST
6 2 (1.46%) NIST 800
7 1 (0.73%) COBIT
7 1 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.73%) GLP
7 1 (0.73%) Government Security Classifications
7 1 (0.73%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.73%) WCAG
System Software
1 4 (2.92%) Docker
2 3 (2.19%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.73%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (5.84%) Kubernetes
1 8 (5.84%) Terraform
2 2 (1.46%) Ansible
2 2 (1.46%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.73%) Grafana
3 1 (0.73%) Prometheus
3 1 (0.73%) Puppet
3 1 (0.73%) Salt
Vendors
1 17 (12.41%) Microsoft
2 8 (5.84%) Google
3 7 (5.11%) Databricks
4 6 (4.38%) ServiceNow
5 5 (3.65%) Oracle
5 5 (3.65%) SAP
6 4 (2.92%) Salesforce
7 3 (2.19%) IBM
7 3 (2.19%) MuleSoft
8 2 (1.46%) BMC
8 2 (1.46%) Cisco
8 2 (1.46%) Fortinet
8 2 (1.46%) OpenAI
8 2 (1.46%) Remedy
9 1 (0.73%) CheckPoint
9 1 (0.73%) Dell
9 1 (0.73%) HP
9 1 (0.73%) Informatica
9 1 (0.73%) Pega
9 1 (0.73%) Sitecore