Local Government Contracts in Berkshire

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
South East > Berkshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies advertised in Berkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Local Government over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 108 96 96
Rank change year-on-year -12 0 -31
Contract jobs citing Local Government 14 18 34
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 0.72% 1.00% 1.42%
As % of the General category 1.26% 1.61% 2.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 12 13
10th Percentile £380 - £324
25th Percentile £463 £150 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £275 £500
Median % change year-on-year +72.73% -45.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £575 £450 -
90th Percentile £600 £472 £694
South East median daily rate £475 £328 £475
% change year-on-year +45.04% -31.05% +35.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 17
10th Percentile - £21.20 £17.00
25th Percentile £37.50 £21.50 -
Median hourly rate £40.00 £22.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +81.82% +25.71% -16.86%
75th Percentile £42.50 £22.50 £21.00
90th Percentile - £22.80 £21.05
South East median hourly rate £18.35 £23.00 £18.75
% change year-on-year -20.22% +22.67% -10.93%

All General Skills
Berkshire

Local Government 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 Berkshire with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,109 1,119 1,465
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 56.78% 62.24% 61.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 555 696 854
10th Percentile £205 £325 £246
25th Percentile £325 £406 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £514 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.68% +8.16% +5.56%
75th Percentile £600 £631 £575
90th Percentile £658 £700 £650
South East median daily rate £490 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -2.00% - +8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 86 28 28
10th Percentile £20.50 £18.50 £17.00
25th Percentile £42.13 £21.00 £17.50
Median hourly rate £58.30 £50.00 £21.03
Median % change year-on-year +16.60% +137.81% -0.12%
75th Percentile £68.52 £67.16 £27.06
90th Percentile £87.46 £80.25 £40.25
South East median hourly rate £45.00 £46.25 £20.00
% change year-on-year -2.70% +131.25% -21.57%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in Berkshire

Local Government
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Daily rate trend for Local Government in Berkshire

Local Government
Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Local Government in Berkshire over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Local Government in Berkshire

Local Government
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Local Government in Berkshire

Local Government
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

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 Berkshire region over the 6 months to 6 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
Reading 0 10 £475 - 5
Local Government
South East

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 7 (50.00%) Power Platform
2 4 (28.57%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.14%) WAN
1 1 (7.14%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (21.43%) Power BI
2 1 (7.14%) GIS
General
1 5 (35.71%) Public Sector
2 1 (7.14%) Finance
2 1 (7.14%) Legal
Job Titles
1 5 (35.71%) Developer
2 4 (28.57%) Analyst
2 4 (28.57%) Applications Developer
2 4 (28.57%) Power Apps Developer
3 3 (21.43%) Architect
3 3 (21.43%) Data Analyst
3 3 (21.43%) Infrastructure Architect
3 3 (21.43%) Senior
4 2 (14.29%) Automation Developer
4 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Developer
4 2 (14.29%) Python Developer
4 2 (14.29%) Senior Applications Developer
4 2 (14.29%) Senior Developer
4 2 (14.29%) Senior Power Apps Developer
5 1 (7.14%) Business Intelligence Data Analyst
5 1 (7.14%) IT Infrastructure Manager
5 1 (7.14%) Power BI Developer
5 1 (7.14%) SQL Analyst
5 1 (7.14%) Workstream Lead
5 1 (7.14%) Workstream Manager
Miscellaneous
1 4 (28.57%) Data Centre
2 2 (14.29%) NHS
3 1 (7.14%) Housing Association
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (28.57%) Qualitative Research
1 4 (28.57%) Quantitative Research
2 3 (21.43%) User Stories
3 2 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (14.29%) Case Management
3 2 (14.29%) Line Management
3 2 (14.29%) Software Engineering
3 2 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (7.14%) Budget Management
4 1 (7.14%) Conflict Resolution
4 1 (7.14%) Infrastructure Monitoring
4 1 (7.14%) Programme Delivery
4 1 (7.14%) Project Delivery
4 1 (7.14%) Project Management
4 1 (7.14%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 4 (28.57%) Python
2 3 (21.43%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.14%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft