Local Government Contracts in Essex

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
East of England > Essex

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in Essex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 4 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 18 34
Rank change year-on-year +5 +16 +14
Contract jobs citing Local Government 6 14 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Essex 7.59% 6.36% 2.09%
As % of the General category 12.50% 12.17% 3.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 14 3
10th Percentile £501 - £530
25th Percentile £503 £350 £539
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £512 £525 £552
Median % change year-on-year -2.43% -4.89% +38.00%
75th Percentile £528 £584 £613
90th Percentile £534 £626 £635
East of England median daily rate £500 £500 £438
% change year-on-year -0.10% +14.29% +9.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £16.86 - £27.68
25th Percentile £19.88 - £41.08
Median hourly rate £24.92 - £63.78
75th Percentile £29.96 - £86.11
90th Percentile £32.98 - £99.28
East of England median hourly rate £20.50 £15.79 £19.50
% change year-on-year +29.83% -19.03% +50.00%

All General Skills
Essex

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 Essex.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 48 115 141
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex 60.76% 52.27% 59.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 66 94
10th Percentile £221 £250 £187
25th Percentile £318 £300 £259
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £419 £450
Median % change year-on-year -4.48% -6.94% -8.16%
75th Percentile £475 £588 £534
90th Percentile £514 £643 £600
East of England median daily rate £500 £461 £488
% change year-on-year +8.40% -5.38% +5.98%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 14 9
10th Percentile - £10.42 £20.79
25th Percentile £13.25 £16.38 £22.50
Median hourly rate £21.00 £37.98 £44.53
Median % change year-on-year -44.71% -14.71% +107.12%
75th Percentile £30.00 £64.25 £62.50
90th Percentile £38.00 £80.88 £76.61
East of England median hourly rate £30.78 £38.12 £21.00
% change year-on-year -19.25% +81.52% +44.83%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in Essex

Local Government
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Essex

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

Daily rate trend for Local Government in Essex

Local Government
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Essex

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

Hourly rate trend for Local Government in Essex

Local Government
Hourly Rate Histogram in Essex

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Local Government in Essex over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Local Government in Essex

Local Government
Contract Job Locations in Essex

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 Essex region over the 6 months to 4 May 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
Benfleet - 2 - -
Thurrock 0 1 - -
Local Government
East of England

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex 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:

Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) MySQL
General
1 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Finance
2 2 (33.33%) Public Sector
3 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Back Office
3 1 (16.67%) Legal
3 1 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (33.33%) CRM Manager
1 2 (33.33%) CRM Programme Manager
1 2 (33.33%) Programme Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Category Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Data Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Executive Assistant
2 1 (16.67%) Procurement Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Freedom of Information
1 1 (16.67%) Housing Association
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (33.33%) Artificial Intelligence
2 2 (33.33%) Business Case
2 2 (33.33%) Contact Management
2 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (33.33%) CRM
2 2 (33.33%) Customer Experience
3 1 (16.67%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (16.67%) Change Management
3 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (16.67%) Cost Optimisation
3 1 (16.67%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 1 (16.67%) Decision-Making
3 1 (16.67%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (16.67%) ERP
3 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (16.67%) Project Delivery
3 1 (16.67%) Service Delivery
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (16.67%) Supplier Relationship Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) PHP
1 1 (16.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft