Local Government Contract Job Trends 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 28 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 217 210 268
Rank change year-on-year -7 +58 +122
Contract jobs citing Local Government 155 187 162
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.15% 1.20% 0.79%
As % of the General category 1.68% 1.91% 1.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 124 103 123
10th Percentile £360 £302 £328
25th Percentile £400 £369 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% - -5.26%
75th Percentile £550 £538 £550
90th Percentile £650 £620 £600
England median daily rate £475 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +5.56% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 13 11
10th Percentile £31.60 £21.56 £19.00
25th Percentile £32.89 £25.23 £20.74
Median hourly rate £34.48 £32.29 £22.29
Median % change year-on-year +6.78% +44.86% -5.71%
75th Percentile £35.00 £33.75 £27.55
90th Percentile £71.03 £37.81 £41.04
England median hourly rate £30.25 £31.62 £22.00
% change year-on-year -4.33% +43.73% +4.76%

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 9,245 9,812 13,291
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 68.30% 62.71% 64.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,049 6,269 9,654
10th Percentile £330 £330 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £588
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -2.13% -2.08%
75th Percentile £675 £700 £700
90th Percentile £788 £825 £801
England median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 184 112 166
10th Percentile £17.50 £17.55 £18.00
25th Percentile £23.25 £26.57 £20.13
Median hourly rate £30.00 £37.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +7.14% +7.69%
75th Percentile £47.13 £55.25 £55.00
90th Percentile £68.67 £74.63 £76.88
England median hourly rate £24.61 £32.50 £30.00
% change year-on-year -24.28% +8.33% +16.69%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in London

Local Government
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

Local Government
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Local Government in London over the 6 months to 28 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Local Government in London

Local Government
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

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

Local Government
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Local Government in London over the 6 months to 28 October 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 28 October 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
West London +4 13 £450 +68.22% 8
North London - 9 £650 - 1
Central London -18 6 £463 +16.94% 23
South London -13 2 £313 -34.21%
East London - 2 - - 5
Local Government
England

