Public Sector Contracts in East Sussex

Public Sector
South East > East Sussex

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in East Sussex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 4 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 10 4
Rank change year-on-year +3 -6 +6
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 14 7 26
As % of all contract jobs advertised in East Sussex 12.39% 8.75% 20.63%
As % of the General category 16.09% 13.46% 33.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 5 18
10th Percentile £440 £288 £159
25th Percentile £463 - £358
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £400 £675
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% -40.74% +38.46%
75th Percentile £650 - £745
90th Percentile £655 £412 £804
South East median daily rate £538 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +19.44% -10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £16.89 - -
25th Percentile £17.75 - -
Median hourly rate £19.36 - -
75th Percentile £20.82 - -
90th Percentile £21.59 - -
South East median hourly rate £25.00 £58.30 £29.00
% change year-on-year -57.12% +101.03% +45.00%

All General Skills
East Sussex

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 East Sussex.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 87 52 78
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in East Sussex 76.99% 65.00% 61.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 36 38 50
10th Percentile £334 £304 £183
25th Percentile £450 £325 £397
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £430 £600
Median % change year-on-year +16.28% -28.33% +20.00%
75th Percentile £628 £556 £700
90th Percentile £656 £825 £778
South East median daily rate £500 £490 £500
% change year-on-year +2.04% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 6 5
10th Percentile £16.89 £11.00 £13.15
25th Percentile £17.75 £12.10 £13.16
Median hourly rate £19.36 £15.38 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year +25.86% -14.56% +20.00%
75th Percentile £20.82 £42.47 £32.75
90th Percentile £21.59 £51.50 £47.60
South East median hourly rate £24.18 £45.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year -46.27% -5.26% +137.50%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in East Sussex

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

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in East Sussex

Public Sector
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in East Sussex

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

Daily rate trend for Public Sector in East Sussex

Public Sector
Daily Rate Histogram in East Sussex

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in East Sussex over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Public Sector in East Sussex

Public Sector
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in East Sussex

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

Hourly rate trend for Public Sector in East Sussex

Public Sector
Contract Job Locations in East Sussex

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 Sussex region over the 6 months to 4 May 2025. 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
Brighton +3 11 £475 +18.75% 13
Lewes - 1 £475 -
Public Sector
South East

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in East Sussex 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Exchange
Business Applications
1 1 (7.14%) iTrent
1 1 (7.14%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 3 (21.43%) Azure
2 2 (14.29%) Azure Data Factory
2 2 (14.29%) Power Platform
3 1 (7.14%) Entra ID
3 1 (7.14%) Figma
3 1 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.14%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 3 (21.43%) JIRA
2 1 (7.14%) Oracle Forms
General
1 3 (21.43%) Social Skills
2 2 (14.29%) Electronics
2 2 (14.29%) Finance
2 2 (14.29%) Manufacturing
2 2 (14.29%) Marketing
2 2 (14.29%) Telecoms
3 1 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (7.14%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (7.14%) Law
Job Titles
1 7 (50.00%) Analyst
2 3 (21.43%) Business Analyst
3 2 (14.29%) Azure Data Engineer
3 2 (14.29%) Azure Engineer
3 2 (14.29%) Call Centre Manager
3 2 (14.29%) Data Analyst
3 2 (14.29%) Data Engineer
3 2 (14.29%) Process Analyst
3 2 (14.29%) Telecoms Manager
4 1 (7.14%) IT Systems Administrator
4 1 (7.14%) Lead
4 1 (7.14%) Oracle Analyst
4 1 (7.14%) Procurement Analyst
4 1 (7.14%) Product Owner
4 1 (7.14%) Project Owner
4 1 (7.14%) Senior
4 1 (7.14%) Senior IT Administrator
4 1 (7.14%) Senior Windows Administrator
4 1 (7.14%) Senior Windows Systems Administrator
4 1 (7.14%) Windows Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.14%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.14%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.14%) Windows
1 1 (7.14%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (35.71%) DevOps
2 4 (28.57%) Agile
2 4 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (21.43%) Migration
3 3 (21.43%) User Stories
4 2 (14.29%) Continuous Integration
4 2 (14.29%) Data Analysis
4 2 (14.29%) Data Engineering
4 2 (14.29%) Data Governance
4 2 (14.29%) Data Integration
4 2 (14.29%) Data Modelling
4 2 (14.29%) Digital Marketing
4 2 (14.29%) GAP Analysis
4 2 (14.29%) Process Improvement
4 2 (14.29%) Programme Management
4 2 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (14.29%) Telematics
4 2 (14.29%) Test Automation
4 2 (14.29%) Visualisation
4 2 (14.29%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 4 (28.57%) SQL
2 2 (14.29%) C#
2 2 (14.29%) Python
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.14%) Accessibility
System Software
1 1 (7.14%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (14.29%) Databricks
1 2 (14.29%) SAP
2 1 (7.14%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.14%) Oracle