Public Sector Contract Job Trends in Northamptonshire

Public Sector
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

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

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 37 26
Rank change year-on-year +8 -11 +1
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 3 10 12
As % of all contract jobs in Northamptonshire 1.14% 3.28% 4.49%
As % of the General category 2.14% 4.33% 6.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 9 10
10th Percentile - £295 £349
25th Percentile - £355 £379
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £400 £423
Median % change year-on-year - -5.33% +30.00%
75th Percentile - £600 £488
90th Percentile - £615 £509
East Midlands median daily rate £450 £410 £447
% change year-on-year +9.76% -8.28% -29.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Median hourly rate £18.00 - -
East Midlands median hourly rate £16.98 £25.08 £15.10
% change year-on-year -32.28% +66.06% -

All General Skills
Northamptonshire

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 Northamptonshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 140 231 175
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northamptonshire 53.23% 75.74% 65.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 69 214 122
10th Percentile £300 £309 £314
25th Percentile £384 £355 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £401 £413
Median % change year-on-year +5.99% -2.85% -16.62%
75th Percentile £538 £451 £500
90th Percentile £633 £537 £595
East Midlands median daily rate £486 £408 £445
% change year-on-year +19.33% -8.43% -11.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 4 2
10th Percentile - - £26.42
25th Percentile £12.85 - £31.39
Median hourly rate £17.20 £21.39 £40.85
Median % change year-on-year -19.59% -47.64% -19.90%
75th Percentile £21.22 - £50.39
90th Percentile £47.50 - £55.41
East Midlands median hourly rate £17.50 £21.39 £17.66
% change year-on-year -18.19% +21.12% -35.78%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in Northamptonshire

Public Sector
Daily Rate Trend in Northamptonshire

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

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

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Trend in Northamptonshire

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

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

Public Sector
Contract Job Locations in Northamptonshire

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 Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 6 October 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
Northampton +14 1 - - 2
Public Sector
East Midlands

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Oracle EBS
1 1 (33.33%) Oracle ERP
General
1 2 (66.67%) Fire and Rescue
1 2 (66.67%) Police
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Finance Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Finance Project Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Oracle Project Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Project Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Senior
1 1 (33.33%) Senior Finance Project Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Senior Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Data Protection Act
1 2 (66.67%) Freedom of Information
1 2 (66.67%) Freedom of Information Act
1 2 (66.67%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Case Management
1 2 (66.67%) Data Protection
1 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
1 2 (66.67%) Records Management
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
2 1 (33.33%) Budgeting
2 1 (33.33%) ERP
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Governance
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Supplier Management
2 1 (33.33%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) ACCA
1 1 (33.33%) CIMA
1 1 (33.33%) CIPFA
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Oracle