Public Sector Contract Job Trends in Stevenage

Public Sector
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in Stevenage. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 32 47
Rank change year-on-year -7 +15 -3
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 5 2 9
As % of all contract jobs in Stevenage 1.36% 1.49% 1.83%
As % of the General category 2.78% 2.60% 2.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 2 8
10th Percentile - £514 £335
25th Percentile £450 £516 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £538 £545
Median % change year-on-year -11.63% -1.38% -19.32%
75th Percentile £625 £566 £625
90th Percentile - £571 £700
Hertfordshire median daily rate £463 £550 £540
% change year-on-year -15.91% +1.85% +13.68%

All General Skills
Stevenage

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 Stevenage.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 180 77 328
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage 48.78% 57.46% 66.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 64 17 21
10th Percentile £413 £346 £300
25th Percentile £450 £450 £333
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £496 £525 £400
Median % change year-on-year -5.52% +31.25% -
75th Percentile £629 £625 £550
90th Percentile £738 £630 £600
Hertfordshire median daily rate £496 £550 £400
% change year-on-year -9.82% +37.50% -23.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 91 38 225
10th Percentile £25.94 £31.64 £38.12
25th Percentile £40.00 £42.19 £40.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year - +30.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £70.00 £74.69 £60.00
90th Percentile £77.00 £81.11 £65.00
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £27.96 £55.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -49.16% +10.00% -16.67%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in Stevenage

Public Sector
Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Daily Rate Histogram in Stevenage

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in Stevenage over the 6 months to 30 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Public Sector in Stevenage

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stevenage 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:

Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Project
1 2 (40.00%) Trello
Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) Asana
General
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Law
2 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (20.00%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Project Manager
2 2 (40.00%) Integration Manager
2 2 (40.00%) Integration Project Manager
2 2 (40.00%) IT Manager
2 2 (40.00%) IT Project Manager
2 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared Project Manager
2 2 (40.00%) Senior
2 2 (40.00%) Senior IT Manager
2 2 (40.00%) Senior IT Project Manager
2 2 (40.00%) Senior Manager
2 2 (40.00%) Senior Project Manager
2 2 (40.00%) Systems Integration Manager
2 2 (40.00%) Systems Integration Project Manager
2 2 (40.00%) Systems Manager
3 1 (20.00%) Product Owner
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Robotics
1 2 (40.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (20.00%) Life Science
2 1 (20.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Agile
2 2 (40.00%) AI
2 2 (40.00%) Analytics
2 2 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (40.00%) Data Analytics
2 2 (40.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 2 (40.00%) Emotional Intelligence
2 2 (40.00%) Logistics
2 2 (40.00%) PRINCE2
2 2 (40.00%) Programme Management
2 2 (40.00%) Project Management
3 1 (20.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Product Backlog
3 1 (20.00%) Product Requirements
3 1 (20.00%) Product Vision
3 1 (20.00%) Software Assurance
3 1 (20.00%) Sprint Planning
3 1 (20.00%) Sprint Review
3 1 (20.00%) Technical Debt
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) Degree
2 2 (40.00%) PMI Certification
2 2 (40.00%) PMP
2 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) 21 CFR Part 11
1 1 (20.00%) GxP
1 1 (20.00%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft