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 in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 130 144 165
Rank change year-on-year +14 +21 -2
Contract jobs citing Local Government 35 39 39
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 1.06% 0.84% 0.70%
As % of the General category 1.79% 1.54% 1.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 25 27
10th Percentile £296 £363 £358
25th Percentile £375 £400 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £425
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +17.65% -
75th Percentile £534 £588 £491
90th Percentile £596 £674 £675
England median daily rate £475 £475 £446
% change year-on-year - +6.43% -0.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 8 1
10th Percentile £11.60 £12.24 -
25th Percentile £19.25 £13.10 -
Median hourly rate £29.23 £20.62 £18.82
Median % change year-on-year +41.79% +9.54% -17.93%
75th Percentile £33.75 £40.69 -
90th Percentile - £54.00 -
England median hourly rate £25.52 £25.00 £22.41
% change year-on-year +2.08% +11.56% -4.09%

All General Skills
North of England

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 of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,956 2,540 3,133
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 59.22% 54.90% 55.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,207 1,493 2,158
10th Percentile £235 £265 £300
25th Percentile £363 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £504
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -0.84% +6.16%
75th Percentile £575 £585 £600
90th Percentile £654 £670 £688
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 139 309 91
10th Percentile £12.82 £12.10 £14.25
25th Percentile £16.13 £13.30 £16.85
Median hourly rate £24.59 £16.06 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +53.08% -35.76% +25.00%
75th Percentile £44.57 £33.00 £36.17
90th Percentile £73.00 £48.75 £53.35
England median hourly rate £27.25 £30.16 £32.50
% change year-on-year -9.65% -7.20% +51.16%

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 16 May 2025.

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 16 May 2025.

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 16 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
Yorkshire +25 20 £488 +2.63% 27
North West -10 11 £438 -12.50% 64
North East +2 4 £475 -47.22% 9
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 14 (40.00%) SharePoint
2 3 (8.57%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (2.86%) CMS
Applications
1 14 (40.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (31.43%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (31.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (8.57%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (2.86%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (2.86%) SAP HR
1 1 (2.86%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 3 (8.57%) Azure
1 3 (8.57%) Entra ID
1 3 (8.57%) IaaS
1 3 (8.57%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (8.57%) PaaS
2 1 (2.86%) Power Automate
2 1 (2.86%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 12 (34.29%) Intranet
2 3 (8.57%) Firewall
2 3 (8.57%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.86%) GIS
1 1 (2.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
General
1 16 (45.71%) Social Skills
2 11 (31.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 11 (31.43%) Public Speaking
3 4 (11.43%) Public Sector
4 3 (8.57%) Pharmaceutical
5 2 (5.71%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (5.71%) Finance
6 1 (2.86%) Law
6 1 (2.86%) Legal
Job Titles
1 11 (31.43%) Communications Officer
2 9 (25.71%) Project Manager
3 4 (11.43%) Analyst
4 3 (8.57%) Business Analyst
4 3 (8.57%) Facilities Manager
4 3 (8.57%) Facilities Project Manager
4 3 (8.57%) IT Engineer
5 2 (5.71%) Designer
5 2 (5.71%) ICT Manager
5 2 (5.71%) ICT Project Manager
5 2 (5.71%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 2 (5.71%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
5 2 (5.71%) Senior
5 2 (5.71%) Support Officer
6 1 (2.86%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
6 1 (2.86%) Data Analyst
6 1 (2.86%) IT Project Manager
6 1 (2.86%) IT Trainer
6 1 (2.86%) Power Platform Developer
6 1 (2.86%) Service Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.86%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 7 (20.00%) NHS
2 1 (2.86%) Freedom of Information
2 1 (2.86%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (2.86%) Management Information System
2 1 (2.86%) Public Cloud
2 1 (2.86%) Reference Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (37.14%) Business Continuity
2 11 (31.43%) Business Development
3 9 (25.71%) Project Management
4 4 (11.43%) Mentoring
4 4 (11.43%) Risk Management
5 3 (8.57%) Business Analysis
5 3 (8.57%) Contract Negotiation
5 3 (8.57%) Facilities Management
5 3 (8.57%) PRINCE2
5 3 (8.57%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (8.57%) Resource Management
5 3 (8.57%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (5.71%) Agile
6 2 (5.71%) Budget Management
6 2 (5.71%) Content Management
6 2 (5.71%) Contract Management
6 2 (5.71%) Data Management
6 2 (5.71%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 2 (5.71%) Project Planning
6 2 (5.71%) Resource Allocation
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.86%) SQL
Qualifications
1 17 (48.57%) Degree
2 3 (8.57%) CCNA
2 3 (8.57%) Cisco Certification
2 3 (8.57%) HNC
3 2 (5.71%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (5.71%) DBS Check
4 1 (2.86%) CBAP
4 1 (2.86%) CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.71%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (2.86%) Data Quality
System Software
1 3 (8.57%) Active Directory
1 3 (8.57%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 3 (8.57%) Microsoft Intune
1 3 (8.57%) SCCM
Vendors
1 7 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 4 (11.43%) Cisco
3 3 (8.57%) Meraki
3 3 (8.57%) Palo Alto
3 3 (8.57%) Veeam
3 3 (8.57%) VMware
4 2 (5.71%) Oracle
5 1 (2.86%) Liquidlogic
5 1 (2.86%) SAP