Local Government Contract Job Trends in the City of London

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

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 28 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 123 105 136
Rank change year-on-year -18 +31 +54
Contract jobs citing Local Government 3 19 10
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.17% 0.87% 0.37%
As % of the General category 0.23% 1.29% 0.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 11 9
10th Percentile £433 £190 £410
25th Percentile £463 £251 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £376 £438
Median % change year-on-year +39.63% -14.06% -2.78%
75th Percentile £588 £651 £638
90th Percentile £618 £800 £644
Central London median daily rate £425 £396 £431
% change year-on-year +7.46% -8.29% -11.54%

All General Skills
City of 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 the City of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,311 1,474 1,740
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 73.20% 67.71% 64.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 907 895 1,236
10th Percentile £325 £350 £354
25th Percentile £413 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £580 £588
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% -1.28% -
75th Percentile £675 £688 £695
90th Percentile £775 £799 £825
Central London median daily rate £550 £585 £585
% change year-on-year -5.98% - +1.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 9 13
10th Percentile £19.98 £13.45 -
25th Percentile £24.36 £22.00 £17.00
Median hourly rate £34.00 £32.50 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.62% +35.42% -52.94%
75th Percentile £51.56 £78.75 £46.75
90th Percentile £64.66 £103.75 £72.75
Central London median hourly rate £34.00 £35.00 £26.75
% change year-on-year -2.86% +30.84% -47.03%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in the City of London

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Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Local Government.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Local Government

Local Government
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Local Government in the City of London over the 6 months to 28 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Local Government in the City of London

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Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Local Government.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Local Government

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Senior
2 1 (33.33%) Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Designer
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Designer
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Service Designer
2 1 (33.33%) Lead
2 1 (33.33%) Lead Designer
2 1 (33.33%) Lead Service Designer
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Designer
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Digital Designer
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Service Designer
2 1 (33.33%) Senior User Researcher
2 1 (33.33%) Service Designer
2 1 (33.33%) User Researcher
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Qualitative Research
1 2 (66.67%) Quantitative Research
1 2 (66.67%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (33.33%) Active Listening
2 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Change Management
2 1 (33.33%) Data Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 1 (33.33%) Design Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Diary Studies
2 1 (33.33%) Emotional Intelligence
2 1 (33.33%) Ethnography
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Service Design
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Statistical Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Use Case
2 1 (33.33%) User Research
2 1 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation