Public Sector Contract Job Trends in Kidlington

Public Sector
Oxfordshire > Kidlington

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in Kidlington. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 3 5
Rank change year-on-year 0 +2 -3
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 5 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in Kidlington 41.67% 28.57% 13.33%
As % of the General category 45.45% 33.33% 16.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 2
10th Percentile £221 £616 £471
25th Percentile £253 £622 £484
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £312 £638 £538
Median % change year-on-year -51.02% +18.60% -
75th Percentile £378 £647 £609
90th Percentile £414 £649 £634
Oxfordshire median daily rate £380 £550 £500
% change year-on-year -30.91% +10.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £20.82 - -
Median hourly rate £22.27 - -
75th Percentile £23.71 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £22.27 - £59.00

All General Skills
Kidlington

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 Kidlington.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 11 6 12
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kidlington 91.67% 85.71% 80.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 4 12
10th Percentile £200 - £276
25th Percentile £200 £500 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £563 £491
Median % change year-on-year -24.44% +14.68% -
75th Percentile £475 £641 £650
90th Percentile - £646 £695
Oxfordshire median daily rate £438 £450 £444
% change year-on-year -2.78% +1.41% -1.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £16.90 - -
25th Percentile £19.42 - -
Median hourly rate £23.71 - -
75th Percentile £26.05 - -
90th Percentile £27.67 - -
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £25.15 £45.50 £26.00
% change year-on-year -44.72% +74.98% +45.25%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Kidlington

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in Kidlington

Public Sector
Daily Rate Trend in Kidlington

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Kidlington citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Daily Rate Histogram in Kidlington

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in Kidlington over the 6 months to 25 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Public Sector in Kidlington

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Trend in Kidlington

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Kidlington citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kidlington 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 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (20.00%) MS Visio
Communications & Networking
1 2 (40.00%) Network Security
General
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Network Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Network Security Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Security Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Senior
2 1 (20.00%) Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Network Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Network Security Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) CMDB
1 1 (20.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (20.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) ITIL
2 1 (20.00%) Asset Management
2 1 (20.00%) Business Case
2 1 (20.00%) Change Management
2 1 (20.00%) Configuration Management
2 1 (20.00%) Data Analysis
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (60.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) ISO 9001
1 1 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) CheckPoint
1 2 (40.00%) Cisco
1 2 (40.00%) Fortinet
1 2 (40.00%) SolarWinds
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft