Public Sector Contracts in South Lanarkshire

Public Sector
Scotland > South Lanarkshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in South Lanarkshire. 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 1 3 4
Rank change year-on-year +2 +1 -1
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 4 66 39
As % of all contract jobs advertised in South Lanarkshire 100.00% 50.00% 40.21%
As % of the General category 100.00% 79.52% 65.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 12 37
10th Percentile - £321 £400
25th Percentile £435 £506 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £600 £450
Median % change year-on-year -21.67% +33.33% +2.27%
75th Percentile £505 £713 -
90th Percentile - £750 £500
Scotland median daily rate £450 £470 £460
% change year-on-year -4.26% +2.17% +5.14%

All General Skills
South Lanarkshire

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 South Lanarkshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 4 83 60
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Lanarkshire 100.00% 62.88% 61.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 26 52
10th Percentile - £285 £400
25th Percentile £435 £478 £422
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £600 £450
Median % change year-on-year -21.67% +33.33% -
75th Percentile £505 £688 £480
90th Percentile - £750 £629
Scotland median daily rate £463 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -2.53% - +3.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £16.71 -
Scotland median hourly rate £22.44 £18.27 £18.50
% change year-on-year +22.81% -1.24% -28.85%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in South Lanarkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in South Lanarkshire

Public Sector
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in South Lanarkshire

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

Daily rate trend for Public Sector in South Lanarkshire

Public Sector
Contract Job Locations in South Lanarkshire

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 South Lanarkshire 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
East Kilbride +2 4 £470 -21.67%
Public Sector
Scotland

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Lanarkshire 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:

General
1 1 (25.00%) Military
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Lead
1 2 (50.00%) Senior
2 1 (25.00%) Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Business Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Security Officer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Contract Management
1 2 (50.00%) Service Delivery
1 2 (50.00%) Supplier Management
2 1 (25.00%) Business Case
2 1 (25.00%) Business Process Modelling
2 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (25.00%) Human Resource Management
2 1 (25.00%) Logistics
2 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Target Operating Model
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared