Local Government Contracts in England

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 218 355 384
Rank change year-on-year +137 +29 -15
Contract jobs citing Local Government 408 305 488
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.09% 0.65% 0.70%
As % of the General category 1.90% 1.10% 1.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 289 213 323
10th Percentile £323 £228 £270
25th Percentile £400 £375 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year - - +17.11%
75th Percentile £550 £538 £538
90th Percentile £638 £600 £635
UK median daily rate £450 £450 £450
% change year-on-year - - +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 52 16 87
10th Percentile £15.39 £13.21 £16.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.77 £18.25
Median hourly rate £25.00 £22.34 £24.71
Median % change year-on-year +11.93% -9.61% +17.39%
75th Percentile £33.07 £23.39 £49.25
90th Percentile £38.10 £27.62 -
UK median hourly rate £25.78 £22.26 £24.53
% change year-on-year +15.81% -9.25% +16.53%

All General Skills
England

Local Government 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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 21,502 27,813 40,269
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 57.33% 59.13% 57.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,781 19,606 28,322
10th Percentile £281 £315 £325
25th Percentile £413 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £534 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.96% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £650
90th Percentile £775 £798 £763
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £540
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,827 910 1,280
10th Percentile £12.88 £13.41 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.50 £17.50 £15.25
Median hourly rate £31.97 £30.65 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +4.32% +36.21% +7.14%
75th Percentile £52.64 £60.00 £47.50
90th Percentile £67.50 £70.00 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £30.50 £31.96 £23.00
% change year-on-year -4.57% +38.96% +9.26%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Local Government as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in England

Local Government
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Local Government in England.

Daily rate trend for Local Government in England

Local Government
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Local Government in England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Local Government in England

Local Government
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Local Government in England.

Hourly rate trend for Local Government in England

Local Government
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Local Government in England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Local Government in England

Local Government
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the England region over the 6 months to 12 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
London +107 213 £450 - 140
North of England +25 45 £500 +19.40% 115
South West +31 42 £450 +63.64% 54
East of England +31 41 £425 -19.05% 43
South East +25 36 £475 +12.75% 102
North West +19 35 £500 +21.21% 63
Midlands +17 29 £488 +2.63% 70
West Midlands +20 17 £519 +9.21% 46
East Midlands +4 11 £638 +21.43% 23
Yorkshire +17 9 £500 +5.26% 42
North East - 1 £900 - 10
Local Government
UK

