Public Sector Contract Job Trends in North Wales

Public Sector
Wales > North Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in North Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 9 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 5 5
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 -2
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 12 5 4
As % of all contract jobs in North Wales 21.82% 14.29% 23.53%
As % of the General category 50.00% 35.71% 28.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 1 3
10th Percentile - - £138
25th Percentile £155 - £161
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £164 £247 £200
Median % change year-on-year -33.79% +23.66% +11.73%
75th Percentile £170 - £369
90th Percentile £173 - £470
Wales median daily rate £325 £180 £300
% change year-on-year +80.66% -40.03% -29.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 2 0
10th Percentile - £30.73 -
25th Percentile £20.50 £31.82 -
Median hourly rate £21.00 £33.64 -
Median % change year-on-year -37.57% - -
75th Percentile £21.50 £35.46 -
90th Percentile - £36.55 -
Wales median hourly rate £21.00 £26.25 £27.50
% change year-on-year -20.00% -4.55% +10.00%

All General Skills
North Wales

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 North Wales.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 24 14 14
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in North Wales 43.64% 40.00% 82.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 4 8
10th Percentile - £160 £177
25th Percentile £155 £199 £228
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £169 £220 £475
Median % change year-on-year -23.30% -53.68% +165.36%
75th Percentile £183 £227 £550
90th Percentile £226 £239 -
Wales median daily rate £375 £368 £418
% change year-on-year +2.04% -11.98% -12.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 3 0
10th Percentile - £20.51 -
25th Percentile £20.50 £24.07 -
Median hourly rate £21.00 £30.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% - -
75th Percentile £22.40 £33.64 -
90th Percentile £26.80 £35.82 -
Wales median hourly rate £19.19 £24.00 £26.58
% change year-on-year -20.04% -9.72% +31.34%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in North Wales

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in North Wales

Public Sector
Daily Rate Trend in North Wales

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in North Wales citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Trend in North Wales

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in North Wales citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Contract Job Locations in North Wales

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 North Wales region over the 6 months to 9 November 2025. 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
Conwy +1 6 - -
Wrexham - 5 £160 - 2
Gwynedd -2 1 £168 -
Public Sector
Wales

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in North Wales 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 6 (50.00%) SharePoint
2 5 (41.67%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (41.67%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 11 (91.67%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (50.00%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 5 (41.67%) Cisco IOS
1 5 (41.67%) Skype
General
1 12 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 6 (50.00%) Electronics
2 6 (50.00%) Finance
2 6 (50.00%) Manufacturing
2 6 (50.00%) Marketing
2 6 (50.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 6 (50.00%) 1st Line Support
1 6 (50.00%) Desktop Support
1 6 (50.00%) IT Support
2 1 (8.33%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
2 1 (8.33%) 2nd Line Support
Miscellaneous
1 6 (50.00%) Onboarding
2 5 (41.67%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 5 (41.67%) Android
1 5 (41.67%) Mac OS
1 5 (41.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (58.33%) Migration
2 6 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 6 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
2 6 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (50.00%) Programme Management
3 5 (41.67%) Computer Science
3 5 (41.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (41.67%) Customer Service
3 5 (41.67%) Infrastructure Management
3 5 (41.67%) ITIL
3 5 (41.67%) Logistics
3 5 (41.67%) Service Delivery
3 5 (41.67%) Software Licensing
4 1 (8.33%) Workflow
4 1 (8.33%) Workflow Management
Qualifications
1 5 (41.67%) Degree
1 5 (41.67%) ITIL Certification
2 1 (8.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (8.33%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 5 (41.67%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 11 (91.67%) Microsoft
2 6 (50.00%) SAP
3 5 (41.67%) Cisco