Public Sector Contracts in West Sussex

Public Sector
South East > West Sussex

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

6 months to
6 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 30 3
Rank change year-on-year +12 -27 +6
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 14 8 85
As % of all contract jobs advertised in West Sussex 7.82% 3.40% 26.48%
As % of the General category 13.73% 6.45% 43.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 7 80
10th Percentile £293 £358 £200
25th Percentile £377 £401 £414
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £456 £460 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.82% -8.00% -7.41%
75th Percentile £514 £494 £518
90th Percentile £515 £525 £689
South East median daily rate £525 £475 £488
% change year-on-year +10.53% -2.66% -2.40%

All General Skills
West Sussex

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 Sussex.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 102 124 194
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Sussex 56.98% 52.77% 60.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 66 76 167
10th Percentile £170 £200 £200
25th Percentile £200 £372 £372
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £445 £468 £485
Median % change year-on-year -4.81% -3.51% -7.27%
75th Percentile £550 £504 £563
90th Percentile £638 £575 £698
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 12 5
10th Percentile £15.50 £18.20 £15.31
25th Percentile £15.91 £20.11 -
Median hourly rate £18.82 £21.50 £22.16
Median % change year-on-year -12.47% -2.98% +23.11%
75th Percentile £20.69 £29.00 £23.13
90th Percentile £35.23 - £25.26
South East median hourly rate £18.87 £45.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -58.07% -10.00% +150.00%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

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

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in West Sussex

Public Sector
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in West Sussex

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

Daily rate trend for Public Sector in West Sussex

Public Sector
Daily Rate Histogram in West Sussex

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

Daily rate histogram for Public Sector in West Sussex

Public Sector
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in West Sussex

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

Hourly rate trend for Public Sector in West Sussex

Public Sector
Contract Job Locations in West Sussex

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 Sussex region over the 6 months to 6 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
Worthing +7 6 £514 +43.58%
Crawley +7 3 £438 -16.67% 4
Public Sector
South East

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Sussex 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:

Business Applications
1 7 (50.00%) SAP BRIM
1 7 (50.00%) SAP Hybris
1 7 (50.00%) SAP PSCD
Cloud Services
1 7 (50.00%) SAP Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.14%) Network Security
General
1 10 (71.43%) Social Skills
2 8 (57.14%) Finance
2 8 (57.14%) Telecoms
3 7 (50.00%) Billing
4 1 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (7.14%) Electronics
4 1 (7.14%) Manufacturing
4 1 (7.14%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 7 (50.00%) Consultant
1 7 (50.00%) Functional Consultant
1 7 (50.00%) SAP Consultant
1 7 (50.00%) SAP Functional Consultant
2 3 (21.43%) Head of Digital
3 2 (14.29%) Head of Delivery
3 2 (14.29%) Product Owner
4 1 (7.14%) Analyst
4 1 (7.14%) Technical Product Owner
4 1 (7.14%) Test Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 4 (28.57%) NHS
2 2 (14.29%) Product Ownership
3 1 (7.14%) LIMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (50.00%) Revenue Management
1 7 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
2 3 (21.43%) Business Strategy
2 3 (21.43%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (21.43%) Digital Strategy
2 3 (21.43%) Risk Management
3 2 (14.29%) Product Management
3 2 (14.29%) Project Delivery
3 2 (14.29%) Roadmaps
3 2 (14.29%) Strategic Roadmap
4 1 (7.14%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (7.14%) CRM
4 1 (7.14%) Digital Marketing
4 1 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (7.14%) Product Strategy
4 1 (7.14%) Programme Management
4 1 (7.14%) Security Operations
4 1 (7.14%) Service Delivery
4 1 (7.14%) Service Design
4 1 (7.14%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 3 (21.43%) Security Cleared
2 1 (7.14%) BPSS Clearance
Vendors
1 8 (57.14%) SAP