Local Government Contracts in Hampshire

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
South East > Hampshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in Hampshire. 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 68 95 97
Rank change year-on-year +27 +2 +12
Contract jobs citing Local Government 4 3 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hampshire 0.54% 0.19% 0.36%
As % of the General category 0.93% 0.44% 0.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 4
10th Percentile - £503 £222
25th Percentile £413 £506 £336
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £525 £421
Median % change year-on-year -19.05% +24.62% -0.87%
75th Percentile £438 £556 £473
90th Percentile - £568 £527
South East median daily rate £450 £475 £325
% change year-on-year -5.26% +46.15% -29.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
Median hourly rate £19.97 - £23.15
South East median hourly rate £25.00 £18.35 £23.00
% change year-on-year +36.24% -20.22% +31.43%

All General Skills
Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 428 682 747
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire 57.37% 42.26% 53.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 312 316 488
10th Percentile £281 £285 £230
25th Percentile £400 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £514 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -6.55% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £672 £625
90th Percentile £650 £738 £718
South East median daily rate £500 £488 £500
% change year-on-year +2.56% -2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 119 78
10th Percentile £19.24 £12.81 £18.25
25th Percentile £21.88 £18.32 £30.16
Median hourly rate £56.25 £57.35 £56.50
Median % change year-on-year -1.92% +1.50% +182.50%
75th Percentile £75.00 £61.30 £67.50
90th Percentile - £65.00 £75.00
South East median hourly rate £24.18 £45.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year -46.27% -5.26% +137.50%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in Hampshire

Local Government
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

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

Daily rate trend for Local Government in Hampshire

Local Government
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Local Government in Hampshire

Local Government
Contract Job Locations in Hampshire

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 Hampshire 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
Winchester - 2 - - 2
Portsmouth +18 1 £425 -15.00% 1
Lyndhurst - 1 - -
Local Government
South East

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire 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 (25.00%) Azure
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 3 (75.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (50.00%) Finance
3 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Project Manager
2 2 (50.00%) IT Manager
2 2 (50.00%) IT Project Manager
2 2 (50.00%) Senior
2 2 (50.00%) Senior IT Manager
2 2 (50.00%) Senior IT Project Manager
2 2 (50.00%) Senior Manager
2 2 (50.00%) Senior Project Manager
3 1 (25.00%) Analyst
3 1 (25.00%) Service Analyst
3 1 (25.00%) Service Desk Analyst
3 1 (25.00%) Transformation Manager
3 1 (25.00%) Transformation Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (25.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (50.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) Contract Negotiation
3 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
3 1 (25.00%) Data Migration
3 1 (25.00%) ITIL
3 1 (25.00%) Migration
3 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) MCSE
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (25.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (25.00%) PMP
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft