Public Sector Contracts in Cornwall

Public Sector
South West > Cornwall

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in Cornwall. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 29 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 4 7
Rank change year-on-year - +3 -
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 0 8 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cornwall - 22.22% 10.53%
As % of the General category - 30.77% 22.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £428 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -10.00% -
South West median daily rate £550 £600 £550
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +10.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 0
Median hourly rate - £33.07 -
South West median hourly rate £22.03 £16.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year +33.52% -58.75% -37.01%

All General Skills
Cornwall

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 Cornwall.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 5 26 9
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cornwall 100.00% 72.22% 47.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 16 6
10th Percentile £332 - £172
25th Percentile £500 £150 £198
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £195 £250
Median % change year-on-year +169.23% -22.00% +92.31%
75th Percentile £638 £239 £419
90th Percentile £645 £529 £481
South West median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £31.60 £165.00
Median hourly rate - £33.07 £170.00
Median % change year-on-year - -80.55% -
75th Percentile - £34.53 £175.00
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £27.52 £45.00 £57.33
% change year-on-year -38.84% -21.51% +36.50%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Cornwall

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

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in Cornwall

Public Sector
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cornwall

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

Daily rate trend for Public Sector in Cornwall

Public Sector
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cornwall

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in Cornwall.

Hourly rate trend for Public Sector in Cornwall