Public Sector Contract Job Trends in Hemel Hempstead

Public Sector
Hertfordshire > Hemel Hempstead

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in Hemel Hempstead. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 8 20
Rank change year-on-year +1 +12 -2
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 4 2 3
As % of all contract jobs in Hemel Hempstead 11.11% 7.69% 3.75%
As % of the General category 16.67% 14.29% 12.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £568
25th Percentile £363 - £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - £600
Median % change year-on-year - - -11.11%
75th Percentile £388 - £675
90th Percentile - - £713
Hertfordshire median daily rate £425 £513 £463
% change year-on-year -17.07% +10.81% -21.08%

All General Skills
Hemel Hempstead

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 Hemel Hempstead.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 24 14 24
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hemel Hempstead 66.67% 53.85% 30.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 12 21
10th Percentile - £365 £363
25th Percentile £363 £397 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -4.35% -10.44%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £650
90th Percentile £618 - £750
Hertfordshire median daily rate £525 £475 £475
% change year-on-year +10.53% - -7.32%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Hemel Hempstead

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in Hemel Hempstead

Public Sector
Daily Rate Trend in Hemel Hempstead

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hemel Hempstead citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Trend in Hemel Hempstead

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hemel Hempstead citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hemel Hempstead 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 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (25.00%) Spreadsheet
Communications & Networking
1 2 (50.00%) DWDM
1 2 (50.00%) SDH
2 1 (25.00%) SAN
Development Applications
1 2 (50.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 2 (50.00%) Telecoms
2 1 (25.00%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Architect
1 2 (50.00%) Solutions Architect
1 2 (50.00%) Telecoms Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Data Centre
2 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Windows
1 1 (25.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (50.00%) ArchiMate
2 2 (50.00%) Architecture Governance
2 2 (50.00%) Boundary Protection
2 2 (50.00%) BPMN
2 2 (50.00%) Customer Requirements
2 2 (50.00%) Enterprise Architecture
2 2 (50.00%) ITIL
2 2 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 2 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 2 (50.00%) TOGAF
3 1 (25.00%) Asset Management
3 1 (25.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 1 (25.00%) Migration
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (25.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Cisco
1 2 (50.00%) F5
1 2 (50.00%) IBM
1 2 (50.00%) Juniper
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (50.00%) Nokia
1 2 (50.00%) Palo Alto
2 1 (25.00%) VMware