Public Sector Contract Job Trends in Livingston

Public Sector
West Lothian > Livingston

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in Livingston. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 9 10
Rank change year-on-year +3 +1 +4
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 3 2 7
As % of all contract jobs in Livingston 15.00% 6.90% 12.50%
As % of the General category 18.75% 8.70% 15.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 7
10th Percentile £204 - £113
25th Percentile £238 £513 £118
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £525 £175
Median % change year-on-year -42.86% +200.00% -57.58%
75th Percentile £363 £538 £400
90th Percentile £396 - £415
West Lothian median daily rate £300 £525 £175
% change year-on-year -42.86% +200.00% -57.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £17.08 - -
Median hourly rate £17.15 - -
75th Percentile £17.23 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Lothian median hourly rate £17.15 - -

All General Skills
Livingston

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 Livingston.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 16 23 44
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Livingston 80.00% 79.31% 78.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 11 32
10th Percentile £54 £61 £118
25th Percentile £54 - £129
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £163 £130 £288
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -54.78% -28.13%
75th Percentile £388 £290 £491
90th Percentile £443 £435 £587
West Lothian median daily rate £163 £130 £288
% change year-on-year +25.00% -54.78% -28.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 3 3
10th Percentile £17.12 £13.15 £19.05
25th Percentile £17.19 £14.13 £20.25
Median hourly rate £17.30 £16.50 £26.50
Median % change year-on-year +4.85% -37.74% +76.67%
75th Percentile - £24.00 £59.13
90th Percentile - £28.05 £76.15
West Lothian median hourly rate £17.30 £16.50 £26.50
% change year-on-year +4.85% -37.74% +76.67%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Livingston

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in Livingston

Public Sector
Daily Rate Trend in Livingston

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

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

Public Sector
Daily Rate Histogram in Livingston

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in Livingston over the 6 months to 29 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Public Sector in Livingston

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Trend in Livingston

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

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

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Livingston 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 (33.33%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) Oracle Reports
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Installations Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) IT Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) IT Manager
1 1 (33.33%) IT Project Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Freedom of Information
1 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
1 1 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Unix
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
1 1 (33.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) ITIL
1 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2
1 2 (66.67%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Application Packaging
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Requirements
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 1 (33.33%) ITSM
2 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
2 1 (33.33%) Performance Management
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Management
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Resource Management
2 1 (33.33%) Server Management
2 1 (33.33%) Service Continuity Management
2 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Service Management
2 1 (33.33%) Supplier Management
2 1 (33.33%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Accessibility
1 1 (33.33%) COBIT
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Oracle
1 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow