Local Government Contract Job Trends in St Albans

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
Hertfordshire > St Albans

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in St Albans. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Local Government 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in St Albans 10.00% - -
As % of the General category 25.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £363 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - -
75th Percentile £388 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £488 - £250
% change year-on-year - - -46.67%

All General Skills
St Albans

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 St Albans.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 4 0 2
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in St Albans 40.00% - 33.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £165 - £565
25th Percentile £198 - £588
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £260 - £625
75th Percentile £328 - £663
90th Percentile £364 - £685
Hertfordshire median daily rate £525 £475 £475
% change year-on-year +10.53% - -7.32%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in St Albans

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in St Albans

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in St Albans 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Finance Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Cash Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCAB
1 1 (100.00%) CIPFA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft