Local Government Jobs in London

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

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

6 months to
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 313 354 586
Rank change year-on-year +41 +232 -67
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 203 302 304
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.86% 0.85% 0.46%
As % of the General category 1.27% 1.24% 0.67%
Number of salaries quoted 154 110 119
10th Percentile £34,250 £47,089 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £50,522 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,831 £60,000 £51,382
Median % change year-on-year -18.62% +16.77% -6.58%
75th Percentile £60,938 £69,979 £69,796
90th Percentile £72,500 £80,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £39,882 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -20.24% +11.11% -0.34%

All General Skills
London

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 London with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 15,935 24,341 45,172
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 67.50% 68.79% 67.82%
Number of salaries quoted 11,369 16,765 22,519
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,469 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,000 £54,988 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £74,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.41% +5.71% -
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £92,500
90th Percentile £117,500 £120,000 £112,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +4.35%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in London

Local Government
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Local Government in London

Local Government
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government in London over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Local Government in London

Local Government
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the London region over the 6 months to 2 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
Central London -20 15 £63,287 +5.48% 12
North London -5 10 £62,475 - 8
South London 0 8 £47,500 -43.63% 10
East London -10 6 £48,036 -30.08% 6
West London -52 3 £62,500 +10.10% 10
Local Government
England

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 11 (5.42%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.46%) CMS
3 4 (1.97%) Apache
3 4 (1.97%) IIS
3 4 (1.97%) Tomcat
Applications
1 9 (4.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (2.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (1.97%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (1.48%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 10 (4.93%) NEC Housing
2 6 (2.96%) Sage 50
3 1 (0.49%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 32 (15.76%) Azure
2 27 (13.30%) dbt
3 23 (11.33%) Power Platform
4 22 (10.84%) AWS
5 21 (10.34%) Azure DevOps
6 16 (7.88%) Azure Cosmos DB
6 16 (7.88%) Azure Monitor
6 16 (7.88%) Azure Service Bus
7 11 (5.42%) Microsoft 365
8 5 (2.46%) Google Analytics
8 5 (2.46%) Google Tag Manager
8 5 (2.46%) PowerApps
9 4 (1.97%) Google Workspace
9 4 (1.97%) SaaS
10 3 (1.48%) Amazon S3
10 3 (1.48%) AWS Lambda
10 3 (1.48%) Serverless
10 3 (1.48%) Siteimprove
11 1 (0.49%) Entra ID
11 1 (0.49%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.49%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (20.20%) SQL Server
2 22 (10.84%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 20 (9.85%) Power BI
4 18 (8.87%) Data Warehouse
5 16 (7.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 13 (6.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 10 (4.93%) PostgreSQL
7 10 (4.93%) Relational Database
8 8 (3.94%) Oracle Database
9 7 (3.45%) BusinessObjects
9 7 (3.45%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
9 7 (3.45%) Oracle Reports
9 7 (3.45%) Semantic Layer
10 5 (2.46%) Tableau
11 4 (1.97%) Oracle Database 12c
12 3 (1.48%) Redis
13 2 (0.99%) Looker
14 1 (0.49%) Metadata
14 1 (0.49%) MS Access
14 1 (0.49%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 7 (3.45%) JIRA
1 7 (3.45%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
1 7 (3.45%) Visual Studio
2 3 (1.48%) Git
2 3 (1.48%) RSpec
2 3 (1.48%) Selenium
2 3 (1.48%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 86 (42.36%) Social Skills
2 71 (34.98%) Public Sector
3 51 (25.12%) Finance
4 37 (18.23%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (13.30%) Digital Economy
6 20 (9.85%) Back Office
7 18 (8.87%) Marketing
7 18 (8.87%) Police
8 14 (6.90%) Presentation Skills
9 12 (5.91%) Organisational Skills
9 12 (5.91%) Retail
10 11 (5.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (2.96%) Influencing Skills
12 5 (2.46%) Legal
13 4 (1.97%) Law
14 3 (1.48%) Fire and Rescue
15 2 (0.99%) Electronics
15 2 (0.99%) Publishing
15 2 (0.99%) Telecoms
16 1 (0.49%) Billing
Job Titles
1 38 (18.72%) Analyst
2 30 (14.78%) Lead
3 23 (11.33%) Senior
4 14 (6.90%) Senior Manager
5 13 (6.40%) Project Manager
6 9 (4.43%) Client Director
7 8 (3.94%) Data Analyst
7 8 (3.94%) Developer
8 6 (2.96%) Applications Support
8 6 (2.96%) Architect
8 6 (2.96%) Business Analyst
8 6 (2.96%) Business Intelligence Manager
8 6 (2.96%) Data Manager
8 6 (2.96%) Development Manager
8 6 (2.96%) Digital Analyst
8 6 (2.96%) Financial Analyst
8 6 (2.96%) MIS Analyst
8 6 (2.96%) Senior Development Manager
8 6 (2.96%) Senior Project Manager
9 5 (2.46%) Web Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (7.88%) .NET
1 16 (7.88%) .NET Core
2 10 (4.93%) Web Services
3 3 (1.48%) CSS
3 3 (1.48%) HTML
3 3 (1.48%) REST
3 3 (1.48%) Ruby on Rails
3 3 (1.48%) Sidekiq
Miscellaneous
1 36 (17.73%) Self-Motivation
2 30 (14.78%) Social Media
3 20 (9.85%) Management Information System
4 8 (3.94%) Housing Association
5 4 (1.97%) Driving Licence
5 4 (1.97%) Freedom of Information
5 4 (1.97%) Public Cloud
6 3 (1.48%) Blog
6 3 (1.48%) Data Protection Act
6 3 (1.48%) Low-Code
6 3 (1.48%) Mobile Computing
6 3 (1.48%) Product Ownership
6 3 (1.48%) PropTech
7 2 (0.99%) NHS
8 1 (0.49%) CCTV
8 1 (0.49%) iPad
8 1 (0.49%) Reference Data
8 1 (0.49%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 10 (4.93%) Windows
2 8 (3.94%) Unix
3 4 (1.97%) Linux
3 4 (1.97%) Solaris
4 2 (0.99%) Android
4 2 (0.99%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.49%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.49%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (23.65%) Thought Leadership
2 31 (15.27%) Actionable Insight
2 31 (15.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 30 (14.78%) Programme Management
4 29 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
5 28 (13.79%) Agile
6 22 (10.84%) Visualisation
7 21 (10.34%) Analytics
7 21 (10.34%) DevOps
8 20 (9.85%) Business Intelligence
8 20 (9.85%) Collaborative Working
8 20 (9.85%) Continuous Improvement
8 20 (9.85%) Project Management
8 20 (9.85%) Technical Leadership
9 19 (9.36%) Scrum
10 18 (8.87%) Data Protection
10 18 (8.87%) Requirements Gathering
10 18 (8.87%) Roadmaps
11 17 (8.37%) Service Delivery
12 16 (7.88%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 20 (9.85%) SQL
2 17 (8.37%) C#
3 16 (7.88%) Bicep
4 7 (3.45%) PL/SQL
4 7 (3.45%) T-SQL
5 4 (1.97%) Shell Script
6 3 (1.48%) JavaScript
6 3 (1.48%) Python
6 3 (1.48%) Ruby
7 2 (0.99%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (0.99%) R
Qualifications
1 53 (26.11%) Degree
2 10 (4.93%) Security Cleared
3 7 (3.45%) HND
4 6 (2.96%) Master's Degree
5 4 (1.97%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (1.97%) DBS Check
5 4 (1.97%) HNC
5 4 (1.97%) Oracle Certification
6 3 (1.48%) ACCA
6 3 (1.48%) PMP
7 1 (0.49%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.49%) CIMA
7 1 (0.49%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (0.49%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.49%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (6.40%) Data Quality
2 11 (5.42%) Accessibility
3 9 (4.43%) GDPR
4 8 (3.94%) QA
5 1 (0.49%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.49%) COBIT
5 1 (0.49%) PMO
System Software
1 20 (9.85%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.46%) Firmware
3 3 (1.48%) Docker
4 2 (0.99%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (0.49%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 1 (0.49%) Jamf Pro
1 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (0.49%) QRadar
Vendors
1 43 (21.18%) Microsoft
2 16 (7.88%) Oracle
3 12 (5.91%) Google
4 10 (4.93%) NEC
5 6 (2.96%) Sage
6 2 (0.99%) CA
6 2 (0.99%) Capita
6 2 (0.99%) Cisco
7 1 (0.49%) Apple
7 1 (0.49%) Civica
7 1 (0.49%) Dell
7 1 (0.49%) Granicus
7 1 (0.49%) HP
7 1 (0.49%) IBM
7 1 (0.49%) Meraki
7 1 (0.49%) ProCurve
7 1 (0.49%) ServiceNow
7 1 (0.49%) Splunk