Local Government Contracts in Surrey

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
South East > Surrey

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in Surrey. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 50 68
Rank change year-on-year +15 +18 -
Contract jobs citing Local Government 4 6 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Surrey 1.34% 1.02% 0.15%
As % of the General category 2.50% 1.94% 0.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £340 - -
25th Percentile £363 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - £400
75th Percentile £475 - -
90th Percentile £520 - -
South East median daily rate £450 £488 £300
% change year-on-year -7.69% +62.50% -35.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 6 0
Median hourly rate - £18.35 -
South East median hourly rate £25.00 £18.35 £23.00
% change year-on-year +36.24% -20.22% +31.43%

All General Skills
Surrey

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 Surrey.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 160 310 377
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Surrey 53.69% 52.81% 55.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 107 218 268
10th Percentile £178 £248 £229
25th Percentile £250 £353 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £475 £504
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% -5.75% -4.91%
75th Percentile £538 £595 £638
90th Percentile £621 £688 £750
South East median daily rate £500 £488 £500
% change year-on-year +2.56% -2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 34 29
10th Percentile £14.94 £12.42 £39.90
25th Percentile £20.00 £13.59 £42.50
Median hourly rate £24.83 £19.43 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +27.82% -56.83% -
75th Percentile £28.31 £41.88 £60.00
90th Percentile £53.75 £48.50 £63.04
South East median hourly rate £23.34 £45.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year -48.13% -5.26% +137.50%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in Surrey

Local Government
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Surrey

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

Daily rate trend for Local Government in Surrey

Local Government
Daily Rate Histogram in Surrey

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Local Government in Surrey over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Local Government in Surrey

Local Government
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Surrey

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

Hourly rate trend for Local Government in Surrey

Local Government
Contract Job Locations in Surrey

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 Surrey region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Guildford - 1 £550 - 3
Local Government
South East

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey 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:

Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
General
1 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (25.00%) Consultant
1 1 (25.00%) IAM Consultant
1 1 (25.00%) Oracle Consultant
1 1 (25.00%) Oracle Technical Consultant
1 1 (25.00%) Procurement Specialist
1 1 (25.00%) Technical Consultant
1 1 (25.00%) Transformation Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) Benchmarking
1 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (25.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (25.00%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Oracle