Local Government Contracts in the South West

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in the South West. 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 115 146 144
Rank change year-on-year +31 -2 -14
Contract jobs citing Local Government 42 13 24
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 1.27% 0.38% 0.66%
As % of the General category 2.54% 0.81% 1.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 11 15
10th Percentile £313 £198 £263
25th Percentile £375 £231 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £275 £450
Median % change year-on-year +63.64% -38.89% +46.70%
75th Percentile £500 £394 £566
90th Percentile £638 £475 £788
England median daily rate £450 £450 £450
% change year-on-year - - +17.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27.26 - -
Median hourly rate £27.52 £18.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +52.86% - -
75th Percentile £27.77 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £25.00 £22.34 £24.71
% change year-on-year +11.93% -9.61% +17.39%

All General Skills
South West

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 the South West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,654 1,609 1,880
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 50.14% 47.49% 51.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 988 1,173 1,330
10th Percentile £250 £286 £250
25th Percentile £413 £413 £407
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £549 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.37% +9.80% +8.11%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £600
90th Percentile £700 £723 £675
England median daily rate £534 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.96% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 283 112 139
10th Percentile £12.84 £17.28 -
25th Percentile £18.16 £37.50 £15.90
Median hourly rate £45.00 £57.50 £42.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.74% +36.90% -1.75%
75th Percentile £68.13 £70.00 £55.92
90th Percentile £73.75 £89.75 £62.52
England median hourly rate £31.97 £30.65 £22.50
% change year-on-year +4.32% +36.21% +7.14%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Local Government as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in the South West

Local Government
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Local Government in the South West.

Daily rate trend for Local Government in the South West

Local Government
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

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

Daily rate histogram for Local Government in the South West

Local Government
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Local Government in the South West.

Hourly rate trend for Local Government in the South West

Local Government
Contract Job Locations in the South West

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 South West 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
Bristol +23 21 £439 +46.41% 15
Gloucestershire +8 10 £638 +222.80% 4
Devon -4 3 £600 +118.18% 9
Dorset - 2 £305 - 5
Somerset - 2 £325 - 15
Cornwall -5 1 £625 +72.41% 1
Wiltshire - 1 £850 - 4
Local Government
England

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South 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 4 (9.52%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (2.38%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (4.76%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 7 (16.67%) SAP ERP
1 7 (16.67%) SAP Payroll
2 4 (9.52%) NEC Housing
3 1 (2.38%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 7 (16.67%) SuccessFactors
2 5 (11.90%) Dynamics 365
3 4 (9.52%) Azure
3 4 (9.52%) Azure Logic Apps
3 4 (9.52%) Entra ID
3 4 (9.52%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 4 (9.52%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (9.52%) Azure SQL Database
1 4 (9.52%) Power BI
1 4 (9.52%) SAP HANA
2 3 (7.14%) Oracle Database
2 3 (7.14%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (2.38%) GCC
General
1 8 (19.05%) Public Sector
2 6 (14.29%) Finance
2 6 (14.29%) Police
3 3 (7.14%) Social Skills
4 2 (4.76%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.38%) Legal
5 1 (2.38%) Marketing
5 1 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (2.38%) Social Housing
5 1 (2.38%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 15 (35.71%) Project Manager
2 7 (16.67%) Consultant
2 7 (16.67%) Delivery Manager
3 6 (14.29%) Service Delivery Manager
3 6 (14.29%) Service Manager
3 6 (14.29%) Service Support Manager
3 6 (14.29%) Support Manager
4 5 (11.90%) Senior
5 4 (9.52%) SAP Consultant
6 3 (7.14%) ICT Manager
6 3 (7.14%) ICT Project Manager
6 3 (7.14%) IT Manager
6 3 (7.14%) IT Project Manager
6 3 (7.14%) Payroll Manager
6 3 (7.14%) SAP Manager
6 3 (7.14%) SAP Project Manager
6 3 (7.14%) Senior Manager
6 3 (7.14%) Senior Project Manager
6 3 (7.14%) Senior SAP Project Manager
7 2 (4.76%) Digital Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 4 (9.52%) Housing Association
2 3 (7.14%) Management Information System
3 2 (4.76%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (4.76%) Taxonomies
4 1 (2.38%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 4 (9.52%) VMS
2 3 (7.14%) Linux
2 3 (7.14%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (26.19%) Project Management
2 10 (23.81%) ERP
3 8 (19.05%) Migration
4 7 (16.67%) Change Management
5 6 (14.29%) Service Delivery
6 4 (9.52%) Business Intelligence
6 4 (9.52%) Containerisation
6 4 (9.52%) Data Cleansing
6 4 (9.52%) Data Migration
7 3 (7.14%) API Development
7 3 (7.14%) Benchmarking
7 3 (7.14%) Data Extraction
7 3 (7.14%) Database Optimisation
7 3 (7.14%) GAP Analysis
7 3 (7.14%) Housing Management
7 3 (7.14%) Matrix Management
7 3 (7.14%) Process Improvement
8 2 (4.76%) Agile
8 2 (4.76%) Data Security
8 2 (4.76%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (16.67%) SQL
2 3 (7.14%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (14.29%) CIPD
1 6 (14.29%) SC Cleared
1 6 (14.29%) Security Cleared
2 3 (7.14%) Degree
3 1 (2.38%) Six Sigma Black Belt
3 1 (2.38%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.76%) Data Quality
2 1 (2.38%) QA
2 1 (2.38%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (9.52%) Active Directory
1 4 (9.52%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (9.52%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 9 (21.43%) SAP
2 4 (9.52%) CA
2 4 (9.52%) NEC
3 3 (7.14%) Oracle
4 2 (4.76%) Ariba
4 2 (4.76%) OpenText
5 1 (2.38%) Civica
5 1 (2.38%) Microsoft