Local Government Contract Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

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

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 104 38 54
Rank change year-on-year -66 +16 0
Contract jobs citing Local Government 1 10 5
As % of all contract jobs in South Yorkshire 0.092% 2.71% 1.09%
As % of the General category 0.15% 4.18% 1.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £506 - £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 - £450
Median % change year-on-year - - +159.82%
75th Percentile £519 - £475
90th Percentile - - -
Yorkshire median daily rate £600 £488 £475
% change year-on-year +23.08% +2.63% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - £11.64
25th Percentile - - £12.32
Median hourly rate - - £12.97
75th Percentile - - £13.23
90th Percentile - - -
Yorkshire median hourly rate £31.86 - £12.97

All General Skills
South Yorkshire

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 South Yorkshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 678 239 273
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Yorkshire 62.20% 64.77% 59.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 462 148 153
10th Percentile £358 £299 £295
25th Percentile £412 £387 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year +2.11% - -13.64%
75th Percentile £560 £600 £576
90th Percentile £675 £650 £635
Yorkshire median daily rate £481 £469 £479
% change year-on-year +2.61% -2.04% -8.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 4 9
10th Percentile - - £12.34
25th Percentile £21.33 £18.10 £12.63
Median hourly rate £24.29 £18.35 £13.23
Median % change year-on-year +32.35% +38.72% -48.12%
75th Percentile £25.77 £18.50 £13.96
90th Percentile - £18.51 £22.00
Yorkshire median hourly rate £22.81 £18.55 £14.63
% change year-on-year +22.96% +26.84% -17.47%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in South Yorkshire

Local Government
Daily Rate Trend in South Yorkshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Yorkshire citing Local Government

Local Government
Hourly Rate Trend in South Yorkshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in South Yorkshire citing Local Government

Local Government
Contract Job Locations in South Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 6 May 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
Sheffield - 1 £513 - 6
Local Government
Yorkshire

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Project Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Project Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Project Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Transformation Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Transformation Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Dependency Management
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) Information Management
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA