Public Sector Contract Job Trends in West End of London

Public Sector
Central London > West End of London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in West End of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 13 16
Rank change year-on-year +8 +3 -14
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 3 2 3
As % of all contract jobs in West End of London 8.82% 3.39% 3.49%
As % of the General category 15.00% 6.67% 6.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 3
10th Percentile £545 - £380
25th Percentile £556 £613 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £625 £450
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +38.89% -16.67%
75th Percentile £631 £638 £486
90th Percentile £635 - £508
Central London median daily rate £520 £524 £515
% change year-on-year -0.72% +1.70% -1.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £25.04 - -
Median hourly rate £25.08 - -
75th Percentile £25.11 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median hourly rate £20.27 £90.00 £18.00
% change year-on-year -77.48% +400.00% -20.88%

All General Skills
West End of London

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 West End of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 20 30 48
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West End of London 58.82% 50.85% 55.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 19 39
10th Percentile £280 £155 £178
25th Percentile £450 £421 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £500 £495
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% +1.01% -8.33%
75th Percentile £750 £552 £663
90th Percentile £797 £619 £700
Central London median daily rate £550 £585 £600
% change year-on-year -5.98% -2.50% +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 3 1
10th Percentile £27.61 - -
25th Percentile £31.46 - -
Median hourly rate £38.26 £35.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.31% +34.62% -
75th Percentile £45.40 £38.63 -
90th Percentile £49.46 £40.80 -
Central London median hourly rate £28.50 £35.00 £19.00
% change year-on-year -18.57% +84.21% -50.00%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in West End of London

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in West End of London

Public Sector
Daily Rate Trend in West End of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West End of London citing Public Sector.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West End of London citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Trend in West End of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West End of London citing Public Sector.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West End of London citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Contract Job Locations in West End of London

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 West End of London region over the 6 months to 24 October 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
Westminster - 3 £600 -
Public Sector
Central London

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West End of London 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (33.33%) Power Automate
1 1 (33.33%) Power Platform
1 1 (33.33%) PowerApps
General
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Developer
1 1 (33.33%) Lean Practitioner
1 1 (33.33%) Software Developer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence
1 1 (33.33%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 1 (33.33%) Lean Six Sigma
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Secure Coding
2 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Six Sigma
2 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Six Sigma Black Belt
2 1 (33.33%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft