Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
South West > Somerset
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies advertised in Somerset. 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 | 28 | 28 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Local Government | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset | 0.91% | 0.54% | - |
| As % of the General category | 1.68% | 1.03% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £325 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £338 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £439 | £294 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +49.65% | -34.78% | +46.70% |
All General Skills
Somerset
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 Somerset with a requirement for common skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 119 | 97 | 112 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset | 54.34% | 52.72% | 56.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 61 | 81 | 82 |
| 10th Percentile | £205 | £180 | £206 |
| 25th Percentile | £388 | £363 | £367 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £448 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +11.73% | -5.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £580 | £675 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £725 | £620 |
| South West median daily rate | £525 | £549 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.37% | +9.80% | +9.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 29 | 8 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.50 | £17.83 | £50.88 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £28.06 | £52.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.00 | £40.00 | £54.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -37.50% | -26.61% | +14.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.00 | £52.53 | £57.89 |
| 90th Percentile | £41.60 | £66.84 | £61.09 |
| South West median hourly rate | £45.00 | £60.00 | £42.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.00% | +42.86% | -1.75% |
Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset
Job postings citing Local Government as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Somerset.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Somerset
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Local Government in Somerset.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Local Government in Somerset.
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Contract Job Locations in Somerset
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 Somerset 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taunton | - | 1 | £325 | - | 1 |
| Local Government South West |
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