Public Sector Contract Job Trends 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 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 - 3
Rank change year-on-year - - 0
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 7 0 68
As % of all contract jobs in South Lanarkshire 29.17% - 41.72%
As % of the General category 46.67% - 74.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 15
10th Percentile - - £255
25th Percentile - - £378
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - £600
Median % change year-on-year - - +33.33%
75th Percentile - - £660
90th Percentile - - £700
Scotland median daily rate £450 £445 £475
% change year-on-year +1.12% -6.32% +1.17%

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 general skills in South Lanarkshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 15 3 91
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Lanarkshire 62.50% 60.00% 55.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 32
10th Percentile £349 - £259
25th Percentile £478 - £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £500 £600
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -16.67% +33.33%
75th Percentile £619 - £667
90th Percentile £743 - £700
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £480
% change year-on-year - -6.25% +1.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £16.71
Scotland median hourly rate £17.87 £24.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year -25.54% -7.69% +50.05%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in South Lanarkshire

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in South Lanarkshire

Public Sector
Daily Rate Trend in South Lanarkshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Lanarkshire citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Trend in South Lanarkshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in South Lanarkshire citing Public Sector

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 February 2026. 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 - 7 £550 - 2
Public Sector
Scotland

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Lanarkshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (14.29%) Confluence
1 1 (14.29%) Exchange Server 2013
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (28.57%) DNS
1 2 (28.57%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) JIRA
General
1 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (28.57%) Military
1 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) Analyst
2 2 (28.57%) Service Analyst
2 2 (28.57%) Service Desk Analyst
2 2 (28.57%) SOC Analyst
3 1 (14.29%) Architect
3 1 (14.29%) Lead
3 1 (14.29%) OAT Tester
3 1 (14.29%) Solutions Architect
3 1 (14.29%) Test Leader
3 1 (14.29%) Tester
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Cyberattack
1 2 (28.57%) Management Information System
1 2 (28.57%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (14.29%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 3 (42.86%) Linux
1 3 (42.86%) Windows
2 1 (14.29%) Windows 10
2 1 (14.29%) Windows Server
2 1 (14.29%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (57.14%) Agile
3 3 (42.86%) DevOps
3 3 (42.86%) ITIL
4 2 (28.57%) Computer Science
4 2 (28.57%) Cybersecurity
4 2 (28.57%) Incident Response
4 2 (28.57%) Security Operations
4 2 (28.57%) SIEM
4 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (14.29%) Architecture Roadmap
5 1 (14.29%) Business Strategy
5 1 (14.29%) Containerisation
5 1 (14.29%) Customer Service
5 1 (14.29%) Operational Acceptance Testing
5 1 (14.29%) Problem Management
5 1 (14.29%) Roadmaps
5 1 (14.29%) Software Testing
5 1 (14.29%) Test Management
5 1 (14.29%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 1 (14.29%) Bash
1 1 (14.29%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 5 (71.43%) SC Cleared
3 2 (28.57%) CompTIA CySA+
3 2 (28.57%) CompTIA Security+
3 2 (28.57%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (28.57%) Degree
4 1 (14.29%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (28.57%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft
1 2 (28.57%) Splunk