The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in County Down. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 15 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
2
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Public Sector
1
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in County Down
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 County Down.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
2
1
0
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in County Down
100.00%
100.00%
-
Number of daily rates quoted
1
0
0
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
£113
-
-
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£115
-
-
75th Percentile
£118
-
-
90th Percentile
-
-
-
Northern Ireland median daily rate
£470
£338
£400
% change year-on-year
+39.26%
-15.63%
-15.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
0
Median hourly rate
-
£40.00
-
Northern Ireland median hourly rate
£15.05
£15.48
£13.91
% change year-on-year
-2.78%
+11.29%
+26.63%
Public Sector Job Vacancy Trend in County Down
Job postings citing Public Sector as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in County Down.
Public Sector Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in County Down
For the 6 months to 15 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Public Sector also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the County Down region with a requirement for Public Sector.
Public Sector Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in County Down 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:
