Local Government Jobs

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
UK

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

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 329 325 491
Rank change year-on-year -4 +166 +111
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 872 1,006 1,221
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.83% 1.06% 0.72%
As % of the General category 1.43% 1.57% 1.11%
Number of salaries quoted 602 408 468
10th Percentile £26,250 £35,975 £28,250
25th Percentile £33,543 £41,250 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,882 £50,193 £45,183
Median % change year-on-year -20.54% +11.09% +0.41%
75th Percentile £52,027 £68,703 £59,323
90th Percentile £69,950 £77,500 £72,878
UK excluding London median annual salary £39,000 £45,000 £41,586
% change year-on-year -13.33% +8.21% -1.53%

All General Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 61,146 64,155 110,151
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 58.10% 67.68% 65.14%
Number of salaries quoted 40,306 35,663 51,819
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,000 £42,521
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,725 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £102,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.26%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in the UK

Local Government
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Local Government in the UK

Local Government
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Local Government in the UK

Local Government
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the UK over the 6 months to 2 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
England +20 765 £39,870 -20.26% 536
UK excluding London -19 618 £39,000 -13.33% 430
Work from Home -108 257 £46,068 -12.25% 183
London +29 208 £48,036 -19.94% 148
North of England -23 169 £33,911 -15.16% 105
Midlands -2 145 £37,500 -40.00% 79
South East +65 125 £40,293 -23.98% 113
West Midlands +23 113 £35,000 -49.55% 48
North West -5 96 £33,250 -24.47% 54
East of England +5 58 £42,500 -8.60% 57
South West -46 58 £38,750 -13.89% 53
Yorkshire -15 54 £33,911 -12.50% 37
Wales +24 41 £36,476 - 15
East Midlands -44 32 £37,500 -21.81% 32
Scotland -100 24 £43,750 +6.03% 29
North East -12 19 £38,750 -42.17% 14

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 33 (3.78%) SharePoint
2 31 (3.56%) Apache
3 28 (3.21%) IIS
4 27 (3.10%) Tomcat
5 17 (1.95%) Microsoft Exchange
6 9 (1.03%) ArcGIS
7 6 (0.69%) CMS
8 3 (0.34%) Totara
9 1 (0.11%) Confluence
9 1 (0.11%) Drupal
Applications
1 59 (6.77%) Microsoft Office
2 58 (6.65%) Microsoft Excel
3 55 (6.31%) AutoCAD
4 9 (1.03%) Revit
5 8 (0.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.11%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.11%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.11%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 92 (10.55%) NEC Housing
2 6 (0.69%) Sage 50
3 3 (0.34%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.23%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.11%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 76 (8.72%) Azure
2 72 (8.26%) Microsoft 365
3 67 (7.68%) Power Platform
4 28 (3.21%) AWS
5 27 (3.10%) dbt
6 25 (2.87%) Entra ID
7 24 (2.75%) SaaS
8 23 (2.64%) Azure DevOps
9 21 (2.41%) Azure Monitor
10 16 (1.83%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 16 (1.83%) Azure Service Bus
11 7 (0.80%) PowerApps
12 6 (0.69%) Cloud Computing
12 6 (0.69%) Power Automate
13 5 (0.57%) Google Analytics
13 5 (0.57%) Google Tag Manager
13 5 (0.57%) Google Workspace
14 4 (0.46%) Amazon S3
14 4 (0.46%) OCI
15 3 (0.34%) Siteimprove
Communications & Networking
1 22 (2.52%) Firewall
2 20 (2.29%) Wi-Fi
3 18 (2.06%) LAN
4 15 (1.72%) Wireless
5 14 (1.61%) Internet
6 11 (1.26%) MPLS
6 11 (1.26%) WAN
7 10 (1.15%) VPN
8 9 (1.03%) Network Security
9 8 (0.92%) DNS
10 7 (0.80%) SMS
11 6 (0.69%) Intranet
11 6 (0.69%) SAN
11 6 (0.69%) SD-WAN
11 6 (0.69%) Unified Communications
12 5 (0.57%) Extranet
12 5 (0.57%) VLAN
12 5 (0.57%) WLAN
13 4 (0.46%) TETRA
14 3 (0.34%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 83 (9.52%) SQL Server
2 53 (6.08%) Oracle Database
3 51 (5.85%) Power BI
4 36 (4.13%) PostgreSQL
5 24 (2.75%) Data Warehouse
5 24 (2.75%) Relational Database
6 22 (2.52%) Oracle Database 12c
6 22 (2.52%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 20 (2.29%) GIS
8 19 (2.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 15 (1.72%) Tableau
10 13 (1.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 10 (1.15%) BusinessObjects
11 10 (1.15%) RDBMS
12 9 (1.03%) Semantic Layer
12 9 (1.03%) Spatial Data
13 8 (0.92%) Geospatial Data
14 6 (0.69%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
14 6 (0.69%) Oracle Reports
15 4 (0.46%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 7 (0.80%) Git
1 7 (0.80%) JIRA
2 6 (0.69%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 6 (0.69%) Visual Studio
3 4 (0.46%) Oracle APEX
3 4 (0.46%) RSpec
4 3 (0.34%) Oracle Forms
4 3 (0.34%) Selenium
4 3 (0.34%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 313 (35.89%) Social Skills
2 266 (30.50%) Finance
3 228 (26.15%) Public Sector
4 167 (19.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 123 (14.11%) Police
6 95 (10.89%) Legal
7 90 (10.32%) Analytical Skills
8 61 (7.00%) Back Office
8 61 (7.00%) Presentation Skills
9 59 (6.77%) Marketing
10 52 (5.96%) Retail
11 50 (5.73%) Telecoms
12 45 (5.16%) Organisational Skills
13 32 (3.67%) Billing
14 31 (3.56%) Fire and Rescue
15 27 (3.10%) Digital Economy
16 15 (1.72%) Influencing Skills
17 8 (0.92%) Law
17 8 (0.92%) Social Housing
18 7 (0.80%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 105 (12.04%) Senior
2 93 (10.67%) Analyst
3 69 (7.91%) Lead
4 61 (7.00%) Project Manager
5 48 (5.50%) Coordinator
6 39 (4.47%) Technical Coordinator
7 33 (3.78%) Administrator
7 33 (3.78%) Applications Support
7 33 (3.78%) Development Manager
8 32 (3.67%) Audit Manager
9 28 (3.21%) Developer
9 28 (3.21%) IT Technician
10 23 (2.64%) Data Analyst
11 22 (2.52%) DBA
11 22 (2.52%) Oracle DBA
11 22 (2.52%) PostgreSQL DBA
12 18 (2.06%) Business Manager
13 17 (1.95%) IT Manager
13 17 (1.95%) Senior Manager
13 17 (1.95%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (4.36%) Web Services
2 27 (3.10%) .NET
3 16 (1.83%) .NET Core
4 9 (1.03%) CSS
4 9 (1.03%) HTML
5 8 (0.92%) Ruby on Rails
6 7 (0.80%) REST
7 5 (0.57%) JSON
7 5 (0.57%) RESTful
7 5 (0.57%) XML
8 4 (0.46%) Sidekiq
8 4 (0.46%) SOAP
9 2 (0.23%) TAPI
10 1 (0.11%) ASP.NET
10 1 (0.11%) HTML5 Canvas
10 1 (0.11%) jQuery
10 1 (0.11%) Node.js
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle Fusion
10 1 (0.11%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 82 (9.40%) Housing Association
2 72 (8.26%) Self-Motivation
3 70 (8.03%) Driving Licence
4 65 (7.45%) Management Information System
5 51 (5.85%) NHS
6 50 (5.73%) Social Media
7 33 (3.78%) Onboarding
8 28 (3.21%) Public Cloud
9 21 (2.41%) Renewable Energy
10 20 (2.29%) CCTV
11 16 (1.83%) Data Centre
12 15 (1.72%) Blog
13 13 (1.49%) Educational Technology
14 12 (1.38%) PACS
14 12 (1.38%) Smartcard
15 10 (1.15%) Data Structures
16 8 (0.92%) Acoustics
17 6 (0.69%) Freedom of Information
17 6 (0.69%) Legacy Systems
17 6 (0.69%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 57 (6.54%) Windows
2 53 (6.08%) Unix
3 34 (3.90%) Linux
4 28 (3.21%) Solaris
5 8 (0.92%) Android
5 8 (0.92%) Windows 10
6 6 (0.69%) Windows Server
7 3 (0.34%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.11%) VMS
8 1 (0.11%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.11%) Windows 8
8 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (16.17%) Agile
2 133 (15.25%) Problem-Solving
3 127 (14.56%) Project Management
4 112 (12.84%) Customer Service
5 80 (9.17%) Continuous Improvement
6 77 (8.83%) Business Development
7 66 (7.57%) Mathematics
8 61 (7.00%) Time Management
9 60 (6.88%) Project Delivery
10 59 (6.77%) Coaching
11 58 (6.65%) Business Intelligence
12 52 (5.96%) ITIL
13 51 (5.85%) Service Management
14 50 (5.73%) Performance Management
15 49 (5.62%) Collaborative Working
15 49 (5.62%) Thought Leadership
16 48 (5.50%) Data Analysis
17 45 (5.16%) Line Management
18 43 (4.93%) People Management
18 43 (4.93%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 76 (8.72%) SQL
2 30 (3.44%) C#
3 27 (3.10%) Shell Script
4 19 (2.18%) Python
5 16 (1.83%) Bicep
6 12 (1.38%) JavaScript
7 10 (1.15%) PL/SQL
8 9 (1.03%) Java
8 9 (1.03%) Ruby
9 7 (0.80%) T-SQL
10 5 (0.57%) R
11 4 (0.46%) SPARQL
12 2 (0.23%) C
12 2 (0.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.11%) PowerShell
13 1 (0.11%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 208 (23.85%) Degree
2 75 (8.60%) Security Cleared
3 61 (7.00%) HND
4 59 (6.77%) DBS Check
5 52 (5.96%) HNC
6 33 (3.78%) ACCA
7 22 (2.52%) Oracle Certification
8 15 (1.72%) SC Cleared
9 11 (1.26%) A+ Certification
9 11 (1.26%) Network+ Certification
10 10 (1.15%) Cisco Certification
10 10 (1.15%) Microsoft Certification
11 8 (0.92%) PMP
12 7 (0.80%) Computer Science Degree
12 7 (0.80%) Master's Degree
13 5 (0.57%) Azure Certification
13 5 (0.57%) MCP
14 4 (0.46%) CCNP
14 4 (0.46%) PMI Certification
15 3 (0.34%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (9.06%) Accessibility
2 37 (4.24%) QA
3 31 (3.56%) GAAP
3 31 (3.56%) IFRS
4 23 (2.64%) Data Quality
5 17 (1.95%) GDPR
6 7 (0.80%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (0.80%) NEBOSH
6 7 (0.80%) SLA
7 6 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 4 (0.46%) PMO
9 3 (0.34%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.34%) ISO 9001
9 3 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 2 (0.23%) GPG for Computer-Based Electronic Evidence
10 2 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 17025
11 1 (0.11%) Disclosure Scotland
11 1 (0.11%) ISO 14001
11 1 (0.11%) NIST
System Software
1 49 (5.62%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.92%) Docker
2 8 (0.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (0.69%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.57%) Firmware
5 3 (0.34%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.34%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.34%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.34%) Virtual Servers
5 3 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.34%) vSphere
6 2 (0.23%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 18 (2.06%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (0.57%) SCCM
2 5 (0.57%) SCOM
3 4 (0.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 4 (0.46%) AirWatch
3 4 (0.46%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.11%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.11%) QRadar
4 1 (0.11%) Terraform
Vendors
1 236 (27.06%) Microsoft
2 93 (10.67%) NEC
3 74 (8.49%) Oracle
4 35 (4.01%) CA
5 22 (2.52%) Cisco
6 14 (1.61%) Google
7 13 (1.49%) VMware
8 12 (1.38%) SAP
9 11 (1.26%) Openreach
10 6 (0.69%) BT
10 6 (0.69%) Citrix
10 6 (0.69%) HP
10 6 (0.69%) Sage
11 5 (0.57%) ESRI
11 5 (0.57%) NetApp
11 5 (0.57%) Northgate
12 4 (0.46%) Apple
12 4 (0.46%) Civica
12 4 (0.46%) HubSpot
13 3 (0.34%) SolarWinds