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 5 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 - 12
Rank change year-on-year - - +9
Contract jobs citing Local Government 3 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Chester 1.85% - 3.51%
As % of the General category 2.44% - 4.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £613 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - -
75th Percentile £638 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median daily rate £625 - £300
% change year-on-year - - -14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £31.90 - -
Cheshire median hourly rate £22.88 £40.00 -
% change year-on-year -42.81% - -

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 general skills in Chester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 123 57 44
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester 75.93% 77.03% 77.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 15 17
10th Percentile £332 £563 £491
25th Percentile £413 £569 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £625 £610
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +2.46% +10.91%
75th Percentile £600 £731 £738
90th Percentile £700 £793 -
Cheshire median daily rate £492 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +9.33% -10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 11 6
10th Percentile - £30.25 £25.50
25th Percentile £16.01 £35.30 -
Median hourly rate £33.61 £47.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -29.24% +35.71% +9.80%
75th Percentile £36.90 £50.00 -
90th Percentile £60.38 £70.00 -
Cheshire median hourly rate £36.00 £32.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year +10.77% -7.14% +14.60%

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 (66.67%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Lead
2 1 (33.33%) ERP Support
2 1 (33.33%) Senior
2 1 (33.33%) Support Team Leader
2 1 (33.33%) Systems Support
2 1 (33.33%) Team Leader
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Attestation
1 2 (66.67%) Information Assurance
1 2 (66.67%) Service Management
1 2 (66.67%) SIEM
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) ERP
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
Local Government jobs