Public Sector Contracts in the South West

Public Sector
England > South West

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

6 months to
2 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 7 8
Rank change year-on-year -2 +1 -3
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 229 385 539
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 12.85% 11.70% 15.56%
As % of the General category 22.32% 22.84% 33.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 147 273 432
10th Percentile £309 £413 £327
25th Percentile £419 £488 £468
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £556
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +7.87% +11.25%
75th Percentile £614 £675 £668
90th Percentile £718 £775 £723
England median daily rate £513 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.38% - +2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 16 5
10th Percentile £14.41 £13.13 £20.45
25th Percentile £18.13 £15.32 £21.25
Median hourly rate £22.03 £16.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +33.52% -58.75% -37.01%
75th Percentile £27.95 £27.75 £42.50
90th Percentile £33.00 £34.53 £46.05
England median hourly rate £25.08 £26.00 £21.00
% change year-on-year -3.56% +23.81% +5.00%

All General Skills
South West

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 the South West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,026 1,686 1,617
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 57.58% 51.22% 46.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 624 1,010 1,165
10th Percentile £213 £260 £300
25th Percentile £355 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £606 £638 £645
90th Percentile £675 £713 £725
England median daily rate £520 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -2.80% -2.73% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 78 290 120
10th Percentile £14.13 £13.62 £16.48
25th Percentile £15.31 £23.63 £31.07
Median hourly rate £27.52 £45.00 £56.91
Median % change year-on-year -38.84% -20.93% +35.50%
75th Percentile £58.65 £70.56 £65.81
90th Percentile £69.13 £75.00 £87.75
England median hourly rate £27.45 £32.90 £30.00
% change year-on-year -16.55% +9.65% +25.23%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in the South West

Public Sector
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

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

Daily rate trend for Public Sector in the South West

Public Sector
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in the South West over the 6 months to 2 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Public Sector in the South West

Public Sector
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in the South West.

Hourly rate trend for Public Sector in the South West

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Public Sector in the South West over the 6 months to 2 July 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Public Sector in the South West

Public Sector
Contract Job Locations in the South West

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 West region over the 6 months to 2 July 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
Bristol +4 90 £450 -14.29% 208
Wiltshire -1 78 £575 -11.54% 61
Devon -1 19 £500 -9.09% 55
Dorset +9 15 £550 -4.35% 27
Gloucestershire +14 13 £250 -54.55% 131
Somerset -10 7 £620 +3.77% 92
Public Sector
England

