Public Sector Contract Job Trends in Merseyside

Public Sector
North West > Merseyside

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in Merseyside. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 23 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 8 11
Rank change year-on-year -7 +3 -8
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 33 22 19
As % of all contract jobs in Merseyside 9.62% 12.02% 9.41%
As % of the General category 17.46% 21.15% 19.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 13 10
10th Percentile £510 £383 £152
25th Percentile £513 £510 £293
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £450
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +22.22% -10.00%
75th Percentile £685 £775 £522
90th Percentile £734 - £586
North West median daily rate £510 £475 £493
% change year-on-year +7.37% -3.65% -6.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 2 4
10th Percentile £24.72 - -
25th Percentile - £21.02 £18.03
Median hourly rate £25.38 £21.27 £27.03
Median % change year-on-year +19.32% -21.32% -3.80%
75th Percentile - £21.52 £37.00
90th Percentile - - £38.80
North West median hourly rate £25.38 £21.27 £23.00
% change year-on-year +19.32% -7.52% +36.50%

All General Skills
Merseyside

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 general skills in Merseyside.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 189 104 100
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Merseyside 55.10% 56.83% 49.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 86 61 55
10th Percentile £139 £180 £155
25th Percentile £213 £393 £209
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £475 £400
Median % change year-on-year +2.63% +18.75% -20.00%
75th Percentile £592 £550 £526
90th Percentile £690 £688 £588
North West median daily rate £500 £470 £500
% change year-on-year +6.50% -6.10% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 12 10
10th Percentile £14.93 - £17.97
25th Percentile - £12.21 £19.08
Median hourly rate £25.38 £17.44 £27.69
Median % change year-on-year +45.53% -37.01% +51.71%
75th Percentile £43.96 £18.08 £39.06
90th Percentile - £21.37 £54.00
North West median hourly rate £35.00 £28.75 £32.95
% change year-on-year +21.74% -12.74% +23.86%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in Merseyside

Public Sector
Daily Rate Trend in Merseyside

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

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

Public Sector
Daily Rate Histogram in Merseyside

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in Merseyside over the 6 months to 23 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Public Sector in Merseyside

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Trend in Merseyside

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

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

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Histogram in Merseyside

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Public Sector in Merseyside over the 6 months to 23 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Public Sector in Merseyside

Public Sector
Contract Job Locations in Merseyside

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 Merseyside region over the 6 months to 23 August 2026. 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
Liverpool -11 24 £525 -4.55% 4
Public Sector
North West

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (9.09%) SharePoint
2 2 (6.06%) WordPress
Business Applications
1 1 (3.03%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 11 (33.33%) Dynamics 365
1 11 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (21.21%) Azure
3 5 (15.15%) Azure DevOps
4 4 (12.12%) Microsoft Copilot
5 3 (9.09%) OneDrive
6 2 (6.06%) OCI
7 1 (3.03%) Azure Functions
7 1 (3.03%) Azure Logic Apps
7 1 (3.03%) Azure Service Bus
7 1 (3.03%) Entra ID
7 1 (3.03%) Power Automate
7 1 (3.03%) Power Platform
7 1 (3.03%) PowerApps
7 1 (3.03%) Serverless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.03%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 1 (3.03%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 10 (30.30%) Social Skills
2 9 (27.27%) Local Government
3 8 (24.24%) Finance
4 6 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (9.09%) Legal
6 2 (6.06%) Military
6 2 (6.06%) Police
7 1 (3.03%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (3.03%) Marketing
7 1 (3.03%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 11 (33.33%) Tester
2 7 (21.21%) Lead
3 4 (12.12%) Artificial Intelligence Consultant
3 4 (12.12%) Consultant
3 4 (12.12%) Developer
4 2 (6.06%) ICT Manager
4 2 (6.06%) Java Developer
4 2 (6.06%) Release Manager
4 2 (6.06%) Test Manager
5 1 (3.03%) Architect
5 1 (3.03%) Delivery Manager
5 1 (3.03%) Digital Delivery Manager
5 1 (3.03%) Java Software Developer
5 1 (3.03%) Product Manager
5 1 (3.03%) Senior Developer
5 1 (3.03%) Senior Java Developer
5 1 (3.03%) Software Developer
5 1 (3.03%) Solutions Architect
5 1 (3.03%) Web Developer
5 1 (3.03%) WordPress Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (6.06%) GraphQL
1 2 (6.06%) Spring
1 2 (6.06%) Spring Boot
1 2 (6.06%) Spring MVC
2 1 (3.03%) CSS
2 1 (3.03%) HTML
2 1 (3.03%) HTML5 Canvas
2 1 (3.03%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 5 (15.15%) Taxonomies
2 3 (9.09%) Housing Association
3 1 (3.03%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.03%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (33.33%) ERP
2 9 (27.27%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 9 (27.27%) Risk Management
3 5 (15.15%) Budget Management
3 5 (15.15%) Change Management
3 5 (15.15%) Collaborative Working
3 5 (15.15%) DevOps
3 5 (15.15%) Project Management
3 5 (15.15%) Regression Testing
3 5 (15.15%) Resource Management
3 5 (15.15%) Service Delivery
3 5 (15.15%) Strategic Thinking
3 5 (15.15%) Target Operating Model
3 5 (15.15%) Test Automation
4 4 (12.12%) Technical Architecture
4 4 (12.12%) User Acceptance Testing
5 3 (9.09%) Defect Management
5 3 (9.09%) Performance Testing
5 3 (9.09%) Test Strategy
5 3 (9.09%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.06%) Java
1 2 (6.06%) JavaScript
1 2 (6.06%) PHP
2 1 (3.03%) C#
2 1 (3.03%) PowerShell
2 1 (3.03%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (12.12%) Security Cleared
2 3 (9.09%) Degree
2 3 (9.09%) SC Cleared
3 2 (6.06%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (3.03%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (15.15%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 10 (30.30%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.06%) Oracle
3 1 (3.03%) OpenAI