Local Government Contracts in Devon

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
South West > Devon

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in Devon. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 26 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 26 26
Rank change year-on-year +8 0 +9
Contract jobs citing Local Government 7 6 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Devon 5.22% 2.46% 2.76%
As % of the General category 8.64% 5.36% 5.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 4 4
10th Percentile £380 £440 £229
25th Percentile £500 £454 £234
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £475 £354
Median % change year-on-year +36.84% +34.28% +41.50%
75th Percentile £800 £516 £449
90th Percentile - £566 £450
South West median daily rate £400 £450 £319
% change year-on-year -11.11% +41.29% -29.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile £27.78 - -
25th Percentile £27.98 £27.26 -
Median hourly rate £28.32 £27.52 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year +2.93% +52.86% -
75th Percentile £28.66 £27.77 -
90th Percentile £28.86 - -
South West median hourly rate £29.00 £27.52 £18.00
% change year-on-year +5.40% +52.86% -

All General Skills
Devon

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 Devon.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 81 112 85
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Devon 60.45% 45.90% 46.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 33 67 59
10th Percentile £145 £158 £297
25th Percentile £200 £193 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £460 £465
Median % change year-on-year -7.61% -1.08% +16.25%
75th Percentile £525 £594 £600
90th Percentile £650 £624 £684
South West median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.46% +9.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 18 5
10th Percentile £19.51 £10.42 £30.80
25th Percentile £25.40 £11.02 £50.00
Median hourly rate £28.32 £20.03 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +41.37% -66.61% +113.26%
75th Percentile £60.31 £38.82 £65.00
90th Percentile £65.00 £50.00 £77.00
South West median hourly rate £27.52 £45.00 £57.33
% change year-on-year -38.84% -21.51% +36.50%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

Job postings citing Local Government as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Devon.

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in Devon

Local Government
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Devon

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Local Government in Devon.

Daily rate trend for Local Government in Devon

Local Government
Daily Rate Histogram in Devon

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Local Government in Devon over the 6 months to 26 June 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Local Government in Devon

Local Government
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Devon

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Local Government in Devon.

Hourly rate trend for Local Government in Devon

Local Government
Contract Job Locations in Devon

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 Devon region over the 6 months to 26 June 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
Exeter +6 2 £400 - 2
Plymouth -3 2 £800 +33.33% 4
Local Government
South West

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Devon 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 (14.29%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (14.29%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) JIRA
General
1 3 (42.86%) Finance
2 2 (28.57%) Law
3 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (28.57%) Delivery Manager
1 2 (28.57%) Programme Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Analyst
2 1 (14.29%) Data Analyst
2 1 (14.29%) Data Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Data Protection Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Data Protection Officer
2 1 (14.29%) Governance Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Information Governance Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Information Governance Officer
2 1 (14.29%) Information Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Information Officer
2 1 (14.29%) Senior
2 1 (14.29%) Senior Delivery Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Senior Manager
2 1 (14.29%) SEO Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Data Protection Act
1 2 (28.57%) Freedom of Information
1 2 (28.57%) Freedom of Information Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) Data Protection
1 3 (42.86%) Information Governance
2 2 (28.57%) Agile
2 2 (28.57%) Project Management
3 1 (14.29%) Artificial Intelligence
3 1 (14.29%) Budget Management
3 1 (14.29%) Business Case
3 1 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (14.29%) Change Control
3 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (14.29%) Data Collection
3 1 (14.29%) Data Interpretation
3 1 (14.29%) Data Strategy
3 1 (14.29%) Impact Assessments
3 1 (14.29%) Project Planning
3 1 (14.29%) SEO
3 1 (14.29%) Sprint Retrospective
3 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (14.29%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (14.29%) Visualisation
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) SC Cleared
1 2 (28.57%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (28.57%) GDPR
2 1 (14.29%) QA