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 19 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 116 114 147
Rank change year-on-year -2 +33 +37
Contract jobs citing Local Government 1 14 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London 0.057% 0.67% 0.23%
As % of the General category 0.076% 0.98% 0.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 6 6
10th Percentile - £396 -
25th Percentile £363 £447 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £568 £450
Median % change year-on-year -33.92% +26.11% -2.70%
75th Percentile £388 £663 £553
90th Percentile - £706 £606
Central London median daily rate £438 £550 £425
% change year-on-year -20.45% +29.41% -5.56%

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 1,316 1,435 1,910
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 75.07% 68.17% 63.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 881 892 1,340
10th Percentile £325 £357 £363
25th Percentile £413 £463 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% +4.35%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £720
90th Percentile £765 £800 £825
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £600
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 9 13
10th Percentile £16.96 £13.45 -
25th Percentile £23.33 £16.00 £14.25
Median hourly rate £28.50 £27.00 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% +42.11% -54.22%
75th Percentile £63.75 £78.75 £38.00
90th Percentile £70.21 £103.75 £63.46
Central London median hourly rate £34.00 £31.00 £19.00
% change year-on-year +9.68% +63.16% -53.66%

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
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
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 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) OCI
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Payroll Specialist
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Fusion
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle