Local Government Contract Job Trends in Swindon

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
Wiltshire > Swindon

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in Swindon. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 20 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 15 22
Rank change year-on-year -2 +7 -
Contract jobs citing Local Government 3 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in Swindon 3.26% 2.78% 0.74%
As % of the General category 5.66% 4.17% 1.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £725 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £750 £450 -
Median % change year-on-year +66.67% - -
75th Percentile £775 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wiltshire median daily rate £650 £438 -
% change year-on-year +48.57% - -

All General Skills
Swindon

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 Swindon.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 53 48 71
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Swindon 57.61% 66.67% 52.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 29 46
10th Percentile £347 £196 £150
25th Percentile £400 £208 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £469
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -4.00% -10.71%
75th Percentile £584 £600 £569
90th Percentile £775 £738 £638
Wiltshire median daily rate £613 £550 £550
% change year-on-year +11.36% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - £12.16
25th Percentile £14.43 - £14.47
Median hourly rate £14.57 - £16.50
Median % change year-on-year - - -73.81%
75th Percentile £14.70 - £17.25
90th Percentile - - -
Wiltshire median hourly rate £22.27 £60.00 £16.50
% change year-on-year -62.89% +263.64% -74.83%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Swindon

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Swindon

Local Government
Daily Rate Trend in Swindon

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

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

Local Government
Hourly Rate Trend in Swindon

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

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

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swindon 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:

General
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Consultant
1 3 (100.00%) Security Consultant
2 1 (33.33%) Implementation Consultant
2 1 (33.33%) Lead
2 1 (33.33%) Lead Consultant
2 1 (33.33%) Lead Security Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 3 (100.00%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared