Local Government Contract Job Trends in Stoke-on-Trent

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
Staffordshire > Stoke-on-Trent

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 21 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Local Government 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Stoke-on-Trent 16.67% - -
As % of the General category 25.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £406 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 - -
75th Percentile £419 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Staffordshire median daily rate £413 £500 £400
% change year-on-year -17.50% +25.00% +23.08%

All General Skills
Stoke-on-Trent

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 Stoke-on-Trent.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 12 11 16
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent 66.67% 33.33% 28.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 11 12
10th Percentile £200 £356 £326
25th Percentile £260 £374 £389
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £400 £513
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% -21.95% +78.26%
75th Percentile £419 £488 £625
90th Percentile £469 £500 £636
Staffordshire median daily rate £331 £400 £513
% change year-on-year -17.19% -21.95% +3.54%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Stoke-on-Trent

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Stoke-on-Trent

Local Government
Daily Rate Trend in Stoke-on-Trent

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stoke-on-Trent citing Local Government.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stoke-on-Trent citing Local Government

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent 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 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (66.67%) SAP ERP
1 2 (66.67%) SAP S/4HANA
General
1 2 (66.67%) Public Sector
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Change Manager
1 2 (66.67%) Implementation Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Finance Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Finance Systems Manager
2 1 (33.33%) SAP Change Manager
2 1 (33.33%) SAP Implementation Manager
2 1 (33.33%) SAP Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Actionable Insight
1 2 (66.67%) Business Transformation
1 2 (66.67%) Change Management
1 2 (66.67%) ERP
1 2 (66.67%) Impact Assessments
1 2 (66.67%) Procure-to-Pay
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
2 1 (33.33%) Budgeting
2 1 (33.33%) Cash Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) CCAB
1 1 (33.33%) CIPFA
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) SAP
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
Local Government jobs