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 19 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 12 6
Rank change year-on-year +2 -6 -2
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 27 11 64
As % of all contract jobs in West Sussex 11.49% 8.40% 26.12%
As % of the General category 20.00% 13.25% 44.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 9 59
10th Percentile £378 £398 £404
25th Percentile £442 £455 £510
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £515 £518
Median % change year-on-year -0.34% -0.58% -4.07%
75th Percentile £516 - £525
90th Percentile £542 £528 £678
South East median daily rate £500 £550 £518
% change year-on-year -9.09% +6.09% +3.58%

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 135 83 144
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Sussex 57.45% 63.36% 58.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 95 61 113
10th Percentile £135 £170 £210
25th Percentile £170 £200 £414
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £460 £518
Median % change year-on-year -2.17% -11.20% -1.33%
75th Percentile £526 £528 £588
90th Percentile £692 £638 £678
South East median daily rate £485 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -3.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 2 3
10th Percentile £12.63 - £15.58
25th Percentile £13.00 £27.00 £20.59
Median hourly rate £16.00 £28.00 £28.92
Median % change year-on-year -42.86% -3.18% +50.23%
75th Percentile £20.69 £29.00 £49.50
90th Percentile £25.70 - £61.84
South East median hourly rate £20.71 £52.50 £50.53
% change year-on-year -60.55% +3.90% +44.59%

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 19 November 2025.

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 19 November 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 -2 15 £515 - 11
Crawley - 6 £400 - 3
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 3 (11.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (3.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (3.70%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 12 (44.44%) SAP PSCD
2 11 (40.74%) SAP BRIM
2 11 (40.74%) SAP Hybris
3 2 (7.41%) SAP ERP
3 2 (7.41%) SAP HR
3 2 (7.41%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 11 (40.74%) SAP Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 2 (7.41%) BGP
1 2 (7.41%) Firewall
1 2 (7.41%) Junos
1 2 (7.41%) OSPF
1 2 (7.41%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (7.41%) SAP BW
General
1 20 (74.07%) Finance
2 19 (70.37%) Telecoms
3 16 (59.26%) Social Skills
4 11 (40.74%) Billing
5 7 (25.93%) Manufacturing
6 6 (22.22%) Electronics
6 6 (22.22%) Marketing
7 3 (11.11%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (7.41%) General Ledger
8 2 (7.41%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (3.70%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 16 (59.26%) Consultant
1 16 (59.26%) SAP Consultant
2 8 (29.63%) Functional Consultant
2 8 (29.63%) SAP Functional Consultant
3 3 (11.11%) Analyst
3 3 (11.11%) Juniper Engineer
3 3 (11.11%) Juniper Specialist
3 3 (11.11%) Network Engineer
3 3 (11.11%) Network Specialist
4 2 (7.41%) Data Analyst
4 2 (7.41%) HR Consultant
4 2 (7.41%) Payroll Consultant
4 2 (7.41%) SAP BW Consultant
4 2 (7.41%) SAP HR Consultant
4 2 (7.41%) SAP HR/Payroll Consultant
4 2 (7.41%) SAP Payroll Consultant
5 1 (3.70%) Engineering Manager
5 1 (3.70%) Senior Manager
5 1 (3.70%) Senior Project Manager
5 1 (3.70%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.70%) Play Framework
Miscellaneous
1 5 (18.52%) NHS
2 2 (7.41%) CMDB
3 1 (3.70%) LIMS
3 1 (3.70%) Product Ownership
3 1 (3.70%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.70%) Windows
1 1 (3.70%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (51.85%) Revenue Management
2 13 (48.15%) Workshop Facilitation
3 6 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
3 6 (22.22%) Digital Marketing
3 6 (22.22%) Programme Management
4 3 (11.11%) CRM
5 2 (7.41%) Accounts Payable
5 2 (7.41%) Accounts Receivable
5 2 (7.41%) Analytics
5 2 (7.41%) Configuration Management
5 2 (7.41%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (7.41%) Cost Centre Accounting
5 2 (7.41%) Data Analysis
5 2 (7.41%) Data Cleansing
5 2 (7.41%) Data Entry
5 2 (7.41%) ERP
5 2 (7.41%) High Availability
5 2 (7.41%) Network Monitoring
5 2 (7.41%) Network Segmentation
5 2 (7.41%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 2 (7.41%) ABAP
2 1 (3.70%) Scala
Qualifications
1 7 (25.93%) Security Cleared
2 3 (11.11%) BPSS Clearance
2 3 (11.11%) SC Cleared
3 2 (7.41%) CCA
3 2 (7.41%) JNCIA
3 2 (7.41%) JNCIP
3 2 (7.41%) JNCIS
4 1 (3.70%) Degree
4 1 (3.70%) Master's Degree
4 1 (3.70%) PMI Certification
4 1 (3.70%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.70%) Data Quality
1 1 (3.70%) PCI DSS
1 1 (3.70%) QA
Vendors
1 22 (81.48%) SAP
2 3 (11.11%) Juniper
3 2 (7.41%) Cisco
4 1 (3.70%) ServiceNow