Local Government Jobs in the South West

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

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Local Government over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 221 234 255
Rank change year-on-year +13 +21 -29
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 61 47 57
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.67% 0.67% 0.72%
As % of the General category 1.24% 1.04% 1.20%
Number of salaries quoted 45 27 36
10th Percentile £17,864 £20,865 £21,279
25th Percentile £35,475 £35,500 £37,171
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,882 £43,999 £42,074
Median % change year-on-year -9.36% +4.58% -0.37%
75th Percentile £45,488 £47,500 £49,375
90th Percentile £71,250 £56,000 £70,000
England median annual salary £39,882 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -20.24% +11.11% -0.34%

All General Skills
South 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 South West with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 4,934 4,523 4,744
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 53.94% 64.59% 59.79%
Number of salaries quoted 3,370 2,461 2,980
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,250 £29,725
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +2.04% +8.89%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,249 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.86% +0.42% +4.35%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in the South West

Local Government
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Local Government in the South West

Local Government
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government in the South West over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Local Government in the South West

Local Government
Job Locations in the South 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 South West region over the 6 months to 27 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
Gloucestershire -5 15 £39,882 -0.30% 2
Bristol -7 14 £38,016 -13.60% 22
Dorset -13 9 £38,750 -8.82% 1
Somerset +13 8 £36,150 - 7
Wiltshire -10 7 £43,500 +35.94% 3
Cornwall -9 3 £43,250 -1.70% 1
Devon -14 3 £67,500 +50.00% 9
Local Government
England

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South 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:

Applications
1 3 (4.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.64%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 2 (3.28%) NEC Housing
2 1 (1.64%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 3 (4.92%) AWS
1 3 (4.92%) Smartsheet
2 2 (3.28%) OCI
3 1 (1.64%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 5 (8.20%) Internet
2 3 (4.92%) Broadband
3 2 (3.28%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (11.48%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.64%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (1.64%) Redis
Development Applications
1 1 (1.64%) Git
1 1 (1.64%) RSpec
General
1 14 (22.95%) Social Skills
2 11 (18.03%) Finance
2 11 (18.03%) Legal
3 10 (16.39%) Telecoms
4 7 (11.48%) Police
4 7 (11.48%) Public Sector
5 6 (9.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (6.56%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (4.92%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (3.28%) Analytical Skills
8 2 (3.28%) Law
8 2 (3.28%) Retail
9 1 (1.64%) Electronics
9 1 (1.64%) Environmental Health
9 1 (1.64%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.64%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 12 (19.67%) Lead
2 6 (9.84%) Software Engineer
3 5 (8.20%) Coordinator
4 3 (4.92%) Analyst
4 3 (4.92%) ICT Technician
4 3 (4.92%) Pensions Analyst
4 3 (4.92%) Trainer
5 2 (3.28%) Cloud Engineer
5 2 (3.28%) Data Manager
5 2 (3.28%) Developer
5 2 (3.28%) Forensic Investigator
5 2 (3.28%) Forensic Manager
5 2 (3.28%) PMO Manager
5 2 (3.28%) Risk Manager
5 2 (3.28%) Senior
5 2 (3.28%) Service Manager
5 2 (3.28%) Team Leader
6 1 (1.64%) Senior Developer
6 1 (1.64%) Solutions Architect
6 1 (1.64%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (9.84%) .NET
2 1 (1.64%) Laravel
2 1 (1.64%) React
2 1 (1.64%) React Native
2 1 (1.64%) Ruby on Rails
2 1 (1.64%) Sidekiq
2 1 (1.64%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 8 (13.11%) Driving Licence
2 4 (6.56%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (4.92%) Housing Association
4 2 (3.28%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (3.28%) Cybercrime
5 1 (1.64%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (1.64%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 3 (4.92%) Windows
2 1 (1.64%) Android
2 1 (1.64%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (26.23%) Continuous Improvement
2 14 (22.95%) Agile
2 14 (22.95%) Customer Service
3 6 (9.84%) Mathematics
3 6 (9.84%) Software Engineering
4 5 (8.20%) Coaching
4 5 (8.20%) Collaborative Working
4 5 (8.20%) Line Management
5 4 (6.56%) Quality Management
6 3 (4.92%) Computer Science
6 3 (4.92%) Cybersecurity
6 3 (4.92%) Data Protection
6 3 (4.92%) Decision-Making
6 3 (4.92%) Performance Management
6 3 (4.92%) Project Management
6 3 (4.92%) Resource Management
6 3 (4.92%) Roadmaps
6 3 (4.92%) Validation
7 2 (3.28%) Five Forces Analysis
7 2 (3.28%) Risk Register
Programming Languages
1 6 (9.84%) C#
2 1 (1.64%) JavaScript
2 1 (1.64%) Kotlin
2 1 (1.64%) PHP
2 1 (1.64%) Ruby
2 1 (1.64%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 4 (6.56%) Degree
2 3 (4.92%) Security Cleared
3 2 (3.28%) CCIE
3 2 (3.28%) CCNP
3 2 (3.28%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (3.28%) DBS Check
3 2 (3.28%) SC Cleared
4 1 (1.64%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.92%) QA
2 2 (3.28%) Accessibility
2 2 (3.28%) GPG for Computer-Based Electronic Evidence
2 2 (3.28%) PMO
System Software
1 2 (3.28%) Docker
Vendors
1 9 (14.75%) Microsoft
2 6 (9.84%) BT
2 6 (9.84%) Openreach
3 3 (4.92%) Cisco
4 2 (3.28%) NEC
4 2 (3.28%) Oracle
5 1 (1.64%) Apple
5 1 (1.64%) SAP