Public Sector
South East > Home Counties
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in the Home Counties. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 8 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +18 |
| Contract jobs citing Public Sector | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Home Counties | - | - | 4.17% |
| As % of the General category | - | - | 8.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £408 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £415 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -26.39% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £423 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median daily rate | £538 | £450 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.44% | -8.16% | -2.00% |
All General Skills
Home Counties
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 the Home Counties.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Home Counties | 57.14% | 37.50% | 50.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £390 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £515 | £445 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £490 | £530 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.55% | +6.00% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £545 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £680 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £497 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.70% | -0.70% | - |
Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in the Home Counties
Job postings citing Public Sector as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Home Counties.
Public Sector
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Home Counties
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in the Home Counties.