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

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 331 319 481
Rank change year-on-year -12 +162 +112
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 866 1,041 1,202
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.84% 1.07% 0.72%
As % of the General category 1.44% 1.57% 1.11%
Number of salaries quoted 606 416 464
10th Percentile £26,205 £35,435 £28,250
25th Percentile £33,474 £40,382 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,882 £50,000 £45,250
Median % change year-on-year -20.24% +10.50% +0.56%
75th Percentile £52,027 £68,703 £59,097
90th Percentile £70,000 £76,415 £71,575
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 60,283 66,144 108,481
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 58.75% 67.94% 64.98%
Number of salaries quoted 39,987 35,943 51,825
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 £72,426 £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 28 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 28 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 +7 761 £39,870 -20.12% 544
UK excluding London -14 613 £39,000 -13.33% 429
Work from Home -104 256 £46,068 -12.25% 177
London +54 209 £48,434 -19.28% 146
North of England -25 163 £33,911 -14.15% 117
Midlands -1 147 £36,765 -41.18% 76
South East +72 123 £40,293 -23.98% 109
West Midlands +40 115 £34,995 -49.56% 46
North West +7 94 £33,250 -24.47% 55
South West -37 59 £39,316 -12.63% 55
East of England +3 58 £42,500 -8.60% 51
Yorkshire -10 50 £33,911 -12.50% 45
Wales +22 41 £36,476 - 12
East Midlands -47 32 £37,500 -21.81% 31
Scotland -90 24 £43,750 +9.31% 33
North East -12 19 £38,750 -2.98% 17

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 (3.81%) SharePoint
2 31 (3.58%) Apache
3 28 (3.23%) IIS
4 27 (3.12%) Tomcat
5 17 (1.96%) Microsoft Exchange
6 9 (1.04%) ArcGIS
7 6 (0.69%) CMS
8 3 (0.35%) Totara
9 1 (0.12%) Confluence
9 1 (0.12%) Drupal
Applications
1 60 (6.93%) Microsoft Office
2 58 (6.70%) Microsoft Excel
3 55 (6.35%) AutoCAD
4 9 (1.04%) Revit
5 8 (0.92%) 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 91 (10.51%) NEC Housing
2 6 (0.69%) Sage 50
3 3 (0.35%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.23%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.12%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 77 (8.89%) Azure
2 74 (8.55%) Microsoft 365
3 67 (7.74%) Power Platform
4 29 (3.35%) AWS
5 27 (3.12%) dbt
6 25 (2.89%) Entra ID
7 24 (2.77%) SaaS
8 23 (2.66%) Azure DevOps
9 21 (2.42%) Azure Monitor
10 16 (1.85%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 16 (1.85%) Azure Service Bus
11 7 (0.81%) Cloud Computing
11 7 (0.81%) PowerApps
12 6 (0.69%) Power Automate
13 5 (0.58%) Google Analytics
13 5 (0.58%) Google Tag Manager
13 5 (0.58%) Google Workspace
14 4 (0.46%) Amazon S3
14 4 (0.46%) OCI
15 3 (0.35%) Siteimprove
Communications & Networking
1 22 (2.54%) Firewall
2 20 (2.31%) Wi-Fi
3 18 (2.08%) LAN
4 16 (1.85%) Wireless
5 14 (1.62%) Internet
6 11 (1.27%) MPLS
6 11 (1.27%) WAN
7 10 (1.15%) VPN
8 9 (1.04%) Network Security
9 8 (0.92%) DNS
10 7 (0.81%) 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 (0.58%) 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 84 (9.70%) SQL Server
2 53 (6.12%) Oracle Database
3 51 (5.89%) Power BI
4 36 (4.16%) PostgreSQL
5 24 (2.77%) Data Warehouse
5 24 (2.77%) Relational Database
6 22 (2.54%) Oracle Database 12c
6 22 (2.54%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 20 (2.31%) GIS
7 20 (2.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 15 (1.73%) Tableau
9 13 (1.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 10 (1.15%) BusinessObjects
10 10 (1.15%) RDBMS
11 9 (1.04%) Semantic Layer
11 9 (1.04%) Spatial Data
12 8 (0.92%) Geospatial Data
13 7 (0.81%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
13 7 (0.81%) Oracle Reports
14 4 (0.46%) Redis
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 4 (0.46%) Oracle APEX
2 4 (0.46%) RSpec
3 3 (0.35%) Oracle Forms
3 3 (0.35%) Selenium
3 3 (0.35%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 308 (35.57%) Social Skills
2 264 (30.48%) Finance
3 223 (25.75%) Public Sector
4 167 (19.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 122 (14.09%) Police
6 94 (10.85%) Legal
7 89 (10.28%) Analytical Skills
8 61 (7.04%) Back Office
8 61 (7.04%) Presentation Skills
9 58 (6.70%) Marketing
10 51 (5.89%) Retail
11 50 (5.77%) Telecoms
