Public Sector Contract Job Trends in Hatfield

Public Sector
Hertfordshire > Hatfield

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in Hatfield. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 5 11
Rank change year-on-year -11 +6 -
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 6 5 3
As % of all contract jobs in Hatfield 7.50% 17.86% 6.82%
As % of the General category 9.52% 25.00% 15.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £497 - £398
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £531 - £415
75th Percentile £566 - £433
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £566 £494 £575
% change year-on-year +14.53% -14.13% -1.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 3 2
10th Percentile £16.82 - £13.54
25th Percentile £16.92 - £13.59
Median hourly rate £17.35 £15.10 £13.88
Median % change year-on-year +14.87% +8.83% -
75th Percentile £17.64 £15.42 £14.34
90th Percentile £18.54 £15.60 £14.51
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £17.35 £15.10 £18.90
% change year-on-year +14.87% -20.11% +27.64%

All General Skills
Hatfield

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 Hatfield.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 63 20 19
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hatfield 78.75% 71.43% 43.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 8 13
10th Percentile £108 £120 £230
25th Percentile £497 £137 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £528 £450 £420
Median % change year-on-year +17.33% +7.14% -6.67%
75th Percentile £566 £541 £600
90th Percentile £655 £591 £640
Hertfordshire median daily rate £528 £400 £500
% change year-on-year +32.00% -20.00% -0.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 8 4
10th Percentile £16.29 £12.81 £13.61
25th Percentile £16.65 £14.07 £13.78
Median hourly rate £17.35 £15.22 £14.45
Median % change year-on-year +13.96% +5.33% -0.58%
75th Percentile £17.96 £16.37 £15.32
90th Percentile £19.45 £16.76 £16.52
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £42.50 £43.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -1.16% -28.33% +4.35%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Hatfield

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in Hatfield

Public Sector
Daily Rate Trend in Hatfield

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

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

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Trend in Hatfield

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

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

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hatfield 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 2 (33.33%) Spreadsheet
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
General
1 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 3 (50.00%) Finance
3 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (33.33%) Electronics
3 2 (33.33%) Manufacturing
3 2 (33.33%) Marketing
3 2 (33.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (16.67%) Developer
1 1 (16.67%) ServiceNow Developer
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Logistics
2 3 (50.00%) ITSM
3 2 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (33.33%) Digital Marketing
3 2 (33.33%) Programme Management
3 2 (33.33%) Time Management
4 1 (16.67%) Customer Requirements
4 1 (16.67%) Customer Service
4 1 (16.67%) Data Entry
4 1 (16.67%) Data Management
4 1 (16.67%) ERP
4 1 (16.67%) Knowledge Transfer
4 1 (16.67%) Product Strategy
4 1 (16.67%) Project Management
4 1 (16.67%) Risk Management
4 1 (16.67%) Service Management
4 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (16.67%) System Testing
4 1 (16.67%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) Security Cleared
2 2 (33.33%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) SLA
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) SAP
2 3 (50.00%) ServiceNow
3 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
4 1 (16.67%) Computacenter
4 1 (16.67%) Dell
4 1 (16.67%) HP