Local Government Contracts in Bristol

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
South West > Bristol

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in Bristol. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 49 63 96
Rank change year-on-year +14 +33 -8
Contract jobs citing Local Government 6 11 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 1.12% 1.04% 0.40%
As % of the General category 2.08% 1.99% 0.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 11 5
10th Percentile £348 £350 £190
25th Percentile - £395 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £439 £275
Median % change year-on-year -8.93% +59.72% -38.89%
75th Percentile - £485 £338
90th Percentile £425 £525 £386
South West median daily rate £409 £439 £275
% change year-on-year -6.88% +59.72% -38.89%

All General Skills
Bristol

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 Bristol.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 289 554 593
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 53.82% 52.41% 47.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 167 301 416
10th Percentile £213 £225 £278
25th Percentile £340 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -13.46% -0.95% +5.00%
75th Percentile £551 £625 £630
90th Percentile £640 £688 £697
South West median daily rate £500 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -4.76% -3.67% +11.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 133 67
10th Percentile £18.13 £36.25 £23.72
25th Percentile £29.82 £43.75 £53.75
Median hourly rate £62.50 £59.50 £61.50
Median % change year-on-year +5.04% -3.25% +89.23%
75th Percentile £69.75 £72.50 £78.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £80.00 £92.16
South West median hourly rate £60.00 £46.39 £60.35
% change year-on-year +29.34% -23.13% +34.98%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in Bristol

Local Government
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

Daily rate trend for Local Government in Bristol

Local Government
Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Local Government in Bristol over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Local Government in Bristol

Local Government
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

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

Hourly rate trend for Local Government in Bristol

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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:

General
1 4 (66.67%) Finance
2 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Analyst
1 3 (50.00%) Business Analyst
2 2 (33.33%) Applications Support
2 2 (33.33%) Support Officer
3 1 (16.67%) ERP Support
3 1 (16.67%) Senior
3 1 (16.67%) Senior Applications Support
3 1 (16.67%) Service Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) Business Analysis
1 2 (33.33%) ERP
1 2 (33.33%) Logistics
2 1 (16.67%) Benchmarking
2 1 (16.67%) Business Case
2 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (16.67%) Data Management
2 1 (16.67%) Data Security
2 1 (16.67%) Decision-Making
2 1 (16.67%) Knowledge Transfer
2 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (16.67%) Product Backlog
2 1 (16.67%) Project Management
2 1 (16.67%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (16.67%) Strategic Planning
2 1 (16.67%) Translating Business Requirements
2 1 (16.67%) Use Case
2 1 (16.67%) User Stories
2 1 (16.67%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Liquidlogic