Public Sector Contract Job Trends 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 7 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 15 26
Rank change year-on-year -6 +11 -24
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 37 15 8
As % of all contract jobs in West Sussex 9.39% 7.73% 4.12%
As % of the General category 16.30% 13.89% 7.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 12 7
10th Percentile £396 £368 £358
25th Percentile £459 £423 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £513 £460
Median % change year-on-year -8.43% +11.58% -8.00%
75th Percentile £508 £516 £494
90th Percentile £568 £527 £511
South East median daily rate £500 £525 £513
% change year-on-year -4.76% +2.44% +2.50%

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 general skills in West Sussex.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 227 108 106
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Sussex 57.61% 55.67% 54.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 124 71 70
10th Percentile £170 £170 £199
25th Percentile £261 £200 £360
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.72%
75th Percentile £538 £550 £527
90th Percentile £646 £638 £600
South East median daily rate £518 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +3.50% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 22 5
10th Percentile £39.70 £14.02 £24.45
25th Percentile £43.56 £15.52 £27.00
Median hourly rate £55.00 £18.82 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year +192.24% -32.79% +18.62%
75th Percentile £60.00 £20.69 £29.00
90th Percentile - £35.23 £35.75
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £18.82 £57.35
% change year-on-year +152.39% -67.18% +14.70%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in West Sussex

Public Sector
Daily Rate Trend in West Sussex

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Daily Rate Histogram in West Sussex

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in West Sussex over the 6 months to 7 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Public Sector in West Sussex

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Trend in West Sussex

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing Public Sector

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 7 August 2026. 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 +3 22 £470 -8.75% 7
Crawley +1 12 £550 +22.22% 1
Horsham - 1 - - 2
Public Sector
South East

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex 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 (5.41%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 20 (54.05%) SAP PSCD
2 8 (21.62%) SAP BRIM
2 8 (21.62%) SAP Hybris
3 3 (8.11%) SAP FI
3 3 (8.11%) SAP FI-CA
4 1 (2.70%) Infor SunSystems
4 1 (2.70%) SAP FI-AR
4 1 (2.70%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 10 (27.03%) SAP Commerce Cloud
2 4 (10.81%) AWS
3 3 (8.11%) Azure
4 1 (2.70%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (2.70%) GCP
4 1 (2.70%) Google Sheets
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (8.11%) Pentaho
2 1 (2.70%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 1 (2.70%) JIRA
1 1 (2.70%) TestRail
General
1 17 (45.95%) Finance
2 16 (43.24%) Social Skills
3 12 (32.43%) Telecoms
4 11 (29.73%) Billing
5 3 (8.11%) Legal
6 2 (5.41%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (5.41%) Banking
6 2 (5.41%) Local Government
6 2 (5.41%) Retail
Job Titles
1 20 (54.05%) Consultant
1 20 (54.05%) SAP Consultant
2 19 (51.35%) Functional Consultant
2 19 (51.35%) SAP Functional Consultant
3 4 (10.81%) Senior
4 3 (8.11%) Contracts Manager
4 3 (8.11%) Data Engineer
4 3 (8.11%) Senior Manager
5 2 (5.41%) Analyst
5 2 (5.41%) Performance Analyst
6 1 (2.70%) ABAP Developer
6 1 (2.70%) Engagement Manager
6 1 (2.70%) IT Manager
6 1 (2.70%) SAP Developer
6 1 (2.70%) SAP FI Consultant
6 1 (2.70%) SAP Manager
6 1 (2.70%) SAP Test Manager
6 1 (2.70%) Senior IT Manager
6 1 (2.70%) Solutions Architect
6 1 (2.70%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (5.41%) Web Services
2 1 (2.70%) REST
2 1 (2.70%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (2.70%) SAPUI5
2 1 (2.70%) SOAP
2 1 (2.70%) Web Dynpro
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.70%) Data Structures
1 1 (2.70%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (35.14%) Revenue Management
2 10 (27.03%) Workshop Facilitation
3 8 (21.62%) Agile
3 8 (21.62%) Stakeholder Management
4 6 (16.22%) Decision-Making
5 4 (10.81%) Analytics
5 4 (10.81%) Collaborative Working
5 4 (10.81%) Data Modelling
5 4 (10.81%) Project Delivery
5 4 (10.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 4 (10.81%) User Research
6 3 (8.11%) Business Analytics
6 3 (8.11%) Change Control
6 3 (8.11%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (8.11%) Contract Negotiation
6 3 (8.11%) Data Engineering
6 3 (8.11%) Data Integration
6 3 (8.11%) Data Pipeline
6 3 (8.11%) Risk Management
6 3 (8.11%) Service Design
Programming Languages
1 4 (10.81%) SQL
2 1 (2.70%) ABAP
2 1 (2.70%) Python
Qualifications
1 16 (43.24%) Security Cleared
2 13 (35.14%) SC Cleared
3 6 (16.22%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (5.41%) Degree
5 1 (2.70%) CCSK
5 1 (2.70%) CISM
5 1 (2.70%) CISSP
5 1 (2.70%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.41%) Data Quality
2 1 (2.70%) HMG Security Policy Framework
2 1 (2.70%) NIST
2 1 (2.70%) NIST 800
2 1 (2.70%) RMADS
Systems Management
1 1 (2.70%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 22 (59.46%) SAP
2 4 (10.81%) Microsoft
3 3 (8.11%) Oracle
3 3 (8.11%) Talend
4 1 (2.70%) Adobe
4 1 (2.70%) Google
4 1 (2.70%) HP
4 1 (2.70%) Pega