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 27 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 11 4
Rank change year-on-year -7 -7 +2
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 24 18 41
As % of all contract jobs in Merseyside 8.00% 11.32% 17.98%
As % of the General category 13.19% 18.95% 34.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 9 16
10th Percentile £463 £400 £333
25th Percentile - £525 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £650 £425
Median % change year-on-year -21.54% +52.94% -14.14%
75th Percentile £734 £775 £450
90th Percentile - - £556
North West median daily rate £500 £465 £493
% change year-on-year +7.53% -5.68% -1.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 2 20
10th Percentile - - £14.11
25th Percentile - £21.02 £14.50
Median hourly rate £25.38 £21.27 £16.00
Median % change year-on-year +19.32% +32.94% -41.18%
75th Percentile - £21.52 £22.05
90th Percentile - - £34.39
North West median hourly rate £25.38 £21.27 £16.00
% change year-on-year +19.32% +32.94% -17.95%

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 182 95 118
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Merseyside 60.67% 59.75% 51.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 71 58 55
10th Percentile £135 £159 £148
25th Percentile £300 £363 £210
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £435 £470 £420
Median % change year-on-year -7.45% +11.90% -16.00%
75th Percentile £588 £550 £494
90th Percentile £638 £663 £588
North West median daily rate £475 £464 £493
% change year-on-year +2.43% -5.89% -1.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 13 32
10th Percentile £19.63 - £14.50
25th Percentile - £12.21 £15.50
Median hourly rate £25.38 £17.44 £17.75
Median % change year-on-year +45.53% -1.75% +1.43%
75th Percentile - £20.00 £34.32
90th Percentile £43.96 £21.52 £37.18
North West median hourly rate £35.82 £29.54 £22.00
% change year-on-year +21.28% +34.25% -8.62%

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 27 June 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
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 27 June 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 -12 15 £510 -21.54% 9
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 (12.50%) SharePoint
2 1 (4.17%) WordPress
Applications
1 1 (4.17%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (4.17%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (4.17%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 12 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 10 (41.67%) Dynamics 365
3 8 (33.33%) Azure
4 6 (25.00%) Azure DevOps
5 4 (16.67%) Microsoft Copilot
6 3 (12.50%) OneDrive
7 1 (4.17%) Azure Functions
7 1 (4.17%) Azure Logic Apps
7 1 (4.17%) Azure Service Bus
7 1 (4.17%) Entra ID
7 1 (4.17%) Power Automate
7 1 (4.17%) Power Platform
7 1 (4.17%) PowerApps
7 1 (4.17%) SaaS
7 1 (4.17%) Serverless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.17%) Metadata
General
1 9 (37.50%) Local Government
2 8 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 4 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (12.50%) Finance
5 2 (8.33%) Military
6 1 (4.17%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (4.17%) Legal
6 1 (4.17%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 11 (45.83%) Tester
2 4 (16.67%) Developer
3 3 (12.50%) Artificial Intelligence Consultant
3 3 (12.50%) Consultant
4 2 (8.33%) Java Developer
4 2 (8.33%) Senior
4 2 (8.33%) Senior Developer
4 2 (8.33%) Software Developer
5 1 (4.17%) Analyst
5 1 (4.17%) Architect
5 1 (4.17%) Business Continuity Manager
5 1 (4.17%) Business Manager
5 1 (4.17%) Disaster Recovery Manager
5 1 (4.17%) Java Software Developer
5 1 (4.17%) Senior Java Developer
5 1 (4.17%) Senior Software Developer
5 1 (4.17%) Service Desk Analyst
5 1 (4.17%) Solutions Architect
5 1 (4.17%) Technical Writer
5 1 (4.17%) WordPress Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (12.50%) Spring
1 3 (12.50%) Spring Boot
1 3 (12.50%) Spring MVC
2 1 (4.17%) GraphQL
2 1 (4.17%) HTML5 Canvas
Miscellaneous
1 3 (12.50%) Housing Association
2 1 (4.17%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (4.17%) Management Information System
2 1 (4.17%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.17%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (37.50%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 6 (25.00%) DevOps
3 4 (16.67%) Agile
3 4 (16.67%) Regression Testing
3 4 (16.67%) Technical Architecture
4 3 (12.50%) Coaching
4 3 (12.50%) Defect Management
4 3 (12.50%) Mentoring
4 3 (12.50%) MVC
4 3 (12.50%) Performance Testing
4 3 (12.50%) Test Automation
4 3 (12.50%) User Acceptance Testing
5 2 (8.33%) ERP
5 2 (8.33%) Supplier Management
5 2 (8.33%) Test Strategy
5 2 (8.33%) Workflow
6 1 (4.17%) Application Packaging
6 1 (4.17%) Business Continuity
6 1 (4.17%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (4.17%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 3 (12.50%) Java
2 1 (4.17%) C#
2 1 (4.17%) JavaScript
2 1 (4.17%) PHP
2 1 (4.17%) PowerShell
2 1 (4.17%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (20.83%) Security Cleared
2 4 (16.67%) SC Cleared
3 1 (4.17%) DBS Check
3 1 (4.17%) Degree
3 1 (4.17%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 1 (4.17%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (4.17%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (25.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (4.17%) GDPR
2 1 (4.17%) IFRS
2 1 (4.17%) IFRS 17
2 1 (4.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (4.17%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (4.17%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 12 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.17%) OpenAI
2 1 (4.17%) ServiceNow