Local Government Contract Job Trends in Nottingham

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
Nottinghamshire > Nottingham

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in Nottingham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 7 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 20 -
Rank change year-on-year -4 - -
Contract jobs citing Local Government 9 5 0
As % of all contract jobs in Nottingham 3.88% 3.50% -
As % of the General category 7.20% 5.32% -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 5 0
10th Percentile £419 £478 -
25th Percentile £455 £500 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £520 -
Median % change year-on-year +0.96% - -
75th Percentile £594 £530 -
90th Percentile £628 - -
Nottinghamshire median daily rate £525 £520 £225
% change year-on-year +0.96% +131.11% +0.90%

All General Skills
Nottingham

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 Nottingham.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 125 94 52
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Nottingham 53.88% 65.73% 37.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 67 63 35
10th Percentile £205 £313 £121
25th Percentile £395 £409 £344
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.00% - -13.04%
75th Percentile £581 £530 £597
90th Percentile £653 £550 £716
Nottinghamshire median daily rate £495 £490 £475
% change year-on-year +1.02% +3.16% -17.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 2 11
10th Percentile £12.94 £13.24 £14.25
25th Percentile £12.94 £13.72 £14.27
Median hourly rate £13.08 £14.52 £14.72
Median % change year-on-year -9.92% -1.39% +24.75%
75th Percentile £14.61 £15.31 £17.00
90th Percentile £16.11 £15.79 £26.50
Nottinghamshire median hourly rate £13.31 £16.11 £14.72
% change year-on-year -17.40% +9.44% +24.75%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Nottingham

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Nottingham

Local Government
Daily Rate Trend in Nottingham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Nottingham citing Local Government.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Nottingham citing Local Government

Local Government
Daily Rate Histogram in Nottingham

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Local Government in Nottingham over the 6 months to 7 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Local Government in Nottingham

Local Government
Hourly Rate Trend in Nottingham

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Nottingham citing Local Government.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Nottingham citing Local Government

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottingham 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:

Business Applications
1 8 (88.89%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (11.11%) SAP CO
2 1 (11.11%) SAP FI
2 1 (11.11%) SAP FI/CO
General
1 8 (88.89%) Finance
1 8 (88.89%) Public Sector
1 8 (88.89%) Social Skills
2 1 (11.11%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 6 (66.67%) Lead
2 4 (44.44%) Workstream Lead
3 2 (22.22%) Architect
3 2 (22.22%) Consultant
3 2 (22.22%) Lead Consultant
3 2 (22.22%) SAP Architect
3 2 (22.22%) SAP Solutions Architect
3 2 (22.22%) Solutions Architect
4 1 (11.11%) SAP CO Consultant
4 1 (11.11%) SAP Consultant
4 1 (11.11%) SAP FI Consultant
4 1 (11.11%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
4 1 (11.11%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
4 1 (11.11%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (22.22%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 8 (88.89%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) Stakeholder Management
2 6 (66.67%) Analytics
3 5 (55.56%) System Integration Testing
3 5 (55.56%) User Acceptance Testing
4 4 (44.44%) Data Governance
5 3 (33.33%) Data Modelling
5 3 (33.33%) Defect Management
5 3 (33.33%) Requirements Workshops
6 2 (22.22%) Data Migration
6 2 (22.22%) Integration Patterns
6 2 (22.22%) Logistics
6 2 (22.22%) Migration
6 2 (22.22%) Order to Cash
6 2 (22.22%) Procure-to-Pay
6 2 (22.22%) Record to Report
6 2 (22.22%) Release Management
6 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 2 (22.22%) Workshop Facilitation
7 1 (11.11%) Cash Management
7 1 (11.11%) Project Governance
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (22.22%) SAP Certification
Vendors
1 8 (88.89%) SAP