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.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in West Sussex
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in West Sussex.
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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.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in West Sussex
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 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 |
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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: