Local Government Contracts in London

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 201 182 325
Rank change year-on-year -19 +143 +57
Contract jobs citing Local Government 155 227 173
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 1.24% 1.27% 0.64%
As % of the General category 1.83% 2.02% 1.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 114 181 129
10th Percentile £318 £400 £300
25th Percentile £402 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +5.56% -
75th Percentile £569 £570 £525
90th Percentile £650 £658 £590
England median daily rate £475 £475 £446
% change year-on-year - +6.43% -0.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 24 5
10th Percentile £20.45 £18.43 £12.20
25th Percentile £22.27 £23.62 £20.00
Median hourly rate £26.73 £31.71 £23.36
Median % change year-on-year -15.72% +35.74% -47.51%
75th Percentile £29.02 £36.08 £23.46
90th Percentile £31.24 £37.74 £31.79
England median hourly rate £25.52 £25.00 £22.34
% change year-on-year +2.08% +11.93% -7.71%

All General Skills
London

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 common skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 8,474 11,265 17,139
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 67.53% 63.18% 63.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,727 8,041 12,396
10th Percentile £340 £336 £375
25th Percentile £450 £450 £481
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year - -4.17% +4.35%
75th Percentile £713 £700 £725
90th Percentile £825 £813 £825
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 138 245 221
10th Percentile £15.84 £16.00 £16.61
25th Percentile £22.72 £18.25 £21.24
Median hourly rate £34.00 £28.50 £32.00
Median % change year-on-year +19.30% -10.94% -12.33%
75th Percentile £51.81 £43.75 £58.00
90th Percentile £65.75 £65.02 £70.00
England median hourly rate £27.50 £30.16 £33.82
% change year-on-year -8.82% -10.82% +57.30%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Local Government as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in London

Local Government
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Local Government in London.

Daily rate trend for Local Government in London

Local Government
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Local Government in London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Local Government in London

Local Government
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Local Government in London.

Hourly rate trend for Local Government in London

Local Government
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Local Government in London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Local Government in London

Local Government
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Central London -10 19 £575 +27.78% 3
West London +17 12 £450 -7.69% 6
North London +3 8 £550 - 4
East London +13 6 £500 -16.67% 2
South London -2 4 £563 +12.50% 16
Local Government
England

