Public Sector Contracts in Colchester

Public Sector
Essex > Colchester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in Colchester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 6 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 4 5
Rank change year-on-year 0 +1 +2
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 2 2 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Colchester 15.38% 15.38% 6.67%
As % of the General category 40.00% 66.67% 25.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 1
10th Percentile - £266 -
25th Percentile - £272 £175
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £288 £180
Median % change year-on-year - +59.72% +20.00%
75th Percentile - £297 £185
90th Percentile - £299 -
Essex median daily rate £325 £213 £475
% change year-on-year +52.94% -55.26% -4.04%

All General Skills
Colchester

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 Colchester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 5 3 4
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Colchester 38.46% 23.08% 26.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 3
10th Percentile - £270 £195
25th Percentile - £281 £225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £153 £300 £300
Median % change year-on-year -49.00% - +100.00%
75th Percentile - £369 £370
90th Percentile - £410 £397
Essex median daily rate £330 £413 £500
% change year-on-year -20.00% -17.50% +1.01%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Colchester

Job postings citing Public Sector as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Colchester.

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in Colchester

Public Sector
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Colchester

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in Colchester.

Daily rate trend for Public Sector in Colchester

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Colchester by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Applications Developer
1 2 (100.00%) Developer
1 2 (100.00%) Senior
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Applications Developer
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Developer
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) DBS Check