Local Government Contracts in Oxfordshire

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
South East > Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in Oxfordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 4 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 25 31
Rank change year-on-year +5 +6 -3
Contract jobs citing Local Government 2 2 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 1.89% 0.87% 0.41%
As % of the General category 2.70% 1.80% 0.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £375 £800
Median % change year-on-year - -53.13% +88.24%
South East median daily rate £450 £475 £328
% change year-on-year -5.26% +45.04% -29.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £23.50 - -
Median hourly rate £25.00 - -
75th Percentile £26.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £25.00 £18.35 £23.00
% change year-on-year +36.24% -20.22% +22.67%

All General Skills
Oxfordshire

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 Oxfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 74 111 145
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 69.81% 48.47% 58.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 41 69 84
10th Percentile £250 £150 £252
25th Percentile £363 £263 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £575 £500 £566
90th Percentile £688 £585 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £490 £500
% change year-on-year +2.04% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 25 12
10th Percentile £13.08 £16.17 £22.05
25th Percentile £18.91 £19.25 £25.09
Median hourly rate £25.00 £26.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% - +33.33%
75th Percentile £32.89 £50.00 £32.30
90th Percentile £46.66 £65.00 £47.78
South East median hourly rate £24.18 £45.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year -46.27% -5.26% +137.50%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in Oxfordshire

Local Government
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Daily rate trend for Local Government in Oxfordshire

Local Government
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Local Government in Oxfordshire.

Hourly rate trend for Local Government in Oxfordshire

Local Government
Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire

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 Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 4 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
Oxford +2 2 - - 2
Local Government
South East

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) ICT Officer
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft