Local Government Contract Job Trends in Leicester

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
Leicestershire > Leicester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in Leicester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 1 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Local Government 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Leicester 1.32% - -
As % of the General category 2.08% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - -
Leicestershire median daily rate £438 - -

All General Skills
Leicester

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 Leicester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 48 44 45
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicester 63.16% 54.32% 39.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 17 33
10th Percentile £313 - £262
25th Percentile £348 £250 £360
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £475 £449
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% +5.79% +5.65%
75th Percentile £656 £538 £575
90th Percentile £757 £617 £645
Leicestershire median daily rate £525 £330 £319
% change year-on-year +59.09% +3.61% -25.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 1 2
10th Percentile £16.22 - £13.20
25th Percentile £20.00 £21.25 £15.38
Median hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £20.50
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% +9.76% +0.89%
75th Percentile £24.63 £23.75 £25.38
90th Percentile £28.35 - £27.40
Leicestershire median hourly rate £18.00 £22.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year -20.00% +4.65% +5.81%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Leicester

Local Government
Daily Rate Trend in Leicester

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

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

Local Government
Hourly Rate Trend in Leicester

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

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

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester 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
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management