Public Sector
Bedfordshire > Luton
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in Luton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 31 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 32 | 16 | 17 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -16 | +1 | +5 |
| Contract jobs citing Public Sector | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Luton | 1.91% | 8.04% | 6.38% |
| As % of the General category | 2.52% | 10.00% | 9.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £344 | £454 |
| 25th Percentile | £553 | £409 | £462 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £555 | £469 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.40% | -14.77% | +100.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £558 | £508 | £623 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £516 | £638 |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate | £358 | £488 | £483 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.67% | +1.04% | +75.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £57.50 | - |
| Bedfordshire median hourly rate | - | £57.50 | - |
All General Skills
Luton
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 Luton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 119 | 90 | 61 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton | 75.80% | 80.36% | 64.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 63 | 58 | 40 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £344 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £453 | £409 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £580 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £644 | £596 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £665 | £626 |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate | £554 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.75% | - | +2.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 22 | 7 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £62.75 | £18.95 | £58.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £69.38 | £31.25 | £63.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £86.50 | £55.65 | £72.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +55.44% | -23.24% | +132.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £91.13 | £61.25 | £81.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £91.50 | £70.25 | £86.50 |
| Bedfordshire median hourly rate | £84.50 | £50.00 | £72.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +69.00% | -31.03% | +21.85% |
Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Luton
Job postings citing Public Sector as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Luton.
Public Sector
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Luton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in Luton.
Public Sector
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Luton
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in Luton.
Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Luton 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: