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 in Central London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 107 133 197
Rank change year-on-year +26 +64 -11
Contract jobs citing Local Government 22 17 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 0.94% 0.56% 0.27%
As % of the General category 1.40% 0.88% 0.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 6 13
10th Percentile £187 £316 £413
25th Percentile £204 £413 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £396 £425 £475
Median % change year-on-year -6.94% -10.53% +5.56%
75th Percentile £582 £442 £588
90th Percentile £688 £541 -
London median daily rate £450 £450 £495
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +23.75%

All General Skills
Central London

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 Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,566 1,942 3,011
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 67.01% 64.28% 62.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 971 1,370 2,018
10th Percentile £350 £350 £356
25th Percentile £463 £463 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £585 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% +4.35% +3.05%
75th Percentile £688 £700 £700
90th Percentile £792 £825 £800
London median daily rate £575 £587 £600
% change year-on-year -2.08% -2.13% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 16 40
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.25 £17.18
25th Percentile £29.13 £17.00 £20.75
Median hourly rate £35.00 £26.75 £40.50
Median % change year-on-year +30.84% -33.95% +42.11%
75th Percentile £70.00 £51.31 £54.25
90th Percentile £92.50 £71.25 £60.08
London median hourly rate £37.79 £35.13 £31.25
% change year-on-year +7.57% +12.40% +4.17%

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 October 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 October 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
City of London +36 16 £396 -6.94% 5
City of Westminster - 6 - - 3
Southwark -1 4 £190 - 4
Lambeth - 3 £245 -
Kensington and Chelsea - 1 £440 -
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 2 (9.09%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (27.27%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (4.55%) AutoCAD
Cloud Services
1 3 (13.64%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (9.09%) Firewall
1 2 (9.09%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.55%) GIS
General
1 7 (31.82%) Social Skills
2 6 (27.27%) Finance
3 4 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (13.64%) Legal
4 3 (13.64%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (13.64%) Telecoms
5 2 (9.09%) Public Sector
6 1 (4.55%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (4.55%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 8 (36.36%) Project Manager
2 3 (13.64%) Business Development Manager
2 3 (13.64%) Business Manager
2 3 (13.64%) Development Manager
2 3 (13.64%) Procurement Manager
2 3 (13.64%) Procurement Project Manager
3 2 (9.09%) Audio Visual Engineer
3 2 (9.09%) Designer
3 2 (9.09%) Lead
3 2 (9.09%) Network Engineer
4 1 (4.55%) Administrator
4 1 (4.55%) Agile Delivery Manager
4 1 (4.55%) Content Designer
4 1 (4.55%) Delivery Manager
4 1 (4.55%) Principal Technologist
4 1 (4.55%) Senior
4 1 (4.55%) Senior Designer
4 1 (4.55%) Technical Leader
4 1 (4.55%) Technologist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.55%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.09%) Team-Oriented Environment
2 1 (4.55%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (36.36%) Project Management
2 6 (27.27%) Contract Management
3 4 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (18.18%) User Experience
4 3 (13.64%) Agile
4 3 (13.64%) Budget Management
4 3 (13.64%) Business Development
4 3 (13.64%) Contract Negotiation
4 3 (13.64%) E-Procurement
4 3 (13.64%) Procure-to-Pay
4 3 (13.64%) Project Delivery
4 3 (13.64%) Risk Management
5 2 (9.09%) Asset Management
5 2 (9.09%) Coaching
5 2 (9.09%) Collaborative Working
5 2 (9.09%) Data Modelling
5 2 (9.09%) Data Science
5 2 (9.09%) ERP
5 2 (9.09%) Housing Management
5 2 (9.09%) Performance Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.55%) PL/SQL
1 1 (4.55%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (9.09%) CCNA
1 2 (9.09%) CCNP
1 2 (9.09%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (9.09%) DBS Check
1 2 (9.09%) JNCIA
1 2 (9.09%) JNCIP
1 2 (9.09%) JNCIS
2 1 (4.55%) Degree
2 1 (4.55%) SC Cleared
2 1 (4.55%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.09%) PMO
2 1 (4.55%) Accessibility
2 1 (4.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 6 (27.27%) Microsoft
2 3 (13.64%) NEC
3 2 (9.09%) Juniper
3 2 (9.09%) Oracle
4 1 (4.55%) Virgin Media