Public Sector Contracts in Essex

Public Sector
East of England > Essex

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in Essex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 20 3
Rank change year-on-year +3 -17 +3
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 2 9 45
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Essex 2.53% 4.07% 18.91%
As % of the General category 4.26% 7.63% 31.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 8 31
10th Percentile - £194 £105
25th Percentile - £245 £196
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £425 £316
Median % change year-on-year - +34.49% -36.16%
75th Percentile - £640 £506
90th Percentile - £657 £575
East of England median daily rate £388 £375 £575
% change year-on-year +3.33% -34.78% +27.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - £70.43
25th Percentile - - £76.70
Median hourly rate £14.84 £40.31 £87.78
Median % change year-on-year -63.19% -54.08% -
75th Percentile - - £98.23
90th Percentile - - £104.13
East of England median hourly rate £20.50 £15.79 £18.90
% change year-on-year +29.83% -16.46% +30.34%

All General Skills
Essex

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 Essex.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 47 118 142
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex 59.49% 53.39% 59.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 68 95
10th Percentile £216 £250 £188
25th Percentile £317 £300 £255
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% -5.56% -7.22%
75th Percentile £475 £588 £533
90th Percentile £515 £641 £615
East of England median daily rate £500 £475 £479
% change year-on-year +5.26% -0.78% +6.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 15 9
10th Percentile - £10.42 £20.79
25th Percentile £13.25 £16.50 £22.50
Median hourly rate £21.00 £35.65 £44.53
Median % change year-on-year -41.09% -19.94% +107.12%
75th Percentile £30.00 £64.25 £62.50
90th Percentile £38.00 £78.50 £76.61
East of England median hourly rate £31.21 £38.12 £21.00
% change year-on-year -18.13% +81.52% +44.83%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in Essex

Public Sector
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Essex

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

Daily rate trend for Public Sector in Essex

Public Sector
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Essex

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

Hourly rate trend for Public Sector in Essex

Public Sector
Contract Job Locations in Essex

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 Essex region over the 6 months to 2 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
Benfleet - 1 - -
Public Sector
East of England

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex 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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 2 (100.00%) Local Government
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Legal
2 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Category Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Executive Assistant
1 1 (50.00%) Procurement Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Freedom of Information
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Cost Optimisation
1 1 (50.00%) E-Procurement
1 1 (50.00%) ERP
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Supplier Relationship Management
1 1 (50.00%) Supply Chain Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft