Local Government Contract Job Trends in Warwickshire

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

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in Warwickshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 29 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 55 -
Rank change year-on-year -6 - -
Contract jobs citing Local Government 5 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Warwickshire 0.68% 0.19% -
As % of the General category 1.23% 0.28% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
West Midlands median daily rate £513 £600 £550
% change year-on-year -14.58% +9.09% +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £14.82 - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £20.62 - £34.47
% change year-on-year - - +86.30%

All General Skills
Warwickshire

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 Warwickshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 408 356 276
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Warwickshire 55.66% 68.33% 64.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 232 204 169
10th Percentile £347 £337 £362
25th Percentile £413 £405 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £508 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.48% -7.73% -
75th Percentile £638 £591 £625
90th Percentile £800 £725 £710
West Midlands median daily rate £488 £489 £500
% change year-on-year -0.31% -2.20% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 53 39 13
10th Percentile £13.50 £16.12 £14.70
25th Percentile £20.31 £28.92 £18.50
Median hourly rate £30.22 £35.60 £23.82
Median % change year-on-year -15.11% +49.45% +32.33%
75th Percentile £33.98 £50.00 -
90th Percentile £33.99 - £30.59
West Midlands median hourly rate £23.11 £29.00 £23.82
% change year-on-year -20.31% +21.75% +17.63%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Warwickshire

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Warwickshire

Local Government
Daily Rate Trend in Warwickshire

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

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

Local Government
Hourly Rate Trend in Warwickshire

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

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

Local Government
Contract Job Locations in Warwickshire

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 Warwickshire region over the 6 months to 29 September 2026. 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
Stratford-upon-Avon - 3 - -
Warwick - 1 £550 - 2
Local Government
West Midlands

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Warwickshire 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 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
General
1 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (20.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Lead
1 3 (60.00%) Team Leader
2 1 (20.00%) Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Business Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Senior
2 1 (20.00%) Support Officer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (20.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (20.00%) AI
1 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (20.00%) Customer Insight
1 1 (20.00%) Customer Journey Map
1 1 (20.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (20.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (20.00%) Journey Map
1 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (20.00%) Service Design
1 1 (20.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 1 (20.00%) Workshop Facilitation