Local Government Contract Job Trends in Dundee

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
Scotland > Dundee

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in Dundee. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 11 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 - 9
Rank change year-on-year - - -2
Contract jobs citing Local Government 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Dundee 14.29% - 4.00%
As % of the General category 33.33% - 5.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £199
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - £204
75th Percentile - - £209
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £600 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +20.00% -2.44% +2.50%

All General Skills
Dundee

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 general skills in Dundee.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 3 5 20
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dundee 42.86% 55.56% 80.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 5 6
10th Percentile - £179 £143
25th Percentile - £279 £162
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £388 £195
Median % change year-on-year +3.23% +98.72% -72.14%
75th Percentile - £394 £200
90th Percentile - £409 £205
Scotland median daily rate £463 £471 £440
% change year-on-year -1.70% +6.94% -7.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £14.73
Median hourly rate £14.00 - £14.98
75th Percentile - - £15.23
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median hourly rate £16.11 £18.37 £16.50
% change year-on-year -12.30% +11.33% -13.97%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Dundee

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Dundee

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dundee 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 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Project Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation