Local Government Contract Job Trends 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 31 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 86 62 88
Rank change year-on-year -24 +26 +13
Contract jobs citing Local Government 4 12 1
As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire 0.30% 1.37% 0.077%
As % of the General category 0.63% 2.46% 0.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 5 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £375 £358 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £365 £550
Median % change year-on-year +9.59% -33.64% +76.00%
75th Percentile £425 £438 £575
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £400 £425 £450
% change year-on-year -5.88% -5.56% +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £19.97 -
South East median hourly rate - £25.00 £18.95
% change year-on-year - +31.93% -9.76%

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 general skills in Hampshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 631 488 607
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire 47.34% 55.77% 46.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 396 346 326
10th Percentile £241 £275 £276
25th Percentile £375 £400 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £510 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% -7.27% +4.76%
75th Percentile £614 £618 £650
90th Percentile £688 £688 £700
South East median daily rate £480 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -4.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 76 24 54
10th Percentile £15.69 £20.38 £15.87
25th Percentile £17.00 £26.38 £26.56
Median hourly rate £20.71 £32.71 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -36.68% -40.54% +75.89%
75th Percentile £25.03 £74.06 £62.38
90th Percentile £53.17 £75.00 £75.25
South East median hourly rate £20.79 £42.50 £51.06
% change year-on-year -51.08% -16.76% +56.90%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Hampshire

Local Government
Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Local Government.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Local Government

Local Government
Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Local Government.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Local Government

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 31 December 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
Basingstoke -12 3 £400 +9.59% 2
Local Government
South East

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) ArcGIS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (75.00%) Geospatial Data
1 3 (75.00%) GIS
General
1 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) GIS Specialist
1 3 (75.00%) Migration Specialist
2 1 (25.00%) Operations Director
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Migration
2 1 (25.00%) Asset Management
2 1 (25.00%) Change Management
2 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (25.00%) CRM
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) Enterprise Architecture
2 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (25.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) Python
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) ESRI