Local Government Contracts in the UK excluding London

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 202 305 256
Rank change year-on-year +103 -49 +15
Contract jobs citing Local Government 214 125 280
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.00% 0.55% 0.92%
As % of the General category 1.88% 0.98% 1.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 140 85 172
10th Percentile £300 £208 £230
25th Percentile £375 £313 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% - +21.43%
75th Percentile £588 £538 £500
90th Percentile £638 £638 £606
UK median daily rate £450 £450 £450
% change year-on-year - - +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 10 43
10th Percentile £13.23 £14.17 £13.72
25th Percentile £15.39 £16.77 £17.42
Median hourly rate £18.89 £20.13 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.16% +0.65% -4.99%
75th Percentile £28.00 £22.85 £23.24
90th Percentile £66.40 £26.71 £25.00
UK median hourly rate £25.78 £22.26 £24.53
% change year-on-year +15.81% -9.25% +16.53%

All General Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 11,359 12,744 17,014
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 53.27% 56.16% 55.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,395 8,644 11,704
10th Percentile £205 £230 £213
25th Percentile £363 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +7.95%
75th Percentile £594 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £700 £656
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £540
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,713 737 1,038
10th Percentile £12.50 £13.31 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.00 £15.25 £14.25
Median hourly rate £29.50 £27.50 £19.59
Median % change year-on-year +7.27% +40.36% +3.12%
75th Percentile £53.75 £60.00 £37.50
90th Percentile £67.50 £69.25 £56.00
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 the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Local Government as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in the UK excluding London

Local Government
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Local Government in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Local Government in the UK excluding London

Local Government
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

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

Daily rate histogram for Local Government in the UK excluding London

Local Government
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Local Government in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Local Government in the UK excluding London

Local Government
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

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

Hourly rate histogram for Local Government in the UK excluding London

Local Government
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London 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
North of England +25 45 £500 +19.40% 113
South West +31 42 £450 +63.64% 54
East of England +31 41 £425 -19.05% 43
South East +25 36 £475 +12.75% 101
North West +19 35 £500 +21.21% 63
Midlands +17 29 £488 +2.63% 69
West Midlands +20 17 £519 +9.21% 44
Wales +32 12 £600 - 12
East Midlands +4 11 £638 +21.43% 24
Yorkshire +17 9 £500 +5.26% 41
Scotland +52 8 £204 -59.20% 28
Northern Ireland - 1 £160 - 2
North East - 1 £900 - 9
Local Government
UK

