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 in Berkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 87 108 91
Rank change year-on-year +21 -17 +10
Contract jobs citing Local Government 8 14 20
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 0.68% 0.71% 1.11%
As % of the General category 1.08% 1.25% 1.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 13 12
10th Percentile £354 £380 -
25th Percentile £438 £463 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £275
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +72.73% -45.00%
75th Percentile £451 £575 £450
90th Percentile £466 £600 £472
South East median daily rate £450 £475 £325
% change year-on-year -5.26% +46.15% -29.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £21.20
25th Percentile - £37.50 £21.50
Median hourly rate - £40.00 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year - +81.82% +25.71%
75th Percentile - £42.50 £22.50
90th Percentile - - £22.80
South East median hourly rate £25.00 £18.35 £23.00
% change year-on-year +36.24% -20.22% +31.43%

All General Skills
Berkshire

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 Berkshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 741 1,121 1,124
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 63.01% 56.59% 62.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 440 552 700
10th Percentile £300 £205 £325
25th Percentile £409 £325 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year +0.10% -2.44% +7.89%
75th Percentile £627 £593 £631
90th Percentile £700 £650 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £488 £500
% change year-on-year +2.56% -2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 86 27
10th Percentile £19.91 £22.38 £19.10
25th Percentile £30.25 £42.50 £22.33
Median hourly rate £57.50 £58.65 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% +6.64% +161.59%
75th Percentile £65.62 £69.82 £68.11
90th Percentile £88.87 £87.46 £80.25
South East median hourly rate £24.18 £45.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year -46.27% -5.26% +137.50%

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 2 May 2025.

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 2 May 2025. 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
Wokingham - 2 £451 -
Reading +28 1 £247 -47.98% 7
Slough - 1 £450 - 2
Bracknell - 1 £400 - 1
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (12.50%) ArcGIS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) GIS
1 1 (12.50%) Spatial Data
General
1 4 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 3 (37.50%) Finance
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Project Manager
2 3 (37.50%) Analyst
2 3 (37.50%) Business Analyst
3 2 (25.00%) SIEM Project Manager
4 1 (12.50%) Business Systems Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity Manager
4 1 (12.50%) GIS Manager
4 1 (12.50%) Implementation Manager
4 1 (12.50%) Implementation Project Manager
4 1 (12.50%) Project Implementation Manager
4 1 (12.50%) Project Manager - Cybersecurity
4 1 (12.50%) Security Manager
4 1 (12.50%) Security Project Manager
4 1 (12.50%) Service Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) SOC Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) PRINCE2
1 5 (62.50%) Project Management
2 3 (37.50%) Change Management
2 3 (37.50%) Programme Delivery
3 2 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 2 (25.00%) SIEM
3 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (25.00%) Target Operating Model
4 1 (12.50%) BCP
4 1 (12.50%) Business Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Business Continuity
4 1 (12.50%) Business Continuity Planning
4 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (12.50%) Data Governance
4 1 (12.50%) Disaster Recovery
4 1 (12.50%) IT Governance
4 1 (12.50%) Psychology
4 1 (12.50%) Service Delivery
4 1 (12.50%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 1 (12.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) APMP
2 1 (12.50%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (25.00%) PMO
2 1 (12.50%) P3O
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Capita
1 1 (12.50%) ESRI
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft