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 29 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 17 36
Rank change year-on-year -14 +19 +13
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 109 186 147
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 6.39% 8.88% 5.25%
As % of the General category 8.53% 13.03% 8.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 76 117 68
10th Percentile £399 £368 £181
25th Percentile £456 £450 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £528
Median % change year-on-year - -0.47% +2.93%
75th Percentile £622 £638 £678
90th Percentile £688 £700 £735
Central London median daily rate £525 £525 £500
% change year-on-year - +5.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 1
10th Percentile £17.62 £42.75 -
25th Percentile £18.43 £60.00 -
Median hourly rate £20.19 £90.00 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year -77.57% +400.00% -20.88%
75th Percentile £20.56 £120.00 -
90th Percentile £20.58 £137.25 -
Central London median hourly rate £20.27 £90.00 £18.00
% change year-on-year -77.48% +400.00% -20.88%

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 1,278 1,427 1,814
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 74.96% 68.11% 64.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 878 861 1,270
10th Percentile £325 £350 £363
25th Percentile £413 £463 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £585 £600
Median % change year-on-year -5.98% -2.50% +3.00%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £700
90th Percentile £775 £800 £825
Central London median daily rate £550 £585 £600
% change year-on-year -5.98% -2.50% +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 8 13
10th Percentile £16.79 £13.18 £14.25
25th Percentile £20.08 £23.75 £17.00
Median hourly rate £28.25 £45.00 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -37.22% +136.84% -54.22%
75th Percentile £51.56 £82.19 £42.32
90th Percentile £64.66 £109.38 £64.35
Central London median hourly rate £28.50 £35.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year -18.57% +55.56% -44.44%

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 29 October 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
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 (7.34%) SharePoint
2 6 (5.50%) Confluence
3 1 (0.92%) nginx
3 1 (0.92%) WordPress
Applications
1 4 (3.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (3.67%) MS Visio
2 3 (2.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.83%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.92%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.92%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.92%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (1.83%) Unit4 Business World
2 1 (0.92%) Exchequer
2 1 (0.92%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 1 (0.92%) Maximo
2 1 (0.92%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 17 (15.60%) AWS
2 12 (11.01%) Azure
3 6 (5.50%) Power Platform
4 5 (4.59%) Amazon S3
4 5 (4.59%) SaaS
5 4 (3.67%) GCP
5 4 (3.67%) GitHub
5 4 (3.67%) Microsoft Purview
6 3 (2.75%) AWS Lambda
6 3 (2.75%) PowerApps
6 3 (2.75%) Serverless
7 2 (1.83%) Amazon EC2
7 2 (1.83%) Apigee
7 2 (1.83%) AWS Elastic Beanstalk
7 2 (1.83%) Azure Key Vault
7 2 (1.83%) Azure Logic Apps
7 2 (1.83%) Microsoft 365
7 2 (1.83%) Power Automate
7 2 (1.83%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 2 (1.83%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.83%) DNS
1 2 (1.83%) Firewall
1 2 (1.83%) SSL
1 2 (1.83%) VPN
2 1 (0.92%) Intranet
2 1 (0.92%) LAN
2 1 (0.92%) Network Security
2 1 (0.92%) TCP/IP
2 1 (0.92%) WAN
2 1 (0.92%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.59%) Power BI
2 3 (2.75%) Data Warehouse
2 3 (2.75%) Metadata
3 2 (1.83%) Amazon QuickSight
3 2 (1.83%) DataStage
3 2 (1.83%) NoSQL
3 2 (1.83%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (1.83%) Relational Database
3 2 (1.83%) Tableau
4 1 (0.92%) Amazon Athena
4 1 (0.92%) Amazon Redshift
4 1 (0.92%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.92%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 9 (8.26%) JIRA
2 5 (4.59%) Git
3 3 (2.75%) Selenium
4 2 (1.83%) Postman
5 1 (0.92%) CircleCI
5 1 (0.92%) ERwin
5 1 (0.92%) git-flow
5 1 (0.92%) GitLab
5 1 (0.92%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.92%) MSTest
5 1 (0.92%) TeamCity
General
1 24 (22.02%) Social Skills
2 22 (20.18%) Finance
3 18 (16.51%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (7.34%) Documentation Skills
5 6 (5.50%) Legal
6 5 (4.59%) Military
6 5 (4.59%) Police
7 3 (2.75%) Banking
7 3 (2.75%) Marketing
7 3 (2.75%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (1.83%) Electronics
8 2 (1.83%) Law
8 2 (1.83%) Manufacturing
8 2 (1.83%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (1.83%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.92%) Back Office
9 1 (0.92%) Financial Institution
9 1 (0.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.92%) Publishing
9 1 (0.92%) Retail
Job Titles
1 16 (14.68%) Analyst
2 12 (11.01%) Senior
3 10 (9.17%) Lead
4 9 (8.26%) Architect
5 8 (7.34%) Developer
6 7 (6.42%) Consultant
7 6 (5.50%) Business Analyst
7 6 (5.50%) Designer
8 5 (4.59%) Data Engineer
8 5 (4.59%) Security Engineer
9 4 (3.67%) Fraud Analyst
9 4 (3.67%) Head of Support
10 3 (2.75%) Business Change Analyst
10 3 (2.75%) Change Analyst
10 3 (2.75%) Principal Engineer
10 3 (2.75%) Procurement Manager
10 3 (2.75%) Senior Analyst
10 3 (2.75%) Senior Architect
10 3 (2.75%) Technical Architect
10 3 (2.75%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (5.50%) Kafka
2 4 (3.67%) .NET
2 4 (3.67%) HTML
2 4 (3.67%) REST
2 4 (3.67%) XML
3 3 (2.75%) CSS
4 2 (1.83%) FastAPI
4 2 (1.83%) JSON
4 2 (1.83%) Lightning Web Components
4 2 (1.83%) Node.js
4 2 (1.83%) OAuth
4 2 (1.83%) Pandas
4 2 (1.83%) RESTful
4 2 (1.83%) scikit-learn
4 2 (1.83%) SQLAlchemy
4 2 (1.83%) Swagger
4 2 (1.83%) TensorFlow
4 2 (1.83%) Web Services
5 1 (0.92%) OpenAPI
5 1 (0.92%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 7 (6.42%) Data Centre
2 6 (5.50%) Data Structures
2 6 (5.50%) Product Ownership
3 5 (4.59%) Management Information System
4 3 (2.75%) Algorithms
4 3 (2.75%) Cloud Native
5 2 (1.83%) Freedom of Information
5 2 (1.83%) NHS
5 2 (1.83%) PKI
5 2 (1.83%) Replication
6 1 (0.92%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.92%) BYOD
6 1 (0.92%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (0.92%) Driving Licence
6 1 (0.92%) Freedom of Information Act
6 1 (0.92%) Greenfield Project
6 1 (0.92%) Onboarding
6 1 (0.92%) Public Cloud
6 1 (0.92%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (0.92%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.92%) Linux
1 1 (0.92%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (27.52%) Agile
2 14 (12.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 13 (11.93%) Problem-Solving
4 12 (11.01%) Decision-Making
4 12 (11.01%) Stakeholder Management
4 12 (11.01%) User Acceptance Testing
5 10 (9.17%) AI
5 10 (9.17%) Roadmaps
6 9 (8.26%) ERP
6 9 (8.26%) Migration
7 8 (7.34%) Business Intelligence
7 8 (7.34%) Continuous Improvement
7 8 (7.34%) Data Governance
7 8 (7.34%) Data Migration
7 8 (7.34%) Knowledge Transfer
7 8 (7.34%) Workshop Facilitation
8 7 (6.42%) Collaborative Working
8 7 (6.42%) Cybersecurity
8 7 (6.42%) Data Mapping
8 7 (6.42%) Data Science
Programming Languages
1 14 (12.84%) Python
1 14 (12.84%) SQL
2 8 (7.34%) Java
3 5 (4.59%) C#
3 5 (4.59%) JavaScript
3 5 (4.59%) PowerShell
4 3 (2.75%) Apex Code
5 2 (1.83%) C++
5 2 (1.83%) Go
5 2 (1.83%) R
5 2 (1.83%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.92%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.92%) Kotlin
6 1 (0.92%) Perl
Qualifications
1 72 (66.06%) Security Cleared
2 56 (51.38%) SC Cleared
3 4 (3.67%) BPSS Clearance
3 4 (3.67%) Degree
4 2 (1.83%) CISSP
4 2 (1.83%) CREST Certified
4 2 (1.83%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (0.92%) APMG
5 1 (0.92%) AWS Certification
5 1 (0.92%) CEH
5 1 (0.92%) CISA
5 1 (0.92%) DV Cleared
5 1 (0.92%) GIAC
5 1 (0.92%) Master's Degree
5 1 (0.92%) OSCP
5 1 (0.92%) SANS
5 1 (0.92%) TOGAF Certification
5 1 (0.92%) VCAP
5 1 (0.92%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (6.42%) QA
2 5 (4.59%) Data Quality
3 3 (2.75%) Accessibility
3 3 (2.75%) GDPR
4 2 (1.83%) NIST
5 1 (0.92%) COBIT
5 1 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.92%) NCSC
5 1 (0.92%) PMO
5 1 (0.92%) WCAG
System Software
1 5 (4.59%) Docker
2 1 (0.92%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.92%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.92%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 6 (5.50%) Kubernetes
1 6 (5.50%) Terraform
2 3 (2.75%) Argo
3 2 (1.83%) Ansible
3 2 (1.83%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.92%) Consul
4 1 (0.92%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.92%) Grafana
4 1 (0.92%) Istio
4 1 (0.92%) Packer
4 1 (0.92%) PowerCLI
4 1 (0.92%) Prometheus
4 1 (0.92%) SCCM
4 1 (0.92%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 13 (11.93%) Microsoft
2 5 (4.59%) Oracle
2 5 (4.59%) Salesforce
3 4 (3.67%) MuleSoft
3 4 (3.67%) SAP
4 2 (1.83%) IBM
4 2 (1.83%) OpenText
4 2 (1.83%) Palo Alto
4 2 (1.83%) Splunk
5 1 (0.92%) Ariba
5 1 (0.92%) Aruba
5 1 (0.92%) CheckPoint
5 1 (0.92%) Cisco
5 1 (0.92%) Dell
5 1 (0.92%) Foundry
5 1 (0.92%) Google
5 1 (0.92%) Informatica
5 1 (0.92%) Progress
5 1 (0.92%) VMware
5 1 (0.92%) webMethods