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 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 324 326 487
Rank change year-on-year +2 +161 +113
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 862 1,045 1,172
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.85% 1.06% 0.72%
As % of the General category 1.44% 1.56% 1.10%
Number of salaries quoted 609 416 458
10th Percentile £26,232 £33,865 £28,250
25th Percentile £33,474 £40,095 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,882 £50,000 £45,058
Median % change year-on-year -20.24% +10.97% +0.13%
75th Percentile £52,500 £68,703 £58,864
90th Percentile £70,000 £76,415 £70,675
UK excluding London median annual salary £39,000 £45,000 £42,074
% change year-on-year -13.33% +6.95% -0.37%

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 59,832 67,156 106,134
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 59.28% 68.18% 64.79%
Number of salaries quoted 39,796 36,292 51,369
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,433 £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 23 May 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 23 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +18 759 £39,876 -19.90% 552
UK excluding London -9 607 £39,000 -13.33% 456
Work from Home -109 257 £46,223 -13.60% 166
London +43 208 £48,831 -18.62% 157
North of England -25 161 £33,911 -14.15% 111
Midlands -15 147 £36,765 -41.18% 69
South East +76 123 £40,400 -23.05% 131
West Midlands +35 115 £34,995 -49.56% 42
North West -1 91 £33,250 -24.47% 48
South West -25 59 £39,316 -12.63% 56
East of England +15 58 £42,500 -8.60% 63
Yorkshire -3 51 £33,911 -11.07% 44
Wales +28 41 £36,476 - 15
East Midlands -38 32 £37,500 -21.81% 28
Scotland -94 20 £42,500 -1.16% 37
North East -14 19 £38,750 +0.14% 20

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 31 (3.60%) Apache
1 31 (3.60%) SharePoint
2 28 (3.25%) IIS
3 27 (3.13%) Tomcat
4 17 (1.97%) Microsoft Exchange
5 9 (1.04%) ArcGIS
6 6 (0.70%) CMS
7 3 (0.35%) Totara
8 1 (0.12%) Confluence
8 1 (0.12%) Drupal
Applications
1 58 (6.73%) Microsoft Office
2 57 (6.61%) Microsoft Excel
3 55 (6.38%) AutoCAD
4 9 (1.04%) Revit
5 7 (0.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.12%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.12%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.12%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 88 (10.21%) NEC Housing
2 6 (0.70%) Sage 50
3 3 (0.35%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.23%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.12%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 78 (9.05%) Azure
2 72 (8.35%) Microsoft 365
3 67 (7.77%) Power Platform
4 29 (3.36%) AWS
5 27 (3.13%) dbt
6 25 (2.90%) Entra ID
6 25 (2.90%) SaaS
7 23 (2.67%) Azure DevOps
8 21 (2.44%) Azure Monitor
9 16 (1.86%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 16 (1.86%) Azure Service Bus
10 7 (0.81%) Cloud Computing
10 7 (0.81%) PowerApps
11 6 (0.70%) Power Automate
12 5 (0.58%) Google Analytics
12 5 (0.58%) Google Tag Manager
12 5 (0.58%) Google Workspace
13 4 (0.46%) Amazon S3
13 4 (0.46%) OCI
14 3 (0.35%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 22 (2.55%) Firewall
2 20 (2.32%) Wi-Fi
3 18 (2.09%) LAN
4 16 (1.86%) Wireless
5 14 (1.62%) Internet
6 11 (1.28%) MPLS
6 11 (1.28%) WAN
7 10 (1.16%) VPN
8 9 (1.04%) Network Security
9 8 (0.93%) DNS
10 7 (0.81%) SMS
11 6 (0.70%) Intranet
11 6 (0.70%) SAN
11 6 (0.70%) SD-WAN
11 6 (0.70%) Unified Communications
12 5 (0.58%) Extranet
12 5 (0.58%) VLAN
12 5 (0.58%) WLAN
13 4 (0.46%) TETRA
14 3 (0.35%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 85 (9.86%) SQL Server
2 54 (6.26%) Oracle Database
3 51 (5.92%) Power BI
4 36 (4.18%) PostgreSQL
5 24 (2.78%) Data Warehouse
5 24 (2.78%) Relational Database
6 22 (2.55%) GIS
6 22 (2.55%) Oracle Database 12c
6 22 (2.55%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 19 (2.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 15 (1.74%) Tableau
9 13 (1.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 10 (1.16%) BusinessObjects
10 10 (1.16%) RDBMS
11 9 (1.04%) Semantic Layer
11 9 (1.04%) Spatial Data
12 8 (0.93%) Geospatial Data
13 7 (0.81%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
13 7 (0.81%) Oracle Reports
14 4 (0.46%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 7 (0.81%) Git
1 7 (0.81%) JIRA
1 7 (0.81%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
1 7 (0.81%) Visual Studio
2 5 (0.58%) Oracle APEX
3 4 (0.46%) RSpec
4 3 (0.35%) Oracle Forms
4 3 (0.35%) Selenium
4 3 (0.35%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 305 (35.38%) Social Skills
2 260 (30.16%) Finance
3 222 (25.75%) Public Sector
4 167 (19.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 120 (13.92%) Police
6 93 (10.79%) Legal
7 89 (10.32%) Analytical Skills
8 61 (7.08%) Back Office
8 61 (7.08%) Presentation Skills
9 57 (6.61%) Marketing
10 51 (5.92%) Retail
11 50 (5.80%) Telecoms
12 43 (4.99%) Organisational Skills
13 33 (3.83%) Fire and Rescue
14 32 (3.71%) Billing
15 27 (3.13%) Digital Economy
16 13 (1.51%) Influencing Skills
17 8 (0.93%) Law
17 8 (0.93%) Social Housing
18 7 (0.81%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 103 (11.95%) Senior
2 96 (11.14%) Analyst
3 68 (7.89%) Lead
4 56 (6.50%) Project Manager
5 48 (5.57%) Coordinator
6 39 (4.52%) Technical Coordinator
7 33 (3.83%) Administrator
7 33 (3.83%) Applications Support
7 33 (3.83%) Development Manager
8 32 (3.71%) Audit Manager
9 28 (3.25%) IT Technician
10 24 (2.78%) Developer
11 23 (2.67%) Data Analyst
12 22 (2.55%) DBA
12 22 (2.55%) Oracle DBA
12 22 (2.55%) PostgreSQL DBA
13 17 (1.97%) Business Manager
14 16 (1.86%) Senior Manager
14 16 (1.86%) Team Leader
14 16 (1.86%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (4.52%) Web Services
2 28 (3.25%) .NET
3 17 (1.97%) .NET Core
4 10 (1.16%) CSS
4 10 (1.16%) HTML
5 9 (1.04%) Ruby on Rails
6 8 (0.93%) REST
7 6 (0.70%) JSON
7 6 (0.70%) XML
8 5 (0.58%) RESTful
8 5 (0.58%) SOAP
9 4 (0.46%) Sidekiq
10 2 (0.23%) TAPI
11 1 (0.12%) ASP.NET
11 1 (0.12%) HTML5 Canvas
11 1 (0.12%) jQuery
11 1 (0.12%) Node.js
11 1 (0.12%) Oracle Fusion
11 1 (0.12%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 82 (9.51%) Housing Association
2 73 (8.47%) Self-Motivation
3 70 (8.12%) Driving Licence
4 65 (7.54%) Management Information System
5 51 (5.92%) NHS
6 49 (5.68%) Social Media
7 31 (3.60%) Onboarding
8 28 (3.25%) Public Cloud
9 21 (2.44%) CCTV
9 21 (2.44%) Renewable Energy
10 16 (1.86%) Data Centre
11 15 (1.74%) Blog
12 12 (1.39%) PACS
12 12 (1.39%) Smartcard
13 11 (1.28%) Educational Technology
14 10 (1.16%) Data Structures
15 8 (0.93%) Acoustics
16 6 (0.70%) Freedom of Information
16 6 (0.70%) IoT
16 6 (0.70%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 59 (6.84%) Windows
2 54 (6.26%) Unix
3 34 (3.94%) Linux
4 28 (3.25%) Solaris
5 10 (1.16%) Windows 10
6 8 (0.93%) Android
7 5 (0.58%) Windows Server
8 3 (0.35%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.12%) VMS
9 1 (0.12%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.12%) Windows 8
9 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 145 (16.82%) Agile
2 135 (15.66%) Problem-Solving
3 120 (13.92%) Project Management
4 113 (13.11%) Customer Service
5 77 (8.93%) Business Development
6 76 (8.82%) Continuous Improvement
7 66 (7.66%) Mathematics
8 61 (7.08%) Time Management
9 59 (6.84%) Project Delivery
10 58 (6.73%) Coaching
11 57 (6.61%) Business Intelligence
12 54 (6.26%) ITIL
13 51 (5.92%) Service Management
14 50 (5.80%) Performance Management
15 49 (5.68%) Collaborative Working
15 49 (5.68%) Thought Leadership
16 47 (5.45%) Data Analysis
17 45 (5.22%) Service Delivery
18 44 (5.10%) Line Management
19 43 (4.99%) People Management
Programming Languages
1 75 (8.70%) SQL
2 31 (3.60%) C#
3 27 (3.13%) Shell Script
4 20 (2.32%) Python
5 16 (1.86%) Bicep
6 13 (1.51%) JavaScript
7 12 (1.39%) PL/SQL
8 10 (1.16%) Java
8 10 (1.16%) Ruby
9 8 (0.93%) T-SQL
10 5 (0.58%) R
11 4 (0.46%) SPARQL
12 2 (0.23%) C
12 2 (0.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.12%) PowerShell
13 1 (0.12%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 207 (24.01%) Degree
2 77 (8.93%) Security Cleared
3 61 (7.08%) HND
4 53 (6.15%) DBS Check
5 52 (6.03%) HNC
6 33 (3.83%) ACCA
7 22 (2.55%) Oracle Certification
8 16 (1.86%) SC Cleared
9 12 (1.39%) A+ Certification
10 11 (1.28%) Network+ Certification
11 10 (1.16%) Cisco Certification
11 10 (1.16%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (0.81%) Master's Degree
13 6 (0.70%) Computer Science Degree
13 6 (0.70%) MCP
14 5 (0.58%) Azure Certification
14 5 (0.58%) PMP
15 4 (0.46%) CCNP
16 3 (0.35%) CCIE
16 3 (0.35%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (8.70%) Accessibility
2 34 (3.94%) QA
3 31 (3.60%) GAAP
3 31 (3.60%) IFRS
4 23 (2.67%) Data Quality
5 16 (1.86%) GDPR
6 8 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (0.81%) NEBOSH
8 6 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (0.70%) SLA
9 4 (0.46%) PMO
10 3 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.35%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 2 (0.23%) GPG for Computer-Based Electronic Evidence
11 2 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 17025
11 2 (0.23%) NIST
12 1 (0.12%) COBIT
12 1 (0.12%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 50 (5.80%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.93%) Docker
2 8 (0.93%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (0.70%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.58%) Firmware
5 3 (0.35%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.35%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.35%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.35%) Virtual Servers
5 3 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.35%) vSphere
6 2 (0.23%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 18 (2.09%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (0.58%) SCCM
2 5 (0.58%) SCOM
3 4 (0.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 4 (0.46%) AirWatch
3 4 (0.46%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.12%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.12%) QRadar
4 1 (0.12%) Terraform
Vendors
1 235 (27.26%) Microsoft
2 89 (10.32%) NEC
3 72 (8.35%) Oracle
4 35 (4.06%) CA
5 22 (2.55%) Cisco
6 13 (1.51%) Google
6 13 (1.51%) VMware
7 12 (1.39%) SAP
8 11 (1.28%) Openreach
9 6 (0.70%) BT
9 6 (0.70%) Citrix
9 6 (0.70%) HP
9 6 (0.70%) Sage
10 5 (0.58%) ESRI
10 5 (0.58%) NetApp
10 5 (0.58%) Northgate
11 4 (0.46%) Apple
11 4 (0.46%) Civica
11 4 (0.46%) HubSpot
12 3 (0.35%) SolarWinds