Local Government Contracts in the North of England

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

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Local Government over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 146 172 171
Rank change year-on-year +26 -1 -36
Contract jobs citing Local Government 38 38 84
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 0.81% 0.66% 1.17%
As % of the General category 1.48% 1.19% 2.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 27 64
10th Percentile £374 £340 £230
25th Percentile £419 £369 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% - +18.96%
75th Percentile £588 £491 £478
90th Percentile £676 £675 £538
England median daily rate £475 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +5.56% - +19.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 1 8
10th Percentile £12.24 - £19.81
25th Percentile £13.10 - £20.05
Median hourly rate £20.62 £18.82 £22.93
Median % change year-on-year +9.54% -17.93% +28.11%
75th Percentile £40.69 - £25.81
90th Percentile £54.00 - £30.10
England median hourly rate £25.00 £22.34 £22.68
% change year-on-year +11.93% -1.52% +7.74%

All General Skills
North of England

Local Government is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,572 3,203 3,647
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 54.79% 55.28% 50.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,515 2,210 2,596
10th Percentile £256 £300 £205
25th Percentile £400 £413 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -1.05% +5.32% +7.95%
75th Percentile £582 £600 £560
90th Percentile £670 £688 £650
England median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 310 96 185
10th Percentile £12.11 £14.40 £11.19
25th Percentile £13.30 £17.25 £14.94
Median hourly rate £16.06 £25.50 £18.75
Median % change year-on-year -37.02% +36.00% +1.30%
75th Percentile £28.56 £38.75 £31.00
90th Percentile £48.75 £53.17 £50.37
England median hourly rate £30.16 £32.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year -7.20% +51.16% -4.44%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in the North of England

Local Government
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

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

Daily rate trend for Local Government in the North of England

Local Government
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Local Government in the North of England over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Local Government in the North of England

Local Government
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

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

Hourly rate trend for Local Government in the North of England

Local Government
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Local Government in the North of England over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Local Government in the North of England

Local Government
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

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 of England region over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. 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
North West +20 28 £500 +17.65% 34
Yorkshire +19 9 £475 - 37
North East - 1 £900 - 10
Local Government
England

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 2 (5.26%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (10.53%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (5.26%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (7.89%) Aareon QL
Cloud Services
1 3 (7.89%) Azure
2 2 (5.26%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (2.63%) Azure Data Factory
3 1 (2.63%) Azure Synapse Analytics
3 1 (2.63%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (2.63%) OCI
3 1 (2.63%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.63%) iSCSI
1 1 (2.63%) SAN
1 1 (2.63%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.63%) Oracle Database
1 1 (2.63%) Oracle Reports
1 1 (2.63%) Power BI
1 1 (2.63%) Relational Database
1 1 (2.63%) SQL Server
1 1 (2.63%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (2.63%) Oracle Forms
General
1 14 (36.84%) Public Sector
2 11 (28.95%) Finance
3 5 (13.16%) Social Skills
4 3 (7.89%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (5.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (2.63%) General Ledger
6 1 (2.63%) Law
Job Titles
1 8 (21.05%) Architect
2 7 (18.42%) Consultant
3 5 (13.16%) Project Manager
4 4 (10.53%) Data Engineer
4 4 (10.53%) Solutions Architect
5 3 (7.89%) Data Consultant
5 3 (7.89%) Developer
5 3 (7.89%) Principal Developer
5 3 (7.89%) Support Officer
5 3 (7.89%) Systems Architect
5 3 (7.89%) Technical Architect
5 3 (7.89%) Technical Solutions Architect
6 2 (5.26%) Accountant
6 2 (5.26%) Analyst
6 2 (5.26%) Senior
7 1 (2.63%) Azure Data Architect
7 1 (2.63%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
7 1 (2.63%) Information Officer
7 1 (2.63%) Power BI Specialist
7 1 (2.63%) Transformation Manager
Miscellaneous
1 6 (15.79%) NHS
2 3 (7.89%) Management Information System
3 2 (5.26%) Onboarding
3 2 (5.26%) Virtual Team
4 1 (2.63%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 3 (7.89%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (21.05%) Project Management
2 7 (18.42%) Stakeholder Management
3 6 (15.79%) Housing Management
3 6 (15.79%) Migration
4 5 (13.16%) Change Management
5 4 (10.53%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (7.89%) Business Case
6 3 (7.89%) Capacity Planning
6 3 (7.89%) Customer Experience
6 3 (7.89%) Data Analysis
6 3 (7.89%) Data Cleansing
6 3 (7.89%) Data Migration
6 3 (7.89%) Data Transformation
6 3 (7.89%) Project Delivery
6 3 (7.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 2 (5.26%) Agile
7 2 (5.26%) Budgeting
7 2 (5.26%) Customer Service
7 2 (5.26%) Data Interpretation
7 2 (5.26%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.26%) SQL
2 1 (2.63%) PowerShell
2 1 (2.63%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (10.53%) Degree
2 2 (5.26%) ACCA
2 2 (5.26%) APMG
2 2 (5.26%) CIMA
2 2 (5.26%) CIPFA
3 1 (2.63%) CCNA
3 1 (2.63%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (2.63%) MCP
3 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.63%) Data Quality
Systems Management
1 1 (2.63%) Avamar
1 1 (2.63%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 3 (7.89%) Aareon
1 3 (7.89%) Microsoft
1 3 (7.89%) Northgate
2 1 (2.63%) Dell
2 1 (2.63%) Liquidlogic
2 1 (2.63%) Oracle
2 1 (2.63%) VMware