Local Government Contracts in the Midlands

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

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 88 110 140
Rank change year-on-year +22 +30 +34
Contract jobs citing Local Government 23 23 27
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 1.20% 0.83% 0.78%
As % of the General category 1.93% 1.52% 1.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 18 21
10th Percentile £444 £300 £223
25th Percentile £491 £363 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £456 £400
Median % change year-on-year +13.97% +14.06% +1.27%
75th Percentile £532 £622 £538
90th Percentile £541 £729 £563
England median daily rate £475 £475 £446
% change year-on-year - +6.43% -0.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 5
10th Percentile £16.14 - £16.10
25th Percentile £17.00 - £22.26
Median hourly rate £18.37 - £22.41
75th Percentile £22.00 - -
90th Percentile £26.50 - £24.85
England median hourly rate £25.52 £25.00 £22.34
% change year-on-year +2.08% +11.93% -7.71%

All General Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,194 1,513 1,920
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 62.38% 54.88% 55.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 778 1,034 1,359
10th Percentile £190 £207 £213
25th Percentile £343 £350 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £468 £488 £480
Median % change year-on-year -4.10% +1.56% +2.67%
75th Percentile £550 £611 £588
90th Percentile £650 £738 £688
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 70 167 83
10th Percentile £13.98 £11.75 £11.80
25th Percentile £14.16 £13.90 £13.31
Median hourly rate £18.88 £17.50 £20.32
Median % change year-on-year +7.90% -13.88% +14.80%
75th Percentile £30.00 £38.13 £32.13
90th Percentile £34.24 £53.80 £51.50
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 the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in the Midlands

Local Government
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Daily rate trend for Local Government in the Midlands

Local Government
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

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

Daily rate histogram for Local Government in the Midlands

Local Government
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Hourly rate trend for Local Government in the Midlands

Local Government
Hourly Rate Histogram in the Midlands

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

Hourly rate histogram for Local Government in the Midlands

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Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

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 Midlands 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
East Midlands +15 9 £520 - 31
West Midlands +5 9 £525 +10.53% 41
Local Government
England

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 3 (13.04%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (26.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (8.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (4.35%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 4 (17.39%) SAP HR
1 4 (17.39%) SAP Payroll
2 1 (4.35%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 5 (21.74%) Power Platform
2 4 (17.39%) SuccessFactors
3 3 (13.04%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (8.70%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.35%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (21.74%) Power BI
2 2 (8.70%) EDRMS
2 2 (8.70%) Relational Database
2 2 (8.70%) Tableau
3 1 (4.35%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (4.35%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (4.35%) SQL Server
3 1 (4.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (4.35%) JIRA
General
1 8 (34.78%) Social Skills
2 7 (30.43%) Public Sector
3 5 (21.74%) Finance
4 3 (13.04%) Legal
4 3 (13.04%) Retail
5 2 (8.70%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (8.70%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (4.35%) Law
6 1 (4.35%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (30.43%) Consultant
2 5 (21.74%) Support Officer
3 4 (17.39%) Analyst
3 4 (17.39%) HR Consultant
3 4 (17.39%) Payroll Consultant
3 4 (17.39%) Project Manager
3 4 (17.39%) SAP Consultant
3 4 (17.39%) SAP HR Consultant
3 4 (17.39%) SAP HR/Payroll Consultant
3 4 (17.39%) SAP Payroll Consultant
4 3 (13.04%) ICT Officer
4 3 (13.04%) ICT Support
4 3 (13.04%) ICT Support Officer
4 3 (13.04%) Project Consultant
4 3 (13.04%) Senior
5 2 (8.70%) Head of IT
5 2 (8.70%) Lead
5 2 (8.70%) Senior ICT Officer
5 2 (8.70%) Systems Support
6 1 (4.35%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.35%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.35%) Housing Association
1 1 (4.35%) Management Information System
1 1 (4.35%) NHS
1 1 (4.35%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (26.09%) Business Intelligence
1 6 (26.09%) Decision-Making
2 5 (21.74%) Data Analysis
3 4 (17.39%) System Testing
4 3 (13.04%) Analytics
4 3 (13.04%) Business Case
4 3 (13.04%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (13.04%) Contract Management
4 3 (13.04%) Data Analytics
4 3 (13.04%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 3 (13.04%) Due Diligence
4 3 (13.04%) Financial Analysis
4 3 (13.04%) Performance Analysis
4 3 (13.04%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (13.04%) Project Delivery
4 3 (13.04%) Project Management
5 2 (8.70%) Business Transformation
5 2 (8.70%) Data Visualisation
5 2 (8.70%) Information Governance
5 2 (8.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 4 (17.39%) SQL
2 2 (8.70%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 7 (30.43%) Degree
2 3 (13.04%) Chartered Engineer
2 3 (13.04%) MRICS
3 1 (4.35%) ACCA
3 1 (4.35%) CBAP
3 1 (4.35%) CIMA
3 1 (4.35%) CIPFA
3 1 (4.35%) ICAEW
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (17.39%) Data Quality
2 1 (4.35%) GDPR
Vendors
1 4 (17.39%) SAP
2 2 (8.70%) Microsoft
3 1 (4.35%) Adobe
3 1 (4.35%) Civica
3 1 (4.35%) Oracle