Public Sector
South Wales > Gwent
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in Gwent. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 20 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | -1 | +3 |
| Contract jobs citing Public Sector | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Gwent | 12.50% | 12.50% | 16.67% |
| As % of the General category | 14.29% | 12.50% | 100.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £540 | £166 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | +225.30% | - |
| South Wales median daily rate | £538 | £331 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +62.30% | -33.77% | +17.65% |
All General Skills
Gwent
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 Gwent.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Gwent | 87.50% | 100.00% | 16.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £450 | £166 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.33% | +171.08% | +0.61% |
| South Wales median daily rate | £413 | £365 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.01% | -14.12% | -5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.61 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £15.72 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £18.18 | £16.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.63% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £19.48 | £20.35 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South Wales median hourly rate | £21.25 | £21.50 | £23.93 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.16% | -10.15% | +107.01% |
Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Gwent
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Public Sector relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Gwent.
Public Sector
Daily Rate Trend in Gwent
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Gwent citing Public Sector.
