Public Sector Contracts in the South East

Public Sector
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies advertised in the South East. 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 17 16 25
Rank change year-on-year -1 +9 +25
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 416 501 536
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 7.63% 8.95% 7.00%
As % of the General category 15.19% 15.23% 12.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 231 409 407
10th Percentile £205 £205 £203
25th Percentile £351 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £488 £500
Median % change year-on-year -7.79% -2.40% +5.82%
75th Percentile £584 £600 £575
90th Percentile £665 £698 £650
England median daily rate £525 £538 £510
% change year-on-year -2.33% +5.39% +5.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 54 4 21
10th Percentile £43.28 £17.20 £12.50
25th Percentile £48.55 £23.50 £15.63
Median hourly rate £58.30 £39.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +49.49% +95.00% -
75th Percentile £70.39 £53.38 -
90th Percentile £87.46 £60.35 £32.09
England median hourly rate £21.50 £20.60 £20.00
% change year-on-year +4.37% +3.00% +8.05%

All General Skills
South East

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 South East with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,738 3,290 4,248
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 50.19% 58.75% 55.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,505 2,247 2,824
10th Percentile £205 £240 £213
25th Percentile £355 £400 £386
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £493 £500 £495
Median % change year-on-year -1.40% +1.01% +5.88%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £588
90th Percentile £688 £721 £663
England median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 337 159 209
10th Percentile £12.88 £17.20 £12.25
25th Percentile £18.32 £22.44 £14.00
Median hourly rate £45.00 £47.50 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +137.50% -24.70%
75th Percentile £61.30 £64.13 £32.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £74.20 £48.75
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 South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in the South East

Public Sector
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

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

Daily rate trend for Public Sector in the South East

Public Sector
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

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

Daily rate histogram for Public Sector in the South East

Public Sector
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

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

Hourly rate trend for Public Sector in the South East

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

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

Hourly rate histogram for Public Sector in the South East

Public Sector
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East 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
Thames Valley +3 194 £455 -1.62% 86
Berkshire +6 143 £460 -12.38% 45
Hampshire +10 142 £515 -1.90% 52
Buckinghamshire +2 32 £463 +2.78% 24
Surrey +7 23 £425 -6.08% 28
Kent +4 19 £205 - 9
Oxfordshire -1 19 £255 -43.44% 17
West Sussex -21 17 £500 - 8
East Sussex -10 6 £400 -42.86% 4
Public Sector
England

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 7 (1.68%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.72%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.48%) Apache
3 2 (0.48%) CICS
3 2 (0.48%) SAS
4 1 (0.24%) CMS
4 1 (0.24%) Drupal
4 1 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2007
4 1 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.24%) IIS
4 1 (0.24%) Jadu
4 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.24%) Moodle
Applications
1 18 (4.33%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.64%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.72%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.24%) 3ds Max
5 1 (0.24%) Blender
5 1 (0.24%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.24%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 15 (3.61%) Primavera
2 5 (1.20%) SAP BRIM
2 5 (1.20%) SAP Hybris
2 5 (1.20%) SAP PSCD
2 5 (1.20%) Teamcenter
3 4 (0.96%) SAP EWM
3 4 (0.96%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.72%) SAP QM
5 2 (0.48%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 1 (0.24%) CA PPM
6 1 (0.24%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.24%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.24%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.24%) SAP Business ByDesign
6 1 (0.24%) SAP FI-CA
6 1 (0.24%) SAP PLM
6 1 (0.24%) SmartPlant
6 1 (0.24%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 35 (8.41%) Azure
2 25 (6.01%) Microsoft 365
3 14 (3.37%) Power Platform
4 10 (2.40%) AWS
5 6 (1.44%) Dynamics 365
6 5 (1.20%) SAP Commerce Cloud
7 4 (0.96%) GCP
7 4 (0.96%) OpenShift
8 3 (0.72%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (0.72%) Entra ID
8 3 (0.72%) GitHub
8 3 (0.72%) GitHub Actions
8 3 (0.72%) PaaS
8 3 (0.72%) Power Automate
9 2 (0.48%) PowerApps
9 2 (0.48%) SaaS
9 2 (0.48%) Slack
9 2 (0.48%) SuccessFactors
10 1 (0.24%) Adobe Creative Cloud
10 1 (0.24%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 37 (8.89%) Firewall
2 22 (5.29%) WAN
3 19 (4.57%) LAN
4 12 (2.88%) Intrusion Detection
5 8 (1.92%) Network Security
6 6 (1.44%) DNS
7 5 (1.20%) BGP
7 5 (1.20%) SD-WAN
7 5 (1.20%) VPN
7 5 (1.20%) Wireless
8 4 (0.96%) Cisco Firepower
8 4 (0.96%) Cisco ISE
8 4 (0.96%) Internet
8 4 (0.96%) SAN
8 4 (0.96%) Wi-Fi
9 3 (0.72%) Cisco ASA
9 3 (0.72%) DHCP
9 3 (0.72%) MPLS
10 2 (0.48%) InfiniBand
10 2 (0.48%) OpenLDAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.16%) Electronic Patient Records
1 9 (2.16%) Power BI
2 7 (1.68%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (1.44%) MySQL
3 6 (1.44%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 6 (1.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 5 (1.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 4 (0.96%) Data Lake
5 4 (0.96%) Metadata
5 4 (0.96%) Oracle Database
5 4 (0.96%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (0.96%) SAP HANA
6 3 (0.72%) BigQuery
6 3 (0.72%) MariaDB
7 2 (0.48%) DB2
7 2 (0.48%) Elasticsearch
7 2 (0.48%) Geospatial Data
7 2 (0.48%) IDMS
7 2 (0.48%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.48%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 7 (1.68%) Jenkins
2 4 (0.96%) Git
2 4 (0.96%) JMeter
3 2 (0.48%) ClearCase
3 2 (0.48%) ClearQuest
3 2 (0.48%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.24%) JUnit
4 1 (0.24%) Mockito
4 1 (0.24%) MSI
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle APEX
4 1 (0.24%) Serenity BDD
4 1 (0.24%) SpecFlow
General
1 65 (15.63%) Social Skills
2 62 (14.90%) Finance
3 46 (11.06%) Telecoms
4 40 (9.62%) Electronics
4 40 (9.62%) Manufacturing
4 40 (9.62%) Marketing
5 16 (3.85%) Analytical Skills
6 10 (2.40%) Organisational Skills
7 6 (1.44%) Local Government
8 5 (1.20%) Billing
8 5 (1.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (0.72%) Aviation
9 3 (0.72%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (0.48%) Environmental Health
10 2 (0.48%) Military
11 1 (0.24%) French Language
11 1 (0.24%) Italian Language
11 1 (0.24%) Publishing
11 1 (0.24%) Retail
11 1 (0.24%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 76 (18.27%) Senior
2 58 (13.94%) Architect
3 37 (8.89%) Developer
4 34 (8.17%) Project Manager
5 30 (7.21%) Network Engineer
6 28 (6.73%) Consultant
7 22 (5.29%) Analyst
8 20 (4.81%) Lead
8 20 (4.81%) SAP Consultant
9 19 (4.57%) Administrator
9 19 (4.57%) Desktop Engineer
9 19 (4.57%) Security Architect
9 19 (4.57%) Systems Administrator
10 18 (4.33%) Network Architect
10 18 (4.33%) Support Engineer
11 15 (3.61%) Desktop Support
11 15 (3.61%) Desktop Support Engineer
12 12 (2.88%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
12 12 (2.88%) IT Trainer
12 12 (2.88%) Trainer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.40%) Itk
2 6 (1.44%) Web Services
3 5 (1.20%) HTML
4 4 (0.96%) .NET
4 4 (0.96%) SAP Basis
5 3 (0.72%) CSS
5 3 (0.72%) LDAP
5 3 (0.72%) Web Dynpro
6 2 (0.48%) ATL
6 2 (0.48%) Entity Framework
