Local Government Contract Job Trends in Huddersfield

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
West Yorkshire > Huddersfield

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in Huddersfield. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 4 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 - 4
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Local Government 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Huddersfield 2.50% - 12.50%
As % of the General category 6.67% - 16.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £463 - £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - £500
75th Percentile £488 - £525
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median daily rate £550 £388 £500
% change year-on-year +41.94% -22.50% +2.77%

All General Skills
Huddersfield

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 Huddersfield.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 15 5 6
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Huddersfield 37.50% 35.71% 75.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 0 3
10th Percentile £250 - £385
25th Percentile £300 - £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - £500
75th Percentile £533 - £513
90th Percentile £588 - £520
West Yorkshire median daily rate £475 £488 £500
% change year-on-year -2.56% -2.50% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £23.00 - £37.50
Median hourly rate £24.00 - £40.00
75th Percentile £25.00 - £42.50
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £23.41 £22.14 £14.63
% change year-on-year +5.71% +51.38% -20.95%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Huddersfield

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Huddersfield

Local Government
Daily Rate Trend in Huddersfield

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

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

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Huddersfield 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Report Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Housing Management
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Civica