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 17 (7.94%) SharePoint
2 7 (3.27%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.47%) CMS
3 1 (0.47%) Drupal
3 1 (0.47%) Jadu
3 1 (0.47%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 14 (6.54%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (5.61%) Spreadsheet
3 11 (5.14%) Acrobat
4 8 (3.74%) Microsoft Excel
5 4 (1.87%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 8 (3.74%) NEC Housing
2 7 (3.27%) SAP ERP
2 7 (3.27%) SAP Payroll
3 3 (1.40%) Aareon QL
4 2 (0.93%) iTrent
5 1 (0.47%) ResourceLink
5 1 (0.47%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.47%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 19 (8.88%) Power Platform
2 12 (5.61%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (4.67%) Azure
4 7 (3.27%) SuccessFactors
5 6 (2.80%) Dynamics 365
6 5 (2.34%) OCI
7 4 (1.87%) Azure Logic Apps
7 4 (1.87%) Entra ID
7 4 (1.87%) Power Automate
8 2 (0.93%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 2 (0.93%) ShareGate
9 1 (0.47%) Azure Data Factory
9 1 (0.47%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.47%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.34%) Firewall
2 3 (1.40%) DHCP
2 3 (1.40%) DNS
2 3 (1.40%) WAN
3 2 (0.93%) SMS
4 1 (0.47%) 4G
4 1 (0.47%) 5G
4 1 (0.47%) BGP
4 1 (0.47%) Cisco Firepower
4 1 (0.47%) Intranet
4 1 (0.47%) iSCSI
4 1 (0.47%) LAN
4 1 (0.47%) LoRaWAN
4 1 (0.47%) MPLS
4 1 (0.47%) SAN
4 1 (0.47%) SSL
4 1 (0.47%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (7.01%) Power BI
2 7 (3.27%) SQL Server
3 4 (1.87%) Azure SQL Database
3 4 (1.87%) Oracle Database
3 4 (1.87%) SAP HANA
4 3 (1.40%) Data Mining
4 3 (1.40%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (1.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (0.93%) BusinessObjects
5 2 (0.93%) EDRMS
5 2 (0.93%) MS Access
5 2 (0.93%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.47%) GIS
6 1 (0.47%) Metadata
6 1 (0.47%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 1 (0.47%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.47%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (0.47%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.47%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (0.47%) GCC
1 1 (0.47%) Oracle Forms
1 1 (0.47%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
1 1 (0.47%) Visual Studio
General
1 65 (30.37%) Public Sector
2 47 (21.96%) Finance
3 38 (17.76%) Social Skills
4 25 (11.68%) Analytical Skills
5 13 (6.07%) Marketing
6 9 (4.21%) Law
6 9 (4.21%) Legal
7 8 (3.74%) Police
8 6 (2.80%) Social Housing
9 5 (2.34%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (1.87%) Fire and Rescue
11 3 (1.40%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (1.40%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (1.40%) Retail
12 2 (0.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 1 (0.47%) Aerospace
13 1 (0.47%) Back Office
13 1 (0.47%) Documentation Skills
13 1 (0.47%) General Ledger
13 1 (0.47%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 37 (17.29%) Project Manager
2 34 (15.89%) Analyst
3 29 (13.55%) Senior
4 19 (8.88%) Architect
5 18 (8.41%) Consultant
6 16 (7.48%) Lead
7 15 (7.01%) Developer
8 14 (6.54%) Business Analyst
9 12 (5.61%) Senior Manager
10 11 (5.14%) Bid Manager
11 9 (4.21%) Data Analyst
11 9 (4.21%) Senior Bid Manager
11 9 (4.21%) Solutions Architect
12 8 (3.74%) Senior Analyst
13 7 (3.27%) Delivery Manager
13 7 (3.27%) IT Manager
13 7 (3.27%) Performance Analyst
14 6 (2.80%) Service Support Manager
14 6 (2.80%) Support Manager
14 6 (2.80%) Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.93%) .NET
1 2 (0.93%) Oracle Fusion
1 2 (0.93%) Symfony
2 1 (0.47%) .NET Framework
2 1 (0.47%) ASP.NET
2 1 (0.47%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 24 (11.21%) Management Information System
2 12 (5.61%) Legacy Systems
3 9 (4.21%) NHS
4 7 (3.27%) Housing Association
5 6 (2.80%) Onboarding
6 4 (1.87%) Data Protection Act
7 3 (1.40%) Data Centre
7 3 (1.40%) Taxonomies
8 2 (0.93%) Virtual Team
9 1 (0.47%) FMCG
9 1 (0.47%) Freedom of Information
9 1 (0.47%) Graphic Design
9 1 (0.47%) Legacy Applications
9 1 (0.47%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.47%) Social Media
9 1 (0.47%) SWIFT Messaging Network
9 1 (0.47%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 8 (3.74%) Windows
2 4 (1.87%) VMS
3 3 (1.40%) Linux
3 3 (1.40%) Unix
3 3 (1.40%) Windows Server
3 3 (1.40%) Windows Server 2012
3 3 (1.40%) Windows Server 2016
3 3 (1.40%) Windows Server 2019
4 2 (0.93%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (21.96%) Project Management
2 34 (15.89%) Stakeholder Management
3 27 (12.62%) Migration
4 26 (12.15%) Problem-Solving
5 25 (11.68%) PRINCE2
6 23 (10.75%) Service Delivery
7 21 (9.81%) Budget Management
8 20 (9.35%) Agile
9 19 (8.88%) Project Delivery
10 18 (8.41%) Business Case
10 18 (8.41%) Business Intelligence
10 18 (8.41%) Performance Management
11 15 (7.01%) Change Management
11 15 (7.01%) Continuous Improvement
11 15 (7.01%) Data Protection
11 15 (7.01%) Housing Management
12 14 (6.54%) Customer Service
12 14 (6.54%) Cybersecurity
12 14 (6.54%) Data Migration
12 14 (6.54%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 19 (8.88%) SQL
2 6 (2.80%) PowerShell
2 6 (2.80%) Python
3 3 (1.40%) PL/SQL
4 2 (0.93%) PHP
5 1 (0.47%) C#
5 1 (0.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (0.47%) R
5 1 (0.47%) VB.NET
5 1 (0.47%) VBA
Qualifications
1 30 (14.02%) Degree
2 18 (8.41%) SC Cleared
2 18 (8.41%) Security Cleared
3 11 (5.14%) PMI Certification
3 11 (5.14%) PMP
4 6 (2.80%) CIPD
5 4 (1.87%) DBS Check
6 3 (1.40%) NVQ Level 4
7 2 (0.93%) ACCA
7 2 (0.93%) APMG
7 2 (0.93%) CIMA
7 2 (0.93%) CIPFA
7 2 (0.93%) HNC
7 2 (0.93%) HND
8 1 (0.47%) CCNA
8 1 (0.47%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.47%) CISSP
8 1 (0.47%) ISEB
8 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.47%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (6.07%) Data Quality
2 10 (4.67%) GDPR
3 4 (1.87%) PMO
3 4 (1.87%) QA
4 2 (0.93%) Accessibility
4 2 (0.93%) COBIT
4 2 (0.93%) Disclosure Scotland
4 2 (0.93%) ISO 22301
4 2 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 2 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.47%) NIST
5 1 (0.47%) SLA
5 1 (0.47%) WCAG
System Software
1 7 (3.27%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.87%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (1.40%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (1.40%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (1.87%) Single Sign-On
2 3 (1.40%) SCOM
3 2 (0.93%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.47%) Avamar
4 1 (0.47%) EMC NetWorker
4 1 (0.47%) Endace
Vendors
1 35 (16.36%) Microsoft
2 11 (5.14%) Adobe
3 9 (4.21%) Oracle
3 9 (4.21%) SAP
4 8 (3.74%) NEC
5 6 (2.80%) Northgate
6 4 (1.87%) CA
6 4 (1.87%) Liquidlogic
6 4 (1.87%) VMware
7 3 (1.40%) Aareon
7 3 (1.40%) SolarWinds
8 2 (0.93%) Ariba
8 2 (0.93%) Civica
8 2 (0.93%) OpenText
9 1 (0.47%) Cisco
9 1 (0.47%) Citrix
9 1 (0.47%) Dell
9 1 (0.47%) Google
9 1 (0.47%) Juniper
9 1 (0.47%) Remedy