Local Government Jobs in the North West

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

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Local Government over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 205 205 184
Rank change year-on-year 0 -21 +36
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 87 101 161
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.89% 1.27% 1.71%
As % of the General category 1.67% 1.87% 2.78%
Number of salaries quoted 50 31 62
10th Percentile £25,875 £35,673 £40,013
25th Percentile £27,000 £36,441 £40,132
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,250 £44,023 £41,374
Median % change year-on-year -24.47% +6.40% -8.06%
75th Percentile £42,500 £50,175 £54,303
90th Percentile £53,100 £70,000 £64,634
England median annual salary £39,882 £49,782 £45,058
% change year-on-year -19.89% +10.48% -0.97%

All General Skills
North West

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 West with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 5,207 5,405 5,783
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 53.49% 68.05% 61.47%
Number of salaries quoted 3,868 2,487 3,103
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,250 £28,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% - +10.53%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £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 West

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in the North West

Local Government
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Local Government in the North West

Local Government
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government in the North West over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Local Government in the North West

Local Government
Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 5 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
Manchester +35 67 £30,650 -38.70% 23
Lancashire -12 10 £37,000 -15.95% 5
Cheshire -13 5 - - 7
Merseyside -10 4 £41,000 +13.89% 3
Cumbria - 1 £67,500 - 1
Local Government
England

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 5 (5.75%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (4.60%) Apache
2 4 (4.60%) ArcGIS
2 4 (4.60%) IIS
2 4 (4.60%) Tomcat
Applications
1 7 (8.05%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (5.75%) AutoCAD
3 3 (3.45%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 9 (10.34%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 5 (5.75%) Azure
1 5 (5.75%) Entra ID
1 5 (5.75%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (2.30%) SaaS
3 1 (1.15%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 6 (6.90%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (4.60%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (10.34%) Oracle Database
2 5 (5.75%) Oracle Database 12c
2 5 (5.75%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (5.75%) SQL Server
3 1 (1.15%) GIS
3 1 (1.15%) Power BI
3 1 (1.15%) Tableau
General
1 37 (42.53%) Social Skills
2 34 (39.08%) Finance
3 33 (37.93%) Public Sector
4 21 (24.14%) Presentation Skills
5 19 (21.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 14 (16.09%) Billing
7 9 (10.34%) Police
7 9 (10.34%) Retail
8 8 (9.20%) Analytical Skills
9 5 (5.75%) Back Office
10 4 (4.60%) Legal
10 4 (4.60%) Telecoms
11 3 (3.45%) Fire and Rescue
11 3 (3.45%) Social Housing
12 2 (2.30%) Environmental Health
12 2 (2.30%) Organisational Skills
13 1 (1.15%) Games
Job Titles
1 14 (16.09%) Audit Manager
1 14 (16.09%) Senior
2 10 (11.49%) IT Technician
3 7 (8.05%) IT Manager
3 7 (8.05%) Senior IT Technician
3 7 (8.05%) Senior Technician
4 5 (5.75%) Administrator
4 5 (5.75%) Cloud Engineer
4 5 (5.75%) DBA
4 5 (5.75%) Migration Engineer
4 5 (5.75%) Oracle DBA
4 5 (5.75%) PostgreSQL DBA
5 4 (4.60%) Analyst
5 4 (4.60%) Applications Support
5 4 (4.60%) Coordinator
5 4 (4.60%) Development Manager
5 4 (4.60%) Planning Manager
5 4 (4.60%) Project Manager
6 2 (2.30%) Business Analyst
6 2 (2.30%) Sales Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (4.60%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 20 (22.99%) NHS
2 15 (17.24%) Housing Association
3 11 (12.64%) Educational Technology
4 10 (11.49%) Management Information System
5 9 (10.34%) Driving Licence
6 6 (6.90%) CCTV
7 5 (5.75%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (4.60%) PACS
8 4 (4.60%) Public Cloud
8 4 (4.60%) Renewable Energy
9 3 (3.45%) Acoustics
10 1 (1.15%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 9 (10.34%) Unix
2 4 (4.60%) Linux
2 4 (4.60%) Solaris
2 4 (4.60%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (24.14%) Project Management
2 20 (22.99%) Coaching
3 18 (20.69%) Business Development
4 16 (18.39%) People Management
5 15 (17.24%) Customer Service
6 14 (16.09%) Performance Management
6 14 (16.09%) Problem-Solving
6 14 (16.09%) Service Management
7 6 (6.90%) IT Strategy
7 6 (6.90%) Mentoring
7 6 (6.90%) Migration
7 6 (6.90%) Risk Management
8 5 (5.75%) Business Case
8 5 (5.75%) Collaborative Working
8 5 (5.75%) Commercial Awareness
8 5 (5.75%) ITIL
8 5 (5.75%) Performance Tuning
8 5 (5.75%) Problem Management
8 5 (5.75%) Risk Assessment
9 4 (4.60%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 4 (4.60%) Shell Script
2 2 (2.30%) SQL
3 1 (1.15%) Python
Qualifications
1 14 (16.09%) ACCA
1 14 (16.09%) Degree
2 13 (14.94%) Security Cleared
3 5 (5.75%) Azure Certification
3 5 (5.75%) Oracle Certification
4 4 (4.60%) SC Cleared
5 3 (3.45%) HNC
5 3 (3.45%) HND
6 2 (2.30%) Chartered Engineer
6 2 (2.30%) Master's Degree
6 2 (2.30%) PhD
7 1 (1.15%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (16.09%) GAAP
1 14 (16.09%) IFRS
2 9 (10.34%) Accessibility
3 3 (3.45%) SLA
4 2 (2.30%) Data Quality
5 1 (1.15%) ISO 14001
5 1 (1.15%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 5 (5.75%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (5.75%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 18 (20.69%) Microsoft
2 14 (16.09%) CA
3 10 (11.49%) NEC
4 9 (10.34%) Oracle