Public Sector Contract Job Trends in the East Midlands

Public Sector
England > East Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in the East Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 11 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 48 15
Rank change year-on-year +22 -33 -7
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 71 24 64
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 5.97% 3.15% 8.48%
As % of the General category 12.59% 5.24% 16.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 13 36
10th Percentile £260 £279 £150
25th Percentile £436 £363 £342
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £410 £449
Median % change year-on-year +46.34% -8.69% -30.92%
75th Percentile £666 £538 £588
90th Percentile £677 £618 £620
England median daily rate £515 £513 £521
% change year-on-year +0.49% -1.68% -3.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 3 10
10th Percentile £15.73 £19.60 £12.65
25th Percentile - £21.68 £12.75
Median hourly rate £17.50 £25.15 £14.30
Median % change year-on-year -30.42% +75.87% -35.00%
75th Percentile £17.97 - £23.57
90th Percentile £19.48 - £43.33
England median hourly rate £22.50 £21.70 £26.56
% change year-on-year +3.69% -18.31% +29.57%

All General Skills
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 564 458 397
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands 47.39% 60.10% 52.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 279 310 264
10th Percentile £217 £213 £200
25th Percentile £390 £323 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £402 £445
Median % change year-on-year +24.38% -9.66% -6.32%
75th Percentile £588 £484 £550
90th Percentile £675 £575 £626
England median daily rate £525 £513 £538
% change year-on-year +2.44% -4.65% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 98 37 37
10th Percentile £12.80 £15.25 £12.75
25th Percentile £13.98 £18.50 £14.27
Median hourly rate £18.75 £24.50 £18.32
Median % change year-on-year -23.47% +33.73% -47.70%
75th Percentile £29.69 £25.15 £42.66
90th Percentile £56.25 £37.80 £51.91
England median hourly rate £32.50 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +29.22% -34.02% +38.62%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Public Sector
Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Public Sector.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Daily Rate Histogram in the East Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 11 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Public Sector in the East Midlands

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Public Sector.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Histogram in the East Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Public Sector in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 11 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Public Sector in the East Midlands

Public Sector
Contract Job Locations in the East Midlands

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 East Midlands region over the 6 months to 11 August 2026. 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
Lincolnshire +9 34 £581 - 2
Nottinghamshire -5 21 £638 +55.49% 4
Leicestershire -4 7 £450 -14.29% 9
Derbyshire -5 5 £180 +46.34% 1
Northamptonshire +11 2 - - 7
Public Sector
England

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

Applications
1 3 (4.23%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 11 (15.49%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (2.82%) ContrOCC
3 1 (1.41%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (1.41%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 14 (19.72%) Azure
2 10 (14.08%) Power Platform
3 7 (9.86%) SuccessFactors
4 4 (5.63%) AWS
4 4 (5.63%) Azure DevOps
5 3 (4.23%) Azure Data Factory
5 3 (4.23%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 3 (4.23%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (4.23%) SaaS
6 1 (1.41%) Azure Functions
6 1 (1.41%) Azure Monitor
6 1 (1.41%) Azure Service Bus
6 1 (1.41%) Azure Storage
6 1 (1.41%) Entra ID
6 1 (1.41%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 5 (7.04%) Network Security
2 2 (2.82%) DHCP
2 2 (2.82%) DNS
2 2 (2.82%) LAN
3 1 (1.41%) SAN
3 1 (1.41%) TCP/IP
3 1 (1.41%) VLAN
3 1 (1.41%) VPN
3 1 (1.41%) WAN
3 1 (1.41%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (1.41%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (12.68%) Power BI
2 4 (5.63%) SQL Server
3 2 (2.82%) Big Data
3 2 (2.82%) Relational Database
3 2 (2.82%) SAP HANA
4 1 (1.41%) Apache Hive
4 1 (1.41%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
4 1 (1.41%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (1.41%) Metadata
4 1 (1.41%) Power Query
General
1 14 (19.72%) Social Skills
2 9 (12.68%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (11.27%) Police
4 7 (9.86%) Finance
4 7 (9.86%) Local Government
5 2 (2.82%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (1.41%) Aerospace
6 1 (1.41%) Fire and Rescue
6 1 (1.41%) Law
6 1 (1.41%) Military
6 1 (1.41%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 13 (18.31%) Architect
2 9 (12.68%) Cloud Engineer
3 8 (11.27%) Data Architect
4 7 (9.86%) ICT Trainer
4 7 (9.86%) Lead
4 7 (9.86%) Senior
4 7 (9.86%) Trainer
5 6 (8.45%) Data Engineer
5 6 (8.45%) Senior Manager
6 5 (7.04%) Consultant
6 5 (7.04%) Server Engineer
7 4 (5.63%) Business Intelligence Developer
7 4 (5.63%) Developer
7 4 (5.63%) Project Manager
7 4 (5.63%) Solutions Architect
7 4 (5.63%) Workstream Lead
8 3 (4.23%) IT Manager
8 3 (4.23%) Programme Manager
8 3 (4.23%) SAP Consultant
8 3 (4.23%) Senior IT Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.41%) Middleware
1 1 (1.41%) Node.js
1 1 (1.41%) Oracle Fusion
1 1 (1.41%) REST
1 1 (1.41%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 10 (14.08%) Public Cloud
2 3 (4.23%) Driving Licence
3 2 (2.82%) Data Protection Act
3 2 (2.82%) Data Structures
3 2 (2.82%) Hybrid Cloud
3 2 (2.82%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.41%) Cloud Native
4 1 (1.41%) Distributed Systems
4 1 (1.41%) Learning Management System
4 1 (1.41%) Management Information System
4 1 (1.41%) Product Ownership
4 1 (1.41%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (4.23%) Windows
1 3 (4.23%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (22.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 15 (21.13%) Stakeholder Management
3 14 (19.72%) Analytics
4 12 (16.90%) Continuous Improvement
5 11 (15.49%) Data Modelling
6 10 (14.08%) Data Architecture
6 10 (14.08%) Problem-Solving
6 10 (14.08%) Validation
7 8 (11.27%) Business Intelligence
7 8 (11.27%) User Acceptance Testing
7 8 (11.27%) Visualisation
7 8 (11.27%) Workshop Facilitation
8 7 (9.86%) System Integration Testing
9 6 (8.45%) Backlog Prioritisation
9 6 (8.45%) Cybersecurity
9 6 (8.45%) Data Governance
9 6 (8.45%) Migration
9 6 (8.45%) Programme Governance
9 6 (8.45%) Security Operations
10 5 (7.04%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 6 (8.45%) SQL
2 2 (2.82%) PowerShell
2 2 (2.82%) Python
2 2 (2.82%) R
3 1 (1.41%) Bicep
3 1 (1.41%) Java
3 1 (1.41%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 19 (26.76%) Security Cleared
2 11 (15.49%) SC Cleared
3 7 (9.86%) Degree
4 3 (4.23%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (2.82%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (1.41%) ACCA
6 1 (1.41%) CIMA
6 1 (1.41%) CIPD
6 1 (1.41%) CIPFA
6 1 (1.41%) DBS Check
6 1 (1.41%) PMI Certification
6 1 (1.41%) PMP
6 1 (1.41%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 1 (1.41%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (9.86%) GDPR
1 7 (9.86%) QA
2 5 (7.04%) Data Quality
2 5 (7.04%) GRC
3 2 (2.82%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 1 (1.41%) Accessibility
4 1 (1.41%) PMO
System Software
1 9 (12.68%) Active Directory
2 2 (2.82%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.41%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 6 (8.45%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (2.82%) VxRail
3 1 (1.41%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (1.41%) SCCM
3 1 (1.41%) SCOM
3 1 (1.41%) Terraform
Vendors
1 13 (18.31%) Microsoft
1 13 (18.31%) SAP
2 5 (7.04%) Oracle
3 2 (2.82%) Liquidlogic
3 2 (2.82%) VMware
4 1 (1.41%) Ariba
4 1 (1.41%) BT
4 1 (1.41%) Concur
4 1 (1.41%) SolarWinds