Local Government Jobs in the North of England

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Local Government over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 239 201 255
Rank change year-on-year -38 +54 +44
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 157 283 215
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.91% 1.62% 1.19%
As % of the General category 1.63% 2.30% 2.05%
Number of salaries quoted 91 97 89
10th Percentile £25,875 £29,450 £27,500
25th Percentile £27,648 £35,435 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,911 £39,500 £41,374
Median % change year-on-year -14.15% -4.53% -0.30%
75th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £54,818
90th Percentile £50,000 £69,649 £66,450
England median annual salary £39,882 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -20.24% +11.11% -0.68%

All General Skills
North of England

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 the North of England with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 9,640 12,315 10,488
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 55.68% 70.40% 58.06%
Number of salaries quoted 7,316 5,233 6,144
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,500 £27,875
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +10.27%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,450 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +4.35%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Local Government as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in the North of England

Local Government
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Local Government in the North of England.

Salary trend for Local Government in the North of England

Local Government
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government in the North of England over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Local Government in the North of England

Local Government
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the North of England region over the 6 months to 3 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
North West -5 86 £33,250 -24.47% 34
Yorkshire -9 54 £33,911 -11.07% 39
North East -17 17 £38,750 +3.47% 10
Local Government
England

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 6 (3.82%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (2.55%) Apache
2 4 (2.55%) ArcGIS
2 4 (2.55%) IIS
2 4 (2.55%) SharePoint
2 4 (2.55%) Tomcat
3 1 (0.64%) Confluence
Applications
1 10 (6.37%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (5.73%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (3.82%) AutoCAD
4 2 (1.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.64%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 13 (8.28%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 14 (8.92%) Azure
2 11 (7.01%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (5.73%) Entra ID
4 4 (2.55%) AWS
4 4 (2.55%) Power Platform
5 3 (1.91%) SaaS
6 1 (0.64%) Amazon EC2
6 1 (0.64%) Amazon ELB
6 1 (0.64%) Amazon S3
6 1 (0.64%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (0.64%) GitHub
6 1 (0.64%) Google Workspace
6 1 (0.64%) Power Automate
6 1 (0.64%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.82%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (2.55%) TETRA
3 3 (1.91%) DNS
3 3 (1.91%) Firewall
3 3 (1.91%) Wireless
4 1 (0.64%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (5.10%) Oracle Database
2 6 (3.82%) SQL Server
3 5 (3.18%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (2.55%) Oracle Database 12c
5 3 (1.91%) GIS
5 3 (1.91%) Power BI
6 2 (1.27%) Data Mining
6 2 (1.27%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.64%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.64%) Electronic Patient Records
7 1 (0.64%) Metadata
7 1 (0.64%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.64%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (1.91%) Git
2 1 (0.64%) JIRA
General
1 57 (36.31%) Public Sector
2 54 (34.39%) Social Skills
3 53 (33.76%) Finance
4 35 (22.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 35 (22.29%) Presentation Skills
5 27 (17.20%) Billing
6 13 (8.28%) Police
7 10 (6.37%) Retail
8 8 (5.10%) Analytical Skills
8 8 (5.10%) Legal
8 8 (5.10%) Telecoms
9 6 (3.82%) Games
10 4 (2.55%) Back Office
10 4 (2.55%) Fire and Rescue
10 4 (2.55%) Manufacturing
10 4 (2.55%) Organisational Skills
10 4 (2.55%) Social Housing
11 2 (1.27%) Environmental Health
12 1 (0.64%) Automotive
12 1 (0.64%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 27 (17.20%) Audit Manager
2 19 (12.10%) Senior
3 12 (7.64%) Project Manager
4 11 (7.01%) Analyst
5 10 (6.37%) IT Technician
6 9 (5.73%) Administrator
7 7 (4.46%) IT Manager
7 7 (4.46%) Senior IT Technician
7 7 (4.46%) Senior Technician
8 6 (3.82%) Cloud Engineer
9 5 (3.18%) Applications Support
9 5 (3.18%) Change Analyst
9 5 (3.18%) Lead
9 5 (3.18%) Migration Engineer
10 4 (2.55%) Coordinator
10 4 (2.55%) DBA
10 4 (2.55%) Development Manager
10 4 (2.55%) Lecturer
10 4 (2.55%) Senior Manager
10 4 (2.55%) Trainer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.55%) Web Services
2 2 (1.27%) .NET
3 1 (0.64%) .NET Core
3 1 (0.64%) CSS
3 1 (0.64%) HTML
3 1 (0.64%) jQuery
3 1 (0.64%) JSON
3 1 (0.64%) Node.js
3 1 (0.64%) RESTful
3 1 (0.64%) Twitter Bootstrap
3 1 (0.64%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 35 (22.29%) NHS
2 28 (17.83%) Housing Association
3 11 (7.01%) Educational Technology
3 11 (7.01%) Management Information System
4 9 (5.73%) Driving Licence
5 7 (4.46%) CCTV
6 5 (3.18%) Public Cloud
7 4 (2.55%) PACS
7 4 (2.55%) Renewable Energy
7 4 (2.55%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.91%) Acoustics
9 2 (1.27%) Greenfield Project
9 2 (1.27%) IoT
10 1 (0.64%) Blockchain
10 1 (0.64%) Cloud Native
10 1 (0.64%) Cyber Security Posture
10 1 (0.64%) Data Protection Act
10 1 (0.64%) Freedom of Information
10 1 (0.64%) Low-Code
10 1 (0.64%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 8 (5.10%) Unix
2 7 (4.46%) Windows
3 4 (2.55%) Linux
3 4 (2.55%) Solaris
4 1 (0.64%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (23.57%) Coaching
2 32 (20.38%) Business Development
2 32 (20.38%) Problem-Solving
2 32 (20.38%) Service Management
3 30 (19.11%) People Management
4 29 (18.47%) Project Management
5 27 (17.20%) Performance Management
6 19 (12.10%) Customer Service
7 14 (8.92%) Agile
8 12 (7.64%) Change Management
9 9 (5.73%) ITIL
9 9 (5.73%) Risk Management
9 9 (5.73%) Service Delivery
10 8 (5.10%) Cybersecurity
10 8 (5.10%) Mathematics
10 8 (5.10%) Migration
11 7 (4.46%) Continuous Improvement
11 7 (4.46%) IT Strategy
11 7 (4.46%) Mentoring
11 7 (4.46%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 9 (5.73%) SQL
2 8 (5.10%) Python
3 6 (3.82%) C#
4 5 (3.18%) Java
5 4 (2.55%) Shell Script
6 1 (0.64%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.64%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.64%) Ruby
6 1 (0.64%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.64%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 27 (17.20%) ACCA
2 19 (12.10%) Degree
3 18 (11.46%) Security Cleared
4 5 (3.18%) A+ Certification
4 5 (3.18%) Azure Certification
4 5 (3.18%) DBS Check
4 5 (3.18%) MCP
4 5 (3.18%) Microsoft Certification
4 5 (3.18%) Network+ Certification
5 4 (2.55%) Oracle Certification
5 4 (2.55%) SC Cleared
6 3 (1.91%) HNC
6 3 (1.91%) HND
6 3 (1.91%) Master's Degree
7 2 (1.27%) AWS Certification
7 2 (1.27%) Chartered Engineer
7 2 (1.27%) PhD
8 1 (0.64%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 1 (0.64%) CREST Certified
8 1 (0.64%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (17.20%) GAAP
1 27 (17.20%) IFRS
2 13 (8.28%) Accessibility
3 5 (3.18%) Data Quality
4 3 (1.91%) SLA
5 1 (0.64%) GDPR
5 1 (0.64%) ISO 14001
5 1 (0.64%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.64%) QA
System Software
1 8 (5.10%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.91%) VMware ESXi
2 3 (1.91%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 9 (5.73%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.64%) Terraform
Vendors
1 37 (23.57%) Microsoft
2 30 (19.11%) CA
3 14 (8.92%) NEC
4 9 (5.73%) Oracle
5 3 (1.91%) VMware
6 2 (1.27%) Liquidlogic
7 1 (0.64%) Google