6 2 (0.48%) Fluent Bit
6 2 (0.48%) Kafka
6 2 (0.48%) LAMP
6 2 (0.48%) Loki
6 2 (0.48%) REST
7 1 (0.24%) .NET Core
7 1 (0.24%) ASP.NET
7 1 (0.24%) ASP.NET Core
7 1 (0.24%) Twig
7 1 (0.24%) WireMock
Miscellaneous
1 35 (8.41%) NHS
2 15 (3.61%) Management Information System
3 13 (3.13%) Data Centre
4 9 (2.16%) CCTV
4 9 (2.16%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (1.92%) LIMS
6 4 (0.96%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 4 (0.96%) Distributed Systems
6 4 (0.96%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (0.96%) PKI
7 3 (0.72%) e-Learning
7 3 (0.72%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (0.72%) Mainframe
7 3 (0.72%) Operational Technology
7 3 (0.72%) PMI
8 2 (0.48%) Grid Computing
8 2 (0.48%) IBM Mainframe
8 2 (0.48%) Onboarding
8 2 (0.48%) Product Ownership
8 2 (0.48%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 62 (14.90%) Windows
2 33 (7.93%) Windows 10
3 31 (7.45%) Linux
4 13 (3.13%) Windows Server
5 9 (2.16%) Apple iOS
5 9 (2.16%) Windows Server 2019
6 8 (1.92%) Windows Server 2016
7 5 (1.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (0.96%) Unix
9 2 (0.48%) Windows Server 2008
9 2 (0.48%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.48%) zOS
10 1 (0.24%) AIX
10 1 (0.24%) Android
10 1 (0.24%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.24%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (11.78%) Programme Management
2 48 (11.54%) Agile
2 48 (11.54%) Business Intelligence
3 43 (10.34%) Stakeholder Management
4 39 (9.38%) Digital Marketing
5 38 (9.13%) DevOps
6 37 (8.89%) Project Management
7 31 (7.45%) Problem-Solving
8 26 (6.25%) Migration
9 20 (4.81%) Continuous Improvement
10 19 (4.57%) Change Management
10 19 (4.57%) Cybersecurity
11 18 (4.33%) Security Architecture
12 17 (4.09%) ITIL
13 16 (3.85%) Project Delivery
13 16 (3.85%) Software Engineering
14 14 (3.37%) Decision-Making
14 14 (3.37%) PLM
15 13 (3.13%) Configuration Management
15 13 (3.13%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 25 (6.01%) C++
2 20 (4.81%) SQL
3 17 (4.09%) C#
4 15 (3.61%) C
5 12 (2.88%) PowerShell
5 12 (2.88%) Python
6 6 (1.44%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 6 (1.44%) JavaScript
7 5 (1.20%) Bash
7 5 (1.20%) VB
8 4 (0.96%) ABAP
8 4 (0.96%) Java
8 4 (0.96%) PHP
8 4 (0.96%) PL/SQL
8 4 (0.96%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.48%) CLIST
9 2 (0.48%) COBOL
9 2 (0.48%) REXX
9 2 (0.48%) SELCOPY
10 1 (0.24%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 264 (63.46%) Security Cleared
2 131 (31.49%) DV Cleared
3 92 (22.12%) SC Cleared
4 17 (4.09%) Degree
5 10 (2.40%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (1.44%) CCNA
7 5 (1.20%) CCNP
8 4 (0.96%) APMP
8 4 (0.96%) PMI Certification
9 3 (0.72%) CISM
9 3 (0.72%) CISSP
9 3 (0.72%) ISEB
9 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.48%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.48%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.48%) ISTQB
10 2 (0.48%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.48%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.48%) PMP
10 2 (0.48%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (2.16%) HL7
1 9 (2.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (1.92%) ISO 9001
3 6 (1.44%) NIST
3 6 (1.44%) PMO
4 4 (0.96%) Data Quality
4 4 (0.96%) GDPR
4 4 (0.96%) NIST 800
4 4 (0.96%) SLA
5 3 (0.72%) QA
6 1 (0.24%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.24%) NCSC
6 1 (0.24%) RMADS
6 1 (0.24%) WCAG
System Software
1 18 (4.33%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.40%) VMware NSX
3 7 (1.68%) Docker
4 6 (1.44%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.96%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.96%) vSphere
6 3 (0.72%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 2 (0.48%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.24%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.24%) Firmware
8 1 (0.24%) NFS
8 1 (0.24%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 13 (3.13%) Kubernetes
2 12 (2.88%) SCCM
3 10 (2.40%) Ansible
4 9 (2.16%) Terraform
5 6 (1.44%) SCOM
6 5 (1.20%) vRealize
7 4 (0.96%) Argo
7 4 (0.96%) Grafana
7 4 (0.96%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.96%) Puppet
7 4 (0.96%) VxRail
8 3 (0.72%) FortiGate
8 3 (0.72%) Kibana
8 3 (0.72%) Progress Chef
8 3 (0.72%) vCenter Server
9 2 (0.48%) Endace
9 2 (0.48%) HP ALM
9 2 (0.48%) Istio
9 2 (0.48%) Kustomize
9 2 (0.48%) WSUS
Vendors
1 66 (15.87%) SAP
2 53 (12.74%) Microsoft
3 26 (6.25%) Cisco
4 22 (5.29%) VMware
5 18 (4.33%) Juniper
6 13 (3.13%) Apple
7 9 (2.16%) Oracle
8 8 (1.92%) Fortinet
9 7 (1.68%) Palo Alto
10 6 (1.44%) Dell
10 6 (1.44%) F5
11 5 (1.20%) CyberArk
11 5 (1.20%) SolarWinds
12 4 (0.96%) Adobe
12 4 (0.96%) HP
12 4 (0.96%) IBM
12 4 (0.96%) Red Hat
13 3 (0.72%) ServiceNow
14 2 (0.48%) ScienceLogic
14 2 (0.48%) Sparx