Public Sector Contract Job Trends in Fife

Public Sector
Scotland > Fife

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in Fife. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 21 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 - 4
Rank change year-on-year - - 0
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Fife 25.00% - 15.38%
As % of the General category 50.00% - 18.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £244
25th Percentile - - £272
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £339
Median % change year-on-year - - -20.29%
75th Percentile - - £400
90th Percentile - - £425
Scotland median daily rate £450 £447 £468
% change year-on-year +0.73% -4.44% +1.08%

All General Skills
Fife

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 Fife.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 2 11 11
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Fife 50.00% 78.57% 84.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 4 4
10th Percentile - - £251
25th Percentile - - £289
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £115 £365
Median % change year-on-year - -68.49% +21.67%
75th Percentile - £207 £425
90th Percentile - £373 £435
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £24.23
25th Percentile - - £28.11
Median hourly rate - £18.51 £35.82
Median % change year-on-year - -48.32% +117.09%
75th Percentile - - £44.79
90th Percentile - - £49.41
Scotland median hourly rate £16.25 £23.50 £19.50
% change year-on-year -30.85% +20.51% +18.18%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Fife

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in Fife

Public Sector
Daily Rate Trend in Fife

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

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

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Trend in Fife

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

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

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Fife 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 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Officer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Information Governance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR