Local Government Contracts in the South East

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

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies advertised in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Local Government over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 164 185 187
Rank change year-on-year +21 +2 -40
Contract jobs citing Local Government 36 41 74
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.65% 0.70% 0.95%
As % of the General category 1.28% 1.20% 1.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 25 41
10th Percentile £356 - £270
25th Percentile £453 £150 £394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £325 £450
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -27.78% +28.57%
75th Percentile £538 £450 £600
90th Percentile £588 £528 £680
England median daily rate £475 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +5.56% - +18.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 4 29
10th Percentile £16.00 £21.60 £17.00
25th Percentile £17.76 £22.50 -
Median hourly rate £18.35 £23.08 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -20.48% +31.86% -16.86%
75th Percentile £26.80 £23.15 £21.05
90th Percentile £31.65 - £25.00
England median hourly rate £25.00 £22.41 £24.20
% change year-on-year +11.56% -7.40% +12.09%

All General Skills
South East

Local Government is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,814 3,408 4,250
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 50.93% 58.47% 54.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,539 2,321 2,793
10th Percentile £205 £245 £213
25th Percentile £355 £400 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% - +9.29%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £588
90th Percentile £688 £721 £660
England median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 326 166 220
10th Percentile £12.91 £18.50 £12.25
25th Percentile £18.67 £25.00 £14.45
Median hourly rate £45.00 £47.50 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +137.50% -20.00%
75th Percentile £61.30 £64.59 £32.56
90th Percentile £70.29 £73.11 £48.75
England median hourly rate £30.00 £34.31 £21.30
% change year-on-year -12.56% +61.08% -5.33%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Local Government as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in the South East

Local Government
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Local Government in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Local Government in the South East

Local Government
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Local Government in the South East over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Local Government in the South East

Local Government
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Local Government in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Local Government in the South East

Local Government
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Local Government in the South East over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Local Government in the South East

Local Government
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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
Thames Valley +2 17 £475 +72.73% 22
Berkshire -12 14 £475 +72.73% 10
Surrey +17 6 - - 13
West Sussex +7 4 £525 +16.67% 5
Hampshire +1 3 £525 +18.62% 13
Oxfordshire +5 2 £375 -53.13% 6
Kent -3 2 £450 +200.00% 9
Buckinghamshire +26 1 - - 6
Local Government
England

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 2 (5.56%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 8 (22.22%) Power Platform
2 4 (11.11%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 3 (8.33%) WAN
2 1 (2.78%) BGP
2 1 (2.78%) Cisco Firepower
2 1 (2.78%) LAN
2 1 (2.78%) MPLS
2 1 (2.78%) SD-WAN
2 1 (2.78%) SMS
2 1 (2.78%) SSL
2 1 (2.78%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (11.11%) Power BI
2 1 (2.78%) GIS
General
1 12 (33.33%) Finance
2 10 (27.78%) Social Skills
3 8 (22.22%) Public Sector
4 4 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (11.11%) Influencing Skills
5 3 (8.33%) Law
5 3 (8.33%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (2.78%) Legal
6 1 (2.78%) Marketing
6 1 (2.78%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (25.00%) Lead
2 6 (16.67%) Analyst
2 6 (16.67%) Developer
3 4 (11.11%) Applications Developer
3 4 (11.11%) Architect
3 4 (11.11%) Data Analyst
3 4 (11.11%) Power Apps Developer
3 4 (11.11%) Project Manager
4 3 (8.33%) Infrastructure Architect
4 3 (8.33%) Project Leader
4 3 (8.33%) Senior
5 2 (5.56%) Automation Developer
5 2 (5.56%) Business Intelligence Developer
5 2 (5.56%) IT Manager
5 2 (5.56%) Microsoft Developer
5 2 (5.56%) Programme Manager
5 2 (5.56%) Python Developer
5 2 (5.56%) Senior Applications Developer
5 2 (5.56%) Senior Developer
5 2 (5.56%) Senior Power Apps Developer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (11.11%) Data Centre
1 4 (11.11%) Management Information System
2 2 (5.56%) NHS
3 1 (2.78%) Housing Association
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (33.33%) Budget Management
2 11 (30.56%) Project Management
3 10 (27.78%) Service Delivery
4 8 (22.22%) People Management
4 8 (22.22%) Project Delivery
5 7 (19.44%) Decision-Making
5 7 (19.44%) Line Management
6 6 (16.67%) Programme Management
7 5 (13.89%) Collaborative Working
7 5 (13.89%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (13.89%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (13.89%) Stakeholder Management
8 4 (11.11%) Agile
8 4 (11.11%) Performance Management
8 4 (11.11%) Qualitative Research
8 4 (11.11%) Quantitative Research
8 4 (11.11%) Resource Allocation
8 4 (11.11%) Resource Management
9 3 (8.33%) Business Analysis
9 3 (8.33%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 4 (11.11%) Python
2 3 (8.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (13.89%) Degree
2 3 (8.33%) NVQ Level 4
3 1 (2.78%) DBS Check
3 1 (2.78%) SC Cleared
3 1 (2.78%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.56%) PMO
2 1 (2.78%) Accessibility
2 1 (2.78%) GDPR
2 1 (2.78%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (2.78%) Endace
Vendors
1 4 (11.11%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.78%) Cisco
2 1 (2.78%) F5
2 1 (2.78%) Juniper