Local Government Contracts 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 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 109 113 157
Rank change year-on-year +4 +44 +26
Contract jobs citing Local Government 7 11 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London 0.40% 0.51% 0.20%
As % of the General category 0.56% 0.77% 0.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 11 3
10th Percentile £260 £400 £475
25th Percentile £293 £421 £494
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £324 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -41.14% - +15.79%
75th Percentile £403 £613 £581
90th Percentile £522 £644 £585
Central London median daily rate £475 £450 £400
% change year-on-year +5.56% +12.50% -15.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £44.15 - -
25th Percentile £63.88 - -
Median hourly rate £103.00 - -
75th Percentile £148.38 - -
90th Percentile £171.85 - -
Central London median hourly rate £30.04 £26.56 -
% change year-on-year +13.08% - -

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 1,252 1,435 2,200
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 71.67% 66.34% 62.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 781 1,011 1,556
10th Percentile £331 £338 £363
25th Percentile £455 £450 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £575 £613
Median % change year-on-year - -6.12% +6.52%
75th Percentile £688 £700 £738
90th Percentile £775 £825 £825
Central London median daily rate £575 £550 £600
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 8 14
10th Percentile £22.00 £18.74 £14.25
25th Percentile £24.00 £20.15 £15.78
Median hourly rate £29.58 £22.41 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year +31.99% +6.70% -51.72%
75th Percentile £48.75 £27.13 £50.14
90th Percentile £96.38 £34.33 £57.25
Central London median hourly rate £29.07 £24.00 £28.00
% change year-on-year +21.13% -14.29% -35.63%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in the City of London

Local Government
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Local Government in the City of London.

Daily rate trend for Local Government in the City of London

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 17 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Local Government in the City of London

Local Government
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Local Government in the City of London.

Hourly rate trend for Local Government in the City of London

Local Government
Hourly Rate Histogram in the City of London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Local Government in the City of London over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Local Government in the City of London

Local Government
Contract Job Locations in the City of 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 City of London region over the 6 months to 17 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
London Bridge - 1 £238 -
Local Government
Central London

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of 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:

Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (14.29%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (28.57%) Power Platform
2 1 (14.29%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (28.57%) Power BI
General
1 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (28.57%) Developer
1 2 (28.57%) Power BI Developer
2 1 (14.29%) 1st Line Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Administrator
2 1 (14.29%) Consultant
2 1 (14.29%) Delivery Manager
2 1 (14.29%) ERP Manager
2 1 (14.29%) HR Manager
2 1 (14.29%) IT Consultant
2 1 (14.29%) IT Support
2 1 (14.29%) Product Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Senior
2 1 (14.29%) Senior Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Senior Product Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Support Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Management Information System
1 1 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (14.29%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 2 (28.57%) Windows
2 1 (14.29%) Apple iOS
2 1 (14.29%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (28.57%) Service Delivery
2 1 (14.29%) Agile
2 1 (14.29%) Artificial Intelligence
2 1 (14.29%) Batch Processing
2 1 (14.29%) Data Protection
2 1 (14.29%) Decision-Making
2 1 (14.29%) ERP
2 1 (14.29%) Functional Testing
2 1 (14.29%) Gantt Chart
2 1 (14.29%) Housing Management
2 1 (14.29%) Information Management
2 1 (14.29%) Logistics
2 1 (14.29%) Product Management
2 1 (14.29%) Programme Management
2 1 (14.29%) Project Delivery
2 1 (14.29%) Risk Register
2 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (14.29%) Ticket Management
2 1 (14.29%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) DBS Check
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) PMO
System Software
1 2 (28.57%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft
2 1 (14.29%) Civica
2 1 (14.29%) SAP