Local Government Contract Job Trends 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 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 41 32
Rank change year-on-year -10 -9 -
Contract jobs citing Local Government 2 4 1
As % of all contract jobs in the North East 0.48% 1.31% 0.36%
As % of the General category 0.79% 2.27% 0.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £300 -
Median % change year-on-year +66.67% - -
England median daily rate £500 £464 £450
% change year-on-year +7.87% +3.00% -

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 general skills in the North East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 253 176 133
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East 60.10% 57.52% 48.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 168 88 82
10th Percentile £204 £309 £158
25th Percentile £367 £361 £391
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £475 £465
Median % change year-on-year -7.89% +2.26% -13.98%
75th Percentile £506 £590 £594
90th Percentile £575 £661 £720
England median daily rate £500 £530 £550
% change year-on-year -5.70% -3.59% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 13 16
10th Percentile £13.70 £13.75 £11.56
25th Percentile £15.15 £14.69 £14.92
Median hourly rate £19.25 £16.50 £19.14
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -13.77% +9.34%
75th Percentile £53.75 £19.75 £51.56
90th Percentile - £42.24 £68.75
England median hourly rate £23.02 £29.00 £30.48
% change year-on-year -20.64% -4.84% +18.53%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in the North East

Local Government
Daily Rate Trend in the North East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Local Government.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Local Government

Local Government
Hourly Rate Trend in the North East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Local Government.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Local Government

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 13 January 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
Tyne and Wear -12 2 £500 +66.67% 2
Local Government
England

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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 1 (50.00%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Miro
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Business Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Lead
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector Business Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) BPMN
1 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Business Development
1 1 (50.00%) Critical Thinking
1 1 (50.00%) Dependency Management
1 1 (50.00%) Epics
1 1 (50.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (50.00%) Scenario Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Service Design
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) UML
1 1 (50.00%) Use Case
1 1 (50.00%) User Experience
1 1 (50.00%) User Stories
1 1 (50.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 1 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Accessibility