Local Government Contracts 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 3 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 3 1
Rank change year-on-year -2 -2 -
Contract jobs citing Local Government 2 1 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Southwark 13.33% 12.50% 40.63%
As % of the General category 15.38% 14.29% 54.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £238 - £311
Central London median daily rate £575 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +27.78% -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
Median hourly rate £26.45 £23.80 -
Median % change year-on-year +11.13% - -
Central London median hourly rate £30.04 £26.56 -
% change year-on-year +13.08% - -

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 13 7 24
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southwark 86.67% 87.50% 75.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 4 12
10th Percentile - £451 £141
25th Percentile £155 £483 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £238 £525 £160
Median % change year-on-year -54.60% +228.13% -73.33%
75th Percentile £388 £600 £375
90th Percentile £413 £690 £570
Central London median daily rate £556 £550 £600
% change year-on-year +1.12% -8.33% +6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £33.81 - -
25th Percentile £44.84 - -
Median hourly rate £63.23 £23.80 -
Median % change year-on-year +165.65% - -
75th Percentile £81.61 - -
90th Percentile £92.65 - -
Central London median hourly rate £29.07 £25.18 £20.71
% change year-on-year +15.45% +21.61% -48.88%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Southwark

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in Southwark

Local Government
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Southwark

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

Daily rate trend for Local Government in Southwark

Local Government
Contract Job Locations in Southwark

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 Southwark region over the 6 months to 3 June 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
London Bridge - 1 £238 -
Local Government
Central London

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southwark 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) 2nd Line Support
1 1 (50.00%) Consultant
1 1 (50.00%) IT Consultant
1 1 (50.00%) IT Support
1 1 (50.00%) Service Desk Support
1 1 (50.00%) Support Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (50.00%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
1 1 (50.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) High Availability
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) DBS Check
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft