Local Government Contracts in Central London

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
London > Central London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in Central London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 114 108 160
Rank change year-on-year -6 +52 +24
Contract jobs citing Local Government 12 29 21
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 0.63% 1.21% 0.57%
As % of the General category 0.88% 1.83% 0.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 26 7
10th Percentile £313 £400 £277
25th Percentile £363 £413 £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £450 £400
Median % change year-on-year +27.78% +12.50% -15.79%
75th Percentile £632 £479 £531
90th Percentile £678 £518 £580
London median daily rate £475 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +5.56% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 3 0
10th Percentile £27.24 £24.35 -
25th Percentile £28.42 £25.18 -
Median hourly rate £30.04 £26.56 -
Median % change year-on-year +13.08% - -
75th Percentile £70.13 £29.78 -
90th Percentile £140.55 £31.71 -
London median hourly rate £28.51 £31.71 £22.93
% change year-on-year -10.11% +38.32% -48.48%

All General Skills
Central London

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 Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,365 1,587 2,310
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 71.58% 66.35% 62.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 881 1,117 1,633
10th Percentile £331 £325 £325
25th Percentile £435 £438 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £557 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year +1.33% -8.33% +7.14%
75th Percentile £680 £688 £738
90th Percentile £775 £800 £825
London median daily rate £560 £575 £600
% change year-on-year -2.61% -4.17% +3.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 11 13
10th Percentile £21.45 £19.92 £14.25
25th Percentile £24.94 £20.22 £15.50
Median hourly rate £29.07 £23.80 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +22.14% -32.00% -7.89%
75th Percentile £46.15 £30.00 £42.32
90th Percentile £67.38 £43.75 £53.55
London median hourly rate £34.00 £30.00 £31.50
% change year-on-year +13.33% -4.76% -11.27%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in Central London

Local Government
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London

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

Daily rate trend for Local Government in Central London

Local Government
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Local Government in Central London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Local Government in Central London

Local Government
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

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

Hourly rate trend for Local Government in Central London

Local Government
Hourly Rate Histogram in Central London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Local Government in Central London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Local Government in Central London

Local Government
Contract Job Locations in Central London

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 Central London region over the 6 months to 31 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
City of London +7 6 £375 -17.58% 11
Southwark -2 2 £238 - 1
Kensington and Chelsea -1 1 - - 2
Local Government
London

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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 (8.33%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (33.33%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 4 (33.33%) SuccessFactors
2 2 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (8.33%) Azure
3 1 (8.33%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 1 (8.33%) Wi-Fi
General
1 3 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (16.67%) Public Sector
2 2 (16.67%) Social Skills
3 1 (8.33%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 4 (33.33%) Delivery Manager
1 4 (33.33%) ERP Manager
1 4 (33.33%) HR Manager
2 3 (25.00%) SAP Delivery Manager
2 3 (25.00%) SAP Manager
3 2 (16.67%) 2nd Line Support
3 2 (16.67%) Analyst
3 2 (16.67%) Senior
4 1 (8.33%) 1st Line Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Administrator
4 1 (8.33%) Consultant
4 1 (8.33%) IT Consultant
4 1 (8.33%) IT Support
4 1 (8.33%) Oracle Specialist
4 1 (8.33%) Product Manager
4 1 (8.33%) Senior Analyst
4 1 (8.33%) Senior Manager
4 1 (8.33%) Support Analyst
4 1 (8.33%) Support Consultant
4 1 (8.33%) Systems Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (8.33%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 4 (33.33%) Management Information System
2 1 (8.33%) Driving Licence
2 1 (8.33%) Housing Association
2 1 (8.33%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (8.33%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 2 (16.67%) Windows
2 1 (8.33%) Apple iOS
2 1 (8.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (41.67%) Agile
1 5 (41.67%) Service Delivery
2 4 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 4 (33.33%) ERP
2 4 (33.33%) Information Management
2 4 (33.33%) Programme Management
2 4 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (25.00%) PRINCE2
3 3 (25.00%) Project Governance
3 3 (25.00%) Project Management
3 3 (25.00%) Resource Allocation
3 3 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 3 (25.00%) Strategic Planning
4 2 (16.67%) Housing Management
4 2 (16.67%) ITIL
4 2 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (8.33%) Knowledge Transfer
5 1 (8.33%) Project Delivery
5 1 (8.33%) Risk Register
5 1 (8.33%) Roadmaps
Qualifications
1 1 (8.33%) DBS Check
1 1 (8.33%) Degree
1 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (25.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (8.33%) PMO
System Software
1 3 (25.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 4 (33.33%) SAP
2 3 (25.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (8.33%) Capita
3 1 (8.33%) Civica
3 1 (8.33%) Oracle