Public Sector Contract Job Trends in High Wycombe

Public Sector
Buckinghamshire > High Wycombe

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in High Wycombe. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 30 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in High Wycombe 11.11% - -
As % of the General category 33.33% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £443 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £445 - -
75th Percentile £448 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £548 £412 £510
% change year-on-year +32.97% -19.26% +13.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £25.04 - -
Median hourly rate £25.08 - -
75th Percentile £25.11 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £25.08 £18.70 £20.00
% change year-on-year +34.09% -6.50% +17.65%

All General Skills
High Wycombe

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 High Wycombe.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 6 5 8
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in High Wycombe 33.33% 55.56% 61.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 1
10th Percentile £464 £288 -
25th Percentile £495 £325 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £400 £530
Median % change year-on-year +43.75% -24.53% -13.40%
75th Percentile £678 £475 -
90th Percentile £751 £513 -
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £462 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -7.60% - +8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £25.04 - £12.25
Median hourly rate £25.08 £14.42 £12.50
Median % change year-on-year +73.89% +15.36% -
75th Percentile £25.11 - £12.75
90th Percentile - - -
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £29.61 £18.70 £23.88
% change year-on-year +58.34% -21.68% +40.44%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in High Wycombe

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in High Wycombe

Public Sector
Daily Rate Trend in High Wycombe

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in High Wycombe citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Trend in High Wycombe

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in High Wycombe citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in High Wycombe 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Deployment Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Data Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Translating Business Requirements
2 1 (50.00%) Workflow
2 1 (50.00%) Workflow Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft