Local Government Contract Job Trends in Lancaster

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
Lancashire > Lancaster

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in Lancaster. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 22 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Local Government 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Lancaster 8.33% - -
As % of the General category 33.33% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £135 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £140 - -
75th Percentile £145 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median daily rate £140 - -

All General Skills
Lancaster

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 Lancaster.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 3 1 1
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancaster 25.00% 16.67% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile £144 - -
25th Percentile £158 £650 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £192 £700 -
Median % change year-on-year -72.54% - -
75th Percentile £204 £750 -
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median daily rate £519 £475 £538
% change year-on-year +9.28% -11.63% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £48.00
Lancashire median hourly rate £31.50 £47.12 £18.00
% change year-on-year -33.15% +161.78% -58.14%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancaster

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Lancaster

Local Government
Daily Rate Trend in Lancaster

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

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

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancaster 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) IT Technician
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft