Local Government Contracts in Northern Ireland

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in Northern Ireland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 5 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 24 -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Local Government 0 1 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland - 0.66% -
As % of the General category - 1.28% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £160 -
UK median daily rate £450 £453 £450
% change year-on-year -0.55% +0.56% -

All General Skills
Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 149 78 111
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 73.40% 51.32% 62.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 99 29 56
10th Percentile £199 £136 £164
25th Percentile £306 £167 £321
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £200 £433
Median % change year-on-year +112.50% -53.76% -3.89%
75th Percentile £558 £369 £511
90th Percentile £612 £538 £575
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 27 4
10th Percentile £13.29 - -
25th Percentile £14.78 £12.25 -
Median hourly rate £15.50 £15.48 £13.91
Median % change year-on-year +0.13% +11.29% +15.99%
75th Percentile £22.25 £24.06 £14.56
90th Percentile £33.25 £27.26 £15.72
UK median hourly rate £27.17 £31.97 £30.54
% change year-on-year -15.02% +4.68% +27.12%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Job postings citing Local Government as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in Northern Ireland

Local Government
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Local Government in Northern Ireland.

Daily rate trend for Local Government in Northern Ireland