Public Sector
West Midlands > Worcestershire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in Worcestershire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 13 | 11 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +4 | -13 |
| Contract jobs citing Public Sector | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Worcestershire | 8.70% | 8.00% | 9.32% |
| As % of the General category | 19.05% | 14.63% | 19.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £299 | £294 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £463 | £364 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £700 | £525 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.33% | +16.67% | +63.64% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £550 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £625 | £560 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £454 | £500 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.26% | -7.41% | +20.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.13 | - | £17.70 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £15.57 | £19.00 | £17.70 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.07% | +7.34% | +4.12% |
All General Skills
Worcestershire
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 Worcestershire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 21 | 41 | 57 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire | 45.65% | 54.67% | 48.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 29 | 41 |
| 10th Percentile | £128 | £200 | £331 |
| 25th Percentile | £176 | £400 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +50.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £610 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £675 | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £475 | £510 | £510 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.86% | - | +7.37% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.01 | - | £16.77 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.36 | £10.50 | £17.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.16 | £11.73 | £17.70 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +46.31% | -33.76% | +1.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £17.76 | £48.13 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £17.98 | £72.50 | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £18.00 | £19.59 | £17.85 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.12% | +9.75% | +5.00% |
Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire
Job postings citing Public Sector as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire.
Public Sector
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Worcestershire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in Worcestershire.
Public Sector
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Worcestershire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in Worcestershire.
Public Sector
Contract Job Locations in Worcestershire
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 Worcestershire region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester | - | 3 | £700 | - | 39 |
| Public Sector West Midlands |
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Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Worcestershire 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: