Local Government Jobs in England

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Local Government over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 331 320 518
Rank change year-on-year -11 +198 +63
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 765 875 915
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.84% 1.04% 0.65%
As % of the General category 1.46% 1.53% 1.00%
Number of salaries quoted 512 369 386
10th Percentile £26,025 £35,916 £31,250
25th Percentile £33,793 £41,250 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,870 £50,000 £45,250
Median % change year-on-year -20.26% +10.50% +0.56%
75th Percentile £52,500 £68,703 £63,750
90th Percentile £69,425 £75,764 £74,381
UK median annual salary £39,882 £50,193 £45,183
% change year-on-year -20.54% +11.09% +0.41%

All General Skills
England

Local Government is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 52,555 57,045 91,915
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 57.76% 67.80% 65.08%
Number of salaries quoted 36,197 31,816 45,649
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,282 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,750 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £105,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in England

Local Government
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Local Government in England.

Salary trend for Local Government in England

Local Government
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government in England over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Local Government in England

Local Government
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the England region over the 6 months to 1 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +34 208 £48,036 -19.94% 152
North of England -23 169 £33,911 -15.16% 109
Midlands -5 145 £37,500 -40.00% 82
South East +70 125 £40,293 -23.98% 114
West Midlands +20 113 £35,000 -49.55% 49
North West +4 96 £33,250 -24.47% 54
East of England +8 58 £42,500 -8.60% 61
South West -43 58 £38,750 -13.89% 61
Yorkshire -15 54 £33,911 -12.50% 41
East Midlands -47 32 £37,500 -21.81% 34
North East -12 19 £38,750 -42.17% 14
Local Government
UK

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 32 (4.18%) SharePoint
2 28 (3.66%) Apache
3 25 (3.27%) IIS
4 24 (3.14%) Tomcat
5 12 (1.57%) Microsoft Exchange
6 9 (1.18%) ArcGIS
7 6 (0.78%) CMS
8 3 (0.39%) Totara
9 1 (0.13%) Confluence
9 1 (0.13%) Drupal
Applications
1 53 (6.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 52 (6.80%) AutoCAD
3 48 (6.27%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (1.18%) Revit
5 8 (1.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.13%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.13%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 78 (10.20%) NEC Housing
2 6 (0.78%) Sage 50
3 1 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.13%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 69 (9.02%) Azure
2 63 (8.24%) Microsoft 365
3 62 (8.10%) Power Platform
4 27 (3.53%) AWS
4 27 (3.53%) dbt
5 25 (3.27%) Entra ID
6 24 (3.14%) SaaS
7 23 (3.01%) Azure DevOps
8 16 (2.09%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 16 (2.09%) Azure Monitor
8 16 (2.09%) Azure Service Bus
9 6 (0.78%) PowerApps
10 5 (0.65%) Google Analytics
10 5 (0.65%) Google Tag Manager
10 5 (0.65%) Google Workspace
10 5 (0.65%) Power Automate
11 4 (0.52%) Amazon S3
11 4 (0.52%) OCI
12 3 (0.39%) Siteimprove
12 3 (0.39%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 17 (2.22%) Firewall
2 15 (1.96%) Wireless
3 11 (1.44%) Wi-Fi
4 9 (1.18%) LAN
5 7 (0.92%) SMS
6 6 (0.78%) Intranet
6 6 (0.78%) MPLS
6 6 (0.78%) SD-WAN
6 6 (0.78%) WAN
7 5 (0.65%) Internet
7 5 (0.65%) VPN
8 4 (0.52%) Network Security
8 4 (0.52%) TETRA
9 3 (0.39%) Broadband
9 3 (0.39%) DNS
10 2 (0.26%) DHCP
11 1 (0.13%) Structured Cabling
11 1 (0.13%) TCP/IP
11 1 (0.13%) Unified Communications
11 1 (0.13%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 71 (9.28%) SQL Server
2 49 (6.41%) Oracle Database
3 46 (6.01%) Power BI
4 35 (4.58%) PostgreSQL
5 24 (3.14%) Data Warehouse
6 22 (2.88%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 21 (2.75%) Oracle Database 12c
8 20 (2.61%) GIS
9 18 (2.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 14 (1.83%) Relational Database
11 12 (1.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 10 (1.31%) Tableau
13 9 (1.18%) BusinessObjects
13 9 (1.18%) Semantic Layer
13 9 (1.18%) Spatial Data
14 8 (1.05%) Geospatial Data
15 6 (0.78%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
15 6 (0.78%) Oracle Reports
16 4 (0.52%) Redis
16 4 (0.52%) Triplestore
Development Applications
1 7 (0.92%) Git
1 7 (0.92%) JIRA
2 6 (0.78%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 6 (0.78%) Visual Studio
3 4 (0.52%) Oracle APEX
3 4 (0.52%) RSpec
4 3 (0.39%) Oracle Forms
4 3 (0.39%) Selenium
4 3 (0.39%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 278 (36.34%) Social Skills
2 237 (30.98%) Finance
3 202 (26.41%) Public Sector
4 127 (16.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 81 (10.59%) Analytical Skills
6 80 (10.46%) Legal
7 76 (9.93%) Police
8 61 (7.97%) Presentation Skills
9 60 (7.84%) Back Office
10 49 (6.41%) Retail
10 49 (6.41%) Telecoms
11 42 (5.49%) Organisational Skills
12 37 (4.84%) Marketing
13 32 (4.18%) Billing
14 29 (3.79%) Fire and Rescue
15 27 (3.53%) Digital Economy
16 12 (1.57%) Influencing Skills
17 8 (1.05%) Law
17 8 (1.05%) Social Housing
18 7 (0.92%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 82 (10.72%) Analyst
2 69 (9.02%) Senior
3 67 (8.76%) Lead
4 53 (6.93%) Project Manager
5 48 (6.27%) Coordinator
6 39 (5.10%) Technical Coordinator
7 32 (4.18%) Administrator
7 32 (4.18%) Audit Manager
8 30 (3.92%) Applications Support
9 26 (3.40%) IT Technician
10 25 (3.27%) Developer
11 24 (3.14%) Development Manager
12 21 (2.75%) Data Analyst
12 21 (2.75%) DBA
12 21 (2.75%) Oracle DBA
12 21 (2.75%) PostgreSQL DBA
13 16 (2.09%) Technical Manager
14 15 (1.96%) Senior Manager
14 15 (1.96%) Team Leader
15 14 (1.83%) Business Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (4.58%) Web Services
2 25 (3.27%) .NET
3 16 (2.09%) .NET Core
4 8 (1.05%) CSS
4 8 (1.05%) HTML
4 8 (1.05%) Ruby on Rails
5 7 (0.92%) REST
6 5 (0.65%) JSON
6 5 (0.65%) RESTful
6 5 (0.65%) XML
7 4 (0.52%) Sidekiq
7 4 (0.52%) SOAP
8 2 (0.26%) TAPI
9 1 (0.13%) ASP.NET
9 1 (0.13%) jQuery
9 1 (0.13%) Node.js
9 1 (0.13%) Oracle Fusion
9 1 (0.13%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 81 (10.59%) Housing Association
2 69 (9.02%) Self-Motivation
