Local Government Contract Job Trends in Leicestershire

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in Leicestershire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 28 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 18 -
Rank change year-on-year +6 - -
Contract jobs citing Local Government 11 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Leicestershire 7.24% 1.06% -
As % of the General category 14.29% 1.61% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £413 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - -
75th Percentile £438 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median daily rate £500 £520 £325
% change year-on-year -3.85% +60.00% -7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £30.00 -
East Midlands median hourly rate £31.00 £26.50 £23.73
% change year-on-year +16.98% +11.68% -2.64%

All General Skills
Leicestershire

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 Leicestershire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 77 62 87
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire 50.66% 65.96% 52.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 46 41 61
10th Percentile £205 £225 £181
25th Percentile £391 £275 £256
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £475 £325
Median % change year-on-year -7.89% +46.15% -22.62%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £475
90th Percentile £638 £715 £625
East Midlands median daily rate £447 £425 £400
% change year-on-year +5.18% +6.25% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 2 4
10th Percentile £13.72 £22.13 £11.83
25th Percentile £15.92 £23.44 £11.94
Median hourly rate £22.00 £26.25 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.19% +45.83% -11.42%
75th Percentile £26.44 £28.44 £25.00
90th Percentile £29.54 £29.38 £27.25
East Midlands median hourly rate £22.00 £19.75 £17.50
% change year-on-year +11.39% +12.86% +9.38%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Leicestershire

Local Government
Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire

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

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

Local Government
Hourly Rate Trend in Leicestershire

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

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

Local Government
Contract Job Locations in Leicestershire

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 Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 28 February 2026. 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
Coalville -4 1 £425 - 1
Local Government
East Midlands

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (9.09%) NEC Housing
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (9.09%) Data Mining
General
1 11 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 10 (90.91%) Fire and Rescue
2 10 (90.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 10 (90.91%) Social Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 10 (90.91%) Project Officer
2 1 (9.09%) Analyst
2 1 (9.09%) Insight Analyst
2 1 (9.09%) Senior
2 1 (9.09%) Senior Analyst
2 1 (9.09%) Senior Insight Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (90.91%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 10 (90.91%) Management Information System
2 1 (9.09%) Mashup
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (90.91%) Business Analysis
1 10 (90.91%) PRINCE2
1 10 (90.91%) Project Governance
1 10 (90.91%) Project Management
2 1 (9.09%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (9.09%) Change Control
2 1 (9.09%) Customer Insight
2 1 (9.09%) Decision-Making
2 1 (9.09%) Focus Group
2 1 (9.09%) Housing Management
2 1 (9.09%) Predictive Modelling
2 1 (9.09%) Regression Analysis
2 1 (9.09%) Service Delivery
2 1 (9.09%) Statistical Analysis
2 1 (9.09%) Trend Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (9.09%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (9.09%) DBS Check
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) Civica
1 1 (9.09%) Northgate