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (2.58%) Confluence
1 4 (2.58%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (2.58%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.94%) CMS
3 1 (0.65%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 12 (7.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (3.87%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (2.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.94%) Trello
5 2 (1.29%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.65%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 11 (7.10%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (3.87%) SAP Payroll
3 4 (2.58%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (1.94%) NEC Housing
4 3 (1.94%) Unit4 Business World
5 2 (1.29%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (1.29%) SAP ERP
5 2 (1.29%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.65%) Academy Housing
6 1 (0.65%) IntelliMatch
6 1 (0.65%) iTrent
6 1 (0.65%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 22 (14.19%) Azure
1 22 (14.19%) Power Platform
2 9 (5.81%) AWS
2 9 (5.81%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (3.87%) Azure Sentinel
4 5 (3.23%) Azure Logic Apps
4 5 (3.23%) Dynamics 365
4 5 (3.23%) Entra ID
4 5 (3.23%) SaaS
5 4 (2.58%) SuccessFactors
6 3 (1.94%) IaaS
6 3 (1.94%) Miro
6 3 (1.94%) OCI
6 3 (1.94%) PaaS
6 3 (1.94%) PowerApps
7 2 (1.29%) Azure Service Bus
8 1 (0.65%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 1 (0.65%) Google Docs
8 1 (0.65%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.65%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.58%) DHCP
1 4 (2.58%) DNS
1 4 (2.58%) VLAN
1 4 (2.58%) VPN
2 3 (1.94%) Cisco Wireless
2 3 (1.94%) LAN
2 3 (1.94%) TCP/IP
2 3 (1.94%) Wireless
3 2 (1.29%) Firewall
3 2 (1.29%) Internet
3 2 (1.29%) WAN
3 2 (1.29%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (11.61%) Power BI
2 4 (2.58%) Data Vault
3 3 (1.94%) Power Query
3 3 (1.94%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 3 (1.94%) Tableau
4 2 (1.29%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.29%) Metadata
4 2 (1.29%) Oracle Reports
4 2 (1.29%) SQL Server
4 2 (1.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.65%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.65%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (0.65%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.65%) GIS
5 1 (0.65%) OLTP
5 1 (0.65%) SAP BW
5 1 (0.65%) Spatial Data
5 1 (0.65%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 4 (2.58%) JIRA
2 1 (0.65%) Eclipse
General
1 54 (34.84%) Public Sector
2 43 (27.74%) Finance
3 35 (22.58%) Social Skills
4 16 (10.32%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (1.94%) Billing
5 3 (1.94%) Documentation Skills
5 3 (1.94%) Fire and Rescue
5 3 (1.94%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (1.94%) Publishing
6 2 (1.29%) Social Housing
7 1 (0.65%) Back Office
7 1 (0.65%) Front Office
7 1 (0.65%) Legal
7 1 (0.65%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 27 (17.42%) Analyst
2 16 (10.32%) Business Analyst
2 16 (10.32%) Project Manager
3 13 (8.39%) Lead
4 9 (5.81%) Developer
5 8 (5.16%) Architect
5 8 (5.16%) Consultant
5 8 (5.16%) Data Analyst
6 7 (4.52%) Data Manager
6 7 (4.52%) IT Engineer
7 6 (3.87%) Senior
8 5 (3.23%) Data Architect
8 5 (3.23%) Data Migration Specialist
8 5 (3.23%) Migration Specialist
8 5 (3.23%) SAP Data Migration Specialist
9 4 (2.58%) CRM Developer
9 4 (2.58%) IT Manager
9 4 (2.58%) IT Support
9 4 (2.58%) Support Engineer
9 4 (2.58%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.58%) .NET
2 3 (1.94%) ASP.NET
2 3 (1.94%) Oracle Fusion
3 2 (1.29%) Bootstrap
3 2 (1.29%) CSS
3 2 (1.29%) HTML
3 2 (1.29%) REST
4 1 (0.65%) .NET Core
4 1 (0.65%) ASP.NET MVC
4 1 (0.65%) ASP.NET Web API
4 1 (0.65%) JSON
4 1 (0.65%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 12 (7.74%) Legacy Systems
2 6 (3.87%) Housing Association
3 5 (3.23%) NHS
4 4 (2.58%) Management Information System
5 3 (1.94%) Data Structures
5 3 (1.94%) Public Cloud
6 2 (1.29%) Cyber Security Posture
6 2 (1.29%) Data Centre
6 2 (1.29%) Hybrid Cloud
6 2 (1.29%) Security Posture
7 1 (0.65%) CCTV
7 1 (0.65%) CMDB
7 1 (0.65%) Cyber Defence
7 1 (0.65%) Cyberattack
7 1 (0.65%) Driving Licence
7 1 (0.65%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 1 (0.65%) Onboarding
7 1 (0.65%) Reference Data
7 1 (0.65%) Security Operations Centre
7 1 (0.65%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 9 (5.81%) Windows
2 5 (3.23%) Windows Server
3 3 (1.94%) Android
3 3 (1.94%) Apple iOS
3 3 (1.94%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.65%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (20.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 26 (16.77%) Migration
3 22 (14.19%) Agile
3 22 (14.19%) Data Migration
4 21 (13.55%) Problem-Solving
5 20 (12.90%) Decision-Making
6 18 (11.61%) Business Intelligence
7 17 (10.97%) Roadmaps
8 15 (9.68%) Asset Management
8 15 (9.68%) Case Management
9 14 (9.03%) Cybersecurity
10 13 (8.39%) Data Analysis
10 13 (8.39%) ERP
10 13 (8.39%) Stakeholder Management
11 12 (7.74%) Continuous Improvement
11 12 (7.74%) User Acceptance Testing
11 12 (7.74%) Validation
12 11 (7.10%) Change Management
12 11 (7.10%) Data Management
12 11 (7.10%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 17 (10.97%) SQL
2 7 (4.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 4 (2.58%) Python
4 3 (1.94%) C#
4 3 (1.94%) JavaScript
4 3 (1.94%) R
5 2 (1.29%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.65%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.65%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 10 (6.45%) Degree
2 7 (4.52%) CISSP
2 7 (4.52%) DBS Check
3 5 (3.23%) CISM
4 4 (2.58%) CISA
4 4 (2.58%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 3 (1.94%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (1.29%) CIMA
6 2 (1.29%) SAP Certification
7 1 (0.65%) ACCA
7 1 (0.65%) CCAB
7 1 (0.65%) CIPFA
7 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.65%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.65%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (5.81%) Accessibility
2 7 (4.52%) GDPR
3 6 (3.87%) Cyber Essentials
3 6 (3.87%) Data Quality
3 6 (3.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (3.23%) NIST
5 4 (2.58%) QA
6 1 (0.65%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.65%) NCSC
6 1 (0.65%) PMO
System Software
1 8 (5.16%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.94%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (1.29%) vSphere
4 1 (0.65%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (5.81%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (2.58%) CSIRT
2 4 (2.58%) QRadar
2 4 (2.58%) SCCM
Vendors
1 41 (26.45%) Microsoft
2 20 (12.90%) SAP
3 12 (7.74%) Oracle
4 6 (3.87%) Liquidlogic
5 4 (2.58%) Fortinet
5 4 (2.58%) Splunk
6 3 (1.94%) Cisco
6 3 (1.94%) NEC
6 3 (1.94%) OneLogin
6 3 (1.94%) ServiceNow
7 2 (1.29%) Infoblox
7 2 (1.29%) Northgate
7 2 (1.29%) Proofpoint
7 2 (1.29%) Remedy
7 2 (1.29%) Workday
8 1 (0.65%) Adobe
8 1 (0.65%) Capita
8 1 (0.65%) Citrix
8 1 (0.65%) Google
8 1 (0.65%) Planview