Public Sector Contract Job Trends in Dorchester

Public Sector
Dorset > Dorchester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in Dorchester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 16 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Dorchester 30.00% - -
As % of the General category 100.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Dorset median daily rate £575 £550 £575
% change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% +8.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
Median hourly rate £17.85 - -
Dorset median hourly rate £17.85 £14.81 £15.62
% change year-on-year +20.53% -5.19% -

All General Skills
Dorchester

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 Dorchester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 3 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorchester 30.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Dorset median daily rate £533 £480 £488
% change year-on-year +10.94% -1.54% -6.02%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
Median hourly rate £17.85 - -
Dorset median hourly rate £23.00 £15.50 £15.62
% change year-on-year +48.39% -0.77% -71.34%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Public Sector relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorchester.

Public Sector job vacancy trend in Dorchester

Public Sector
Daily Rate Trend in Dorchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorchester citing Public Sector.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorchester citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Trend in Dorchester

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorchester citing Public Sector.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorchester citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorchester 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:

Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Information Governance Officer
1 3 (100.00%) Information Officer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Freedom of Information
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 3 (100.00%) Information Governance