Local Government Contracts in the Thames Valley

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Local Government over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 125 127 119
Rank change year-on-year +2 -8 -36
Contract jobs citing Local Government 17 23 46
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.64% 0.78% 1.32%
As % of the General category 1.14% 1.25% 2.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 14 18
10th Percentile £355 £150 £232
25th Percentile £450 £181 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £275 £463
Median % change year-on-year +72.73% -40.54% +32.14%
75th Percentile £538 £450 £500
90th Percentile £600 £475 £697
South East median daily rate £488 £325 £450
% change year-on-year +50.00% -27.78% +28.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 24
10th Percentile £28.05 £21.20 £17.00
25th Percentile £29.63 £21.50 £17.42
Median hourly rate £33.50 £22.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +52.27% +25.71% -16.86%
75th Percentile £38.63 £22.50 £21.00
90th Percentile £40.95 £22.80 £21.05
South East median hourly rate £18.35 £23.08 £17.50
% change year-on-year -20.48% +31.86% -16.86%

All General Skills
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,495 1,839 2,074
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 55.85% 62.61% 59.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 787 1,239 1,313
10th Percentile £205 £304 £205
25th Percentile £325 £400 £365
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £467
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +7.07% +3.78%
75th Percentile £589 £601 £575
90th Percentile £675 £700 £638
South East median daily rate £490 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -2.00% - +9.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 138 41 74
10th Percentile £17.89 £18.50 £10.77
25th Percentile £22.86 £22.50 £12.31
Median hourly rate £48.40 £32.30 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +49.85% +84.57% -22.22%
75th Percentile £62.50 £65.00 £21.85
90th Percentile £75.77 £75.75 £31.45
South East median hourly rate £45.00 £47.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year -5.26% +137.50% -20.00%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in the Thames Valley

Local Government
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Local Government in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Local Government in the Thames Valley

Local Government
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Local Government in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Local Government in the Thames Valley

Local Government
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Local Government in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Local Government in the Thames Valley

Local Government
Hourly Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Local Government in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Local Government in the Thames Valley

Local Government
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Berkshire -12 14 £475 +72.73% 10
Oxfordshire +5 2 £375 -53.13% 6
Buckinghamshire +26 1 - - 6
Local Government
South East

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 8 (47.06%) Power Platform
2 4 (23.53%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.88%) WAN
1 1 (5.88%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (23.53%) Power BI
2 1 (5.88%) GIS
General
1 5 (29.41%) Public Sector
2 2 (11.76%) Finance
3 1 (5.88%) Legal
Job Titles
1 6 (35.29%) Developer
2 4 (23.53%) Analyst
2 4 (23.53%) Applications Developer
2 4 (23.53%) Power Apps Developer
3 3 (17.65%) Architect
3 3 (17.65%) Data Analyst
3 3 (17.65%) Infrastructure Architect
3 3 (17.65%) Senior
4 2 (11.76%) Automation Developer
4 2 (11.76%) Business Intelligence Developer
4 2 (11.76%) IT Manager
4 2 (11.76%) Microsoft Developer
4 2 (11.76%) Power BI Developer
4 2 (11.76%) Python Developer
4 2 (11.76%) Senior Applications Developer
4 2 (11.76%) Senior Developer
4 2 (11.76%) Senior Power Apps Developer
5 1 (5.88%) Business Change Analyst
5 1 (5.88%) Infrastructure Programme Manager
5 1 (5.88%) Workstream Manager
Miscellaneous
1 4 (23.53%) Data Centre
2 2 (11.76%) NHS
3 1 (5.88%) Housing Association
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (23.53%) Qualitative Research
1 4 (23.53%) Quantitative Research
2 3 (17.65%) Business Intelligence
2 3 (17.65%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (17.65%) User Stories
3 2 (11.76%) Budget Management
3 2 (11.76%) Case Management
3 2 (11.76%) Line Management
3 2 (11.76%) Project Management
3 2 (11.76%) Software Engineering
4 1 (5.88%) Agile
4 1 (5.88%) Conflict Resolution
4 1 (5.88%) Infrastructure Monitoring
4 1 (5.88%) Programme Delivery
4 1 (5.88%) Programme Management
4 1 (5.88%) Project Delivery
4 1 (5.88%) Project Governance
4 1 (5.88%) Service Delivery
4 1 (5.88%) Validation
4 1 (5.88%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 4 (23.53%) Python
2 3 (17.65%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.88%) Accessibility
1 1 (5.88%) GDPR
1 1 (5.88%) PMO
1 1 (5.88%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (11.76%) Microsoft