Public Sector Contract Job Trends in Kensington and Chelsea

Public Sector
Central London > Kensington and Chelsea

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in Kensington and Chelsea. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 27 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 - 3
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 4 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Kensington and Chelsea 25.00% - 16.67%
As % of the General category 40.00% - 20.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £400 - -
25th Percentile £475 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - £400
75th Percentile £750 - -
90th Percentile £840 - -
Central London median daily rate £548 £525 £503
% change year-on-year +4.29% +4.48% +0.50%

All General Skills
Kensington and Chelsea

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 Kensington and Chelsea.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 10 4 5
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kensington and Chelsea 62.50% 100.00% 83.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 1 2
10th Percentile £370 - £276
25th Percentile £463 £425 £297
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £338
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +33.33% +68.75%
75th Percentile £900 £475 £372
90th Percentile - - £389
Central London median daily rate £575 £550 £575
% change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 2
10th Percentile - £30.15 £27.20
25th Percentile - £31.78 £28.17
Median hourly rate - £34.48 £29.78
Median % change year-on-year - +15.78% -
75th Percentile - - £31.39
90th Percentile - - £32.36
Central London median hourly rate £25.07 £34.00 £27.00
% change year-on-year -26.28% +25.93% -1.82%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Kensington and Chelsea

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in Kensington and Chelsea

Public Sector
Daily Rate Trend in Kensington and Chelsea

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Kensington and Chelsea citing Public Sector.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Kensington and Chelsea citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Daily Rate Histogram in Kensington and Chelsea

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in Kensington and Chelsea over the 6 months to 27 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Public Sector in Kensington and Chelsea

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Trend in Kensington and Chelsea

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Kensington and Chelsea citing Public Sector.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Kensington and Chelsea citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Contract Job Locations in Kensington and Chelsea

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Public Sector within the Kensington and Chelsea region over the 6 months to 27 August 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Chelsea - 4 £600 -
Kensington - 4 £600 - 1
Public Sector
Central London

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kensington and Chelsea 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Network Security
General
1 3 (75.00%) Finance
1 3 (75.00%) Local Government
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (25.00%) Analyst
1 1 (25.00%) Architect
1 1 (25.00%) Business Analyst
1 1 (25.00%) Enterprise Architect
1 1 (25.00%) Lead
1 1 (25.00%) PMO Lead
1 1 (25.00%) Project Manager
1 1 (25.00%) Senior
1 1 (25.00%) Senior Analyst
1 1 (25.00%) Senior Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) Architecture Governance
2 1 (25.00%) Architecture Roadmap
2 1 (25.00%) Change Management
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Data Cleansing
2 1 (25.00%) Data Extraction
2 1 (25.00%) Data Migration
2 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (25.00%) Network Architecture
2 1 (25.00%) Portfolio Management
2 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (25.00%) Security Architecture
2 1 (25.00%) Technology Roadmap
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) GDPR
1 1 (25.00%) PMO