Local Government Contract Job Trends 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 26 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 16 28
Rank change year-on-year -7 +12 +1
Contract jobs citing Local Government 4 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in Oxfordshire 2.60% 1.40% 0.47%
As % of the General category 3.96% 3.17% 0.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £222 - £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 - £425
Median % change year-on-year - - +23.19%
75th Percentile £229 - £438
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £488 £365 £475
% change year-on-year +33.56% -23.16% +11.76%

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 101 63 115
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 65.58% 44.06% 54.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 63 35 85
10th Percentile £179 £160 £165
25th Percentile £236 £290 £320
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £450 £438
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% -2.78%
75th Percentile £550 £500 £575
90th Percentile £600 £638 £665
South East median daily rate £480 £500 £501
% change year-on-year -4.00% -0.10% +0.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 4 9
10th Percentile £16.69 £23.55 £25.00
25th Percentile £20.82 £25.12 £25.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £45.50 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -44.72% +74.98% +45.25%
75th Percentile £69.44 £74.06 £32.32
90th Percentile £89.63 £85.88 £37.76
South East median hourly rate £20.00 £54.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -62.96% +8.00% +87.06%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Local Government
Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

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

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

Local Government
Hourly Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

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

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

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 26 October 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 - 4 £225 - 2
Local Government
South East

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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:

Applications
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 4 (100.00%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Power BI
General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Accountant
1 4 (100.00%) Financial Accountant
1 4 (100.00%) Senior
1 4 (100.00%) Senior Accountant
1 4 (100.00%) Senior Systems Accountant
1 4 (100.00%) Systems Accountant
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 4 (100.00%) Data Management
1 4 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 4 (100.00%) Performance Monitoring
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 4 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 4 (100.00%) Project Management
1 4 (100.00%) Systems Thinking
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) CCAB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft