Public Sector Contracts in Dorset

Public Sector
South West > Dorset

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies advertised in Dorset. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Public Sector over the 6 months to 18 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 17 19 28
Rank change year-on-year +2 +9 -3
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 11 15 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Dorset 6.55% 7.08% 2.72%
As % of the General category 14.10% 14.56% 5.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 13 3
10th Percentile - £488 £499
25th Percentile £525 £494 £528
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £610 £600
Median % change year-on-year -1.64% +1.67% +148.96%
75th Percentile £625 £612 £688
90th Percentile £640 - £725
South West median daily rate £573 £574 £475
% change year-on-year -0.17% +20.74% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 1
10th Percentile £14.33 - -
25th Percentile £14.41 - £16.00
Median hourly rate £15.06 - £17.00
75th Percentile £15.47 - £18.00
90th Percentile £15.54 - -
South West median hourly rate £15.62 £40.00 £63.50
% change year-on-year -60.95% -37.01% +262.86%

All General Skills
Dorset

Public Sector is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Dorset with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 78 103 87
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset 46.43% 48.58% 47.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 31 44 44
10th Percentile £175 £241 £242
25th Percentile £398 £472 £422
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £531 £478
Median % change year-on-year -12.47% +11.26% +3.24%
75th Percentile £663 £612 £543
90th Percentile £769 £646 £634
South West median daily rate £525 £545 £476
% change year-on-year -3.67% +14.44% +1.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 34 24
10th Percentile £11.87 £17.16 £17.20
25th Percentile £13.69 £18.09 £41.06
Median hourly rate £17.46 £56.29 £49.34
Median % change year-on-year -68.98% +14.09% +16.09%
75th Percentile £47.83 £61.68 £54.21
90th Percentile £57.33 £70.06 £55.95
South West median hourly rate £45.00 £61.50 £42.00
% change year-on-year -26.83% +46.43% +25.19%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in Dorset

Public Sector
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Dorset

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

Daily rate trend for Public Sector in Dorset

Public Sector
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset

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

Hourly rate trend for Public Sector in Dorset

Public Sector
Contract Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Public Sector within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 18 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bournemouth +1 7 £600 +50.94%
Poole +7 1 £550 -
Public Sector
South West

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (18.18%) 4G
1 2 (18.18%) 5G
1 2 (18.18%) Network Security
1 2 (18.18%) VoIP
General
1 2 (18.18%) Military
2 1 (9.09%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (54.55%) Analyst
1 6 (54.55%) Service Analyst
1 6 (54.55%) Service Desk Analyst
2 2 (18.18%) Integration Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Architect
3 1 (9.09%) Artificial Intelligence Specialist
3 1 (9.09%) Programme Manager
3 1 (9.09%) Systems Architect
3 1 (9.09%) Test and Integration Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (45.45%) Management Information System
2 1 (9.09%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 2 (18.18%) Linux
1 2 (18.18%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (54.55%) Customer Service
2 5 (45.45%) Incident Management
2 5 (45.45%) Line Management
3 3 (27.27%) Information Assurance
3 3 (27.27%) Systems Engineering
4 2 (18.18%) Network Management
4 2 (18.18%) Roadmaps
4 2 (18.18%) Software Testing
4 2 (18.18%) System Testing
4 2 (18.18%) Test Scripting
4 2 (18.18%) Validation
5 1 (9.09%) ArchiMate
5 1 (9.09%) Artificial Intelligence
5 1 (9.09%) Asset Management
5 1 (9.09%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (9.09%) DevOps
5 1 (9.09%) Enterprise Architecture
5 1 (9.09%) Machine Learning
5 1 (9.09%) MODAF
5 1 (9.09%) SysML
Qualifications
1 5 (45.45%) Security Cleared
2 3 (27.27%) SC Cleared
3 2 (18.18%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) Def Stans
1 1 (9.09%) NCSC