Local Government Contract Job Trends in Nottinghamshire

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
East Midlands > Nottinghamshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in Nottinghamshire. 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 27 20 26
Rank change year-on-year -7 +6 +8
Contract jobs citing Local Government 9 5 1
As % of all contract jobs in Nottinghamshire 3.33% 3.16% 0.60%
As % of the General category 6.08% 4.81% 1.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 5 1
10th Percentile £419 £478 -
25th Percentile £455 £500 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £520 £225
Median % change year-on-year +0.96% +131.11% +0.90%
75th Percentile £594 £530 £238
90th Percentile £628 - -
East Midlands median daily rate £500 £520 £325
% change year-on-year -3.85% +60.00% -7.14%

All General Skills
Nottinghamshire

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 Nottinghamshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 148 104 74
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Nottinghamshire 54.81% 65.82% 44.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 79 71 47
10th Percentile £163 £180 £130
25th Percentile £211 £364 £206
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £490 £475
Median % change year-on-year +1.02% +3.16% -17.39%
75th Percentile £550 £530 £591
90th Percentile £650 £550 £694
East Midlands median daily rate £450 £425 £400
% change year-on-year +5.88% +6.25% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 3 11
10th Percentile £12.94 £13.56 £14.25
25th Percentile £12.95 £14.52 £14.27
Median hourly rate £13.31 £16.11 £14.72
Median % change year-on-year -17.40% +9.44% +24.75%
75th Percentile £16.38 £24.93 £17.00
90th Percentile £16.75 £30.22 £26.50
East Midlands median hourly rate £22.13 £22.50 £17.50
% change year-on-year -1.63% +28.57% +4.68%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Nottinghamshire

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Nottinghamshire

Local Government
Daily Rate Trend in Nottinghamshire

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

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

Local Government
Daily Rate Histogram in Nottinghamshire

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

Daily rate histogram for Local Government in Nottinghamshire

Local Government
Hourly Rate Trend in Nottinghamshire

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

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

Local Government
Contract Job Locations in Nottinghamshire

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 Nottinghamshire region over the 6 months to 7 March 2026. 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
Nottingham -4 9 £525 +0.96% 4
Local Government
East Midlands

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottinghamshire 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