Local Government Contracts in Kent

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

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in Kent. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 20 25 -
Rank change year-on-year +5 - -
Contract jobs citing Local Government 5 9 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Kent 2.30% 4.35% -
As % of the General category 5.32% 7.89% -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 4 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £325 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £150 -
Median % change year-on-year +133.33% - -
75th Percentile £413 £234 -
90th Percentile £435 £386 -
South East median daily rate £475 £421 £448
% change year-on-year +12.75% -5.88% +27.89%

All General Skills
Kent

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 Kent.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 94 114 148
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent 43.32% 55.07% 51.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 56 81 125
10th Percentile - £148 £190
25th Percentile £205 £205 £358
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 £330 £500
Median % change year-on-year +45.83% -34.00% +33.33%
75th Percentile £580 £540 £600
90th Percentile £721 £676 £659
South East median daily rate £492 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.70% - +5.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 8 6
10th Percentile £11.33 £43.25 £16.84
25th Percentile £12.16 £51.94 £19.05
Median hourly rate £13.25 £56.35 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year -76.49% +97.73% -26.77%
75th Percentile £18.81 £60.01 £33.77
90th Percentile £66.74 £70.48 £42.81
South East median hourly rate £45.00 £52.30 £20.00
% change year-on-year -13.96% +161.50% -20.00%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in Kent

Local Government
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Kent

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

Daily rate trend for Local Government in Kent

Local Government
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Kent

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

Hourly rate trend for Local Government in Kent

Local Government
Contract Job Locations in Kent

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 Kent region over the 6 months to 12 June 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
Tunbridge Wells - 1 - -
Local Government
South East

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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 1 (20.00%) Jadu
General
1 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Developer
1 2 (40.00%) PHP Developer
1 2 (40.00%) PHP Symfony Developer
1 2 (40.00%) Symfony Developer
2 1 (20.00%) Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Data Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Head of Digital
2 1 (20.00%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (40.00%) Symfony
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (20.00%) Webhook
Programming Languages
1 2 (40.00%) PHP
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) DBS Check
1 1 (20.00%) Degree