Local Government Contracts 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 advertised in Staffordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Local Government over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 10 20 12
Rank change year-on-year +10 -8 +5
Contract jobs citing Local Government 9 4 14
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Staffordshire 8.65% 2.76% 7.53%
As % of the General category 14.52% 4.44% 17.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 2 8
10th Percentile £274 £333 £363
25th Percentile £309 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £425 £625
Median % change year-on-year -11.76% -32.00% +92.31%
75th Percentile £428 £488 £638
90th Percentile £479 £518 -
West Midlands median daily rate £475 £475 £425
% change year-on-year - +11.76% +25.93%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 6
10th Percentile - - £14.40
25th Percentile - - £16.88
Median hourly rate - £22.41 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year - +14.92% -
75th Percentile - - £19.77
90th Percentile - - £19.86
West Midlands median hourly rate - £22.41 £19.50
% change year-on-year - +14.92% -

All General Skills
Staffordshire

Local Government is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Staffordshire with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 62 90 82
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire 59.62% 62.07% 44.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 36 67 63
10th Percentile £238 £160 £166
25th Percentile £300 £340 £244
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £475 £375
Median % change year-on-year -21.05% +26.67% -6.25%
75th Percentile £491 £594 £494
90th Percentile £544 £699 £629
West Midlands median daily rate £510 £505 £475
% change year-on-year +0.94% +6.37% +17.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 4 6
10th Percentile £13.95 - £14.40
25th Percentile £14.71 £17.62 £16.88
Median hourly rate £15.61 £20.02 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -22.03% +2.64% +30.00%
75th Percentile £16.67 £22.41 £19.77
90th Percentile £44.50 - £19.86
West Midlands median hourly rate £19.59 £17.72 £16.75
% change year-on-year +10.55% +5.79% -1.47%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in Staffordshire

Local Government
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Staffordshire

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

Daily rate trend for Local Government in Staffordshire

Local Government
Daily Rate Histogram in Staffordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Local Government in Staffordshire over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Local Government in Staffordshire

Local Government
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Staffordshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Local Government in Staffordshire.

Hourly rate trend for Local Government in Staffordshire

Local Government
Contract Job Locations in Staffordshire

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 Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 25 April 2024. 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
Stoke-on-Trent - 2 £438 -
Stafford +3 1 £300 -42.86% 1
Local Government
West Midlands

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire 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 2 (22.22%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (22.22%) Power Platform
1 2 (22.22%) ShareGate
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (22.22%) EDRMS
1 2 (22.22%) Power BI
2 1 (11.11%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (11.11%) Geospatial Data
2 1 (11.11%) GIS
2 1 (11.11%) MS Access
2 1 (11.11%) SQL Server
2 1 (11.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 2 (22.22%) Finance
2 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Marketing
2 1 (11.11%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) Analyst
2 2 (22.22%) Consultant
2 2 (22.22%) Data Analyst
2 2 (22.22%) Microsoft 365 Consultant
2 2 (22.22%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Business Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Business Intelligence Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Business Intelligence Developer
3 1 (11.11%) CRM Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) CRM Business Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Data Business Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Developer
3 1 (11.11%) GIS Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Head of Communications
3 1 (11.11%) Head of Strategy
3 1 (11.11%) Information Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) IT Manager
3 1 (11.11%) IT Project Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Power BI Developer
3 1 (11.11%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (11.11%) .NET
1 1 (11.11%) ASP.NET
1 1 (11.11%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Graphic Design
1 1 (11.11%) Management Information System
1 1 (11.11%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (22.22%) CRM
2 2 (22.22%) Data Analysis
2 2 (22.22%) Data Collection
2 2 (22.22%) Data Entry
2 2 (22.22%) Migration
2 2 (22.22%) Records Management
3 1 (11.11%) Business Case
3 1 (11.11%) Business Forecasting
3 1 (11.11%) Culture Change
3 1 (11.11%) Customer Service
3 1 (11.11%) Data Integration
3 1 (11.11%) Data Validation
3 1 (11.11%) Decision-Making
3 1 (11.11%) Feasibility Study
3 1 (11.11%) Performance Management
3 1 (11.11%) Programme Governance
3 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (11.11%) Strategic Management
3 1 (11.11%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 2 (22.22%) PowerShell
2 1 (11.11%) C#
2 1 (11.11%) SQL
2 1 (11.11%) VBA
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft