Local Government Contracts in Wales

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

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies advertised in Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Local Government over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 36 62 75
Rank change year-on-year +26 +13 -14
Contract jobs citing Local Government 11 1 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales 2.74% 0.16% 0.59%
As % of the General category 6.08% 0.33% 1.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 0 4
10th Percentile - - £287
25th Percentile £575 - £334
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - £403
Median % change year-on-year - - -10.56%
75th Percentile £625 - £500
90th Percentile - - £613
UK median daily rate £475 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +5.56% - +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 2
10th Percentile £85.84 - -
25th Percentile £87.10 - -
Median hourly rate £87.80 - £14.31
75th Percentile £87.85 - -
90th Percentile £87.94 - -
UK median hourly rate £26.02 £22.26 £22.09
% change year-on-year +16.87% +0.77% +1.28%

All General Skills
Wales

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 Wales with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 181 304 563
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales 45.02% 47.95% 55.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 101 218 432
10th Percentile £143 £163 £181
25th Percentile £200 £313 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £550 £550 £571
90th Percentile £625 £625 £637
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 15 24
10th Percentile £11.39 - £14.90
25th Percentile £11.88 £10.92 £20.16
Median hourly rate £22.68 £12.20 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +85.90% -51.20% +51.29%
75th Percentile £51.75 £25.92 £27.13
90th Percentile £86.40 £44.37 £47.40
UK median hourly rate £29.83 £35.00 £21.66
% change year-on-year -14.79% +61.61% -3.74%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in Wales

Local Government
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales

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

Daily rate trend for Local Government in Wales

Local Government
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

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

Hourly rate trend for Local Government in Wales

Local Government
Contract Job Locations in Wales

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 Wales region over the 6 months to 26 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
South Wales - 11 £600 - 8
Local Government
UK

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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 11 (100.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 11 (100.00%) Acrobat
General
1 11 (100.00%) Marketing
2 9 (81.82%) Social Skills
3 8 (72.73%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (36.36%) Finance
4 4 (36.36%) Legal
5 1 (9.09%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 11 (100.00%) Bid Manager
2 9 (81.82%) Senior
2 9 (81.82%) Senior Bid Manager
2 9 (81.82%) Senior Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 11 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 11 (100.00%) Project Management
1 11 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 11 (100.00%) Value Proposition
2 10 (90.91%) Psychology
2 10 (90.91%) Risk Management
3 8 (72.73%) Critical Thinking
3 8 (72.73%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (36.36%) Bill of Materials
4 4 (36.36%) Work Breakdown Structure
5 3 (27.27%) Budget Management
5 3 (27.27%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (18.18%) People Management
Qualifications
1 11 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 11 (100.00%) PMP
1 11 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 11 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 10 (90.91%) Degree
Vendors
1 11 (100.00%) Adobe
1 11 (100.00%) Microsoft