The first part of the table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Local Government over the 3 months to 22 May 2012 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our General category.

Local Government
Location
3 months to
22 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank724586525
Rank change year-on-year
Down-138Down-61
Matching permanent IT job ads151288235
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.125 %0.235 %0.246 %
As % of the General category0.278 %0.486 %0.505 %
Number of salaries quoted129188173
Average salary£42,500£47,500£45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-10.52 %+5.55 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£26,200£30,000£32,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£85,000£80,000£79,000
UK excluding London average salary£42,500£42,500£37,500
% change year-on-year
-+13.33 %
IT Job Market, General CategoryAll General Category
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
General category
542715931346540
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK45.01 %48.37 %48.74 %
Number of salaries quoted456244848337646
Average salary£50,000£52,500£52,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-4.76 %-
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£30,000£30,000£30,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£80,000£85,000£85,000
UK excluding London average salary£42,500£41,000£40,000
% change year-on-year
+3.65 %+2.50 %

Local Government
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Local Government within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Local Government Demand Trend

Local Government
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Local Government within the UK.

Local Government Salary Trend

Local Government
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Local Government over the 3 months to 22 May 2012 within the UK.

Local Government Salary Histogram

Local Government
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the UK over the 3 months to 22 May 2012. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-164117£37,750-20.52 %
LondonDown-4134£41,500-36.15 %
East of EnglandDown-716£30,750-24.63 %
South WestDown-1515£40,000+5.96 %
South EastDown-7413£35,000-12.50 %
East MidlandsUp+912£41,500-17.00 %
North WestDown-2112£32,528+8.42 %
WiltshireDown-69£27,500-15.38 %
ScotlandUp+158£85,000+277.77 %
LincolnshireUp+98£42,750-14.50 %
BristolUp+16£45,000-40.00 %
YorkshireDown-136£27,063-16.73 %
ManchesterDown-25£26,500-59.23 %
EssexDown-165£25,430-43.80 %
AberdeenNew entry-5£85,000-
LincolnNew entry-5£41,500-
HertfordshireUp+184£34,500+53.33 %
City of LondonUp+94£65,000+4.83 %
ChelmsfordDown-104£25,430-43.80 %
NottinghamNew entry-4£40,000-
CambridgeshireNew entry-4£36,250-
NottinghamshireNew entry-4£40,000-
LiverpoolDown-213£32,528-53.53 %
MerseysideDown-243£32,528-53.53 %
SalisburyNew entry-3--
GlasgowNew entry-3£32,500-
North YorkshireUp+62£27,063-16.73 %
HounslowUp+52£32,500-
BedfordUp+22£23,500-35.61 %
OxfordshireUp+12£35,434+1.23 %

Local Government
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK citing Local Government also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Local Government.

182 (27.70 %)Finance
251 (17.23 %)Microsoft
346 (15.54 %)SQL
442 (14.19 %).NET
540 (13.51 %)CRM
638 (12.84 %)ITIL
737 (12.50 %)Degree
836 (12.16 %)PRINCE2
836 (12.16 %)SAP
933 (11.15 %)C#
933 (11.15 %)Windows
1032 (10.81 %)Project Management
1032 (10.81 %)GAP Analysis
1032 (10.81 %)Retail
1129 (9.797 %)Oracle
1228 (9.459 %)SQL Server
1228 (9.459 %)GIS
1327 (9.122 %)Service Delivery
1426 (8.784 %)Change Management
1524 (8.108 %)Manufacturing
1623 (7.770 %)Web Services
1623 (7.770 %)Business Development
1722 (7.432 %)SAP Oil and Gas
1722 (7.432 %)SharePoint
1722 (7.432 %)Cisco
1722 (7.432 %)NHS
1722 (7.432 %)Firewall
1821 (7.095 %)Active Directory
1821 (7.095 %)ERP
1821 (7.095 %)MS Excel

Local Government
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK citing Local Government also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Local Government. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
142 (14.19 %).NET
223 (7.770 %)Web Services
320 (6.757 %)ASP.NET
418 (6.081 %)XML
59 (3.041 %)CSS
68 (2.703 %)jQuery
77 (2.365 %)Ajax
86 (2.027 %)HTML
95 (1.689 %)WPF
104 (1.351 %)WCF
104 (1.351 %)Software Packaging
104 (1.351 %)ASP
104 (1.351 %)JSP
104 (1.351 %)XSLT
113 (1.014 %)SOAP
113 (1.014 %)J2EE
113 (1.014 %)JDBC
113 (1.014 %)Middleware
113 (1.014 %)Hibernate
113 (1.014 %)WinForms
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
122 (7.432 %)SharePoint
210 (3.378 %)MS Exchange
210 (3.378 %)IIS
39 (3.041 %)Apache
45 (1.689 %)Exchange Server 2003
45 (1.689 %)Exchange Server 2010
54 (1.351 %)SharePoint Server
54 (1.351 %)Tomcat
63 (1.014 %)Oracle Workflow
63 (1.014 %)ArcGIS
63 (1.014 %)Drupal
72 (0.676 %)WebLogic
72 (0.676 %)DotNetNuke
72 (0.676 %)Oracle Application Server
81 (0.338 %)LiveLink
81 (0.338 %)Exchange Server 2007
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
121 (7.095 %)MS Excel
215 (5.068 %)MS Office
310 (3.378 %)MS Visio
45 (1.689 %)MS Project
52 (0.676 %)ArcView
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
122 (7.432 %)SAP Oil and Gas
218 (6.081 %)SAP FI
218 (6.081 %)SAP FI/CO
218 (6.081 %)SAP CO
314 (4.730 %)SAP PM
413 (4.392 %)SAP FSCM
58 (2.703 %)Dynamics CRM
64 (1.351 %)Academy Housing
64 (1.351 %)arcHouse
73 (1.014 %)SoftGrid
73 (1.014 %)Dynamics AX
82 (0.676 %)SAP SRM
91 (0.338 %)Sage 1000
91 (0.338 %)Oracle EBS R12
91 (0.338 %)Oracle iProcurement
91 (0.338 %)Sage 200
91 (0.338 %)Dynamics GP
91 (0.338 %)Oracle EBS
91 (0.338 %)SalesLogix
91 (0.338 %)Dynamics NAV
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
122 (7.432 %)Firewall
210 (3.378 %)Network Security
210 (3.378 %)SAN
39 (3.041 %)Wireless
47 (2.365 %)Unified Communications
47 (2.365 %)Intranet
47 (2.365 %)Internet
47 (2.365 %)VoIP
56 (2.027 %)TCP/IP
56 (2.027 %)LAN
65 (1.689 %)VPN
65 (1.689 %)WAN
65 (1.689 %)DHCP
74 (1.351 %)DNS
83 (1.014 %)Cisco ASA
92 (0.676 %)Cisco PIX
92 (0.676 %)Cisco Nexus
101 (0.338 %)Fibre Channel
101 (0.338 %)NAS
101 (0.338 %)IPv4
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
128 (9.459 %)SQL Server
128 (9.459 %)GIS
25 (1.689 %)RDBMS
25 (1.689 %)EDRMS
34 (1.351 %)MySQL
43 (1.014 %)Oracle 10g
43 (1.014 %)Oracle 11g
43 (1.014 %)Crystal Reports
43 (1.014 %)Oracle Reports
52 (0.676 %)MS Access
52 (0.676 %)Data Mining
52 (0.676 %)ETL
61 (0.338 %)Ingres
61 (0.338 %)Oracle 9i
61 (0.338 %)SQL Server 2008
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
14 (1.351 %)QuickTest Pro
14 (1.351 %)Subversion
23 (1.014 %)Eclipse
23 (1.014 %)Team Foundation Server
32 (0.676 %)Selenium
32 (0.676 %)Oracle Forms
41 (0.338 %)Ant
41 (0.338 %)JUnit
41 (0.338 %)Maven
41 (0.338 %)MSI
41 (0.338 %)InstallShield
41 (0.338 %)FindBugs
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
182 (27.70 %)Finance
232 (10.81 %)Retail
324 (8.108 %)Manufacturing
418 (6.081 %)Back Office
514 (4.730 %)Aerospace
611 (3.716 %)Telecoms
78 (2.703 %)Marketing
86 (2.027 %)Advertising
93 (1.014 %)Publishing
93 (1.014 %)Front Office
102 (0.676 %)Multimedia
111 (0.338 %)French Language
111 (0.338 %)German Language
111 (0.338 %)Banking
111 (0.338 %)Pharmaceutical
111 (0.338 %)Law
111 (0.338 %)Legal
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
168 (22.97 %)Consultant
234 (11.49 %)Management Consultant
234 (11.49 %)SAP Consultant
332 (10.81 %)Analyst
332 (10.81 %)Senior Consultant
431 (10.47 %)Senior SAP Consultant
530 (10.14 %)Developer
627 (9.122 %)Project Manager
722 (7.432 %)Senior Management Consultant
817 (5.743 %)Architect
817 (5.743 %)Account Manager
914 (4.730 %).NET Developer
914 (4.730 %)Enterprise Consultant
1012 (4.054 %)Senior Developer
1111 (3.716 %)Supply Chain Consultant
1210 (3.378 %)Support Analyst
139 (3.041 %)Applications Support
139 (3.041 %)Identity Management Consultant
148 (2.703 %)Security Consultant
148 (2.703 %)Solutions Architect
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
122 (7.432 %)NHS
216 (5.405 %)SaaS
315 (5.068 %)Management Information System
412 (4.054 %)CESG
412 (4.054 %)CESG CLAS
510 (3.378 %)PaaS
69 (3.041 %)Computer Science
76 (2.027 %)RMADS
76 (2.027 %)W3C
85 (1.689 %)Client/Server
85 (1.689 %)New Media
94 (1.351 %)PMI
94 (1.351 %)Blackberry
103 (1.014 %)Video Conferencing
112 (0.676 %)RIA
112 (0.676 %)iPad
112 (0.676 %)iPhone
121 (0.338 %)Cloud Computing
121 (0.338 %)Social Media
121 (0.338 %)Data Conversion
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
133 (11.15 %)Windows
28 (2.703 %)Windows XP
37 (2.365 %)UNIX
44 (1.351 %)Windows Server 2008
44 (1.351 %)Linux
53 (1.014 %)Windows Server 2003
62 (0.676 %)Windows 7
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
140 (13.51 %)CRM
238 (12.84 %)ITIL
336 (12.16 %)PRINCE2
432 (10.81 %)Project Management
432 (10.81 %)GAP Analysis
527 (9.122 %)Service Delivery
626 (8.784 %)Change Management
723 (7.770 %)Business Development
821 (7.095 %)ERP
918 (6.081 %)Asset Management
918 (6.081 %)System Testing
918 (6.081 %)Information Management
918 (6.081 %)Document Management
918 (6.081 %)Data Mapping
1015 (5.068 %)Content Management
1015 (5.068 %)WFM
1114 (4.730 %)Workflow
1114 (4.730 %)EAM
1114 (4.730 %)Continuous Improvement
1213 (4.392 %)Supply Chain Management
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
146 (15.54 %)SQL
233 (11.15 %)C#
316 (5.405 %)Java
316 (5.405 %)JavaScript
411 (3.716 %)VB.NET
55 (1.689 %)PowerShell
64 (1.351 %)T-SQL
73 (1.014 %)VB
73 (1.014 %)PHP
73 (1.014 %)PL/SQL
73 (1.014 %)Shell Script
73 (1.014 %)VB6
82 (0.676 %)XPath
82 (0.676 %)C
82 (0.676 %)C++
91 (0.338 %)Progress 4GL
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
137 (12.50 %)Degree
217 (5.743 %)Security Cleared
316 (5.405 %)CISSP
412 (4.054 %)PRINCE2 Certification
412 (4.054 %)CISM
511 (3.716 %)SC Cleared
511 (3.716 %)Microsoft Certification
610 (3.378 %)MCSE
78 (2.703 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
87 (2.365 %)ISEB
96 (2.027 %)CISA
105 (1.689 %)Cisco Certification
105 (1.689 %)CCNA
105 (1.689 %)PMI Certification
105 (1.689 %)ACCA
114 (1.351 %)MCP
114 (1.351 %)MCITP
122 (0.676 %)DV Cleared
122 (0.676 %)Citrix Certification
122 (0.676 %)CCEA
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
112 (4.054 %)SLA
211 (3.716 %)ISO/IEC 27001
37 (2.365 %)QA
37 (2.365 %)PCI DSS
42 (0.676 %)Data Quality
42 (0.676 %)WCAG
42 (0.676 %)WAI
51 (0.338 %)ISO 14001
51 (0.338 %)ISO 9001
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
121 (7.095 %)Active Directory
25 (1.689 %)VMware Infrastructure
33 (1.014 %)Hyper-V
42 (0.676 %)Oracle RMAN
51 (0.338 %)Terminal Server
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
110 (3.378 %)SCCM
26 (2.027 %)Tivoli
34 (1.351 %)HP Quality Center
43 (1.014 %)MOM
43 (1.014 %)WMI
52 (0.676 %)Data Guard
61 (0.338 %)WSUS
61 (0.338 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
151 (17.23 %)Microsoft
236 (12.16 %)SAP
329 (9.797 %)Oracle
422 (7.432 %)Cisco
521 (7.095 %)Northgate
619 (6.419 %)VMware
716 (5.405 %)ESRI
814 (4.730 %)Syclo
97 (2.365 %)JBoss
97 (2.365 %)HP
97 (2.365 %)EMC
97 (2.365 %)Novell
106 (2.027 %)CA
115 (1.689 %)Symantec
115 (1.689 %)Capita
124 (1.351 %)Orchard
124 (1.351 %)Civica
124 (1.351 %)CheckPoint
133 (1.014 %)Citrix
133 (1.014 %)3Com