Local Government Contracts in the West Midlands

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

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Local Government over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 93 118 152
Rank change year-on-year +25 +34 -29
Contract jobs citing Local Government 15 16 23
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.79% 0.71% 0.65%
As % of the General category 1.41% 1.23% 1.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 13 17
10th Percentile £328 £250 £269
25th Percentile £366 £313 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £475 £425
Median % change year-on-year +9.21% +11.76% +25.93%
75th Percentile £689 £538 £638
90th Percentile £734 £618 -
England median daily rate £475 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +5.56% - +20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 6
10th Percentile - £14.08 £14.40
25th Percentile - £17.21 £16.88
Median hourly rate - £22.41 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year - +14.92% -
75th Percentile - - £19.77
90th Percentile - - £19.86
England median hourly rate £25.00 £22.41 £24.05
% change year-on-year +11.56% -6.82% +14.25%

All General Skills
West Midlands

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 the West Midlands with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,066 1,302 2,000
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 56.40% 57.53% 56.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 743 919 1,511
10th Percentile £264 £250 £250
25th Percentile £400 £400 £378
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £505 £480
Median % change year-on-year +0.99% +5.21% +14.63%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £575
90th Percentile £751 £700 £675
England median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 110 45 46
10th Percentile £11.06 £11.40 £12.00
25th Percentile £13.93 £12.50 £13.19
Median hourly rate £19.00 £20.71 £16.75
Median % change year-on-year -8.23% +23.61% +4.69%
75th Percentile £37.81 £28.75 £19.13
90th Percentile £56.50 £54.00 £21.13
England median hourly rate £30.16 £32.30 £21.50
% change year-on-year -6.63% +50.23% -4.10%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Local Government as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in the West Midlands

Local Government
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Local Government in the West Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Local Government in the West Midlands

Local Government
Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Local Government in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Local Government in the West Midlands

Local Government
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Local Government in the West Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Local Government in the West Midlands

Local Government
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

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 West Midlands region over the 6 months to 16 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
Staffordshire +9 7 £375 -11.76% 3
Birmingham +12 5 £700 +47.37% 11
Warwickshire - 1 £488 - 6
Local Government
England

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 (13.33%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (26.67%) OCI
2 2 (13.33%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (13.33%) Power Platform
2 2 (13.33%) ShareGate
3 1 (6.67%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.67%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (13.33%) EDRMS
1 2 (13.33%) Power BI
2 1 (6.67%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (6.67%) MS Access
2 1 (6.67%) Oracle BI Publisher
2 1 (6.67%) Oracle Reports
2 1 (6.67%) SQL Server
2 1 (6.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 6 (40.00%) Public Sector
2 5 (33.33%) Finance
3 2 (13.33%) Social Skills
4 1 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (6.67%) Back Office
4 1 (6.67%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (6.67%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 3 (20.00%) Analyst
2 2 (13.33%) Architect
2 2 (13.33%) Consultant
2 2 (13.33%) Data Analyst
2 2 (13.33%) Lead
2 2 (13.33%) Microsoft 365 Consultant
2 2 (13.33%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
2 2 (13.33%) Project Manager
2 2 (13.33%) Solutions Architect
3 1 (6.67%) Business Analyst
3 1 (6.67%) Developer
3 1 (6.67%) Digital Director
3 1 (6.67%) ERP Architect
3 1 (6.67%) ERP Specialist
3 1 (6.67%) Head of Communications
3 1 (6.67%) Head of Strategy
3 1 (6.67%) IT Project Manager
3 1 (6.67%) Power BI Developer
3 1 (6.67%) Senior
3 1 (6.67%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (13.33%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (6.67%) .NET
2 1 (6.67%) ASP.NET
2 1 (6.67%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.67%) Graphic Design
1 1 (6.67%) Onboarding
1 1 (6.67%) Social Media
1 1 (6.67%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (26.67%) Business Intelligence
2 3 (20.00%) Customer Service
2 3 (20.00%) ERP
3 2 (13.33%) Agile
3 2 (13.33%) Analytics
3 2 (13.33%) Business Strategy
3 2 (13.33%) Business Transformation
3 2 (13.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (13.33%) CRM
3 2 (13.33%) Migration
3 2 (13.33%) Records Management
4 1 (6.67%) Artificial Intelligence
4 1 (6.67%) Data Analysis
4 1 (6.67%) Data Integration
4 1 (6.67%) ITIL
4 1 (6.67%) Performance Management
4 1 (6.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (6.67%) Strategic Management
4 1 (6.67%) Strategic Planning
4 1 (6.67%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 2 (13.33%) PowerShell
2 1 (6.67%) C#
2 1 (6.67%) SQL
2 1 (6.67%) VBA
Qualifications
1 1 (6.67%) Oracle Certification
1 1 (6.67%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.67%) ISO 22301
1 1 (6.67%) ISO/IEC 20000
1 1 (6.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 4 (26.67%) Oracle
2 1 (6.67%) Microsoft