Local Government Contract Job Trends in Staffordshire

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in Staffordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 9 25
Rank change year-on-year - +16 +2
Contract jobs citing Local Government 0 9 2
As % of all contract jobs in Staffordshire - 7.56% 1.20%
As % of the General category - 17.31% 2.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £500 -
West Midlands median daily rate £600 £525 £475
% change year-on-year +14.29% +10.53% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £34.47 -
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.00 £34.47 £18.50
% change year-on-year -27.46% +86.30% -

All General Skills
Staffordshire

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 Staffordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 38 52 82
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire 60.32% 43.70% 49.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 26 57
10th Percentile £140 £193 £204
25th Percentile £183 £303 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £285 £387 £550
Median % change year-on-year -26.36% -29.64% +11.11%
75th Percentile £466 £469 £662
90th Percentile £512 £547 £745
West Midlands median daily rate £492 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.60% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 5 4
10th Percentile - £20.93 -
25th Percentile £29.00 - £26.25
Median hourly rate £30.00 £33.93 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -11.58% +23.38% +56.07%
75th Percentile £40.25 £35.00 £28.75
90th Percentile £43.25 £40.25 -
West Midlands median hourly rate £26.61 £23.82 £20.00
% change year-on-year +11.69% +19.10% +13.51%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Staffordshire

Local Government
Daily Rate Trend in Staffordshire

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

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

Local Government
Hourly Rate Trend in Staffordshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Staffordshire citing Local Government