Local Government Contract Job Trends in Chester

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
Cheshire > Chester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in Chester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 9 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 22 15 -
Rank change year-on-year -7 - -
Contract jobs citing Local Government 2 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in Chester 1.71% 2.86% -
As % of the General category 2.38% 3.17% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Cheshire median daily rate £375 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £21.77 - -
25th Percentile £21.95 - -
Median hourly rate £22.25 - -
75th Percentile £22.55 - -
90th Percentile £22.73 - -
Cheshire median hourly rate £22.85 - £20.07

All General Skills
Chester

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 Chester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 84 63 49
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester 71.79% 90.00% 83.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 19 20
10th Percentile £150 £465 £381
25th Percentile £413 £519 £497
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £553 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.48% +0.48% +46.67%
75th Percentile £635 £605 £582
90th Percentile £713 £688 £664
Cheshire median daily rate £450 £507 £525
% change year-on-year -11.29% -3.38% +16.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 11 14
10th Percentile £12.75 £16.00 £17.14
25th Percentile £22.25 £17.50 £17.31
Median hourly rate £30.50 £24.19 £28.53
Median % change year-on-year +26.09% -15.20% +77.50%
75th Percentile £37.19 £35.00 £35.00
90th Percentile £40.00 - £39.18
Cheshire median hourly rate £22.85 £24.18 £23.83
% change year-on-year -5.50% +1.47% +62.94%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Chester

Local Government
Daily Rate Trend in Chester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Local Government.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Local Government

Local Government
Hourly Rate Trend in Chester

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Local Government.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Local Government

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) ERP Support
2 1 (50.00%) Applications Support
2 1 (50.00%) IT Support
2 1 (50.00%) Lead
2 1 (50.00%) Support Officer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps