Local Government Contracts in Staffordshire

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

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in Staffordshire. 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 9 24 28
Rank change year-on-year +15 +4 +1
Contract jobs citing Local Government 9 2 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Staffordshire 7.50% 1.14% 2.58%
As % of the General category 16.98% 2.33% 4.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £180
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £210
Median % change year-on-year - - -40.00%
75th Percentile - - £240
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £525 £475 £425
% change year-on-year +10.53% +11.76% +6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £34.04 - -
25th Percentile £34.20 - -
Median hourly rate £34.47 - -
75th Percentile £34.73 - -
90th Percentile £34.89 - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £34.47 £18.50 -
% change year-on-year +86.30% - -

All General Skills
Staffordshire

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 Staffordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 53 86 120
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire 44.17% 48.86% 61.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 60 88
10th Percentile £194 £206 £200
25th Percentile £269 £406 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £374 £550 £490
Median % change year-on-year -32.00% +12.24% +35.17%
75th Percentile £444 £662 £570
90th Percentile £538 £745 £581
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 5 6
10th Percentile £20.93 - £14.69
25th Percentile - £26.25 -
Median hourly rate £33.93 £27.50 £17.62
Median % change year-on-year +23.38% +56.07% +42.38%
75th Percentile £35.00 £28.75 £24.19
90th Percentile £40.25 - £26.38
West Midlands median hourly rate £23.82 £20.00 £17.62
% change year-on-year +19.10% +13.51% +14.94%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in Staffordshire

Local Government
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Staffordshire

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

Daily rate trend for Local Government in Staffordshire

Local Government
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Staffordshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Local Government in Staffordshire

Local Government
Contract Job Locations in Staffordshire

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 Staffordshire 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
Stafford - 6 £500 -
Local Government
West Midlands

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (55.56%) Power Platform
2 4 (44.44%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (55.56%) Power BI
2 1 (11.11%) Data Hub
General
1 6 (66.67%) Public Sector
2 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (55.56%) Lead
2 4 (44.44%) Business Intelligence Lead
3 1 (11.11%) Change Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Data Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Digital Transformation
3 1 (11.11%) Performance Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (11.11%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (11.11%) Agile
2 1 (11.11%) Change Management
2 1 (11.11%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (11.11%) Data Analysis
2 1 (11.11%) Data Extraction
2 1 (11.11%) Data Management
2 1 (11.11%) Decision-Making
2 1 (11.11%) Impact Assessments
2 1 (11.11%) Innovative Thinking
2 1 (11.11%) Predictive Analysis
2 1 (11.11%) Project Delivery
2 1 (11.11%) Prototyping
2 1 (11.11%) Service Delivery
2 1 (11.11%) Service Design
2 1 (11.11%) Statistical Analysis
2 1 (11.11%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (11.11%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Programming Languages
1 5 (55.56%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) GDPR
1 1 (11.11%) QA