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 10 (2.45%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.21%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.47%) CMS
4 5 (1.23%) Drupal
4 5 (1.23%) govService
5 4 (0.98%) ArcGIS
5 4 (0.98%) Jadu
5 4 (0.98%) WordPress
Applications
1 21 (5.15%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (4.66%) Spreadsheet
3 16 (3.92%) Microsoft Excel
4 7 (1.72%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.74%) SPSS
6 2 (0.49%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.49%) Revit
7 1 (0.25%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.25%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 20 (4.90%) NEC Housing
2 9 (2.21%) SAP ERP
2 9 (2.21%) SAP Payroll
3 6 (1.47%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 3 (0.74%) Aareon QL
5 2 (0.49%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.25%) Academy Housing
6 1 (0.25%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
6 1 (0.25%) OPENHousing
6 1 (0.25%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.25%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.25%) ResourceLink
6 1 (0.25%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 29 (7.11%) Azure
2 28 (6.86%) Power Platform
3 18 (4.41%) Microsoft 365
4 11 (2.70%) Azure DevOps
4 11 (2.70%) Entra ID
5 10 (2.45%) AWS
6 9 (2.21%) SuccessFactors
7 8 (1.96%) Google Workspace
8 7 (1.72%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (1.23%) GitHub
9 5 (1.23%) OCI
9 5 (1.23%) Power Automate
10 4 (0.98%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 4 (0.98%) Azure Logic Apps
10 4 (0.98%) Azure Service Bus
10 4 (0.98%) Google Analytics
10 4 (0.98%) SaaS
11 2 (0.49%) Azure Monitor
11 2 (0.49%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 2 (0.49%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.47%) DHCP
1 6 (1.47%) DNS
1 6 (1.47%) Firewall
2 4 (0.98%) Intranet
2 4 (0.98%) WAN
3 3 (0.74%) NetScaler
4 2 (0.49%) LAN
4 2 (0.49%) SMS
4 2 (0.49%) VPN
5 1 (0.25%) BGP
5 1 (0.25%) Cisco Firepower
5 1 (0.25%) FTP
5 1 (0.25%) HTTP
5 1 (0.25%) Internet
5 1 (0.25%) iSCSI
5 1 (0.25%) MPLS
5 1 (0.25%) SAN
5 1 (0.25%) SSL
5 1 (0.25%) VSAN
5 1 (0.25%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (5.64%) Power BI
1 23 (5.64%) SQL Server
2 10 (2.45%) Oracle Database
3 8 (1.96%) GIS
4 5 (1.23%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (1.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (0.98%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (0.98%) Looker
5 4 (0.98%) SAP HANA
6 3 (0.74%) BusinessObjects XI
6 3 (0.74%) Data Mining
6 3 (0.74%) Power Query
6 3 (0.74%) PowerPivot
7 2 (0.49%) EDRMS
7 2 (0.49%) MS Access
7 2 (0.49%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.49%) Redis
7 2 (0.49%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.49%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (1.47%) Git
2 4 (0.98%) SpecFlow
3 3 (0.74%) JIRA
4 2 (0.49%) Postman
5 1 (0.25%) GCC
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle Forms
5 1 (0.25%) Selenium
5 1 (0.25%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.25%) Visual Studio
General
1 96 (23.53%) Public Sector
2 66 (16.18%) Finance
3 56 (13.73%) Social Skills
4 35 (8.58%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (3.43%) Social Housing
6 12 (2.94%) Police
7 11 (2.70%) Fire and Rescue
7 11 (2.70%) Presentation Skills
8 10 (2.45%) Influencing Skills
8 10 (2.45%) Law
9 8 (1.96%) Legal
10 6 (1.47%) Back Office
11 5 (1.23%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (0.98%) Advertising
12 4 (0.98%) Publishing
13 3 (0.74%) Billing
13 3 (0.74%) General Ledger
13 3 (0.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 3 (0.74%) Retail
14 2 (0.49%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 79 (19.36%) Project Manager
2 75 (18.38%) Analyst
3 64 (15.69%) Senior
4 36 (8.82%) Developer
5 32 (7.84%) Architect
6 26 (6.37%) Consultant
6 26 (6.37%) Lead
7 24 (5.88%) Business Analyst
8 20 (4.90%) Senior Analyst
9 15 (3.68%) Senior Manager
9 15 (3.68%) Solutions Architect
10 14 (3.43%) Senior Developer
11 9 (2.21%) IT Manager
11 9 (2.21%) Programme Manager
11 9 (2.21%) Senior Project Manager
12 8 (1.96%) Data Analyst
12 8 (1.96%) Delivery Manager
12 8 (1.96%) Support Analyst
12 8 (1.96%) Support Officer
