Local Government Job Trends in Bedfordshire

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
East of England > Bedfordshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Bedfordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 21 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 46 38 32
Rank change year-on-year -8 -6 +35
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 1 9 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 0.19% 2.13% 1.78%
As % of the General category 0.22% 3.54% 2.70%
Number of salaries quoted 1 6 2
10th Percentile - £36,250 £39,116
25th Percentile £38,375 £40,938 £40,692
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,750 £60,000 £44,222
Median % change year-on-year -35.42% +35.68% -11.56%
75th Percentile £39,125 £65,000 £47,850
90th Percentile - - £49,485
East of England median annual salary £42,085 £53,555 £46,500
% change year-on-year -21.42% +15.17% +18.26%

All General Skills
Bedfordshire

Local Government falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring common skills in Bedfordshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 446 254 148
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 85.77% 60.05% 65.78%
Number of salaries quoted 88 116 89
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,188 £40,000 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% -9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £60,875 £57,125 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,375 £87,500 £75,000
East of England median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £49,323
% change year-on-year -10.00% +1.37% -1.36%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in Bedfordshire

Local Government
Salary Trend in Bedfordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing Local Government.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing Local Government

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Broadband
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Service Desk Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Service Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Service Desk Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Problem Management
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA