Local Government Contracts in Gloucestershire

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

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in Gloucestershire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 52 62
Rank change year-on-year +34 +10 -
Contract jobs citing Local Government 23 2 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 8.42% 0.47% 0.42%
As % of the General category 17.69% 1.01% 0.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 1 2
10th Percentile £184 - £209
25th Percentile £279 £525 £226
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £409 £550 £255
Median % change year-on-year -25.64% +115.88% -
75th Percentile £473 £575 £283
90th Percentile £658 - £301
South West median daily rate £409 £439 £275
% change year-on-year -6.88% +59.72% -38.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £26.12 - -
South West median hourly rate £27.64 £27.52 £18.00
% change year-on-year +0.45% +52.86% -

All General Skills
Gloucestershire

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 Gloucestershire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 130 199 218
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 47.62% 46.71% 45.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 100 98 160
10th Percentile £184 £300 £211
25th Percentile £361 £425 £395
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £548 £500
Median % change year-on-year -13.24% +9.50% +5.26%
75th Percentile £553 £625 £578
90th Percentile £658 £700 £675
South West median daily rate £500 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% +10.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 30 7
10th Percentile £28.78 £14.00 £36.23
25th Percentile £54.44 £18.15 £39.55
Median hourly rate £67.50 £40.00 £51.00
Median % change year-on-year +68.75% -21.57% +57.41%
75th Percentile £75.00 £68.75 £60.25
90th Percentile - £72.63 £79.20
South West median hourly rate £60.00 £46.39 £60.35
% change year-on-year +29.34% -23.13% +34.98%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in Gloucestershire

Local Government
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Gloucestershire

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

Daily rate trend for Local Government in Gloucestershire

Local Government
Daily Rate Histogram in Gloucestershire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Local Government in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Local Government in Gloucestershire

Local Government
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Gloucestershire

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

Hourly rate trend for Local Government in Gloucestershire

Local Government
Contract Job Locations in Gloucestershire

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 Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 2 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
Gloucester +7 9 £325 - 4
Local Government
South West

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (26.09%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (34.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (13.04%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (13.04%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (4.35%) OpenText VIM for SAP
2 1 (4.35%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 7 (30.43%) Power Platform
2 3 (13.04%) Azure
3 1 (4.35%) SuccessFactors
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (30.43%) Power BI
2 1 (4.35%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 1 (4.35%) GCC
General
1 7 (30.43%) Social Skills
2 6 (26.09%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (21.74%) Finance
4 3 (13.04%) Legal
5 2 (8.70%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (4.35%) Marketing
6 1 (4.35%) Multimedia
6 1 (4.35%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 8 (34.78%) Project Manager
2 5 (21.74%) Analyst
2 5 (21.74%) Data Analyst
2 5 (21.74%) SAP Analyst
2 5 (21.74%) SAP Data Analyst
2 5 (21.74%) SAP Manager
2 5 (21.74%) SAP Project Manager
3 3 (13.04%) SAP Trainer
3 3 (13.04%) Trainer
4 2 (8.70%) Content Editor
4 2 (8.70%) ERP Manager
4 2 (8.70%) ERP Project Manager
4 2 (8.70%) Procurement Manager
4 2 (8.70%) Procurement Project Manager
4 2 (8.70%) SAP Programme Manager
4 2 (8.70%) Workstream Manager
4 2 (8.70%) Workstream Project Manager
5 1 (4.35%) Project Supervisor
5 1 (4.35%) SAP Delivery Manager
5 1 (4.35%) SAP Implementation Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (13.04%) CSS
1 3 (13.04%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.35%) e-Learning
1 1 (4.35%) Management Information System
1 1 (4.35%) Photography
1 1 (4.35%) Replication
1 1 (4.35%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (4.35%) Video Editing
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (52.17%) ERP
2 7 (30.43%) Business Intelligence
2 7 (30.43%) Data Analysis
3 6 (26.09%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (26.09%) Project Management
4 5 (21.74%) Data Integration
4 5 (21.74%) Data Management
4 5 (21.74%) Data Migration
4 5 (21.74%) Data Visualisation
4 5 (21.74%) Migration
4 5 (21.74%) Programme Delivery
4 5 (21.74%) Visualisation
5 3 (13.04%) Collaborative Working
5 3 (13.04%) Computer Science
5 3 (13.04%) Programme Governance
5 3 (13.04%) Risk Management
5 3 (13.04%) Supplier Relationship Management
5 3 (13.04%) User Acceptance Testing
6 2 (8.70%) Contract Management
6 2 (8.70%) Resource Allocation
Programming Languages
1 3 (13.04%) Python
1 3 (13.04%) VBA
Qualifications
1 4 (17.39%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.70%) PMO
2 1 (4.35%) QA
Vendors
1 19 (82.61%) SAP
2 13 (56.52%) Ariba
3 3 (13.04%) Apple
3 3 (13.04%) Microsoft