Public Sector Contracts in the North West

Public Sector
England > North West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 27 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 12 7 10
Rank change year-on-year -5 +3 -2
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 276 459 504
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 9.95% 15.11% 12.36%
As % of the General category 18.52% 28.69% 24.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 170 322 381
10th Percentile £325 £325 £227
25th Percentile £400 £403 £389
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £493 £500 £498
Median % change year-on-year -1.40% +0.40% +0.61%
75th Percentile £585 £587 £600
90th Percentile £669 £673 £650
England median daily rate £525 £525 £513
% change year-on-year - +2.44% +3.54%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 21 18
10th Percentile £13.50 £14.00 £15.00
25th Percentile £15.00 £16.85 £18.50
Median hourly rate £16.00 £19.50 £31.00
Median % change year-on-year -17.95% -37.10% +19.64%
75th Percentile £27.00 £26.00 £75.00
90th Percentile £34.93 £30.00 £81.00
England median hourly rate £25.50 £21.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +21.43% +5.00% +11.11%

All General Skills
North West

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 the North West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,490 1,600 2,043
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 53.71% 52.68% 50.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 878 1,094 1,431
10th Percentile £295 £300 £230
25th Percentile £394 £406 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +7.95%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £588
90th Percentile £656 £675 £663
England median daily rate £535 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.73% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 191 81 104
10th Percentile £12.84 £14.65 £10.26
25th Percentile £15.50 £16.85 £15.19
Median hourly rate £22.50 £25.00 £24.75
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +1.01% +17.16%
75th Percentile £41.44 £35.00 £50.68
90th Percentile £51.00 £55.25 £73.31
England median hourly rate £32.90 £30.00 £23.03
% change year-on-year +9.65% +30.28% +9.52%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in the North West

Public Sector
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

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

Daily rate trend for Public Sector in the North West

Public Sector
Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in the North West over the 6 months to 27 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Public Sector in the North West

Public Sector
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

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

Hourly rate trend for Public Sector in the North West

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Public Sector in the North West over the 6 months to 27 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Public Sector in the North West

Public Sector
Contract Job Locations in the North West

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 North West region over the 6 months to 27 June 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
Manchester -7 138 £500 -1.23% 72
Merseyside +2 41 £425 -14.14% 12
Cumbria +12 37 £493 +25.21% 6
Cheshire -10 31 £396 -26.62% 11
Lancashire -12 18 £500 -9.09% 21
Public Sector
England

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 33 (11.96%) SharePoint
2 6 (2.17%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.45%) Confluence
4 2 (0.72%) Mule
5 1 (0.36%) Alfresco
5 1 (0.36%) Apache
5 1 (0.36%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.36%) Camunda
5 1 (0.36%) Mendix
5 1 (0.36%) nginx
5 1 (0.36%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.36%) SAS
Applications
1 15 (5.43%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (2.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (2.17%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (1.81%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (1.09%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.36%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.36%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.36%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.36%) Revit
Business Applications
1 2 (0.72%) Aareon QL
1 2 (0.72%) Sage X3
2 1 (0.36%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.36%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 34 (12.32%) Azure
2 31 (11.23%) Microsoft 365
3 20 (7.25%) AWS
4 9 (3.26%) Power Platform
5 7 (2.54%) SaaS
6 6 (2.17%) Entra ID
7 5 (1.81%) PaaS
8 4 (1.45%) IaaS
8 4 (1.45%) Serverless
8 4 (1.45%) ShareGate
9 3 (1.09%) GCP
9 3 (1.09%) Microsoft Purview
9 3 (1.09%) Snowflake
10 2 (0.72%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (0.72%) Azure Functions
10 2 (0.72%) Power Automate
10 2 (0.72%) PowerApps
10 2 (0.72%) SuccessFactors
11 1 (0.36%) AWS Lambda
11 1 (0.36%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 12 (4.35%) Firewall
2 7 (2.54%) Network Security
2 7 (2.54%) VPN
3 5 (1.81%) DNS
4 4 (1.45%) BGP
4 4 (1.45%) Cisco ASA
4 4 (1.45%) Cisco Firepower
4 4 (1.45%) Cisco ISE
4 4 (1.45%) EIGRP
4 4 (1.45%) HSRP
4 4 (1.45%) IPsec
4 4 (1.45%) NetScaler
4 4 (1.45%) OSPF
4 4 (1.45%) SNMP
4 4 (1.45%) Spanning Tree
4 4 (1.45%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (0.72%) DHCP
5 2 (0.72%) LAN
5 2 (0.72%) WAN
6 1 (0.36%) PPP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.90%) PostgreSQL
2 7 (2.54%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (2.17%) Data Lake
3 6 (2.17%) Relational Database
4 5 (1.81%) Power BI
4 5 (1.81%) Snowflake Schema
5 3 (1.09%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.72%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.72%) Tableau
7 1 (0.36%) Apache Hive
7 1 (0.36%) Big Data
7 1 (0.36%) DynamoDB
7 1 (0.36%) EDRMS
7 1 (0.36%) MySQL
7 1 (0.36%) OLAP
7 1 (0.36%) OLTP
7 1 (0.36%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.36%) Oracle OLAP
7 1 (0.36%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.36%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 11 (3.99%) Git
2 6 (2.17%) JUnit
3 5 (1.81%) JIRA
4 4 (1.45%) GitLab
5 3 (1.09%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.72%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.72%) Liquibase
6 2 (0.72%) Log4j
7 1 (0.36%) AdminStudio
7 1 (0.36%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.36%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.36%) InstallShield
7 1 (0.36%) Mercurial
7 1 (0.36%) Mocha
7 1 (0.36%) MSI
7 1 (0.36%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.36%) Selenium
7 1 (0.36%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.36%) WebDriver
General
1 47 (17.03%) Social Skills
2 43 (15.58%) Finance
3 24 (8.70%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (3.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 9 (3.26%) Local Government
5 8 (2.90%) Military
6 6 (2.17%) Police
7 5 (1.81%) Banking
7 5 (1.81%) Legal
7 5 (1.81%) Publishing
8 4 (1.45%) Influencing Skills
8 4 (1.45%) Marketing
9 3 (1.09%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (1.09%) Telecoms
10 2 (0.72%) Electronics
10 2 (0.72%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.36%) Front Office
11 1 (0.36%) Investment Banking
11 1 (0.36%) Law
11 1 (0.36%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 43 (15.58%) Architect
2 38 (13.77%) Analyst
3 25 (9.06%) Developer
4 21 (7.61%) Senior
5 17 (6.16%) Project Manager
6 16 (5.80%) Business Analyst
7 14 (5.07%) Lead
8 13 (4.71%) Service Analyst
8 13 (4.71%) Service Desk Analyst
9 12 (4.35%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 12 (4.35%) Java Developer
10 11 (3.99%) Consultant
11 10 (3.62%) Product Manager
11 10 (3.62%) Solutions Architect
11 10 (3.62%) Technical Architect
12 8 (2.90%) Incident Manager
12 8 (2.90%) Senior Analyst
13 7 (2.54%) Lead Architect
