govService Contract Job Trends in England

Granicus govService
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring govService skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 571 477 543
Rank change year-on-year -94 +66 -
Contract jobs citing govService 1 2 9
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.003% 0.008% 0.024%
As % of the Application Platforms category 0.028% 0.070% 0.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 9
10th Percentile - £434 -
25th Percentile £263 £447 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 £488 £450
Median % change year-on-year -43.59% +8.33% -
75th Percentile £288 £522 £600
90th Percentile - £531 -
UK median daily rate £275 £488 £450
% change year-on-year -43.59% +8.33% -

All Application Platform Skills
England

govService falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring application platform skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 3,627 2,844 3,489
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 9.76% 11.64% 9.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,545 1,857 2,447
10th Percentile £310 £275 £225
25th Percentile £410 £400 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £495
Median % change year-on-year - +1.01% -5.71%
75th Percentile £588 £625 £600
90th Percentile £695 £738 £725
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £498
% change year-on-year - +0.50% -3.12%
Number of hourly rates quoted 123 58 148
10th Percentile £15.10 £16.93 £13.43
25th Percentile £17.50 £23.80 £15.46
Median hourly rate £27.21 £51.25 £25.50
Median % change year-on-year -46.91% +100.98% +13.33%
75th Percentile £72.50 £64.50 £45.00
90th Percentile £81.80 £72.38 £67.69
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £41.91 £25.50
% change year-on-year -34.38% +64.35% +13.33%

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Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing govService relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

govService job vacancy trend in England

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Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing govService.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing govService

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing govService within the England region over the 6 months to 20 March 2026. 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 -51 1 £275 -43.59% 2
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UK

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Developer
1 1 (100.00%) Junior
1 1 (100.00%) Junior Developer
1 1 (100.00%) Support Officer
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Granicus