12 45 (5.20%) Organisational Skills
13 34 (3.93%) Fire and Rescue
14 32 (3.70%) Billing
15 27 (3.12%) Digital Economy
16 13 (1.50%) Influencing Skills
17 8 (0.92%) Law
17 8 (0.92%) Social Housing
18 7 (0.81%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 102 (11.78%) Senior
2 93 (10.74%) Analyst
3 69 (7.97%) Lead
4 57 (6.58%) Project Manager
5 48 (5.54%) Coordinator
6 39 (4.50%) Technical Coordinator
7 33 (3.81%) Administrator
7 33 (3.81%) Applications Support
7 33 (3.81%) Development Manager
8 32 (3.70%) Audit Manager
9 28 (3.23%) IT Technician
10 26 (3.00%) Developer
11 23 (2.66%) Data Analyst
12 22 (2.54%) DBA
12 22 (2.54%) Oracle DBA
12 22 (2.54%) PostgreSQL DBA
13 18 (2.08%) Business Manager
14 17 (1.96%) Team Leader
15 16 (1.85%) Senior Manager
15 16 (1.85%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (4.39%) Web Services
2 27 (3.12%) .NET
3 16 (1.85%) .NET Core
4 9 (1.04%) CSS
4 9 (1.04%) HTML
5 8 (0.92%) Ruby on Rails
6 7 (0.81%) REST
7 5 (0.58%) JSON
7 5 (0.58%) RESTful
7 5 (0.58%) XML
8 4 (0.46%) Sidekiq
8 4 (0.46%) SOAP
9 2 (0.23%) TAPI
10 1 (0.12%) ASP.NET
10 1 (0.12%) HTML5 Canvas
10 1 (0.12%) jQuery
10 1 (0.12%) Node.js
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle Fusion
10 1 (0.12%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 82 (9.47%) Housing Association
2 73 (8.43%) Self-Motivation
3 70 (8.08%) Driving Licence
4 66 (7.62%) Management Information System
5 51 (5.89%) NHS
6 50 (5.77%) Social Media
7 31 (3.58%) Onboarding
8 28 (3.23%) Public Cloud
9 21 (2.42%) Renewable Energy
10 20 (2.31%) CCTV
11 16 (1.85%) Data Centre
12 15 (1.73%) Blog
13 12 (1.39%) Educational Technology
13 12 (1.39%) PACS
13 12 (1.39%) Smartcard
14 10 (1.15%) Data Structures
15 8 (0.92%) Acoustics
16 6 (0.69%) Legacy Systems
16 6 (0.69%) Product Ownership
16 6 (0.69%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 59 (6.81%) Windows
2 54 (6.24%) Unix
3 34 (3.93%) Linux
4 28 (3.23%) Solaris
5 10 (1.15%) Windows 10
6 8 (0.92%) 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
1 144 (16.63%) Agile
2 135 (15.59%) Problem-Solving
3 122 (14.09%) Project Management
4 113 (13.05%) Customer Service
5 77 (8.89%) Business Development
5 77 (8.89%) Continuous Improvement
6 66 (7.62%) Mathematics
7 61 (7.04%) Time Management
8 58 (6.70%) Business Intelligence
8 58 (6.70%) Coaching
9 56 (6.47%) Project Delivery
10 54 (6.24%) ITIL
11 51 (5.89%) Service Management
12 50 (5.77%) Performance Management
13 49 (5.66%) Collaborative Working
13 49 (5.66%) Thought Leadership
14 47 (5.43%) Data Analysis
15 45 (5.20%) Line Management
15 45 (5.20%) Service Delivery
16 43 (4.97%) People Management
Programming Languages
1 75 (8.66%) SQL
2 30 (3.46%) C#
3 27 (3.12%) Shell Script
4 19 (2.19%) Python
5 16 (1.85%) Bicep
6 12 (1.39%) JavaScript
7 11 (1.27%) PL/SQL
8 9 (1.04%) Java
8 9 (1.04%) Ruby
9 8 (0.92%) 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
1 204 (23.56%) Degree
2 75 (8.66%) Security Cleared
3 61 (7.04%) HND
4 58 (6.70%) DBS Check
5 52 (6.00%) HNC
6 33 (3.81%) ACCA
7 22 (2.54%) Oracle Certification
8 15 (1.73%) SC Cleared
9 12 (1.39%) A+ Certification
10 11 (1.27%) Network+ Certification
11 10 (1.15%) Cisco Certification
11 10 (1.15%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (0.81%) Master's Degree
13 6 (0.69%) Computer Science Degree
13 6 (0.69%) 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 78 (9.01%) Accessibility
2 35 (4.04%) QA
3 31 (3.58%) GAAP
3 31 (3.58%) IFRS
4 24 (2.77%) Data Quality
5 17 (1.96%) GDPR
6 8 (0.92%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (0.81%) NEBOSH
8 6 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (0.69%) 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%) Disclosure Scotland
12 1 (0.12%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 50 (5.77%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.92%) Docker
2 8 (0.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (0.69%) 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 (2.08%) 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
1 239 (27.60%) Microsoft
2 92 (10.62%) NEC
3 75 (8.66%) Oracle
4 35 (4.04%) CA
5 22 (2.54%) Cisco
6 14 (1.62%) Google
7 13 (1.50%) VMware
8 12 (1.39%) SAP
9 11 (1.27%) Openreach
10 6 (0.69%) BT
10 6 (0.69%) Citrix
10 6 (0.69%) HP
10 6 (0.69%) Sage
11 5 (0.58%) ESRI
11 5 (0.58%) NetApp
11 5 (0.58%) Northgate
12 4 (0.46%) Apple
12 4 (0.46%) Civica
12 4 (0.46%) HubSpot
13 3 (0.35%) SolarWinds