13 7 (2.54%) Security Architect
14 6 (2.17%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (4.71%) Node.js
2 12 (4.35%) REST
3 11 (3.99%) Spring
3 11 (3.99%) Spring Boot
4 8 (2.90%) Hibernate
4 8 (2.90%) React
5 6 (2.17%) JPA
6 4 (1.45%) Jinja
6 4 (1.45%) PySpark
6 4 (1.45%) Web Services
7 3 (1.09%) Kafka
8 2 (0.72%) CSS
8 2 (0.72%) Django
8 2 (0.72%) LDAP
8 2 (0.72%) OAuth
8 2 (0.72%) OpenID
8 2 (0.72%) Redux
8 2 (0.72%) SailPoint
8 2 (0.72%) SAML
8 2 (0.72%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 11 (3.99%) Management Information System
1 11 (3.99%) Virtual Team
2 9 (3.26%) Product Ownership
3 8 (2.90%) CMDB
3 8 (2.90%) Digital Signage
3 8 (2.90%) Onboarding
4 6 (2.17%) NHS
4 6 (2.17%) Public Cloud
5 5 (1.81%) Legacy Systems
6 4 (1.45%) PKI
6 4 (1.45%) Video\Live Streaming
7 3 (1.09%) Driving Licence
7 3 (1.09%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (0.72%) Cloud Native
8 2 (0.72%) Enterprise Cloud
8 2 (0.72%) Video Conferencing
9 1 (0.36%) CCTV
9 1 (0.36%) DataPower
9 1 (0.36%) Mobile App
9 1 (0.36%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 25 (9.06%) Windows
2 9 (3.26%) Android
3 8 (2.90%) Apple iOS
4 7 (2.54%) Windows Server
5 5 (1.81%) Linux
6 4 (1.45%) Unix
7 3 (1.09%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (17.75%) Agile
2 35 (12.68%) DevOps
2 35 (12.68%) Problem-Solving
3 31 (11.23%) Service Management
4 30 (10.87%) Mentoring
5 26 (9.42%) Stakeholder Management
6 24 (8.70%) Migration
6 24 (8.70%) Project Management
7 21 (7.61%) Change Management
8 20 (7.25%) Customer Service
9 17 (6.16%) CI/CD
9 17 (6.16%) Data Governance
9 17 (6.16%) Records Management
10 16 (5.80%) Roadmaps
11 15 (5.43%) ITIL
11 15 (5.43%) Microservices
11 15 (5.43%) Risk Management
12 14 (5.07%) Service Delivery
13 13 (4.71%) Project Delivery
13 13 (4.71%) Quality Management
Programming Languages
1 21 (7.61%) Java
2 12 (4.35%) Python
2 12 (4.35%) SQL
3 7 (2.54%) TypeScript
4 5 (1.81%) JavaScript
5 4 (1.45%) Perl
5 4 (1.45%) PowerShell
5 4 (1.45%) Tcl
6 2 (0.72%) Bash
6 2 (0.72%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.36%) C
7 1 (0.36%) C#
7 1 (0.36%) C++
7 1 (0.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (0.36%) Go
7 1 (0.36%) Search Processing Language
7 1 (0.36%) VB
Qualifications
1 98 (35.51%) Security Cleared
2 63 (22.83%) SC Cleared
3 22 (7.97%) Degree
4 7 (2.54%) DV Cleared
5 6 (2.17%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (1.81%) CCNA
7 3 (1.09%) CCNP
7 3 (1.09%) HNC
7 3 (1.09%) NVQ Level 4
8 2 (0.72%) APMG
8 2 (0.72%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (0.72%) CISSP
8 2 (0.72%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (0.72%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.36%) CIMA
9 1 (0.36%) CISA
9 1 (0.36%) CISM
9 1 (0.36%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.36%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (3.62%) Accessibility
2 7 (2.54%) SLA
3 6 (2.17%) GDPR
4 5 (1.81%) Data Quality
5 4 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (1.45%) NIST
6 3 (1.09%) QA
7 2 (0.72%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.72%) GMP
8 1 (0.36%) PMO
System Software
1 27 (9.78%) Active Directory
2 13 (4.71%) Docker
3 5 (1.81%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (1.45%) Firmware
5 2 (0.72%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.72%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.72%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.36%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.36%) Microsoft App-V
6 1 (0.36%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 12 (4.35%) Kubernetes
2 11 (3.99%) Terraform
3 7 (2.54%) Ansible
4 5 (1.81%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (1.09%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (1.09%) SCCM
6 2 (0.72%) CA Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.72%) EMC NetWorker
6 2 (0.72%) Podman
7 1 (0.36%) Data Guard
7 1 (0.36%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.36%) HP Quality Center
7 1 (0.36%) Istio
7 1 (0.36%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.36%) VxRail
Vendors
1 42 (15.22%) Microsoft
2 13 (4.71%) ServiceNow
3 6 (2.17%) Citrix
4 5 (1.81%) Cisco
4 5 (1.81%) Logitech
5 4 (1.45%) CA
5 4 (1.45%) Databricks
5 4 (1.45%) Google
5 4 (1.45%) Palo Alto
5 4 (1.45%) SAP
5 4 (1.45%) SolarWinds
6 3 (1.09%) Oracle
6 3 (1.09%) Tanium
7 2 (0.72%) Aareon
7 2 (0.72%) Atlassian
7 2 (0.72%) CyberArk
7 2 (0.72%) ForgeRock
7 2 (0.72%) Northgate
7 2 (0.72%) VMware
7 2 (0.72%) Zscaler