3 47 (6.14%) Driving Licence
3 47 (6.14%) NHS
4 46 (6.01%) Management Information System
5 39 (5.10%) Social Media
6 30 (3.92%) Onboarding
7 25 (3.27%) Public Cloud
8 20 (2.61%) CCTV
8 20 (2.61%) Renewable Energy
9 13 (1.70%) Blog
9 13 (1.70%) Educational Technology
10 12 (1.57%) PACS
10 12 (1.57%) Smartcard
11 8 (1.05%) Acoustics
12 6 (0.78%) Data Centre
12 6 (0.78%) Freedom of Information
12 6 (0.78%) Legacy Systems
13 5 (0.65%) Low-Code
13 5 (0.65%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 48 (6.27%) Unix
2 44 (5.75%) Windows
3 30 (3.92%) Linux
4 24 (3.14%) Solaris
5 6 (0.78%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.39%) Android
6 3 (0.39%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.39%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.13%) VMS
7 1 (0.13%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.13%) Windows 8
7 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (17.91%) Agile
2 114 (14.90%) Problem-Solving
3 104 (13.59%) Project Management
4 85 (11.11%) Customer Service
5 69 (9.02%) Continuous Improvement
6 68 (8.89%) Business Development
7 58 (7.58%) Coaching
7 58 (7.58%) Mathematics
7 58 (7.58%) Time Management
8 51 (6.67%) Business Intelligence
8 51 (6.67%) Project Delivery
9 48 (6.27%) Performance Management
9 48 (6.27%) Thought Leadership
10 47 (6.14%) ITIL
10 47 (6.14%) Service Management
11 43 (5.62%) People Management
12 42 (5.49%) Collaborative Working
12 42 (5.49%) Data Analysis
13 41 (5.36%) Line Management
14 39 (5.10%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 58 (7.58%) SQL
2 29 (3.79%) C#
3 24 (3.14%) Shell Script
4 19 (2.48%) Python
5 16 (2.09%) Bicep
6 10 (1.31%) JavaScript
6 10 (1.31%) PL/SQL
7 9 (1.18%) Java
7 9 (1.18%) Ruby
8 7 (0.92%) T-SQL
9 5 (0.65%) R
10 4 (0.52%) SPARQL
11 2 (0.26%) C
11 2 (0.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.13%) PowerShell
12 1 (0.13%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 174 (22.75%) Degree
2 66 (8.63%) Security Cleared
3 61 (7.97%) HND
4 52 (6.80%) HNC
5 49 (6.41%) DBS Check
6 33 (4.31%) ACCA
7 21 (2.75%) Oracle Certification
8 13 (1.70%) SC Cleared
9 11 (1.44%) A+ Certification
9 11 (1.44%) Network+ Certification
10 10 (1.31%) Microsoft Certification
11 7 (0.92%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (0.92%) Master's Degree
11 7 (0.92%) PMP
12 5 (0.65%) Azure Certification
12 5 (0.65%) MCP
13 4 (0.52%) Cisco Certification
14 3 (0.39%) CCNP
14 3 (0.39%) PMI Certification
14 3 (0.39%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (8.50%) Accessibility
2 31 (4.05%) GAAP
2 31 (4.05%) IFRS
3 26 (3.40%) QA
4 21 (2.75%) Data Quality
5 12 (1.57%) GDPR
6 7 (0.92%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (0.92%) NEBOSH
7 6 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 5 (0.65%) SLA
9 4 (0.52%) PMO
10 3 (0.39%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 2 (0.26%) GPG for Computer-Based Electronic Evidence
11 2 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 17025
12 1 (0.13%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.13%) Disclosure Scotland
12 1 (0.13%) ISO 14001
12 1 (0.13%) NIST
System Software
1 44 (5.75%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.05%) Docker
3 6 (0.78%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.65%) Firmware
5 3 (0.39%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.39%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.39%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.39%) Virtual Servers
5 3 (0.39%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.39%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.39%) vSphere
6 2 (0.26%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 13 (1.70%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.52%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 4 (0.52%) AirWatch
2 4 (0.52%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.13%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (0.13%) QRadar
3 1 (0.13%) Terraform
Vendors
1 189 (24.71%) Microsoft
2 79 (10.33%) NEC
3 65 (8.50%) Oracle
4 35 (4.58%) CA
5 14 (1.83%) Cisco
5 14 (1.83%) Google
6 11 (1.44%) Openreach
7 8 (1.05%) VMware
8 7 (0.92%) SAP
9 6 (0.78%) BT
9 6 (0.78%) Sage
10 5 (0.65%) ESRI
10 5 (0.65%) Northgate
11 4 (0.52%) Civica
11 4 (0.52%) HubSpot
12 3 (0.39%) SolarWinds
13 2 (0.26%) Apple
13 2 (0.26%) Aruba
13 2 (0.26%) Capita
13 2 (0.26%) Dell