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 16 (6.99%) Confluence
2 8 (3.49%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.18%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (1.31%) Skype for Business
5 2 (0.87%) Apache
6 1 (0.44%) IIS
Applications
1 18 (7.86%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (3.93%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (2.62%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.44%) Adobe After Effects
5 1 (0.44%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.44%) Adobe Premiere
5 1 (0.44%) CATIA
5 1 (0.44%) CINEMA 4D
5 1 (0.44%) Final Cut Pro
5 1 (0.44%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.44%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 3 (1.31%) Primavera
2 2 (0.87%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (0.87%) Oracle Payroll
3 1 (0.44%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (0.44%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 36 (15.72%) Azure
2 30 (13.10%) AWS
3 11 (4.80%) Azure DevOps
3 11 (4.80%) Serverless
4 10 (4.37%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (3.06%) GCP
6 6 (2.62%) GitHub
6 6 (2.62%) OCI
7 4 (1.75%) Amazon S3
7 4 (1.75%) AWS Lambda
7 4 (1.75%) Azure Pipelines
7 4 (1.75%) Dynamics 365
7 4 (1.75%) SaaS
8 3 (1.31%) Google Sheets
9 2 (0.87%) AWS Step Functions
9 2 (0.87%) Azure Event Grid
9 2 (0.87%) Azure Functions
9 2 (0.87%) Azure Sentinel
9 2 (0.87%) Power Platform
10 1 (0.44%) AWS CodePipeline
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.62%) DNS
2 5 (2.18%) Firewall
2 5 (2.18%) Skype
2 5 (2.18%) VPN
3 4 (1.75%) DHCP
3 4 (1.75%) Unified Communications
4 1 (0.44%) BGP
4 1 (0.44%) OSPF
4 1 (0.44%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.44%) VLAN
4 1 (0.44%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.49%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.75%) Metadata
3 3 (1.31%) MongoDB
3 3 (1.31%) MySQL
3 3 (1.31%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.87%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.87%) Oracle Database
4 2 (0.87%) Power BI
4 2 (0.87%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.44%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.44%) DynamoDB
5 1 (0.44%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 23 (10.04%) JIRA
2 4 (1.75%) Bitbucket
3 3 (1.31%) Cypress.io
3 3 (1.31%) Git
4 2 (0.87%) GitLab
4 2 (0.87%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.44%) Atlassian Bamboo
General
1 67 (29.26%) Social Skills
2 57 (24.89%) Finance
3 37 (16.16%) Telecoms
4 36 (15.72%) Electronics
4 36 (15.72%) Manufacturing
4 36 (15.72%) Marketing
5 28 (12.23%) Analytical Skills
6 25 (10.92%) Military
7 8 (3.49%) Police
8 7 (3.06%) Fire and Rescue
9 5 (2.18%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (2.18%) Influencing Skills
9 5 (2.18%) Legal
9 5 (2.18%) Local Government
10 4 (1.75%) Law
10 4 (1.75%) Retail
11 3 (1.31%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.87%) Organisational Skills
13 1 (0.44%) Aviation
13 1 (0.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 28 (12.23%) Lead
2 27 (11.79%) Developer
3 18 (7.86%) Consultant
4 17 (7.42%) Architect
5 13 (5.68%) Senior
6 12 (5.24%) Support Engineer
7 11 (4.80%) C# Developer
8 10 (4.37%) Analyst
8 10 (4.37%) Azure Developer
9 9 (3.93%) Virtualisation Engineer
10 8 (3.49%) Applications Support
10 8 (3.49%) Project Manager
10 8 (3.49%) Software Developer
11 7 (3.06%) Administrator
11 7 (3.06%) Applications Engineer
11 7 (3.06%) Applications Support Engineer
11 7 (3.06%) Delivery Manager
11 7 (3.06%) Security Consultant
12 6 (2.62%) Azure Engineer
12 6 (2.62%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (5.68%) .NET
2 9 (3.93%) Flash
3 7 (3.06%) CSS
3 7 (3.06%) HTML
4 5 (2.18%) AngularJS
4 5 (2.18%) AWS CDK
4 5 (2.18%) Node.js
5 4 (1.75%) .NET Core
5 4 (1.75%) Oracle Fusion
6 3 (1.31%) FastAPI
6 3 (1.31%) Kafka
6 3 (1.31%) OpenID
7 2 (0.87%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.87%) OpenAPI
7 2 (0.87%) Swagger
8 1 (0.44%) LAMP
8 1 (0.44%) LDAP
8 1 (0.44%) SOAP
8 1 (0.44%) Web Services
8 1 (0.44%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 20 (8.73%) Management Information System
2 10 (4.37%) Product Ownership
3 9 (3.93%) Clustering
4 6 (2.62%) Hybrid Cloud
4 6 (2.62%) Onboarding
5 5 (2.18%) PKI
6 4 (1.75%) Data Centre
6 4 (1.75%) Legacy Systems
