Local Government Contracts in Central London

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
London > Central London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies advertised in Central London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Local Government over the 6 months to 31 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
31 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 109 152 184
Rank change year-on-year +43 +32 -36
Contract jobs citing Local Government 28 23 15
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 1.17% 0.62% 0.33%
As % of the General category 1.77% 1.00% 0.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 7 15
10th Percentile £400 £277 £355
25th Percentile £413 £331 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £400 £475
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -15.79% +26.67%
75th Percentile £479 £531 £563
90th Percentile £524 £580 £583
London median daily rate £450 £450 £450
% change year-on-year - - +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £24.35 - -
25th Percentile £25.18 - -
Median hourly rate £26.56 - -
75th Percentile £29.78 - -
90th Percentile £31.71 - -
London median hourly rate £31.71 £22.93 £44.50
% change year-on-year +38.32% -48.48% +104.03%

All General Skills
Central London

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 Central London with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,585 2,308 2,559
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 66.23% 62.55% 57.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,114 1,626 1,872
10th Percentile £325 £325 £338
25th Percentile £438 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £560
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +7.14% +1.82%
75th Percentile £688 £738 £688
90th Percentile £800 £825 £781
London median daily rate £575 £600 £580
% change year-on-year -4.17% +3.45% +7.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 13 30
10th Percentile £19.95 £14.25 £18.50
25th Percentile £20.22 £15.50 £21.00
Median hourly rate £25.18 £35.00 £38.00
Median % change year-on-year -28.06% -7.89% +90.00%
75th Percentile £35.69 £42.32 £49.94
90th Percentile £49.60 £53.55 £61.83
London median hourly rate £30.00 £30.00 £35.08
% change year-on-year - -14.47% +23.35%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in Central London

Local Government
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London

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

Daily rate trend for Local Government in Central London

Local Government
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Local Government in Central London over the 6 months to 31 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Local Government in Central London

Local Government
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

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

Hourly rate trend for Local Government in Central London

Local Government
Contract Job Locations in Central London

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 Central London region over the 6 months to 31 May 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
Camden +4 9 £453 +20.67% 3
City of London +39 7 £455 -17.27% 4
Kensington and Chelsea - 3 £400 - 1
City of Westminster +1 2 £400 +60.00%
Lambeth - 2 £225 -
Southwark -2 1 - -
Local Government
London

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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 3 (10.71%) CMS
2 2 (7.14%) Jadu
3 1 (3.57%) Drupal
3 1 (3.57%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (10.71%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (7.14%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (3.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (3.57%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (3.57%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (14.29%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 7 (25.00%) AWS
2 1 (3.57%) Azure
2 1 (3.57%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (3.57%) Power Platform
2 1 (3.57%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (10.71%) Oracle Database
2 1 (3.57%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (3.57%) JIRA
General
1 9 (32.14%) Public Sector
2 7 (25.00%) Finance
3 4 (14.29%) Advertising
3 4 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (14.29%) Fire and Rescue
3 4 (14.29%) Social Skills
4 3 (10.71%) Billing
5 2 (7.14%) Police
6 1 (3.57%) General Ledger
6 1 (3.57%) Legal
6 1 (3.57%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (3.57%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 10 (35.71%) Senior
2 7 (25.00%) Senior Software Engineer
2 7 (25.00%) Software Engineer
3 6 (21.43%) Project Manager
4 4 (14.29%) Analyst
5 3 (10.71%) Senior Analyst
6 2 (7.14%) Architect
6 2 (7.14%) Content Editor
6 2 (7.14%) Digital Producer
6 2 (7.14%) Lead
6 2 (7.14%) Web Content Editor
6 2 (7.14%) Web Editor
6 2 (7.14%) Web Producer
7 1 (3.57%) 2nd Line Support
7 1 (3.57%) Business Architect
7 1 (3.57%) PMO Lead
7 1 (3.57%) Service Desk Support
7 1 (3.57%) Solutions Architect
7 1 (3.57%) Technical Leader
7 1 (3.57%) Trainer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (25.00%) .NET
1 7 (25.00%) React
2 1 (3.57%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.57%) Data Centre
1 1 (3.57%) Enterprise Cloud
1 1 (3.57%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (28.57%) Mentoring
2 7 (25.00%) Front End Development
2 7 (25.00%) Microservices
2 7 (25.00%) Software Engineering
2 7 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 6 (21.43%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (14.29%) Cost Control
4 4 (14.29%) Risk Assessment
5 3 (10.71%) Agile
5 3 (10.71%) Batch Processing
5 3 (10.71%) Business Intelligence
5 3 (10.71%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (10.71%) Risk Management
6 2 (7.14%) BPR
6 2 (7.14%) Business Analysis
6 2 (7.14%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (7.14%) Project Management
6 2 (7.14%) Risk Analysis
6 2 (7.14%) Service Delivery
6 2 (7.14%) Systems Thinking
Programming Languages
1 7 (25.00%) C#
2 3 (10.71%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (3.57%) Degree
1 1 (3.57%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.57%) Accessibility
1 1 (3.57%) PMO
1 1 (3.57%) SLA
Vendors
1 4 (14.29%) NEC
1 4 (14.29%) Northgate
2 3 (10.71%) Oracle
3 2 (7.14%) Microsoft
4 1 (3.57%) ServiceNow