Local Government Contract Job Trends in Stafford

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
Staffordshire > Stafford

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in Stafford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 13 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 - 5
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Local Government 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Stafford 11.11% - 6.25%
As % of the General category 11.11% - 20.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £338 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - £300
75th Percentile £413 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Staffordshire median daily rate £363 - £375
% change year-on-year - - +15.38%

All General Skills
Stafford

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 Stafford.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 9 3 5
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stafford 100.00% 27.27% 31.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 1 4
10th Percentile £240 - £230
25th Percentile £309 - £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £398 £150 £350
Median % change year-on-year +165.00% -57.14% -39.13%
75th Percentile £539 - £531
90th Percentile £588 - £723
Staffordshire median daily rate £350 £363 £404
% change year-on-year -3.45% -10.27% -11.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £35.75 £36.25
Median hourly rate - £36.50 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year - -2.67% +54.64%
75th Percentile - £37.25 £38.75
90th Percentile - - -
Staffordshire median hourly rate - £18.00 £15.61
% change year-on-year - +15.35% -22.03%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Stafford

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Stafford

Local Government
Daily Rate Trend in Stafford

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

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

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stafford 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) SAP HR
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) SAP