Public Sector Contracts in the Midlands

Public Sector
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Public Sector over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 16 10 9
Rank change year-on-year -6 -1 0
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 223 375 620
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 8.29% 11.43% 12.40%
As % of the General category 14.96% 20.64% 22.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 161 322 523
10th Percentile £254 £200 £201
25th Percentile £359 £337 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £516 £450
Median % change year-on-year -12.83% +14.72% +11.11%
75th Percentile £568 £647 £540
90th Percentile £625 £700 £625
England median daily rate £525 £538 £510
% change year-on-year -2.33% +5.39% +5.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 15 20
10th Percentile £12.15 £12.53 £12.23
25th Percentile £12.75 £14.48 £13.56
Median hourly rate £16.00 £18.75 £16.20
Median % change year-on-year -14.67% +15.74% +1.25%
75th Percentile £20.62 £25.44 £17.70
90th Percentile £35.00 £28.75 £20.23
England median hourly rate £21.50 £20.60 £20.00
% change year-on-year +4.37% +3.00% +8.05%

All General Skills
Midlands

Public Sector is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,491 1,817 2,732
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 55.41% 55.40% 54.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,035 1,297 2,035
10th Percentile £208 £219 £225
25th Percentile £350 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £480 £475
Median % change year-on-year -1.04% +1.05% +17.28%
75th Percentile £606 £598 £556
90th Percentile £725 £696 £652
England median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 165 77 99
10th Percentile £11.75 £11.80 £10.50
25th Percentile £13.91 £13.31 £13.48
Median hourly rate £17.50 £22.00 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.45% +22.22% +16.50%
75th Percentile £35.00 £40.25 £27.50
90th Percentile £52.56 £51.50 £35.00
England median hourly rate £30.12 £32.00 £21.50
% change year-on-year -5.88% +48.84% -2.27%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Public Sector as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in the Midlands

Public Sector
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in the Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Public Sector in the Midlands

Public Sector
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in the Midlands over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Public Sector in the Midlands

Public Sector
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in the Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Public Sector in the Midlands

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Public Sector in the Midlands over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Public Sector in the Midlands

Public Sector
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 18 May 2024. 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
West Midlands -7 161 £500 -7.41% 106
East Midlands -8 61 £360 -40.00% 36
Public Sector
England

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (1.79%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (1.79%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.90%) Apache
2 2 (0.90%) Apache Spark
2 2 (0.90%) CICS
2 2 (0.90%) CMS
2 2 (0.90%) SAS
Applications
1 14 (6.28%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.35%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.90%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.45%) CANalyzer
Business Applications
1 1 (0.45%) Oracle EBS
1 1 (0.45%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 17 (7.62%) Azure
2 8 (3.59%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (2.24%) AWS
4 4 (1.79%) Azure DevOps
5 3 (1.35%) OCI
6 2 (0.90%) Dynamics 365
6 2 (0.90%) Entra ID
6 2 (0.90%) PaaS
6 2 (0.90%) Power Platform
7 1 (0.45%) Azure App Service
7 1 (0.45%) Azure Cosmos DB
7 1 (0.45%) Azure Data Factory
7 1 (0.45%) Azure Functions
7 1 (0.45%) Azure Logic Apps
7 1 (0.45%) Azure Service Bus
7 1 (0.45%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.45%) IaaS
7 1 (0.45%) SaaS
7 1 (0.45%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 12 (5.38%) Firewall
1 12 (5.38%) WAN
2 10 (4.48%) Network Security
2 10 (4.48%) VPN
3 8 (3.59%) BGP
3 8 (3.59%) IPsec
3 8 (3.59%) MPLS
3 8 (3.59%) Wireless
4 7 (3.14%) Internet
4 7 (3.14%) TCP/IP
5 5 (2.24%) DNS
5 5 (2.24%) Junos
6 4 (1.79%) DHCP
6 4 (1.79%) SAN
7 3 (1.35%) LAN
8 2 (0.90%) 5G
8 2 (0.90%) Fibre Channel
8 2 (0.90%) Intrusion Detection
9 1 (0.45%) CATAPAN
9 1 (0.45%) Cisco Firepower
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.69%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.79%) Oracle Reports
3 3 (1.35%) Amazon Redshift
3 3 (1.35%) Big Data
3 3 (1.35%) DB2
3 3 (1.35%) Metadata
3 3 (1.35%) MySQL
4 2 (0.90%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (0.90%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.90%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (0.90%) IDMS
5 1 (0.45%) Apache Hive
5 1 (0.45%) Data Mining
5 1 (0.45%) Hadoop
5 1 (0.45%) Metadata Repository
5 1 (0.45%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.45%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 1 (0.45%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.45%) Power BI
5 1 (0.45%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 16 (7.17%) PVCS
1 16 (7.17%) Visual Studio
2 5 (2.24%) Git
3 4 (1.79%) JIRA
4 2 (0.90%) Appium
4 2 (0.90%) GitLab
4 2 (0.90%) Team Foundation Server
4 2 (0.90%) UI Automator
4 2 (0.90%) XCUITest
5 1 (0.45%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.45%) CANoe
General
1 46 (20.63%) Social Skills
2 24 (10.76%) Analytical Skills
2 24 (10.76%) Finance
3 8 (3.59%) Local Government
4 6 (2.69%) Telecoms
5 5 (2.24%) Legal
5 5 (2.24%) Manufacturing
5 5 (2.24%) Marketing
6 4 (1.79%) Back Office
6 4 (1.79%) Electronics
6 4 (1.79%) Police
7 3 (1.35%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (0.90%) Automotive
8 2 (0.90%) Military
8 2 (0.90%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (0.90%) Publishing
9 1 (0.45%) Fire and Rescue
9 1 (0.45%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.45%) Retail
9 1 (0.45%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 23 (10.31%) Analyst
2 18 (8.07%) Senior
3 16 (7.17%) C Programmer
3 16 (7.17%) Programmer
4 14 (6.28%) Lead
4 14 (6.28%) Project Manager
5 13 (5.83%) Architect
6 12 (5.38%) 3rd Line Support
6 12 (5.38%) Developer
6 12 (5.38%) Network Engineer
7 10 (4.48%) Senior Manager
8 9 (4.04%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 8 (3.59%) Senior Project Manager
9 8 (3.59%) Support Engineer
9 8 (3.59%) WAN Engineer
10 7 (3.14%) Administrator
11 6 (2.69%) 3rd Line Engineer
11 6 (2.69%) IT Technician
11 6 (2.69%) Network Manager
11 6 (2.69%) Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.79%) .NET
2 3 (1.35%) Apache NiFi
2 3 (1.35%) OAuth
2 3 (1.35%) OpenID
2 3 (1.35%) React
2 3 (1.35%) SAML
3 2 (0.90%) .NET Core
3 2 (0.90%) .NET Framework
3 2 (0.90%) CSS
3 2 (0.90%) Elastic Stack
3 2 (0.90%) Entity Framework
3 2 (0.90%) HTML
3 2 (0.90%) jQuery
3 2 (0.90%) LDAP
3 2 (0.90%) Regular Expression
3 2 (0.90%) REST
3 2 (0.90%) RESTful
4 1 (0.45%) JSON
4 1 (0.45%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.45%) SAP PI
Miscellaneous
1 8 (3.59%) PKI
2 7 (3.14%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (2.69%) Management Information System
4 5 (2.24%) Analytical Mindset
4 5 (2.24%) Cyber Defence
4 5 (2.24%) Distributed Applications
4 5 (2.24%) Driving Licence
