Public Sector Contracts in Oxfordshire

Public Sector
South East > Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in Oxfordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 11 7
Rank change year-on-year -5 -4 +3
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 5 17 32
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 4.76% 7.46% 12.80%
As % of the General category 6.76% 15.32% 21.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 8 22
10th Percentile £286 £188 £306
25th Percentile £341 £213 £370
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £255 £450
Median % change year-on-year +71.91% -43.44% -0.55%
75th Percentile £541 £319 £550
90th Percentile £599 £501 £629
South East median daily rate £538 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +19.44% -10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 3 1
10th Percentile £21.38 - -
25th Percentile £22.18 £46.25 £48.50
Median hourly rate £25.00 £47.50 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -47.37% -3.06% +3.16%
75th Percentile £26.50 £49.38 £49.50
90th Percentile - £49.75 -
South East median hourly rate £25.00 £58.30 £29.00
% change year-on-year -57.12% +101.03% +45.00%

All General Skills
Oxfordshire

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 Oxfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 74 111 148
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 70.48% 48.68% 59.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 41 69 86
10th Percentile £250 £150 £253
25th Percentile £363 £263 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £485
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -7.22% +2.11%
75th Percentile £575 £500 £575
90th Percentile £688 £585 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £488 £500
% change year-on-year +2.56% -2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 25 12
10th Percentile £13.08 £16.17 £22.05
25th Percentile £18.91 £19.25 £25.09
Median hourly rate £25.00 £26.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% - +36.84%
75th Percentile £32.89 £50.00 £32.30
90th Percentile £46.66 £65.00 £47.78
South East median hourly rate £24.18 £45.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year -46.27% -5.26% +137.50%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

Job postings citing Public Sector as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in Oxfordshire

Public Sector
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in Oxfordshire.

Daily rate trend for Public Sector in Oxfordshire

Public Sector
Daily Rate Histogram in Oxfordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in Oxfordshire over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Public Sector in Oxfordshire

Public Sector
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in Oxfordshire.

Hourly rate trend for Public Sector in Oxfordshire

Public Sector
Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire

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 Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 2 May 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
Oxford -2 3 - - 5
Public Sector
South East

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxfordshire by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (20.00%) Apache
1 1 (20.00%) Tomcat
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Eclipse
General
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Local Government
3 1 (20.00%) Electronics
3 1 (20.00%) Finance
3 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
3 1 (20.00%) Marketing
3 1 (20.00%) Military
3 1 (20.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) ICT Officer
2 1 (20.00%) Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Commercial Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Developer
2 1 (20.00%) ICT Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Operations Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Senior
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Commercial Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Systems Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (20.00%) CSS
1 1 (20.00%) HTML
1 1 (20.00%) JSP
1 1 (20.00%) XML
1 1 (20.00%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (20.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (20.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (20.00%) Business Case
1 1 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) Capacity Management
1 1 (20.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (20.00%) Contract Management
1 1 (20.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 1 (20.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (20.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (20.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (20.00%) ITIL
1 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (20.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (20.00%) Project Management
1 1 (20.00%) Risk Identification and Mitigation
1 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (20.00%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) Java
1 1 (20.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
Systems Management
1 1 (20.00%) SCCM
1 1 (20.00%) SCOM
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (20.00%) SAP
2 1 (20.00%) ServiceNow
2 1 (20.00%) SolarWinds