Public Sector
Hampshire > Southampton
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in Southampton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +5 | +14 |
| Contract jobs citing Public Sector | 22 | 21 | 12 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Southampton | 20.37% | 12.43% | 7.79% |
| As % of the General category | 32.84% | 24.14% | 15.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 12 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £416 | £204 | £167 |
| 25th Percentile | £510 | £205 | £176 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £250 | £275 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +110.00% | -9.09% | -45.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £400 | £431 |
| 90th Percentile | £620 | £499 | £524 |
| Hampshire median daily rate | £563 | £507 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.00% | -3.48% | -2.78% |
All General Skills
Southampton
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 Southampton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 67 | 87 | 77 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton | 62.04% | 51.48% | 50.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 42 | 35 | 53 |
| 10th Percentile | £208 | £205 | £227 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £315 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £438 | £488 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.26% | -11.36% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £539 | £650 | £606 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £707 | £730 |
| Hampshire median daily rate | £514 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.55% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £75.00 | £23.15 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +223.97% | +2.89% |
| Hampshire median hourly rate | £56.25 | £57.35 | £57.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.92% | -0.26% | +187.50% |
Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Job postings citing Public Sector as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Southampton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in Southampton.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Southampton
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in Southampton over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in Southampton.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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: