Local Government Contracts in the North West

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

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 110 106 127
Rank change year-on-year -4 +21 -3
Contract jobs citing Local Government 15 29 27
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 0.76% 1.07% 0.85%
As % of the General category 1.33% 1.98% 1.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 20 20
10th Percentile £327 £356 £361
25th Percentile £374 £400 £372
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £500 £425
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +17.65% +8.97%
75th Percentile £503 £588 £478
90th Percentile £509 £659 £788
England median daily rate £475 £475 £443
% change year-on-year - +7.33% -1.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 5 1
10th Percentile £22.63 £28.18 -
25th Percentile £29.23 £28.44 -
Median hourly rate £32.50 £32.50 £18.82
Median % change year-on-year - +72.69% -28.98%
75th Percentile £33.75 £54.00 -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £25.52 £25.00 £22.34
% change year-on-year +2.08% +11.93% -7.13%

All General Skills
North West

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 West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,130 1,461 1,650
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 57.42% 53.67% 52.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 687 892 1,141
10th Percentile £272 £300 £305
25th Percentile £381 £400 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £580 £588 £588
90th Percentile £675 £688 £675
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 105 191 78
10th Percentile £13.00 £12.50 £16.13
25th Percentile £17.44 £14.50 £19.28
Median hourly rate £28.75 £17.72 £26.60
Median % change year-on-year +62.25% -33.38% +33.00%
75th Percentile £50.00 £35.74 £38.39
90th Percentile £75.75 £51.91 £53.09
England median hourly rate £27.50 £30.14 £33.39
% change year-on-year -8.76% -9.72% +56.74%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in the North West

Local Government
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

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

Daily rate trend for Local Government in the North West

Local Government
Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Local Government in the North West over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Local Government in the North West

Local Government
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

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

Hourly rate trend for Local Government in the North West

Local Government
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Local Government in the North West over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Local Government in the North West

Local Government
Contract Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 3 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
Manchester +20 8 £475 +26.67% 30
Cheshire +2 3 £296 -1.33% 6
Lancashire -5 3 £500 - 21
Merseyside -11 1 £400 -30.43% 6
Local Government
England

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 1 (6.67%) CMS
Applications
1 5 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (6.67%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (6.67%) SAP HR
1 1 (6.67%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 1 (6.67%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.67%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (6.67%) GIS
General
1 5 (33.33%) Pharmaceutical
2 3 (20.00%) Public Sector
3 2 (13.33%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (13.33%) Finance
4 1 (6.67%) Legal
4 1 (6.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (53.33%) Project Manager
2 5 (33.33%) Facilities Manager
2 5 (33.33%) Facilities Project Manager
3 2 (13.33%) Analyst
3 2 (13.33%) Business Analyst
3 2 (13.33%) Designer
3 2 (13.33%) ICT Manager
3 2 (13.33%) ICT Project Manager
3 2 (13.33%) Senior
3 2 (13.33%) Systems Engineer
4 1 (6.67%) HR Analyst
4 1 (6.67%) HR Business Analyst
4 1 (6.67%) ICT Engineer
4 1 (6.67%) SAP Analyst
4 1 (6.67%) SAP Business Analyst
4 1 (6.67%) SAP HR Analyst
4 1 (6.67%) SAP HR Business Analyst
4 1 (6.67%) SCCM Engineer
4 1 (6.67%) Senior Designer
4 1 (6.67%) Service Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (6.67%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 5 (33.33%) NHS
2 1 (6.67%) Freedom of Information
2 1 (6.67%) Management Information System
2 1 (6.67%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 2 (13.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (46.67%) Project Management
2 5 (33.33%) Contract Negotiation
2 5 (33.33%) Facilities Management
2 5 (33.33%) Resource Management
3 2 (13.33%) Application Packaging
3 2 (13.33%) Budget Management
3 2 (13.33%) Business Analysis
3 2 (13.33%) Business Continuity
3 2 (13.33%) Content Management
3 2 (13.33%) Contract Management
3 2 (13.33%) Critical Path Analysis
3 2 (13.33%) Data Management
3 2 (13.33%) GAP Analysis
3 2 (13.33%) Matrix Management
3 2 (13.33%) PRINCE2
3 2 (13.33%) Process Improvement
3 2 (13.33%) Project Planning
3 2 (13.33%) Risk Assessment
3 2 (13.33%) Risk Management
4 1 (6.67%) Supplier Management
Qualifications
1 6 (40.00%) Degree
2 5 (33.33%) HNC
3 1 (6.67%) CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.67%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 2 (13.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (13.33%) SCCM
Vendors
1 6 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (13.33%) Oracle
2 2 (13.33%) Tanium
3 1 (6.67%) Cisco
3 1 (6.67%) SAP