5 4 (1.79%) Product Ownership
6 3 (1.35%) Digital Media
6 3 (1.35%) IBM Mainframe
6 3 (1.35%) Linux Command Line
6 3 (1.35%) Mainframe
6 3 (1.35%) Onboarding
7 2 (0.90%) Cloud Native
7 2 (0.90%) Cyber Threat
7 2 (0.90%) Handset
7 2 (0.90%) IoT
7 2 (0.90%) Mobile App
7 2 (0.90%) Public Cloud
7 2 (0.90%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 34 (15.25%) Windows
2 18 (8.07%) Linux
3 10 (4.48%) Windows 7
4 6 (2.69%) Windows Vista
5 5 (2.24%) Mac OS X
5 5 (2.24%) Windows 10
5 5 (2.24%) Windows Server
6 4 (1.79%) Android
6 4 (1.79%) Apple iOS
6 4 (1.79%) Ubuntu
7 3 (1.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (1.35%) Unix
8 2 (0.90%) zOS
9 1 (0.45%) AIX
9 1 (0.45%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.45%) Solaris
9 1 (0.45%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.45%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.45%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (13.90%) Agile
2 29 (13.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 23 (10.31%) Problem-Solving
4 19 (8.52%) Project Management
5 18 (8.07%) Cybersecurity
5 18 (8.07%) PRINCE2
6 17 (7.62%) Decision-Making
7 16 (7.17%) Continuous Improvement
7 16 (7.17%) Data Analysis
8 15 (6.73%) Analytics
8 15 (6.73%) SIEM
9 13 (5.83%) Information Security
10 12 (5.38%) DevOps
10 12 (5.38%) Risk Management
11 11 (4.93%) Business Intelligence
11 11 (4.93%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 11 (4.93%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 11 (4.93%) Time Management
12 10 (4.48%) Change Management
12 10 (4.48%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 18 (8.07%) PL/SQL
2 16 (7.17%) C
3 10 (4.48%) SQL
4 6 (2.69%) Java
5 5 (2.24%) C#
6 4 (1.79%) R
7 3 (1.35%) COBOL
7 3 (1.35%) Python
8 2 (0.90%) Bash
8 2 (0.90%) C++
8 2 (0.90%) CLIST
8 2 (0.90%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.90%) Kotlin
8 2 (0.90%) REXX
8 2 (0.90%) Scala
8 2 (0.90%) SELCOPY
8 2 (0.90%) Swift
9 1 (0.45%) BeanShell
9 1 (0.45%) Bicep
9 1 (0.45%) Bourne shell
Qualifications
1 96 (43.05%) Security Cleared
2 61 (27.35%) SC Cleared
3 16 (7.17%) Degree
4 13 (5.83%) Cisco Certification
4 13 (5.83%) DV Cleared
5 8 (3.59%) CCNA
5 8 (3.59%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 6 (2.69%) CCNP
7 5 (2.24%) HNC
7 5 (2.24%) HND
7 5 (2.24%) NVQ Level 3
8 4 (1.79%) CCIE
8 4 (1.79%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (1.35%) GIAC
9 3 (1.35%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 2 (0.90%) BC Cleared
10 2 (0.90%) CISSP
10 2 (0.90%) GSEC
10 2 (0.90%) ISEB
10 2 (0.90%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (5.38%) QA
2 8 (3.59%) SLA
3 7 (3.14%) GDPR
3 7 (3.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (2.69%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 5 (2.24%) HIPAA
5 5 (2.24%) NIST
6 3 (1.35%) ISO/IEC 17025
6 3 (1.35%) ISO17020
7 2 (0.90%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.90%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.90%) PMO
8 1 (0.45%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.45%) Government Security Classifications
8 1 (0.45%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.45%) NCSC
8 1 (0.45%) WCAG
System Software
1 13 (5.83%) Active Directory
2 10 (4.48%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (2.69%) Virtual Servers
4 3 (1.35%) Hyper-V
4 3 (1.35%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.90%) iptables
5 2 (0.90%) VMware Server
6 1 (0.45%) KVM
6 1 (0.45%) OpenAM
6 1 (0.45%) OpenIDM
6 1 (0.45%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.45%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.45%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 3 (1.35%) Grafana
1 3 (1.35%) SCCM
2 2 (0.90%) Ansible
2 2 (0.90%) FortiGate
2 2 (0.90%) Kibana
2 2 (0.90%) logstash
2 2 (0.90%) SCOM
2 2 (0.90%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.90%) Terraform
3 1 (0.45%) EMC NetWorker
3 1 (0.45%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.45%) Red Hat Satellite
3 1 (0.45%) SCSM
3 1 (0.45%) vCenter Server
3 1 (0.45%) VxRail
Vendors
1 20 (8.97%) Microsoft
2 13 (5.83%) VMware
3 12 (5.38%) Juniper
4 10 (4.48%) Cisco
5 9 (4.04%) Dell
6 8 (3.59%) Oracle
7 7 (3.14%) Red Hat
8 6 (2.69%) SAP
9 5 (2.24%) Citrix
10 4 (1.79%) Computacenter
10 4 (1.79%) Talend
11 3 (1.35%) Denodo
11 3 (1.35%) ForgeRock
11 3 (1.35%) IBM
11 3 (1.35%) LogRhythm
11 3 (1.35%) TippingPoint
12 2 (0.90%) Palo Alto
12 2 (0.90%) Syncsort
12 2 (0.90%) Trend Micro
13 1 (0.45%) SolarWinds