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 4 (2.58%) Drupal
1 4 (2.58%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.94%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.65%) CMS
3 1 (0.65%) govService
3 1 (0.65%) Oracle Workflow
3 1 (0.65%) Umbraco
Applications
1 7 (4.52%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (3.87%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (3.23%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (1.94%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (1.94%) MS Visio
5 2 (1.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (1.29%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 5 (3.23%) Oracle Financials
2 4 (2.58%) NEC Housing
2 4 (2.58%) SAP ERP
3 3 (1.94%) Exchequer
4 2 (1.29%) OPENHousing
4 2 (1.29%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.65%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.65%) iTrent
5 1 (0.65%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.65%) Oracle iSupplier
5 1 (0.65%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.65%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.65%) Orchard Housing
5 1 (0.65%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.65%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 26 (16.77%) Azure
2 14 (9.03%) Power Platform
3 10 (6.45%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (3.87%) AWS
5 5 (3.23%) Azure DevOps
5 5 (3.23%) Google Workspace
5 5 (3.23%) SuccessFactors
6 4 (2.58%) Dynamics 365
7 3 (1.94%) Azure Data Factory
7 3 (1.94%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 3 (1.94%) Entra ID
7 3 (1.94%) Figma
7 3 (1.94%) Smartsheet
7 3 (1.94%) Snowflake
8 2 (1.29%) Miro
8 2 (1.29%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.65%) Azure Logic Apps
9 1 (0.65%) Azure Sentinel
9 1 (0.65%) GCP
9 1 (0.65%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.58%) Wi-Fi
2 3 (1.94%) Firewall
3 2 (1.29%) DNS
3 2 (1.29%) LAN
3 2 (1.29%) SD-WAN
3 2 (1.29%) VPN
3 2 (1.29%) WAN
4 1 (0.65%) 5G
4 1 (0.65%) Internet
4 1 (0.65%) Intranet
4 1 (0.65%) PSTN
4 1 (0.65%) Remote Desktop
4 1 (0.65%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (8.39%) Power BI
2 6 (3.87%) BusinessObjects
3 3 (1.94%) InfluxDB
3 3 (1.94%) NoSQL
3 3 (1.94%) Oracle Reports
3 3 (1.94%) Snowflake Schema
3 3 (1.94%) SQL Server
4 2 (1.29%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (1.29%) MS Access
5 1 (0.65%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.65%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.65%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.65%) Power Query
5 1 (0.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 4 (2.58%) JIRA
2 1 (0.65%) MSI
2 1 (0.65%) Oracle Forms
General
1 68 (43.87%) Public Sector
2 40 (25.81%) Social Skills
3 24 (15.48%) Finance
4 9 (5.81%) Organisational Skills
5 7 (4.52%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (2.58%) Banking
6 4 (2.58%) General Ledger
7 3 (1.94%) Legal
8 2 (1.29%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.65%) Back Office
9 1 (0.65%) Environmental Health
9 1 (0.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.65%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.65%) Law
9 1 (0.65%) Marketing
9 1 (0.65%) Tech for Good
9 1 (0.65%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 28 (18.06%) Analyst
2 24 (15.48%) Project Manager
3 21 (13.55%) Senior
4 15 (9.68%) Developer
5 9 (5.81%) Business Analyst
6 7 (4.52%) Delivery Manager
6 7 (4.52%) IT Manager
6 7 (4.52%) Senior Manager
7 6 (3.87%) Designer
8 5 (3.23%) Architect
8 5 (3.23%) Financial Analyst
8 5 (3.23%) Power BI Developer
8 5 (3.23%) Support Officer
9 4 (2.58%) Data Analyst
9 4 (2.58%) Data Engineer
9 4 (2.58%) Digital Transformation
9 4 (2.58%) HR Manager
9 4 (2.58%) SAP Delivery Manager
9 4 (2.58%) Senior Analyst
9 4 (2.58%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.94%) .NET
1 3 (1.94%) HTML
1 3 (1.94%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (1.29%) CSS
2 2 (1.29%) jQuery
3 1 (0.65%) ASP.NET Web API
3 1 (0.65%) Bootstrap
3 1 (0.65%) OLE
3 1 (0.65%) REST
3 1 (0.65%) RESTful
3 1 (0.65%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 7 (4.52%) Management Information System
2 6 (3.87%) Housing Association
3 4 (2.58%) IoT
4 3 (1.94%) Data Centre
4 3 (1.94%) IVR
4 3 (1.94%) Mainframe
5 2 (1.29%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (1.29%) NHS
5 2 (1.29%) Onboarding
5 2 (1.29%) Product Ownership
5 2 (1.29%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (1.29%) Social Media
5 2 (1.29%) Video Conferencing
5 2 (1.29%) Virtual Team
6 1 (0.65%) Algorithms
6 1 (0.65%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (0.65%) Driving Licence
6 1 (0.65%) EFT
6 1 (0.65%) Smart City
Operating Systems
1 14 (9.03%) Windows
2 5 (3.23%) Windows 10
3 4 (2.58%) Mac OS
4 3 (1.94%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.29%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.65%) Android
6 1 (0.65%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.65%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (23.23%) Agile
2 29 (18.71%) Project Management
3 28 (18.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 28 (18.06%) Stakeholder Management
4 27 (17.42%) Service Delivery
5 18 (11.61%) Migration
6 14 (9.03%) Decision-Making
7 12 (7.74%) Budget Management
7 12 (7.74%) Business Intelligence
7 12 (7.74%) Programme Management
8 11 (7.10%) Analytics
8 11 (7.10%) Artificial Intelligence
8 11 (7.10%) Change Management
9 10 (6.45%) Data Analysis
9 10 (6.45%) Digital Transformation Programme
9 10 (6.45%) Project Delivery
9 10 (6.45%) Risk Management
10 9 (5.81%) Customer Service
10 9 (5.81%) ITIL
10 9 (5.81%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 15 (9.68%) SQL
2 4 (2.58%) JavaScript
2 4 (2.58%) PowerShell
2 4 (2.58%) Python
3 3 (1.94%) C#
3 3 (1.94%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (0.65%) Java
4 1 (0.65%) T-SQL
4 1 (0.65%) VBA
Qualifications
1 10 (6.45%) Degree
2 7 (4.52%) DBS Check
3 6 (3.87%) AAT
4 5 (3.23%) CCAB
5 3 (1.94%) MAPM
5 3 (1.94%) MRICS
6 2 (1.29%) CCNP
6 2 (1.29%) CIPFA
6 2 (1.29%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (1.29%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (1.29%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (1.29%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 2 (1.29%) SC Cleared
6 2 (1.29%) Security Cleared
7 1 (0.65%) CISSP
7 1 (0.65%) HNC
7 1 (0.65%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 1 (0.65%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.65%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (10.32%) Accessibility
2 5 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (2.58%) GDPR
3 4 (2.58%) QA
4 3 (1.94%) Data Quality
4 3 (1.94%) WCAG
5 2 (1.29%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (1.29%) PMO
5 2 (1.29%) SLA
System Software
1 10 (6.45%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.94%) Docker
3 2 (1.29%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (1.29%) vSphere
4 1 (0.65%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.65%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (5.81%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (3.23%) SCCM
3 3 (1.94%) Cisco UCCX
4 1 (0.65%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 33 (21.29%) Microsoft
2 12 (7.74%) Oracle
3 7 (4.52%) SAP
4 6 (3.87%) NEC
5 5 (3.23%) Cisco
6 4 (2.58%) Civica
7 3 (1.94%) Capita
8 2 (1.29%) Facebook
8 2 (1.29%) Foundry
8 2 (1.29%) Google
8 2 (1.29%) Instagram
8 2 (1.29%) Liquidlogic
8 2 (1.29%) Meraki
8 2 (1.29%) Northgate
8 2 (1.29%) Palo Alto
8 2 (1.29%) Proofpoint
8 2 (1.29%) ServiceNow
8 2 (1.29%) VMware
9 1 (0.65%) Databricks
9 1 (0.65%) UiPath