13 7 (1.72%) Support Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (7.11%) .NET
2 14 (3.43%) React
3 8 (1.96%) .NET Core
3 8 (1.96%) XML
4 5 (1.23%) .NET Framework
5 4 (0.98%) ASP.NET
5 4 (0.98%) CSS
5 4 (0.98%) Oracle Fusion
6 3 (0.74%) HTML
7 2 (0.49%) ASP.NET Core
7 2 (0.49%) REST
7 2 (0.49%) Symfony
8 1 (0.25%) AngularJS
8 1 (0.25%) ASP.NET MVC
8 1 (0.25%) D3.js
8 1 (0.25%) jQuery
8 1 (0.25%) OAuth
8 1 (0.25%) OAuth2
8 1 (0.25%) RESTful
8 1 (0.25%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 24 (5.88%) Management Information System
2 13 (3.19%) Legacy Systems
3 11 (2.70%) Product Ownership
4 9 (2.21%) Housing Association
4 9 (2.21%) NHS
5 7 (1.72%) Data Protection Act
5 7 (1.72%) Virtual Team
6 6 (1.47%) Onboarding
7 5 (1.23%) Data Centre
8 4 (0.98%) Distributed Architecture
9 3 (0.74%) Linked Data
9 3 (0.74%) Taxonomies
10 2 (0.49%) Enterprise Cloud
10 2 (0.49%) Enterprise Software
10 2 (0.49%) Freedom of Information
11 1 (0.25%) Contactless
11 1 (0.25%) Legacy Applications
11 1 (0.25%) Low-Code
11 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Licensing
11 1 (0.25%) Mobile Payment
Operating Systems
1 16 (3.92%) Windows
2 6 (1.47%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.23%) Windows 10
4 4 (0.98%) VMS
5 3 (0.74%) Linux
5 3 (0.74%) Unix
5 3 (0.74%) Windows Server 2012
5 3 (0.74%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (0.74%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (16.67%) Project Management
2 59 (14.46%) Agile
3 39 (9.56%) Migration
4 38 (9.31%) Stakeholder Management
5 36 (8.82%) Service Delivery
6 34 (8.33%) Business Case
6 34 (8.33%) PRINCE2
6 34 (8.33%) Project Delivery
7 33 (8.09%) Problem-Solving
8 32 (7.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 28 (6.86%) Business Intelligence
9 28 (6.86%) Change Management
10 27 (6.62%) Budget Management
10 27 (6.62%) Decision-Making
11 25 (6.13%) ERP
11 25 (6.13%) Performance Management
11 25 (6.13%) User Experience
12 24 (5.88%) Data Protection
13 23 (5.64%) CRM
14 22 (5.39%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 39 (9.56%) SQL
2 21 (5.15%) PowerShell
3 20 (4.90%) C#
4 8 (1.96%) Python
5 7 (1.72%) Bicep
6 4 (0.98%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.74%) PHP
7 3 (0.74%) PL/SQL
7 3 (0.74%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.49%) R
9 1 (0.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.25%) Java
9 1 (0.25%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.25%) VB.NET
9 1 (0.25%) VBA
Qualifications
1 33 (8.09%) Degree
2 15 (3.68%) Security Cleared
3 8 (1.96%) CIPD
3 8 (1.96%) DV Cleared
4 7 (1.72%) SC Cleared
5 6 (1.47%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 4 (0.98%) DBS Check
7 3 (0.74%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (0.74%) NVQ Level 4
8 2 (0.49%) ACCA
8 2 (0.49%) APMG
8 2 (0.49%) CIMA
8 2 (0.49%) CIPFA
8 2 (0.49%) CISSP
8 2 (0.49%) HND
8 2 (0.49%) PMP
9 1 (0.25%) CISMP
9 1 (0.25%) ISEB Practitioner
9 1 (0.25%) Six Sigma Black Belt
9 1 (0.25%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (5.88%) Data Quality
2 17 (4.17%) Accessibility
3 12 (2.94%) GDPR
4 9 (2.21%) PMO
5 8 (1.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 6 (1.47%) COBIT
7 6 (1.47%) ISO 22301
7 6 (1.47%) QA
7 6 (1.47%) SLA
8 1 (0.25%) GMP
8 1 (0.25%) NIST
8 1 (0.25%) WCAG
System Software
1 19 (4.66%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.47%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.98%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.74%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.74%) Microsoft App-V
4 3 (0.74%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.74%) XenApp
4 3 (0.74%) XenDesktop
5 1 (0.25%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 6 (1.47%) Single Sign-On
2 3 (0.74%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.74%) SCCM
2 3 (0.74%) SCOM
3 1 (0.25%) Avamar
3 1 (0.25%) EMC NetWorker
3 1 (0.25%) Endace
3 1 (0.25%) Terraform
Vendors
1 52 (12.75%) Microsoft
2 21 (5.15%) Oracle
3 20 (4.90%) NEC
4 13 (3.19%) Northgate
5 12 (2.94%) SAP
6 9 (2.21%) Google
7 7 (1.72%) VMware
8 6 (1.47%) Capita
8 6 (1.47%) Citrix
8 6 (1.47%) Sparx
9 4 (0.98%) CA
9 4 (0.98%) Granicus
9 4 (0.98%) Liquidlogic
10 3 (0.74%) Aareon
10 3 (0.74%) Civica
10 3 (0.74%) SolarWinds
11 2 (0.49%) Ariba
11 2 (0.49%) OpenText
11 2 (0.49%) ServiceNow
12 1 (0.25%) Remedy