6 4 (1.75%) Renewable Energy
6 4 (1.75%) Security Posture
7 3 (1.31%) CMDB
7 3 (1.31%) Cyber Threat
8 2 (0.87%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (0.87%) Cyber Security Posture
8 2 (0.87%) Security Operations Centre
8 2 (0.87%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (0.87%) Social Media
9 1 (0.44%) Cloud Security Posture
9 1 (0.44%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 1 (0.44%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 29 (12.66%) Windows
2 9 (3.93%) Windows Server
3 7 (3.06%) Linux
3 7 (3.06%) Windows 10
4 5 (2.18%) Windows 7
5 4 (1.75%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.87%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.44%) Android
7 1 (0.44%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.44%) Oracle Linux
7 1 (0.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.44%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.44%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (23.58%) Agile
2 40 (17.47%) Business Intelligence
3 38 (16.59%) Programme Management
4 36 (15.72%) Digital Marketing
4 36 (15.72%) Project Management
5 35 (15.28%) Service Management
6 22 (9.61%) Migration
7 21 (9.17%) DevOps
8 19 (8.30%) Critical Thinking
8 19 (8.30%) ITIL
9 18 (7.86%) Computer Science
9 18 (7.86%) Continuous Improvement
9 18 (7.86%) Problem-Solving
9 18 (7.86%) Waterfall
10 17 (7.42%) Stakeholder Management
11 15 (6.55%) Artificial Intelligence
11 15 (6.55%) CI/CD
11 15 (6.55%) Service Delivery
11 15 (6.55%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 15 (6.55%) System Testing
Programming Languages
1 16 (6.99%) C#
1 16 (6.99%) Python
2 14 (6.11%) JavaScript
3 13 (5.68%) SQL
4 11 (4.80%) PowerShell
5 4 (1.75%) Bash
5 4 (1.75%) TypeScript
6 3 (1.31%) Java
7 2 (0.87%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.44%) C++
8 1 (0.44%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.44%) PHP
8 1 (0.44%) R
Qualifications
1 160 (69.87%) Security Cleared
2 120 (52.40%) SC Cleared
3 49 (21.40%) DV Cleared
4 29 (12.66%) Degree
5 13 (5.68%) CISSP
6 11 (4.80%) Master's Degree
6 11 (4.80%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 10 (4.37%) CESG Certified Professional
7 10 (4.37%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (3.93%) CCNA
9 7 (3.06%) Azure Certification
9 7 (3.06%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (2.18%) CISA
10 5 (2.18%) CLAS
10 5 (2.18%) ITIL Certification
11 4 (1.75%) CISM
12 2 (0.87%) MCSA
12 2 (0.87%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.87%) PMI Certification
12 2 (0.87%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (5.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (4.37%) RMADS
3 8 (3.49%) JSP 440
3 8 (3.49%) PMO
4 7 (3.06%) Data Quality
4 7 (3.06%) NIST
5 6 (2.62%) QA
6 5 (2.18%) NCSC
7 3 (1.31%) Accessibility
7 3 (1.31%) Def Stans
8 2 (0.87%) GDPR
9 1 (0.44%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.44%) GRC
9 1 (0.44%) PMBOK
9 1 (0.44%) SLA
9 1 (0.44%) WCAG
System Software
1 18 (7.86%) VMware Infrastructure
2 10 (4.37%) Active Directory
3 9 (3.93%) Docker
3 9 (3.93%) VMware ESXi
3 9 (3.93%) VMware NSX
4 5 (2.18%) Hyper-V
5 3 (1.31%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (1.31%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.44%) RACF
6 1 (0.44%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.44%) VMware Workstation
6 1 (0.44%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 18 (7.86%) Terraform
2 9 (3.93%) Kubernetes
2 9 (3.93%) vCenter Server
3 8 (3.49%) Ansible
4 3 (1.31%) MIIS
4 3 (1.31%) WSUS
5 2 (0.87%) Data Guard
5 2 (0.87%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.87%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 2 (0.87%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.44%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.44%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.44%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.44%) Puppet
6 1 (0.44%) QRadar
Vendors
1 36 (15.72%) SAP
2 34 (14.85%) Microsoft
3 19 (8.30%) VMware
4 18 (7.86%) Oracle
5 14 (6.11%) Atlassian
6 11 (4.80%) Cisco
7 10 (4.37%) Google
8 5 (2.18%) SolarWinds
9 4 (1.75%) ServiceNow
10 3 (1.31%) Juniper
10 3 (1.31%) Splunk
10 3 (1.31%) Veeam
10 3 (1.31%) Workday
11 2 (0.87%) MobileIron
11 2 (0.87%) MuleSoft
12 1 (0.44%) F5
12 1 (0.44%) Foundry
12 1 (0.44%) Infoblox
12 1 (0.44%) Palo Alto
12 1 (0.44%) Talend