Public Sector Contracts in Leicester

Public Sector
Leicestershire > Leicester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in Leicester. 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 13 5 19
Rank change year-on-year -8 +14 -6
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 6 17 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leicester 7.79% 15.04% 5.36%
As % of the General category 12.50% 37.78% 11.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 8 6
10th Percentile £484 £294 £388
25th Percentile £515 £396 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £585 £563 £425
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +32.35% -10.53%
75th Percentile £639 £631 £438
90th Percentile £661 £680 -
Leicestershire median daily rate £585 £563 £425
% change year-on-year +4.00% +32.35% -10.53%

All General Skills
Leicester

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 Leicester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 48 45 51
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicester 62.34% 39.82% 45.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 33 42
10th Percentile £250 £211 £292
25th Percentile £256 £315 £358
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £419 £420
Median % change year-on-year +13.37% -0.24% -6.67%
75th Percentile £547 £575 £474
90th Percentile £671 £645 £608
Leicestershire median daily rate £330 £318 £420
% change year-on-year +3.94% -24.40% -3.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 4
10th Percentile - £13.20 £16.22
25th Percentile £21.25 £15.38 £18.05
Median hourly rate £22.50 £20.50 £21.41
Median % change year-on-year +9.76% -4.25% -50.59%
75th Percentile £23.75 £25.38 £35.00
90th Percentile - £27.40 £55.25
Leicestershire median hourly rate £22.50 £21.50 £21.41
% change year-on-year +4.65% +0.42% -38.83%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester

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

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in Leicester

Public Sector
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leicester

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

Daily rate trend for Public Sector in Leicester

Public Sector
Daily Rate Histogram in Leicester

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

Daily rate histogram for Public Sector in Leicester

Public Sector
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Leicester

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

Hourly rate trend for Public Sector in Leicester

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) 3G
1 1 (16.67%) 3GPP
1 1 (16.67%) 4G
1 1 (16.67%) 5G
1 1 (16.67%) DNS
1 1 (16.67%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
1 1 (16.67%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
1 1 (16.67%) Firewall
1 1 (16.67%) IPsec
1 1 (16.67%) LTE
1 1 (16.67%) Network Security
1 1 (16.67%) Radio Access Network
General
1 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Architect
2 2 (33.33%) Chief Architect
2 2 (33.33%) Network Architect
3 1 (16.67%) Cisco Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) Cisco Network Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) Developer
3 1 (16.67%) Network Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) Salesforce Developer
3 1 (16.67%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) CSS
1 1 (16.67%) HTML
1 1 (16.67%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Hybrid Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (16.67%) Artificial Intelligence
2 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
2 1 (16.67%) Configuration Management
2 1 (16.67%) Customer Service
2 1 (16.67%) ITIL
2 1 (16.67%) Machine Learning
2 1 (16.67%) Proactive Management
2 1 (16.67%) Project Delivery
2 1 (16.67%) Project Management
2 1 (16.67%) Value Proposition
2 1 (16.67%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) Apex Code
1 1 (16.67%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (16.67%) CCNP
3 1 (16.67%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (16.67%) DBS Check
3 1 (16.67%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Cisco
2 1 (16.67%) F5
2 1 (16.67%) Juniper
2 1 (16.67%) Salesforce
2 1 (16.67%) SolarWinds