Public Sector Contract Job Trends in Salisbury

Public Sector
Wiltshire > Salisbury

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

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 10 17
Rank change year-on-year +5 +7 -14
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 16 8 4
As % of all contract jobs in Salisbury 26.23% 16.00% 5.00%
As % of the General category 44.44% 25.81% 30.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 6 1
10th Percentile - £310 -
25th Percentile - £313 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £706 £333 £190
Median % change year-on-year +112.33% +75.00% -69.45%
75th Percentile £856 £340 £195
90th Percentile - £411 -
Wiltshire median daily rate £575 £625 £556
% change year-on-year -8.00% +12.36% -3.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £17.39 -
Wiltshire median hourly rate £24.00 £17.39 -
% change year-on-year +38.05% - -

All General Skills
Salisbury

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 Salisbury.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 36 31 13
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Salisbury 59.02% 62.00% 16.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 26 9
10th Percentile £328 £205 £180
25th Percentile £575 £216 £256
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £706 £340 £425
Median % change year-on-year +107.65% -20.00% -26.60%
75th Percentile £856 £462 £550
90th Percentile £1,020 £538 £695
Wiltshire median daily rate £625 £550 £550
% change year-on-year +13.64% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £21.25 £16.39 -
Median hourly rate £22.50 £17.39 -
Median % change year-on-year +29.42% - -
75th Percentile £23.75 £18.38 -
90th Percentile - - -
Wiltshire median hourly rate £22.50 £12.79 £61.00
% change year-on-year +75.92% -79.03% -11.65%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Salisbury

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in Salisbury

Public Sector
Daily Rate Trend in Salisbury

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

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

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Trend in Salisbury

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

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

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Salisbury 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 5 (31.25%) Military
2 4 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 3 (18.75%) Legal
4 2 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 13 (81.25%) Architect
2 8 (50.00%) Enterprise Architect
3 4 (25.00%) Lead
3 4 (25.00%) Lead Architect
4 3 (18.75%) Lead Enterprise Architect
4 3 (18.75%) Senior
5 2 (12.50%) Senior Architect
6 1 (6.25%) Digital Architect
6 1 (6.25%) Records Manager
6 1 (6.25%) Security Architect
6 1 (6.25%) Senior Security Architect
6 1 (6.25%) Senior Technical Architect
6 1 (6.25%) Service Owner
6 1 (6.25%) Technical Architect
Miscellaneous
1 2 (12.50%) CMDB
2 1 (6.25%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (6.25%) Freedom of Information
2 1 (6.25%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (50.00%) ITIL
2 7 (43.75%) Roadmaps
3 6 (37.50%) IT4IT
4 4 (25.00%) Architectural Design
4 4 (25.00%) TOGAF
5 3 (18.75%) Agile
5 3 (18.75%) Enterprise Architecture
5 3 (18.75%) Strategic Roadmap
6 2 (12.50%) Actionable Insight
6 2 (12.50%) Asset Management
6 2 (12.50%) Business Strategy
6 2 (12.50%) Coaching
6 2 (12.50%) Conflict Resolution
6 2 (12.50%) Customer Requirements
6 2 (12.50%) Digital Strategy
6 2 (12.50%) GAP Analysis
6 2 (12.50%) Operations Management
6 2 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 2 (12.50%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 16 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 16 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 6 (37.50%) ISEB
3 5 (31.25%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (6.25%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 1 (6.25%) CEH
4 1 (6.25%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (6.25%) CISM
4 1 (6.25%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (37.50%) COBIT
2 3 (18.75%) HMG Security Policy Framework
2 3 (18.75%) JSP 440
3 1 (6.25%) GDPR
3 1 (6.25%) QA
3 1 (6.25%) SLA
Vendors
1 2 (12.50%) ServiceNow