Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
Central London > City of Westminster
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in the City of Westminster. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 15 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | 6 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Local Government | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of Westminster | 2.27% | 10.53% | - |
| As % of the General category | 3.03% | 15.38% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| Central London median daily rate | £425 | £428 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.58% | +0.59% | -15.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.11 | - | - |
| Central London median hourly rate | £34.48 | - | - |
All General Skills
City of Westminster
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 Westminster.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 33 | 39 | 25 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of Westminster | 75.00% | 68.42% | 53.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24 | 16 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £354 | £293 |
| 25th Percentile | £444 | £433 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £518 | £463 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.89% | -22.92% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £616 | £575 | £938 |
| 90th Percentile | £681 | £694 | £1,061 |
| Central London median daily rate | £550 | £585 | £588 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.98% | -0.43% | +2.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.57 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £18.69 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £19.00 | - | £26.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £22.81 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £24.79 | - | - |
| Central London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £35.00 | £32.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +6.87% | -21.08% |
Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of Westminster
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Local Government relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of Westminster.
Local Government
Daily Rate Trend in the City of Westminster
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of Westminster citing Local Government.
Local Government
Contract Job Locations in the City of Westminster
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 Westminster region over the 6 months to 15 November 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Local Government Central London |
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Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of Westminster 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:
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