Local Government Contracts in the North East

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
England > North East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in the North East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 4 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 37 39 -
Rank change year-on-year +2 - -
Contract jobs citing Local Government 4 1 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North East 1.23% 0.29% -
As % of the General category 2.11% 0.56% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £310 - -
25th Percentile £363 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £900 -
Median % change year-on-year -47.22% - -
75th Percentile £588 - -
90th Percentile £640 - -
England median daily rate £475 £475 £446
% change year-on-year - +6.43% -0.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £11.60 - -
Median hourly rate £11.64 - -
75th Percentile £11.68 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £25.52 £25.00 £22.34
% change year-on-year +2.08% +11.93% -4.41%

All General Skills
North East

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 North East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 190 177 209
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East 58.28% 51.75% 50.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 139 88 168
10th Percentile £224 £189 £231
25th Percentile £353 £402 £374
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £523 £525
Median % change year-on-year -11.00% -0.48% +7.97%
75th Percentile £538 £625 £606
90th Percentile £613 £720 £722
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 40 0
10th Percentile - £11.41 -
25th Percentile £11.60 £12.13 -
Median hourly rate £11.64 £17.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -33.49% - -
75th Percentile £18.72 £46.69 -
90th Percentile £22.64 £49.88 -
England median hourly rate £27.50 £30.16 £32.50
% change year-on-year -8.82% -7.20% +51.16%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in the North East

Local Government
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North East

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

Daily rate trend for Local Government in the North East

Local Government
Daily Rate Histogram in the North East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Local Government in the North East over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Local Government in the North East

Local Government
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North East

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

Hourly rate trend for Local Government in the North East

Local Government
Contract Job Locations in the North East

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 North East region over the 6 months to 4 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
Tyne and Wear - 3 £300 - 3
Durham - 1 £650 - 1
Local Government
England

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North East 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:

General
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Support Officer
2 1 (25.00%) IT Trainer
2 1 (25.00%) Programme Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Public Sector Programme Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Trainer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Business Transformation
2 1 (25.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (25.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (50.00%) DBS Check
1 2 (50.00%) Degree