Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
Essex > Chelmsford
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in Chelmsford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 20 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 4 | 5 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +1 | -1 |
| Contract jobs citing Local Government | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Chelmsford | - | 9.09% | 12.12% |
| As % of the General category | - | 12.50% | 15.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £563 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £575 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.55% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £588 | £594 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £628 |
| Essex median daily rate | £512 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.43% | -4.55% | +46.67% |
All General Skills
Chelmsford
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 Chelmsford.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 2 | 8 | 26 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chelmsford | 40.00% | 72.73% | 78.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 5 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £211 | £105 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £250 | £261 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £325 | £425 | £381 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.53% | +11.55% | -10.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £338 | £488 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £548 | £585 |
| Essex median daily rate | £400 | £425 | £478 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | -10.99% | -3.54% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £10.42 | £21.30 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +571.79% | -51.08% | +29.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £15.34 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £18.28 | - |
| Essex median hourly rate | £21.75 | £35.65 | £44.53 |
| % change year-on-year | -38.99% | -19.94% | +107.12% |
Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford
Job postings citing Local Government as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chelmsford.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Chelmsford
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Local Government in Chelmsford.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Chelmsford
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Local Government in Chelmsford.