Local Government Contract Job Trends in Southwark

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
Central London > Southwark

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in Southwark. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 24 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 2 -
Rank change year-on-year 0 - -
Contract jobs citing Local Government 3 5 0
As % of all contract jobs in Southwark 30.00% 27.78% -
As % of the General category 30.00% 41.67% -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 3 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 £190 -
Central London median daily rate £308 £376 £450
% change year-on-year -18.22% -16.44% -

All General Skills
Southwark

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 Southwark.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 10 12 9
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southwark 100.00% 66.67% 69.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 8 6
10th Percentile - £175 £443
25th Percentile £190 £190 £461
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £595 £221 £500
Median % change year-on-year +169.41% -55.83% -24.53%
75th Percentile £738 £400 £553
90th Percentile £760 £484 £600
Central London median daily rate £550 £585 £575
% change year-on-year -5.98% +1.74% -

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Southwark

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Southwark

Local Government
Daily Rate Trend in Southwark

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

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

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southwark 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) Firewall
1 3 (100.00%) Wireless
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Audio Visual Engineer
1 3 (100.00%) Network Engineer
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) CCNA
1 3 (100.00%) CCNP
1 3 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 3 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 3 (100.00%) JNCIA
1 3 (100.00%) JNCIP
1 3 (100.00%) JNCIS
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Juniper