Public Sector Contracts in Kent

Public Sector
South East > Kent

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in Kent. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 7 10
Rank change year-on-year -4 +3 +25
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 10 23 24
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Kent 9.52% 11.39% 10.96%
As % of the General category 15.63% 29.11% 20.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 17 23
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £205 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 £205 £205
Median % change year-on-year +34.15% - -61.86%
75th Percentile £444 - -
90th Percentile £550 - £300
South East median daily rate £538 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +19.44% -10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £22.39 - -
25th Percentile £31.45 - -
Median hourly rate £47.38 £24.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +97.42% - -
75th Percentile £64.17 - -
90th Percentile £73.73 - -
South East median hourly rate £25.00 £58.30 £29.00
% change year-on-year -57.12% +101.03% +45.00%

All General Skills
Kent

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 Kent.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 64 79 116
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent 60.95% 39.11% 52.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 58 79
10th Percentile £200 - £175
25th Percentile £208 £205 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 £424 £330
Median % change year-on-year -35.10% +28.41% -34.00%
75th Percentile £473 £550 £625
90th Percentile £663 £675 £788
South East median daily rate £500 £488 £500
% change year-on-year +2.56% -2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 8 7
10th Percentile £18.22 £11.25 £37.48
25th Percentile £21.00 £11.40 £42.32
Median hourly rate £22.00 £17.75 £56.24
Median % change year-on-year +23.94% -68.44% +63.51%
75th Percentile £80.10 £66.74 £57.12
90th Percentile £88.58 £72.65 £61.35
South East median hourly rate £23.34 £45.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year -48.13% -5.26% +137.50%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Job postings citing Public Sector as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in Kent

Public Sector
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Kent

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in Kent.

Daily rate trend for Public Sector in Kent

Public Sector
Daily Rate Histogram in Kent

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in Kent over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Public Sector in Kent

Public Sector
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Kent

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in Kent.

Hourly rate trend for Public Sector in Kent

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Histogram in Kent

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Public Sector in Kent over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Public Sector in Kent

Public Sector
Contract Job Locations in Kent

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 Kent region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Maidstone - 2 £450 - 42
Stansted 0 1 - -
Public Sector
South East

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 3 (30.00%) Firewall
2 2 (20.00%) LAN
2 2 (20.00%) WAN
3 1 (10.00%) BGP
3 1 (10.00%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (10.00%) IPsec
3 1 (10.00%) OSPF
3 1 (10.00%) Structured Cabling
General
1 7 (70.00%) Manufacturing
2 4 (40.00%) Electronics
2 4 (40.00%) Finance
2 4 (40.00%) Marketing
2 4 (40.00%) Telecoms
3 3 (30.00%) Social Skills
4 1 (10.00%) Aerospace
4 1 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (10.00%) Avionics
4 1 (10.00%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (10.00%) Front Office
4 1 (10.00%) Local Government
4 1 (10.00%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (30.00%) Desktop Engineer
1 3 (30.00%) Desktop Support
1 3 (30.00%) Desktop Support Engineer
1 3 (30.00%) Support Engineer
2 2 (20.00%) Network Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Architect
3 1 (10.00%) Embedded Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Information Officer
3 1 (10.00%) Information Security Officer
3 1 (10.00%) Project Manager
3 1 (10.00%) Security Officer
3 1 (10.00%) Systems Architect
Miscellaneous
1 4 (40.00%) NHS
2 1 (10.00%) Data Centre
2 1 (10.00%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (10.00%) FPGA
2 1 (10.00%) Manufacturing Execution System
2 1 (10.00%) Verilog
2 1 (10.00%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 3 (30.00%) Windows
1 3 (30.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (40.00%) Business Intelligence
1 4 (40.00%) Digital Marketing
1 4 (40.00%) Programme Management
2 2 (20.00%) Computer Science
2 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (10.00%) Agile
3 1 (10.00%) BCP
3 1 (10.00%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (10.00%) Cyber Resilience
3 1 (10.00%) Data Loss Prevention
3 1 (10.00%) Data Management
3 1 (10.00%) Ethical Hacking
3 1 (10.00%) Information Security
3 1 (10.00%) Project Management
3 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (10.00%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (10.00%) C
1 1 (10.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 6 (60.00%) Security Cleared
2 5 (50.00%) SC Cleared
3 4 (40.00%) Degree
4 2 (20.00%) CCNP
4 2 (20.00%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (10.00%) CEH
5 1 (10.00%) CISSP
5 1 (10.00%) CompTIA Security+
5 1 (10.00%) Master's Degree
5 1 (10.00%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) GDPR
1 1 (10.00%) HIPAA
1 1 (10.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (10.00%) MIL-STD-1553
Vendors
1 4 (40.00%) SAP
2 2 (20.00%) Aruba
2 2 (20.00%) CheckPoint
2 2 (20.00%) Cisco
2 2 (20.00%) Palo Alto
3 1 (10.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (10.00%) NEC