Local Government Jobs in Kent

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
South East > Kent

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies advertised in Kent. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Local Government over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 93 94 117
Rank change year-on-year +1 +23 -60
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 12 7 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 0.81% 0.60% 0.078%
As % of the General category 1.50% 0.86% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 6 7 1
10th Percentile - £35,000 -
25th Percentile £39,747 £41,250 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,874 £44,800 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year +22.49% +62.91% -9.84%
75th Percentile £70,000 - £28,750
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £40,400 £53,500 £45,250
% change year-on-year -24.49% +18.23% +13.13%

All General Skills
Kent

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 Kent with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 802 813 776
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 54.37% 69.97% 60.77%
Number of salaries quoted 566 317 362
10th Percentile £23,375 £29,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,883 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.72% +5.56% +18.42%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £72,450
South East median annual salary £47,000 £52,500 £54,250
% change year-on-year -10.48% -3.23% +8.50%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in Kent

Local Government
Salary Trend in Kent

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

Salary trend for Local Government in Kent

Local Government
Salary Histogram in Kent

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government in Kent over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Local Government in Kent

Local Government
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the Kent region over the 6 months to 24 April 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
West Malling - 4 - - 1
Canterbury -10 3 £39,747 -11.28%
Broadstairs - 3 £70,000 -
Local Government
South East

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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 3 (25.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (25.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (50.00%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 6 (50.00%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 3 (25.00%) Azure
1 3 (25.00%) Entra ID
1 3 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (25.00%) OneDrive
General
1 9 (75.00%) Finance
2 6 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 6 (50.00%) Legal
3 3 (25.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 6 (50.00%) Technical Manager
2 3 (25.00%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
2 3 (25.00%) Microsoft Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (50.00%) Agile
1 6 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 6 (50.00%) Cost Control
1 6 (50.00%) Time Management
2 3 (25.00%) Data Security
2 3 (25.00%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 9 (75.00%) Degree
2 6 (50.00%) HNC
2 6 (50.00%) HND
System Software
1 3 (25.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (25.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 6 (50.00%) NEC
2 3 (25.00%) Microsoft