Local Government Contract Job Trends in Brentwood

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
Essex > Brentwood

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in Brentwood. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 19 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Local Government 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Brentwood 14.29% - -
As % of the General category 25.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Essex median daily rate £425 £512 £525
% change year-on-year -17.03% -2.43% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
Median hourly rate £27.74 - -
Essex median hourly rate £27.74 £24.92 -
% change year-on-year +11.32% - -

All General Skills
Brentwood

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 general skills in Brentwood.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 12 11 14
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Brentwood 57.14% 84.62% 45.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 7 4
10th Percentile - £212 £265
25th Percentile £500 £363 £288
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £400 £350
Median % change year-on-year +32.50% +14.29% -
75th Percentile £600 £419 £456
90th Percentile - £453 £558
Essex median daily rate £460 £400 £425
% change year-on-year +15.00% -5.88% -10.99%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 0
Median hourly rate £27.74 £40.35 -
Median % change year-on-year -31.25% - -
Essex median hourly rate £17.73 £21.75 £35.65
% change year-on-year -18.51% -38.99% -19.94%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Brentwood

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Local Government relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Brentwood.

Local Government job vacancy trend in Brentwood

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Brentwood by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Service Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement