Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS)
England > South East
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term PACS in contract job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited PACS over the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
17 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
183 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing PACS |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the South East |
0.11% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category |
0.38% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£481 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£488 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£563 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£623 |
- |
- |
| England median daily rate |
£490 |
£160 |
£350 |
| % change year-on-year |
+206.09% |
-54.29% |
+7.69% |
PACS falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the South East.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills |
1,325 |
1,202 |
1,556 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East |
30.34% |
31.79% |
31.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
880 |
700 |
971 |
| 10th Percentile |
£204 |
£242 |
£205 |
| 25th Percentile |
£364 |
£380 |
£350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£492 |
£523 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-5.79% |
+4.50% |
-3.85% |
| 75th Percentile |
£600 |
£625 |
£611 |
| 90th Percentile |
£676 |
£700 |
£688 |
| England median daily rate |
£513 |
£550 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
-6.68% |
- |
-4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
84 |
53 |
94 |
| 10th Percentile |
£12.50 |
£17.80 |
£19.12 |
| 25th Percentile |
£16.31 |
£24.18 |
£24.57 |
| Median hourly rate |
£24.50 |
£35.00 |
£53.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-30.00% |
-33.96% |
+60.61% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65.23 |
£58.75 |
£63.29 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80.70 |
£71.77 |
£77.85 |
| England median hourly rate |
£28.06 |
£37.50 |
£43.92 |
| % change year-on-year |
-25.17% |
-14.62% |
+25.39% |
PACS
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing PACS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.
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Daily Rate Trend in the South East
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing PACS.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the South East
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PACS in the South East over the 6 months to 17 December 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the South East
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing PACS.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:
