Public Sector Contract Job Trends in Oxford

Public Sector
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in Oxford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 6 8
Rank change year-on-year -3 +2 +4
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 2 3 7
As % of all contract jobs in Oxford 4.00% 10.71% 7.87%
As % of the General category 7.69% 14.29% 17.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 4
10th Percentile £519 - £284
25th Percentile £528 - £334
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £475 £375
Median % change year-on-year +18.42% +26.67% -31.82%
75th Percentile £603 - £467
90th Percentile £616 - £611
Oxfordshire median daily rate £425 £475 £438
% change year-on-year -10.53% +8.57% -4.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £25.00 -
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £22.00 £25.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year -12.00% -47.37% -

All General Skills
Oxford

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 Oxford.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 26 21 39
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxford 52.00% 75.00% 43.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 12 31
10th Percentile £208 £266 £214
25th Percentile £319 £459 £349
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £513 £375
Median % change year-on-year -17.07% +36.67% -16.67%
75th Percentile £525 £597 £497
90th Percentile £555 £696 £556
Oxfordshire median daily rate £450 £500 £425
% change year-on-year -10.00% +17.65% -8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 3 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £15.62 £23.50 -
Median hourly rate £20.93 £25.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.29% -3.85% +8.33%
75th Percentile £26.05 £37.00 -
90th Percentile £27.67 £43.30 -
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £22.13 £35.00 £19.50
% change year-on-year -36.76% +79.49% -22.00%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in Oxford

Public Sector
Daily Rate Trend in Oxford

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

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

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Trend in Oxford

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

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

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Business Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Head of PMO
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Programme Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) PMO